a few updates...

...before heading back out for the weekend.

Spent a well deserved day with my Mom, Sister and Brother in Reno. After which, Mark and I drove back to the bay area, where I had a few concert tickets purchased for his birthday. Once settled into the bay, we went and grubbed down before heading out to the city on the bikes.

First show, "Chickenfoot" (as in the peace sign), a newly formed band (playing their 3rd show here at the Fillmore). Sammy Hagar on vocals, Joe Satriani on guitar, Michael Anthony on bass, and Chad Smith (of the chili peppers) on drums. Rocking show, especially getting to see the red rocker in full glory. hahaha it was sick.

Best thing was watching them end with "Highway Star".

a few photos:




After this we stopped by Benders Bar and Grill for a few pints before rolling home. Great start to the week of shenanigans.

Relay Race this coming weekend.

Feeling overwhelmed and under prepared for the next race. Reno/Tahoe Odyssey Relay race
I'll be running legs 4, 18 and 30. Originally I was running leg 6 instead of 4, but a hamstring injury for that hasher has put him out, and it would be too difficult of a run for him, so I was asked to take it. Not looking forward to the altitude, but fuck it. I'll do it. :)

Leg #4: 8 miles
Leg #18: 4.6 miles
Leg #30: 3.5 miles really looking forward to this final leg as it ends at the "Bucket o' Blood" Saloon. A beer (several) will be in order before we jump to the next relay location.

Our team "Speed Kills" is comprised of 12 hashers...running 3 legs each. We'll start the race in downtown Reno at 9am on Friday, and hope to finish mid afternoon on Saturday.

Sister graduates!

May 15th came and went like any other day, except for the greatness that I was able to witness as my sister walked down the aisle to receive her Masters degree in Speech Pathology.

It's been almost 3 years, since she signed up for and was received into this program, and it had been a very long and hard fought road for her. In the middle of it all, the family suffered a great loss, our grandfather. The brighter note was that he was able to walk her down the aisle at her own wedding in October of 2008.

I came up to Reno that same day, and managed to arrive on time, to get ready and head out to UNR for the ceremonies. Luckily the undergraduates would be received on Saturday.

I'm extemely proud of my sister, and happy to see her complete her advanced degree. Things are looking up and hopefully the job in Reno will come through and they will be able to move forward with their next goal.

Sunday evening ride......

On Sunday 4-19-09, when I should have been running the Santa Cruz half marathon, and seeing as how I didn't make it, I decided to go for a ride with the guys. We took the back road off of Sandhill rd. up to skyline, and stopped at Alice's Restaurant for some cold ones and to hang out with some friends at the 4 corners. Saw this crazy little mtn bike, with added motor. Reminds me of the old wizzers bicycles.

This gorgeous little bmw was just out for a Sunday ride.
New and the old. Italian and German.
Old 55 Chevy, flat black, looking sick.
Rear view.
This old one just cruised by at a mellow pace. Don't even know what kind of car this is.
Lots of bikes at Alice's this evening. The weather is conducive to this. Saw a group of sportbikes take off down the hill...quickly to be followed by the local sheriff. hahaha
Barfers at the 1Rider safety awareness tent.
This little guy was decked out in his leathers, helmet and probably having a blast with his dad cruising the California hills.
Stan, Petra and myself, just messing around at 4 corners
What the hell is this thing? hahahaha I think it's an Arlen Ness custom bike.
Well, after we got tired of being there, we decided to ride south on skyline to Cupertino, and went to Stan's for an impromptu bbq. Summer/Spring is here, and time for the regular bbq's and hanging out with friends in the evenings. We went to the grocery outlet, cause Stan is cheap, grabbed some meat, and sides, and hotdogs. Prepped the meat and got to grilling.
We decided to wrap the hot dogs in bacon for that extra flavor. Safety wire for....safety. hahaha
After we ate, and had drank enough, we figured the safest thing to do was go outside and try and do wheelies. hahaha All in all a great day, with great friends and looking forward to the following weekend.

Cypress Hill....

..at the Fillmore. (the ongoing updates) After getting back from Texas, I was supposed to run the Santa Cruz half marathon, but apparently getting up at 8am, and race starting at 0830 70 miles away, was not conducive to me making it to the start. hahahahaha so scratched that. Saturday we had had a very good and fun filled bbq here at the house, and got to drinking lots. Meh, would have liked to make the event, but no skin off my back...there will be more.

So on Monday, woke up late, and called my buddy Dave, and we rode out to the city on the bikes...got some lunch at Golden Boy Pizza in northbeach. Some of the absolutely best pizza around. A beer and some pizza was the right thing. A photo outside the joint.

We then thought it would be a good idea to go to the beach and hang out, drink some beers before the concert tonight. A friend of ours called up, and she met us for the ride out to OB. Lots of people playing hooky today, and we walked over to Safeway, grabbed a six pack, and chilled on the wall, and drank our beer.
If I had my jammers I would have rocked them. Got some sun, and as it got later, we decided to go get some more grub....as it has been a long day of drinking beers.
My friend Ed told us to check out the Broken Record, off Geneva St. They have a weird menu, including gator, ostrich, etc... It was really good actually, and we ate before heading over to the fillmore.
The show was pretty cool, and sold out. B-Real onstage.


Dr. Greenthumb up on stage (on stilts) flinging baggies of green stuff into the crowd.. hilarious.
Got this poster at the end. We went over to benders afterwards and got really stupid, and I had to hang out and wait to sober up before riding out of there. It was a long night that didn't end till 8am, and then I got home at 11am. hahahaha
A great day today.
Then after the concert we ended up at Benders Bar in the Mission and were there till we were kicked out cause they wanted to close.
belligerent doesn't even begin to explain it. hahaha

On On Brother....

At 3:30pm eastern time today, a fellow hasher lost his battle with Cancer. 2th Fairy (Savannah H3) will be missed. We intersected paths throughout the years, starting in 2002 at TXIH in Corpus Christi, if I remember correctly, too much beer. Saw my first BORG hash in Costa Rica 2003 for IAH, as they went on stage and downed a case of beer in mere minutes. Always lively, starting shit, and hashing throughout the world. He was on the trip through Europe for WIH 2004 (Cardiff) with many of us through Amsterdam, Belgium and then Cardiff.

For the past few years, 2th battled an ever debilitating cancer which finally took him from this world today. He was friends to many people and will be missed by many. Not much more to say, than rest in peace brother, and ON-ON.

Keep em' cold for us. On On

a few photos I dug up.

Belgium H3 pre-lube to WIH 2004 (you guys might notice a certain chubby Mexican...not me...also in this photo, it was my first encounter with a Kimchi)


Circle
Amsterdam H3 pre-lube weekend. I rented an entire floor at a hostel and a lot of hashers stayed there for 3 days. Here we are at the after party where a game of beer pong broke out, which turned into naked beer pong.
When one Mexican drinks...ALL Mexicans drink.
Chief Wounded Weiner, Chemo, myself, 2th Fairy

It's saddening what Cancer will do to someone when they are truly sick from it.
Support Cancer research in any way you can.

Visiting family....

After the festivities in northern Texas, I made my way south to McAllen, Tx. and visited with my family and friends for the following week. It was actually one of the best visits I've had in a long time. Lots of good conversations, and time spent with my Dad, Mom and Brother. As well as my niece and goddaughters. I actually did not want to leave as soon as I was having to leave...but then work was calling. I can't say enough about how great the visit was, and I'll leave it at that.

I spent the next 3 days on the road back to the bay area, arriving and getting right back to work, before the next weekends adventure was to come. Needed to get the race bike running right, as the AFM Rd. 2 was quickly coming up.

more to come..... :)

TXIH 2009 cont (Sunday)

Sunday was pretty benign as we got up late, milled around with a couple more drinks...the wind was still going, and it was cooler this morning being this far north. Of course we had KDH3 circle to run and then they would vote on who gets it the following year.

The ever lovely Kit Kat, as always.
Tent carnage.
KDH3 circle, we had to bring in Caveman, who's a Knuckledragger and make him drink for the dismal ball buster trail he laid on Saturday. This, after he assured me it was at least 10 miles long when I asked.
Then he drank out of the official KDH3 sacred mug. hahaha
Ass Gagger got her mug back. She was pissed cause she hadn't heard anything from her mug, nothing on hashspace, and nothing on the H3 group lists. I told her, it's cause her mug is very dumb, and forgot it's own password to it's hashspace page. geez. how dumb does a mug have too be to do that? hahaha
Net, smirking as the events of the previous 3 days are brought to his non-existent attention.
"Property of KDH3" we're going to start accruing these photos of people we tag. Net was tagged along with half the other stuff written all over him, while he was awake and dancing around at the KDH3 compound, but has no memory of it.
Drinking for everything.
Having a drink
Net...eat dude, eat.
Donnie gets a down down.........

....as did ESPN, for...ummmm...bumping our bikes over the previous year. :D still love ya. haha


random

riders heading out....this is Forest Hump from San Antonio H3.
...and of course always the last to go/be ready and to pack up...Massive Slut Slinger.
So finally as we were wrapping up the KDH3 circle, the mismanagement from Dallas H3 came over, asked "Do you guys want it next year?" and I said "sure"
and that's how the KDH3 will be hosting TXIH 2010 next year. Plans are already in the making, we almost have a location, the goodies are being secured, and all the plans are coming along nicely. Rego will be out very soon.