Florida

Yah, I moved to Southwest Florida in October. I love it here. New place, new everything.

Mom's Italy trip

Mom went to Italy last summer and took my Xacti HD camecorder. Here are the photos and videos. The trip hit most of the big cities; Venice, Pisa, some coastal town off the Med, Pompeii, Rome, and other places.

I tweaked out several of the pics with Picasa photo editing & they came out really sweet. Check em...

2007 Fantasy Football

SoCal Bloody OJs are back!!!!!!!!!!!!




My team is back for another year of murder and mayhem on the girdiron. Check out the league's progress on ESPN.com. My good buddy Rich came up with this year's league name which is oddly titled ... 'Hot Fresh Trouser Chili'. Not sure what that means, but here is the team homepage...

http://games.espn.go.com/ffl/clubhouse?leagueId=142564&teamId=8

and here is my starting lineup...

Peyton Manning, QB, Indianapolis Colts

Willis McGahee, RB, Buffalo Bills

Michael Turner, RB, San Diego Chargers

Terrell Owens, WR, Dallas Cowboys

Calvin Johnson, WR, Detroit Lions

Antonio Gates, TE, San Diego Chargers

Chicago Bears, Defense

Adam Venatieri, K, Indianapolis Colts

Finally, here is the actual drink recipe for the Bloody OJ...

1 part bourbon whiskey1 part orange juice1 part tomato juice1 dash soda water
Pour ingredients over two crushed ice cubes in an old-fashioned glass. Stir, and decorate with a bloody glove if available.

A great time in San Diego!

I had a great time during my parents' visit this August in San Diego. Mike and Patti sure had a great time and so did I. We saw a San Diego Padre game, got to Pacific Beach to see the surfers, visited the USS Midway, toured through the newly updated Hotel Del Coronado, and took in the views from the top of the Manchester Grand Hyatt.

Videos and pictures are available on my Picasa page. Click the slideshow to view the vids and pics. For highest quality, download the entire set but make sure you have enough disk space...

and here is a bonus slideshow from the Red Bull Air Race over San Diego Bay a couple weeks later. This folder has lots of video, pictures from the week, and images from the official website and fan websites.

South Park intro and Rush's Tom Sawyer

Still looking for the audio bootleg to this show... 7-30-2007 Rush @ Chula Vista. Email me if you have it....Thanks!

Yacht inside a ?? Mega-Yacht

CHECK THIS OUT~!!!

I was biking on the Embaracdero in downtown San Diego this past April, when I came upon this sight. The striking part is that the yacht inside is a large Viking, probably 32 foot. I mean, a large boat in its own right. To see it actually moored INSIDE a larger boat was kinda cool. That's why I had to stop my bike ride and take a couple quick snaps.

RUSH in Concert - July 30, 2007

Amazing show and even better pics and vids courtesy of my new Xacti HD2 > http://www.sanyo-dsc.com/english/products/vpc_hd2/index.html

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Featuring original, hall-of-fame members Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson and Neil Peart, Rush are touring in support of their latest album Snakes And Arrows. I caught them at Coors Ampitheatre in Chula Vista, CA.

Here is a slide show of my Rush album. Link to the vids and the rest by clicking thru the slide show or ...

... bookmark my gallery here > http://picasaweb.google.com/shawn92101

Rush is the best > http://www.rush.com/

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My trip to Michigan

Here, finally, is a new post on my blog. Click the slideshow below to link to pictures and video from my trip to Michigan this summer.

Included are pictures from the shores of Lake Huron near Port Huron, MI. Also, you'll see some biking, a Tool concert, sailing, lots of fun with my family.

There are also pictures from Detroit Tiger stadium versus Boston Red Sox at the end of the set so don't miss them.

Enjoy the summer while it lasts!









http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daisuke_Matsuzaka

Giant 10 Lb Lobster Caught off San Diego coast

My friend Brad is a pro lobster diver here in San Diego. He dives off the Ocean Beach coast with a night light and a bag, roots around under the rocks, and comes up with the maxiumum 7 lobsters per night just about every time he goes out. There is a lobster season so they have time to regenerate.

By the looks of the one he caught last Friday, it might be time to open the season up a bit more. This is a pacific spiny lobster, probably 10 pounds and between 20-40 years old. Amazing that he gave himself up but, damn, was he tasty...







Here is a video of the lobster

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dFMyhs28jXc

Photos & Videos from my Cessna flight over Southwest Florida

SW Florida flight 2005.12

(click the slideshow below to link to the gallery)

Thanks to Captain Brann for his steady flying, Dad and I had a wonderful time flying high above Southwest Florida on a beautiful, sunny and clear December day last Christmas season.

The flight started at the Naples Airport. We took off heading north for Venice Airport. After a nice lunch, the plane flew for a touch, taxi and go at Fort Myers Airport, then South toward Marco Island. Just East of the island, we did a non-stop touch and go at the Marco Island Executive Airport. The photos clearly show how this small airstrip is surrounded completely by water and mangroves. Pretty cool.

Heading North again, we finally landed at Naples Airport. Unlike boating, we didn't have to spray clean the plane and flush the engine of salt. Nice.

Could it be Tigers in 4? MLB.com has some clues...

Here is something you've really got to check out. I signed up to MLB.com for $9.95 trying to find the highlights from the ALCS game 3 that was played last night between the Tigers and As. My DVR wacked out and missed the recording...grrr

When I got there, I found the entire rebroadcast including commercials from Fox TV and radio. But that is only the beginning...

Check out my account at http://www.mlb.com
You can watch video or audio replays of the entire season for all teams, all games, including some classics. Check out the 30s and 40s.

my username is: shawn@hawaii.com
my password is: tigers

Go Get 'em Tigers!




UPDATE: I just watched a 'condensed game' video highlight from July 4th this year, Tigers were playing the As but lost in 10 innings. Don't think that is gonna happen today.. get ready to break out the champagne!!

Tigers in 4, slam the door! Hear 'em Roar!

Music News: Alice In Chains, Iron Maiden

Here's a good article reviewing the Inland Invasion concert festival. I was thinking of driving up to see it but never made the trip...maybe I should have.

http://www.metalsludge.tv/home/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1425&Itemid=42







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http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1539389/08252006/iron_maiden.jhtml

Oh my G.., what? A new Iron Maiden album just came out??? NO WAY!




















WAY!!!, and I will be heading directly to Tower Records to purchase this 71 minute new CD with bonus DVD. I will be dying to hear the sound of the three guitarists soloing out. And just so that record companies know, if you include a DVD with the music, you will sell lots more CDs.

'Operation Get 'Er Done' gets done right!

Congratulations to Mike Meurer on his 2nd successful heart bypass surgery!


..and "big ups" to our homeys at 3M Corp. (http://www.3m.com/) for the solid pension and coverage of Dad's $175,000 surgery and rehab treatment.






.. and here is a short video from the hospital during recovery...


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=USqFAYeBna0


Way to go Mikey! Your many grey schnauzer dogs and family love you (yes, the cat too)!

My Picasa Web Album and photo gallery is now available!

http://picasaweb.google.com/shawn92101

I have now released a web photo gallery that closely mirrors my local harddrive directories. Some of the directories include Art, City photographs, personal photos, and other images. Check 'em out and let me know what you think.

I also want to put out a strong recommendation to download Picasa from Google. It, like it's earlier cousin program Google Earth (ava at http://www.google.com/earth), is a new and groundbreaking free program.

Picasa has replaced my previous image editor fav ACDSee (www.acdsystems.com/acdsee) as #1. It is the future of image and video file management and will soon supercede Microsoft's Windows as the most important data area for your personal collections of pictures and videos.

Check out Picasa and my pics. Bye.


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http://www.picasa.com

The SoCal Bloody OJs are back for another killing

I am so happy that the NFL is back! Here is my fantasy football league. My team is "SoCal Bloody OJs". I should make up t-shirts.


http://games.espn.go.com/ffl/leagueoffice?leagueId=318371

More details emerge about Jerry & the "shoe"

Here is a post I found that details the events of the Jerry Cantrell Del Mar incident, addressed via video in an earlier post. While I still maintain that the offending object was a shoe, this account calls it a bottle.

..oh, and Rain When I Die was AMAZING!!!


Grabbed from http://www.metalsludge.tv/


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Got home a little while ago from Alice's free show at the Del Mar racetrack in San Diego.

What was a great show ended abruptly during the second chorus of Man In The Box when some asshole pegged Cantrell in the face with a bottle. He threw his guitar down and stormed off stage and that was it. Can't say I blame him.

It's really a shame when some drunk asshole has to spoil the show for everyone. Alice played a great set for free and Jerry gets thanked with a bottle to the face. I hope whoever threw that bottle wakes up with AIDS tomorrow morning or some horrible karma. Seriously, Jerry is the last musician on earth who anyone in their right mind would throw something at. Fred Durst or the guy from Creed, maybe, but Jerry??

On a happier note, the new singer William DuVall IS AMAZING. Flawless. Does Layne justice but at the same time doesn't go out of his way to sound or act like him. Anyone who doubts this guy has to see it to believe it. He did all the hits and even nailed stuff like Rain When I Die and Nutshell. I hope the band pulls an AC/DC and keeps on with this new guy.

Posted August 19th 2006 @ 12:01am (pst) By: SterileEyes1

The post below was taken from the World Famous Metal Sludge Gossip Board found HERE. It seems that this unfortunate incident ended the concert abruptly. Hopefully the scum bag will be identified and arrested for this.

http://www.metalsludge.tv/home/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1386&Itemid=42
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Pacific Classic day at Del Mar racetrack

Here are more Del Mar pics from Sunday, August 20, 2006.








Here are a few nice photos from the official website of the Del Mar Thoroughbred Club. The site also has live video, audio, webcams, and live betting tote boards if ya' need 'em.
http://www.dmtc.com/

Mike and Mindy boating on Lake Huron

Here are a couple pictures of my dad sailing last month at the cottage in Port Huron, MI

Pics of Brice and I (proper)

Here are pics of me and my bro at my place in San Diego.

AiC pics from the Del Mar show

Here are a few pictures of Alice In Chains, featuring some new guy as lead singer, duh... They were taken at the Del Mar racetrack infield concert on Friday, August 18, 2006.

http://www.aliceinchains.com/


You can also find video I took from the show posted on the amazing, free YouTube.

http://www.youtube.com/user/shawn92101


..and some guy replied to me with a short video of guitarist Jerry Cantrell getting hit with a shoe at the "very end" of the show.



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WVsIrE5aFfQ

Bellagio sportsbook & Las Vegas from the Hooters Casino balcony

Here I am rooting for my bets to come in $$$





Here are a couple of good pictures from around the Strip.






Here is the view from my room's BALCONY at the Hooters Casino Hotel. If you stay in the short tower, those rooms still have real balconies...such a treat in a city where 3 inch hotel suite window openings are the only choice in Strip hotels built after the Mirage.

http://www.hooterscasinohotel.com

Jason Burris in Las Vegas

Here is a picture of my cousin in Las Vegas with me the weekend of Aug 12, 2006. The Bellagio is behind him and we are standing on one of the bridges over the LV Strip

Alice In Chains @ Del Mar, CA - VIDEO

HERE IS A NICE 2 MINUTE VIDEO FROM LAST NIGHT'S PERFORMANCE AT DEL MAR. UNFORTUNATELY, I COULD NOT GET THE AUDIO WORKING SO MAKE SURE YOU TURN OFF THE SPEAKERS FIRST. ENJOY!




http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9jjZLqI1G20

this is my first blog post. i might add to it later......or not

shawn