Give up your job,Squander your cash - be rash,Just hold on to your friends

Last Saturday Tracy invited a bunch of us over to her parents house where she hosted a wonderful BBQ

Pre guest arrival tyson and i tackled a few crosswords.

the hostess& gourmet chef

hannah shin loves a good piece of melon

friendly

natalie was there too.. and she brought a very very tasty bean and artichoke dip

Our dinner plates.

It starting storming so we started up a game of scrabble. i won the first game . 2nd place in round two... in case you were wondering

Xxxacto mike shotgunnin' coke cola.. but wrong

Lucy the dog rockn shades. nothing says fun like a dog wearing sunglasses

Sunday afternoon and a visit to the record store to see shitty mike.
couples.

Sunday evening hannah and i headed to Osborne and on the way we ran into David

Went to Tara's crib for some fire escape and roof top chillin

tara is a model

sometimes when you are on a rooftop in the city you can look down and see your friends.

caught in the grip of the city
Davey and Danni
Daveys new descendents set up.
Julia getting her make up did
Mental Mel came to visit me at work

So Zach asked Tara and myself to accompany him to his Grad dinner and dance. It was more fun than i expected hanging out with a room full of teens dressed in brightly colored princess dresses and glitter would be.

but mostly because zach and tara rule so hard.
the real scandal is that it was my second dessert.

gold shoes all around.
faces
J. spoon and zach
Dates.

teens love me.

born to die in a gutter

' You see. but you're capable of dying for an idea; one can see that right away. Well, personally, I've seen enough of people who die for an idea. I don't believe in heroism; I know it's easy and i've learnt it can be murderous. What interests me is living and dying for what one loves.'
Rieux had been watching the journalist attentively. With his eyes still on him, he said quietly :
' man isn't an idea, Rambert.'

ten minutes to downtown.. is ten minutes too far?

Grab whatever type of wheels you want.. it's summer time in the city

i never told you about the diamonds in your eyes

Sunday morning Nate, Randy, Puddy and myself embarked on a journey that would change our lives forever... well it wasn't life changing, but it was fun as hell.
point A) winnipeg to point B) Minneapolis for MADBALLLLLLLL and have heart.

If there's one thing i've learned about Randy Strong. it's that he loves guitar hero ALOT! i think he also wrote a book on being "CROOSH"

Nate's Chanel set up.
In Fargo Randy and I got some new ink.
" that just happened"

Upon arriving in Minneapolis we stopped at Stacey's then headed to
the triple rock for some eats. Triple Rock Social club is one of my two favorite places to go. There's actually only two places one needs to go while in Minneapolis. I'm psyched on being 21 and not being afraid im gonna get kicked outta this place when all i wanna do is eat some veg food served by punks and listen to the sickest punk/hardcore jams while im eating.

Stacey!! we all had a sleepover at her place. we watched Kids. not a nice movie before bed. If she is giving you directions when driving she will most likely tell you to get in the "rightest" lane or "righteous" lane.

rachel and jeremy met up with us. they both rule! i havent seen them since we drove to pennslyvania in 2005 for posi numbers!

This is a half order of the Po' boy sandwich. it is one of the most delicious things i have ever tasted! it has potatoes , mock duck and cheese with cajun flavoring and quite a bit of garlic. the full size is huge. i talked alot of game but i couldnt even finish the half size.
We met up with Nic who i also had not seen since 2005. He was also apart of Posi fest '05 roadtrip. We all went to a park and screwed around on the basketball courts. my participation was very very minimal.

Rachel and Jeremy's pug Ella. she's nuts but cute as hell.

monkey business.
Monday morning.
M&M's for breakfast.
Guitar hero for breakfast.

Extreme Noise. second favorite place in MPLS. cheap records. sorry war on music. i still love you too.

art.
elbros.

We get to the show and hang out. Toomey finally gets his locks knocked.

result is fantastic. i dont have one pic of toomey without his phone.
Briggs lovin' a quizno's milkshake.
Pat Flynn loves bridge jumping. a man of danger.
Boston takes over St. Paul
they might have to battle it out with Winnipeg first.

Kristin hates having her picture taken. She insisted though that nate manning and i have our picture taken together.

But Nate and i have taken enough pictures together to know we only know how to look stupid in them... and in my case also fat.

jeremy, puddy, randy, vegan eric ( who is shockingly 29) and Rachel!

i didnt take any pics at the show but the little glimmers of light are the hardcore heroes known as MADBALL!!. they played so many hits.

Hit up pizza lucé after the show for some eats. i got the rustler pizza
it had mock dock and BBQ sause on it. it was pretty delicious. i give it a 6 out of ten

awwwww.

live to the point of tears

In the early days when they thought this epidemic was much like other epidemics, religion held its ground. But once these people realized their instant peril, they gave their thoughts to pleasure. And all the hideous fears which stamp their faces in the daytime are transformed in the fiery dusty nightfall. Sort of hectic exaltion, an unkempt freedom fevering their blood. And i too am no different. But what matter? Death means nothing to men like me.


The Plague - Albert Camus

party's over .. tell the rest of the crew

Tuesday Nicole was in town! Went to the collective to see Risky Business/Cancer Bats and bleeding through

Me trying to force mel to be in a picture with me.
looks like im choking her.
To the left is my "big brother" Jon Mcrae from BC with Hendo
lil B and holly

psyched on mike peters being in town

husband and wife. happy anniversary

Possibly even more psyched on seeing this man.
how we miss you Bailey.

born to die in a gutter.

This is jason's new book purchase. maybe i should sleep with one eye open

friends

this is a picture i made .. guess who it is

friends were over late at night. We decided to hang out in my room which never happens. but it resulted in us taking stupid pictures and hanging out on my bed.

MGR

This is mike's ankle. yes that is a real tattoo

i have the most comfortable bed ever. ask these three.

true bromance.

playlist at three am:
life of agony
the pist
the trouble
strife
Rancid
Pantera

i love these guys!

Friday night after work we went to Joey's for Laurens going
away dinner. i am sad that she wont be working with me anymore
but lauren if you are reading this i have one thing to say to you...
BUDDY PASS!!!

this is sarah kim.

Bosses.

" don't be a hardrock when you really are a gem"

Matt showed up. he's hold a piece of steak which kinda makes me feel sick

connect four/provici unity

My old roomates and pals from Saskatoon were in town!

this is blair. judging from his wolf shirt hes become much cooler since i last saw him.



Saturday Night!! birthday celebration for Vandal, Bill and Colin!

Nate looked like cotton candy.

Tyson owns the best flannel next to Nate Mannings yellow flannel!

brad.
Cindy is a fox and is making the same face as brad.


Birthday Celebration!!

Marky B got down to Neil Diamond I think brent and james would refer to these ladies as Beezees or something of that nature.

Matt Winchar also got down to Neil Diamond. he serenaded Tyson.

Ty guy had a little too much fun. this is his version of serenading.

SUNDAY..
I watched Daniel while Cam went to get tattooed.

this is Daniel he is three he likes black flag.

We stopped at the mansion and Andrew and James played catch with Daniel

Then it was gelato time!!

When i was three i probably wore like velcro LA gear.

He was picking these for his dad.

Daniels sick bike.

Cam came home to unwind to some guitar hero.

Cam, beeps and puddy still love straight edge alot.
xXx.

we're screaming at the same walls.. and they're still standing

New Punk /Hardcore record store opened up on friday. It pretty awesome. i suggest you support it. 333 gary street. Also there are video arcade games. There's a good chance you will find me there quite often playing tetris.
Here's a boring fucking post about my relatively boring week.

Will Bratt ( right) was in town. we didn't hang out but i kept running into him randomly

Tyson looking fresh
hanging out with MGR

Beeps got me this book for my birthday. its nice to look at

Darren and i at Caesar thursday. He looked nice that evening. i back his flannel

tyson is the happiest
711 stop






yeah thats a bunny.
Daniel and his board.
Father & son
Holly came over and we organized my records.

Sabrina and i decided to take a trip to grand beach. it was cold and empty