A long time ago I celebrated with the inhabitants of my town a yearly event called 'vacation week'. It got that name because it celebrated the end of the summer vacation (in Holland the school kids have a 6 week vacation period and in the 80s and 90s almost everyone went on a vacation at the same time. This is something not so common anymore, but the period stayed). Although I think it's maybe more a 'celebration' for the parents rather then for the kids, because after this week the schools would start again. So everyone in my town went to the vacation week, to have a few last laughs and joy before real life started again. This weekend I went again. There was a pop evening with a few Dutch bands I liked. The first one was unknown to me. It was a cover band. The music was kinda Ok, but not really my taste. Oldies like the Moody Blues and the Golden Earring were a sure fit, but Coldplay was out of reach for them. The second group was called Leaf and reminded me of Amy Whinehouse, but in a more cheerful way. They played in a big party tent and it was swamped with people. I danced and sang. It was nice. The third act was called Kane and a few years ago one of the biggest groups in Holland. But lately they didn't reach the number one spot in the charts anymore. Maybe because their new cd was a bit like the U2 experimental phase, so with synthesizers and less guitars. It was still nice though and the light show looked pretty good. But the field wasn't filled. It was crowded, but not as crowded as it used to be years ago. All in all I had a good Saturday and Wednesday I will go again, but this time for a Stand-up comedy show.
