Burning Man- Part 3 (The DMV)

The Black Rock City Dept of Mutant Vehicles licensed these outrageous cars to drive around. That's an actual working ferris wheel and the Golden Gate was being driven from camp to camp for all to see.

Sting in Quebec!

We arrived in Quebec at the best time of the year- right at the final weekend of the summer music festival. The city was crowded but not overwhelmed by festival goers, and the festival itself was very well organized. The festival is 11 days of live music- all kinds from reggae to pop, classical to hip-hop. It cost only $45 for an 11 day pass!!! It's the best deal and we highly recommend it if you ever decide to take a vacation to Quebec in the summer. Feist opened for Sting- here are some pics of the concert and the after party.

Detroit, MI

Shout out to Juliane and Andre! We drove to Detroit (the suburbs of) for their wedding weekend and had a blast!

Jeff and I rap battled our way down 8 mile and finished our musical tour with Hitsville, USA.

Sydney Harbour

Sydney harbour is a big, extensive inlet with roughly 150 miles of coastland that surrounds the city, parkland, and suburbs. The city sits about 4 miles inland and is sort of set up like a larger San Francisco. The main differences are that the beaches around Sydney (Bondi, etc) are not 54 degrees all of the time and that the water is a perfect shade of blue.

We got up close and personal with the Opera House and actually took in a show (Cuban pianist Roberto Fonseca). It's pretty cool on the inside too. The guy who designed it (in the late 50's) never actually saw the finished product after getting into a spat with contractors.

Kanye West in Shanghai? Uh-huh

Comin' up in the spot looking extra fly - JSP wants to touch the sky...




We stayed an extra day in Shanghai- couldn't resist this American Boy.

Philly Soul

We happen to be in Philly at the moment, but really just needed an excuse to post one of the greatest youtube clips of all time - starring a couple of Philadelphia's favorite sons.

To answer your question about what Oates is doing from the 2:47 point on... we have no idea either, but it's awesome.

Separate Ways

Jin Sun and her mom are taking the high road to Arizona

Jeff's taking the low road to Beijing

How to describe the first parting after 2.5 months? Better to turn it over to Steve Perry & Co.

Journey - Separate Ways
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More Family Fun in Bloomington

Father/Daughter trombone playing.

Why is Megan Balaguras randomly playing the trombone? Because she's 4 1/2.

Why is her father John walking around his sister Jean's house playing the trombone? Because he lost a game of "Screw Your Neighbor" to his teenage niece and nephew (Thomas and Anne) and this was his penalty.

The ladies (Jean, JSP, Anne and Barb) plot their next move...








John modeling his awesome new t-shirt.