Philly

Beth and I flew up to Philly for my childhood friend Pam's wedding. We got an early start and saw a beautiful sunrise on the way up north.

We had some time to kill, so we drove through Valley Forge for a bit of history.

The National Memorial Arch.

Statue of General Anthony Wayne

George Washington's headquarters.

The Washington Memorial Chapel.

The bell tower at the Chapel.

Lots of old bronze plaques in the lobby of the tower.

We met the happy couple for dinner and finally met Mark.
And showed them how five good years together can look!

Shoot at Jackie's salon

Beth's long-time friend Jackie asked me to take a few photos for her to submit to an "idea book" publisher for possible use in an upcoming release.
We photographed several of the girls with different hairstyles. I converted a few to B&W for fun.

The two looks of Tera

Joo shows off some bling.Beth gets in the mix too.Then Jackie tells me she needs a guy as well. Guess who the only guy in the building was?

5th Anniversary!

Five years, and I'd do it again in a heartbeat!

My favorite wedding photo. Note the bagpiper!

TOUR Championship in Atlanta

The Playoff finale for the FedExCup! It's a long week of assignments, but there are only 30 guys left in the field, so the golf is fairly easy to cover. Oh yeah, then we had a playoff!

Tuesday night was the Payne Stewart award ceremony. The ballroom looked great, and they even had "live statues" on display. It was funny to see peoples' reaction when they realized the bronze guys were alive!

Davis Love III was the 2008 recipient. A class guy all-around and deserving of the honor.

Several players took part in a panel discussion on Wednesday before the VIP outing. There was just a bit of ribbing going on.

A view of the clubhouse.

On Thursday morning Mr. Errie Ball hit the ceremonial tee shot. At 96 years old, he is the only surviving golfer who played in the inaugural Masters Tournament in 1934.

He striped it right down the middle of the fairway!The FedExCup and tournament trophy were displayed on the first tee.

Caryn gets me in "stealth mode" as Casey Jones watches with mild amusement.

Two can play that game. Right back atcha!

Anthony Kim tones down his belt buckle from the red, white & blue number he wore at the Ryder Cup.

Camilo Villegas obliges me with a great "spiderman pose" with a clean background. It was good karma, he went on to win the tournament.

The club on top of the trophy has never stayed in place. The commissioner tries unsuccessfully to re-install it!

Camilo won the tournament, but Vijay locked up the FedExCup by just showing up and playing all four rounds. If Villegas had not missed the cut at Barclays, he could have been holding both pieces of hardware!

Camping trip to Ginnie Springs!

I can't believe it's been so long since I've been camping! 6 years at least.

Ramsey called me on Friday and said a group was heading down to Ginnie Springs (Near Gainesville) for the weekend and asked if we wanted to go. The timing was perfect since we only had a few chores to do around the house.
Summer is terrible for camping in FL because of the heat, but it was beginning to cool off and we had the 72-degree water of the springs nearby too help us stay cool. I climbed into the attic to dig out the camping gear and make sure it hadn't disintegrated! I pulled out the tent in the living room to make sure i remembered how to put it together.

Bailey was amused by my expletive-ridden battle with the tent!The "compound"Room with a view!It's hard to be stressed out here!
Down the river we go!Ramsey digs in to the "lifeboat"And then dives in for a swim.Flamethrowers... The new barbeque starter!The spring at night... Peaceful and pretty.Morning portrait... Need coffee!Beth in full "chill".

New patio!

We've been planning to install a new paver patio in the back since we finished renovating the porch into a bonus room. All we had was a small concrete slab which was too small for anything but a grill and a couple of chairs.

Before...
The sand is delivered...
It looked like the house was on fire when they were cutting the pavers!
A small crew cranked it out.They finished it in one day!"After photos" to follow. The spa install is next!

We found this little guy in the window.Frog art!

Dial-9 debut at Wild Wing Cafe.

After a good bit of lobbying and word-of-mouth, we finally got our first show booked at the new Wild Wing Cafe on the Southside. It's a great new venue with a big stage and in-house PA & lights. It's a great gig for me since all I need to do is bring my drums!
We had a good show and were asked back before we finished the evening. Looks like we'll be playing there pretty regularly in the future.

Shannon gets some face time on camera.
And he doesn't drink on stage... No really, he doesn't!
Once Evan got his guitar rig working, we had a great show!