Category Archives: Music

Sister Cities Dinner and Auction 2024

Had an amazing time at the Sister Cities International Dinner and Auction, which took place at the Filipino Community Center here in Vallejo. I helped Shea pick out this beautiful barong at Vallejo’s own Barong & Formal. The event was in recognition of Sister City La Spezia, Italy, where my cousin lives with his family. I got to speak a little Italian with the Italian dancers who performed, which I think they appreciated. There was a buffet from at least nine different cultures, as well as representatives from many parts of the world.

Lazybear 2024 Root Bear Float

Turtle spotting, duck invading, country-music-playing float with a bunch of queers down the Russian River only to finish off with someone on a paddleboard moving forward with a dog onboard!

Shea commentated on his video with director mode:

Piano Mover Joe

Feeling strong after moving a piano across town with one hired handyman on Taskrabbit. It’s nice to have a piano to practice on, even though I mostly play by ear. At first I wasn’t going to take the sheet music that came with it, but I’m so glad I did because one of them was Barbra Streisand!

Las Vegas for Shando’s Birthday

From our hotel room and walking along the strip…

We stopped by the Venetian, so Shando got to see the FAKE Rialto bridge in Vegas a few months before seeing the real one in Venice!

We also went to Fremont Street (found a terrific vegetarian restaurant nearby called Vegnation).

Pink Panther Theme at the Bellagio

We got to see Christina Aguilera in concert, although ironically it was Celine Dion’s last weekend during her residency there.

Aquarium at Mandalay Bay