Lawrence Pt. 2: Jazzhaus

Guys, let me tell you about this band I like; they’re called Midnight Success. I don’t just like them because my friend Gus plays for them, nor because I’ve known some of the other members since high school. No, I like this band because they create good music. On top of that, they put on a good show live; lots of singing, and even a little choreographed dancing.

So anyway, a while back Gus told me they would be playing in Lawrence, so of course I wanted to take the short drive over for the show. I would have gone alone, but I asked my best friend Scott if he wanted to come with me. He didn’t disappoint and was eager to go. We both went to college there and I hadn’t been back to Lawrence in a while, so we went early and grabbed some dinner on Mass Street, and then met a few more friends who still live in Lawrence at the Jazzhaus for the show.

We were both a little nervous about going to the Jazzhaus, because last time we were there, we got thrown out for trying to burn the building down. Don't worry, it wasn't as intense as it sounds and there was no malice behind it, and there was no actual act of trying to burn the building down; just a concert flyer that somehow caught fire at our table. It was also over five years ago, so we weren't actually nervous, but we did have a good laugh about that time.

There were three bands playing that night. I don’t remember the order off the top of my head, but one of the bands sucked pretty bad; lead singer had no energy and really put the place to sleep. The other was pretty good, if I remember right. Midnight Success was great. I definitely want to see them again if I’m ever in Wichita for a show, or if they ever make it back to Lawrence or even to Kansas City.

Lawrence Pt. 1: Jefferson's

A while back, my friend Gus told me his band would be playing in Lawrence, Kansas, which is just a short drive up the highway from where I live. Of course I had to make the trip to see his show; I had only seen his band play once before and really wanted to check them out again. On top of that, I went to college in Lawrence, and it had been a couple of years since I had been back, on account of me living in California and all for a while. So I got my friend Scott, who also went to school at KU, and we headed off one Thursday evening.

We went pretty early so we could grab some food down on Mass Street, and look around a little before the show. I picked a little place called Jefferson’s, known for their buffalo wings and pretty waitresses (at least that’s what I knew them for). Oh how things have changed. Their buffalo sauce was good, but in the years since school I have found better; much better (yeah, I’m talking to you The Peanut). As for the waitresses, they weren’t anything to write home about; they used to have the cutest ladies working there! Oh well, it was still fun hanging out there with Scott, sort of like old times (I don’t think in the four years we went there he and I ever actually ate there together).

After dinner we made our way over to the Jazzhaus. Check back tomorrow for part two of this gripping tale!

Memorial Stadium

This is Memorial Stadium, where the Jayhawks play football.  I can’t describe how much fun I had at this stadium while I was in college.  Every Saturday in the fall I’d get up and head down to my friend’s house which was 3 houses north of the stadium.  One season I didn’t buy a single ticket, yet attended every home game that season.  That was the same season we tore down the goalposts three times; the most in the nation.

This is a four shot panorama I took one Saturday in October of 2005, while still a student there. Obviously that day was not a home game day.  I used to park in that parking lot in the foreground.  Apparently part of my old lot is gone now; replaced by an indoor practice facility.  I believe it’s the second indoor football practice facility on campus.  Mangino must have been doing something right for them to build him another.  I’m excited to see what he can do with the team nex… oh wait, they fired him for some reason.  They said they were tired of a ‘mean’ coach, and hired some ‘nice guy’ coach.  Well the loser coach before Mangino was a ‘nice guy’ coach, and KU’s football program was horrendous.  We’ll see how the new guy does; my hopes are high, but my expectations are low.

Everyone talks about KU basketball.  I am proud to tell people I had more fun at KU football games.  Even if we lost, I could still say my coach could eat your coach.  Now we don’t even have that.

Exif information
Model	Canon EOS 20D
Original date	2005:10:22 4:45PM
Exposure time	1/200 sec
Focal length	50mm
F-Stop	f/8
ISO speed	ISO-100
Exposure Bias	0

Old, But Good

Here's an old one, but a good one. I took this in 2004 while in college with my trusty old Canon Powershot A70. A number of my friends really like this photo and one even demanded that I give it to him so he could make a print. He has had it on display ever since. Every time I see it, it makes me feel pretty good! I even finally got around to getting a print for myself earlier this year.




I just realized that my posts were being formatted with only one space after periods and other sentence ending punctuation. I apologize for this, and hope you all haven't been judging me for the single space after the end of my sentences. Now that I have found the error all subsequent posts should be correct. Two spaces is how I roll. One space just isn't right.