On Saturday morning, the refrigerator door alarm went off. I checked the doors and gasket and everything seemed ok, so I turned the alarm off. When I went to get my lunch, it was 50 degrees in the fridge. I did some research and determined that the one door switch wasn’t working. I ran to Krisay’s to see if they had any in stock and while they were supposed to be open until 1, they were already closed at 12:45. Thanks, Krisay’s. So I messed around with the door switch and managed to disable it by pushing it in and wedging it with a toothpick. Then I ordered a couple switches online and received them yesterday. I took out the broken one and installed the new one and now the fridge is in working order again. I got the fridge almost 4 years ago and it’s already having problems. At least this one was a simple fix.
melvin seals & jgb with ron holloway
That’s a mouthfull! This band played the Highlands Health Benefit at PNG Park last night. It’s not my kind of music, but I love going to shows at the park, so I went. The band was great, I’m just not into jam bands. JGB is what’s left of the Jerry Garcia Band and Ron Holloway is some famous (in musician circles) saxophonist. There were a ton of people there (more than I expected), so that’s great news for Highlands Health!
linoleum
This was a really great movie. Totally original. Jim Gaffigan starred as the host of a failing children’s science show who experiences a bunch of crazy events. All of which are explained in the end. His wife was played by Rhea Seehorn (who just happened to be the best thing about Better Call Saul).
My rating: 3.5/5
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Yesterday, my parents treated a group of us to dinner at The Wine Cellar in Gallitzin (to celebrate their birthdays). It was an interesting place. The food was good–I’d say it’s comparable to Rizzo’s. I guess it’s the novelty of eating in someone’s basement (in Gallitzin of all places) that is the main attraction. There was a mishap when we arrived–my SIL’s aunt missed the last step and fell (knocking over her brother, who wasn’t injured). She had to be taken to the hospital via ambulance and really messed up her leg (she had surgery this morning and has another one on the horizon). She was so worried that she ruined my parents’ birthday dinner, but I have to think this is one dinner that they’ll never forget.
After that, I came home and took care of the dogs and then went to PNG Park to catch the evening’s last band in the free concert series. I guess this means summer’s almost over. The band, Big Fat Mallard, was pretty good. They played funk music, which isn’t my thing, but I did enjoy listening to them. I tapped out after 90 minutes, though. I can’t imagine that they played much longer, but I guess I’ll never know.
mammoth wvh
I’ve loved this band since their debut in 2021. I couldn’t believe my luck when I saw they were coming to Johnstown on a tour with Alter Bridge and Sevendust. The concert was last night and it was great! I’m so lucky that I’ve been able to see almost all of my favorite bands throughout the years.
In case you didn’t know, Mammoth WVH is Wolfgang Van Halen’s band (son of Eddie Van Halen and Valerie Bertinelli). And he is one talented guy! He wrote all of the songs, played all of the instruments and handled all of the singing on the the two Mammoth albums, one of which came out earlier this month (and I’ve been listening to it nonstop ever since). So, he kind of has the Dave Grohl thing going on (Dave did the same with the first Foo Fighters album). Let’s hope he has his longevity as well.
Funny thing, I’m not a fan of Alter Bridge or Sevendust. It’s not that I don’t like them, I just don’t know their stuff, so I left after the Mammoth set, but it was still totally worth the money!