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I attended the two major concerts on the hill. The Rolling Stones and the Eagles.

As far as concert going goes you can’t get much better. The Rolling Stones was a great success. Their music has stood the test of time and today still rocks. Like the Beatles, performers are interpreting Stones songs not only because it’s a sure shot hit but the musicianship is there.

The Eagles were my childhood musical heroes. I remember going at my cousins and listening to Eagles live over and over. I fell in love with “Seven Bridges Road”. Unfortunately they didn’t play that song during the show. Nevertheless this was the best sounding concert I have ever attended. No wonder these guys have been making music since the mid 70’s.

I haven’t attended any of the country shows for my own reason’s please don’t feel offended if I don’t’ include them in this text.

How could we top any of these acts in Moncton. Is it even possible? You’ve got two of the best bands in the last 40 years.

Maybe a Led Zeppelin reunion. Oh man that is just a dream but it would rock and have such a diverse crowd.

How about Metallica. Yes that would make many of my friends very happy.

How about U2. Well, let me tell you, not many bands could bring as big a crowd. In all honesty I have never heard someone in my entourage say that they dislike the band. Bono rocks. He is the epitome of stardom and showmanship. In the end though the songs speak for themselves. Fan favorites like “One”, “With or without you” and “Where the streets have no names” speak to each and everyone and can be easily attributed to a moment in ones life.

I’ve heard rumors lately that U2 is a possibility in Moncton. I surely hope that is true. An I hope the hill can accommodate the many fans.

As you can tell I have not been very interactive in the last few months. I’ve been travelling on a weekly basis and am a little out of touch with the Moncton life. This saddens me a little since I enjoy this city very much.

Just to give you an idea of how much travelling I’ve been doing. Since last March I have 160 flights segments. Of course I’ve reached Air Canada’s top tier(Super Elite) and have access to the Maple Leaf Lounge.

I work out of Portsmouth, New Hampshire.

Portsmouth is an historical little city about 1 hour north of Boston. With a population of about 35000 inhabitants it has all the amenities one would want. A quiet little town that doubles in size during the tourist season. From Moncton take the TCH #2 and follow until exit 187 in Woodstock. Follow highway 95 to Portsmouth.

This small port city has is very charming and has everything a tourist/visitor would want, especially restaurants.

One restaurant that we visit on almost a weekly basis is Jumpin’ Jay’s Fish Cafe. If I were in restoration I would definitely open a restaurant like this in Moncton. Their menu consists of two sections. The blue menu and the red menu. The blue menu is what you’d expect in most seafood restaurants with a very high level of quality. The red menu which is the most interesting includes “Catch of the day” with selections such as Fresh Tuna, Mahi Mahi and sometimes even Wild Atlantic Salmon. Yes you read it right they have wild salmon probably from the Miramichi river.

Whatever you choose you can be certain it will be delicious and perfectly prepared. The highlight of our week is on Tuesday’s when they have an event called “Shuck for a buck”. They have a selection of oysters from all along the east coast for 1 dollar a shuck. Now that is hard to beat.

The restaurants in Portsmouth are plentiful. I’ll list a few that I’ve visited regularly.

• Paddy’s Bar and Grill -> Great pub food – try their seafood stuffed haddock
• Portsmouth Brewery –> Great local beers
• Portsmouth Gas Light –> Excellent Maple Short ribs
• Agave –> Mexican food that even a Contreras likes
• Brazo –> Latin American food to die for
• and many more….

I’ll write some more on later posts about the nice little city of Portsmouth.

Ciao for now.