Worth getting up for this summer: the Menzingers and Lucero at the Cradle, Langhorne Slim and Ha Ha Tonka at the Casbah; long conversations with musicians I like and respect; field trips with the tiny dinosaurs; Gaslight Anthem and Dave Hause together at the Cradle, Girl in a Coma at the 506; the new light at the 506; fresh fruit; the book about olives that I read, and everything Michael Connelly has written; Handwritten; the crab mac and cheese hot dog at Camden Yards; Josh Ritter at the Cradle; four days in Minneapolis doing nothing but taking photos, hanging out with smart people, and eating; experiencing Joe Mauer in the flesh; checking another stadium off the Life List; seeing Geeg and Rosie in MPLS; Julia and Mike getting married; the return of football.