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the great northwest

patrick — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 05:49:36 +0000

taking a nice break from reality, i headed out to visit emily & daniel in oregon. Jermaine & I were greeted at the airport by two familiar smiling faces. after a brief car ride to eugene, we headed out on the town. we left the next morning headed back to portland. the car packed full & our trusty navigator Scout riding in the way back. over the course of the trip he would slowly work his way to the front of the car.

we had a nice walking tour around portland, including the Ira Keller fountain, Rejuvenation & Schoolhouse’s showrooms, the Lucky Labrador Brewery, dinner & drinks at Bar Bar in the Mississippi neighborhood to round out the evening.

starting early Thursday we got some groceries, loaded up the car, stacked Scout on the bags & headed for the Wildhorse Campground. the day consisted of a wonderful site seeing deter including Mt. Hood & the Timberline Lodge. we got in just at sundown, met up with the rest of the crew & set up camp. we took most of the day Friday easy, before heading to the first show. i’ve heard it before, but cresting the hill at the Gorge is a pretty spectacular site. it really seams surreal. we snagged a spot on the lawn & enjoyed the rest of the evening. not a bad way to spend a Friday evening, or my 30th show.

Laissez les bons temps rouler, a wedding in New Orleans

patrick — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 03:41:55 +0000

i wanted to share the following images & video from Matt & Brittany’s wedding in New Orleans. all of these images were taken by myself, Jermaine & Derek. they occur in roughly chronological order, starting with the arrival in town on Thursday night, as the entire crew rolled into town for the event. the weekend got off to a great start with a night out in the quarter. the weekend slowly revved up on Friday with a casual day in the quarter & a delicious dinner at Bacco, & a night that ended on Frenchman Street. breakfast Saturday on Magazine Street at Slim Goodies, browsing the eclectic mix of stores in the rain, the big event at St. Louis Cathedral, a brass band & reception at Maison Dupuy, finishing of the night at the Fahy’s Irish Pub, before venturing out into the quarter, again. breakfast & beignets at Cafe Du Monde, then back on the road home. it was an incredibly fun weekend, good to see old friends & meet some new ones, all to celebrate Matt & Brittany’s wedding. Congratulations again!

a few days in the bay area

patrick — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 02:18:12 +0000

i got into SF early on Wednesday & met up with Justin. we walked around the Haight, strolled through Golden Gate Park, sampled some beers at Magnolia & saw the Painted Ladies. Justin’s roommates were kind enough to cook a delicious dinner of fish stew & some frozen grapefruit watermelon dessert. we started Thursday off early with a bagel & some juice, then headed across the bay to Berkeley to get in line for some posters. we barely managed to snag some Pollocks after a long wait. we met up with the rest of the crew. then on to the show…

Magnolia Menu

Proving Ground Pints

SF Graffiti

Painted Ladies

Local's Dessert

Local's Dinner

Berkeley Campanile

Hurst Sign

Greek Crowd 01

Greek Crowd 02

Justin In The Pit

Blue & Campanile

Cool Colors

Greek Orange 01

Greek Orange 02

Warm Colors

Rainbow 01

Rainbow 02

Orange & Blue

Maze 01

Maze 02

Bright White

going to california…

patrick — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 06:21:28 +0000

i’m a little behind posting, but i’ve been on the road, or on a plane rather. the timing of everything was interesting as always. work obligations, visiting LA, the SF Bay Area crew, the Berkeley shows (Phish if your wondering), and some hunter thompson reading.

“Like most of the others, I was a seeker, a mover, a malcontent, and at times a stupid hell-raiser. I was never idle long enough to do much thinking, but I felt somehow that my instincts were right. I shared a vagrant optimism that some of us were making real progress, that we had taken an honest road, and that the best of us would inevitably make it over the top. At the same time, I shared a dark suspicion that the life we were leading was a lost cause, that we were all actors, kidding ourselves along on a senseless odyssey. It was the tension between these two poles – a restless idealism on one hand and a sense of impending doom on the other – that kept me going.” – Hunter S. Thompson, from The Rum Diary

a brief synopsis of 5 days in the LA area:

Galco’s Grocery contains an amazing collection of old school soda, Freedom of Choice, check out his website, or this video, good stuff, seriously, watch it

Galco's John Nese

Galco's Sign

Griffith Park, incredible views & architecture, unfortunately no Rocketeer sightings

LA Skyline

Griffith Lawn

Griffith Detail

Griffith Sign

Ennis House, sadly its vacant, and still needs an incredible amount of restoration, but hey, its for sale, anyone have $15 million? the detailing is incredible, but the surrounding neighborhood is so built up its quite a cramped site

Ennis Side

Ennis Gate

Ennis Court

Ennis Detail

Ennis Wall

Ennis Front

Ennis Front Detail

Hollywood, not my favorite place, but interesting none the less, lots of tourists, a drive around the celebrity center, no xenu sitings, but we think we saw an auditing machine

Grauman's Chinese Theatre

Xenu Is Here

Krishna Parade

Venice Beach, hare krishna parade, skaters, beach drum circle, street performers

La Brea Tar Pits, highly recommend this, cool museum, grounds and park, can’t recommend the bad smell

La Brea Tar Pits

La Brea Tar

La Brea Detail

La Brea Pit

Some Lampposts Art, pumping oil, watching planes land at LAX from the In-N-Out Burger, Pizza & beer at Huntington Beach, watched the surfers, an architectural high school, by an architect’s name i should know

Lampposts

Hazy Pump

Runway In N Out

Huntington Beach

Huntington Galaxie

School From The Road

Hollywood Sign

Father's Office

Hollyhock, we missed the tour, but it looks to be in better shape than the Ennis House, and the grounds are a nice park, walking the grounds are free, i recommend, walked around Beverly Hills, meh, not much of a shopper, early lunch/dinner at Roscoe’s House of Chicken and Waffles

Griffith On The Hill

Hollyhock Lawn

Hollyhock Side

Hollyhock Side 02

Hollyhock Flower

Hollyhock Sign

Hollyhock Detail

Roscoe's Plate

Roscoe's Sign

it was an amazing few days. left early Wednesday AM for San Francisco to meet up with the crew, for 3 days of Phish in Berkeley, and to quote the Doctor one more time,

“When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro.”

things are good…

a weekend at Barber Motorsports

patrick — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 04:59:21 +0000

the weekend kicked off with a crawfish boil in gabe & rob’s backyard. our resident cajuns, derek & james did things right. we had some fresh crawfish fedexed in straight from louisiana. we did 2 boils, one crawfish, one shrimp. the boils contained a little of everything, corn, potatoes, broccoli, cauliflower, artichokes, onions, and lots of spicy seasoning. needless to say, we ate really well on a friday evening. the weather was perfect, but got a little chilly late. cue the bonfire.

saturday, the weather again was perfect. the beer was cold. a great day at the track. we ended the day with a bus ride back to the car. notice the mullet in front of us on the bus? sunday we got a later start, as we rounded up the crew to head back to the track. we managed to score a sponsor parking pass which really came in handy. after a long walk, and a short golf cart ride (thanks paul), we sat up with the APR Racing folks at their buses, and watched the first half of the Indy Grand Prix race. we finished the race in the shade near turns 1-3. another perfect day weather wise, and fun all around. helio castroneves won the inaugural Indy Grand Prix of Alabama. looking forward to next year. whose got my tickets? also, if you have never checked out the museum, definitely something not to miss, especially if you like motorcycles.

thanks to gabe & jay for the additional photos.

Dinner

Vegetables

James & The Giant Vegetable Bag

Rolex Race Turn 8

Rolex Turn 8a

Rolex Turn 8b

Rolex Race Turn 1

Rolex Turn 1a

Rolex Turn 1b

Continental Turn 1c

Continental Turn 3

Barber Motorsports Continental Turn 3

Continental Tire Race Turn 3b

Above Turn 2

Continental Tire Race Pit 1

Continental Tire Race Pit 2

Finish Line

Leader Board

Accidents Happen

Infield Ants 01

Whats A Race Without A Mullet

Infield Ants 02

From The Buses

Fans

APR Racing

Museum

Indy Turn 1

Indy Grand Prix Turn 1

Indy Grand Prix Turn 1b

Helio Castroneves