Faith No More w/ Refused (7/31 - Raleigh, North Carolina)

 On Friday, 7/31, I had the privilege of catching Faith No More live at the Red Hat Amphitheater in Raleigh, North Carolina.  FNM is my favorite band and I had never seen them perform before, so this was a big show for me.  Bonus points: Refused was the opening band, and despite anything you may have heard about Refused being fucking dead, Refused is alive and well--and awesome.

Refused played a blistering set and then gave way for the band that has given my life an eclectic soundtrack since I reached the age of reason.  FNM has a reputation for killing it live, and on Friday, the 31st of July, they showed the good people of Raleigh, North Carolina that this reputation is well-deserved.  They seemed to be having a blast and they were positively amazing--this was definitely the best show I have ever been to.  Enjoy my pics and then scope out the epic--sorry, I couldn't resist--set list.

Set List
Motherfucker
Be Aggressive
Caffeine
Evidence
Epic
Sunny Side Up
Everything's Ruined
Midlife Crisis
A Small Victory
The Gentle Art of Making Enemies
Easy
Separation Anxiety
King For a Day
Ashes to Ashes
Superhero


Encore
Cone of Shame
We Care a Lot
Just a Man

Fun with the Family @ Olsen Park in Wilmington, NC

Since we've moved to Wilmington, North Carolina, we've been able to do so many cool things with the kids that they wouldn't have gotten the chance to do back in lowly Ridgeway, Virginia.  If you were to ask my children what they like most about life on the coast, however, they might not lead with the Science Expo at the aquarium or the guided tour of Fort Fisher.  They might lead with the beach, but there's a good chance that they would reference the awesome parks that we have grown fond of visiting.  Today, they got the chance to play at Olsen Park, where a new standard may have been set for playgrounds.  I could go on and on about the great facilities and that wicked cool playground, or I could share some of my photos of the wacky Waylands in action. 

Yeah, let's do that.

Our magical little muffin didn't know where to begin.

Ash has never met a swing he didn't like,
but this one was a bit cooler than most.

Mama Kris and Baby Kass enjoyed the slide.

The Wayland Sisters were all over the place, making friends and having fun.

Dr. Suess would say something like this:
"They climbed things here,
They climbed things there,
They climbed things everywhere."

Not to be outdone, Ash made friends and climbed stuff too.

Taryn takes a break from climbing to ham it up for the camera.

Muffin see, Muffin do.  Look at Kassie climbing too!
(I'm still feeling a little like Dr. Suess)

Kass and I stopped having fun long enough to take a Selfie.