I (still) Like Pie...

Griffey Jr. at Dodger Stadium

2007-05-15T11:35:00.000-05:00

Check out this story: There are Ken Griffey Jr. fans and there are Ken Griffey Jr. supporters. The two worlds met at Dodger Stadium, when the Cincinnati Reds outfielder won over a heckler with a one-of-a-kind souvenier....

2007-04-29T09:45:00.000-05:00

GREETINGS FROM NYC

... and a scene from the Times Square ESPN Zone on my birthday

2007-04-27T08:49:00.000-05:00

I am playing some alt- country pop with Lavender Diamond at REDCAT

... Starting Tonight ...

2007-04-26T12:08:00.000-05:00

BENT FESTIVAL NYC

April 26 - 28

Presented by The Tank

"Circuit-bending is the creative short-circuiting of low voltage,
battery-powered electronic audio devices such as
guitar effects, children's toys and small synthesizers
to create new musical instruments and sound generators. "

All workshops and concerts will be held at Eyebeam Atelier. Click here for concert and workshop schedules.

Eyebeam Atelier
540 W. 21st Street
(between 10th and 11th Avenues)
NYC

Cuz the song mentions both pie and Albanians

2007-04-25T12:58:00.001-05:00

Cuz it's Wednesday...

2007-04-18T02:03:00.001-05:00

The Past

2007-02-25T13:42:00.002-06:00

Nenci my Albanian went to the Pro Bowl, looks like she had a good time ! she's one example for you of someone who is more American than I !!! Oh dear.

A side note. Hmmmmm the San Diego Chargers? Towards the end of last season, the Chargers looked more and more like the San diego that I was getting away from. LT being mad at the Patriots. San Diego is such white trash.

Baseball 2007

2007-02-16T21:01:00.000-06:00

Pitchers & Catchers reported today at Vero Beach. First workout starts tomorrow. Spring Training 2007 is finally here, and it is time to gear up towards some more Dodger Magic ....

A World Series 2007 prediction that sits well with this blog : Dodgers vs Indians ?

Valentine's Day...

2007-02-13T15:15:00.000-06:00

...just like Ryan's, but substitute Feb. 3 for Feb. 13.

Photos form the Old Days

2007-02-07T00:09:00.000-06:00

Sequoia National Forest Man

... in Vegas (Baby)

My Morning Jacket (Live)

2007-02-06T01:38:00.000-06:00

Try not to let your Big East bias get in the way here....

Okonoko (live)

I finally got hold of My Morning Jacket's live double-disc album. Rockin' good times from Louisville.

Wordless Chorus

Run Thru

Xmas curtain

Road Trips

2007-01-28T09:40:00.000-06:00

I just took some time to figure this one out.
Three biggest road trips from the place that I lived:
Los Angeles, CA: 1864 miles from St. Louis, MO
Pinehurst, ID: 1343 miles from Los Angeles, CA
(in the middle of nowhere: preceded by SF, Portland and Seattle; followed by Yellowstone, SLC, and Vegas)
New Orleans, LA: 1018 miles from Morgantown, WV

(I also flew 3012 miles from LA to Boston, but I'm not counting that one)

Greetings from Harlem

2006-12-24T09:48:00.000-06:00

Merry Christmas
&
Happy New Years everyone....

I send you a yummy plate of

collard greens,
candies yams,
grits
&
southern fried chicken !!

free pizza

2006-12-12T21:12:00.000-06:00

PAPAJOHNS.COM BOWL
South Florida (8-4) vs. East Carolina (7-5)
How to get a free pizza: Go to PapaJohns.com during the game and place an order. When the delivery guy arrives, tell him you're unsatisfied and refuse to pay. "But sir, you haven't even tasted the pizza yet," he'll say. "I know," you'll reply. "But this football game of yours ruined my appetite."

from si.com

Frozen treats

2006-12-04T09:25:00.000-06:00

I'm watching Sportscenter this morning, and while showing highlights of the St. Louis Rams game, they make a random reference to Crown Candy Kitchen. (Now I want a milkshake for breakfast.) I appreciate the display of local knowledge, especially since it was more obscure than an Ted Drewes reference.
It's cold outside.
Now I'm going to work.

Big Saturday in LA

2006-12-02T13:42:00.000-06:00

USC Trojans vs UCLA Bruins

LA Lakers vs LA Clippers

Anaheim Ducks vs LA Kings

9 - 18 -2006

2006-11-28T12:11:00.000-06:00

For the record I was listening on the radio after watching most of the game at TAIX, a French restaurant and bar with guiness on tap. hmmmmm

Remembering NOMO

2006-11-15T04:21:00.000-06:00

I remember Hideo. This Wikipedia entry fills in some blanks....

Is this where it's at ....

2006-11-10T18:26:00.000-06:00

RUTGERS ?

Should be a push-over for WVU later this season right?

2006-11-07T17:34:00.000-06:00

It's about time i (still) like pie did a shout out to the LA Clippers. Go to the Clipper Blog - heck there's even a shout out to West Virginia in the top article about the Clippers, NBA dance teams, Elton Brand and yes Meteor footage.

No Fair Weather Fans, Please

2006-11-06T09:36:00.000-06:00

Today I wore my West Virginia sweatshirt. Yeah, the game sucked and was a huge disappointment. But the season goes on. We have to minimize our losses, try to get in a decent bowl game, and look forward to next season. The Mountaineers are a young team this year, and some of our stars had not yet experienced a loss as starting players. Maybe, in some horribly strange way, this is what we needed to win the championship, albeit next year. But whatever the cards hold for us, I'm still a Mountaineer, win or lose.

P.S. Fuck Louisville.

2006-11-02T11:08:00.000-06:00

taiwanese baseball fucks up chinese baseball

it's pretty easy to figure out that this clip is about...

And the south koreans too

Let's Gooooo Mountaineers!

2006-11-02T09:32:00.001-06:00

We're Number One!!!

2006-10-31T18:44:00.000-06:00

It was just annouced this week that St. Louis is "The Most Dangerous City in America," more dangerous that Detroit, Compton, or Echo Park. It's makes me think that I should have brought the shotgun back to the city when my Dad offered it.

I like to look at the bright side of things, so here is my list of why it's good to live in "The Most Dangerous City in America."

1. Right now I have a greater chance of being a victim of a violent crime than any of you, but I'm not worried about it. It makes me feel like a bad-ass.
2. Cheaper housing.
3. Plenty of parking downtown.
4. It builds character.
5. This one is my favorite. The cops have better things to worry about than speeding tickets and stupid traffic violations. It's a fact that I can drive 15 miles over the speed limit with an expired license plate in the city without getting pulled over. (I've even had cops driving behind me.) As soon as I cross the city limits it's a whole other story. Those damn suburban cops in West County have nothing better to do than pull you over. It's amazing what you can get away with in the city. (I'll probably get a speeding ticket tomorrow just for writing this.)

So everyone, please come visit. I'll be happy to show you the sights in "The Most Dangerous City in America."

enough of this halloween shit....

2006-10-31T17:21:00.000-06:00

More from the halloween felix took these pics.

i am always prepared !!

with calarts bob

wooooo....

halloween party aftermath

2006-10-31T11:53:00.000-06:00

so one thing that i had to deal with was my litle lady friend in baltimore. she texted me on fridya night to say she wants to take me to italy. (!) whatever, i'm thinking if you come through with the ticket, i'm still so there.... we'll see.

of course other things happening too. she told me her 15-year old sister is pregnant
and that her grandparents have taken her home to italy to live. to live properly, not slutty and all american-like...

this morning, she texted me again to say that she's goign to italy to take her sister back here with her to live. grandaparents have been stresing out the prego=sister and a pregnant woman shouldn't be stressed.

but oh, suposedly our italian trip is still gonna happen. i'll let you know when i know !! haha

fucked up ehh ?

El Parian

2006-10-28T17:00:00.000-05:00

El Parian on Pico a few blocks east of Alvarado - get your fat butts out of the car and pound the pavement in order to grasp more fully the local scene. Go there for their goat stew/soup, and giant tacos (carne asada).

aftermath

2006-10-28T11:04:00.000-05:00

hung over - just got home from the calarts halloween party. this infomercial was on tv. the magic bullet blender.

i drove through downtown . almost able to drive by some filming location. i found out last week that the transformer movie is being filmed downtown from a guy who works special effects at sony. the trick is to look for signs on the street that point to the scene being filmed. the only thing i saw was a sign that showed the way to extras parking. to top it off i almost ran over a photographer shooting this girl in the middle of the road moments before i had to make my left turn and the lights turning green on them. anytime you take your art to the road - you take you life and turn it over to crazy motorists !

to top off this morning, i found this

People actually read this crap

2006-10-27T09:03:00.000-05:00

It looks like a smart-ass Louisville fan has found the blog. It's nice to know that they are intelligent enough to use the internet. The fan has taken offense to a past post about Three Things I Dislike About Louisville.
It shall be settled on the field.

2006-10-25T13:58:00.000-05:00

Already fighting the winter and Dodger blues ? Maybe you are over-concerned with the Blue&Gold and Bowl (Mis) Opportunities ? How about being blinded by a sea of glaring red ? (ewwww)

Just think of Nancy and beautiful Chavez Ravine.

2006-10-20T22:35:00.000-05:00

Today I tried to buy World Series tickets, and they sold out before I got a chance. Then, my roadtrip and tickets to the WVU vs. Louisville game fell through. This sucks.

Uhh, what's going on?

2006-10-20T06:36:00.000-05:00

Are you guys witnessing the same disruption with the blog that I am? Lots of recent posts are disappearing. When I open the page, the latest post is back in September. What's going on with Blogger?

2006-10-13T14:15:00.000-05:00

BBQ Junkie and some delicious looking meats. Even though the blog isn't really a listing of the bbq places around. It is enough to get my mouth watering...

2006-10-10T13:02:00.000-05:00

My brother is now in London - he sent me a photo of the Big Ben

Let the Playoffs Begin !!

2006-10-04T12:35:00.000-05:00

As the Los Angeles Dodgers goes into Queens to play the New York Mets, Dodger Stadium organist, Nancy Bea Hefley plays...

Sidewalks of New York

I get ideas (when we're dancing)

It's a beautiful day for a ballgame

In the good old summertime

Danny Boy

Take me out ot the ball game

WILCO

2006-10-04T01:15:00.000-05:00

Go and see WILCO at Springfield, MO (October 16). One of their guitarist, Nels Cline, wrote a piece for my microscore duo with Jessica.

LA scene

2006-10-04T00:05:00.000-05:00

SMOG ? check
Mexicans ? check
Taco Cart ? check

Good um

2006-10-03T12:42:00.000-05:00

...I wanted to introduce a little friend we found outseide our house.

GO DODGERS !

He likes unicorns

2006-09-30T08:43:00.000-05:00

I'm about to go spend the day silkscreening t-shirts with the students. I'm up early and I'm watching College Gameday on ESPN. The crew is Iowa for the big game tonight against The Ohio State U. Anyway, I was this sign in the background, and thought I should share it.

Go Dodgers!

Taco Hunt

2006-09-26T20:44:00.000-05:00

Are you up with the LA Taco Scene ? I didn't think so.... It's not too late homie.

tacohunt.blogspot.com

&

The Los Angeles Taco Review

this was taken a while ago, in Germany

2006-09-24T21:59:00.000-05:00

Ahh, German Beer houses.... What the hell was I talking about ?

2006-09-23T17:56:00.000-05:00

Bruce I found you your country sweetheart

Should I get his autograph?

2006-09-21T14:26:00.000-05:00

Heisman candidate Ted Ginn Jr. is now my student. Should I get him to autograph a ticket stub or something before the end of the academic quarter? Feels a little weird to ask since I'm his teacher.

minnesota + west virginia equals ...

2006-09-20T16:40:00.000-05:00

American Apparel ??

2006-09-17T22:06:00.000-05:00

From the recently concluded artsAHA! festival, with Analog Arts Ensemble.

Henry Jacob, "Sounds for Radio" / ANALOG arts ensemble, Prelude

Henry Jacobs (1924) is a pioneering force in American electronic music, though his underground work has escaped the attention of the public at large. In the 1950's, he hosted world music radio shows, and began assembling tape collages. Much of his music uses comedy as its material. Henry was a gifted improviser, most notably creating background effects and dialogue for THX 1138.

Baseball meets Music metaphor

2006-09-17T17:11:00.000-05:00

Sent to me by another one of your kind (Cleveland Browns/Indians faithfull), Joe Drew of Analog Arts Ensemble.

"Atonal A-Rod"

My mom....

2006-09-16T23:05:00.000-05:00

...is in town visiting for the week.

The quote of the day, after seeing my really filthy apartment. "I guess you don't bring any girls back here."

I just thought you should know.

2006-09-15T18:35:00.000-05:00

an evening of music in a cold storage building

these are photo from the tuesday night show
i put together in a huge cooler
(courtesy of brian latta, LA dodgers season ticket holder)

you can't really tell, i am at the toy piano
playing a piece of mine with traci to my left.

and even though i'm not in this photo; i could be the shorter one,
because i have a violin duo with the other, eric km clark

"The Return"

2006-09-15T00:34:00.000-05:00

I uploaded a higher res version, but YouTube isn't the place to go to watch hi-def.

I just got a device that lets me watch and record TV on my computer. This seemed worthy of my first YouTube post. I like that the ball bounces off his face before he returns it for a TD. Awesome!

Also, target practice in the desert will also be coming soon to YouTube.

Go 'Eers!

2006-09-14T13:17:00.000-05:00

I think I'd like a slice of turtle pie tonight.

[Edit]

Awesome game. I think our first quarter blowouts are a mixed blessing. When you are up 28-0 in the first quarter, it can be hard to keep up the momentum for the rest of the game! This worries me a little when it comes to more challenging opponents, especially after last season's Sugar Bowl. Hopefully they have learned, however, and future games will be like tonight's: just keeping it even for the rest of the game and you're ok.

Also, Rodriguez needs to bench guys who get personal foul calls, at least for one play. No excuse. That doesn't go for Pat White, though. I didn't like that call. Unnecessary roughness on a quarterback who's blocking?! C'mon, watch more Remember the Titans, ref!

On the positive side, Slaton is fast, but all this talk about his speed ignores something else good: Slaton is SMART. That was some of the SMARTEST running I have seen in awhile. It was beautiful! His timing is impeccable. The way he doesn't simply hesitate, but actually gauges his speed and turns according to the blocking pattern... SMART. White is no slouch either.

And the offense is playing smart overall. They're really working together, not just playing their individual roles. It's really fun to watch. It is wonderful to have Owen Schmidt working with Slaton on the carries. That lets us shake up the running game a bit, and the guy's a bull. I also think that Coach Rod is simply better and smarter than Coach Don. But my fellow fans have booed my low opinion of Nehlen for years.

I have to say, upon first glance I wasn't thrilled by our punter. Not a lot of hang time. But the more I watch, the more I appreciate his style. Maybe he can't keep the ball in the air for 20 minutes, but his placement is awesome. I'm actually starting to think that his placement of the ball 10 yards in front of the receivers is making their returns more difficult and increasing the chances of a fumble. Maybe when they move up later in the season, he'll beam one over their heads.

Boy, it's a great day to be a Mountaineer!

IT WAS OVER WHEN...

2006-09-10T10:21:00.000-05:00

A. Game on schedule.
B. WVU reaches stadium.
C. 14-0 lead after one quarter.
D. All of the above.
Answer = D

We need a tougher schedule. OSU beat Texas for crying out loud! No way we're aiming for the championship bowl now.

Maybe we'll play Notre Dame in the Fiesta Bowl.

2006-09-06T14:03:00.000-05:00

The Hot Toddies

these girls are awesome ... (the jaguar song cracks me up)

we like fried pie

2006-09-06T08:32:00.000-05:00

I want you to know tht I care...

2006-09-06T06:17:00.000-05:00

I found a food blog with a post on the new zealand pies and some other entries on cooking in the nz. yes the pie is a new zealand classic, and "the guarantee of a good pie will encourage people to take major detours". fuck yeah !

.. and he keeps trying !

2006-09-04T01:35:00.000-05:00

"Might could take a trip to the 'Ville and then back"

2006-09-03T23:46:00.000-05:00

This is what it looks like to break your leg.

Tonight I was browsing the Louisville Cardinals website in preparation for my Nov. 2 journey to see them get whooped by the visiting team.

I have 3 observations that make me dislike Louisville more than I already did.

1. Their number of seating sections for visitors/opponents is bigger than their student sections -- 6 sections for the visitors and 4 for the students. I compare this to Mountaineer field which has 10 sections for the students and 3 sections for the visitors.

2. I copied the following from the Louisville website...
"No Throwing Footballs in Parking Lots
Throwing footballs or objects of any kind is a safety hazard to others and is prohibited in the parking lots and inside the stadium. Anyone who throws objects is liable if their actions result in damage to property or injury to others. Please DO NOT THROW OBJECTS anywhere on Papa John's Cardinal Stadium grounds."

This is ridiculous. Every football game that I've ever been to -- from high school to college to the NFL (and XFL) -- I've seen kids throwing the football before the game. I've never seen anyone injured, and if it ever bounces off someone's car, then you make fun of the person who threw the ball, you apologize and keep throwing.

3. They play at Papa John's Stadium, and I hate Papa John's pizza.

tis the season

2006-09-02T03:04:00.000-05:00

Green is normally my favorite color, but not today.

College football has arrived. I've wasted my time reading lots of preason previews, so I could point out the best ones for you.
I've narrowed it down to two must-read articles. Both are fairly short, and both take cheap shots at Vince Young's intelligence.

Start with this preseason poll from the Onion.

Then, jump over to ESPN to read this article.If you are too lazy to read it, I've included two of the highlights below.

"1. Ohio State ... The defense is rebuilding, with All-American A.J. Hawk gone to the NFL and only two starters returning. But the coaching staff is confident the unit can continue playing at a high level with the motivation of getting some snazzy Buckeyes stickers because, as everyone knows, first-graders and Ohio State players will do almost anything for some stickers."

"5. West Virginia ... West Virginia's stock has been rising ever since the Mountaineers were crushed 35-10 by Georgia over the final 40-plus minutes of last January's Sugar Bowl. Wait … that doesn't make sense. Hmmm. Let's try this instead: West Virginia's stock has been rising ever since it upset Georgia, 38-35, at the Georgia Dome in January's Sugar Bowl. There. That's better."

Both excerpts seem like something native son would write.

2006-08-30T02:19:00.000-05:00

sorry this took me awhile to do. but now that i'm fully unemployed, with nothing else other than hooking up with some other long-distance relationship getting in the way. i found time to post this game...

1988 World Series
LA Dodgers vs Oakland A's
Game 1

part 1
part 2
part 3
part 4

by the way, a girl (lucia) emailed me to say that about 10 years ago i stayed with her brother and her family in germany. she was bored interning at porsche, and thought she would write, maybe i remember her?

of course i remember this.

we had not kept in touch over the years. anyways, she thought she would write and say hi. this seems kind of random, but hey, i'm not complaining....

benny, lucia, pablo (whom i hosted in auckland)
good looking family - and the pretty blonde....

2006-08-23T03:30:00.000-05:00

I couldn't resist posting this. Sorry

I found this awesome antique store, Hodgson's, which has a great sports section. I found Fernando Valenzuela and Kirk Gibson MLB Action Photos from 1990.

Anyway I also paid a dollar for some old matchbooks to start a series of compositions of imaginary bar room music. As I was searching for "House of Fredrick" on 13649 Burbank Blvd. Some other relevant search results appeared instead.

CraftReunion brings you Dem Stillers and "Fast Willie" (this one is pretty bad..). However "Puhlahmahlu" kind of makes up for it... Or does it ? I'm laughing so much right now.

This is a fun one

2006-08-23T02:09:00.000-05:00

"The Great Salt Lake"

(band of horses)

"What's This?"

"Arcade Fire."

"oh...."

FOR SALE: Helena-Mobil

2006-08-21T13:48:00.000-05:00

Tell Someone.

WILCO

2006-08-21T00:46:00.000-05:00

i was recently at Nels Cline's place for a party - he's a part of WILCO. This would be wilco, post-"yankee-hotel-foxtrot",
of course.

shit. haha.

(the hook-up was through jessica of course....)

2006-08-17T00:00:00.000-05:00

i guess the spread offense spread itself onto youTube, bitch. it's almost a shame to see those gorgeous georgian women so saaaad.....

go mountaineers !!

You Tube

2006-08-16T23:39:00.000-05:00

It's almost that time of year, so here is a nice reminder of the Mountaineers' last game.

Holes in the Ground

2006-08-16T23:38:00.000-05:00

Grand Canyon, Arizona

Meteor Crater outside Winslow, Arizona

kicking balls

2006-08-15T19:23:00.000-05:00

World Adult Kickball Association

Lee "Scratch" Perry

2006-08-14T20:49:00.000-05:00

Live @ Maritime Hall

My Secret Laboratory

Introducing Myself

Jungle Safari

I Am A Madman

Roast Fish and Cornbread

LA Dodgers 3-0

2006-08-13T17:57:00.000-05:00

...when Bruce is in town. Good going !

Go DODGERS !!

Oklahoma State Cowboys

2006-08-05T10:25:00.000-05:00

"How Orange Are You?"

Naiad/Stream - Sappho/Alcaeus

2006-08-05T10:21:00.000-05:00

Here's one for Miranda, finally. Go ahead, rip on ANABlog. Or not....

Returning to L. A . !!!

2006-08-05T09:51:00.000-05:00

Friday morning Bruce and I set out from St Louis towards California. First stop: Springfield, Missouri - Bass Pro World, an amazing outdoor lifestyle extravaganza. A spectacle that we feel Miranda would deeply appreciate. (photos to follow later)

Passing through Tulsa Oklahoma, my clutch popped and broke. So on day 1 Bruce and I are stuckuruk in a town with the population of 387,807 for the night. Quite an upgrade from the last place we broke down at, Butte, Montana (32,519) ... Presently I am posting from the waiting room of Bob Hurley Ford

Gateway Grizzlys

2006-08-03T08:56:00.000-05:00

Sunday was a minor league baseball double header in the 100 degree heat. We started in the shade for the first game, and moved to our seats in the second row when the sun set. Izzy the Grizzly is a pretty funny mascot, and the home team won both games. I also ate a bacon cheeseburger with a Krispy Kreme donut as the bun, but it wasn't as exciting or delicious as I had hoped.

got amphibious assault vehicle ?

2006-08-02T16:28:00.000-05:00

Mom's Wedding

2006-07-31T17:54:00.000-05:00

Two weeks after the reunion I traveled to Ohio for my mom's wedding. The wedding was nice, but the weekend was filled with loud/annoying kids, Clubber barking, and me sleeping on the couch. I have lots of photos of my family so I'll just share some photos of my adorable nieces and nephew.

I was standing up for some reason. I think I was saying that I was giving her away.

Gilly is exhausted after eating cake.

Ethan is exhausted from being carried around all day.

Abby is posing for a photo the day before the wedding.

A few days after the wedding we went to Newton Falls to see the July 4th fireworks. This is at the beginning of the evening before the huge rainstorm arrived. We left before the fireworks, but I still got a sno-cone.

LCHS Reunion

2006-07-31T17:35:00.000-05:00

I went to my 10 year high school reunion last month. It was much more fun that I expected. I think we had the most fun that is possible to be had in Weston, WV without driving your truck through a mudbog. We had a lunch at the Jane Lew park that consisted of T&L hot dogs and about 10 kinds of pasta salad. I sat at the table of people who didn't have kids yet, which was basically the same group of people at ate lunch with in high school. Ben called us the "selfish ones." Between the afternoon lunch and the evening dinner, we went to a picnic at Jeremy's Aunt Jo's, and then spent about 4 hours drinking in at the Players Club. We then walked over the dinner event in historic downtown Weston. The dinner was followed by an after party back at the Players Club. The crowd was mostly all under about 30, and they played fun music; some people even danced. We then went home at 2:19 am. A good time was had by all.

Lunch

Three cool guys at Aunt Jo's

Amber got even hotter.

Dancing in WV

Kelly having fun.

roadtrip Day 1

2006-07-25T23:56:00.000-05:00

Today was possibly the hottest day I have ever experienced. Remedy: lots of ice in an am/pm cup, and any liquid that is within arms reach. Today I crossed southen California, and right now am in the nmiddle of Arizona. For tomorrow, the plan is to get up and off by 6.30am, and drive at least 500 miles tomorrow. Hopefully I'll make it most of the way across New Mexico.

cold storage project

2006-07-25T23:33:00.000-05:00

here's the website for the project. These photos were of Michael Pisaro performing his composition, Only [harmony series 17]

a day at the beach

2006-07-18T23:02:00.000-05:00

yeah i almost killed myself and gwen on this short hike. off the edges of the gliderport above blacks beach in La Jolla. shit... well at least the view was great.

Oh and the Black And Gold will crush all who oppose it.

FESTIVAL echo park

2006-07-13T13:21:00.000-05:00

2006-06-21T17:18:00.000-05:00

Way to show your school spirit !!

And All Black Pride !!

Heeeyyyy Yooouu Guuuuys!

2006-06-21T08:04:00.000-05:00

Don't worry Johnny, Big Ben will be back.

2006-06-20T11:28:00.000-05:00

bruce, i hope you got as drunk as me in this photo over the weekend. and re-ignited those old romances...

2006-06-16T20:52:00.000-05:00

i don't remember much about anyone i went to high school with. the 10 year reunion would be next year technically (2006). although i left in 6th form, i didn't really know the people who finished school that year with me, and needless to say i didn't know well the people that graduated the year after me. haha, i'm a loser.

however i do have photos from an afternoon spent in san diego with felix and gwen.

at the stadium, petco park, we resorted to buying two bottle of beer at once and carrying it in to facilitate the watering.

by this point we were starting to get quite drunk

and here, well....

Class of '96

2006-06-14T23:12:00.000-05:00

My favorite line from Meghan's website is "I attend Lewis County High School in Weston, WV. My high school has two gangs. They are called the Red Necks and the Hacky-Sackers. I do not belong to either because I have best friends in both groups. Our high school, other wise, is pretty normal."

I'm headed to my high school reunion this weekend. Hopefully I will return with good photos and stories. Maybe Kelly will wear her denim hat with the big flower to the reunion.

Here are some other things that survived high school.

I used to have a crush on this girl.

This guy likes Hooters.

Finally, this guy likes his truck.

Also, you can look at this site I made about 11 years ago.

"Noise is the new punk rock"

2006-06-07T02:34:00.000-05:00

listen to some hi-gain/hi-feedback music, 05.27.06 :

echo violin
raven chacon fretless electric bass
@ il coral

FIDM

2006-06-06T00:14:00.000-05:00

I spent all afternoon with my new group Enthauptung at the Fashion Institue of Design and Merchandising. We were there to be models for a styling class, their inspiration being the Fellini film, "Juliet of the Spirits". Needless to say there were lots of cute girls around, which all the girls in our group were also excited about. Of course there will be photos from this shoot.

Yeah i guess they have the Star Wars costumes on display somewhere in the building...

2006-06-03T02:58:00.000-05:00

say hi to my new roomate, andrea. she is already inspiring changes to the way our house is. currently it is a dump and no one gets their butt in G to cleann up. no more of that shit !!!

X Factor

2006-05-31T08:18:00.000-05:00

Yesterday's impulse buy.

whose blog is this anyway ???

2006-05-30T14:57:00.000-05:00

The Other World Cup, France 2007

2006-05-30T14:45:00.000-05:00

... stopping by the Venice Whaler at the end of July for the real football rivalry.

Roadtrip Summer 2006, continuing

2006-05-30T14:05:00.000-05:00

End, Stage 1: "Girls going Wild"

At the Edge of the Land of Happy Cows (and Great Cheese)

route: i-10 east, us- 95 north [along colorado river]

stop 2: Lake Havasu City

Lake Havasu greets the roadtrippers as they leave beautiful SoCal and enter Arizona.

Last Night

2006-05-27T11:06:00.000-05:00

The headlights on my truck are going through some circuit problems so last night it would periodically go off and I'd have to work hard and getting it to come back on. I showed Kate the nicest parts of the area we're in; Newhall and Valverde. The drive out to Valverde was fun; I partly anticipated that the lights would go out as I'm driving along the rolling hills - for those of you who aren't familiar with the area, large part of this part of Santa Clarita is as yet completely uninhabited by humans. So all of a sudden everything would be pitch black as I'm driving. haha.

I came up with an idea with Kate that it would be possible to have sex whilst driving the sex as the car is speeding along completely in the dark; fueld with tequila, speed , chased with Budweiser (she new favourite American beer. haha). But since that would be kind of dangers, you park the car somewhere in the dark, do your "thing", and as that is happening along, the person underneath has their foot jammed on the accelerator (with the transmission in neutral), still fueld with tequila, speed, and beer. That is possibly one of the best ideas I've ever had in my life.

yes i know she has a boyfriend
i'm good friends with her brother eric
and he tells me this kind of useful stuff

2006-05-27T02:47:00.000-05:00

After an afternoon's fun at the Museum of Jurassic Technology, Eric, his sister (Katelyn), Christine, Joe and I end up drinking at their house. Kate and I had spent sometime at Rendez Vous earlier also. Good times.

kate and johnny

eric and i

moi, joe, eric

Soul Patrol

2006-05-25T09:31:00.000-05:00

I'm not ashamed to admit that I watched American Idol last night.
This guy can sing. Plus, he plays the harmonica.

7-1, Dodgers sweeps Rockies

2006-05-25T01:07:00.000-05:00

Great game tonight, with a more than solid outing by Aaron Sele (Opposed by another Aaron, of the "Cook" variety). The Dodgers are now even able to pull off some great promotions - yup, when they score 10 runs or more, 10 free hot wings from Hooters.

I wish I had photos from the game , but oh well. Tonight, towards the end of the game I notice a guy with a small TV ... and some girl all excited that there's a TV around. Then I realize they were watching the final episode of Ameircna Idol. Fuck that shit....

LA Dodgers clash with "Hartford" Indians of Cleveland

2006-05-23T16:08:00.000-05:00

Paul Shuey, Cleveland Indians & the LA Dodgers.

Posted from Baseball Toaster: Dodger Thoughts

Today's Iron Photoshop ingredient: New Zealand

2006-05-21T16:23:00.000-05:00

Check out FARK.com for some Photoshop fun. Every day I read the headlines there, but I especially enjoy the Photoshop competitions. Here's a link to the New Zealand themed competition.

this is awesome....

2006-05-19T06:44:00.000-05:00

from the commodore 64 games vault - Andrew Craigie: Android (1987) Apparently back in the mid-80's there was a huge fascination with androids - i was 8 years old back in Taiwan, so i had no idea... But i finally discovered Bladerunner, so everything is fine now. And now i have this digital+analogue sound in my life. woo...

you need it too.

commodore 64 SID player
SID music collection

California League

2006-05-17T07:28:00.000-05:00

Inland Empire 66ers

High Desert Mavericks

Lancaster Jethawks

Ranch Cucamonga Quakes

Lake Elsinore Storm

A bit of pre-roadtrip warm-up

2006-05-16T12:29:00.000-05:00

i took out an ad on this site for any of their readers seeking an experimental violinist/composer.