I Hope Our Few Remaining Friends Give Up On Trying To Save Us

The Mountain Goats @ The Cat's Cradle.






Kaki King (opening act) came out to play a few songs from the EP that her and John did together. Her band was amazing. I'm glad I got there early enough to see her play.




John sings with passion.

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I finished off my week of live music with the Troika Music Festival which is held every year in Durham and features all Triangle area bands plus one special guest. Last year it was Man Man, this year it was Kimya Dawson.


My main goal was to see The Curtains of Night, a female two-piece from Chapel Hill that play loud and long.




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Tooth (5 piece metal outfit from Durham) destroyed it, and I left with my ears ringing.



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Most Planes Make Awful Boats

Halloween 2008






The finished product: Kermit & Miss Piggy.




We partied with The Captain....


and Sarah and John.


WALL-E and Eve (Eve's eyes lit up and even blinked! Sweet costume!).


Nashel making the ladies swoon. Who would have thought that chest hair and a handle bar 'stache would be such a lady magnet.


One of my favorites of the night. Bert and Ernie.


We ran into some other muppets and another Kermit and Piggy. (Rebecca's Piggy was much more impressive.)

And I Knew Every Raindrop...By Its Name

More backpacking on the A.T.


This is the view from Laura's living room window. Her father loves to garden.


This is the start of our trip just outside of Smokey Mountain National Park. From here it was 34 miles to Hot Springs, NC.




Laura was prancing and rolling around in leaves all day long.




It's pumpkin carving time!!!


We found a pumpkin cloned from Rob.


"Me Sloth, you Chunk." "Rocky Road."




I never would have guessed what Ed was going to carve into his pumpkin.





Thor Van Slyke - R.I.P. (8/95-10/08)

Bring Out Your Dead

A Robot Toast update is long over due! First off we have a visit from two old friends from Tampa, and then we finish off the post with a backpacking trip.


Here we are on our way to the Eno River State Park. Chris is riding shotgun and Brian is in back with Rebecca.






For some reason I really liked the fungi growing on this tree.




After a hike we went to the lake for some paddling and relaxing.


Rebecca and Chris playing Pro-Kadima.


"Ok Chris, I'll give you a push."

Mount Rogers/Grayson Highlands State Park

This past weekend myself and 8 others went on a short backpacking trip in Virginia. We arrived late Friday night around 10:30pm and just set up camp for the night.


(photo Krankin)


This was the view from my tent in the morning. I think Vijay had just set his camp stove on fire after he screwed the fuel bottle on incorrectly.






Group shot.


"Vijay, I am your father." (photo Krankin)




The leaves were just starting to turn.


(photo Krankin)




Rob was trying to ride the ponies all weekend long.


How many monkeys does it take to filter water? (photo Krankin)


Lunch time.


This was our view during lunch.


Rob and Tamara sharing a moment. (photo Krankin)








Campsite on the second night.


(photo Krankin)






Sunday was Rob's birthday, so we had to embarrass him a little bit.