Shopping for Halloween Costume 2008! - October 1, 2008
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From October 1, 2008
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These are two photos of me trying a couple of masks, taken on the 1st of October, 2008 during an initial venture to find a Halloween Costume. Neither of them ultimately made it to be part of my costume, but nonetheless they were some neat masks.
There are two videos you can watch if you'd like to see the costume I ended up wearing.
Day Trip Through North AZ! ~ Petrified Forest, Dino Poop, Carnival - September 27, 2008
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From September 27, 2008
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These are photos from a day trip that we took through North AZ with stops at the Petrified Forest National Park where we saw the petrified dinosaur bones and poop. There were also dinosaur pay prints. On our way back we ran across a carnival and the a stop at the casino of the Tonto Apache Tribe.
This drive through the northern AZ desert, the clouds, the forest, etc. was most enjoyable.
Audio: "Slack Lyfe" by Ryan McCaffrey/Go By Ocean and "Point Being" by Go By Ocean / Ryan McCaffrey, both from the YouTube audio library.
HAPA Concert at the Orpheum Theatre ~ Target World Music Festival! - September 21, 2008
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From September 21, 2008
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On the 21st of September, 2008 we attended the HAPA concert at the Orpheum Theatre in Phoenix, Arizona. The concert was part of the Target World Music Festival.
Because cameras weren't allowed inside only have these few of the outside of the venue.
"Target World Music Festival" / HAPA
The Phoenix Symphony and the Target Corporation team up to bring you the very best of the world's music. Come witness the influences and inspiration that have shaped societies as well as the grand orchestral tradition.
About HAPA:
Barry Flanagan and Keli'i Ho'omalu Kaneali'i combine to form a lush and harmonic fresh new approach to Hawaiian music. They add the modern touches to the traditional Hawaiian music and have received several awards internationally. "HAPA" is pidgin for "half"--Barry Flannagan is not Hawaiian and Keli'i Ho'omalu Kaneali'i is. In the past they have teamed up with such greats as Steven Stills. Their first album was the top selling Hawaiian music album in the history of Hawaiian music.
Audio: A snippet of the Phoenix Symphony promo video for the Target World Festival. Specifically from the HAPA part.
These are photos of the Celebration at work for Hispanic Heritage Month that took place on the 17th of September, 2008.
For the display, I was in charge of creating the informational poster. I've included the digital images of the countries in case you want to pause and read the info.
0:00 Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month 2008!
0:28 Chile
0:31 Costa Rica
0:34 El Salvador
0:37 Guatemala
0:40 Honduras
0:43 Nicaragua
0:46 Mexico
About Hispanic Heritage Month: Hispanic Heritage Month is a month-long celebration of Hispanic and Latino history and culture. It is celebrated from September 15 to October 15 and recognizes the many contributions made to the history and culture of the United States, including important advocacy work, vibrant art, popular and traditional foods, and more.
Audio: "Chotis de los Muertos" by Jovenes Viejos from the YouTube audio library.
These are photos of the brownies and banana bread made for a school fundraiser. As you can see, each slice was placed on a mini plate and individually packaged, with a simple red ribbon bow tied for a touch of charm and embellishment.
The brownies were from a box mix and the banana bread from a recipe that I found online at the time, no idea from where anymore, that is soo good that I've used it ever since because it is simple, delicious and easy to modify.
Here is the recipe:
1 Large Very Ripe Banana
1 Egg with enough milk to make One Cup of Liquid
1 stick butter, softened
1 tsp vanilla
1 1/2 Cups Flour
1 Cup Sugar
1 tsp Baking Soda
Nuts (if desired)
Mix all ingredients in a large bowl until it is all just incorporated and there are no lumps, ensuring to no mix too long or bread will come out too firm.
Grease bread pan and fill with mixture.
Bake at 350°F for 55 minutes until golden brown and toothpick test for doneness.
Variations/modifications that I have made throughout the years:
- pumpkin puree, apple butter instead of or in addition to banana
- alternative milks instead of regular cow's milk
- coconut oil instead of butter.
- 1/2 cup sugar or 1/2 cup sugar and 1/4 cup honey. This particular substitution works best if you decide to use apple butter.
*Note that any substitution will require that you adjust your baking time, specially if you decide to make muffins or mini loafs and depending on your oven, altitude, etc.
Audio: "So Smooth" by Danny Kean and Doug Maxwell. From the YouTube audio library.
Home and Away! ~ WNBA Phoenix Mercury vs Minneapolis Lynx
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From September 3, 2008
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These are photos of the WNBA game that took place on the 3rd of September, 2008, between the Phoenix Mercury and the Minnesota Lynx. The game was held in the US Airways Center.
This was a special diversity social outing by the Target Tempe Diversity & Inclusion Business Council that I was a member of.
All the photos up to the ticket stubs are ones that I took, and the ones after that are from Robin.
Fun Fact: The photo of Scorch, the mascot of the Phoenix Mercury team, where he is very close, with the hand raised like as in waving, was seconds before the mascot fell on top of me. The photo right after is so close because that's moments as the Scorch got up to continue upwards. This is something I would forever remember even if I didn't have photos.
Audio: "Missive" by Andrew Langdon. From the YouTube audio library.
Memorabilia from Reventon Super Estrella 2008! ========================= Photos taken November 20204 of Memorabilia from August 8th-10th, 2008 =========================
These are photos of the memorabilia that I'd been hanging on to since this event, which I mentioned in the description of the video that I made from the photos I took during the weekend road trip to the Reventon Super Estrella 2008 that took place at the Home Depot Center on the 9th of August.
More info about the event in the description of the video made from my own photos: Reventon Super Estrella 2008! https://youtu.be/mrOyWFuHFwY
Green Souvenir Cup from Bacardi with recipe for Mojito The Original Printed Map Directions from MapQuest. Ticket Stub from Ticketmaster Parking Ticket from Home Depot Center Poster Hand Fan from McDonald's Assortment of brochures taken from the Hotel we stayed at. Event Booklet by American Apparel that included various pages of promos. Legalize LA t-shirt from American Apparel Plastic bag from Target where all of this was in.
Audio: "Fin de la Noche" by Luna Cantina. All from the YouTube audio library.
Audio: "Jazzeton" by Quincas Moreira, "Pablo" by The Mini Vandals, "Bengo Latino" by Jimmy Fontanez Media Right Productions, and "Mariachiando" by Doug Maxwell and Jimmy fontanez. All from the YouTube audio library.
These photos were taken in 2008 from August 8th through the 10th during a weekend road trip taken from Phoenix, AZ to California for the Reventon Super Estrella 2008 that took place at the Home Depot Center on the 9th of August.
This event started at 2:30PM and was a concert with a plethora of singers, bands, and DJs. The titular acts were:
Alejandro Fernandez
Juanes
Julieta Venegas
Don Omar
Belanova
La Factoria y Eddy Lover
Playa Limbo
Beto Cuevas
Banda Machos
El Reencuentro
Back then most of us didn't have camera phones, so the photos we took were with the digital cameras we had at the time. My particular camera was a Sony Cybershot, which was my second ever digital camera. Though I still have it, it no longer works properly. The photos that you see on this video are the ones taken with said camera and do not include any from the concert itself because the event said no cameras were allowed. In retrospect, I should have still taken my camera with me as there were many people that took theirs and the didn't check at the gates.
On the plus side, some of the friends I went with did take their cameras into the concert and they shared their photos via the then version of Facebook, therefore, I will be making video collages from those as well. The event also shared photos of the concert goers via their website, so I will also be making a compilation video of those photos.
Additionally, I still have some of the memorabilia, ticket stub, etc. of which will be taking photos/videos of to also share. Stay tuned!
Audio: In order of the video: "Meneate Las Pompis" by Jovenes Viejos, "Hermanos Ranchero" by Biz Baz Studio, "Fiesta De La Vida" by Aaron Kenny, and "Saborcito Tejano" by Jovenes Viejos. All from the YouTube audio library.
Mixed Mess - Alfa Dance Club - Alfa Dance Club Megamix
This is mix tape that I titled Mixed Mess on Side A, then wrote Alfa Dance club on top in the spaces between it. On Side B I wrote it as Alfa Dance Club Megamix (cont.)
This leads me to believe that I made some sort of mix tape that was a mess and the decided to record the Alfa Dance Club Megamix on top of it.
A brief online search revealed that this is from the 1996 cassette/CD Alfa Dance Club Megamixes, which features two megamixes.
Side A includes the entire first megamix and a portion of the second one. Side B has the rest of the second megamix. Because there was additional space on the cassette, it appears that I decided to some additional songs to make use of it.
Even though it's uploaded as a single track for your uninterrupted listening, it remains as unedited as possible to capture the genuine experience of listening on a cassette player, including the moment of stopping to flip the tape.
Mixed Mess - Alfa Dance Club - Alfa Dance Club Megamix
0:00 Megamix 1:
0:19 Keep On Jumpin' (Tee's MT Freeze Radio) by Todd Terry featuring Martha Wash & Jocelyn Brown
3:00 Gotta Get You Into My Life (Dee-Ay-Oh) by Ruback
5:00 Bounce by Gillette
8:20 Where Do You Go by No Mercy
10:18 If You Wanna Party (Original Mix) by Molella
11:27 Who's Gonna Kiss That Man? (Radio Version) by Marisa Turner
12:51 To The Beat Of The Drum (La Luna) by The Ethics
13:54 Children by Robert Miles
16:16 Golden Boy (Airplay Mix) by Sin With Sebastian
18:13 La Tacha (Radio Version) by Factor X's
21:16 Scatman's World (Single Mix) by Scatman John
24:46 Megamix 2
25:04 La Tacha (Radio Version) by Factor X's
28:02 Scatman's World (Single Mix) by Scatman John
31:24 Holiday Rave (Boomin' On The Beach Radio Edit) by Miker & Sven
33:25 Keep On Jumpin' (Tee's MT Freeze Radio) by Todd Terry featuring Martha Wash & Jocelyn Brown
35:13 Gotta Get You Into My Life (Dee-Ay-Oh) by Ruback
36:57 Bounce by Gillette
41:28 Where Do You Go by No Mercy
43:24 Party Groove by Count 3
44:32 Who's Gonna Kiss That Man? (Radio Version) by Marisa Turner
45:04 To The Beat Of The Drum (La Luna) by The Ethics
45:45 Children by Robert Miles
49:15 C'mon N' Ride It (The Train) by Quad City DJ's
This is the Side B of the RIFA cassette by El Morro. Although the cassette had no date/year listed on it, this cassette appears to have been originally released in 1994.
This is the Side A of the RIFA cassette by El Morro. Although the cassette had no date/year listed on it, this cassette appears to have been originally released in 1994.
From Beale Street to Target House: A Memphis Volunteer Journey! ~ From Other Volunteers
In 2008, I was one of 35 volunteers that were selected for an all expense paid volunteering trip to participate in various volunteer events at the St. Jude Children's Research Hospital and Target House both in Memphis, Tennessee, US. Volunteers came from various locations in the world. I was one of four from the Tempe, Arizona, US.
On this video you see the photos from the 5th and 6th of August of 2008 taken by Other Volunteers.
Audio: "Clutch Performance" - "Electric Cowboy" - "Get Going" and "Power Chug" from a royalty free music pack recently acquired and with the speed slowed down a bit.
From Beale Street to Target House: A Memphis Volunteer Journey! ~ From Zhil
In 2008, I was one of 35 volunteers that were selected for an all expense paid volunteering trip to participate in various volunteer events at the St. Jude Children's Research Hospital and Target House both in Memphis, Tennessee, US. Volunteers came from various locations in the world. I was one of four from the Tempe, Arizona, US.
From Beale Street to Target House: A Memphis Volunteer Journey! ~ From Danette
In 2008, I was one of 35 volunteers that were selected for an all expense paid volunteering trip to participate in various volunteer events at the St. Jude Children's Research Hospital and Target House both in Memphis, Tennessee, US. Volunteers came from various locations in the world. I was one of four from the Tempe, Arizona, US.
On this video you see the photos from the 4th through the 6th of August of 2008 taken by Danette.
Audio: "A New Intro to The World" by Amalgam Creative Arts and "Mall Memories" from a royalty free music pack recently acquired and both with the speed slowed down a bit.
