Category

Life

Personal type posts. Long form reflection/explanation type post. Posts I honestly don’t know where else to put…

Hey, Four Eyes!

, 17 Comments on Hey, Four Eyes!

Today I took a break from the massive amounts of beading for my Dixie Cousins costume to search for some new frames.  Glasses frames that is. I was due for my eye exam, and had it last week, however didn’t find anything at my optometrist, leaving  me to hunt on my own at various optometrists…

Read More…

Rocket Roll

, 4 Comments on Rocket Roll

Last night is up there with one of the best nights of my life.  I got to see my favorite band, The Phenomenauts.  If you have not yet heard of them, I highly recommend you check them out.  They are, simply put, sci-fi infused rockabilly.  They sing songs about robots, planets, and space travel.  It’s…

Read More…

The Historics

, 3 Comments on The Historics

Each year for the past several years my dad and I have had a tradition of going to the Portland Historic Races at Portland International Raceway.  I have always enjoyed the time with my dad and getting to see such fantastic old autos race around. The teams take very much pride in their race cars…

Read More…

Vintage Ventures

, 4 Comments on Vintage Ventures

Today I received a mix of news.  First, the bad news…I received a text message from my friend Lyndsie, located down in Eugene, that one of our favorite vintage shops, Puttin’ on the Ritz, suffered a horrible fire.  We have yet to hear if their entire inventory is lost, and what this means for the…

Read More…

I Strum My Guitar…

, 2 Comments on I Strum My Guitar…

Last night I was finally able to check off a band that I’ve been dying to see for years off my list…Social Distortion.  Social D, like Brian Setzer and Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, was one of my early introductions into the neo-rockabilly movement, and for sometime, the three groups were all I would play intertwined…

Read More…