A Covert View Of A Charming Home On Fourth Street, Geneva, IL

Unique Image: Keith Carter, Fireflies.

I spotted this image online from the author and book mentioned in my subject line.  I'm learning about photography, and find this image to very unique, particularly the coloring, and the subject matter takes a moment to comprehend.  A winning photo.

Yeah, I Remember The First Time I Got My Foot In The Spokes

Those Damned Cavern Beaters

I spent not one, but two, days this weekend in Duck Park, right alongside the pretty Batavia Illinois dam.  These are my point-and-shoot Fuji videos of the dam. Loved my time alone and with my super wife.

Then saw Cavern Beat, a Beatles cover band at Batavia's Windmill Festival that look like the Beatles, and they sounded "spot on". They were so funny between songs, too. (not my video below)





Here they are on stage at Batavia Windmill Fest, July 2010. Highly recommended, if you ever get a chance to see them. I would definitely see them again--they are so authentic in sound, I'd rather see the CBs than the Beatles themselves. Well, almost, anyway. My wife and I enjoyed this show...and I only wish I had my video camera (someone else did, as there's a 1:23 minute video on youtube of them at Batavia by americankid123435) to film a squirrely but enthusiastic guy--looked like a miniature Tim Burton in cut off T-shirt and shades--doing this really weird torso-twisting, up-on-toes "dancing", solo no less, at stage right for about ten songs. He was a gas, man! Love th CBs. New fan here.

I Feel The Hot Wind On My Shoulder....

Watch the iconic video here.

True history in this classic MTV video, Wall of VooDoo with Stan Ridgeway.  Back when music was fresher than the lettuce on a barbecued iguana taco.

P.S. I want one of those vibrating ball thingies on a cowbell!

How To Drop Off Your Ex-Girlfriend With A Motorcycle

7-Eleven, 2010

The Stunning Batavia, Illinois Dam

It was 85F today, and Cathy had six hours of Cottage Stamper scrapbooking, and I had a rare day completely to myself. My son is away. So, I took full advantage, with a Breezer bike ride to Batavia's Windmill Festival along the Fox River. Drank a couple of beers while watching Celtic dancers and a karate demonstration. Then it was biking to the Batavia Dam. Batavia's crown jewel, the dam is broken on its sides, adding a very loud and beautiful cascade on each end of the dam. Even the big turtles love to bask in the flow. I cannot include all of the neat things I did today--I biked up the steep lawn in front of the Fabyan Windmill, learned about the Challenger Windmill Company, napped in a hammock riverside, read e-books by the Fox River, and biked for many miles. When I finally picked up Cathy, we were both tired, but decided to hit the Premium Outlet Mall in North Aurora for a few more hours. It's nice to be alone, though, for periods of time.

Live!

The View Looking Down From Hoover Dam

Stones Miss Disco

Me, Lying On My Back On My Home Office Floor

The Rolling Stones: A Bigger Bang Review

My 2007 review of The Stones album, A Bigger Bang:


Diss Rolling Stones LP rocks! I tink diss is a retouin to da blews dat me and Paulie was waitin' fo. Da lead singa, da guy with da fat lips named Mik--prolly after a microphone dat he could et in 1 chomp-- howls like a hurt frog on dis LP. And Keef, dat is da guy wit da bad hare, has learnt to strum the g-tar -- at last. Da guy wit da nose who no one knows his name is funny lookin' so no one tinks bout him much. He don't write no songs no how. Da best is Charlie, da drummer, who bangs witout even a smile. He makes Ringo from da Beetles look like da monkey wit a helmut from da Naner Splits TV show. A rockin LP dat u oughta buy if u sees it on sale cheep.

Ducks On Doorways

Strolling along N. River Lane, I came across this pretty doorway near The Dam Pub, and lo and behold, in the second planter, was Mrs. Duck!

Flowers at RiverWalk

A super July weekend with my son, M, and I hitting Chicagoland. Saturday, shopped at Premium Outlet in Aurora for school clothes, and Saturday hit the Ribfest in Naperville for Blue Oyster Cult and plenty of sticky people. Ate at Portillo's, and Giordano's Naperville. Sunday, July, 5, and we are sleeping in.

Happy Independence Day 2010

Zena's Hand Made Glass Jewelry: Amazing!

Special gifts from a gifted artist and friend.

Taking Photos Is Fun

The passerby that asks you to take their picture is becoming less common.  Although almost everyone says "yes" if someone asks, "Hey, want me to take your picture together," fewer people will ask someone to take their photo first.  This may have to do with the complexity of modern cameras (almost everyone asks, "So which button do I push?").  It might have to do with people rushing here and there, and a hurried walk is the best way to avoid anyone asking for a favor.  But more than likely, given today's society where neighbors seldom speak over a fence and many simply shut their garage doors using the remote control the moment the rear bumper passes inside the safety sensor, it's just a matter of not wanting to interact with another human being.

The View From S. River Lane Looking To N. River Lane

Stones I See A Red Door And I Want To Paint It Black