Which foot? Switchfoot!

Back in December I heard a rumor, a whisper through the undercurrent of rock n’ rock… a rumor that Switchfoot was coming to town. Could the rock n’ roll faithful really believe? Or was such a story just a whispered falsehood? Could the faithful masses dare to dream again? A quick search in the tour section of Switchfoot’s website revealed the truth, somehow someone had convinced them to stop here while on the Canadian leg of their Oh! Gravity tour.
After approximately 6.3 seconds of prayful consideration (sometimes I’m a little slow at hearing from God) I decided to go.
Well sure enough, the weather tried to trip up Switchfoot with a late winter snow storm. But the pop rockers prevailed and made the trek without incident. Yahoo!
With the 80’s metal blaring, my good friend Ian & I made our own way to the show where we briefly hung out with or waved greetings to a few friends. Because all good shows happen right at the front, Ian & I waited… front & center, for everything to begin. Finally at 8pm the opening band, Copeland, a band whose recordings sound a little more mellow than I prefer, started things off. I was impressed with the 45 minute set which revolved around Aaron’s enigmatic/charismatic personality.
Here’s what I saw…

When Copeland finished we waited…almost 40 minutes before Switchfoot took the stage. You know, there is a price to pay for wanting to be up close…by the time Jon & the gang took the stage we were getting really squished since it seemed that everyone at the venue wanted to get as close as possible. But the wait was well worth it. Wow! What a show! Switchfoot really knows how to entertain and involve an audience (even a quiet one like ours). I was amazed at the musicianship, variety, tightness and stage presence of the band. It was a great and satisfying show that was made even better when the band came out to hang out with the 100 or so fans that waited to see them. They were friendly and gracious. What a treat.
Here’s what I saw…

For many more pictures go to my blog’s flickr site thelongwayhome(or click on the link on the sidebar).

Police Academy

Well, two weeks ago I had the privilege of assisting Jamie Mac & the gang as they worked on the upcoming Officer Bob movie. It was fun to operate the camera while we shot a scene or two. When I was done I asked Officers Bob & Biff if they could shoot a video message for my boys which they graciously did. Here’s what they said…

When I came home my guys wanted to send Officers Bob & Biff a video reply of their own which I was more than willing to do. So we set up a few work lights in the basement and shot this response…

Of course we had to include Aisha in all the fun, so Angela & I also shot this as well….

Hope you enjoyed all these.
Shouts to Jamie, Ben, Murray, Sam and Matthew for the good times!

Winter Fun

The Amazing Aden

Watch in utter amazement as The Amazing Aden dazzles you with his incredible levitation skills!

You see here how The Amazing Aden prepares himself. Quietly and quickly he musters his mental energy.

As The Amazing Aden begins, he suspends the bowling ball a few inches off the floor.
This is when The Amazing Aden is most vulnerable…

Soon The Amazing Aden’s concentration causes the ball to steady and he brings the ball up a few inches.

And now, with his mental synapses firing we see The Amazing Aden at his finest.

Behold, The Amazing Aden!

Bowling Bonanza!

This past Sunday January 28th we had a blast celebrating Aden’s 6th birthday with a bunch of his friends. We went bowling and had ice cream cake.

Aden partied with… Jordan, Keller, Madison, Emily, Elias, Bronson, Arianna, Tekoa, Garrison, and his bro Cadel. And his little sis Aisha.

Thank you to everyone for being a part of Aden’s birthday and the fun presents. It was great fun!

And thank you to all the parent’s who delivered their kids for the party and those who stayed to watch all the mayhem. It was very entertaining.

Here’s the evidence…