Big, nice, red, ripe, homegrown
RASPBERRIES...
MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM
Thursday, July 30, 2009
Sunday, July 26, 2009
Tomten 09 Goes Down In The Books
Well the first annual event has come and gone. We're officially calling it a success despite the rain (thanks to Kenny and Al for the tent canopy!!) and the keg malfunction (thanks to Knasty who ultimately had the stroke of genius with the air compressor idea and a big thanks to Sid for Frankenstiening the two taps together in an attempt to solve our beer problems).
Though I have to say the obstacles make for good memories.
The crowd numbers were a little disappointing but we have to start somewhere. Next year we should have more bodies once the talk of the Tomten Fest hits the streets.
Music was AWESOME - everybody did an outstanding job - Sav... what a talent - songwriter extrodinare.
The Northermost Pilots were pretty darn tight and sounded great and, if given the rights, have unwittingly penned the Tomten Theme Song. We listened to the recording this morning - didn't catch all the lyrics last night.... freakin' unbelievable... we listened to it like four times... great job.
Sid pulled it out of his ass even under the influence of a few more beers than ideal but he performed wonderful as well. Only have old skool film pics of Sid's set.
And Mark and Tori go down in the books as the first Tomten act ever with their great set of nice harmonies and djimbe-flavored tunes - nice stuff.
Good news is that the recording we did last night turned out pretty darn sweet. Nice balance to everything so after some editing (just to get out all the pauses, drunken Sid talk and the crazy neighbor lady yelling about Edmund Fitzgerald) it should be great. Hopefully we'll have discs ready in a week or so.
We had a great time - just like Bella Boo here... getting lots of attention.
We even finished up the night by pushing Carrie and Kenny's car through the parking lot up to Sid's so we could jump it. Sid almost crushed Kenny's shin between the two cars... wow....
Nice how I took a picture rather than helped push the car eh?
Anyway, again, thanks to all who came and played and drank beer and sat around the fire and camped and put up with the drunken neighbor lady (who I DID NOT invite by the way) and ate DellMarie's excellent food and mixed a cocktail or two and got rained on and got jumped on by a dog or six and chatted with some great folks and sang songs and solved the mystery of the H is Jesus H Christ, and help set up the canopy and helped clean up (THANKS NIC!) and drank enough keg beer to get swamp mouth in the morning... ok, you get the picture. Hope you all come back for Tomten Ten.
And lastly... in some strange way I think this quote, of which was captured during the Pilots' set kind of sums up the whole experience... in a good way of course....
Spoken by Chad Strehlo...
"Can I get some more feedback in monitor two please?"
Though I have to say the obstacles make for good memories.
The crowd numbers were a little disappointing but we have to start somewhere. Next year we should have more bodies once the talk of the Tomten Fest hits the streets.
Music was AWESOME - everybody did an outstanding job - Sav... what a talent - songwriter extrodinare.
The Northermost Pilots were pretty darn tight and sounded great and, if given the rights, have unwittingly penned the Tomten Theme Song. We listened to the recording this morning - didn't catch all the lyrics last night.... freakin' unbelievable... we listened to it like four times... great job.
Sid pulled it out of his ass even under the influence of a few more beers than ideal but he performed wonderful as well. Only have old skool film pics of Sid's set.
And Mark and Tori go down in the books as the first Tomten act ever with their great set of nice harmonies and djimbe-flavored tunes - nice stuff.
Good news is that the recording we did last night turned out pretty darn sweet. Nice balance to everything so after some editing (just to get out all the pauses, drunken Sid talk and the crazy neighbor lady yelling about Edmund Fitzgerald) it should be great. Hopefully we'll have discs ready in a week or so.
We had a great time - just like Bella Boo here... getting lots of attention.We even finished up the night by pushing Carrie and Kenny's car through the parking lot up to Sid's so we could jump it. Sid almost crushed Kenny's shin between the two cars... wow....
Nice how I took a picture rather than helped push the car eh?Anyway, again, thanks to all who came and played and drank beer and sat around the fire and camped and put up with the drunken neighbor lady (who I DID NOT invite by the way) and ate DellMarie's excellent food and mixed a cocktail or two and got rained on and got jumped on by a dog or six and chatted with some great folks and sang songs and solved the mystery of the H is Jesus H Christ, and help set up the canopy and helped clean up (THANKS NIC!) and drank enough keg beer to get swamp mouth in the morning... ok, you get the picture. Hope you all come back for Tomten Ten.
And lastly... in some strange way I think this quote, of which was captured during the Pilots' set kind of sums up the whole experience... in a good way of course....
Spoken by Chad Strehlo...
"Can I get some more feedback in monitor two please?"
7.25.09
Tomten 09
Great time, good food, great music.
Thanks to all who came, played and hung out in the rain
You all made it well worth it.
7.24.09
Right about Friday I wish I was able to do this...
crash out in the grass and chillax.
What a week.
7.20.09
Looks gross but tasted great
Filet Mignon for DellMarie and Ribs (slow cooked on the grill) for me.
These were the leftovers sitting safely away from Fin in the microwave.
He is working on and has successfully opened the microwave a time or two now... crap.
Damn Good Food.
The Return Of The Summer of Wayne... Kind Of
With all the Tomten planning and prep, I admittedly did not snap a picture every day this past week. And a couple that I did were not my best Summer of Wayne moments... so I will substitute a few of the pics that originally didn't make the cut for a few days... enjoy.
Friday, July 17, 2009
7.17.09
You won't see a headline like this in the ole
St. Paul Pioneer Press
We like to keep it
CrAzY
in the Northwoods.
7.16.09
DellMarie's New Ride.
Got the Kenny "I know a guy" Special.
Sweet Ride.
I want to take it over rock piles and through rivers and ditches.
She won't let me.
7.13.09
The Arnold Palmer.
According to stories amongst club members, Palmer grew angry at a bartender at the club because the bartender refused to mix lemonade in his iced tea. The bartender relented and the drink was born.
Look for the homemade version at Tomten 09.
Its great with booze too!
According to stories amongst club members, Palmer grew angry at a bartender at the club because the bartender refused to mix lemonade in his iced tea. The bartender relented and the drink was born.
Look for the homemade version at Tomten 09.
Its great with booze too!
Thursday, July 16, 2009
We're still rollin'
The Summer of Wayne II is still rollin' on.... just haven't gotten here in a while. Should upload some photos in the next 24 hours - so hang on to your hats.
In the meantime you can ponder this one...
If a doughnut with no hole is a danish, what is a flute with no holes?
In the meantime you can ponder this one...
If a doughnut with no hole is a danish, what is a flute with no holes?
Monday, July 13, 2009
7.11.09
A picture of Dan taking a picture of me taking a picture of him.
So he has a picture of me taking a picture of him taking a picture of what????
Friday, July 10, 2009
Thursday, July 9, 2009
Hey Peoples...
Just wanted to share a nice picture of Fin and his little sister Poppy. They are sitting so nicely for some homemade dried liver pieces I smoked/dehydrated on the grill - and that didn't make the Summer of Wayne? Its a tough elimination process - not for the faint of heart.
Anyway, everybody here is doing well. Trying to keep the new couches white... what the hell??? you say??? WHITE??? Yeah. Dumb. Real dumb. We are dying them - since they are slipcovered - black. That should be interesting.
And one of Bella-boo waiting for someone to throw the ball for her. She would play the fetch game all day if you would let her. She is relentless but such a sweet, sweet girl.
Hope all is well with youse guys (that's a nod to Grandma Ann).
Anyway, everybody here is doing well. Trying to keep the new couches white... what the hell??? you say??? WHITE??? Yeah. Dumb. Real dumb. We are dying them - since they are slipcovered - black. That should be interesting.
And one of Bella-boo waiting for someone to throw the ball for her. She would play the fetch game all day if you would let her. She is relentless but such a sweet, sweet girl.
Hope all is well with youse guys (that's a nod to Grandma Ann).
7.07.09
Almost got myself a speeding ticket on
Grand Avenue.
Mr. Fuzz says to me...
"You have a clean record. That's a good thing. Slow it down ok.
This is what it would have cost you if I gave you a ticket.
You have a better day."
I say this, knowing I'm screwing myself over for the next time I get pulled over, but
I have gotten stopped and let off with a warming for speeding like
6 times in the last 5 years...
My luck is bound to run out...
why did I just say that???
7.06.09
Played through my set of music for
the big party.
Dirty Strings.
Fingers toughening up.
Tore the shit out of my guitar.
Not really.
Sunday, July 5, 2009
Saturday, July 4, 2009
Return Of the MAN-TY HOSE
Thought this was blog-worthy.
Sid's big birthday last night. And he was surprised with the return of his MANTY HOSE....
These babies have been regifted about 6 times over the last 12 years or so.
Carrie was the last to have them... she swears up and down that Kenny never put them on but we all know that is a bunch of bullshit. In fact a few pubes fell out last night right on the table.... looked like Kenny's to me... not that I would know his "style"....
Those MANTY HOSE hang man... boy do they hang.
Here are a couple pics of the fabled undergarment....
Oh, almost forgot... a picture of the Drunkard of Ole Wrenshack shirt....
And Sid's birthday present... the SHAMWOW! shirt I made....
HAPPY 4th Of July EVERYONE!
Sid's big birthday last night. And he was surprised with the return of his MANTY HOSE....
These babies have been regifted about 6 times over the last 12 years or so.
Carrie was the last to have them... she swears up and down that Kenny never put them on but we all know that is a bunch of bullshit. In fact a few pubes fell out last night right on the table.... looked like Kenny's to me... not that I would know his "style"....
Those MANTY HOSE hang man... boy do they hang.
Here are a couple pics of the fabled undergarment....
Oh, almost forgot... a picture of the Drunkard of Ole Wrenshack shirt....
And Sid's birthday present... the SHAMWOW! shirt I made....
HAPPY 4th Of July EVERYONE!
7.03.09
Happy Birthday Sid.
Looks like the table is on fire from the candles on that cake.
34 is cool & flowery.
Too bad DellMarie dumped half the cake straight on the floor.
She says she warned you people that she shouldn't have
been in charge of bringing it in the house.
Next time you'll all listen.
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
7.1.09
Sirens Were A Screamin'
And Then We See The Buick
Crashed Into The Bakery
Right There In West Duluth...
Don't See Somethin' Like That Everyday!
I got a dirty look from one of the coppers when I stuck the camera out the window and
snapped a shot.
I yelled, "Hey... Summer of Wayne buddy! SUMMER OF WAYNE!!!!"
I didn't.
But I should have.
6.30.09 (Don't Look Marnie!)
Spent a chunk of the day making the screen
for the Drunkard Of Ole Wrenshack T's.
You too, could own one of these babies some day... if you're lucky....
the T-shirt of course - not the screen!
6.29.09
Rockin' some onions and kraut for
BRATS & SAUSAGES!
Yet another side benefit to working for a school (besides the obvious 4 months off a year)
is the boxes and boxes of scrap
I get from the old woodshop.
All that hardwood makes some dandy grilling in the summer & kindling in the winter!
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