Well well well... Where to even begin! This was an AMAZING weekend. My friends from Ireland... Miriam, Tommy, Siobhan, Elaine and Brian came to NYC on their way back from Trinidad (playin' gigs). I went down to meet them and what a blast we had. It was so cool because I was able to do the touristy stuff with them... some of which I hadn't done in most of my life! Now, the other cool part was that I had my camera (basically a 3rd arm) and I gave Miriam my point and shoot to mind. So, as you can imagine, [View Full Entry]

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Well... this continued the whirlwind of a week... Amazing time in NYC for Paddy's Day. Sunday night marked a momentous music evening... ah it was amazing. Allison, Caitlin, Isaac and Ryan played at Stout before Scythian on the day. I met some really cool people as I took riders everywhere I went to save $. Very cool. Enjoy! [View Full Entry]

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So... this was the first couple days that started the madness of Paddy's week. These are from an orchid show at the Longwood Gardens outside of Philly. Absolutely amazing and so much fun. Thanks so much to Grandmom and BB for letting me stay at their place! smiles. [View Full Entry]

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Hey all! So, I joined this Photography meetup thing and went for the first time today. It was fun! Here are some shots from before (Mt. Hope cemetary... love it there) and then through Highland Park with the group. Here are some shots that other members of the group took... there are some really cool ones. Look here! In case you are in the area and want to join, here is the link: here is the link Smiles! Jess [View Full Entry]

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Well... EARLY that monday morning after NYC I flew to Florida to see my father and my grandparents. It was so awesome. We went to St. Augustine a couple times from Jax Beach. Dad and I saw Scythian on Thursday and wow! What an amazing show. ... then down to Fort Lauderdale to visit ALL of my grandparents!!!! We stayed with my father's parents, but were able to say hello to Mom's parents too. So much fun... enjoy the picts. **** there are several pages of pictures! click below **** [View Full Entry]

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Ah what a trip. Awesome because it was sandwiched between a cool cool drive down with Jayne, Jen and Bram and a trip to Florida! So much fun. Big thanks to Darren & Dennis! You are the best :) (Audio will come a little later!!!) See next blog for Florida pictures. **** there are several pages of pictures! click below **** [View Full Entry]

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Hi All! So, I've been doing some freelance photography work for the Rochester Insider (small, local paper here). The pay ain't great, but the experience is awesome! I love it. I have attached some of the pictures here, but here are some of the events I've shot so far on their website Events so far on insider.com [url=http://www.rochesterinsider.com/apps/pbcs.dll/misc?url=/misc/ajax_gallery.pbs&Avis=A2&Dato=20080121&Kategori=INSIDER10&Lopenr=801210806&Ref=PH ] Obama Rally in Rochester [url=http://www.rochesterinsider.com/apps/pbcs.dll/misc?url=/misc/ajax_gal [View Full Entry]

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SEE VIDEO RIGHT ABOVE!!!!!! (it's about 8 minutes long, but so worth it to see what Scythian is really like!) Definitely awesome... (bit of a late entry! sorry!) Well... an impromptu trip took place... Allison jumped on a bus and I drove down to Ithaca. We saw Scythian at Castaways and it was awesome. Then we spent the next day (after sleepin' in the car in a park) eating and walking! Smiles, Jess [View Full Entry]

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Well. To date, the St. Paddy's Day '07 NY trip story has been the best. Some of you may agree that this is right up there with that fiasco! I went to NY this time with some coaxing form Allison because the APAP conference was that weekend and TONS of amazing musicians were expected to be in town. And that was basically an understatement. Friday I arrived and went right to Caitlin's gig at The Parlour where Dennis, Rob and Kyle played some awesome bluegrass to start. Uh it was great! Caitlin joined in then for some amazin', as always, Irish. [View Full Entry]

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Well. It's been quite the month and I haven't written in a while. What can I say... Tons of hikin' with Dave & Timber... Tons of eating and games with the family... Tons of snow (yessss) Tons of drivin' to see Elaine and her family and a few other mini trips... Tons of rest on the holiday (thank goodness, well needed)... Oh... just so you know the family setup here... Mom & Charlie (her husband) Charlie's 3 sons are Jim, Mike & Charlie Charlie + Gina = Joe, Sam & Nick (their kids) Mike + Darcy = Jared & Jada (their [View Full Entry]

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