La Jolla Cove

Went with Cheryl's mom, her aunt, and the kids to La Jolla Cove on Saturday. Kids had a blast in the cove and on the beach. I didn't get any pictures of anyone else except Cheryl and the kids on my phone. Here's a few shots. One picture is of Riley not enjoying bean sprouts...

Evan and Riley October 2007

A few pictures of Evan as Peter Pan that he dressed as for Halloween. We were in Olive Garden and he had those tong scissor type things that he was playing with that looks weird. I just realized I posted a few of these a few postings down but I'll leave them anyway...

Tampa Trip

Went to Tampa to see Jon Schultz. It was really cool to hangout with him all week and see how he was doing. He improved significantly and I was really happy to be able to talk with him and hangout before I left last Sunday. I hope to catch him health again in the summer and him back with his family living life to the fullest.

John Knoke and his girlfriend Shawna came over for a night and we saw the Tampa Bay Lightening Hockey Game. I'd never been to one so it was pretty fun. Here are a few shots from that. Also are a few shots from the hotel in downtown that I stayed for one night outside of the window of the hotel room.

Riley Swinging

FM949 Holiday Hootenanny

Took Cheryl to see this the day before I flew to Florida to see my good friend Jon in the hospital. Louis XIV and Queens of the Stoneage really stole the show...the kooks were good, and so was Pinback. Great show!

My friend Jon Schultz

My buddy Jon Schultz got this shot at 2nd light a few years ago. the guy absolutely rips on a longboard. Great noserides, spinners, switchstance, cutbacks, floaters, off the lips, and back in the 90's he popped some airs on his log sometimes. Right now he's fighting cancer and I think about him daily. He was my best friend in childhood and is still my best friend. I hope he gets well soon so his family, friends, and the world get to enjoy his company for many more years.


In the group photo Jon is the one in the middle left of the picture with the brown shirt. This photo was from a group photo of a few of my friends that I got to see when I was back there August of 2006. It's tough being this far away with a friend being so ill.

Lenny Kravitz, Duran Duran, and Matchbox 20 at the JIngle Ball

Went with my wife to this concert...She likes this station...I like another better since this one has a lot of pop..It was cool to see Lenny Kravitz, and some of the old songs from Duran Duran. Another woman played to open but we missed her..Heard she was good...Matchbox 20 was pretty good too...Not a fan of a lot of the pop stuff but a good show nonetheless. May miss the FM949 Holiday Hootenanny this Saturday to see my friend Jon in Tampa if I fly back. Lots of good bands for that one but gotta put friends ahead of concerts.

CARDIFF SURF SCULPTURE EARNS ARCHITECTURAL 'ONION'

This is well deserved!

MAINSTREAM MEDIA REPORT - NORTH COUNTY TIMES SD

SURF SCULPTURE EARNS ARCHITECTURAL 'ONION'

Surfer sculpture, Cottonwood Creek, Stone Bistro among Orchids, Onions awards

By: GARY WARTH - North County Times

SAN DIEGO - Encinitas was 1-1 at this year's Orchids and Onions awards ceremony, while Stone Brewery in Escondido proved to be the people's favorite design of 2007.

North County surfers who have for the last year ridiculed the Cardiff sculpture "The Magic Carpet Ride" can feel some justification in knowing that the voting members of the San Diego Architectural Foundation agreed with them. The foundation handed the sculpture an Onion at Friday night's ceremonies at the Stephen and Mary Birch North Park Theater in San Diego.

Judges found Encinitas more on the mark with its design for Cottonwood Creek Park, which earned the city an Orchid.

The nonprofit architectural foundation each year recognizes designs in landscaping, historical preservation, sustainability and other categories with either an Orchid for praiseworthy work or an Onion for unimaginative, uninspired or just plan ugly creations.

As usual, most of the Onion recipients did not attend to pick up their awards. In presenting an Onion for "The Magic Carpet Ride," the evening's host announced it would be picked up by "Anna Nominous."

The surfer sculpture was described as being met with "waves of criticism."

"The Magic Carpet Ride," created by Mount San Jacinto College professor Matthew Antichevich, sits at Chesterfield Drive and South Coast Highway 101. The bronze sculpture depicts a young surfer with outstretched arms. Flesh-and-blood surfers have criticized the pose as unrealistic and effeminate, and one anonymous critic expressed that sentiment by dressing the sculpture in a bikini earlier this year.

Ozzy and Rob Zombie

Got free tickets from Mike Doud so he and two friends rode along with me to the San Diego Sports Arena (IE: IpayOne Center, etc., etc.) Rob Zombie is pretty good...Puts on a great show..He's one morbid guy with all of the horror films (including his own) playing on the two side screens.

Ozzy on the other hand was pretty amazing. He's old looking, moves around like an old guy, but belts out the old classics and a few new ones too. Even though we were pretty darned close (just above floor level) my camera phone still took bad pictures. Time for a better one! I would have never paid $70 plus for these tickets this day and age, but free always means I'll go.