Sleepy and Grumpy visit Tatooine–A SWW TR! - The End - All done and Link to new TR

[Leshaface]

I think food is always a good FE gift. I'd eat it up in seconds.

Seattle will be fun! I've been begging DH for years to take me on a road trip up to Seattle...and it may just happen next Summer!

Awesome photo with Mark and his wife.

your photo on SM. I always love your ride photos

I've never really seen any Star Trek showsduck, just the movies and really like them, but wouldn't mind trying to get into it.

So I know nothing about tribbles or borgs but it's all fascinating! And the costumes and makeup that some of these people have are absolutely fantastic! Next year you should dress up :

 

[franandaj]

That's the trouble with Tribbles....they make noise at inappropriate times.

The convention looks like a lot of fun. I really loved TNG..I watched DS9 too. You and Fran have the best adventures!

Jill in CO

Yes but they are so cute. I like TNG the best of all of them, but I pretty watched every single one!

I have to find somewhere to get the Herb Ryman early sketch of Disneyland one day. I have some original big size park maps and that will be nice to have in my house.

That was a nice idea of going to the DL that Monday July 28th which was my last day during the July trip. I was in DCA for most of the morning and I was able to go to DL that morning and ride AiW with the new updates. I know that will be one of the rides that we will ride next week.

I remember really well that you and Fran attended the Star Trek Convention in Las Vegas. You two really did a lot of seminars and seeing all the different actors/actresses from the show and movies. It must have been fun to go to that event. There were a lot of fans dressed up as the characters which doesn't surprise me for those kind of events.

That was neat that you got to see William Shatner that Sunday. I did get to see William Shatner that weekend (Friday and Saturday) which he was in San Antonio during the Wizard World Comic Con on Friday and Saturday and he flew to Las Vegas for the Star Trek Convention that Sunday.

I thought that I might run into you, but figured you probably were gone by the time I got there. I remember you commenting about William Shatner being at the event in Texas where you were at the day or two before we saw him.

 

[franandaj]

I can't believe how close your cruise is getting, but then again it is now less than 5 weeks until our big trip. That sounds nice that you get to spend Thanksgiving in Seattle. Looks like us coming to visit may have to wait for another year. Are we still OK for the Monday though?

I have never got Star Trek, but the convention sounded interesting. Looks you got a nice balance between attending events and just chilling.

Corinna

We're almost getting to the point where we get the suitcases out! I have two more updates to post on this thread, and I'm working on the TR start for the cruise!

I would have been totally star struck at the Star Trek convention! What fun!!!!


The print I was curious about was the one that there was only 1 of, so the fourth picture I gather? They're a all great though, very few Disney art that I don't like but that Marie one is soooo cute!

For some reason, I only get star struck when it comes to musicians. Not that I go up to celebrities and talk to them, but I enjoy hearing their stories!

Actually there were many of that fourth picture, she got 1 of "x amount". Sometimes she enjoys having a special number of the edition, like having the 33rd or something or the 55th.

Dare to dream for next August? Not a busy season, maybe we'll get in there. DW would die!

Actually, I would love to see cliffy / Pixar's lucky charm. Never thought his 15 seconds of Star Wars would rate him SWW "celebrity" though.

Oh, and the Star Trek stuff, I was a much bigger Star Trek geek (from 1984 - to around 1994 or so) than Star Wars. Would never dress up in either costumes though.

The ST convention is tons of fun. I don't know if I would dress up, maybe wear a uniform, but not go all out like a Klingon or Borg Queen. I'm sure you two would have a blast. I was a total Star Trek geek. I cried when TNG went off the air.

What an excellent choice of "excess fund" use. Well done!!!!!!!! I did NOT know that about those loungers, they've always looked so uncomfortable to me I've never actually tried them.

I still haven't made it there, must fix that in Feb!

You're really catching up here!

And Seattle for Turkey Day

We'll definitely have to get together!

not that there is anything wrong with drinking your way around the world....

I want to see those sing one of these days

It is one of the funner things to do at Epcot. Those singing mugs caught me totally off guard!

ah manual settings, some day I will figure them out

or not

They're actually not that bad once you get the hang of it.

Fun meet and greet and pics with Pam. I love the cronut but Jeff is with you, not his thing at all.

Lunch looks insanely good, I've still not eaten at LeCellier. Good to know that they had so many lovely vegetarian options.

I was surprised at the vegetarian choices too, and so glad it worked out for her because we really enjoyed our steak and cheese soup!

That's tough on the FP timing but it does seem it worked out ok thanks to EE being down. I need to eat at Sanaa during the day, we can never see a thing outside! Love that place.

Definitely making EE a priority on my next trip.

Oh my that Star Trek convention looks amazing. Lol re Klingon blood wine. Great photos! I just love Vegas and Star Trek what a great combo great view from your room.

Love tribbles lol. I would love to watch you guys playing at Black Jack. I adore the game but am not too good at it. I could be your mascot! I tried to play it and got looks when I asked for cards I get the impression I should have not done. Think I ruined the chances for the table! I got rolled eyes...

Oh my that steak. Drool! Two please! Fancy it not being on the menu. One would think it was the signature dish!

Your upcoming cruise on The Dream yippeee! Can't wait to hear about that. Lol re the car museum coincidence in Seattle.

I'm really looking forward to next year's convention! We don't really "think" at Blackjack, we have a little card which tells us our every move depending on our cards or the dealer's.

I was very surprised not to see the steak on the menu, maybe they didn't have a lot of them and were saving them for "those in the know."

Wonder first then Dream Not only is there are car museum in Seattle, but there is one in Ft. Lauderdale too!

I think food is always a good FE gift. I'd eat it up in seconds.

Seattle will be fun! I've been begging DH for years to take me on a road trip up to Seattle...and it may just happen next Summer!

Awesome photo with Mark and his wife.

your photo on SM. I always love your ride photos

I've never really seen any Star Trek showsduck, just the movies and really like them, but wouldn't mind trying to get into it.

So I know nothing about tribbles or borgs but it's all fascinating! And the costumes and makeup that some of these people have are absolutely fantastic! Next year you should dress up :

On all my cruises, I've always appreciated the food/booze gifts the most. I don't take them home (well at least in my suitcase ) and we end up snacking on them in the room.

We're flying to Seattle, it would take way to long to drive. I hope you two make it there next summer!

Sarah is responsible for taking that photo of Mark and his wife, she did a good job!

My parents watched the original Star Trek on Network TV, I was too young to follow it, but got it in syndication later. I know I was hooked on it in elementary school. Some of those people did an awesome job on their make up and stuff. I hate make up so I'd be better at just wearing a simple outfit and not going for any competitions.

 

[Paula Sedley-Burke]

Oh my they have the 1926 Rolls Royce Silver Ghost 20/25 silver body at this Seattle museum. Room for a little one? Jo won't notice me gone. I will disguise a pumpkin face on a scarecrow body. She'll just think my liver is playing up again...

Don't forget the coupon on the website.....

 

[franandaj]

OK folks, this is the last OT update for this report, bear with me. Or just hit the back button on your browser, it’s up to you.

It was less than 56 hours after that we returned from Vegas that we left on our next trip. I tried to get everything packed before Wednesday night because I fancied the idea of sleeping from around 10PM to 4AM that night. Nope, not going to happen, around midnight, Fran realized that I was good for nothing and let me sleep until 3AM when she cracked the whip and made me get up and finish the packing. By 7AM we were on our way to the airport. At least all the previous trips didn’t involve planes!

The flight to Columbus was uneventful. And pretty soon we were in our rental car on our way to the hotel. Our ultimate destination was Cleveland, but flying on points we couldn’t find one flight from LAX to Cleveland that involved less than two transfers or got us in a day or two after we wanted to arrive, and routed us through cities like Atlanta and other totally out of the way cities. Imagine my surprise finding a direct flight, at the perfect time of day from a city only three hours from our destination. I’ll definitely take a short road trip over endless layovers!

We stayed overnight at a Hampton Inn just off the highway. We were upgraded to a suite and I had a Jacuzzi tub, the downside, people had smoked in the room. But since it was only one night, we put up with the faint smell so that I could enjoy the Jacuzzi tub. We found a local place to eat called Joe’s Firehouse Bar or something like that. It was our first introduction into the realm of Midwestern eateries located in bars, but at least this one had a theme and décor. Here is a pic that I snapped on my phone for Jenny whose hubby is a firefighter.



The next morning we were on the road by around 9:30AM (pretty good for us!) but stopped at the Harley Store across the highway before getting on the Interstate. You see Fran likes to collect T-shirts and shot glasses from various Harley stores around the world. We found another one farther up the road and stopped there as well. We had an early lunch at Steak and Shake, and it would not be our last. Finally we arrived at our hotel in Cleveland around 2PM. They granted our request for an HA room, and we settled in for the next few days.

We were in Cleveland for the Gay Games, the ninth celebration of it’s kind. It’s a worldwide event meant to bring folks together regardless of ability, or any other type of attribute. Everyone is welcome and it is a great positive environment to be in. Since I’ve been to a few of these events, I know how overbusy and scheduled things are. Before everything got started, we knew that we needed to stock up on groceries so we headed to the suburb, Ohio City after we picked up our registration packets. I was astonished at how all the local business had embraced the participants. Rainbow flags were flying everywhere, signs welcomed GG9 participants and it was a really festive atmosphere.

We had dinner at place called the Black Pig and I wish I had pictures now, but everything was made with pig parts. We didn’t order the crunchy pig skins, but we heard everyone else at the restaurant crunching down on them. I had a bacon sausage and Fran had Pork Schnitzel. They also had some interesting cocktails that we tried as well. Bellies full we headed to the grocery store to get provisions for the week, and back to the room to crash.

We had a free day Saturday. The opening ceremonies were that night and we were hoping to go and see the Marching Band perform. However, unlike the Chicago Gay Games where anyone with a credential got a ticket, folks with credentials had to “march” in with all the athletes. This meant arriving several hours before the games started, standing around for long periods of time before going on to the field and a whole lot of waiting around. We looked into purchasing tickets so we could attend as just spectators, but the prices were almost $100 with fees and other stuff, so we gave up on that idea.

Instead we went to the Western Reserve Historical Society Museum. In honor of the GG9 they had an exhibit of Gay History in Cleveland. I was impressed at how open minded the city was overall. But this wasn’t why we chose this museum, can you guess what kind of exhibit that they had there? A Car museum of course!

I won’t bore you with all the hundreds of photos that we took, but just a few highlights. What I didn’t know what that the fledgling car industry actually took off in Northern Ohio. Back before cars had steering wheels and folks were making true Horseless carriages, the area of Northern Ohio had the greatest concentration of budding manufacturers. It wasn’t until Henry Ford opened his assembly line plant in Detroit that the car capital of America was relocated. Many of the early car manufacturers made motorized bicycles and just naturally moved into making cars.



I thought that this stainless steel Lincoln was quite interesting. They had two other cars completely made of stainless steel as well.



One other thing that I learned was how early headlights worked. They literally had a propane burning candle in the “light box” and you had a “starter switch” in the interior of the car. It proved to be rather dangerous and eventually they switched to safer forms of headlights.



Also at this museum was an old carousel that they were in the process of restoring. They don’t make them like this any more.







And one more, not just in Cars, but in real life there was a “Stanley”.



After feeling all educated, we headed off to have some fun. We had dinner at the casino and spent the wee hours of the night gambling, at yes you guessed it. Blackjack.

Sunday marked the reason for our being there. Rehearsals began this day. That evening we had a rehearsal from 3-9PM with an hour dinner break. One of the local businesses offered a buffet dinner, but we brought along Roast Beef and Cheddar sandwiches, chips and chocolate chip cookies, so we ate in the rehearsal hall. It’s fun playing with a talented group of musicians even if it is exhausting. The hall where we played was absolutely gorgeous!







The next day there were two hour sectionals for the woodwinds, brass and percussion in the morning. We had the afternoon off before returning for a rehearsal from 5-8PM.

Normally when we travel to a new town, I always check out the culinary scene. I looked up plenty of places on Diners, Drive Ins and Dives, and unfortunately none were near where we were going to be. What I completely forgot was that Iron Chef and Chew star Michael Symon has his flagship restaurant in Cleveland. Fran reminded me about this place the day we arrived in town and though I really tried, I wasn’t able to get a reservation at all over the weekend. I was able to score one for 9PM on this evening, and with a rehearsal that went until 8PM we were famished. We were seated promptly overlooking the bar.



Proof that I was there.



Since we skipped the pig skins at the first restaurant, I really wanted to try the crispy pig ears. They were tasty, and a little tough. Not something that I need to try again, but at least I can say I have tried them.



We split both the pig ears and this lobster salad. It was good, but wasn't overly special.



We got the corn chowder and they split the portion for us. This was really good!



My lamb was to die for! You know how I say that I can never finish a meal? It was a challenge, but I ate every last bite of this except what I shared with Fran.



She got the Halibut and it was also wonderful, but I liked my lamb better.



We also got a side of this roasted corn with pancetta and chanterelle mushrooms. It was so good! They have corn coming out their wazoo in that part of the country, I think we tried every special corn dish at every restaurant we went to!



And finally our dessert, The 6AM Special, Brioche French Toast, Maple Bacon Ice Cream and Caramelized Apple. This was something special!



That was a fun culinary night!

Tuesday was show day. We had a technical rehearsal from 10AM-2PM, this was where they tested all the effects that they were going to be doing with lighting and other special effects. My sax peeps.



For the show we wore all black, but on the second half we accented our wardrobe with a “splash of color” from the rainbow.



The concert went for almost two hours. I had a solo in one of the pieces. It was called “See rock City” and in case you’re interested here is a link to the performance online. Smack in the middle of the piece, you’ll hear a short sax solo in the Funk section.

http://vimeo.com/103700270

Our sax section.



After the show there was a special reception where we had a few of their signature drinks before heading back to the hotel for some pizza delivery and rest.





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[franandaj]

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Once our concert was over, our obligations in Cleveland were through. However, before we split town we had to check out this place.







We spent quite a bit of time here, and I’ll show just a few of the highlights. There were so many. Your visit starts off with a short film that really illustrates where Rock n Roll came from. It shows images of some of the great Bluesmen and their music was played as the images passed over the screen. As you hear the music develop from Ragtime, to Blues and into Rock and Roll, it makes sense just how monumental Elvis Presley was when he came on the scene. While I liked his music, I never felt gaga over him. I guess by the time I was born, he was starting to age and put on weight.

Here is John’s outfit that he wore for the cover of the Beatle’s Sgt. Pepper’s album.



Back when I was in High School, I loved the Doors. I idolized Jim Morrison and I wanted to be him. I wanted to play the piano like Ray Manzarek.



Here is Jim Morrison’s jacket.



A blast from the past. They hailed from Ohio.



This drumset was in the lobby area. Pretty impressive.



The had the set from Pink Floyd’s “The Wall” on the fifth floor.





We strolled through the gift shop where I purchased a tye-dyed apron and a shot glass. Anyone know what this is?



And then we were on the road. We had approximately a three hour trip to Auburn, Indiana ahead of us. We had to make several pit stops and I drove the middle leg of the trip. I was surprised at how rural Ohio and Indiana were. When you drive in California, every off ramp has multiple Fast Food choices and Gasoline stops, even on our Road trip in AZ and Utah there was only one stretch that was quite remote. Especially in Indiana we went for miles down a country highway passing houses, with small lakes in front of them and no business anywhere in sight for miles.

When we got to Auburn, we were pleasantly surprised to see an assortment of chain restaurants and stores, as well as plenty of Mom & Pop places that I had read about on Yelp and Trip Advisor. After a short rest in the room, we ended up at Mad Anthony’s Tap Room. Between Ft. Wayne and Auburn, there are four locations. I had a nice flight of beer and then a glass of the one I liked best. We were too late for the regular menu, so we had a fried fest: Cheese curds, onion rings and Chicken fingers. This was our first introduction to the Midwest/Bar restaurant (well actually the Firehouse Tavern was our intro), but we didn’t realize it until the next night.

We didn’t get out of the room until about 2PM as we needed to be online when the D23 Expo tickets went on sale, plus all week I had wanted to do laundry in Cleveland, but the dryer at our hotel broke and didn’t get replaced until the morning that we checked out. I did a couple loads of laundry and were all set agin with clean clothes. As far as the D23 Expo, unfortunately we won’t be attending in 2015 as the Sorcerers sold out within 2 minutes and we didn’t get any. It just isn’t worth it for us with all the lines. We have another engagement that we could attend in Indianapolis over that same weekend, so if the sorcerer tickets don’t come through, we’ll plan on Indianapolis for that weekend.

So we headed over to the Auburn Cord Dusenberg Museum. It was about 2 ½ hours until closing so we still had a little time.





The Museum is mostly housed in the showroom for original manufacturing plant. Because these cars were popular during the early 1930s the building had an Art Deco feel.







They had done a very nice job on the details.



There were some beautiful cars in this place.











The museum faced to the west and with the sun going down pictures were difficult, so we took this one last photo op and headed to the gift store and out.



It had been a long time since we’d had a steak and Yelp pointed me in the direction of a place called Shorty’s Steakhouse. It got excellent reviews so we headed over there after we left the museum. Imagine my surprise when the place was a bar with tables. Don’t get me wrong the meal was very good. But I had a couple of criteria in choosing restaurants, I didn’t want to eat at a chain where I could find at home (Applebee’s, Buffalo Wild Wings, Olive Garden), but I did want a place where I could get a glass of wine with my meal. That ruled out Steak and Shake, Richard’s Restaurant or Bob Evans. So I was starting to learn that Mom & Pop places that served adult beverages were bars that had food.

The next morning we got an early start on the ACD Museum. We started off with the photo op where I left off the previous night only Fran was in the starring role.



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[franandaj]

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We explored the other galleries of the museum. They had one which covered the earliest cars.



And one that explored the cars of the 20’s before Auburn hit it’s heyday.



There was a section of cars that were set for auction in a few weeks. Good thing we weren’t going to be in town!





Then we went upstairs to explore more cars.









This is a particularly interesting car. Only one like this was originally made, it was on exhibition in the 1929 Los Angeles auto show. The tent housing the exhibition caught fire and within 30 minutes 320 of the automobiles that were housed in the tent were destroyed. This car only existed in pictures until 1983 when it was recreated and donated to the museum.



Following a large trip to the gift shop at the museum, we walked across the parking lot to another car museum. Because we bought a museum membership, there were five other museums in the area for which we now had complimentary admission. This museum featured more modern cars and a lot of trucks, but they also had a few Duseys.



Can you imagine if cops drove the equivalent of these today?



This car was just simply gorgeous.



Some of the early trucks.







This one’s for you Jill!



They actually had the real General Lee here.



After this we were both a little bit “carred out”. We went for lunch at an Italian joint that advertised itself as the only 5-star restaurant in Auburn. I wouldn’t give it 5 stars, but it was by far the nicest restaurant in town. Good food, nice ambience. We chilled in the room packing until it was time for dinner, this time we ate at probably the most “bar like” restaurant so far of the trip. We both had burgers and they were “meh”. I was definitely sick of being on the road, and couldn’t wait to get home.

The next day we had a three hour (or so) drive back to Columbus. There was no direct major highway to get back there and we spent quite a bit of time on somewhat country roads. We also hit three Harley Davidson stores on the way. I got some nice shirts, and of course the shot glasses. I did want to share some of the scenery. This is pretty much what it looked like the. Whole. Way. Cornfields.





It just struck me as funny. I’m so used to driving through urban sprawl that miles and miles of cornfields was just unique to me. It was also disconcerting because you could go miles without finding a potty stop!

I thought with all the car pictures it would only be right to share our trusty steed for the week. Also I took pictures for insurance purposes, in case they tried to say we damaged the vehicle.



We made it back to Columbus just in time to have one last meal at Steak n Shake. This time I had the Chili 5 ways. Which is basically Chili Cheese Spaghetti. What will those whacky Midwesterners come up with next?



Out fight was slightly delayed, but uneventful yet again. By the time I got home we were completely exhausted. We had to play a band gig the next day, so I think the following day we completely crashed and blew off everything to sleep for the entire day!

This is my last OT update for this report, but I will have one more update here before I start my TR for the cruise. Tomorrow I’m going to Disneyland with Princess in Oz and Bret!

 

[franandaj]

Oh my they have the 1926 Rolls Royce Silver Ghost 20/25 silver body at this Seattle museum. Room for a little one? Jo won't notice me gone. I will disguise a pumpkin face on a scarecrow body. She'll just think my liver is playing up again...

Don't forget the coupon on the website.....

We'd love to have you along with us, but I'm sure your sweet Jo would miss you in an instant!

 

[jedijill]

What a great update! You guys work so hard practicing for the band. You know I love all those cars...thanks for the Mustang picture.

When you were in Denver, did you hit the Cussler Museum? It houses the car collection of Clive Cussler and is in Arvada. If you haven't been there you should come visit me.

http://www.cusslermuseum.com/


Jill in CO

 

[dolphingirl47]

That looked like an amazing trip. I love the art deco car museum. Have fun at Disneyland tomorrow.

Corinna

 

[Paula Sedley-Burke]

We'd love to have you along with us, but I'm sure your sweet Jo would miss you in an instant!

That's cute! We will both hook up with you guys next time for sure! Enjoy your trip. It does look exciting. Always wanted to visit Seattle.

 

[rentayenta]

Oh my gosh, I got far behind. We've been chatting so I didn't feel far behind.

You look absolutely in your element with your instrument. Love the splash of color.

Dinner looks delicious all but the pig ears. I am all about fried food but it just sounds ick.

Think anyone actually drives the stainless steel car? I can't get last the fingerprints. LOL!

Love the firehouse pic you sent.

 

[rentayenta]

How did I miss Seattle for Thanksgiving?? We really need that spreadsheet on like Google docs or something so we can all keep track of each other.

 

[eandesmom]

Ok I still need to catch up on our post trip updates.

I am glad you enjoyed sorcerers so much! I agree with your review of the mine train.

We headed back to the Grand Floridian for our last time this trip. It went by just a little too quickly. I don’t remember a lot about the trip home, we took DME and got to our flight. On our layover in Dallas we discovered the American Express lounge, they have free food, a bar, places to sleep, Wifi, and all sorts of spaces just to relax. We were able to recharge a little bit between flights before heading back to LAX. Once we got home, the kitties were all glad to see us. Usually they turn up their noses at us for a few days to punish us for being gone but not this time. I guess that they knew something was afoot!

Mine turns up his nose too! Glad you didn't get the cold shoulder

Trip Recap: We love, love, loved Star Wars weekends! We have already planned to return in 2016 and will stay at the Grand if we can get in. If they offer this VIP package, we would take it again in a heartbeat!

It really seems like you made the most of it and that package was a great fit for you.

I think the events of the past year have taken their toll on us and it’s good that we have some time to relax before our next trip because we were just way too tired at the beginning of this trip. We were never able to really catch up as it seems every other night we were falling asleep and skipping dinner.

you two were gong NON stop before your trip, I can totally understand how you might have been wiped out going into it.

I learned a lot about FP+ this trip, so hopefully when we go back in April, I won’t make the same rookie mistakes as this last trip. For the most part, I enjoyed the FP+ system. Since we are not park commandos and usually only ride a few rides (if Fran gets on any at all) the system worked out pretty well for us. Since my MB worked this time, it was relatively convenient not having to fish out my pass and room key every time we entered a park or the room. Overall, I will give the system a thumbsup.

I am glad it worked out well overall for you

I can’t say that I’ve ever had a bad trip to WDW, but I certainly know that some folks have had their share of nightmares. This wasn’t the greatest trip, but it had it moments! It’s funny how my parents think a trip to WDW is just a trip to WDW because I can’t begin to tell you how different this trip was from the one we took in October 2013. Nor can I even compare those two trips to the one from Jan/Feb 2013, your resort, ADRs, companions and park plans can change everything about a trip. Not one of the last three trips was at all the same and I suspect the next one will again be completely different. We have almost all new ADRs planned and quite a few experiences that I’ve never had before are on the list, so it will be yet another trip full of great new experiences! So with that having been said, this trip report is all done! As they say in Hollywood, “It’s a wrap!” [/COLOR][/SIZE]

They are never the same are they? that's why we keep going back!

 

[afwdwfan]

Wow, you really did pack a lot of fun stuff in this summer. I'd be exhausted!

The Star Trek convention looks like a lot of fun. But I guess Vegas is a lot of fun with or without some other reason to be there.

 

[Captain_Oblivious]

Things have been crazy and I haven't been able to get to the DISboards for a while, but I can finally say I'm caught up here! Way too much to comment on, so I'll just say this: your travels are really cool. Between the Star Trek conventions, bands, and car shows, you and Fran really get to have a lot of fun. I'm kinda jealous, actually.

Anyway, keep on traveling and I'm looking forward to the next TR!

 

[Pinkocto]

Wow, what fun!!! The car museums were too cool. I really need to do more things like this.

They had you practicing some long hours at GG9! I'm going to listen when I have some time to enjoy, thank you for that link.

You had some delicious looking/sounding meals that's for sure! That french toast dessert looked marvelous. Bacon icecream? Was it good?

Cute about the corn fields. Akin to the bird of paradise plant for you. They're everywhere here.

 

[scottny]

The breakfast at WPE looked good.

Nice pics on Mine Ride.

Nice pics of BOG. I liked the food there but wasn't crazy about it. "They show you the door". LOL. They do that for sure.

Beautiful pics of the parade and fireworks.

Great report and pics. Thanks for sharing.

Love the Disney canisters.

I have HDR on my phone. Not sure if it helps or not.

Nice sorcerer Fran got.

Love the photos at the Star Trek convention.

Love John Delancie. Used to watch him on Days of Our Lives. Too bad he canceled.

That is funny the thing she bought kept going off.

Sounds like a good trip to Vegas.

WOW! That carousel.

Love the shirt and keychain of the disc for the middle of a 45.

Pretty cars.

I have caught up again.

Hope you fun with PIO in Disneyland.

 

[franandaj]

What a great update! You guys work so hard practicing for the band. You know I love all those cars...thanks for the Mustang picture.

When you were in Denver, did you hit the Cussler Museum? It houses the car collection of Clive Cussler and is in Arvada. If you haven't been there you should come visit me.

http://www.cusslermuseum.com/


Jill in CO

I'm glad you enjoyed it. Music is hard work. We were both completely wiped out after this weekend's concert, and we get to do it all again in about three weeks, and then yet again the weekend after we get back from the next trip. However, that one is at Disney!

I don't think that the Cussler museum was there when we visited Denver last, so I think we need to come back. We like to listen to his books on CD when we go on road trips, so I think we need to see his cars.

That looked like an amazing trip. I love the art deco car museum. Have fun at Disneyland tomorrow.

Corinna

It was a lot of fun, but towards the end being away so many times and for so long started to drain us. It's been nice to have stayed home for the past two and a half months. I'm ready to go again!

 

[PrincessInOz]

Catching up!


WOW! That Star Trek convention was great! I think that it is a very hard pick between Disney and Trek convention. So envious you got to sit in all those panels. We have a ComicCon that comes to Melbourne. I'm hoping to collect Star Trek captain signatures. I've gotten Patrick Stewart and Will Shatner so far. I keep hoping the others will eventually come to Oz. Love the CosPlay. Did your tribbles multiply?


That car museum is phenomenal. Cleveland is not exactly on my bucket list...but after seeing your pictures, I might put it in. That Stanley is great!
Pigs ears?? I'll eat them when pigs fly! Good on you for trying them. The food looks great there.
What a great museum! I'd love to visit it one day.
That Auburn Cord Dusenberg Museum is another great post. We visited the Daimler Benz museum in Stuttgard many years ago. This one reminds me of it.

Corn? Wow! Did you see any canned creamed corn?