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A Tale of Two Cities, Part 3

Even before I started walking my neighborhood during the pandemic, I often ran around in Ballard. And when I did, I was constantly struck by the juxtaposition of old Ballard with new Ballard. Since the photos I took around that time are a few years old now, I would guess that not many of the old Ballard parts of these images are left.

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A Tale of Two Cities, Part 2

Even before I started walking my neighborhood during the pandemic, I often ran around in Ballard. And when I did, I was constantly struck by the juxtaposition of old Ballard with new Ballard. Since the photos I took around that time are a few years old now, I would guess that not many of the old Ballard parts of these images are left.

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A Tale of Two Cities, Part 1

Even before I started walking my neighborhood during the pandemic, I often ran around in Ballard. And when I did, I was constantly struck by the juxtaposition of old Ballard with new Ballard. Since the photos I took around that time are a few years old now, I would guess that not many of the old Ballard parts of these images are left.

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Fox and the Law

The first and last time I ever saw Fox and the Law was at Macefield Festival in 2015. I think it was one of their last shows before breaking up. Folks in Fox and the Law are involved in Freakout Records and Freakout Festival, which seems to have replaced Macefield, and the band Acid Tongue, which I also like, and have gotten to see more than once.

But Fox and the Law was particularly my jam, a very particular type of rock music that I can never adequately describe because it is such a baseline sound for me. I even love the name, which sound like an ’80s tv show in the vein of Simon and Simon.

Plus, I’m really proud of getting a clear picture in red stage light. That is so hard to do.

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Reuben’s Brews Nordic Haze

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A week before I was scheduled to leave for Norway, Reuben’s Brews announced the release of a new beer: Nordic Haze, a  hazy IPA brewed with a historic Norwegian yeast. Clearly, it was time for the next installment of the Fremont Drinking Project.

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