...Back in the saddle again...I'm B!#!@#$!@$

Pics to follow shortly...

...NY pt. 2

Bachelor Party, Museum of Modern Art, David and Ian - Genghis Tron/Breather Resist sold out show :(, Drinks - country bar, place with good jukebox, place which doesn't appreciate sneaking in drinks, brooklyn bar with local musicians, ground zero, Statue of Liberty, the Village...1 day to go.

man I'm tired...

...NY pt. 1

Having a good time so far...still jet lagged, but I've been able to do some fun things: visited Troy and Carensa (their marriage is the reason I'm here), Hung out with Mike, German food, Knitting Factory (Suicide Girls), Hung out with Ranldi and Mike at a country-ish bar!?, Times Square, MOMA, bought a new suit and had it fitted, bought a marriage present...

...no wonder I'm tired already...I still feel like I haven't seen enough of the city, but I hope to do more touristy things soon.

To come: pizza, statue of liberty, bagels, nintedo world...yada...no soup nazi or seinfeld tours are on right now :(

...going to new york

down...town! If anyone I know wants to meet up with me while I'm there please let me know. I'll be down there from Mon Oct 10 to Sun Oct 16...

...did you see the movie "control room"?

If so, you'll remember this guy the most interesting guy in the movie.

...cool!

...pics from last night

Man I can't wait to get a phone with a much better camera in it :) Anyhow went out last night with my friend Amy to some places in North Beach I had never been before...one had free samples of all their taffy! And I got to try So-ju...Yum! Here's some crappy phone pics:






...fun!

...MTV WTF

http://sfgate.com/columnists/morford/

Amen...especiallt the Rock Star INXS :)

...I have time off!

Shrek Super Slam has been sent out to Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo to be approved, so I find myself with a couple weeks off. I won't be going anywhere much, but I can't relax at my place to effectively either as they seem to be destroying and rebuilding the apartment next door. They are totally stripping out all the walls and wiring...makes me wonder how messed up my place is as it's one of the older units.

We'll at least I got some things to occupy my time while Tamsen is gone (for a month to england :( )...firefly, poker, a bunch pf PC and console games, 3 or 4 movies I wanna see and the Miami Dolphins.

...TGS

This week Tokyo Game Show...this could be a good with with more info on xbox 360 and PS3 and hopefully the unveiling of the Nitendo Revolution...

In other news football season just started...go fins! Also we are almost done with our game (Shrek Super Slam).

...does this man care about you?

...foolishcarpenter.com

Untile I get gatesofsteel.com back, you can link to my site through foolishcarpenter.com

...we want gates, we want gates

Well at least I do. As you may have noticed I let www.gatesofsteel.com lapse go I can register it as a different site. I think I may have to wait another 29 days before I can get it back :(

...good luck to my sis on her first day in school tommorow

Now some pics:



scott's first try at raw meat...not a large success


...but all ended well




some not so well lit shots of the band shellac


kevin goes for his glamour shot...

...prayers

Here's a prayer hoping well for all in the new orleans area, especially my friend Mike.

...gatesofsteel.com MIA for a bit

I currently have gatesofsteel.com registered through a crappy domain company (registerfly.com, I don't recommend them). I am going to let the domain run out and pick it up through another domain hoster...any suggestions? Something good/cheap would be nice.

In any case you can still come here though this site: http://dressedup.blogspot.com/ until I get gatesofsteel.com back.

...I pray to the Blogger God: please no more spam comments

This is right after our Boston vs. Journey debate


before said debate


can't wait for 2 MP cellphone cameras


chris dressed as chris


at Best Buy Nat's game Madagascar was crashed on display...Joe is showing support


people hovered near the cupcakes


I told ya just add water


1st of Dr. Lara's big b-days...

...my entire CD collection

So I've spent the entire month ripping all my CDs into mp3s. It takes awhile as I only use what I consider to be the best method: EAC secure mode using LAME alt preset...I gotta say screw the RIAA...I bought 95% of these CDs, and since I started ripping a year or so ago, I have bought more CDs and listened to more music than in many years previous.

Ths sum total is 543 CDs (~500 albums as some are multi-disc albums) taking 44 Gigs...Not bad considering I have lost/had stolen quite a few CDs in my life. Here's a list of 'em in case you're curious: MYCOLLECTION Is there any glaring ommisions you think I should have? Think I have enough Melvins albums (and 2 of them wouldn't rip!)?

Now I just need a gapless ipod to put em on...

...funny link

Cats

...old man at the club

Went to see a band called Nine Black Alps thursday night at a club near work....by myself again...Maybe I should have bought someone's ticket to go with me (it was only $5!). A theory (devised while waiting in-line): the older you get, the less people do things with you...I noticed the younger the kids were in line, the more friends they had with them...getting old sucks...or at least it does 'round here...hrrmph!


Waiting in line...


Patiently waiting for the band to come on-stage...Hurry it's past my bedtime


Did you know they have 2 Megapixel cameras in European and Japanese phones? Mine is obviously NOT one of those


small stage, tiny sound, but still rockin'


a bunch of heads




Corey's 30th...second 30th b-day I've been to at this bowling alley

...so take off all your clothes

Heatwave throughout the country...it's been beautifull here luckily (low 70's). I wish I could export the west coast weather for all my friends and family...

...A

Wearing a bandanna anarchist-style messes with people's heads...I enjoy dress up parties...

...and some musical notes

Watched all of live 8 last weekend...here's some thoughts:

MTV really messed this up...they barely showed any full songs.

London had the best lineup by far, but of course MTV chose more substandard artists from the Philly show and barely any from elsewhere.

You can get all the songs from all the bands here.

Audioslave is laughably bad...Chris Cornell has lost his ability to sing, and I don't think he ever had the ability to deliver spoken word lines ala Zack. I was a fan of both Soundgarden and Rage to a minimal degree (1 album each), but it is still disappointing...check it out here.

...pics on my main 2 guitars

For the newly resurfaced Dulli!:

Fender Japanese Jaguar Special

70's Hagstrom H IIN OT

I've got a couple more guitars in my collection but these are my main 2 at the moment...it always changes as a buy and sell continually as I'm never satisfied....

...yay easier picture uploading

As described here

I'm going to try it right now...



it worked...i might try the bigger version next time.

...so I got a new amp

Had to drive to Sacramento to get it...I don't recommend it.


Isn't she purty?

...any good games lately?

Here's some games I've been playing recently
Battlefield 2 demo -excellent!
Splinter Cell 2 - I heart Vs mode
Advent Rising - some cool ideas, some buggy/sloppyness
Pokerstars.com - aww yeah!

...and congrats

to my sis for getting into a good art school...

...Devo and Joy Division cover band photos

you can't tell here in this picture that looks like a painting, but right before this show I learned how to tie a double windsor knot for my tie






2 devo sets from the pretty-accurate multi-time period Mongoloid


hmm...doesn't look like Ian Curtis...but kinda sounded like him

...Devo, Joy Division tonight?

Mongoloid (Hard Core DEVO)
Ghost of Curtis (Tribute to Joy Division)
9pm @ El Rio$7 (3158 Mission Street between Cesar Chavez and Valencia)

I'm not typically into cover bands per se but seeing reasonable facsimiles of the above 2 bands in the same night should be fun...pics to follow...Probably.