Scuba Vid

Made with a Canon sd230. Wish it were better.

I love going to Cozumel. I'm going back March 15th. Hoping to dive a bunch...later

My view

Here's a shot of 10th ave as seen from my balcony. By the way, Shawn and I saw Rush at MSG on Monday and it was feaking great. We had great seats. It was my third of this tour and Shawn's 2nd. Here's a crappy camera phone pic.

Happy Birthday Neil!

Well, the ole boy turns 55 today and he's still going strong. In the words of Darth vader, "Impressive, most impressive."

Hello friends

flight 93 not pictured.

It's a grey and rainy day here in NYC. Very fitting.

later

Damn!

Well, I had a big ole post for my blog but lost it due to the technical bull shit of this blog site. I went to preview my post and when I tried to return to the blog, the whole f-ing thing was gone. I'm too pissed to start over. I even had pictures. Screw you blogger! I'll do something another time when I feel like it. I don't think anyone's reading these anyway....

later nobody

Where the hell have I been?

Hi there empty space. I know nobody reads this but I thought I'd update anyway. Had a geat time in San Francisco with Kim. I want to go back and spend more time. We only had a few days but it was well worth the trip. Sunny weather, temps in the 70s and a jacket at night. We rented bikes and rode across the Golden Gate Bridge. I was blown away by this iconic structure. Having seen numerous shows on its construction and history, I was thrilled to finally see it in person and ride across it.

I then spent a week in my hometown Nashville Tennessee. It was a really nice trip. I got to walk through the house I grew up in and visit my elementary school St Henry. I took a pic as I was leaving. Oh yea, I went fishin' too...Even caught me one:-)

Now I'm back in NYC wondering what's next in this ride of life.

Click me

Well..what do you want? Check out the pics from Erin's closing.

Man oh man, what a show

I saw Rush last nignt at Jones Beach and it was freaking amazing. I plan on seeing them this Sunday in NJ and then again in Sept. at MSG here in the city. Went alone. Going Sunday with Shawn. It'll be fun!!

Shawn on the Leaning Tower of Pisa

Still Nothin

Sorry, I just don't have anything......what a waste huh?

Hi folks

Ok so I haven't been here in a while. Oh well. Here's a pic of the whole gang. Last time we were all together was October of 03. This pic was Sunday April 22nd 2007. Mike's birthday.....

Well hello there

Have not posted lately as you can tell. Not much going on really. My cousin Elizabeth is moving up to New York to go to Parsons. I think it's great. It's a big move to go from Austin, TX to NY, NY but she'll do fine. My other cousin Raquel, Elizabeth's sis, is moving to Allentown, PA to start playing Pro softball with the Philly team. That's it for now.

Hi Rich Raspantini

Well, my former co-worker told me I needed to update my blog so I am. I don't feel like talking today so I'll just say until next time.....

Bubba

Mark your calander..yeee haaaww

Try it, it's fun

I love these things. Here's the link so you can make your own. http://www.streetsigngenerator.com/

Bodhran, meet Mr. Tipper...

So I got this tipper from a guy in Germany named Ralf. He makes tippers and Bodhran related junk. www.bodhranshop.com It was kinda strange yesterday when I picked up the package in my mail room. I have been watching the show "Band of Brothers" and the episode I watched yesterday started out with some real WWII Vets talking about how he and the some of the Germans could have been friends if they weren't trying to kill each other. This one guy said, "We probably had a lot in common and had the same interests in things." So when I picked up the package it had German writing. I got goose bumps as soon as I saw it cause these thoughts were in my head. If this was 1945, I might have been over there and me and Ralf could be trying to kill each other instead of me asking him to make me a tipper for my Bodhran. Anyway, I have been practicing a bunch lately. I have a metronome on the way to help me keep better time. Boy, I talk about a lot of nothing don't I?

Irish stuff

So I guess I'm getting back into Irish music pretty good now. It has nothing to do with St. Patrick's Day around the corner. I'm gonna start jamming with some other musicians and that is what is motivating me. I enjoy the Bodhran alone but it's much more fun to jam with other people. I'll let ya'll know how it goes. In meantime, listen to this band here. Their name is Flook and they are Irish.

Magical Tunnel

Acually, it's on 48th street near my work. I thought it was cool. I'm gonna buy a pair of conga drums tomorrow. I'll post a pic soon. I still like Fridays. Kim and I are going to hear an Irish fiddle player tonight. I'm jazzed. Did you know, you can gt a fiddle on ebay for like 40 bucks? Granted it's a starter piece of shit but hey, better a p.o.s. than a stradivarius right?

Edge Van Rental:-)