Will Hsiung

Back at the Wildey in Edwardsville for the 2nd night of The History of Renaissance. Being on the right side allowed me to watch more of John Galgano of IZZ and Geoff Langley of The Twenty Committee. Andy Powell of Wishbone Ash appeared for Ashes Are Burning, his band performing here Sunday.

First of two nights at The Wildey Theatre in Edwardsville for the History of Renaissance, featuring Annie Haslam and Jim McCarty giving a talk about the band's history, then the music of not only Renaissance but also Jim's solo work including Illusion that featured other former members.

Not a good night for the Blues, losing 4-1 to the Vegas Golden Knights. Blues scored a late goal to prevent the shutout but many already left halfway in the 3rd after the 4th Vegas goal. Wore the Blues 3rd jersey from last season, bought last summer as it was discounted - may have been bad luck??? 🤪

First of 4 Blues games I'll be at this month. Tonight vs. the Kraken, the visitors scored the tying goal at 3 with less than 2 seconds left in regulation, then won early in OT. Plenty of Kraken fans at the game, maybe working for Boeing here, a major employer in the area.

Made the trip to Cincinnati for last night's @stevehacketthq.bsky.social show at Taft Theatre, where I saw Beat this time last year. First time watching Nick D'Virgilio on drums for Hackett so wore a 2017 @bigbigtrain.bsky.social hoodie as I didn't think there was one who went to the UK for them.

Between watching the Arsenal game with @gatewaygooners.bsky.social and the City2 game, rather than go home across the river, watched this movie at AMC in Clayton. About Bruce during the recording of the Nebraska album, which I received the deluxe edition last Friday, my first ever Springsteen album!

Second consecutive STL City2 game, MLS Next Pro Western Conference semifinal vs. MN United FC2. Was raining heavily the whole time so watched from the concourse. Home team lost 2-nil, ending my visits to Energizer Park for 2025. Plan to attend as many @stlcitysc.com games for 2026. #AllForCITY

Back at Energizer Park for @stlcity2.bsky.social playoff game vs. Ventura County FC in MLS Next Pro. Those who ran in the 5k this morning were given 4 tickets for tonight's game. CITY2 advances with a 3-nil win and was more enjoyable to watch than a typical MLS game as it seemed faster. #AllForCITY

Ran the @stlcitysc.com 5k this morning, my first 5k ever! Accomplished the goals of completing it and not finishing last, which turned out not to be as difficult as I thought!

First regular season game with the Blues Weekend Mini Plan, tonight vs. the Dallas Stars with the first home win for the Blues, 3-1!

First night in The Lou for @tmbg.bsky.social at The Pageant, sold out with the first half mostly from the John Henry album. Will miss tomorrow's show as I'll be at the Blues game.

Was at The Factory last night for Dream Theater. First show of them I attended with Mike Portnoy on drums and it was different. Here's the only picture I took after they hit the stage as staff told us to put the phones away at the start and did keep an eye on us.

Tonight was the best show of the three @stevenwilsonhq.bsky.social shows I attended this year! All were at their best, especially drummer Craig Blundell who delivered the best performance I've seen of him dating back to 2015! Majestic Theater in Dallas was perfect for SW and band.

Yeah, got to watch the five musicians performing more this time!

Welcome to another @stevenwilsonhq.bsky.social show, at the Majestic Theater in Dallas!

Better performance and setlist at tonight's @stevenwilsonhq.bsky.social compared to the Düsseldorf show I attended 5 months ago. Staircase and Impossible Tightrope from The Harmony Codex were the highlights as I never saw either song performed live. Randy McStine is in another stratosphere!

Welcome to the @stevenwilsonhq.bsky.social concert at the Fillmore in Philadelphia! 😁

First game with the Blues Weekend Mini Plan tonight with a preseason against my old home team the Blackhawks. Wore my Steven Wilson hoodie as a neutral outfit! Hawks won 4-2, scoring all their goals in the last period.

End of show is fine, just not while they're playing.

Two and a half hours of Geordie Greep last night at Delmar Hall

Volunteered at a golf tournament for the first time in the Lou at the Stifel Charity Classic on the Champions Tour. First tournament attended in over 4 years. Was a flex marshal today on the 18th, then behind the 10th tee. Will be at the 3rd hole the next two days.

Before the Current game last night, spent part of the afternoon at the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum. Those who follow me would be more interested in this than anything else, though there is a lot to learn there.

In Kansas City since Friday night, mainly to try out their BBQ but also caught my first NWSL game with the Current winning 2-nil over the North Carolina Courage last night, at the first US stadium or arena built for a professional women's team.

Or was influenced by Game 6 of the 2002 NBA Western Conference finals

By far the biggest turnout I've seen for a @gatewaygooners.bsky.social event after over a year in the Lou! Celebrating a 1-nil victory over Man United, probably a reason turnout was triple the normal.

Biggest win I've witnessed for @stlcitysc.com, 3-1 over @nashvillesc.bsky.social. First game with Petey as the Official Team Pet, even took part in player introductions walking with captain Roman Bürki!

#AllForCITY

Interesting march to the park I witnessed on the way here!

Those of us who are used to finding access to curling will find a way. As for the rest who just watch what's on the main network, hopefully we won't get to that point if we qualify in both.

We'll watch it. But what I'm asking has to do with NBC and they'll have no stories or narratives without US presence.

What would happen if the US fails to qualify for the men's and women's competitions?