Dave & Julia's Baseball (& other) Travels Photos - daveandjuliasphotos

Pohlman Field
Home of the Beloit Snappers

Same thing I just said...


The players walk among the crowd


Julia and Snappy


Dave and Snappy


Snappy
Probably the most useless photo I've ever taken.

Worst Batting Stance Ever


The Snappers Pitcher


Patriotic Shoestring Lady
stuffing her face

Nice hair buddy.
$10 says there's a bald batch beneath that hat.

Yo check it. I
This kid was a doofus.

Elderly Patriots


Happy Family
By happy, I mean rather unattactive.

Hideous Snappers fan
Notice the dental work or lack thereof.

A #1 Hottie Cubs Fan
Drinking free Mike's Hard Lemonade samples

Beauty Queen
I have no idea as to her purpose.

More color treated Beloit hair
WTF?

Another A #1 Hottie
Again, notice the dental work.

Old Lady Hair Helmet
Way to stick your tongue out and have someone take a picture of it.

Santa or ZZ Top?


Super Specs on Hot Guy


Hot Guy texting the ladies
He later danced in his seat to "Everybody Dance Now." No lie.

View from the seats


Road Ranger Stadium
Home of the Rockford River Hawks

When they would say the name...
I kept hearing "Road Rager."

Julia and Rocko


Dave and Rocko


Billy Ray Cyrus selling beer


Super awesome hot guy


The Scoreboard


No thank you.


View from the seats


The logo


Scoreboard with the River Hawk


Hands on buttocks


1 of many gingers
Dedicated to Griff, Gauker and B.Green

It was chilly, so busting out
so busting out jacket was entirely appropriate. Hey, it's got a hawk on it.

Young, frightened Santa


This guy will kill you.
The yellow wristband means the he will consume alcohol and then kill you.

Dollar store flip flops
and 99 cent store tattoo.

Romance novel being read
by woman in front of us during the game. Go home, commie!

Cowboy hat, cammo shorts and
sweet tattoo.

Holy bug eyes, Batman.
By the way, old mom was wearing jorts. It was 49 degrees.

Bike the Drive Self Portrait


Hancock from the Drive


As I lay dying...
bikers climb the bridge at Wacker...

...and then pass me...


...on their way down the hill.
Where's the compassion for the dying people?

Sears Tower from Grant Park

Wrigley Building & Tribune Tower


Wrigley Building Clocktower
1920-24

Tribune Tower
1922-25

Cloud Gate at Millennium Park
Inspired by liquid mercury...

Reflections in the Cloud Gate


Close up of Dave & Schwartz
Half of Schwartz, anyway.

Diagonal Chicago


Inside the Cloud Gate


Pink Mohawk Loser
I mean, guy.

Art Institute of Chicago


Close up of North Lion


Read it.
Home of the White Sox. I prefer Comiskey Park.

Only 3?
1 more than the Cubs and 7 less than the Cards

View from Comiskey Park


Read it to see who played.


Yankees Lineup


Read it.
Welcome to the concrete bowl.

View from the seats


Derek Jeter
Apparently, he drinks wine coolers.

View from behind the plate
and way up high.

Old guy & awesome scalp lesions


Dave & Southpaw
He never came up to our seats, so this was the best we could do.

Sears Tower from the boat
1970-73

Peter Pettigrew (aka Wormtail)
from Harry Potter

Pettigrew Picks


Marina City Tower
1959-64 (aka Corncob Building)

Carbide & Carbon Building
Completed in 1929 (now the Hard Rock Hotel)

Merchandise Mart
1928-31

Back to where we started


Hancock Tower and Navy Pier


Skyline from the boat


Skyline from the boat II


Chicago Harbor Lighthouse
1893

Spring Training 2008
Our first self portrait of 2008

Julia at Gate A


View from the Party Deck


El Hombre at bat


El Hombre at bat 2


A game of grabass
Skip won

David Eckstein?
He did not go to Toronto after all. He just aged.

LG
Still crazy after all these years

Tex the Photographer


Withered Old Man (Rear View)


Withered Old Man (Front View)
You knew it was coming

Dork


Guy with rolled sleeves
and black eye.

Izzy Rocks


View of the game


Izzy warms up


Why?
Why does the elephant have human hands?

The storm rolls in


The storm still rolls in


Still...


Holman Stadium: Vero Beach
The last year at Dodgertown

View from behind the plate


View from the Dodgers dugout


Cardinal coaches


Silent Seats


Mother & child share a Bud


Colonel Sanders LIVES!
Now where's Elvis?

What the hell is that?


Albert at the plate


Read it.


Champion Stadium Entrance


Orlando Self Portrait


Future Skanks...
I mean cheerleaders.

Ahhh, spring!


The Cards work out


The Cards still work out


Yadi & Albert try to fly


Champion Stadium


The pitch


The Secret Weapon


Chipper Jones


Chipper Jones
I sense a theme with Chipper.

Sierra Nichols
Yes. It was cold enough for that hat.

Sleeping boy on Dave


Nubian Close-up


Mini-Nubian Close-up


Two Mean People

Prince: 3121 at the Rio


I actually spotted this from the plane
on our approach to land. Eagle eye, huh?

Prince at the Rio


Prince at the Rio


3121


3121 Self Portrait


3121 Self Portrait II


Dave at 3121


Dave at 3121 II


Fremont Street
Dedicated to Tom Waits

Las Vegas Club on Fremont Street


Golden Gate on Fremont Street


The Neon Cowboy


In honor of Francis


Binion's on Fremont Street


The Golden Goose


Fremont Street


The Prince shuttle to Ceasar's Palace


Dave and the shuttle


Julia makes LaVerne jealous


Hot bald man with rat tail
rides with us on the Prince shuttle

Dave & Pete Rose
The "Hit King"

Dave, Julia & Pete

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RuffaloCODY Headquarters
Cedar Rapids, IA

Veteran
Home of the Cedar Rapids Kernels

The Glory Years of the Kernels


Cammo Kid and the woman
who let him leave the house like that.

Vision in Red


Cedar Rapids Ponymale


Dave and Mr. Schucks
That is his real name.

Dave, Mr. Schucks and Heather
She used to be our support person at RC until she abandoned us.

View from seats


The field at dusk


Cedar Rapids Panoramic


Read it if you can.


View of the museum
West Branch, IA

Kitty Homage
The museum staff took in this cat and he lived there for 20 years. Long live The Dings!

The Hoover


Close up of the gravesite


Herbert Hoover


Hebert Hoover


Crazy Chipmunk walking in circle


Iowa Wild Flowers


The Field of Dreams
Dyersville, IA

Do you see anything in the corn?
Look closely.

Peering from the corn


View from behind the plate


Grandpa in STL Browns jersey
pitches to his grandson at the FOD.

John O
Davenport, IA: Home of the Swing of the Quad Cities (a Cardinal affiliate)

Dave and Clyde


View from seats


Another view


I hate the number scheme
small, LARGE = dUmB

Man eating money


Iowa man wearing wife beater


Very cool Iowa man


80


Are you looking at me?
When he said, "yes" I beat him down.

Extra Crispy please!
Colonel Sanders lives!

This must be her "Meg" outfit


Sweaty Iowa Man


Iowa Cammo
Here's an idea...lose the cammo and hide in the corn.

Another Ponymale


Rookie the Raccoon
He's the old mascot from the days of the Quad City River Bandits.

Davenport at Dusk


O

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Dave
Cooperstown, NY.

The Baseball Hall of Fame


Hall of Fame Self Portrait


Cal Ripken display
He'll be inducted later in July.

Tony Gwynn display
He'll be inducted later in July.

Bruce Sutter


The Class of 1936


Satchel Paige


Babe Ruth


A Yankee Cow


Stan Musial


Jackie Robinson


Lou Gerhig


Joe DiMaggio


Sandy Koufax stuff


Sandy Koufax no-hitters


The Hall
Bow down mere mortals!

2006 World Series display


Doubleday Field
The same Doubleday from Gettysburg...

Doubleday Field Panoramic


Dutchess Stadium
Wappingers Falls, NY: Home of the Hudson Valley Renegades

See? I told you!


Since my fists are considered
weapons, I was not allowed in.

Dutchess Stadium Panoramic
It was choatic camp day and 98 degrees.

Julia and Rascal


Dave and Rascal


Dave and Rene


Julia and Rene


Dave and Rocky


Julia and Rocky


View from seats


Close up of home


2 hatted camp lady


OMG! It


Left Field Camp Day


Right Field Camp Day
It hurts my brain just thinking about it.

Freaks with raccoons.
Remember, it was 98 degrees and they are playing with stuffed animals.

98 degree sweaty back man


FDR Library: Hyde Park, NY


FDR
Actually, it's his mommy's house. Apparently, she was a bit of a shrew.

Back of FDR


View from a hallway window


FDR Self Portrait


Julia and Ellen at FDR


FDR and Eleanor


The FDR library


FDR statue in front


FDR


Look at the box in the center.
It dispensed a lit Camel cigarette with the push of a button.

The door of the CIA building.
The Culinary Institute of America building, that is.

New Jersey Shore Self Portrait


George Washington Bridge Ahead
In New York City

Dodd Stadium: Norwich, CT
Home of the CT Defenders and site of the 2007 Eastern League All-Star Game

Dodd Stadium Panoramic
Taken before the rain and fog.

The players work out.


Dodd Stadium Panoramic
Once the fog started rolling in.

View from the seats of the fog


View of fog once the game
was cancelled.

Buddy, Julia and Cutter
from the Binghamton Mets and CT Defenders

Buddy, Dave and Cutter


Dave, Fungo and Julia


Dave and Bucky
from the Reading Phillies

Bucky and Julia


Blooper and Julia
from the Reading Phillies

Dave and Blooper


Tater the Gator and Julia
former mascot of the Norwich Navigators, renamed the CT Defenders in 2005

Dave and Tater


Old Guy reliving the 80
He was also wearing a Swatch and leg warmers.

Hottie and Pops taking an
important business call.

Let


Hot Couple


Cool Asian guy with mullet.


Father and son
This photo is so toching with the use of the wife beater and the cammo. My favorite of the trip.

Justin Guarini from the first
season of American Idol!

CT mohawk in amazing technicolor


I thought this was a woman
until I saw the Spezio. It still may be actually.

Official member of the
Lollipop Guild.

I call him "Suspender Man"


JFK Presidential Library
Boston, MA

JFK Self Portrait


In case you didn


Flag given to JFK during his
visit to Ireland in 1963.

Election sign


JFK Pavilion


Pavilion Self Portrait


Boston Self Portrait
Taken outside of the JFK Library.

Subway ad


Fenway Park
More info to follow.

Here


Dice-K and Yawkey Way
The Japanese pitcher and the Fenway address.

Fenway Self Portrait


Fenway Self Portrait 2
Taken on the tour of Fenway Park.

Fenway Park Panoramic 1
Taken during the tour from the new seats in Right Field.

Fenway Park Panoramic 2
Taken during the tour from the "Green Monstah" seats in Left Field.

Fenway Park Panoramic 3
Taken before the game.

Fenway Park Panoramic 4
Taken from our seats in the suite, R3.

Fenway Park Panoramic 5
Also taken from out suite seats. Get it "sweet" seats?!

Fenway Park Panoramic 6
All Fenway pics are dedicated to Mayo Amos who rules all things! July 12 is also know as Queen Mayo Day.

Old Skool Sign
Probably painted yesterday.

Another Old Skool Sign
By the way, the Fenway T stop is closed.

This has got to be recent.


Jewish Sox Fan
Notice his Red Sox yarmulka.

The Scoreboard


The Press Box


Cool view from our seats.


The Closer: Jonathan Papelbon


Our hotel is close!
Taken from the door of the suite.

Thousands of losers heading home
We just walked around the block!

Frontier Field: Rochester, NY
Home of the Red Wings.

Outfit circa 1986. Jams rock!


There


Red Wing on Roids


"Horse on Parade"
Made of baseball gloves

Non Self Portrait
Taken by a pushy usher who didn't understand the concept of self portraits.

Spikes and Julia


Dave and Spikes


The Scoreboard


Baseball City USA? Really?


View from seats


2 words: Sweet Ponymale.


Cammo in Rochester


Biker Gang guy.
MINE!!!

Dusk view from our seats.


Frontier Field Panoramic


Since we were within 50 miles...
we decided to see Niagara Falls!

View of American Falls and the
Rainbow Bridge to/from Canada.

American Falls Self Portrait


Niagara Falls Self Portrait 1
For future reference, bring your passport so you can see the falls from the Canadian side.

Niagara Falls Self Portrait 2
The NY side kinda sucks.

Niagara Falls Panoramic 1


Niagara Falls Panoramic 2
Includes free garbage tossed by hoosiers.

What more can I say?
A trucker trailer chapel? A thing of complete beauty.

We got to Columbus, OH early.
So we went here.

I liked this building.
Anyone know what it is?

The Santa Maria
A replica of Chris Columbus' ship. It's smaller than you think.

Santa Maria Self Portrait
The sign called it "the most authentic replica" ever made of the Columbus ship. Huh?

Meet a scary goose...


Just one of the armada of geese
who were pissed that we had no food for them.

Cooper Stadium: Columbus, OH
Dedicated to Gar

Cooper Stadium Panoramic
Home of the Columbus Clippers, AAA Nationals

Krash & Julia


Julia and Louseal
That's the correct spelling.

Dave and Louseal


Julia and her kill


Julia scored this bass by hand


View from our seats
Nice obstruction, huh?

Larry Bigbie: Injured Cardinal
Now with the Braves and still sucks. Sorry Pheebs.

Jeter played here.
He's still not very good.

Close up view from seats


Dusk view from seats


The Parade of Beauty
began in the line to get in. The large man's wife's pregnant belly exposed from her half shirt not visible through him.

Columbus Cammo!


Fast Food Family files to seats.


These two guys beat me up
after I took this.

I threw rocks at these two.


Columbus Mullet


Another Columbus Mullet


Julia in 40 years.


Dave in 5 years.


Super Fancy Columbus Mullet


Infant Columbus Cammo
Send her ass off to war!

Pink Freud. Get it?


The Cross in Effingham, IL
You may recall it from our trip in 2004.

The Cross Self Portrait
And so concludes the Baseball Road Trip 2007 travelogue.

Sorry, 1 more.
The Cross coming out of Dave's head.

Introduction


WARNING


Applebee
Home of the Lexington Legends

Elle, Julia and Big L


Elle, Dave and Big L


Little L and Dave
He's Elle and Big L's son.

Old Lady with implants and...
shiny pink dress. Horrible sight.

Crystal Gayle in Lexington?
Gross hair.

Home plate view


View from seats


Applebee


Appalacian Power Park
Charleston, WV; Home of the West Virginia Power

Julia and The Mayor
He's not the mayor of Charleston, but of some other town.

Julia and Gusty


Dave and Gusty


View from seats


The Capitol Dome


Cemetery on the hill in right...
They shot fireworks from here. See them setting up to the right of the Budget truck?

Cammo Uniforms
Nothing is sacred.

Sweet Pic


WV Self Portrait 1


The Toastman
AKA: Annoying, loud fand with stupid signs.

Case for Proactiv solution?


Sweet Tat


Do as it says!


Nice flag, stupid hat.


WV Jackass
Fought a 7-year-old for a foul ball...and kept it.

Ron Weasley
For those of you that are illiterate, he's Harry Potter's friend.

Another old lady with implants


Tool in rally cap


Man or woman?
You decide. Either way--totally HOT!

A tat about loneliness.
Maybe the tat has something to do with that, honey.

Loneliness girl


The Genius Ponders Life


Satan, I love you!
I am your Knight In Satan's Service!

Random Drunk Woman and Wolf
This drunken toothless wonder jumped in front of Julia and wanted her picture taken. I obliged.

Dave and the Wolf


Julia and the Wolf


Another sweet tat


Old Lady Hippie dancing
Dedicated to Schwartz, Hippie and Mary Colleen. She protested Chinese imports after the game.

Real WV Hoosier Boys


American Flag on the Field
The stars are painted home plates.

Appalachian Power Park Panoramic


First Energy Park: Reading, PA
Home of the Reading Phillies

Baseballtown?
Have you been to St. Louis?

The Scoreboard


Dedicated to Phoebe!


Dedicated to Mama Tiern


View from seats


I have no idea...
what the hell this is.

American Weirdo


A ponymale. Nice.


At bat


On the mound


The Reading Railroad
It looks like the Soul Train logo.

Freak riding ostrich
He throws hot dogs to the crowd.

Julia and Screwball


Dave and Screwball


GoFritz.com
Don't try. It doesn't exist. Liars.

And then the rain came


The players wait out the rain


First Energy Panoramic


First Energy Panoramic 2


You can read it.
Except maybe Hippie.

You can read this too.


Civil War cannon
No, not Chris Cannon.

Abe staring at you.


The Gettysburg Address
penny thing. A little kid was stealing the pennies.

New York Monument


Unknown Union Soldier


Soldiers
Site of the Gettysburg Address

Close up


Many forget that Abner was
an officer in the Union Army.

McPherson Ridge
The Battle of Gettysburg began here at 8 a.m. on July 1, 1863.

A view of the battlefield


Read it.
Harriburg, PA: Home of the Senators

Worst Park of the Tour
This is the best photo I could get.

Obstructed view. Sweeeet!


High tech scoreboard


Really high tech!
Doesn't Frank look like he's crying?

Commerce Bank Panoramic
It's a beauty! Not really.

Julia and Grrrrrounder


Dave and Grrrrrounder


Julia and Rascal


Dave and Rascal


Harrisburg was a bit like Tulsa
Great things: 1-tat; 2-wife beater; 3-glove; 4-jorts

This little number...
featured cut-off jorts!

Totally hot.


Les from WKRP?


Santa?


Large man with fan


Patriotic visor guy


Look closely at the lenses.
Yep, those are the crotches of the people behind him.

A Harley dude.


The last Harley dude


Their cousin


This guy
visiting team. He sucked. Bad.

This looks like someone...
I work with. Shorter hair though.

Smart mouth punk ass.


Amish Spezio.


And so begins the parade...
of jorts.

Jorts and ponymale


Photo Jorts


As seen on TV!
The sign as seen in the opening of "The Office".

Who


It
so nobody steals it!

As seen on TV!
As seen in the opening of "The Office".

See the ivy and tree growing
out of the Penn Paper sign and roof? It's been 4 years since Jim filmed the opening.

The other side.


Office Self Portrait


Farley
As mentioned in "The Office".

The "Michael Scott" burger
Probably the worst thing I've ever eaten except for dirt.

Dave and Mike at Farley


Julia and Mike at Farley


Scranton City Hall


Let


I DID!
Not really. I'm not Baptist.

South Side Bowl
07

Poor Richard
As mentioned in "The Office".

Poor Richard
Located inside the South Side Bowl.

Poor Richard
Schedule of lies

PNC Field
Home of the Scranton-Wilkes Barre Yankees (aka Scrankees)

Cut off sleeves and tatto man


Who


Or this guy?
Tough choice, I know.

PNC Field Panoramic


View from seats


The Scoreboard


Warming up


Julia and Champ


Dave and Champ


SWB Ponymale


Sweet Couple
Which one is the male?

That one.


Win a Geo in Binghamton!


View from seats


NYSEG Park
Home of the Binghamton Mets and the chicken speide.

For all the hippies out there.


Hey good lookin


Nice socks.


Cammo Superman
Tats on necks and hands.

My photo of a guy taking a
photo of his wife.

Wilfred Brimley or the walrus
from Chilly Willy with a visor. Sweeeeet!

Santa with a broken hand?


Visor, tattos and bald head
Nice.

Kracky McGee
The "restaurant" in the Omaha airport. It sucked.

Rosenblatt Stadium
Home of the Omaha Royals, the College World Series and ugly seats.

Dedicated in 1948


Self Portrait sans Julia


Meg and LG


From the inside


The place is in shambles.


Meg as Casey


LG as Casey


Rosenblatt Panoramic


View from the seats


The Scoreboard


A thing of beauty...
one the scoreboard.

Gorgeous Man
Old guy+t-shirt+tie+long hair=OMAHAWESOME!!!

I thought this hat...
was limited to Little Rock, AR over Memorial Day weekend.

OMAHAWESOME: PART II


Meg and LG telling secrets


Sweet hat!
Not really.

Man or Woman? You decide.


Bald+Oakleys+Cammo Shirt=
OMAHAWESOME: PART III

OMAHAWESOME dragon t-shirt!


OMAHAWESOME Hairdo.


OMAHAWESOME pink shirt.


Who does this remind you of?
This one's easy...

Yep. You guessed it.
Scary but true.

OMAHAWK!


Spike walks away.
Spike refused LG when asked for a picture. Spike made LG mad. LG hunted Spike.

Dave and the peanut.
He was much nicer than Spike.

Meg and the peanut.
Still much nicer than Spike.

LG hunted Spike and won.


Dave and Meg with Spike.
Hey, Spike dial 555-FOFO.

Spike tries to eat the peanut.
Spike is a jerk. And I like cats.

Dave and Casey
Casey was a nice mascot.

Meg LOVED Casey.
I'm sure they are dating.

LG liked Casey.
(Spike in background after eating a toddler.)

Dave
(With Dave in photo.)

Dave
(Also with Dave and dedicated to LaVerne.)

LG and Meg
Anything else I could say would sound dirty.

LG pets the juggler
(Neither the juggler, nor the dog were real.)

Perverted Mime.


Bisexual Perverted Mime.


Dave pets the doggy.


Just to prove I went there.


Just to prove I went there.
Part II

PGE Park: Portland, OR
Home of the Portland Beavers

I loved Portland and PGE Park.


Concourse View in PGE


View from my seat.
The field is 60 feet below street level. This place rocked.

PGE Panoramic
I liked it so much, I went back Friday night.

PGE from the street.


Half the neon was broken
by a homerun blast.

I thought LG would like PGE.


View of the game.


Sidearm pitcher.


View from Friday
My seat was FREE and 2 rows behind the plate. I rock!

Another view from my seat.


Cammo and Mullets
Even in Portland.

Very attractive couple.
Notice her cammo belt and his overall hotness.

Nacho Libre attended the game.


Waiting for a flood in Portland.


Pioneer Square
Downtown Portland

Columbia River Gorge
On the Washington/Oregon border.

Columbia River Gorge


Columbia River Gorge
View from Vista House

Sign for Vista House
Along the Columbia River Gorge Highway.

Vista House


Ceiling of Vista House


Stained glass windows
in Vista House

Read it.


See it.


See it in technicolor.


Raindrops on leaves.

A bible opened to Pslams greeted us
at the Old English Inn in Jackson, TN

Pringles Park
It really is on 4 Fun Place

Pringles Park: Jackson, TN
Home of the West Tennessess Diamond Jaxx

Self Portrait
$5 to the first person to explain "Diamond Jaxx"

It begins...


Dairy Cow and Julia
The cow offered ice cream coupons and kisses.

Dairy Cow and Dave
I chose kisses.

Cammo, apparently, is still in.
Plus, his dad is super cool too.

Different kid, same cammo.
God bless America.

2 great things here...
1) Overalls & 2) the seated folks are in our seats

Cammo on a 20-something


Ribbee and Julia


Dave and Ribbee


Sponge Bob Square Pants and player


Upon closer inspection...
Sponge Bob has a handful of glute.

Pringles Park Panoramic


View from the seats with
Barbershop Chorus (because there's more than 4) singing the National Anthem.

Sweat hair, sandles and feet.


I got his name. Julia got his digits.


Advice: If you have to have a cast...
stay home.

Cammo + Tie-dye + cool old guy =
TOTAL AWESOMENESS!

Girl Cammo


Cammo-tie-dye-guy macks
on unsuspecting Jackson "woman"

And the do of the year award goes to...
Coolio's older brother.

At last. Cammo-tie-dye-guy's gorgeous
portrait from the front. Can't take your eyes off him, huh?

Look closely. Barbershop Chorus Old Guy
has a band-aid brand bandage on his noggin. Did he cut himself shaving, I wonder?

Sell your soul in Clarksdale, MS
Heeeeeeeeeey, Y'all!

Ground Zero Blues Club: Clarksdale, MS
Birthplace of the Blues and owned by Morgan Freeman

View of Old blues guy that played
during lunch/breakfast

At the corner of Blues Alley and Delta


Apparently, you can sign your name
on anything that will hold ink. You should have seen the restrooms.

Dickey-Stephens Park: Little Rock, AR
Home of the Arkansas Travelers

Guy in his 40s with pink shorts, blonde
mohawk and other assorted awesomeness. Yeah, she saw me take the picture.

Self Portrait with zoom totally zoomed


Normal Self Portrait


Dave and Shelly the Mule
He's quite ferocious.

Julia and Shelly the Mule
The only mascot I've seen with a corporate logo/name.

Dickey-Stephens Park Panoramic


View from our seats.
I like the last row.

The Pitch: Part 1


The Pitch: Part 2


The Pitch: Part 3


Yeah, the kids are dressed as bananas.
What people will do to win nothing.

Bigger dork than me.


This hot number was actually the organ
player at the stadium. Picture Bill Paxson with a mullet.

Crappy straw cowboy hat guy.
You shame yourself and all who know you.

It says what you think it says.
Dave challenged him to an Ultimate Fighting match. Killer declined.

God Bless America...


...& shares his wardrobe with this guy.


Tell me. What function does a
visor provide in this situation?

Hoosier Arkansas Razorback fan
seated in front of us.

Close up of his hat. Again, it says what
you think it says. Hoosier, hillbilly or redneck? You decide.

Riverfest: Little Rock, AR


River Market: Little Rock, AR


Pretty fireworks.


Fireworks 1
View the next 6 pics in "slideshow" mode.

Fireworks 2


Fireworks 3


Fireworks 4


Fireworks 5


Fireworks 6


Cool neon sign


The Clinton Library: Little Rock, AR


Clinton Library Self Portrait


The Clinton Library


Bill's Limo


Clinton Library Interior


Julia sits at the Cabinet table.
She's making very important decisions.

A letter from Mr. Rogers to Bill.
Fred Rogers is lame.

Socks
Socks looks like Boomy Ding

The Oval Office


The Oval Office from the flip side.


Where the H is Secret Service?
SECURITY!

Bill's "Bridge to the 21st Century"
Seriously. Probably lamer than the letter from Mr. Rogers.

Full view of the bridge that's so crappy
you can't walk on it because it'll fall into the Arkansas River.

Little Rock Central High School
Site of the Little Rock Nine

Little Rock Central High School
Significance? 50 years ago...

Life Magazine: September 1957


Little Rock Central High School
The Little Rock Nine: September 26, 1957

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Schwartz and Moira
at the Cheesecake Factory

Moira attempts the spoon trick
She failed.

Cheney Stadium: Tacoma, WA
Home of the Rainiers

Inside Cheney Stadium


The Rainiers were getting hammered
but ended up winning.

This guy was much wierder than you'd
think by the shirt.

Moira and Rhubarb the Reindeer


Dave and Rhubarb


I call this one "None Too Happy Moira"


Billboard space for rent.


Remember how cammo is everywhere?


Pure beauty. Enough said.


Samarra from "The Ring"


Safeco Field


Welcome to Safeco Field


Bart & Dave wait for the Mariner Moose


Bart & the Mariner Moose


Bart, Rich, Moose, Dave & Schwartz


Dave & the Moose


Unnamed Pike's employee, Schwartz
and Justin at Pike's Fish Market

Schwartz at the market

McKechnie Field
Bradenton, Florida

Dave and the Parrot


Julia and the Parrot


Taking it Old School
Kids writing lineups on their scorecards...

Cincinnati Reds BP


Ahhh. Spring Training Baseball.
The Joy.

McKechnie Field


And so it begins...
Count the funny things in this picture.

Really cool hat on old guy


Wife beater and long hair
Sweeeeet.

Nice physique buddy.
Drink more beer.

I thought Cowboy Christmas was
limited to Las Vegas.

What's with this hairdo?


There it is again.


Proud father and child
who will hate him in 10 years.

Albino photographer.


Jesus...
if he made it past his 33rd birthday.

Fine looking gentleman.


Bykes and Trykes? Awesome.


What happened to "no shirt, no shoes"?
Make it go away.

Very nice New Zealand hat.
Hideous. Simply hideous.

Poor silly fool.


Super cool shade guy.


Awesome hairdo.


Kangol, super cool shades and O2.
The hippest guy in Bradenton.

What's wrong with this picture?
Hint: there are 2 glaring issues.

There's nothing wrong with this picture.


Dedicated to Mike McShane.


Sleeping Biscuit
Only minutes after mauling 3 adults to death.

He's awake. Beware.
He chews on human flesh.

Holman Stadium
Vero Beach, FL

Dice-K on the mound


Dice-K pitches


Token baseball photo


Dice-K at second
The game was rained out minutes later.

Cracker Jack Stadium
Disney's Wide World of Sports

10 years at Disney


Token baseball photo


Smile


Jesus


Loves


U


Very happy family
I've never seen a happier child.

Leprechaun and Sierra


Hairy Back Braves Fan


Close up for your viewing pleasure


Roger Dean Stadium
Home of the World Series Champs

Roger Dean Stadium


Chris Carpenter


Adam Wainright


MVP!


Albert


Scott Rolen


David Wright


5 and 5
Albert and David Wright

Carlos "the mole" Beltran


Spring Training Self Portrait


Super awesome sweet 'do


Charla's boyfriend


This is a 45 year-old man.
No lie.

Arizona Cactus
in Dr. Denny's front yard

Whacked


The Grand Canyon
South Rim

More Grand Canyon
Get used to it. There's lots of GC pics.

The coolest hole in the ground
on the planet.

Another


This looks like one of those fake pics
but it isn't!

Julia's squinty face
amuses me.

This will be on our 2007 Xmas card


Bird getting water from snow on tree


The Grand Canyon
in black and white

Ansel Adams sucks.


Another B&W


Another B&W


Another B&W


Yet Another B&W
I told you to get used to it.

It was too hard to choose
which to put up.

See the snowstorm in the distance?


Did I mention we saw the Grand Canyon?


Well here's another shot.


In case you missed the snowstorm,
here's another one.

Ugly, huh?


I never want to go back there.


View from our table at El Tovar Lodge
We had lunch here

Massive snowstorm when we left
the lodge. These things pop up instantly. It's crazy.

$20 to the first person
to get this reference. Not really, but it'll be fun for me to laugh at you.

Bob's Restaurant in Boulder City
Near Hoover Dam.

What's worse? The fact that this sign
exists? Or who donated it?

Big-horned sheep poking his head out.
We took this from the road on the way to Hoover Dam.

Lake Mead on the way to Hoover Dam


I don't know what this says.
I'm illiterate. There. Are you happy now?

3 stitched pics of Hoover Dam
to create a complete image. Hoover Dam rocks, by the way.

The intake towers on the Arizona side.


Lake Mead above Hoover Dam.


Lake Mead and Arizona intake tower.


I guess I liked the intake towers.
Art deco is cool.

The Power Plant from above.


The Winged Figure protects the dam.
I'm not quite sure how. Quite imposing, but I do not fear him.

Lake Mead with the sun going down.


The Arizona generators.
They are on the Arizona side. Duh.

Terazzo floor artwork inside the dam.
This art was to pay homage to the Native Americans from whom the land was jacked.

There's water running through them pipes


The Arizona Power Plant.


View to the south of the dam.
You can see the bridge they are building in the distance to get traffic off the dam.

Cardinal Nation tries to get inside


Too lazy to change the sign?


Woo Hoo!!!


More Woo Hoo!!!


Still More Woo Hoo!!!


The Clydesdales


The World Series Trophy


Missoura's Governor


The 2006 World Champions!


Tony LaRussa
sporting a "Smooch Your Pooch" t-shirt

World Series MVP: David Eckstein


Reigning Cy Young: Chris Carpenter


Reigning MVP: Albert Pujols


The 2006 World Champions!


Daytime fireworks. Odd.


Read it!

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The Original Starbucks


Bread of Life Mission
Seattle, WA

Julia suits up for the Seahawks


Safeco Field


Safeco Self Portrait


Safeco Field sign in center field


Mariner Bragging
with nothing to show for it

As I've said before...
Cammo is everywhere.

So are old men with mullets.


An actual baseball picture


Safeco Panoramic


Yes. The dog has pink ears.


Julia poses


The Space Needle, Mt. Ranier
and the moon.

The Space Needle


Seattle Skyline


Read the sign


Mt. Ranier


Mt. Ranier Self Portrait


Mt. Ranier Self Portrait 2


Mt. Ranier minus us


Mt. Ranier minus us in color


The summit in the clouds


Self Portrait at the falls


This is a real sign.


Mount St. Helens (25 miles away)


Mount St. Helens at Johnston Ridge


Falling Ash warning sign


Mount St. Helens
The highlight of the trip

Mount St. Helens venting steam


Mount St. Helens Self Portrait
It erupted a few minutes later and killed us

Downed trees from the eruption on
May 18, 1980

Tree ripped down by the eruption


Mt. Ranier from Johnston Ridge


Mount St. Helens


Looking at these trees hurts my eyes


Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada


This guy looks very familiar


Vancouver from Queen Elizabeth Park
You have to pay for parking everywhere in Canada

Nat Bailey Stadium
Home of the Vancouver Canadiens

Self Portrait with Totem Poles


Totem Poles


Capilano Suspension Bridge
Vancouver, BC

Hungry Totem Pole
about to eat Julia

Hungry Totem Pole Self Portrait


Capilano Self Portrait


Julia on the bridge


That's the bridge we paid money to cross


Read the sign


Porteau Self Portrait


Canadian Mountains


Squamish, BC


Back to Seattle and the Public Market
You don't see them here, but there were homeless people and hippies everywhere.

Public Market during the day


Pike Place Fish Co.
World famous for throwing fish around.

Justin and Dave


The market


Dave's favorite store in Seattle

Recreation Park: Visalia, CA
Home of the Visalia Oaks

The Oaks sign


Very expensive sign
The place looks like an ant hill.

Very expensive scoreboard


Dave and Chatter
He's a squirrel.

View from seats
At bat is Evan Longoria, 3rd overall pick in the 2006 MLB draft.

Very expensive props.
Yeah, it's handpainted cardboard. No expense was spared.

I've decided...cammo is everywhere.
I suggest getting some. Don't be left out!

That really depends...
on how you define "lucky".

Damn hippies.


Tex McHottie in Visalia


Hot Couple.
Literally and figuratively.

Albert put on some weight during his
stint on the DL.

Guy picking zit.
I usually don't take multiple pics on the same person, but...

Then he looked at it.


I usually don't take pics of kids, but
come on! Scary child with unibrow.

I don't know what to say.


I don't know what to say.


3 great things in this photo.
Girl eating pizza, boy in cammo hat and large tattooed man in purple.

Sam Lynn Ballpark: Bakersfield, CA
Home of the Bakersfield Blaze

This reminds me Hotel California


Another very expensive scoreboard.
There's not much money in CA minor league baseball.

The Jesus Shack sign.


View from the seats


Dave and Heater


Beard Guy #1


Beard Guy #2


Beard Guy #3


I hate this look so much.


Gas between LA and Vegas.
Very cheap.

Cashman Stadium: Las Vegas, NV
Home of the Las Vegas 51's

AAA affiliate of the LA Dodgers


A bit dark, but you get the idea.


Carrot Top? Seriously?
There was nobody better to put on the outfield wall?

The Scoreboard


Dave and Jar Jar Binks.
Actually, his name is Cosmos.

Kid Rock and Son


More back tats. Sweeeeeeeeeeet!


This is how they help you stay cool
in 115 degree heat.

The Dancing Usher
He did this between innings. I think crack may have been involved. At least heorin.

Visalia Panoramic


Bakersfield Panoramic


Bakersfield Panoramic 2


Vegas Panoramic


Vegas Panoramic 2


Read it.


Paris


Paris Sign


The Venetian


View from The Mirage


Cirque Du Soleil presents "Love".
To the music of The Beatles. I saw it. It rocked.

Conference friends.
From left: Megan, Angie and Becky.

Angie and Brad.
From Wisconsin.

View from The Venetian.


Another one.


Phantom of the Opera in Vegas.


Treasure Island.


Conference Friends again.


Megan and Michael.


Becky steals a kiss from wax Michael.


Becky, Simon and Megan.


The gondolas at The Venetian.


Brad and Vegas Lady.


Read it.


Read it.


Entrance to the theater at The Mirage.


Remember the Michael Jackson video
with Martin Bashir where he went into the store in Vegas and bought $1 million worth of ugly? This is the place.

Paris


View of the Brooklyn Bridge at NYNY


NYNY


The Statue of Liberty


NYNY


MGM Grand


The Luxor


The Sphinx at The Luxor


The Sphinx at night


Excalibur


Sweet view with cars


Eric Clapton's Guitar at the Hard Rock


Eminem and Elton's garb from
the 2001 Grammy's

U2: Rattle & Hum


The Prince Section


Close up of clothing for the vertically
challenged man from Minnesota

More clothing


Other assorted Princely joy


Purple Reign:
The Vegas Prince Cover Band

The Man Himself


Another view


Fake Prince


Prince and the Raspberry Beret Girl


and yet one more...


Fake Morris Day


Kate and Vegas
She's from RuffaloCODY

Dave and Vegas
Taken from the Stratosphere

View of the strip from the Stratosphere


Another view of Vegas


One more


The Stardust: Old School Vegas Hotel


The Bellagio fountain show


Another view

View of scorched earth after wildfire.


Another view.


Yet another.


Read it.


View from Covington Flats.
You can see the smoke from the wildfires in the center.

Dave and a Joshua Tree
Sweet hat, huh? It was either this or sunburned ears. Do the math.

Cool pic.


Close up of wildfire smoke.


It looks a bit like a volcano.


The remains of what was once the
largest Joshua Tree in the park.

A damn large JT.


Another shot.


There's a jackrabbit in the center.


A jackrabbit babe.


I don't know why the squirrel is blue.


Sunset pic from Lucas Rock


Sunset pic from Lucas Rock #2


Sunset pic from Lucas Rock #3


Can you spot the Bighorned Sheep?
This is an extremely rare sighting.

See them yet?


Now?


How about now?


Close up #1
Sorry, but I used the digital zoom, which sucks.

Close up #2


Bighorned sheep at dusk


Joshua Tree's at dusk.


Another shot of JT's at dusk.


Sorry, I just love Joshua Trees.


The red spot is actually the glow from
the wildfires. I took this from the freeway.

Veiw of the Half Dome


The Half Dome


Veiw from the side of the road


Dave and Phil at Glacier Point


Why?


Glacier Point: The best view in Yosemite


This view shows how large the place is.


View in color.


View of Yosemite Falls


The Half Dome from Glacier Point.


Close up of the Half Dome


Yet another ponytail.


Damn hippie.


Why?


Kid Rock at Glacier Point.


Kid Rock takes a smoke break.


Angry Dave with Half Dome.


Glacier Point Panoramic


A meadow


Moss on a tree.


Sun with moss on a tree.


Phil salutes the meadow.


Cool view.


Awesome view in color.


Awesome view in black and white.


Half Dome again.


Bridalveil Falls


Bridalveil Falls again


Warning sign at Bridalveil Falls


Phil picks up trash at Yosemite.
Isn't he sweet.

Lovely view of nature at Yosemite.
What's that at the bottom right?

Oh, it's a skinny dipper's undies.
I should have known.

View from the river bank


Another view from the river bank


View of El Capitan from the river bank.


Color view of El Capitan


Read it.


The high falls.


High and low falls.


Stupid people climbing on wet, mossy
granite rocks avoiding warning signs.

El Capitan


There's a climber in the center.
Seriously. Look closer.

Giant Sequoia measures 96 feet around.


Veiw of the Half Dome


The Half Dome


Veiw from the side of the road


Dave and Phil at Glacier Point


Why?


Glacier Point: The best view in Yosemite


This view shows how large the place is.


View in color.


View of Yosemite Falls


The Half Dome from Glacier Point.


Close up of the Half Dome


Yet another ponytail.


Damn hippie.


Why?


Kid Rock at Glacier Point.


Kid Rock takes a smoke break.


Angry Dave with Half Dome.


Glacier Point Panoramic


A meadow


Moss on a tree.


Sun with moss on a tree.


Phil salutes the meadow.


Cool view.


Awesome view in color.


Awesome view in black and white.


Half Dome again.


Bridalveil Falls


Bridalveil Falls again


Warning sign at Bridalveil Falls


Phil picks up trash at Yosemite.
Isn't he sweet.

Lovely view of nature at Yosemite.
What's that at the bottom right?

Oh, it's a skinny dipper's undies.
I should have known.

View from the river bank


Another view from the river bank


View of El Capitan from the river bank.


Color view of El Capitan


Read it.


The high falls.


High and low falls.


Stupid people climbing on wet, mossy
granite rocks avoiding warning signs.

El Capitan


There's a climber in the center.
Seriously. Look closer.

Giant Sequoia measures 96 feet around.

Destination: The South


This might be the best billboard ever!


Complete view of the premises
I only took the photo, I did not enter.

Joe W Davis Memorial Stadium
Huntsville, AL

Punctuation would have put
them over budget.

Hawaiian Shirt + Ponytail = Huntsville
He looks like Count Dooku/Saruman. (Christopher Lee)

I fear this may be me in 10 years.


Superman showed up. His hairline is
receding a bit.

50 yr. old, two-toned hair and spandex
pants. I don't know what to say.

Drunken Cammo Lady


This little craft comes complete with
license plate.

I'm not sure what's up with this guy.
Cool hat though.

Mohawk Teenager


Retired pro wrestler, perhaps?
Overalls + Ponytail = Huntsville

Joe W Davis scoreboard


Julia and Homer.


Dave and Homer.
He posed me. It was not my choice.

View from our seats.


Another view.


Rickwood Field
Birmingham, Alabama

Close up


Rickwood Facts
It's historic and stuff.

Not anymore.


Don't do it.


Rickwood Scoreboard


View from the pitcher's mound


Rickwood Self Portrait


Cool signs on outfield walls


It was originally concrete.


The original depth.


Pretty sweet hit.


View from 399 feet.


Another cool sign.


STL represent!!!


View from home plate


View of the press box


Rickwood flag


Read the sign


On to the Montgomery Biscuits
The street names are real too!

Riverwalk Stadium
Montgomery, Alabama

Built using an old train depot.


Proof of trains


Big Mo welcomes you.
He's a furry, orange, biscuit lovin' beast.

Inside the trainshed


Dave and Big Mo


Julia and Big Mo


Appropriate attire?
For singing the National Anthem?

Magically, this loser appeared!


One word. Three letters. H-O-T!


It was pastel day at the ballpark.


Boy or Girl? You decide.


My favorite guy yet.
Yes, this is someone's father.

The previous guy's friend.
He's looking for him. Notice the ponytail.

Dedicated to Schwartz.


Apparently, you put butter and syrup
on biscuits in the south?

The Scoreboard


The First Pitch


View from the seats


Why hasn't anyone ever told
me about these?

The Logo


Lake Olmstead Field
Home of the Augusta Greenjackets

Another Logo


More inappropriate attire...
Am I just getting old or is clothing now optional?

The color guard arriving with flags.
Seriously, these Harely riders were the color guard.

Georgia's Flag
Fly it with pride, brother!

Which parking spot is more creative?
This one?

Or this one?


Julia and Auggie the Greenjacket


Dave and Auggie the Greenjacket


Roots or baldness? You decide.


Sweet 1980s do.


Tex McHottie


Sweet Tats. It's a satanic elephant.


The guy on the right is learning
the definition of "general admission".

Crystal Gayle lives!!!
The smoking section is a goldmine. (Notice the attractive gentleman to the right.)

Contender for "Hottie of the Year".
By the way, his friend is picking his nose.

Yes, it's a beanie and yes...
it says "Where's Crazy Dave?"

This guy wants to kill me.


The Scoreboard


Koby Clemens at the plate.


View from the seats


Historic Grayson Stadium
Home of the Savannah Sand Gnats

Grayson Stadium


View from right field


View from our seats
We counted 125 other fans

The awesome scoreboard


Humorous Sign


Dave and Gnate the Gnat


Julia and Gnate the Gnat


I'm sorry. I didn't realize that
perms were back in style.

What is it with old guys
and ponytails?

Again, I ask. What is it?


A relatively normal woman with
a butterfly tattoo on her back.

Close up of butterfly tattoo.


Another woman with a tattoo on her back.


Close up of that little bit of satan.


View from seats


Post Game Promotion:
Women got a spoon to look for a diamond ring in the field.

Seriously. The crowd gathers around
the lucky winner.

The lucky winner.


Fort Pulaski: Tybee Island, GA


Gator in the moat at the Fort


View inside of the Fort


View out the window


Damage sustained in the seige


Cannon ball still stuck in the wall


View from below the Fort wall


View of the Fort


Tybee Island Self Portrait


Tybee Island Self Portrait II


Turner Field: Atlanta, Georgia
Home of the Atlanta Braves

Welcome to Turner Field


The world's biggest scoreboard screen


Albert Pujols steps to the plate


Encarnacion!


Poor little Braves player got beaned!


View from the seats


Giant scoreboard from the seats


Let the rain come down...


View from seats after the rain


Braves fans doing the chop
Look closely at the guy guzzling the 2 liter of Coke. It amused me.

Be careful or Lady Liberty might
put a cap in your ass.

Centennial Olympic Park
in downtown Atlanta

The Quilt of Remembrance
Marks the spot of the 1996 Olympic bombing

The Description


View of the "Quilt"


This light marks the spot of
Eric Rudolph's bomb

Hoover Memorial Stadium
Home of the Birmingham Barons

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Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building
April 19, 1995

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Doves in a tree
in The Field of Empty Chairs

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One of 19 crosses with bells...
One for each child... Baylee Almon is the little girl in the famous photo with the fireman.

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Kids' art on tiles at the memorial


Pretty profound for an 11 year-old


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Do it.


Tulsa rules.


Best photo op of stadium exterior.
Seriously, you wouldn't want to see it.

Don's Demons
Bowling team or pact with Satan? You decide.

Junior Rules!
Wear it with pride, brother!

shirt
goes to...THIS GUY!

Close up of award winning article
of sleeveless denim clothing.

I don't know what to say.


ELVIS IS ALIVE!!!
He's lost weight and he's a Drillers fan!

Gaze upon his beauty, but know that
you can't see the best set of choppers in Tulsa.

I don't know what to say.


Awwwwww Yeeeeaaaah!


A guy and his mom waiting in 90 degree
heat with an umbrella to fight the beating sun...

Not for the squeamish. Seriously.


You were warned.


Crazy Helmet Lady


Captain Marvel came out for
the 25th anniversary celebration.

This guy was ready to open a can of
whoop ass and throw down. I backed away slowly.

I don't know what to say.


The previous woman's husband.
Also wearing NASCAR shirt.

Unfortunately, these two were the best
looking in attendance.

Okay, maybe these two.


For Schwartz. Cobalt's rule!


An actual baseball photo...


A Lowe's loomed in right field.
What else would it be?

The field at Drillers Stadium


Drillers Stadium Panoramic
25 years and counting.

Any guesses where?
Hint: Carthage, Missouri.

Was I wrong?
The creepiest place on earth.

Tell me that naked Precious Moments
characters riding spitting Japanese koi fish isn't creepy.

I don't know what to say.


Dave and Timmy the angel


Thank you for...
providing one great photo, Timmy!

The Sacred and Glorious Chapel
Bow before it in awe and amazement.

The Sistine Chapel of Precious Moments
Tell me this isn't creepy and weird. Come on, tell me.

The artist's name is Sam "Butcher".
Hey, John Wayne Gacy painted portraits of clowns.

Sam's Creepy Ceiling Cherubs


So Sam's son died and Sam painted
this mural in the chapel. Sad, but creepy.

Note: No "Women's Lounge" exists.
Tell me this place isn't hell. Tell me.

Who's this "Pujols" fellow?


Is he new?


One of KC's great scoreboard facts


Cool view from seats


Night view of fountain


And so begins the parade of hotties...
Mullet, tight pants, Stan Musial...MINE!!

Beard and ponytail
1970s Pillbox Cards Hat...Nice Touch

KCs Elvis


This guy was just an oaf


Cards shirt with hole for viewing
angry cardinal tattoo. A++

Apparently this guy's got it made


Get out the brooms...
'cause it's a sweep.

Kaufmann Stadium Panoramic
May 21, 2006

Home of the Toledo Mudhens


and the Triple A All Star Game


Moses Fleetwood Walker


Outside Fifth Third


Madonna the Mudhen & Julia


Madonna's beak is wet and in my ear


Muddy the Mudhen and Julia


Muddy clubbing me like a baby seal


View of lovely downtown Toledo
We stayed in the hotel in the center. It was BAD.

Scoreboard


The little guy on the left after a homer
Must be the roids

Cool pic


Toledo Mullet
Toledo actually had very few hotties

Another cool pic


Pre-Memorial fireworks in Toledo


Pre-Memorial fireworks in Toledo


Pre-Memorial fireworks in Toledo


Pre-Memorial fireworks in Toledo


Fifth Third Stadium Panoramic
Toledo, OH May 26, 2006

Bridge to Canada
"I could send you to immigration right now!"

Interactive art in Windsor, Ontario
Can you tell what I added?

Joe Louis Arena from Windsor


A true Canadian Hottie on the mean
streets of Windsor, Ontario, Canada

The GM building


Comerica Park
Detroit, MI May 27, 2006

Comerica Close Up


Comerica's 20 ft. tiger is ready to kill


He's about to kill this wedding party


Many tigers adorn the stadium


The tiger mauls Dave


The Tiger-Go-Round
Yes, they are all tigers

Tigers on the scoreboard


The scoreboard
note the tigers

Scoreboard Close Up


Another


View from our seats


The Logo


Detroit Hottie #1


DH #2


Victim of Chernobyl, perhaps?


This lady looks fine...


except for the gray roots... and...


the crack problem


Crack lady's husband's facial mole


The Fox Theatre


Hockeytown
Let's Go Blues!!!

Comerica Park Panoramic


Allen County Memorial Stadium
Ft. Wayne, IN May 28, 2006

Are those gun turrets?


The Wizard's fancy scoreboard


Dinger the Dragon & Julia


Dinger & Dave


I felt safe with the tank in right field


Memorial Stadium Panoramic


Busch Stadium View from seats
Section 160 May 29, 2006

The scoreboard

Busch Stadium


Stan "The Man" Musial
at 8th and Spruce entrance

Busch Stadium


Busch Stadium


Busch Stadium


Interstate 64
is only 50 feet from the stadium

Birds & Clock


Clock


Busch Stadium Open House Hottie


Panoramic from the bleachers


Panaramic from up top
behind the plate

The Gateway Arch


Welcome to Opening Day


Opening Day Starting Line Up


The Cardinals
and Brewers

Cards and Brewers


Mulder's First Pitch


Mulder Close Up


Game Over
Cards Win!

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Here Comes the Bride
Steph & Uncle Bill

The Blushing Bride and the Groom
Steph & Woodie

The Family
Peter, Mama Tiern, Julie and Dave Nolda

Pink Ladies
Julie and Aunt Peg

Mr & Mrs!
We're Married!

I want to lead!
Phoebe you can't always lead!

Dancing with the Stars!
1,2,3 and 1,2,3 and 1,2,3

Big Smiles-Cousin
Leo and Julie

Electricity (can you see it?)
Peter and Julie

Big Smiles
US!

Family
Mama Tiern, Peter and Julie

Trouble!
Aunt Di and her 2 best friends!

The Parents
Uncle Bill & Aunt Di

Group Shot!
Mama Tiern, Uncle Bill, Uncle Jim, Aunt Peg, Ellen and Howie

Me and My boys!
Dave, Julie and Peter

No words...
Mama Tiern and Phoebe

In the words of the Commadors
Get Down, Get Down

The Storch Family
Betty Ann, Billy, Jimmy & Pegggy

SMILE
Phoebe stop smiling!

Cake
finger lickin' good

Cousins!
Jules, Pat and Leo

Family!
plus one more

Do I hear
Bon Jovi?

Aunt Di
is about to cut the carpet!

Circle Dance!


2 Jersey Girls
singing their hearts out!

2 Jersey Girls
Still singing

Shake it,
shake it like a polaroid!

The One Man Band!

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SBC Park
September 30, 2005

Freak at SBC


The Golden Gate Bridge (GGB)
from the Marin Headlands

GGB in B&W


The GGB and the Love Boat


GGB in the Fog


I'm not certain, but I think that's an
escapee from Alcatraz.

Self Portrait #1


San Francisco from Salsalito


GGB de la noche


GGB de la noche dos


Self Portrait #2


Looking towards the Pacific from the
Marin Headlands

Pretty flowers
Mmmmmmmmm...pretty

Pretty flowers + butterfly


We saw these guys as we drove down
from the Headlands...

...and then we got to wait for the
red light from hell

Self Portrait #3 in B&W


View from the PCH


Another view from the PCH


A wood sculpture of a Phoenix outside
Nepenthe (a restaurant) in Big Sur

Little odd woman, not unlike a hobbit,
who was very interested in my camera.

Let it all hang out.


View from our table at Nepenthe


Another view from our table at Nepenthe
complete with Harley jacket and chaps

Close up of his Harley jacket


View from Nepenthe

Wrigley Field
From Waveland and Sheffield Aves.

AC026097 says it all.
It basically says how long it has been since the Cubs won anything meaningful.

Close up of Cubs signage


Sheffield Self Portrait


Wrigley from the press box


Wrigley Panoramic
from the press box

Wrigley Panoramic
from Clark and Addison

Cubs pitcher, Glendon Rusch is
a Napoleon Dynamite fan.

This is where the players go if they
need to use the restroom during the game.

Dave & Julia in the on deck circle


Wrigley Self Portrait


Alexian Field
Home of the Schaumburg Flyers

Dave and Bearon


Julia and Bearon


View from our seats


Elfstrom Stadium
Home of the Kane County Cougars

It was Jimmy Buffett Day!


What is Jimmy Buffett Day, you ask?
The players wear "Hawaiian" jerseys.

Jake brings the ump a beverage


Jake in action


This is the landfill directly
adjacent to the stadium.

Another shot of the landfill.


Kane County Panoramic