Monty Python’s SpamALot
The problem with going to the Civic Center these days is that everything is going to pale in comparison to The Lion King, which we saw last year. Once a show overtakes the boundaries of the stage and expands into the audience, any other show that does happen to be stage-bound is going to feel [...]
Indianola Bike Night: “Bike Down to I-Town!”
It’s been a busy weekend - rode down to Indianola for “bike night” on Friday, it was the largest crowd I’ve ever seen down there. The square and surrounding streets were all lined with bikes, down all sides and rows down the middle… hundreds (couple thousand?) people - wow!! - and some neat live bands, [...]
“Chief urges bikers to follow safety rules”
Okay, I’ll admit it: that headline made me bristle without even reading the article. As a motorcyclist, I can attest to the butt-puckering sensation one gets when a driver with a cell phone pasted to their head decides to turn left in front of you or run a red light, all while operating a 3,500-pound vehicle.
Er… [...]
Heritage Carousel celebrates 10th Anniversary
Celebrate the 10th Anniversary of the Union Park Heritage Carousel this Sunday, July 15, from 11 a.m. - 8 p.m. Festivities include free carousel rides all day, and demonstrations of carousel figure molding and painting by Carousel Works of Mansfield, Ohio - the creators of Heritage Carousel!
For complete details visit www.heritagecarousel.org/.
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Kitchen Collage encourages picnics
Once again I’m just so delighted at the email newsletter produced by the folks at East Village’s Kitchen Collage. Teresa & Molly really understand how to produce an email that I, for one, want to read - and that I look forward to receiving.
I wish this thing was available online as a webpage so I [...]
More street rod lovers among you?
Since I just returned from a weekend at the GoodGuys Heartland Nationals here in Des Moines, and since I’ve been a “street rodder” for almost 20 years, I really enjoyed Jody & Sadie’s post today about ‘37 Chevy’s and other classic cars.
I have a great picture of my DD as an infant, sitting atop a [...]
GoodGuys July 6-8
Here are some pictures from Day 1 of the Good Guys Heartland Nationals!
Webshots album
Update Day 2: It was really hot today - we didn’t do much walking around at the show, and I did even less picture-taking. I did add two shots to the end of the webshots album, one of our 1959 Ford just [...]
July 4 visit to Thomas Mitchell Park
Here’s a link to our July 4 photo album.
A lot of times, holidays other than Thanksgiving and Christmas seem to slip by us undetected and largely uncelebrated. Not because we don’t care, but because we aren’t organized enough to commit to a plan.
This year I was determined we were going to “do something” on the [...]
A little 4th of July bull…
Finally, the video’s in of Adam Steen’s bull-ride in Webster City with the guys from US Rodeo Supply… who not only coached him for the event but also put together an awesome li’l video featuring one of my favorite country singers, Chris LeDoux.
When that whistle blows
And that crowd explodes
And them pickup men are at your [...]
Devil in the details: two things every city needs
At that moment, a cab actually drove by us, empty, and the guy tried to hail it by leaning out over the curb and waving his arm. The cabbie looked right at him and put up both hands in a “Sorry, can’t help you” gesture… and I said, “I’m pretty sure they’re not allowed to stop.” And they laughed - hence the need for the pay phone.
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