Duke of Uke | For the “Other” Guitarists
I wouldn’t have thought there was enough demand for ukuleles and banjos the world over to support a freestanding shop that specializes in such string instruments, but I stand corrected. East London’s Duke of Uke, Ukulele & Banjo Emporium is just such a place- and has been doing quite well for years.
Old Faithful Shop | Vancouver B.C.
I now have one more to add to my list of places to visit on my next trip out West (and a bit North to Vancouver, to be exact). I used to travel a couple times a year to Vancouver for work and really found it to be a great place. A perfect mix of [...]
Palm Springs ACE Hotel | I’m On My Way
Maybe it’s the two major snow falls over the last two weeks, or the remaining solid 12 inches of the lovely white stuff still in the yard, or the encasement of road salt on my car and its windows, or maybe it’s just that I’m looking for a little downtime in a warmer climate. Whatever [...]
Moleskine Cahiers | Ruled Journals
As the saying goes… Why buy a copy when you can get the original? Moleskine legendary notebooks have been faithfully serving mankind over the last two centuries. The well known little black books have been found in the pockets and bags of some of history’s most luminous luminaries. Well, the black book’s close cousin- the [...]
Kids Will Be Kids
Kid’s games and the adventurous stories that they tell each other are wonderful. Watching an adventure unfold in their expressions and actions is particularly fun. No toys or props necessary and nothing that we adults would truly appreciate or even fully understand. Just good old fun.
Bridge Towers | The Watchful Eyes
At either end of the 38 bridges that span the Chicago River are these beautiful bridge towers. While many have been decommissioned, the towers remain landmarks to a city that still relies heavily on the functioning of the bridge and waterway systems. The towers have certainly served a valuable service over the many years by [...]
Transformers 3: The Attack of Chicago
Living in New York, I often come across movies being shot in the City’s streets. Most are nothing worth mentioning (like Sex and the City), but some like Will Smith’s I Am Legend, was very cool to stumble upon. Prop grass “growing” along Fifth Avenue and debris strewn along sidewalks to create the look of [...]
British Balls
Cricket balls are composed mostly as traditional American baseballs are, with a cork center covered with stitched leather, which attribute to the familiar crack when ball meets bat. The above red cricket balls (mixed in with softball, baseball and other various “balls”) are mainly used for practice as they are made with only 2 sections [...]
Chicago Structure
This past weekend was my first visit to the windy city of Chicago. To say the least, I am looking forward to going back – beautifully clean city, pleasant people, great food, and amazing architecture. No complaints from yours truly.
The Colors of Portobello
Notting Hill is always a destination for me whenever I’m in London. And the Portobello Road street market, itself being in the Notting Hill district, is not to be missed while there. Although I remember it being more of an adventure in my first trips, it’s nevertheless always a source of new inspiration and interesting [...]
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