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It was a beautiful day for the annual Minnesota Orchestra concert at Lake Harriet. So beautiful that I had no issues whatsoever with turning off the Vikings game late in the third quarter to head down there a little early in the hopes of finding a good seat. The fact that the game was painfully boring also helped make that decision. I see now that we won in overtime. I'm assuming it was the most boring overtime ever in the history of football. Because it was a boring game. And we're a boring team. Just sayin'.

Nutshell review of the concert: big sun, big crowds, big music, and big fun. (There were also big lines at the snack bar. Good thing I thought ahead and threw a few things in the backpack. Logistical genius.) Seriously, this is one of my favorite events of the summer. The crowds are large and oh-so well behaved, the people watching is great, and the program panders to those of us who know just enough about classical music to be dangerous. I have no idea if our top-flight gem of an orchestra actually enjoys playing down to us rubes, but I, for one, appreciate it.

All in all, I couldn't script it any better.