DIANA REPUBLIC

I owe Bob a formal apology. For Valentine’s Day he made plans for us to see Jeff Tweedy in an acoustic performance for charity. I gave him a hard time for this because I decided it wouldn’t be romantic. Now let be me clear: I like Jeff Tweedy very much – that wasn’t the issue. I think it was just that Bob likes him more (a story in and of itself) and somewhere along the line, I decided that in order for an evening to be romantic it has to include something that I enjoy more than Bob. I mean Bob doesn’t have to be miserable, but romance should be more about me.

Sometimes I think that I may be difficult to live with.

In my defense, my reluctance may stem from having “celebrating” at least one of my birthdays at a Blackhawks game and another at a Bears game where I sat alone (Bob was working at the game).

In any event, I am formally sorry for the grief that I gave Bob for this Valentine’s Days agenda. It was a really fun show. The music was great and Jeff was hilarious between songs, telling random stories and doing crowd control as only he can. It has been a long time since we have seen him do an acoustic show. In fact I told Bob midway through the concert, which is an annual event, I think we should do it again next year, even if it ends up being on Valentine’s Day.