City of Hope Walk for Hope to Cure Breast Cancer Arizona 2008!

City of Hope Walk for Hope to Cure Breast Cancer Arizona 2008!

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From October 5, 2008

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These are the photos that I took during my participation in the 2008 City of Hope Walk for Hope to Cure Breast Cancer in Arizona that went through the Phoenix Zoo.

We walked along with many of the #TargetVolunteers and we were given specially designed Target t-shirts that were pink and had a puppy version of the Target mascot Bullseye that included hearts. 

Didn't take any photos of myself this year, however this time we did take a few more including some in the zoo. 

City of Hope ~ Walk for Hope to Cure Breast Cancer 2007

https://youtu.be/g03CDUu19y8

Audio: "Lost and Found" by Jeremy Blake from the YouTube audio library. 

AIDS Walk Arizona 2008!

AIDS Walk Arizona 2008!

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From October 5, 2008

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This is the one photo taken during the 2008 Phoenix AIDS Walk. At least the only one that was shared because, although I didn't participate in this event because I was at a different volunteer event that today, I did put together the communications related to it. So here you have the photo, the photo which I edited to have a frame, and image of the recap communication.

Phoenix AIDS Walk 2008 Recap

On Sunday, October 5, 2008 after 5 years Phoenix welcomed back the AIDS walk back to the valley.  The 5K AIDS walk in downtown Phoenix drew 5,000 people and raised over $150,000.  The funds will be distributed equally among 16 local organizations that provide direct services to people living with HIV/AIDS and their families.  

Local agencies benefiting from the AIDS Walk are: AGAPE Network, AIDS Network of Arizona, Bill Holt Clinic at Phoenix Children's Hospital, Chicanos Por la Causa, Compassion in Action, Concilio Latino de Salud, Ebony House, HIV Care Directions, Joshua Tree Feeding Program, Inc., Native American Community Health Center, Phoenix Shanti Group, Project Hard Hat, Southwest Behavioral Health, Southwest Center for HIV/AIDS and TERROS, Inc. 

Target volunteers arrived at 6am and had the first contact with walkers coming in to register for the walk.  Thank you to everyone who helped make Phoenix AIDS walk 2008 a success!

Audio: " A Trip Around the Moon" by Unicorn Heads from the YouTube audio library. 

Rainbows Festival! - October 4, 2008

 

Rainbows Festival!

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From October 4, 2008

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These are the handful of photos taken in Phoenix, Arizona on the 4th of October, 2008 during the Rainbows Festival that took place at the Margaret T. Hance Park.

Audio: "Solar Power" by Ashley Shadow from the YouTube audio library. 

Muslim Festival! ~ Tempe, Arizona - October 4, 2008

 

Muslim Festival! ~ Tempe, Arizona

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From October 4, 2008

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These are photos taken in downtown Tempe, Arizona on the 4th of October, 2008 during the Muslim Festival.

Audio: "Sands of Time" by Patrick Patrikios from the YouTube audio library. 

Shopping for Halloween Costume 2008!

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.

Halloween Costume Contest 2008

Halloween 2008

Audio: My own creation of various sound effects stacked together, with the sound of a bear the most prominent.

Day Trip Through North AZ! ~ Petrified Forest, Dino Poop, Carnival - September 27, 2008

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

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. 

Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month 2008!

Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month 2008!

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From September 17, 2008

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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.

Songies

 

Songies

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https://youtu.be/KMPo2U--pmQ

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Songies is the title of this mix tape that, like many of my mix tapes, only used the Side A.

Though the case appears quite used, this is one I don't remember playing as much as others. 

The first half of the tape are songs that appear part of a remix, with the rest single songs added to it.  

0:00 Songies

00:01 Move It Like This (Alternative Mix) by K7

05:33 Fantastic Voyage by Coolio

09:40 Cantaloop (Flip Fantasia) by US3

13:11 100% Pure Love by Crystal Waters

18:15 All That She Wants by Ace of Base

22:23 Maria (Spanglish) by Ricky Martin

26:41 Muevelo by Fey

30:31 Chupa Cabras by The New York Band

Brownies & Banana Bread for School Bake Sale! - September 5, 2008

Brownies & Banana Bread for School Bake Sale!

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From September 5, 2008

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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 - September 2,...

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.

#WNBA

#PhoenixMercury

#MinnesotaLynx

Memorabilia from Reventon Super Estrella 2008!

 

Memorabilia from Reventon Super Estrella 2008!
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Photos taken November 20204 of Memorabilia from August 8th-10th, 2008
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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

Original blog post: https://elkirbster.blogspot.com/2008/09/reventon-superestrella-august-9-2008.html

Additional Photo videos: 

Reventon Super Estrella 2008! ~ From GG - https://youtu.be/tEIoU63qWCw

Reventon Super Estrella 2008! ~ From Rocio - https://youtu.be/XcLWlJ4Qgpo

Reventon Super Estrella 2008! ~ From Ene - https://youtu.be/fUqnmb58CUI

Superestrellados en Reventon Super Estrella 2008! - https://youtu.be/PpsIQ1Mnm3o

It is liberating to have finally taken photos of this and made a photo video collage, which in turn helps me purge most of them. Read about my process to Eliminate the Clutter! https://elkirbster.blogspot.com/2019/11/eliminate-clutter.html 

List of memorabilia:

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.

#Reventon
#ReventonSuperEstrella
#ReventonSuperEstrella2008
#roadtrip

Superestrellados en Reventon Super Estrella 2008!

 

Superestrellados en Reventon Super Estrella 2008!
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From August 8th-10th, 2008
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Photos from the event at Reventon Super Estrella 2008 that took place at the Home Depot Center on the 9th of August.

More info about this on the description of the video made from my own photos: 

Reventon Super Estrella 2008! https://youtu.be/mrOyWFuHFwY

Original blog post: Reventon Superestrella - August 9, 2008

Audio: "Thump and Jump" by Jimmy Fontanez Media Right Productions and "Bailando con el Viento" by Luna Cantina. All from the YouTube audio library.

#Reventon
#ReventonSuperEstrella
#ReventonSuperEstrella2008
#roadtrip