Posted on 26 July 2009
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!
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.
Hoobastank and Otherwise at Rock the Block
No plans finalized for the 4th of July? Come celebrate Independence day on Fremont Street with Hoobastank, Otherwise and HED PE. Come enjoy some stellar music as you explore the varies vendors and people watching that you will only get to see on Fremont. The show will be standing room only at downtown Las Vegas on 500 E. Fremont Street, Las Vegas.
Go to www.rocktheblockvegas.com to purchace tickets. $15 advance – $20 day of show
Here are the pictures from the night.
Last night, Otherwise headlined at Wasted Space in the Hard Rock. With their large following of fans and stellar performance, they did not disappoint. Wasted Space is one of my favorite venues for a smaller concert. It is large enough for a decent amount of people, but intimate enough to feel like you are at an exclusive performance. As usual, the members of Otherwise stayed to party with their fans. Not only did they sound incredible on stage, just getting to hang out with this great bunch of guys is worth coming to their shows. Below are some pictures from the evening.
We decided to take a late March trip to Brian Head for two reasons; for a last chance to hit the slopes this season and to hear Otherwise and Saving Abel at Chill on the Hill. The bad news is that Saving Abel showed up late and we had to miss their show. The good news is that Otherwise put on a fantastic performance. It was my first concert on a ski slope. I had planned on taking some runs while the bands were playing, I knew I would be able to hear them on the hill. However, I found myself staying to the very last song, then dashed to the lifts to get in a few more runs before the slopes closed.
