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Another nostalgia trip for ya. Remember the Commodore 64? It was the first computer I ever owned, and remained a favorite of many over the years. There is still a cult following of the C64 and many websites dedicated to the original gangsta of PC's.
I may be dating myself by doing this, but for those that owned a C64, here is a little treat...
Gwen Stefani interview 1991
Spidey returns for Saturday morning fun
Man vs Wild or Survivorman?
River Run 07
We had our first river run of the summer, this past weekend. We were only out for the day, and we took the Cole cruiser from Laughlin to Lake Havasu, and back. It was only the boys this time around, and just a prelim-run to see how the boat handled. Next stop....Lake Mead??? Click on the pic of Ethan above, to see the rest....
Our First Dog
We brought home our very first family dog today. After a vote, it was decided his name would be lucky. We are "lucky" to have him. Welcome home little guy! Click here to see his pics.
Hunter's 1st Birthday
Our Nephew, Hunter, celebrated his first birthday on July 14th. We made the quick roadie to Las Vegas after Taylah's team lost in All-Stars (it was sooo bad, that I won't even blog about it). Anyways, after the game we rented a car and drove out in time to celebrate. We finally got to meet Cynthia (aka Taz) and the kids. It was a short, yet worthwhile trip. Click here to view the pics...
Coppertone and Cola
Since Kieth had to give up the pontoon boat a while back, we were wondering what the future may hold for our Colorado River runs. Well, Kelly stepped up to the plate and brought home this custom 22 foot Cole. She holds 8 adults comfortably, and goes zoom. Click the picture above to get a better look at her...
Ethan's 6th Birthday!
Here is Ethan's B-day Cake graphic. My sunny-son-son turned 6 years old on July 8th. His party was at Pump-it-Up, and the theme was...you guessed it, Transformers!
View the Pictures here...
1983
Dragon's Lair
When I first stumbled upon this image of Dirk the Daring, I had one of those instant flashbacks to 1983, and it made me smile. I pictured myself at the Camelot arcade, standing behind a gaggle of greasy 15 year-olds who were twice my size. I was holding a slice of piping hot, square-cut pepperoni pizza, trying to get a glimpse of the game of all games. Dragon's Lair. I didn't care that my shorts, socks and shoes were soaking wet from the recent bumper boat battle I had just lost. I was gonna burn my tongue trying to choke down that slice before my turn came up to play the game that would cost me 50 cents and only last about 30 seconds. Here is a cool article regarding the phenomenon.
Orange County Girl
We just got back from Gwen Stefani's Sweet Escape concert in Irvine. Tisha, Tay and I had a blast. That girl put on one hell of a show for all of her hometown fans of Orange County. I was impressed with her energy, and the elaborate stage props she had going on. It's hard to believe that this is the same goofy girl we used to watch play free shows at Cal State Fullerton, back in High School. Now, she is selling out gigantic arenas all over the world. Being that we went to the same High School, and she is a proud Anaheim-ian, its fun to see her do so well and achieve great success as a performer. Tonights show was special in that she performed all of her catchy tunes from her last two solo albums and kept the place jumping. Just when you thought it was over, the biggest and best surprise of them all happened...No Doubt came out for the encore! they performed 5 songs for all of us old-school fans. That was awesome! Here is some video of the reunion...
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KOBEWATCH '07
Things are NOT good here in LA-LA Land. Everyone knows that I'm a life-long Laker fan. My house becomes the neighborhood sports-bar whenever the Lakers are in the playoffs, and everyone is invited. Lately, there hasn't been much to celebrate in the post-season, and if the drama surrounding Kobe continues the way it has been, we can see a championship drought in the near future. First and foremost, I'm a LAKER fan, not a Kobe fan or a Shaq fan. The Lakers organization is always first. It's about the name on the front of the jersey. So when Kobe makes this recent demand to be traded, by default, I look to see what is best for management. I'm a realist, and I understand that there are two sides to a story, and both parties share the blame in this one. I have to admit, I'm not completely on board with Kobe on this. Part of me wants to bitch-slap him and tell him to stop whining, and that he is lucky to don the Purple and Gold. The other part of me, wants to choke-out Kupchak and tell him to get it together, and get us another superstar on the squad...Ok, violence won't solve this problem, but damn I'm frustrated. Kobe shouldn't disrespect an organization that has given him everything a player can ask for. He could've ended up in Boston or Milwaukee, but no, he was lucky enough to be traded to the greatest Professional sports organization on the planet. If he thinks he can "win a title" in Chicago or New York, then he is terribly mistaken, and it will only prove what many people have accused him of being, which is an ego-maniacal, attention-whore, who changed his uniform number just to see how many people love him. I'm hoping that this maneuver was a ploy by Kobe to force Laker management to bring in a big gun to help him out. I know he didn't enjoy getting his ass handed to him in the playoffs the last couple of years, none of the fans enjoyed that, but I'm just not sure that this is the right way of going about it.
