I can neither confirm nor deny...

so...
in the Newseum there is a piece displaying Neal Augenstein's iPhone
apparently... there was talk at one point that they were going to use a photo I took of Neal in Chinatown
where Neal was doing his news over the iPhone thing

cool.. except...
SHOW ME THE MONEY!

http://www.poynter.org/


some shots of Neal at a modest proposal reunion show

people are angry at that Episcopal Minister... she really messed up... really really messed up...

why couldn't she have run over a bad person?

maybe a child abusing heroin addict instead of a stand up guy... a loving father and a respected member of the cycling community

RIP Tom Palermo

sorry I will never get to meet you

even more sorry that you will not get to be in your children's lives

amazing to think that I could cry for a man I never met

maybe it is because I am him and he is me

and this death is so senseless

it all could have been avoided

this all should have never happened

this is a real life nightmare

and for that... I am sad

the Mona Lisa...

this image answers the question 

"Why was the Mona Lisa smiling?"

ah... awkward... awkward moment at lunch

was discussing with two male co-workers as to whether or not men and woman can be friends
then a woman walked in... somehow she knew what we were discussing and she gave us her definitive answer... "yes, men and woman can be friends"

which struck me as odd... she is so confident about this
yet so many of us try to argue\discuss\understand this

the young men I was talking to are both in their late 20's as is this woman
maybe I thought men and woman can be friends when I was that age
I can not recall

but now...
I am pretty sure that I believe that men and woman can not be friends

sure we can be friendly to opposite sex co-workers
and there are people we see infrequently that we consider friends
but to have a close friend of the opposite sex? someone that you spend time with on a regular basis? 
I think not

there are a number of "safety" situations where we can be friends with people of the opposite sex
but for a best friend... a pal... a person that makes you laugh and smile
well... I am not so sure if both of those people are being honest

maybe I need to see When Harry Met Sally Again...

I am not certain... but I think this is Bethesda Ave.

if this is not where the Capital Crescent Trail crosses Bethesda Avenue today... at least this is what it looked like

essentially

believe it... or not...

as a child I walked those tracks to and from school

that was not my route everyday

but it was a popular route

with Tony Morgan I would put pennies on the track for the passing trains to flatten

then we would do other similar things... like smashing bottles and whatever else entertains 4th grade boys

Bethesda and Crescent bring up all sorts of randomness

http://gwadzilla.blogspot.com/search?q=bethesda

http://gwadzilla.blogspot.com/search?q=crescent

Fotografie rowerzystów w Krakowie ... fantastyczne!

Kraków to piękne miasto, pełne pięknych ludzi ... z których wiele jest na rowerze

ah... just talking with a co-worker about my trip to Poland a few years back

Krakow is a beautiful city

not at all the Poland that I expected

maybe on the next visit I will get to explore more outside of this old feudal city

Krakow Poland
http://gwadzilla.blogspot.com/search?q=poland

http://gwadzilla.blogspot.com/search?q=krakow

Free Dorthy! and... Bring back FUGAZI!

John Kelly has a nice little commentary here...

http://www.washingtonpost.com

oh my lord...

Hit and Run?

oh my lord... a bishop?

really?

give me a break... throw the book at her... and not the "good" book

female bishop hits and kills cyclist and then flees the scene

www.tylerpaper.com

I think this woman needs to take more than a moment to reflect on her actions

her actions will take more than a few Hail Marys and a few Our Fathers to rectify 

this movie was interesting and informative... but also curious to me because this was happening around me... I was at so many of those shows... I went to high school with some of those key players...

Positive Force: More Than a Witness

http://morethanawitness.com/

this film could well inspire young people to be more active

the notion of "the collective"

alone is not as strong as together

this film filled in the blank for me on so many things

I was there... I was "just a witness"

I was at the majority of the shows where clips were shown

this was my community

Kevin Mattson was a year ahead of me in high school

Jenny Toomey was a year behind me in high school

Revolution Summer... that was the summer after I graduated from high school

fantastic film

giving credit to those who deserve credit

explaining some things that were unknown to me when they were happening

GREAT FILM! THANKS ROBIN!

ties in some things that I have been intrigued by

Meese is a Pig

http://gwadzilla.blogspot.com/search?q=meese

perhaps the highlight of the film for me...

Seeing Jenny Toomey and seeing how active she was in her activism... well.. it was on my radar but I did not know how active her activism really was

http://gwadzilla.blogspot.com/search?q=jenny

although... in later years I do recall seeing her speaking in front of Congress and other similar such high level things

glad that this was not all just about Ian and Dischord

it is important that other influences too the scene get credit

http://gwadzilla.blogspot.com/search?q=ian

http://gwadzilla.blogspot.com/search?q=dischord

ah... time well spent...

this photo is a few years old

the boys are bigger

I am older

when I see this photo I realize... I agree with the choices I have made

Roosevelt 

http://gwadzilla.blogspot.com/search?q=roosevelt

ah... INBOX

I think I will devote an afternoon to UNSUBSCRIBING

DELETE takes a little less time
but UNSUBSCRIBES prevents future time spent on hitting DELETE
so... a little time today
buys me more time tomorrow

Tim Allen... an understated actor... in these simple sitcoms... I truly believe he is this character

Tim Allen...
funny... Home Improvement is now Last Man Standing
I LOVE IT
this last few days have been a LAST MAN STANDING MARATHON!

I love the dynamic
Tim Allen and his Conservative Colorado identity
subtle... then often obvious
there are all sorts of real life issues discussed in this comedy

the Liberal vs. Conservative debate is just one of them

it amuses me... I think that lots of these pop culture elements are reflections of our world and offer up a good chance to take a look in the mirror

Last Man Standing.... first three seasons are on Netflix
http://abc.go.com/shows/last-man-standing

this stuff cracks me up

Christmas snuck up on me this year... here and gone...

Charlie Brown Bad Brains Christmas

ah.. Bad Brains

Bad Brains on the Gwadzilla Page

http://gwadzilla.blogspot.com/search?q=bad+brains

and then LOVE
Love on the Gwadzilla page

http://gwadzilla.blogspot.com/search?q=love

Bad Brains Sacred Love

another cold Christmas...

I am used to it

old shot of me...

Skull Skates t-shirt

hair

and

skinny young body with some beads and crystals around my neck

and what the heck...
Gibby aka John Garrish shared these old images

thanks for pulling out the scanner or Christmas

these photos and the many others brought smiles to a variety of faces for a variety of reasons

Breckenridge Colorado in the early 1990's

so many great memories

Gold Pan Saloon

C Chair Shuffle

Billy's Bowl

it was snowboarding in its adolescence 

http://gwadzilla.blogspot.com/search?q=breckenridge

http://gwadzilla.blogspot.com/search?q=colorado

when I moved to Colorado I had never been on a ski chairlift

I had never skied

and

I owned a Burton snowboard that predated the metal edge

the snowboard was slow to evolve

and I was stuck at its earliest moment

"The Pass" was an adventure on the Burton Woody

http://gwadzilla.blogspot.com/search?q=burton

The Pass brings up some randomness... maybe not what I was looking for

http://gwadzilla.blogspot.com/search?q=the+pass 

Burley cycling jacket as my snowboard gear

I was so "undergeared"

Coca Cola...

Coca Cola... part of our life... part of our culture

the pop culture influences of Coca Cola are undeniable 

Santa Claus?
Mean Joe Green?

what other Coca Cola commercials\ad campaigns influenced our lives?

Brian Baker's first tattoo was a Coca Cola tattoo

it matched the Coca Cola red bathroom in Dag Haus

I try to not drink soda...

like any addiction... it is all or none

I go cold turkey... then Coca Cola sneaks back into my life

I start to think that it is what I "need"

dragging at work... looking for a kick in the afternoon

home from work... looking for a little push to keep me from collapsing on the couch 

Sugar Cane instead of Chemicals...

I often seek out
Coca Cola Hecho en Mexico

but apparently

there is now

Coke Life

I say... I should try Coke Life

but really

I should give up Coca Cola and soda all together

money and health

a few tangents... Coke, Brian Baker, Dag Haus

http://gwadzilla.blogspot.com/search?q=coke

http://gwadzilla.blogspot.com/search?q=brian+baker

and

http://gwadzilla.blogspot.com/search?q=dag+haus

Santarchy a few years back

http://gwadzilla.blogspot.com/search?q=+SANTARCHY+2012

Buck in the background... maybe some wisdom will sneak in... we could all use a little bit of Buck's simple wisdom

Buck

chase down this film

watch this film

if you have never seen this film before... watch it and give it your full attention

no dual screen

Buck on the Gwadzilla Page

http://gwadzilla.blogspot.com/search?q=buck

Heller's Bakery in Mount Pleasant is said to be closing at the end of the month....

Heller's Bakery Closing?

http://dcist.com/2014/12/hellers_bakery_to_close_after_this.php

Heller's and Bakery on the Gwadzilla Page

http://gwadzilla.blogspot.com/search?q=heller%27s

http://gwadzilla.blogspot.com/search?q=bakery

Shots of the Sunday SoulSide Show at the Black Cat (2014)

for the Salad Days Premire weekend in Washington DC

SoulSide got together for a reunion show at The Black Cat

WOW!

too cool

what a show!

no photos from Saturday

so I took plenty of photos on Sunday

Bobby on the Gwadzilla Page

http://gwadzilla.blogspot.com/search?q=bobby

caught up with Bobby when I went to Asheville North Carolina with the boys for their Spring Break

so many Northwest DC memories of Bobby and so many others

Fort Reno and the surrounding area

http://gwadzilla.blogspot.com/search?q=fort+reno 

two nights of Soulside

what a treat

hard to imagine that these guys ever sounded any better

full rich sound with a blend of power and cool

go get random 

what does Mission Impossible bring up?

wordy randomness

http://gwadzilla.blogspot.com/search?q=mission+impossible

so often... I can not recall what I shared on the page

Santa Serena at the last DC Bike Party of 2014

serena and santa on the gwadzilla page

http://gwadzilla.blogspot.com/search?q=serena

http://gwadzilla.blogspot.com/search?q=santa

speaking of addiction... I am addicted to Dr Mario

a friend at work just turned me onto this online Dr. Mario game...
after the first few games I was able to turn the music off and still hear it
Dr Mario
http://www.playr.org/play/dr._mario/157

watching Rehab Addict... she does love stripping wood... and I get that

exposed natural wood... who would cover it up?

Nicole Curtis is the host of Rehab Addict
fun show...
she is energetic and cute
very comfortable in her skin
and... who does not love a "before after show"

Rehab Addict
http://www.hgtv.com/shows/rehab-addict

the DC Punk scene was the basis for my Rumble Fish-esque teen years... was also mixed in some Tom Sawyer Huck Finn adventures...

lots of legend and lore from my era

it was like I was surrounded by superheroes 

Jason Farrell being one of those super heroes

there was talk of the tunnels

there was talk of the cliffs

dynamic moment

surrounded by dynamic people

jack of all trades

master of some

more than most can say

Granny Gear Jacket- thanks Laird

one advantage to cold wet weather

it gives people a chance to wear their cold wet weather gear

Laird Knight of Granny Gear Productions hooked me up with this sweet jacket with a definition of a 24 Hour Mountain Bike Relay racer in reflective ink

Laird Knight and Granny Gear on the Gwadzilla Page

http://gwadzilla.blogspot.com/search?q=laird

http://gwadzilla.blogspot.com/search?q=granny+gear

thanks Laird

thanks for the jacket

and thanks for your contribution to the sport of mountain biking

SWIZ played a reunion show at the Black Cat for the Salad Days Documentary premiere weekend

 SWIZ at the Black Cat 2014

who would have guessed it

how many years later?

how many bands later?

original SWIZ lineup?

what is the history of Swiz?

what marks the formation of Swiz?

which came first? the band Swiz or the Swiz logo stickers?

SWIZ ON THE GWADZILLA PAGE

http://gwadzilla.blogspot.com/search?q=swiz

FANTASTIC SHOW!

TIGHT!

HIGH ENERGY!

and

TIGHT!

SATURDAY WAS SOLD OUT!

my ticket was for SUNDAY!

Jason put me on paid receive at the last minute before the show on Saturday

so I biked down with my camera to listen to some tunes and snap some shots

great catching up with so many great people

reunion shows bring out a reunion of fans

old friends and familiar faces

face to face answers to "where are they now?"

great catching this opportunity to catch SWIZ what must be 20 years later

Alex on Drums
Dave on Bass
Jason on Guitar
and
Shawn Brown on the Mic

mention of Shawn on the Gwadzilla Page
http://gwadzilla.blogspot.com/search?q=shawn

great synergy with these guys
they rocked
it looked like the band was enjoying the show as much as the crowd
but big picture... it is cool to see these bands from this younger\later wave of DC Hardcore get some credibiity

I am not positive, but I think that Swiz played one cover

funny... from the first chord I knew it was not a Swiz tune

smuggly I crossed my arms

thinking... I know this song

this is The Faith

The Faith on the Gwadzilla Page

http://gwadzilla.blogspot.com/search?q=faith

but no... the song kicks in and I start picking up the lyrics

and it is a song by Government Issue

AND THEY ROCKED IT!

they talked about "first shows" 

shows that I attended... attended with them

Government Issue on the Gwadzilla Page

http://gwadzilla.blogspot.com/search?q=government+issue

I met Shawn at the shows in our early teens

street skating at Rock Against Reagan

hanging out on the stairs of the Wilson Center

and of course

listening to music at "the shows"

we also worked at bike shops together... messenger work... and riding bikes

I went to Bethesda-Chevy Chase high school just a year or two ahead of Jason and Dave

although we never had any classes together 

there was plenty of overlap in our day to day lives

I skated... but nothing more than dabbling compared to Dave and Jason 

Cedar Crest... White Flint... the woods across the street from Marcus'

Jason and Dave lived and breathed skateboardings along with a colorful cast of characters

most of which I am proud to call friends

all of which make me laugh when I think of them

funny... the main stream mocked the counter culture skateboard crowd... weird to think that their efforts on these ramps were pushing the limits of the sport

certainly as challenging as any mainstream sport

the reunion was in association of the premiere of the Salad Days Documentary

Salad Days Documentary

I am not sure in what capacity... but I know Jason Farrell was involved in the Salad Days Documentary

guess I will have to wait for the credits to see how he contributed

creative character that Jason

I would bet that Jason designed more records for Dischord than any other designer... even Jeff Nelson

but that is my uneducated guess

would be interesting to know

and why not...

Jeff Nelson on the Gwadzilla page

http://gwadzilla.blogspot.com/search?q=jeff+nelson