Seeing as I grew up in this region, Ive long felt a strong connection to the Front Range and this trip was no different. I love the houses, I love the faces, I love the mountains and I love the trees. I loathed the very idea of having to spend even one more second in Colorado when I originally left, but for years every time I returned, I saw moving back as a greater and greater reality.
Anyway, with all of that being said, the trip was great, and the show... Oh my god, the show was absolutely incredible.

I was sure it was just going to be some old guys attempting to futilely reignite the dream, and that Id probably be left disappointed, but for all of the times Id witnessed these guys play together, this was the tightest, and most inspired set Ive ever seen.

If you were lucky enough to have been there, then you know. If not, theyll be playing again at the Sub Pop 20th anniversary party in Seattle, so there will be your final chance, and I whole heartedly recommend, if you can, you go.

It looked a little something like this;

And yeah, I know this is a different version of the same song I posted a clip of before.. Rest assured, they have more then one song, and if you dig it, Im sure there will be more clips from the show in coming days.

I also have to give a big thanks to Zoe for the use of her photos. It would appear as though she was standing directly on top of my feet taking the pictures, as the view was exactly the same... The only difference being that her pictures are good, and mine sucked. If youd like to see the entire set, check her out here.

But of course rocking out with my socks up wasnt the only thing I did while I was home. I also rode bikes with Wakeman and 685, who actually hadnt laid eyes on one another for 10 years, and ironically were running this whole identical twin thing....

Even weirder however was later in the night in a drunken stupor when I pulled out my pocket knife and cut 685, only to have Wakeman bleed...

Anyhow, as previously mentioned, there was some bike riding as well, during which time we stopped by a sandwich shop and bought a footlong hoagie to put into Wakes obscenely long saddle bag just because we could, but dont mention anything to him about it, because its a bit of a touchy subject.

Eventually the weekend found me with Elmes in Boulder, where we stopped by the world famous Vecchio's Bicicletteria to soak up the ambiance,

grab Potter for lunch, and then have him teach us the fine art of one handed air drumming.

Elmes was still a little blown out from a run in with some martinis the night before, and I was overdue for my mid-day nap, so we eventually parted ways and I headed back to Denver to begin preparations to wrap up my time in Colorado, which as always, left me feeling like I needed a little bit more.

So this concludes my 'what I did on my summer vacation' report, but I have a sneaking suspicion that before I know it, Im gonna be back to complete the damage that I started...

If you feel like you just didnt live vicariously enough through my description of the good times, then maybe youd like to get a little more of your fill over at Sorry I Missed Your Party.

JRW, the lucky 'winner' of my moustache sent in a shot he found at the grocery store this weekend...

...Thats a party Im not really sorry to have missed... Yellowish kids with generic popsicles? No thanks.. Im an Otterpop man.
Nothing but the finest for me.

..The finest.. Like Fyxomatosis(dot)com for example..

"Gentlemen/Ladies
Dan Hale (Shifter Bikes) writes for your site occasionally and I know he’s a big fan so would enjoy seeing himself up in lights ;)
We did a shoot together.
I think you might like it.

ride safe
andy"

Its been said that Im like the American version of Dan, but not as good looking... Come to think of it, I believe it was Dan who actually said that.
He gets no argument from me...

And speaking of good looking men, we got an email from Matt;

"Hey Stevil,
After I closed up the shop I headed down to the best bar in town and made some art and modeled some cycling apparel. You can get all the dirty details here:

Word.
Matt
FYI: I'm a pretty solid Large in Pearl stuff, an XL in Giordana (cause I'm tall)...that suit is a Medium Castelli. You do the math."

Thats a whole lot of man, and a little bit of lycra.
A hell of a way to kick off the week if you ask me, which if you did, you probably never will again.

By the way, did I tell you guys I totally got in that chick Meagan at OneonOnes pants on my trip to Minneapolis?

And lastly, in regards to the 'what-are-those-guys-watching-and-why-are-they-dressed-like-that' query last week, they were in fact watching Beavis and Butthead on a generator powered television at Sea Otter during 1996s Lolapajama celebration. Why pajamas, you might ask?
Cause theyre really comfy, would probably be the short answer.

Alright.. Thats it. I hope that you all followed my lead and kicked the living crap out of the bummer life this weekend. Now that its Monday, we have five days to build up our munitions so that we can do it all over again for the next one.