In case you weren't already aware, one of the Rockford/Loves Park/Machesney Park area's greatest groups is turning 50 this year. Not a musical group, but a super-talented and dedicated group of water skiers who've been delighting audiences with free shows every summer.
The shows have been announced, hotels are being booked and dye-hard Deadheads are mailing off their ticket requests for their three shows at Soldier Field, July 3 - July 5. I did not do the the mail order thing this time, but I have many times in the past...