New Old Stuff...but fun!

I was at the bottom of the Grand Canyon, the ONLY proof of me there, the great Colorado River, February, 1980, the photo is evening and overcast, probably in the 40's F. temperature...I was collecting water for purification and it was not very simple with all the sediment...it took hours for the stuff to settle. It was damned cold. Snow was not far above our elevation.

My front yard, mid 1990's, all my kids and me!

--Dan

The Dog

Cruz and Luna, Sunday morning, November 6th, 2011.

--Dan

Many Things

More from last week and Cruz's party! Hilton Hotel banquet hall posting.




My plate at party.....could not identify what this was....did not eat it! Nice thick steak is gone, though.




This was our TV screen info today showing crazy stuff listed as....HEALTH & FITNESS...!!!





Only the select know what this is about...google it, if ya wonder...


Also posting...


I tried to load a video....it would not work...arrrggg...but...oh well.

--Dan

Cruz to be 51, celebrates 50th anyway...???

The birthday girl!

So, she was going to receive a marvelous gift from the family...a 50th birthday bash....but it came when the stars aligned, when things were practical, when it could. Yeah, almost a year gone by....but WOW!...it happened! Yes....she is STILL 50, but not on Monday (tomorrow), she turns 51. So yesterday was her official 50th bash, and tomorrow is her 51st birthday. No matter....birthday bash it was! Hilton Hotel, banquet room, etc. Great stuff....she was the guest of honor! Happy birthday Cruz....twice, even!

At the Hilton Hotel.

Opening gifts with our two oldest kids. I see a dvd playin on the screen behind her...it is full of old photos of Cruz.

Cruz, before turning 51.

Cruz, Mirage Hotel, Las Vegas, May, 2011.

Abstract, off the topic...

Me, Cruz, at an air show a few years ago.

--Dan

Let's Post Today...hodge podge

Luna, today.

Dan,me, 1980, Louisiana Bayou, just north of New Orleans, December.

Me, September, 2011. Hat from promotion at Bob's Big Boy to "dump him or save him"from 1980's.

Los Angeles County Fair, Oct., 2011. This was parked in an obscure area outside the main stream of public access.

Me, 1980's. You can just barely see our all-black longhaired German Shep. Our backyard.

--Dan

Get your kicks...on Route 66!

Friday, 9/16/11, just after the show. No, I don't know who the kid is, it was just me and Allen, my neighbor at the event.

Cruising San Bernadino in a 1965 VW Notch (not my car), behind a '62 Chevy Nova. It took over one hour to do the whole downtown lap! Ever see American Grafitti?...Yes, it was all of that. We were suddenly invited to jump in and hit the road...and of course, we didn't say no!

The VW Notch as we jumped out of the car, looking back.

Allen, "Chuck Berry Duck Walk", before the show.

The Man, with a poorly used by me Nikon Coolpix L22 12 MegaPixel, on zoom from back of upper balcony in The California Theater, San Bernadino, Calif.

Chuck Berry, 3 MegaPixel cell phone camera.

I have some short vids, maybe post that later.

The biggest car show I have ever seen!

From the website:

Car buffs from all over the country gather in San Bernardino to get their “Kicks on Route 66.” The Stater Bros. Route 66 Rendezvous is a 4-day and 3-night cruisin’ classic car show that encompasses 35-blocks of downtown. Open to vehicles from 1900-1974, classics, muscle cars, hot rods, and trucks cruise the historic streets of San Bernardino.

Ref. http://www.route-66.org/

--Dan

Would ya still feed me...When I'm 54 ??

Allen, our neighbor, and some old guy

Birthday party 2011, the day before the appointed day, but all the same...

Grandson, Jesse, my wife, Cruz.

--Dan

Dog Days of Summer and Beyond

Luna, this week, 2011

Not sure when this was taken. Jesse, and the sea creature...

Jesse with his Mama at the beach...dunno when...

Cruz, in August, 2011

Cruz again...

Jesse, summer, 2011

Luna, August, 2011

Dan, Mirage Hotel, Las Vegas, 2011

--Dan

What happens in the Summer...July

Cruz with Luna, the 4 month old Akita, about 3 weeks ago.

LUNA!

Cruz with grandson Jesse, in the pool! She has NEVER been able to be in the water with him his whole 5 years, due to her poor health! Also, her own first time in a pool since about....7-ish years!!! A great day!

Fr. Javier, his last day in our area, he has been so good and kind, and was the chaplain at our hospital....so very helpful to us in the last few years.

Cruz and Jesse, tonight, with a pile of laundry in the back!

So much more to post, so much more to report....time is....an issue.

--Dan

Just back from the Sierra Nevada Range...in the High Sierras

At the great and amazingly peaceful Mt. Whitney Fish Hatchery (Monday, June 20, 2011) that nearly burned to the ground one day after I last was there three years ago. A year later it was devastated in a flood caused by the fire, and nearly lost forever. It is now nearly fully recovered, at least visually, if not functionally. Note the high peaks with snow in background....it was the last day of spring (yesterday), 2011.

"Click" on any the photos for a great picture.

Manzanar, WWII relocation center for Japanese in the U.S. during the war. This is the cemetery at the "top" of the "camp" location.

I was with one of my daughters, Michelle.

Outdoor dinner, Father's Day, 2011, center of Lone Pine, California, in the shadow (literally!) of Mt. Whitney, as you can see. We are on an East facing patio as the sun sets, but it is not nearly sunset really, as the high peaks shadow the valley very early from the Western setting sun. The beer is som local brew called "Mojave..... ??... something or other" I cannot recall.

I am having trouble loading videos. I will keep trying.

At Trailhead, Onion Valley.

Brought back a nearly five foot long walking stick for my wife....look...where is his body???....AAAAHHHHGG!!!

--Dan

A wonderful evening in May

What a great show it was...

Cruz waiting for the doors to open....!

Poor cell-phone-in-the-dark photo...but it works. That is Justin Hayward on the right. I think this was "Isn't Life Strange".

Speaking of Justin Hayward...the following was a post on my Blog back in about 2005 or 2006 in response to a photo of Prince Charles "playing" a guitar....the post was from Pete Townshend....yes, that Pete Townshend. He was then using the name The Boy Who Heard Music...

Now THAT was cool.

Finally...

Setlist, May 15, 2011 - Nokia Theater, Los Angeles, Calif. :

The Voice

The Day We Meet Again

Steppin" in a Slide Zone

Gypsy

Tuesday Afternoon

Lean on Me

Meanwhile

Peak Hour

I Know You're Out There Somewhere
The Story in your Eyes

--Break --

Your Wildest Dreams
Isn't Life Strange
The Other Side of Life
Driftwood
Higher and Higher
Are You Sitting Comfortably?
I'm Just a Singer in a Rock and Roll Band
Nights in White Satin
Question

Encore:

Ride My See Saw

--Dan