Family Force 5 on TV (Love Addict)

These guys were awesome at Spirit West Coast. As you can see they do have a lot of fun on stage. :):)

Aaron's High School (Home School) Graduation

Aaron, along with 9 other home schooled high-schoolers graduated in front of hundreds of adoring friends and family at the Radisson Hotel on 8/12/07. It was quite an intimate affair because each graduate had a moment to share their homeschool experience along with their parent(s). A couple of the parents who talked were quite amusing and all had funny moments during their time on the stage. Also, during the ceremony there were a photo tribute by each student with a slide show showing each graduate when they were a child to current photos.

Esterlyn - a surprising new band

This band (Esterlyn) I discovered while attending the Spirit West Coast Monterey. I like this band. The compositions are well done. Right now they don't have a CD out but they are soon to release their first debut Cd... visit them at http://www.myspace.com/esterlyn

Spirit West Coast bands 2007

Here are Switchfoot, David Crowder Band
and one of the surprise bands at Spirit West Coast Monterey: Family Force 5

Happy 4th!

The Police & Foo Fighters June 23

It was a fun Saturday, when the Police and Foo Fighters played at Dodgers Stadium.
My only negative was that Dodger Stadium needs to be rebuilt. It's old, and really not ideal for a concert.
(never go to a concert at a sporting arena, because the seating is not conducive to music.

my new toy.... happy father's day!

Macbook Pro (Santa Rosa) w LED screen.
Appropriately I was watching "INSOMNIA".

My Powerbook Lombard (G3) finally "died". Well I think it still can be revived with a "new" used CPU card. I pulled my hard drive out of my Lombard.
I happen to already have an external firewire enclosure so when I first booted my MBPro it asked me if I wanted to transfer information from another "computer" in this case a firewire drive. After transferring about 40 gigs of information which took less than an hour, I was up and running with no problems.
Note...my Lombard had Panther installed, the new MBPro had Tiger... so... kudos to Apple for making things smooth...
I'm enjoying this immensely!

Kern River White Water Rafting

My first time white water rafting. Aaron and I and several of our co-workers went to the Kern River on Sunday for white water rafting. It was a glorious day, warm and the rafting was exhilirating. Aaron fell in the "Hot Mama" rapids, and he was quickly rescued by us and he was fine. Thank God.

taco mesa again....

After I dropped my folks at LAX, I decided to drive home the long way and went to Orange county where I always try to stop by one of my favorite Mexican food place- Taco Mesa. Tonight I had the chicken enchiladas Poblano... yum!

My taco... in blue...

Just another look at my truck...

black and white fender jazz headstock

It's been a couple weeks since I have posted anything...
this photo was actually taken by my son. I just monochromed it...

flowers...

dandelions...

We can't choose how we die, but we can choose how we live..

It's Sunday, recovering from the flu, I watched TV...namely Extreme Makover. This particular episode involved a single mother and a family where she had lost a 16 year old son in a tragic car accident, just outside their gate. This episode hit home, since I do have a son who just started driving. Well, a couple times the episode almost brought me to tears. One... was when the family met the girl who got the son's heart, because he was an organ donor.
Anyway... just a thought that every moment we live, we should live it to the fullest.

Take a moment every day to say "I love you" to the ones you love.

Have a great week!

last weekend in Los Angeles...

Last weekend my son and I went to L.A. for one of his regional piano competitions.
We had an opportunity to visit Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) and of course the Disney Music Hall was nearby. This part of Los Angeles is actually pretty nice. :)

full moon....

My son's friends last weekend....

What a handsome group!

Just around the corner from Hobo's

Quaint shops around Redlands. . .

Hobo Redlands

Used clothing at reasonable prices... come check it out.

fancy the clouds....

Driving along the 215 freeway coming home from Rancho Cucamonga, the clouds and the scene was spectacular that day. Unfortunately we were driving... it's the best we could do photographically at the time. Taken with the Agfa Isolette folding camera...