I made it through the weekend, although two of the elderly guests cancelled at the last moment. It's reaching a point where the average age of our family parties is around 70, since in most cases the attendees either didn't have kids, or their kids are far away. It's like the island of the abandoned grandparents and singles, sadly. And if I live I'll be one of them. In the meantime, I enjoy their company while I can and vice versa; even if all of them don't know that I have a shorter than normal lifespan, I can relate well to the woes of 60 and 70 something year olds.

Foo Fighters were awesome and I expected nothing less. For a band that's been around for 20 some years they still have a true rock and roll presence and Dave Grohl is not shy about it. Along with the greatest hits, he even took a turn at drums for a cover of Under Pressure with his drummer singing along with the opening band's singer which was excellent. Best of all? The keyboard player starts with the Imagine (Lennon) intro for a good two minutes, then Grohl sings Van Halen's Jump to the tune with all of us singing along. Freaking smart and funny as hell.

Oh, and his daughter Violet was on stage as one of the backup singers. And she's only 12!

I should have seen them more often. The only other time I did was when they were on stage before and with Tom Petty at Amsterjam at 2007. They did not disappoint then, and still have that manic magic presence, so I'll keep an eye out for the next time they come around.

I really hope that if I make it to 60 or 70 I still have the desire to go to concerts, to get out of the house and do things. I'd settle for the same scenario now.