And so the first challenge concludes....

I was planning to go out with a BANG! and write a marathon post for this, the final entry in the 30-Day Challenge, but just as I sat down to write, I received a call from my sister and brother-in-law and we spent most of my pre-bed time discussing the wonderfulness that is "The Dark Knight." I was glad to hear that they both enjoyed it immensely, especially considering that Mike is one of those dreaded "Marvel Zombies."

As it is, let me just point out how great the timing of this 30-Day Challenge was! When I started it a month ago, I didn't even realize that I'd be covering the release of "Dark Knight", my trip to see Yaz, or even my purchase of the new bicycle. I'm only 3 miles away from the 200 mile mark on my odometer, by the way. I'm looking forward to hitting 500 soon!

Let me tell you, before I go, what a thrill the Yaz show was! To see Vince and Alison together was something that I never even considered because they ended their relationship in 1983 and it just didn't see possible that they would team-up again. Alison had such a great stage presence and such a fantastic voice. Many reviewers have commented on how legitimately happy she seemed to be partnered with Vince again and singing these great old songs. I would say that is 100% true. She was having as much of a blast as we were! They performed every song from their debut album "Upstairs at Eric's" (a classic!) and all but one of the songs from their final album "You and Me Both." The only song they skipped was the album closer, "And On." They also did the song "Tuesday" which was on the UK version of "U@E's" but wasn't released here till the 1990s with the "Best of Yaz" compilation. A great time was had by all!!
Well, even though the official challenge has been successfully completed, I'm still planning on keeping the blog going. I'm thinking of a 3 times a week schedule, so check back soon to keep up with all things Linnen. There are some cool events coming up that I'll be reporting on and I've been challenged to create a web-comic, so I just might do that too.

If you are one of the few that have been reading over the course of these 30 days, thanks very much! Your feedback and your support have been sincerely appreciated.