Wow!
Frickin' awesome weekend.
Did my first 5k run out in beautiful Rainier. The run had a unexpected number of uphills. After the world's longest raffle, I was caught off guard to find I won 6th place. I'm content with that for my first race. After getting back to town I took the fam out to the Beaverton Chuck E. Cheese...talk about a circus. That place is a mad house of noise, lights, screaming kids and parents. A pleasant surprise was bumping into a couple of Marines that I hadn't seen in a while that just happened to be there. That night I worked security at an action sport (snowboarding) movie release party out on Belmont. That was a bit crazy with all the rowdy types pining for beer. They blew through 3 kegs of beer in two hours. The night ended early and some of my Marines and I caught a pint at Kell's.
Sunday was a bit about rest and rain and dropping of kids so that we could go to the AMAZING DRESDEN DOLL SHOW at the Crystal Ballroom. We had a nice dinner at Ringler's and then went and got some CDs while waiting for the concert to begin. While at EM my friend Rachel and company called out of the blue and informed me that they were at Lola's Room. We hung with them for a bit there until proceeding up to catch the tail end of The Red Paintings. The next act was Jason Webley solo with his accordion...jeeze that guy has charisma and got the crowd worked up crazylike. He'll be in the area a bit over the next month, check him out if you can. Then for the grande finalle......The Dresden Dolls came exploding out the gate with their barrage of driving vocals and passionate musicianship. Their lyrics are weighted but invigorating and with purpose, while Amanda Palmer seems to make love to the keys Brian Viglione is creating the heartbeat of the room. Not only do they have wonderful recorded music, but their live shows are overpowered with energy surging forth from the stage. It was truely a pleasure being able to see them live. We capped the night down at Berbatti's Pan for Deacon X's Fetish Night for some good dancing, vouyeuring and socializing.
Did my first 5k run out in beautiful Rainier. The run had a unexpected number of uphills. After the world's longest raffle, I was caught off guard to find I won 6th place. I'm content with that for my first race. After getting back to town I took the fam out to the Beaverton Chuck E. Cheese...talk about a circus. That place is a mad house of noise, lights, screaming kids and parents. A pleasant surprise was bumping into a couple of Marines that I hadn't seen in a while that just happened to be there. That night I worked security at an action sport (snowboarding) movie release party out on Belmont. That was a bit crazy with all the rowdy types pining for beer. They blew through 3 kegs of beer in two hours. The night ended early and some of my Marines and I caught a pint at Kell's.
Sunday was a bit about rest and rain and dropping of kids so that we could go to the AMAZING DRESDEN DOLL SHOW at the Crystal Ballroom. We had a nice dinner at Ringler's and then went and got some CDs while waiting for the concert to begin. While at EM my friend Rachel and company called out of the blue and informed me that they were at Lola's Room. We hung with them for a bit there until proceeding up to catch the tail end of The Red Paintings. The next act was Jason Webley solo with his accordion...jeeze that guy has charisma and got the crowd worked up crazylike. He'll be in the area a bit over the next month, check him out if you can. Then for the grande finalle......The Dresden Dolls came exploding out the gate with their barrage of driving vocals and passionate musicianship. Their lyrics are weighted but invigorating and with purpose, while Amanda Palmer seems to make love to the keys Brian Viglione is creating the heartbeat of the room. Not only do they have wonderful recorded music, but their live shows are overpowered with energy surging forth from the stage. It was truely a pleasure being able to see them live. We capped the night down at Berbatti's Pan for Deacon X's Fetish Night for some good dancing, vouyeuring and socializing.