I helped a friend move from OKC to Austin last week, took the opportunity to catch up with some old friends...
Highlights of the trip included beer-fueled singalong:
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Visiting with my old cat, Burden (isn't he a handsome brute?):
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I went to Pierre's place, but he wasn't there, so I took pictures of his yard art:
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Dropped in on my friends, Muchos Backflips, at one of their shows:
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There was a lurvely trumpet in front of the bar:
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I went to the afterparty at their band house:
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This thing was tied up out front. I have no information on what it is or who it belongs to...
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The next night, my old bass player (and tattooist) took me to dinner at a place called The Flying Saucer (http://beerknurd.com/):
Saw this on the way there:
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The food was really, really amazing!
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Our waitress was entirely hot (they all were):
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They have about any beer you can imagine on tap there!
![](https://farm4.static.flickr.com/3186/2829302903_4f94680312_m.jpg)
I finally got to try Dogfish Head 90 Minute IPA. It was good, but on Satoshi's recommendation I tried Rio Blanco Pale Ale from the Real Ale Brewing Company and I gotta say it's much, much better. If you guys get a chance, you should give it a try:
"Mmmm, hoppy!"
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On the way back north to J'Oklahoma, I paid a visit to my old drummer:
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We paid a visit to a veritable candyland of exotic European motorcycles?
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Then we saw an armor train:
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He's so metal...
I got home and painted my tank to match the tail. The shiny votes took it:
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I need to let it cure in the sunlight for another afternoon before I wet sand and compound and buff.
I worked yesterday on a hold-down strap for my battery:
![](https://farm4.static.flickr.com/3215/2834451943_c457d428b5.jpg)
Too complicated.
![](https://farm4.static.flickr.com/3042/2834473983_b908fdac5f.jpg)
Simple and elegant, but doesn't allow clearance for the tailpiece.
![](https://farm4.static.flickr.com/3026/2835328776_35610a2a3e.jpg)
Not as simple or elegant as I'd like, but I think it'll do the job.
Highlights of the trip included beer-fueled singalong:
![](https://farm4.static.flickr.com/3280/2813564162_47a8dec327.jpg)
Visiting with my old cat, Burden (isn't he a handsome brute?):
![](https://farm4.static.flickr.com/3282/2812732573_952e369b14.jpg)
I went to Pierre's place, but he wasn't there, so I took pictures of his yard art:
![](https://farm4.static.flickr.com/3165/2829325293_7c374de99b.jpg)
![](https://farm4.static.flickr.com/3112/2830172388_65eaa319e0.jpg)
![](https://farm4.static.flickr.com/3089/2830174294_be8183c170.jpg)
![](https://farm4.static.flickr.com/3109/2829237123_5c38f4c4c3.jpg)
Dropped in on my friends, Muchos Backflips, at one of their shows:
![](https://farm4.static.flickr.com/3242/2829262603_71f68bdd8c.jpg)
![](https://farm4.static.flickr.com/3215/2830092532_d574b1c4ea.jpg)
There was a lurvely trumpet in front of the bar:
![](https://farm4.static.flickr.com/3295/2829248151_c3ea230bb2.jpg)
I went to the afterparty at their band house:
![](https://farm4.static.flickr.com/3187/2829274745_34eb2072ed.jpg)
![](https://farm4.static.flickr.com/3085/2830123490_2e1f81fa07.jpg)
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![](https://farm4.static.flickr.com/3001/2829281227_6c283235b0.jpg)
This thing was tied up out front. I have no information on what it is or who it belongs to...
![](https://farm4.static.flickr.com/3270/2829283401_f0319d8975.jpg)
![](https://farm4.static.flickr.com/3104/2829285413_6432835ac4.jpg)
The next night, my old bass player (and tattooist) took me to dinner at a place called The Flying Saucer (http://beerknurd.com/):
Saw this on the way there:
![](https://farm4.static.flickr.com/3034/2829288495_5016d5ba70.jpg)
The food was really, really amazing!
![](https://farm4.static.flickr.com/3049/2829403709_d8896618e6.jpg)
![](https://farm4.static.flickr.com/3235/2829292637_9542e9a7cd.jpg)
![](https://farm4.static.flickr.com/3137/2829297383_ac87bbaca0.jpg)
Our waitress was entirely hot (they all were):
![](https://farm4.static.flickr.com/3046/2830127496_ec79a9f76c.jpg)
They have about any beer you can imagine on tap there!
![](https://farm4.static.flickr.com/3188/2829299293_197af5d645_m.jpg)
![](https://farm4.static.flickr.com/3237/2829301261_323a34467b_m.jpg)
![](https://farm4.static.flickr.com/3186/2829302903_4f94680312_m.jpg)
I finally got to try Dogfish Head 90 Minute IPA. It was good, but on Satoshi's recommendation I tried Rio Blanco Pale Ale from the Real Ale Brewing Company and I gotta say it's much, much better. If you guys get a chance, you should give it a try:
"Mmmm, hoppy!"
![](https://farm4.static.flickr.com/3233/2829295015_367a5da9f4.jpg)
On the way back north to J'Oklahoma, I paid a visit to my old drummer:
![](https://farm4.static.flickr.com/3204/2829358657_b87b388e16.jpg)
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We paid a visit to a veritable candyland of exotic European motorcycles?
![](https://farm4.static.flickr.com/3203/2830207598_79414f7ab7.jpg)
![](https://farm4.static.flickr.com/3012/2829366709_208d073e23.jpg)
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Then we saw an armor train:
![](https://farm4.static.flickr.com/3194/2829420679_4b6b799462.jpg)
![](https://farm4.static.flickr.com/3207/2829423613_676795d03c.jpg)
![](https://farm3.static.flickr.com/2158/2829425261_07d4680c11.jpg)
He's so metal...
I got home and painted my tank to match the tail. The shiny votes took it:
![](https://farm4.static.flickr.com/3198/2832881506_d19d845a09.jpg)
![](https://farm4.static.flickr.com/3027/2834447237_7b04d9bbf4.jpg)
I need to let it cure in the sunlight for another afternoon before I wet sand and compound and buff.
I worked yesterday on a hold-down strap for my battery:
![](https://farm4.static.flickr.com/3215/2834451943_c457d428b5.jpg)
Too complicated.
![](https://farm4.static.flickr.com/3042/2834473983_b908fdac5f.jpg)
Simple and elegant, but doesn't allow clearance for the tailpiece.
![](https://farm4.static.flickr.com/3026/2835328776_35610a2a3e.jpg)
Not as simple or elegant as I'd like, but I think it'll do the job.
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Lots of fun. Yasmina's flying back out to stay for a week later this month..
I had a disturbing night this Monday when one of my other Espaola pals (Arantza) had me come to along with her to a terrible hair metal show in Camden, London (Pretty Boy Floyd, Britney Fox, and two others. I despair). What's the deal with all the Euro-chics going nuts for that stuff? It's beyond me.
Hey, can't you send Hank 3 over instead? Please!!??
Anyway, more imortantly, how's that Zed cafe racer going!?