rat bike show

Zombie Bikes Ride Again art show
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What a blast! The art show opening Friday evening was one of the top social events in our tiny universe. So many folks from our past and present were in attendence, from the biking, skating, and old school punk communities. Quite a few of the next generation were also there, so Evan kept busy hanging out on the courtyard area behind the gallery. There was good food, cheap beer, best friends, and the bikes . . . oh, the bikes! Bikes with spikes, Barbies, and plenty of rust (aka patina). Too fantastic and fabulous to describe, so go check out the show, which is running at the Against the Wall Gallery until July 31. While you're there, sample the tasy wares at the Wise Oven Bakery, located in the rear of the shop.

P.S. Big shout out to Cindy B. for upgrading my Busch Lite to a Heineken, and for letting the kids run wild on your office stairway!

Zombie Bikes

This should be fun - a ratbike art show opening tonight at the Against the Wall Gallery in Havelock. Featured bikes include some by Bill Bored, DK, Brook Taylor, and Jon Taylor. See you there!

Sweet poster featuring DK on his piece of work. Err, art.

More info on the LJS site and www.ratbike.ning.com

Hey, fifty IS nifty

Originally uploaded by shellfood.

It was a good birthday. In fact, it would rank up there as one of my most excellent birthdays.

Thanks to my mom and sisters for the amazing flowers delivered to my office, to Roddy for the birthday apple adorned with a single candle, to John W. for my afternoon granita, and to Brian and Evan for my new Chacos (a gift I'd hoped for) and the Movado watch (a gift beyond anything I'd hoped for). Brian and I had lunch at Dish, then kid-friend dinner at pasta place Macaroni Grill before heading out to Wright Field for a baseball make-up game. Evan assisted on a double play and got a base hit each time he was at bat.

I'm a happy half-centenarian.

no pictures, please

Saturday evening, we spent a little time at the 2008 Celebrate Lincoln Ethnic Festival downtown. We finally were able to sample some of The Peacock's offerings - yummy, spicy, good. We played games at the Lincoln Literacy Council, UNL Russian Club & Department of Modern Languages, Wells Fargo, and Time Warner booths, Evan also enjoyed a shave ice, and we listened to Michael Opoku's music group, Ashanti.

Good stuff. There is actually some diversity in Lincoln.

Birthday flowers

Gorgeous flowers from my mother and sisters Sandy & Jeanine.