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Weekend recap

Had a fairly busy weekend again. On Saturday, Ghost Dog and I went over to Snooks house for a small BBQ/party (K joined later after her full day of class). On the way we swung by Belmont Station to pick up some import beers… I picked up two new English beers I hadn't had before (and still haven't). Had a great time chillin' in Master Snooks' yard.

On Sunday we were invited to our friends Ty & Aymie's house for a BBQ to meet some of Aymie's family visiting from South Africa. K & I had a great time. At about dusk we headed home to watch the first disc of Lost, season 2 (which Snooks had lent us) … which we did, all 4 episodes back to back (because you can't watch just one, hehe).

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A demon to join Decemberists tour

Looking at Willamette Week's online site just now, I saw an article about how the violinist Lisa Molinaro of Talkdemonic (great local band, whom I saw again this past April) will be joining The Decemberists on tour for their upcoming album The Crane Wife. Pretty cool, and go Lisa!

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Hangin’ ’round

Last night I hung out at Moon & Sixpence with my good friend Ghost Dog (I better not get sick, dammit) while Kelly and GD's better half were off seeing the play Wicked.

Tonight, Snooks (and later, my brother Travis) and I hung out at Kennedy School.

This week has been a bit odd, probably because of the monday holiday, but each day has somehow seemed like both monday and friday, leaving my brain in a constant state of confusion. Perhaps I need to sleep more, or drink more beer, I can't decide. 

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Battlestar Galactica ‘Webisodes’

In case any of you sci-fi nerds out there haven't already heard, SciFi.com is airing 'webisodes' of Battlestar Galactica starting tonight, running every Tuesday and Thursday leading up to the October 6th premiere of Season 3. They're only about three minutes long, but still interesting, and feature some new faces as well as some regular cast memebers. Check 'em out!

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Live Irish folk at the White Eagle

Last night Kelly and I ventured to McMenamins White Eagle Saloon. It's a nice spot, very much a McMenamins, but more relaxed and pleasant than say, Kennedy School, and certainly more enjoyable than Ringlers or the like. One key difference between this and other McMenamins establishments is that The White Eagle has live music (looking at their schedule, it seems every night of the week) and what brought us there last night was some live Irish folk music.

We arrived at about 7:30, walked in through the long building towards the stage and then out to the patio since the weather was so nice. We took a table just next to the door, so we could see and hear the music, and was promptly served by a very friendly and attentive server. We were happy to discover they served Nebraska Bitter, the best McMenamins beer in my opinion, even though it wasn't on their menu. Hooray! We had a very nice dinner (I had one of the specials, the 'Sgt. Pepper Salad'; sliced breaded chicken, pepperjack cheese, peppercorn ranch, and totally delicious), and reminisced about our honeymoon in Ireland while the music started.

The music, by Hanz Araki and band (sometimes known as "An Tua") was fantastic. It was lead by Hanz Araki (flutes, pennywhistles, low-whistles, shakuhachi, and vocals) who was joined by four other musicians; a guitarist, violinist, pianist, and percussionist. ist. ist. 🙂 There were songs I recognized from other traditional Irish folk albums Kelly and I own (bought while on our honeymoon) and it was a treat to hear while we chatted about where we were two years ago. Between sets Kelly purchased the An Tua album 6 of One, Five of the Other, which is also great.  Very fun night out. Very groggy today. 🙂