#1-7/13- GPN at the bottle and cork in my most favorite place Dewey Beach. My family beach house is just three blocks from the 'greatest rock and roll bar in the world'. I had been waiting three summers for GPN to get on the line up there, and when they were we lucked out and were able to crash with my big bro while he had the beach house for the week. Abby and I made a quick over night trip with my kiddos, and my brother was kind enough to offer to miss the show and babysit for me. We saw Van there and spent a lot of time talking with him. It was another night in which he had a run in...er...bump and grind with a drunk girl in the front row. The show was perfection. It was my first time hearing most of the new songs live, as I had not seen them since the prior fall. I was 8 months preggo with my third son and I was proud to be sharing GPN with him. He was groovin' almost the entire show along with me. He has been a fan ever since, I often use GPN music to keep him happy in the car.

2)The new album was released the day before my birthday. Best present ever! I woke up early enough in the morning to get it downloaded and burned to a disc so I could rock it out on my way to work. I played it all morning over and over at the sandwich shop while we got ready to open. I loved it and was so excited to share it with everyone I knew. 

3)Us guavas had to miss out when they came to DC in June, because Katie Mac was getting married that day, and both Abby and I were in the wedding. We made it better by having the DJ play Paris whlie we were groovin' on the dance floor. Bittersweet, but fun.

2011 will be the year of the nocs for sure. To my surprise I only got to see them live one time this year, and I vow to make up for it in the next. We have our tixs for the next DC show, and no one is allowed to get married that day. Being a fan of this band is getting more and more exciting and like the first post said...the next one will surely be the best. 

 I am crossing fingers that they will come back through Dewey Beach, although will not be surprised if by next summer that venue will be too small for this larger than life band.