Another Hopscotch has come and gone. Like last year, I had a lot of fun, saw a lot of bands--about twenty, if I'm remembering correctly--and spent a lot of money on delicious downtown food & drink. Unlike last year, I was unfamiliar with about 95% of the bands playing this year. I love live music under pretty much every circumstance, but it's a different experience when you can sing along to songs you know. I can't choose the first or second Hopscotch as my favorite, so I guess I'll just have to look forward to the third. Thanks, Hopscotch and Raleigh, for throwing another great summer send-off party!