(Newsletter August 2nd 2011)
Well, depends what you’re scared about. Bugs? Short answer is No, not safe. Heat index? Probably not safe. Stepping on a beetle and hearing it crunch under your shoe? Possibly safe if you are wearing headphones. Having an alien cut out your pineal gland to squeeze on her taco salad? Actually, quite safe!
But I probably shouldn’t expect too many people to show up at my gig on Thursday evening at Minnehaha Falls Bandshell because it is outside and of course there is that extra danger of being carried down the waterfall and dashed to the rocks below. Like Hiawatha.
Is this going to stop a daredevil like you or will you thumb your nose at fate and nonchalantly crunch beetles as you clamber over the rocks, swatting away the bugs and succumbing to heat exhaustion as you climb up the stone steps from Minnehaha Creek to the Bandshell?
If you do, I pledge you the honor and respect you deserve! And a coupon for Dairy Queen.
The details – 7:00pm to 8:30pm at Minnehaha Falls Park. Rain or shine – the concert moves inside the big pavilion if the weather is bad. The sound crew does a great job, and I’ll be performing the same show I did at Lake Harriet last month.
Click here for directions and information. The concert is free, courtesy of the Minneapolis Parks Department, but you’ll need to pay a couple dollars for parking if you don’t arrive by canoe.
It would be great to see you! Please feel free to forward this email to your friends – the more the merrier! I have created an event on Facebook where you can Invite Friends by clicking on the button on the left side.