Wednesday, November 16, 2005

DJ Dr. Zhivago - House/Downtempo


Dr. Zhivago working the 1 & 2s at Bricktop. See him every Wednesday night 10pm to 1am!








Thursday, November 10, 2005

Tuesday, November 08, 2005

Bricktop - Good People Good Times

The Setting: Bricktop Friday Night featuring DJ Mattman and Crucial.


The booth at Bricktop. Mattman is way back there. Should've hopped up on the stage for the shot. Shit on me! LOL


Two birds I met when I first stepped in. My illuminated smile caught their eyes immediately. (See post for the underlying joke.)


Some dancers hit the floor early on like myself to support Mattman!


As Matt played on the floor kept getting fuller...


And fuller...


And fuller still!


This chick really had some moves. Who'd have thunk it, huh? ;)


People are so polite around here that they actually get out of the way while they dance so I could grab shots of these dudes...


I coined them the "circle jerks" cause they had this pseudo-act of dancing in a circle and looking generally hilarious. I have video that does them more justice...


Napoleon Dynamite eat you heart out. This member of the circle jerks really got flamboyant. I guess he was trying to spark the rest of the crowd (?) but he only managed to momentarily scare them off. Got plenty of video of this dude!


No problems, the dancers came back to the floor en masse! Here Mattman (far left, mid-spin) caught dancing/spinning with a few shags while enjoying Crucial's set.


Mattman with buddy Bradley outside Bricktop, the three of us getting some needed fresh air. Hey, it gets hot on that dance floor! LOL


Caught this awesome shot shortly after last call of Reynolds fighting sass with his own brand of sass with a couple of shags out front. That expression is priceless. This dude is one of those people you know you will hit it off well with after only a few moments. Plus, he practically introduced me to ALL the cool peops after only knowing me a day or two. He's beyond cool!

Monday, October 31, 2005

Le Jacaranda Hotel - More than a place to meet Masai!


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The bar at Le Jacaranda's open air restaurant. Monkey sitting on right.

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Monkey's first room before Kili climb.

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Another view of Monkey's first room.

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View of my night stand in my first room before Kili climb.

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Nebraska in the hizzie, yo!

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My gear. (l-r) 1st North Face trunk, Bear Mountain lumbar pack, L.L. Bean messenger bag, camera bag, Camelback H.A.W.G. day pack, 2nd North Face trunk (standing).

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Another view of my first room.

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Sashka in front of the "Mr. Macho" art shop at Le Jacaranda.

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Some of Mr. Macho and associates' art work.

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More of the brilliant art work. I like the center picture with the sun.

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Me beside more of the artwork.

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Side driveway of Le Jacaranda. Door on right is the hallway of our future suites where we would stay after Kili climb.

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Reception (lower level) and open air restaurant (upper level) at Le Jacaranda.

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Mr. Macho's art shop at Le Jacaranda. Monkey browsing some of the handmade jewelery inside.

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Sashka beside main entrance next to art shop. Sporting some Kilimanjaro bottled water.

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Monkey and I outside the main entrance waiting for safari guide to pick us up.

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Breakfast at Le Jacaranda day after completing Kili climb.

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Another shot of restaurant.

Tuesday, September 06, 2005

Labor Day Weekend Part 2

Part 2 of LDW can be found here.

SYS

Sunday, September 04, 2005

Labor Day Weekend Part 1

Two lessons learned:

-Never let apes into your pool without a trained life guard.

-Drinking all day leads to dancing all night.

The Cop and his wife hosted a BBQ and pool party as the last bash for this summer and to kick off the weekend properly. The Cop never misses an opportunity to grill the shit out of some poultry, beef, fish, you name it. And since most of the crew were going to be in the area he knew he had to whip up a bevy of good eats!

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Seemingly, food was being consumed faster than Flatfoot could put a flame to it! But the variety more than made up for it.

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Besides, being a nurse Wifey would have made a hell of a waitress. As soon as the goods were cooked off they went. I couldn't even get a shot of a full grill.

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When Monkey, Sashka and Ninu arrived it was quite surprising to see that they brought scuba gear! As they were in the process of getting their certifications they thought it would be fun to scuba in the Cop's pool. All anybody could say was WTF?

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They did decide to forgo strapping the oxygen tanks. Instead, they stuck to the flippers and snorkel masks.

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I still think seeing the flippers in the pool was priceless. And at this point, not too many people were drunk.

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Sashka strapping one on!

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The Working Man navigating the pool slide. Settle down kids!

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Ninu showing off her Miss America wave while being entertained by Monkey in action.

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Time to feed the Monkey his veggie burgers!

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What's that over yonder? Ah, JD! Sweet.

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Ninu, Alisio and his friend loungin' with Old Dirty Bastard's Pop Shot bumpin' in the background.

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Damn it, Sashka, no speeches while the music is playing! LOL

As the evening winded down, Cop and Wifey were clearly exhausted, a few of us decided to head out to a club. The logical choice was the Nutty Irishman. So we made our way out. It turned out to be a pretty entertaining second half to a great day. I think being the only sober guy in the group made it more entertaining for me. LOL

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Not a bad night for the Nutter. Although, the band were more comparable to an idiot savant. They shows glimpses of genius with their set list but would totally murder what were otherwise enjoyable '80s songs. And no, they didn't cover A-ha. :)