Fraser Lake Pass

Climbimg up to the pass.

Snowboarding the powder above Fraser Lake last weekend.

Park Bench

Spring is here, the park benches are appearing.

Today in History

Pigfoot, Louisiana- March 2004-

Mojo Nixon, has announced that on March 20, 2004 he will perform his final concert at the Continental Club in Austin Texas. Rumors have been circulating about Nixon's retirement for some time and Nixon finally confirmed this will indeed be his final performance.

"I have nothing more to say," says Nixon. "Not only am I empty, but obviously nobody gives a rat's ass about the things I have been saying for twenty years. The masses are just as blinded by the light of stupidity, prudery and the shiny objects of hate."

Performing in Houston on March 18 and Austin on March 20 Nixon will cap a 20-year career that spawned such mega-hits as: "Elvis Is Everywhere;" "Don Henley Must Die;" "Debbie Gibson Is Pregnant With My Two-Headed Luv Child;" "Stuffin Marthas Muffin;" "I Hate Banks;" "Bring Me The Head Of David Geffen" and "I Saw Jesus At McDonald's At Midnight."

Nixon's recording career encompassed more than a dozen albums and included a country album with punk icon Jello Biafra, a Las Vegas showroom big band with Dave Alvin and the late Country Dick Montana, a Triple X rated XXX-Mas album and more social commentary than the American people could swallow.

"He has been on the cover of the Wall Street Journal, he has appeared nude in magazines, he has been in bad movies, been censored by Hustler magazine, three record companies and MTV, he played every possible music joint where nutjobs congregate in 45 states, he even played in Moosejaw, Saskatchewan and did a three-week tour of Norway," says longtime manager Scott Ambrose "Bullethead" Reilly. "He has suffered death threats; he sang with Don Henley; he has even been an answer on Jeopardy for God's Sake. He was the captain of a US Olympic team and debated Pat Buchanan. For us. He did this all for us."

"I have debased your false icons, mocked the myths and tried to shine the light of truth and freedom on the Big Lies" says Nixon. "I have done all I can."

Nixon has been a candidate for President in the previous four presidential elections under the Mushroom Party banner. In describing his absence from this year's political events Nixon says, "Hell, I got a J-O-B. I got nothing new to say, no one cares, the road will kill me. The road will surely kill me. I can do no more."

Nixon will retire to Coronado, California where he will be an on-air personality for classic rock station KGB. "Isn't 10 albums enough?" asks Nixon.

Steve Earle

Steve Earle at the South East Alaska State Fair, July 2005. Picture taken with an Olympus Stylus Verve (small enough to sneak into the concert).

Bear Cub

Originally I cropped this photo to post it, but I like it better with the train tracks in it. I wonder where mom was? Shot July 9th 2004 with Fuji Finepix 3800 digital.

Lynx

Saw this kitten last week near the BC border. Shot Feb 16th 2007 with Fuji Finepix 3800 digital (full 6X zoom).

Version Two, Day One

I decided to remove my old posts and just put up a photo now and then. Enjoy.