Another Krazy Thursday Night in Vancouver!

After a hard day at work, nearing the end of the week, you gotta treat yourself right by eating some good food. Yesterday me, Elizabeth, and Emily went for all-you-can-eat Mongolian BBQ down on Denman (off Robson). I fuckin' love this place, and I've come close to perfecting my blend of sauces. After 2 large bowls of stir-fry I could barely move, and this was when the girls suggested we drive over to West Vancouver and go to Whole Foods Supermarket to get desserts. We chose this place because they bake some tasty treats there, and a bunch of them are Vegan. The Chocolate Bundt Cake that i bought was amazing, and I believe Elizabeth and Emily enjoyed their Vegan Chocolate Mousse. Below are some pictures from our night of mayhem.
WILD IN THE STREETS!!!
Oranges for Dessert!

Hey Elizabeth, keep your eyes on the road! Oops, did i blind you?

Group shot. Take 1

Group shot. Take 2

Group shot. Take 3.

booger attack!!

we're we driving on 2 wheels at one point? How did i miss that?!?!

I (heart) the Northwest!

There's a variety of reasons to love the Pacific Northwest area, like all the great bands that call this area home, but one of the main reasons i love it here is the beautiful scenery. Every day I walk to and from work, takes about 40minutes, I can see the mountains hovering just North of downtown, and i pass by a water front with boats and fog rolling in from the ocean just a few miles west. It's a very calming walk, even when it's raining.
One of the other reasons i love living in Vancouver is the proximity to Seattle, Washington, which is a little over 2 hours drive south. Seattle is such an amazing city, tons of great record & book stores, thai food and coffee shops everywhere, and of course Wayward Cafe which serves up some tasty vegatarian eats.
Here's some pictures that were taken along my walk to work, and from the (rainy) drive to Seattle last weekend.
That's Vancouver Science World, alongside the water front

facing west along the water front, on the bike/walking path. That's BC Place in the distance

Approaching the Peach Arch border crossing. America!

What a glorious rainy day in Seattle! This was taken on the bridge just past the U District, heading into the city. Normally you can see the hills and skyscrapers, but not last saturday.

When I Got The Music......

As i get older i find myself thinking about times gone by, and friends long gone. These floods of memories are often brought out because of music. I can remember certain people, or times in my life simply by hearing a song. Recently i saw Rancid play 2 shows here in Vancouver, both shows were great and as i walked home after the first show i had alot of great memories come to me, all somehow connected to Rancid;

--First time i went to California was early 1992, with my friend Kenny. Man, where is he these days? Haven't seen him in at least 8 or 9 years. We were 18/19 year old punx, with no fear in us at all, so it just made sense to live in his station wagon in the east bay for a few months. It was on this trip that we saw Rancid a bunch of times, at house parties, a sketchy bar in Oakland and at Gilman. The first time i voluntered at Gilman Street was an Econochrist show that Rancid opened (as did Agent 86, the Detonators, and Lumpin Proleteriant). Their sets were so much fun, as was the pre-show drinking at the train yards down the street.

--Over summer 1992 I saw Rancid a few times in Vancouver, Hastings Community Centre and outside in Yaletown (it wasn't a yuppy playground back then). And then around Sept i saw them in Arizona, I was on tour with Megalo and we were lucky to play a show with them. I helped the band sell shirts that night because their roadie was needed on stage. At the end of the night me and Matt Freeman were settling up with the promoter, and after receiving our $100 the promoter gave a stack of bills to Matt, who then turned to me and paid us some more (it was around $200 more i think). I was floored by their generosity! A few days later we had a show in Texas, across town was Rancid. I ran into them at a Jack in the Box and hung out with them for a while, sharing the kind of stories that people on the road share.

--A more recent Rancid related memory would be one night on tour with Modern Life is War, after the show driving our van, someone put on a Rancid CD and instantly our van became a party. All those guys got into punk via Rancid so it was great to hear them all singing along and acting silly.

I may not listen to Rancid on a regular basis anymore but when i do I can't help but smile.

What am i doing here?

I've done it....i've joined the millions around the world that feel the need to blab on & on about what's on their mind......i've started a blog. I should forewarn you...whoever "YOU" are.....i've got alot of shit to spew, some of it might be interesting, some of it might be funny, and a whole lot of it might not make any sense at all. Oh well. Welcome.