December Hotel

Monday, March 17, 2008

Keggs & Eggs served us no breakfast

Yesterday we decided to take part in 93.3 KTCL's Keggs & Eggs. When I say we I mean Jesus, Nick and myself. We arrived outside of Lodo's Bar and Grill around 4:10 am. The doors supposedly opened at 7:00 am. But in my opinion they opened a little sooner. What a journey it turned out to be. I ran into other friends who arrived much too late to have any chance at getting in to see. Under A Blood Red Sky (a U2 cover band) The Flobots ( a local band...the band I really wanted to see) and finally Goldfinger.

I managed to leave the line and head into The Giggling Grizzly to hang out with a few of those unlucky friends that lost the fight. But I never lost sight of the mission at hand. When I decided to make it back to the line we were at the head of the class. I thought for sure we would make it in time to catch all the bands in action. 2 hours later we were still stuck at the front of the line. The Fire Marshall decided to show up and regulate. After many hours of waiting around 10:45 we finally made it in. In time to catch Goldfinger and Goldfinger alone. They put on a good show. But I was still disappointed at knowing that we were short changed. So many people cut in line. Leaving us left out in the cold. We got there early enough that we should have seen all three bands. But the greed of many individuals who didn't deserve to get in and see the bands.

Oh well at least we made the most of it. In the next few days I will post some more pictures from our extravaganza!! But the whole team played pretty well. I was glad to hear that after the game, Curry announced that he would return for his junior year. And so the underdog plays on...

Monday, March 10, 2008

Captain America where are you?

It's been almost a full year since the death of Captain America. His stance against Iron Man in the Civil War eventually led to his murder on the steps of the court house. The image of Cap lying on the court house steps should resonate with everyone, but you'll have a wide variety of opinions of what that image means. What it means to some is intense patriotism, or a dishonest ideal, maybe lack of interest, or they might see him as "The Man." It could be so many things. For me it's the death of a dream. The American Dream so to speak. Growing up Cap was my favorite super hero. He was the one I could most relate too. Unfortunately Cap fought his last battle in court. And look where it got him.

The death of Captain America can be viewed as a visible symbol representing the death of civil liberties here in America. That's the way I seem to see it. Some would like to believe he was killed off because morals, manners, truth and goodness. Are all of which a almost like a disease that people are trying to avoid. What better way to completely kill true decent living than to kill a super hero who possessed those very qualities. It's kind of ironic that Captain America the ultimate patriot and comic book symbol of freedom should die during the Bush Administration. Some will truly look back on these days as the death of America. And rightfully so, I guess.

We need CAPTAIN AMERICA now more than ever. We miss you my friend.

For more on the late Cap, who's been a hero since World War II, go to his official biography here.

Sunday, March 9, 2008

Errands With the "D"

On my day off, my boy Chuck and I decided to hit the town jogging. He accompanied me while I needed to run a few errands. He makes one hellava shopping sidekick. He helped me pick out a pretty cool shirt from the goodwill. Well at least I think it's cool. We haven't had that much time to hang out lately. So it was good to spend some time with him.

Has anyone been paying any attention to the Denver Nuggets lately. Gosh they are so frustrating all that talent, and they can't even play like a team. Their is no reason why they shouldn't be one of the top 3 teams in the NBA. I bet they don't even make the playoffs. It looks like George Karl is coaching his last season here. I like Karl but it's probably for the better. I don't think the team is responding to him anymore. And while the front office is at it. Maybe they will get rid of a couple our selfish players and bring in some guys that actual know how to play defense.

why can't A.I. and Melo be more like Najera, and pass the ball.

Tuesday, March 4, 2008

Old Friends (playing catch)

So the other day. I get a very random call on my cell phone. I check the voice mail having no clue who left me a message. It turned out that my friend Maria from high school had tracked me down. It was such a delight to be so surprised. I instantly called her back. We spent a few minutes reconnecting. A few times over the past few months I had thought of her. So it's so cool to have heard from her. We plan on getting together here soon. She was always a good friend to me in high school. You can never have too many good people in your life.

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