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San Diego + Tijuana

September 25, 2008

Well. Hello readers of the blog. I felt it was necessary to post again, because that’s what bloggers do. They post stuff. I took a much needed break from my daily grind and flew out west this past weekend (Fri-Mon) to a two day concert fest called Street-Scene. It was an absolute blast shooting for the bands on Friday and hearing some them perform. 

To just name a few: Hot Chip, the New Pornographers, Spoon, Atmosphere, Beck, Vampire Weekend, and Devotchka were just some of my favorites I got to hear, and most I got to photograph. (links to their sites are on street-scene’s website). I haven’t recovered yet from the jet lag, but I have one photo to show you for now taken of Spoon. It’s probably my favorite shot from the music side of things. If you didn’t notice, weddings are my main gig, but I occasionally shoot the music scene.

My friends and I did a ton of things in that amount of time. We probably saw a good 20% of San Diego and a tiny bit of Tijuana. We had a great meal on the roof of one of the restaurants, which is right across from a Botox clinic. Gosh I can’t remember the name of the place, but just look for a Botox clinic next to a hotel, and across the street you’ll find a good Mexican eatery. They have strong margaritas too, so you’ve been warned… or informed.

So, I’m a bit late on the train when it comes to what’s on TV. A friend sent me a tip to check out the YouTube link to see the lead actors from Once perform “Falling Slowly” at the Oscars. Sadly embedding was disabled so just click the link and listen. The better part…for those that are already familiar with the film is their uhh, acceptance speech for their award. Check it out here. 
Here’s a trailer of the film to check out. After hearing about the story I saw the soundtrack was available to purchase, but not yet the film. Heck, just buy the soundtrack if anything. I can throw a viewing of the film if you wanna see it. The film is like an 80 min long music video that you just become completely enveloped in. Truly a spectacular piece. Ok. Enough blogging for now.