Coronado part 1/2

For Julie’s birthday, she wanted to spend the day in Coronado, California with the family.  For those that don’t know, its a small peninsula in San Diego County and is home of the famous Hotel Del Coronado built in 1888.  We all took cameras and spent the day enjoying the beauty around us.  It was a nice day!

50 feet tall!:

Beach in Carlsbad, on the way south:

birdies:

Hotel Del Coronado:

Julie, Mom, Jason:

gazebo thing in the courtyard at the Hotel Del:

Bricks:

I’m seeing stars:

put out the fire!

rails:

Julie taking a picture:

he can call me flower if he wants to:

courtyard:

fern:

Julie relaxing in the Hotel Del:

thing:

Mom:

flowers:

bare feet feel wonderful in sand:

Hotel Del:

sparkly sand:

Part 2 coming tomorow 🙂

Grammy overload part 3/3

Day 2 and 3 – Rehearsals in staples center (what a stage!), Clive Davis red carpet (I was using a vid cam, so only 2 pix), and at the event on sunday:

The amazing stage:

Looking at the stage from the center “island” stage where Chris Martin played the Viva piano:

Looking at the audience (or what would be the audience on sunday) from the stage:

Looking up at the stage from the edge of the stage:

Eric on the “island” stage:

Michael Lee Aday (AKA Meat Loaf) and wife Deborah Gillespie:

Sam Moore and wife Joyce:

Giant Grammy:

Grammy Entrance:

Scruffy Me at the Grammys:

Grammy overload part 2/3

Day 2, Backstage fun:

Backstage food:

Guitars waiting to be signed:

Taylor Swift & Miley Cirus:

Jennifer Hudson’s Dressing Room:

Backstage waiting room (where B.B. King, Buddy Guy and John Mayer rehearsed their performance just minutes after I took the pic):

Me sitting in Jennifer Hudson’s dressing room:

Hair & Makeup:

Another random backstage waiting room:

Keith Urban signing one of the guitars:

Buddy Guy:

Eric with Taylor Swift (She was really sweet!):

Directly behind the stage (the guy is the “mic guy” handing the wireless mics to the performers):

The Jonas Brothers platform (this gets rolled up onto the stage right before their performance):

Coldplay’s Viva piano (omg I had to touch it):

Chris Martin of Coldplay (he was a nice guy!):

Eric with Chris Martin:

Guy Berryman of Coldplay:

Jonny Buckland of Coldplay:

Grammy overload part 1/3

So I’m slow… here are pix from my backstage antics @ the Grammys.  It was a fun (and tiring) weekend.  The highlight for me was seeing Coldplay rehearse  Viva La Vida 3 times in a row, with Chris Martin being entertaining with the microphone between each runthrough.

Day 1:  MusiCares Person Of The Year Award Show.  Titles are Above image this time (click for larger):

Kara DioGuardi:

Pat Boone & Sam Moore:

Neil Diamond:

Neil Diamond:

Meatloaf:

Taylor Hawkins (Foo Fighters):

Pierre Cossette:

Anoushka Fisz, Dave Stewart, Christian Audigier, Ira Audigier:

The Jonas Brothers:

David Foster:

Michael Buble:

Nathan “Nash Kato” Katruud (Urge Overkill):

M*A*S*H Hike

Went hiking in Malibu Creek State Park this past weekend with Nate, Mikey and Pierce.  We ended up at one of the filming sites for the TV Series, M*A*S*H, where you can still find some rusted out army Jeeps.  The hike back took us along the back side of the lake, where we got stuck at the dam, so back around we went the long way to the cars.. and I’m sure i complained the whole way.

Maui Trip Day 9 & Misc

Day 9.. and a few misc from Maui Trip. (description is below image) (Click for larger):

Maui Trip Day 7 2of2

Day 7, Maui trip post 2 of 2  (description is below image) (Click for larger):

Maui Trip Day 7 1of2

Day 7, Maui trip post 1 of 2  (description is below image) (Click for larger):

Maui Trip Day 6

(Day 5 no pix!)  Note that image descriptions are below images.  Click for larger 🙂

Maui Trip Day 4

Note: image descriptions are BELOW images.   click for larger..