Posted on 26 July 2009
Tags: Cycling, Ragbrai
Ragbrai 2009 is over. Another year of fun, fitness, socialization and food has come to an end. I love Ragbrai! It is a wonderful combination of the expected and unexpected. You can always count on great people, delicious food, seemingly limitless amounts to drink and many many hills. As for the unexpected, you never know when the next party is going to pop up, where the next pond is going to be or when the next naked guy will run out of the corn field to dive on to the beer slide. This is Ragbrai!
Despite riding in the rain, the weather was nearly perfect. The rain is never bad when it allows you to have an impromptu cattle trailer party (see pictures). Where else could someone come up with the lyrics to ‘Row row motorboat’? Being wet, cold and tired is only a disaster if you are out of beer.
I became good friends with the mobile bike shops for the second year in a row. My two year old Motobecane Sprint broke down more than it did last year. I had it in the shop nearly every day. The Motobecane is going straight on Craigslist or eBay when I get back to Las Vegas. Letsche’s Bike Shop out of Cherokee, Iowa deserves a big pat on the back for helping me out so many times this year.
I want to especially thank all of my Ragbrai friends, new and old. The people are what make this event so addicting.
Matt (Team Sin)
Posted on 20 July 2009
Come rock out to the music of Otherwise,The Stript and Solidify at the Cheyenne Saloon on July 31st. Doors open at 9 pm. Come back to The Sin City Life website after the show to see our pictures from the night!
Posted on 14 July 2009
We have all have those moments. We spot something and the thought that pops into our head is “What were they thinking?”. As a photographer, I have the distinct privilege of being able to catch these moments for all to see. The back story to this “What were they thinking?” moment begins on Fremont Street .
While scouting out photo opportunities with the Sin City Life resident advice columnist and editor, Heddie, we were sought out by Mr. Cowboy Hat to take a picture of him with Ms. Yes They’re Real (as stated on her shirt). Las Vegas is notorious for these photography request incidents, as everyone wants their 15 minutes. I oblige these requests, take the photos, follow with the ever-cool thumbs up and end up dropping most of the images into the trash once they have been downloaded to my MacBook.
Mr. Cowboy Hat informed my coworker and I that Ms. Yes They’re Real had just flashed him for one of the dollars he had managed to avoid sliding into a slot machine. Seeing my camera equipment, Ms. Yes They’re Real became somewhat shy. Using the same type of behavior usually reserved for attempting to get flirtation time with toothless waitresses in small town dive bars, Mr. Cowboy Hat upped the ante to a whopping three Washington ’s.
Not wanting to lose the nice dinner Heddie and I had just consumed at Hennessey, we did not stay for the conclusion, but capturing the bartering was more than enough for us. I can only hope that everyone got what they wanted and that few people were subjected to the inevitable resuming of flashing that was bound to ensue once the camera was no longer on them.
Here is the link to the rest of the pics from that night.
For Independence Day, Otherwise, Living Things, Hed PE and Hoobastank performed down on Fremont Street for Rock the Block. Click below to see photos from the event.
Last night we headed to Cherry Nightclub at Red Rock Casino for a Wednesday night performance by Otherwise. The night started off with a Spy on Vegas open bar event with Skyy Vodka at the new Cabana Club and continued inside with some great live music from Otherwise. As usual, Otherwise packed the place with their large following of fans. Check out the photos below of a great night of music, dancing and great people.
