Sunday, January 5, 2020

Highlights of 2019

in no particular order, here are some of my highlights of 2019, a fantastic year...


-I found the best pair of boxers ever and have since bought about another 10 pairs.  Never going back.
-Cat Taxi finally got some legs!  Finally got band members to hop on board the project and start practicing!  By the end of the year, we had recorded and published our first album!!!  First shows in early 2020!
-Motorcycle trip through the American southwest!  Man- trip of a lifetime!  I had wanted to do this trip for about 15 years and finally, with the help of my buddy Rodney, was able to make it happen.  In 12 days, we covered 3,000miles and hit 6 states (CO, NM, TX, AZ, UT, and NV).  Included in this epic journey was Roswell aliens, cigars and whiskey in Tucson, Zion National Park, visiting my grandparents old house, the staircase at Loretto Chapel, Meow Wolf, Grand Canyon, Petrified Forest/Painted Desert, Las Vegas, Penn & Teller show, "4 corners", and many beautiful national parks
-started dating Katy!!
-Halloween party at Love City Brewing
-Glory's 1-year Anniversary party
-getting to see Young Andrew perform stand-up comedy
-started a weekly yoga practice
-Philadelphia Phillies game with Olivia, Michael, Makenna, Al, and Katy
-multiple game nights with Katy's awesome crew
-I bought another motorcycle!!  This one is a 2000 Honda vt1100 Shadow Spirit.  Its custom pipes set off 4 car alarms already ;)
*Motorcycle trips:  Forest & Main Brewery, Rickets Glen State Park, Peace Valley Park, Chubby's burgers, Louanne's 1st birthday party in Sommerville, Swarthmore college, Mercer Museum
-Grammie Anne's 90th birthday, and the opportunity to help her connect her family's history to Portner Brewery with the help of a friendly historian.
*movies: Parasite, Mississippi Grind (not new), Spider-Man: Into the Spider-verse, Green Book,
*shows: Misfits, Iron Maiden, Shilpa Ray, Reverend Horton Heat, The 5.6.7.8's, Voodoo Glow Skulls