Friday, February 16, 2007
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Wednesday, February 07, 2007
Two Years Now
The beginning of February marked two years since we embarked on our great Kiwi adventure. The date passed without much fanfare as we are all consumed with the our daily responsibilities. We have launched our first real advertising campaign with the backs of city buses and radio ads. Tyler and Conor did their "Cheech & Chong" impressions for the radio which had the sound guys on the floor. I've heard it since they were doing mini-videos with our new camcorder back in the living room on Rimrock Road, but it's pretty hysterical hearing it over the air. The bus backs are awesome - I will get a snapshot and post as soon as I can.
We had a Super Bowl party on Monday with several Americans and Canadians. Fried chicken, burgers, beer and a beautiful summer day at the beach house made for a little taste of home. I didn't have a favorite team since the Chargers were out of it, and we don't see any of the Super Bowl ads which made the viewing a little less interesting.
The day before we hosted a get-together with a group of Bendites who were wrapping up a long motorcycle trip up from the South Island. The group included Jim Donald, JB's partner on his ride across country in 2004, Mike and Jane Leitch, George Hanseth, and Jeff and Debbie Coker from Broken Top. The group had some harrowing experiences with some tragic consequences. Jeff broke his thumb and is waiting to get back to Bend for surgery. One of their group from Maryland had a horrific accident in Rotorua and lost his leg. Another hit a bridge abuttment head-on and ended up with a broken shoulder. They were all slightly shell-shocked after their adventures, but it was good to talk to them and provide a little down time and home cooking.
JB and I saw Crissy Hynde and the Pretenders last night. Wow, there's nothing like rock and roll. Crissy is 55 and still packs a punch with her unbelievable voice. It was a great performance!
Broken Top is in a state of upheaval with new owners taking over the club and the fate of our wonderful community in question. We sure had the best of all worlds there for awhile. It won't ever be the same again. It looks like we won't be able to get back to Bend for any length of time for the next 3 years, so we are planning to rent out our house. JB will need to go back to Bend in the next few weeks to take care of business on the Mexicali Rose property, so he will get all of our stuff packed up so we can rent out our house. I hate to do it, but I can't see the house just sitting there for 3 more years. Besides, it would be great to have some furniture here in New Zealand!
We had a Super Bowl party on Monday with several Americans and Canadians. Fried chicken, burgers, beer and a beautiful summer day at the beach house made for a little taste of home. I didn't have a favorite team since the Chargers were out of it, and we don't see any of the Super Bowl ads which made the viewing a little less interesting.
The day before we hosted a get-together with a group of Bendites who were wrapping up a long motorcycle trip up from the South Island. The group included Jim Donald, JB's partner on his ride across country in 2004, Mike and Jane Leitch, George Hanseth, and Jeff and Debbie Coker from Broken Top. The group had some harrowing experiences with some tragic consequences. Jeff broke his thumb and is waiting to get back to Bend for surgery. One of their group from Maryland had a horrific accident in Rotorua and lost his leg. Another hit a bridge abuttment head-on and ended up with a broken shoulder. They were all slightly shell-shocked after their adventures, but it was good to talk to them and provide a little down time and home cooking.
JB and I saw Crissy Hynde and the Pretenders last night. Wow, there's nothing like rock and roll. Crissy is 55 and still packs a punch with her unbelievable voice. It was a great performance!
Broken Top is in a state of upheaval with new owners taking over the club and the fate of our wonderful community in question. We sure had the best of all worlds there for awhile. It won't ever be the same again. It looks like we won't be able to get back to Bend for any length of time for the next 3 years, so we are planning to rent out our house. JB will need to go back to Bend in the next few weeks to take care of business on the Mexicali Rose property, so he will get all of our stuff packed up so we can rent out our house. I hate to do it, but I can't see the house just sitting there for 3 more years. Besides, it would be great to have some furniture here in New Zealand!
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