{"id":5092,"date":"2025-08-27T09:59:09","date_gmt":"2025-08-27T05:59:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mikeoconnelljr.com\/?p=5092"},"modified":"2025-08-27T06:06:28","modified_gmt":"2025-08-27T02:06:28","slug":"pretty-good-band-at-a-pretty-nice-venue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mikeoconnelljr.com\/?p=5092","title":{"rendered":"Pretty good band at a pretty nice venue"},"content":{"rendered":"

On the subject begun Monday, that sometimes meh can still be pretty good<\/a>, last night I was treated to a few tunes, free of charge, the last installment of a summer concert series just down the road from me.<\/p>\n

The band wasn’t the most incredible I’d ever heard, but you’ve got to cut them some slack, because they do all have “regular jobs” as well.<\/p>\n

Members of the United States Air Force.<\/p>\n

Oh, and the venue?<\/p>\n

The steps of the United States Capitol Building.<\/p>\n

(Pause for “whoa.”)<\/p>\n

Yeah, it was pretty good.<\/p>\n

I do like a free concert.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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