After 18 weekends of football, one needs a break!
Dave and I pondered many mini-vacation options – and it came down warm & sunny Daytona! Err, I mean Dayton!
Why Dayton you ask?
When we were having a hard time coming up with a destination, he decided to see where our favorite cover band, “The Menus”, were playing that week. They had a package deal at the Dayton Marriott on New Year’s Eve for a room, dinner, concert, open bar, dessert, etc. And the rest is history…
Nic & Dave
For those who have been reading the blog since last summer, you are familiar with “The Menus”. For those who are new to the blog….. "The Menus" are a cover band from Cincinnati. The set list varies from The Beatles to Jethro Tull to Boston to Blood, Sweat & Tears to Neil Diamond and anything in between!. They are entertaining from start to finish. The lead singer has about 15 costume changes during the show – all of which are outrageously mismatched and leave you wondering why?
Dave starting seeing their shows in Columbus in the late 90s, me shortly there after. In recent years, we started going to Put-In-Bay during the summer to go camping and see them play at The Beer Barrel Saloon.
It was on this recent trip that we realized the fans have gotten OLD! (We of course have not aged since first seeing them perform) Seriously, the majority of the people on New Year’s Eve were in their 50s & 60s. If they still handed out awards at the end of their shows (something they used to do), I would of easily won “youngest fan”.
We had a great time! We got our money’s worth on the open bar, BUT, we challenged each other to a glass of water between every drink. It worked – no hangover!
I even wore big girl shoes for the occasion! They had heels and everything!
About 2 hours into the night, Dave had the best suggestion ever – “why don’t you go upstairs and change your shoes.” Music to my piggies!
It may have seemed like an odd place to take a mini-vacation or spend New Years Eve – but it was a perfect match for us!
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