We missed it last year and were really excited to get back in the mix for it this year. The World's Largest Block Party, while perhaps superlatively named, is a pretty big event for our church. I’d say it’s a pretty big event for any church….
Covering about three city blocks, we hosted well over 20,000 people at this staple of Chicago music festivals. On Friday we volunteered at the OSP Grill and got to listen to Plain White T’s and, my favorite, the Chicago Spazmatics, while assembling all manor of grilled meat sandwiches.
On Saturday, after Aimee and I led music for a Block Party mass, we were on our own to enjoy the festivities. Aimee’s sister Katie made the long 40 minute voyage to join us and we also had the unanticipated surprise of spending the entire evening with Scott which was great! Comfortably situated, as our blog is, above trite and childish humor, I’ll forgo any jokes about the headlining band: The Barenaked Ladies. Simply fun music and great performers – we had a great time, and all in the shadow of this beautiful city and majestic church.
On Sunday morning, not long after we got home from Dugan’s, Aimee drove with Kristen over to Indiana for some blueberry picking. After Katie drove home with, um a little extra “air conditioning”, we were off to mass and then Theology on Tap at Dylan’s at South Clinton.
After all this, there’s just no way we can go to work tomorrow. Luckily we both have it off to do some home improving and packing for Jamaica!
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