Plaza del Baratillo (Guanajuato, Mexico – October 2019)
There are a million photos of this plaza out there, but every one that I have seen has been from street level Read More
Rhododendron in Hendricks Park (January 2023)
According to the brochure, the peak season is April and May, but one begins blooming as early as February. However, this one seemed to be at its… Read More
Hayao Miyazaki Movie Posters
We rented a home in Eugene, Oregon this past weekend to get everyone together for my son’s birthday. The above was the scene above one of the beds in the h… Read More
Taro Fields from the Wailua Valley State Wayside stop on the Road to Hana
The church on the right is called Coral Miracle Church (AKA St. Gabriel’s) Read More
Red Sand Beach (Hana, Maui, Hawaii)
When we arrived at Hana’s Black Sand Beach last month, we were informed that you have to have a reservation to enter the place now. We didn’t… Read More
(a small part of the) Petersen Rock Garden (Redmond, Oregon)
When it comes to Oregon oddities, the Petersen Rock Garden property probably cracks the top 10. We were there in March of 2021. I… Read More
Royal Ka’anapali Golf Course (December 24, 2022)
$265 for a round of golf or free to sit on a beach and/or jump in the ocean with a similar view? The crowds went with the latter Read More
Wallace, Idaho neon sign (July 2020)
I tried to do a little research on this place, but Google Maps says it is permanently closed. I’m not sure when that happened. The only thing I cou… Read More
Silicon Graphics Computer Systems and Rickey Henderson
Saw this clip a while ago and figured I should do a screenshot of it and not just because Rickey Henderson was my favorite baseball pla… Read More
Gävle, Sweden (July 2017)
I’ve experienced about 10 summer nights in Northern Sweden, when the night never gets fully dark. I was probably on a bike, on my way back to my Airbnb… Read More
St Kinga’s Chapel in Wieliczka Salt Mine near Kraków Poland
Luke 2:12
And this shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger… Read More
Bill Steer of Carcass @ 2017 Copenhell
@CarcassBand @COPENHELL #copenhell #carcass
I’m looking forward to seeing Carcass live in the USA for the first time (after seeing them in Denma… Read More
Absinth Shop (Prague – 2019)
A little-known fact is that the fourth wise man brought the baby Jesus absinth, and he enjoyed it far more than the gold, frankincense, and myrrh. Happy De… Read More
Melanie Radford and Doug Martsch of Built to Spill (November 28, 2022)
@Built_2_Spill @WOWHall
“I can’t get that sound you make
Out of my head
I can’t even figure out what… Read More
Blue hour at Brutal Assault
Four plague doctors holding torches on the fortress wall warned of the oncoming plague that would wipe out the next Brutal Assault. Rotting Christ played on durin… Read More
Marillion setlist (Huxley’s Neue Welt – Berlin, Germany – July 20, 2017)
@MarillionOnline
In addition to my prior comments on this show, I should note that I missed much o… Read More
Mt. Shasta from I-5 (Northern California – October 2022)
As you are heading south on I-5 from Ashland, Oregon, today’s view can be found from the convenient turn-off north of Yre… Read More
The Scotsman’s Lounge (Edinburgh, Scotland)
Last summer I was invited, by a couple of new Scottish friends, to watch some football at The Scotsman’s Lounge. Of course, I joined t… Read More
Coffin truck in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico (October 2019)
Today is the day of the dead in Mexico. This photo was taken a bit over a week prior to that day, not that actual coffins really… Read More
King Diamond watching Black Sabbath’s final performance in Copenhagen (June 2016)
@COPENHELL #copenhell #copenhell2016 @BlackSabbath #BlackSabbath @kingdiamond @MercyfulFate_HQ
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I was supposed to see Mercyful Fate a couple of times (at least) last summer. As my summer trip to Europe didn’t work out, tonight will be the first time I’ve seen Mercyful Fate… Read More
Kofu’s Arakawa River dusk (August 2013)
The Yamanashi Prefectural Central Hospital is the building on the left of this photo. The day was super hot and humid, but you can still barely… Read More
As promised, the reverse angle on that prior photo from near Fort Benton on the Missouri River. I would have missed this place entirely had it not been for my need to pee. It’s called… Read More
早稲田大学 (April 2010)
Revisited in photos only, unfortunately. I haven’t set foot on the grounds for almost 10 years, and today’s photo comes from… Read More
Hawaii (December 2017)
We’ve been to all of the Hawaiian islands once now, but in just two months we are going back to the first island we visited (way back in 1997), Maui Read More
Jean-Luc Godard filming The Rolling Stones in a recording session in 1968. Sympathy For The Devil. pic.twitter.com/1Sla3vVi53
— Jason Baum (@jasonbaum) September 16, 2022
…the… Read More
2019 Copenhell crowd
Looks like 2019 Copenhell was my final Copenhell. I would have been there in 2020 and 2021 had they happened, but they didn’t. Covid killed not only those years bu… Read More
Smoky sunrise off U.S. Route 87
Almost two months ago, I departed Havre, Montana one Sunday morning with Spokane, Washington being my destination for the day. The road from Havre to Great Fa… Read More
Goat Rocks Fire from Stevens Canyon Road (September 16, 2022)
As mentioned previously, the Goat Rocks Fire nearly ruined our long-planned trip to Mount Rainier. The fire began a few days bef… Read More
1975 Topps Baseball Cards sorted by color
My team didn’t make it. Nor did I really even follow major league baseball this year. I watched two A’s games during the entire season&n&hell…Read More