We’re off to beautiful, sunny Richmond for the July Super Tuesday!
New host Jennifer M has graciously agreed to host at her palatial digs on the Richmond Riviera. Richmond has 32 miles of bay shoreline, most of which is totally unfamiliar by even die-hard outdoors people.
Close by: Nickel Knob, a totally unique view of the San Francisco Bay. I’ve never seen a picture of the City from the top of Nickel Knob, and that’s a definite lack. If you’re in the area a little early, or have a little time after Super Tuesday, take a walk up the hill. There’s a nice bench up there…
Also close by is the Golden State Model Railroad Museum and WWII era ship Red Oak Victory. Lot’s of nice, peaceful, offbeat things to do in Richmond!
Jennifer’s address:
52 Schooner Ct
Richmond, CA 94804
(press either #0052 or #5200 on the call box)
Mixalot does it again
Each Super Tuesday newsletter is creating from the flotsam and jetsam floating around my head on the particular day I write it. None of them proceed from anything other than vague notions, which are assembled on the fly to get what you read here. As you will see with my spontaneous and independently determined music and video selections, Mixalot hit the synchronicity groove dead on with this month’s
PINK JULY MARTINI
3/4 shot Cinnamon Schnapps
1 shot Bols White Creme de Cacao
1 1/2 shot Vodka
1 shot Cranberry Juice
If the Pink Martini doesn’t fit with Armin and Tiga, nothing does! Speaking of Tiga…
“What’s that sound?”
“I like that sound.”
“I LOVE that sound!”
“It’s the sound of mah shoooes.”
Lawyer? DJ? Does it matter?
Both, and more.
Staying with electronic music… this month we feature Armin van Buuren’s second studio release Shivers. van Buuren is a Dutch DJ, who came to music via an Oxford law degree (!?). He produces everything himself, and hasn’t ever employed sound engineers. Finding Armin on the web is easy: he runs a radio show called A State of Trance. Tracks can be purchased through his web site ArminVanBuuren.com.
Trance isn’t everyone’s favorite… it’s a bit of an acquired taste. Say what you want about fast tempo, four-to-the-floor beats, Justine Suissa’s vocals on Shivers are brilliant.
Travis, Shai, Row and I went to see Armin on Halloween at Ruby Skye a couple of years ago. Not a bad show overall, at least for us. Another young lady figured out that mixing vodka with pi^H^H whatever didn’t work so good. Fortunately, she hadn’t anything to eat beforehand, so all that came back up was the vodka… Here’s some Flickr pics (of us, not the vodka eruption).
More lawyers should follow Armin’s example and do something useful. Like make cool music.
News of the world
Sean is in San Diego at Comic Con, drumming up business for his Only The Valiant podcast. He’s climbing up through the search engine results.
Janet moved All I Want Is Chocolate to a self-hosted web address. This is a big step, and necessary for future business, should she pursue it. One step at a time. Go get some dessert!
Welcome new Super Tuesday alumni: Cheryl, Patxi, Sundiep and Vivek. Patxi, of course, was one of the main perps of years of parties and BBQs before Super Tuesday, back when he lived in wonderful, bucolic El Cerrito instead down in the South Bay on the Peninsula. He’s not too far from Janet, and it was good to see him. Sundiep and Vivek hark from the same time, and also moved south about the time Super Tuesday started, so this was their first as well. Cheryl is a regular at all of Janet’s dessert parties and holiday BBQs, and it was great to her at her first Super Tuesday as well.
As it turns out, Ben and Patxi had classes together at Cal. Neither one knew I knew the other. How crazy is that? See what you’re missing? We’ll see you soon, then you too can be a Super Tuesday alumnus.
Upcoming Super Tuesdays
We’re halfway through the summer season! Here’s where we’re going next:
- Aug 25 2009: San Francisco, 3rd Dog Days at the DS
- Sep 22 2009: Walter Yu, Ikea-By-The-Bay (Emeryville)
- Oct 27 2009: Travis and Shai’s new home Mira Park neighborhood, San Francisco.
- Nov 24 2009: Homecoming at Dos Palmas
Stop! Don’t read any further…
Who won May’s Super Tuesday Prize? Who won the June prize? Halloooo…? Is there anybody out there? First person at Super Tuesday (email doesn’t count) who asks me “Dude, where’s my prize?” gets July’s prize.