Atlanta: Inman Park Fest 2010

One of the lovely things about Atlanta is that between April and October, almost every neighborhood in town has a festival.  Last weekend was the Inman Park Festival, which may be my favorite of these events.  On Saturday, heavy rains pretty much drowned out the day, so the Sunday crowds were pretty heavy.  Here's a shot looking down Euclid Avenue, into the throngs:

After a nice walk, our crew landed on a nice grassy spot where we happened upon some other friends, imbibed a beverage or two, and generally enjoyed the day.  As you can see, Ramon and Jared sported jaunty chapeaus and, along with Henry, wore attire that occupied a remarkably narrow band of the color spectrum.  (Where exactly on the continuum of ROY G BIV does "earth tone" fall?):

As I was not on the distribution list of the memo instructing everyone to wear olive drab, I felt slightly excluded.  So, my navy blue shirt and I took a brief snooze:

The day's festivities ended with a walk to an old church near the intersection of Euclid and Edgewood Avenues where several local art curators had put together a pretty cool multi-media installation complete with film, sculpture and sound art.  (Read more here.)  Pictured below are Ramon and an unidentified festival-goer enjoying a big concave drum at the entrance to the installation that caused our voices to sound as though they were coming from all directions.  (For you 1970s film lovers out there, the term "Sensurround" came to mind.):

Intrepid LACE founder Hutch was not able to make the Inman Park Festival this year due to job duties that required him to be in Los Angeles for the weekend.  However, I would be remiss if this post failed to mention that Hutch's band Cadillac Jones recently celebrated their 10th Anniversary with a SIZZLING show at The Earl.  My band, Jupiter Watts, were honored to have the chance to open the show.  Below is a shot of me and Hutch hanging out at the merchandise booth before the show got underway:

This photo was taken on an iPhone -- not known for its stellar picture quality -- but something about this shot (taken by our friend Clay) really seems to capture the vibe of The Earl.  Good times all around!

London: After Work Drinks

We are celebrating our first after work drinks in spring, David joining the team and Aurea's first night out since about a year in front of the Market Bar near Oxford Circus.

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Bonn: Easter Break

John, I took this photo especially for you while walking through Bonn. As you can see it is Beethoven's birthhouse. I hope you accept this as a proof that he was indeed born in Germany and not in the US as has been claimed.



While waiting for the Easter Bunny, our neighbors' cat came over for a visit. To distract her from sharpening her claws on the carpet I promissed her a photo shoot for the blog.



A view on the "Siebengebirge" - seven mountains - during one of our Easter walks. The mountains are slightly smaller (in fact they consist of only fourty hills) than the Appalachian Mountains but still very nice.



On one of our walks I found this old chewing gum machine. When I was growing up, this was a usual sight. Nowadays chewing gum machines seem to have died out. Does something like this still exist in Atlanta?

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Atlanta: Moka Express

This little coffee maker has changed our lives! We first used a similar one when visiting our dear friend Sharms in London. In an effort to reproduce the rich, delicious coffee back home we purchased a Bialetti Moka Express for our place in Atlanta. Subsequently the drip coffee maker has been packed up and permanently stored in the pantry. The best thing about it...Hutch enjoys making the coffee so much he prepares it every morning and brings it to me as I'm getting ready for work. The 10oz. one suits the two of us just fine, but we've also purchased the 25oz. one for when we have guests. So come on by, we'll make you a cup!
~genesse