May 7th, 2008
I’m not the only one who thinks Puddle of Mudd is Nirvana-like.
Better hurry if you want to check it out up-close-and-personal.
Only four of 76 seats remain in the front two rows for Puddle of Mudd’s
show with Finger Eleven at On the Waterfront Aug. 31 in downtown Rockford. Tickets cost $86.50 for those first-two-row seats. But you can get a reserved seat behind those for $32.50. Or stand waaaaay in the back for only the price of a festival admission pass.
May 7th, 2008
MedicineMan of Rockford again has designed the On the Waterfront logo. It’s the 10th year the Rockford business has designed the Waterfront logo. The company is owned by Mike Bunjan and Sandi Kohn. This year’s theme: An Explosion of Music.

May 7th, 2008
You know those forwarded e-mails we all get. Here’s a good one I got today.
Economic Stimulus Payment
‘This year, taxpayers will receive an Economic Stimulus Payment. This is a very exciting new program that I will explain using the Q and AÂ format:
‘Q. What is an Economic Stimulus Payment?
‘A. It is money that the federal government will send to taxpayers.
‘Q. Where will the government get this money?
‘A. From taxpayers.
‘Q. So the government is giving me back my own money?
‘A. Only a smidgen.
‘Q. What is the purpose of this payment?
‘A. The plan is that you will use the money to purchase a high-definition TV set, thus stimulating the economy.
‘Q. But isn’t that stimulating the economy of China?
‘A. Shut up.’