Another night, another lurk

With news about my career that should excite the pants off me, I had to make a decision that confuses my energy. So with an attention towards getting as far ahead as possible, I went to work at Panera Bread again to craft a few product reviews for Motorcycle.com in anticipation of the season's last concert on the pier in Santa Monica. Toots and the Maytals kept the pier and the beach alike bouncing in rhythm, thousands of people in attendance, the aroma of adult cigarettes every 10th step. With all my friends stuck at work, too far away from the beach or lost in space, I lurked around once again until I realized I was recording the fun instead of having it. Next year - and I said this last year when I saw only the last concert of the season - I wanna come back with wine, cheese, friends and a big ass blanket every thursday! I guess we'll see. :)


I love to see SO MANY BIKES btw, locked to every possible place!

The Wednesday Experience... my Wednesday experience.

On a foodie night on the town, I went to see Spanky Wilson sing at a little place in Pasadena called Red, White and Bluezz.

The music was great, but I arrived late for dinner and didn’t wanna eat during the intimate performance so my friend and I ordered up a couple appetizers and were wowed by the most unique take on “sliders” we’d ever seen. Might never see anything like it again too. Their description is better than my own, but I wanted to take pictures of it because it looked so unique and tasted SO good.

Duo Beef Sliders - Mandarin Glazed Boneless Short Rib on Garlic Potato Gaufrettes beside Achiote-Lime Kobe Skirt Steak on
Parmesan Aioli Creamed Corn.... Super Yum!

Then she sang about chitlins in the White House and the night was complete!

Red, White and Bluezz

Maybe I just don't know me well enough yet.

Maybe I just don’t know me well enough yet.

It’s Saturday night, and I’m alone and working on a story for Motorcycle.com, avoiding a few others due and some video editing. I wasn’t feeling sad or sorry for myself until I dipped out to capture a photo of the So. Cal Scooter Club on their annual evening troll of the Venice Canals... right down the road from my apt. Problem was that I didn’t know which canal they’re traversing because I wasn’t starting with the group at the bar. I just wanted snipe the shot like I do with much of what I photograph.

Why I bother to pile ten grand in photo gear on my back to snap a photo of people I don’t know - for no intended story - is what gets me wondering about why I do what I do - following fun instead of having fun. It’s the photo-journalist in me I know. But I spend even my “time off” reporting on the fun that is out there, not consuming it like the other couples walking down the street. Instead, me and my date – a Yamaha XT250 – put put around the neighborhood hoping to intersect a group or scooteristas in the darkened canals. Along the way I get both rear-ended by a cute girl in a VW Passat wagon and nearly sideswiped by an Audi in the same intersection passing through a second time on my way back home. Maybe loud pipes DO save lives. They won’t find me a wife, but I might live longer lurking behind the camera looking for one.

I didn’t get a shot, wife or answer to the developing question about why I’m like this. Back to the keyboard. Luckily I have the Olympic gold medal basketball game to entertain me tonight. Ya’ll know what a Bball fan I am!

When the Roads are Really Really Wet, They Become Rivers

A new friend by the name of Rick Sosebee joined Kawasaki for an epic river ride. This is his story, I took the pictures of course.

Riding the Tennessee River

"Have you ever had one of those great trips that you wished you could go back and relive over and over again? Well it happened to me just last month when I flew over to Huntsville, Ala. for some fun on the mighty Tennessee River with a group of friends."

In the Media: Can-Am Spyder Review on MO

2008 Can-Am Spyder Review: I'm gunna toot my own horn here and continue the trend whenever I post a new story on MO - self synergy if you like. Skip any posts with the same URL-linked title if you're not a motorcyclist. :) I'll be adding all my authored stuff under this title. If I shot something, it'll have a different title. ;) Thanks for the patience (T - I know you're getting way too many emails from my blog tonight!) everyone!