This weekend at a food and strong beer pairing, I made the mistake of letting my mouth get away with its thoughts (again) by saying that the beer scene was virtually nonexistent in Florida… Not true for either the home brewer or hip downtown brewery… As I learned from my subsequent tongue lashing and by discovering the Tampa Bay Brewing… Read more →
Easter was quiet this year. No big family gatherings, no expectation to be here or there… Just a nice walk on the beach with Angela Then we got all dressed up for a drink at the top of Daytona And then had a beautiful sunset meal beach-side Buona Pasqua.
Today, I started work as usual, and before I could steep my first cup of coffee, I got a call from my friend Gordon asking if I wanted to blow off work and spend the day in the marsh on an air-boat. Hmmm, let me see…. YES! So exactly one hour after the call, I was in his truck hauling… Read more →
I spent last night troubleshooting one of the coolest freaking technogeek toys ever invented… A 45 (single records) turntable jukebox! The thing was amazing! With enough gears, plungers, relays, motors, micro-switches, solenoids, and tubes to dazzle even the most finicky of tech fanatics, 5 hours of tech support flew by in a blur. We took that that old beauty from… Read more →
After a few months of looking, thinking, and trying to decide how to set up the hammock without two trees, I finally decided on a method…. One tree! With the help of a freshly harvested piece of bamboo, a few two-half hitches, a couple of bowlines, a harness built with three alpine butterflies, and three 10 inch anchors (thanks the… Read more →
From the moment I landed in Daytona, the city has been arumble with the sound of Bike Week. There are bikes everywhere with people of all shapes, sizes, and sexes aboard them… About 1/5 of them are on the side of the road, illuminated be by a blanket of red and blue light as well… But I’m sure they were… Read more →
See you soon, Founders… Google says we’ll be there at 1pm… We’ll see how smart the magical Google machine is. 1140 miles to go.
Well, Jeremy and I got back together in the sleepy town of North Miami to record our latest album: Vitamin D. What an amazing time with fantastic people. We ate, slept, and recorded for 72 straight hours at the 5hit Factory Studio and had a ton of fun. We all feel great about what we got down and are looking… Read more →
When in Daytona, you’ll undoubtedly want to find a decent, local place to grab a fresh fish sandwich… I’ve got just the spot… Right under the Dunlawton bridge, beachside, is Our Deck Down Under With a big deck on the intercoastal, a full bar, and accessible seafood fare, it’s a great spot to stop for lunch and watch the water…. Read more →
The weekend started out with a surprise visit from Q, Marie, and Alex after their cruise to the keys… Always a pleasure to see that crew. Then J and I headed back down to Miami for some south beach pub crawling and taking in a little sun. We also hit the Wynwood Art Walk which was a lot of fun… Read more →