Monthly Archives: September 2008
outside lands, originally uploaded by reidspice.
went to all three days of the outside lands festival. it was.. okay. highlights were benevento/russo, sharon jones & the dap kings, regina spektor, nellie mckay, wilco and radiohead (despite the fact that i couldn’t actually see the stage for most of their show.. why wasn’t the stage higher?)
getting out of the park friday night was definitely an adventure. a woman behind me at one point said “i feel like we’re camping! weren’t we just at a concert?”
helped a bit with the team art car after i got back from europe. here’s a shot of the LED rig that max dreamed up, ready to be mounted on the car trailer.
had a great time with james and amanda in london. even got to play some tennis in the rain as the weather finally fell below 80 (i think for the first time in the three weeks i’d been in europe).
after france we drove to geneva. it was my first time in switzerland, home of the world’s top two cities in terms of quality of life (zurich and geneva, in that order).
took a detour to flavigny-sur-ozerain, france during our barge trip for a “culture unit”. this is where the movie “chocolat” was filmed and you can see why: each twist and turn through this tiny town reveals another perfect french medieval scene. i think i took 300 pictures in 30 minutes.
spice takes the wheel, originally uploaded by reidspice.
spent a few wonderful days on the barge trox, cruising slowly up the burgundy canal in southwestern france. not sure why they let me drive but luckily i didn’t smash into anything.
sunset bike ride, originally uploaded by reidspice.
had a great time in munich, including this wonderful bike ride we took through the city (with a few beer garden stops along the way). i think munich is the most bike-friendly city i’ve ever visited.
the thrill of victory, originally uploaded by reidspice.
went to ascot for the king george horse races while we were staying in london. it was a nice hot day and a classically british outing. pimms was consumed along with copious champagne and the spiciest salted beef sandwich i’ve ever eaten. our friends from london & brighton were excellent hosts.
, originally uploaded by reidspice.
snapped this after a long night out, capped off with some italian delivery. always good to catch up with old friends.
neil cains, ladies & gentlemen, originally uploaded by reidspice.
had a great time with the team back in brighton in july. was lovely to see everyone again and spend some time at the oh so and the ha-ha. apparently the weather before we got there was dreadful and the weather since we left has been worse. guess we were lucky.