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PHOTOS: Jeff’s Birthday in CS / Brooklyn Bridge w/ Larry

Larry and Me

Here’s where I am putting all my photos still although my main journal stuff will be found on my Livejournal blog page. Highlights from here will be put there.

I have a few weeks worth of photos to put up!

First up on the agenda, my trip back to Colorado Springs to help celebrate Jeff’s 30th Birthday party. What a great time that was, from flying out there on Friday and having a get-together that evening at Susan’s with everyone to the next day on Saturday where we had an all-day fun fest. It started out with the bike ride down Pike’s Peak (the same thing I did with my Dad in June 2007 (scroll to the bottom of the page) ) wtih a good group of folks to then strolling around Territory Days and finally the Disco Down party in the evening. Everyone committed very well to the party theme and had a discolicious time. Yours truly was a very convincing Construction Worker. Just sayin’. The next day I hung out with Jeff and Susan, re-doing some of the things that I used to always do back then, hitting up Old Chicago’s, Best Buy, and then catching a movie (Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skulls). Ah, the good ol’ days! And then the next morning, a quick breakfast and then it was back to the East Coast – and amazingly, all my flights went as scheduled. I’m sure that means that all my future flights are going to be utter disasters!

Anyways, here are MY pics from the Colorado Springs weekend back from the weekend of May 24 – there are literally a ton more pics but seriously, I don’t have the patience to put them all up. I think they’re all on another website whose link I have misplaced….but there’s a TON more. Like I said: My patience is not THAT extensive! 🙂

May 23, 2008 – Jeff Turns 30 in Colorado Springs!  BBQ at Susan’s!

Susan and KD are happy I'm back!
Susan and KD are happy I'm back!23-May-2008 18:01, Canon Canon PowerShot SD900, 2.8, 7.7mm, 0.017 sec, ISO 141
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See, we're all so happy
See, we're all so happy23-May-2008 18:01, Canon Canon PowerShot SD900, 2.8, 7.7mm, 0.017 sec, ISO 141
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Even Melissa, who's like "Why the hell is he leaning on me? How much has Hobie been drinking??"
Even Melissa, who's like "Why the hell is he leaning on me? How much has Hobie been drinking??"23-May-2008 18:58, Canon Canon PowerShot SD900, 2.8, 7.7mm, 0.02 sec, ISO 141
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Eric, KD and me
Eric, KD and me23-May-2008 18:59, Canon Canon PowerShot SD900, 2.8, 7.7mm, 0.017 sec, ISO 141
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23-May-2008 18:59, Canon Canon PowerShot SD900, 2.8, 7.7mm, 0.017 sec, ISO 141
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Grilling and drinking - a Southern pastime for the ages
Grilling and drinking - a Southern pastime for the ages23-May-2008 19:03, Canon Canon PowerShot SD900, 8.0, 7.7mm, 0.005 sec
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23-May-2008 19:03, Canon Canon PowerShot SD900, 2.8, 7.7mm, 0.002 sec
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23-May-2008 19:03, Canon Canon PowerShot SD900, 8.0, 7.7mm, 0.005 sec
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Me and Jeff - the over-30 members of the group
Me and Jeff - the over-30 members of the group23-May-2008 19:07, Canon Canon PowerShot SD900, 8.0, 7.7mm, 0.008 sec
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Melissa and Chips - a Southern pastime for the ages
Melissa and Chips - a Southern pastime for the ages23-May-2008 19:08, Canon Canon PowerShot SD900, 2.8, 7.7mm, 0.002 sec
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23-May-2008 19:08, Canon Canon PowerShot SD900, 2.8, 7.7mm, 0.003 sec
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23-May-2008 19:13, Canon Canon PowerShot SD900, 8.0, 7.7mm, 0.004 sec
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May 24, 2008 – Jeff Turns 30 in CS!  Pikes Peak Bike Ride!  Disco Inferno Party!

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24-May-2008 06:54, Canon Canon PowerShot SD900, 2.8, 7.7mm, 0.017 sec, ISO 141
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The next day (Jeff's Birthday!) - here are KD and Jeff at the office for the Bike Ride
The next day (Jeff's Birthday!) - here are KD and Jeff at the office for the Bike Ride24-May-2008 06:57, Canon Canon PowerShot SD900, 2.8, 7.7mm, 0.017 sec, ISO 141
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Is Melissa cold or is she just a fan of self-hugging?
Is Melissa cold or is she just a fan of self-hugging?24-May-2008 07:00, Canon Canon PowerShot SD900, 8.0, 7.7mm, 0.017 sec, ISO 141
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24-May-2008 07:09, Canon Canon PowerShot SD900, 4.9, 23.1mm, 0.017 sec, ISO 238
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24-May-2008 07:13, Canon Canon PowerShot SD900, 2.8, 7.7mm, 0.017 sec, ISO 141
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24-May-2008 07:13, Canon Canon PowerShot SD900, 8.0, 7.7mm, 0.017 sec, ISO 141
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24-May-2008 07:14, Canon Canon PowerShot SD900, 2.8, 7.7mm, 0.017 sec, ISO 176
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Susan with a helmet - she wasn't riding a bike. That's just her fashion accessory of choice lately.
Susan with a helmet - she wasn't riding a bike. That's just her fashion accessory of choice lately.24-May-2008 07:19, Canon Canon PowerShot SD900, 8.0, 7.7mm, 0.017 sec, ISO 141
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Here's as high as we got that day - the wind was REDONK
Here's as high as we got that day - the wind was REDONK24-May-2008 08:27, Canon Canon PowerShot SD900, 8.0, 7.7mm, 0.002 sec
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You can see the road keeps going while our van was not.
You can see the road keeps going while our van was not.24-May-2008 08:27, Canon Canon PowerShot SD900, 8.0, 7.7mm, 0.004 sec
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I got out for a quick pic. If I had backed up two feet I would have been blown off the mountain
I got out for a quick pic. If I had backed up two feet I would have been blown off the mountain24-May-2008 08:28, Canon Canon PowerShot SD900, 8.0, 7.7mm, 0.005 sec
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Jeff at the beginning of our ride
Jeff at the beginning of our ride24-May-2008 08:45, Canon Canon PowerShot SD900, 8.0, 7.7mm, 0.005 sec
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Laura (with KD behind her)
Laura (with KD behind her)24-May-2008 08:46, Canon Canon PowerShot SD900, 8.0, 7.7mm, 0.004 sec
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Eric and KD
Eric and KD24-May-2008 08:46, Canon Canon PowerShot SD900, 8.0, 7.7mm, 0.003 sec
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Keladora and Me
Keladora and Me24-May-2008 08:52, Canon Canon PowerShot SD900, 8.0, 7.7mm, 0.006 sec
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So the next batch of photos is from this past week – the first two below are for the fans o’ Arielle – but the rest are of my trip out with Larry to go do some touristy stuff. We ended up heading out to Brooklyn to walk across the Brooklyn Bridge, which is one of those things I’ve definitely wanted to do since coming to NY. Of course we decided to do this when a ridiculous heat wave came to the East Coast, but c’est la vie. We subway’d it to Brooklyn first, as I really didn’t want to walk the bridge back and forth, which was a good idea, all agreed. But before leaving Brooklyn, it was recommended to go to this famous Grimaldi’s Pizza place, and that we did…. and waited in the nice half-hour line outside just to get inside. But it was actually worth the wait, as the pizza was amazing. Having refueled, we explored a little bit of the Brooklyn side of the East River before crossing – and taking some pics of the great view. There’s also this cool thing called the Telectroscope, which looks like something out of the 20,000 Leagues under the Sea set (aka Steam Punk style). You go up to the viewing panel and look into it and what you see is a view of people staring back at you from London in front of the Tower Bridge. And what they must see is us in front of the Brooklyn Bridge. It’s really cool. Here’s a ‘site’ about it:Telectroscope. We then found our way to the entrance to the Brooklyn Bridge pedestrian level and began the crossing. It’s a great experience and amazing view to undertake. You can see the Statue of Liberty, Downtown, Midtown, the Manhattan Bridge… it’s all pretty amazing. And this was something that Larry hadn’t ever done before too, which is surprising but maybe not so much, as I bet a lot of native NYers probably haven’t bothered with this trek either. Anyways, it was a cool experience with lots of pics taken, as seen below. We then spent the rest of the afternoon wandering around Chinatown and SoHo – and I contained myself from spending lots of money, which is very possible down there. We also went to the Apple Store, where I strangley now want to get a MacBook. Those things are slick!

June 7, 2008 – Crossing the Brooklyn Bridge

Larry at his apartment, shortly before afternoon …fun
Under the Manhattan bridge – Larry starts to see my touristy nature knows no bounds
Pointing at an unrecognizable part of the Brooklyn Bridge
Me (at military attention) and the Manhattan bridge in the background
Larry in a much more relaxed pose – doesn’t he know photos require military poise?????
A sign setting up the fact that you’re about to see Brooklyn Bridge pics!
And there it is – I love this pic of the Bridge
Larry looking cool – and a clone of Catherine in the background
The Bridge really is an incredible structure
And here’s the Grimaldi’s Pizza place you have to wait to get into – but it’s worth it
Inside Grimaldi’s – Larry’s happy
Me – the demonic smile should say it all. Me likey!
It’s not a tourist attraction unless I’m pointing at it
Yes, it’s the Bridge again.
On the waterfront
Larry and Me
This is Larry, the Bridge, and the Telectroscope
Me and the Bridge
If you look closely, it totally looks like I’m holding up that woman’s breast
This would be a Welcome if I weren’t leaving. Stupid sign.
And the walk begins to Manhattan
You can see the Empire State Building through the canyon. Also a sign for DUMBO.
Looking down upon the traffic lane of the Bridge, with Downtown in the background
That’s the Manhattan Bridge, which carries some subways where you can get a FANTASTIC view of the Bridge from
Oh yes, this shot is for real. I AM that awesome.
I like the way that the Brooklyn Bridge looks smaller than Larry. I AM that good of a photographer.
Standard, yet totally AWESOME, shot of the Bridge. I got lucky with very few people near me at that time
Looking towards downtown
The Statue of Liberty out in the distance
Peering up at the archways – I keep expecting Cloverfield to smash this mo’fo down….
Another view of traffic
The amazing view of Midtown from the Bridge
Welcome to Manhattan!
And looking back towards Brooklyn from the Manhattan entrance

 

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