Ed Robertson survives plane crash

You may have heard some more news today about Barenaked Ladies. Singer/guitarist Ed Robertson piloted a stalled plane into a crash landing that everyone survived. News reports claim that all passengers emerged without a scratch. Ed is an old friend, someone I love and admire, and I was initially shocked when reading his name and "plane crash" in the headline, then ultimately relieved that everyone was OK. Apparently Ed's wife and another couple were in the plane. I can't imagine the sadness had the situation turned out differently. Ed started flying in 2005, and has been the host of a Canadian TV show Ed's Up, that chronicles his adventures flying around the country.

Ed is a lovely person, to whom I owe a great deal of gratitude. He was always kind and friendly to me, one of the most interesting and genuine people I have ever met. I learned a lot about kindness from the time I spent hanging around him. He just has a way of making everyone around him feel happy and special. It is a rare gift, and I'm lucky to know him. I have already chronicled some of my BNL memories in the post I did about Steve a few weeks ago, so I won't go on. I'll just look forward to the next time I get to see BNL, and hopefully I'll be able to give everyone in the band a big hug! Be careful and stay safe guys. The only press I want to read about you from now on is about a new album, a big tour, or general world pop domination. OK!

Slideshow from my Chicago Trip

Here's what I did post Lolla:



Here's a short video of what it was like while we were waiting for the storm to pass.

Moving over to tech blog now

I'll be doing most of my blogging for the rest of the week on my tech blog cindytech.wordpress.com. Twitter is embedded there, too. Thanks for reading.

I'm at the Apple Store on Michigan Ave now. Very happy here!

Then the rain...

A major storm passed, though not a tornado. We had to cram on the
concourse. We left after, but the game continued for one inning after
a 3-hour rain delay. Then it was called. Cubs lost 2-0 to Houston.