70 Years of 4th of July Breakfast in The Park & 50 Years of The Grateful Dead #FourthOfJuly

How do you celebrate the 4th of July? When I was a kid in Cincinnati, we got up in the wee hours of the morning to have breakfast in the park with 4 generations of families that were my grandma's friends from way back in the day. Would you believe they're STILL meeting up and 2015 marks the 70th year?!

FOURTH OF JULY BREAKFAST PICNIC 70TH ANNIVERSARY IN 2015

1947--First photo of Fourth of July Breakfast in the Park

families:

Front row--Jill Canter, Jan Heis, Lawrence Britten and Bonnie

Second row--Alice Canter, Jane Reeder, Fred Heis, Eddie Canter and Barry

Third row--Cliff Reeder, Judy Heis and Betsy Britten

1976--Third Generation--John Buswell, Bonnie Rosene (recognize ChiIL Mama?), Carolyn Rosene and Amy Buswell

2013--John Buswell teaching his son, Nathaniel how to fry bacon (It's a time honored tradition that the guys do the cooking in iron skillets on the camp fire.)

2011--Families continuing to enjoy Breakfast in the Park (ChiIL Mama & her parents & kids are on the right & center)

Here in Chicago today, we're missing the 70th breakfast in the park two states away, but we're celebrating our own epic 50th anniversary with about 80,000 friends and fans. Today we began with a low key family back yard brunch, snappers & day parachute fireworks. The rest of the day and evening we'll be ChiILin' in Chi, IL with The Grateful Dead & Trey Anastasio, front man for the band, Phish, and a bunch of our friends from in and out of town who came for the final shows. Tonight, we'll have a stellar view of the Navy Pier fireworks from our seat at the Soldier Field show and there are sure to be fireworks galore from the show as well.

Late night our Avondale/Logan Square neighborhood explodes with hours of DIY fireworks till the wee hours of the morning. Then tomorrow we get up and do it all again. It's sure to be an epic and memorable weekend. Stay safe and have a great time celebrating our country's birthday!!

All Ages Concert: Tributosaurus Becomes The Beatles 4/25 8pm

93 XRT presents Tributosaurus Becomes THE BEATLES, VOL 7: Abbey Road, and the accompanying singles. The full album will be performed in its entirety, with meticulous, faithful re-creations of the original arrangements. The show is this Friday, April 25th - there are still great seats available if you order quickly! The audacious Tributosaurus Beatles Project, to perform all of their recorded songs from chronological start to finish, is nearing The End.  On the heels of a triumphant performance of the White Album in its entirety, Tributosaurus attacks Abbey Road.  Re-creating the rock, blues, pop, and prog nuances, with all necessary instruments, will be thrillingly difficult.    The delicate brilliance of George Harrison’s “Something” and “Here Comes The Sun.”  The progressively bizarre fuzz of “She’s So Heavy.”  The iconic side 2 “Medley,” with 8 songs in 16 perfect minutes.  As always, Tributosaurus will somehow bring music built on studio wizardry to a live performance. The Tributosaurus Beatles Project, follows the United Kingdom releases in order.  The show on April 25th will start with the remaining tracks yet to be performed from the hodge-podge that was Yellow Submarine, including “All Together Now” and Hey Bulldog.”   You’ll also hear the singles released before Abbey Road, including “Lady Madonna,” “Revolution,” and “Hey Jude.”  The centerpiece of the night will be the 11th studio album, considered by many to be the Beatles’ best.  Ed Ward of Rolling Stone said Abbey Road featured a “sound that could not possibly exist outside a studio.” Well, we’ll see.  Come join us for Abbey Road on April 25th at the Copernicus Center. The Tributosaurus Beatles Project returns to the perfect place. The Copernicus Center Theater was the first movie palace in Chicago designed for talking pictures, and it has been restored to its’ original condition and outfitted for live performance. It is incredibly convenient - located just a block from the Kennedy on Lawrence, and 2 blocks from Metra and Blue Line stops at Jefferson Park Terminal. From the starry sky ceiling to the marble clad lobbies, everything about this theater impresses, and the acoustics are fantastic too.  The seating is assigned, so you’ll want to get yours ordered as soon as you can to reserve the section you want - and bring your kids to experience this - it is an ALL AGES show. Tributosaurus Becomes THE BEATLES, VOL 7: Abbey Road, and the accompanying singles The Copernicus Center Theater 5216 W. Lawrence Ave. - Chicago, IL 60630 Friday, April 25th, 8 PM Tickets available online via WXRT.com, Tributosaurus.com and CopernicusCenter.org OTHER UPCOMING SHOWS: TRIBUTOSAURUS BECOMES THE GRATEFUL DEAD Wed & Thurs, May 7 & 8 at Martyrs' - Tix at Martyrslive.com Thursday May 15th at Wire - Tix at WireIsMusic.com