...boring weekend in Denver.Thursday: It was the last week of regulation play, and the Little Lebowski Urban Acheivers had a double header. We dominated the first game, and lost the second game by a hair. The most important thing is that we all wore eye-black...you know, to keep the glare out. Playoffs start this week, and we should have a pretty good place in the bracket. As long as Craig brings a mini-keg from the Wynkoop filled with magic beer, we should be fine.
Friday: Not much going on in the work front, so I played hooky a little and drove up to Buena Vista. My old friends Annie and Brad Brown are on assignment for a month at Trail West, and my dear friend Seth Philpott (http://www.sethphilpott.com/) is spending a little time in the mountains to take a break in the middle of recording his second album. It was great to see everybody, and spending a little time at TW was good for me - sitting on the deck on a cool night, alone with these crazy notions in my head that I call "thoughts." Saturday: One of the reasons that I went up to BV was to do a little promo-photo shoot with Seth. We were blessed with an overcast sky, which means that we didnt need to get up at 6am to shoot. AND I had THREE lovely photo assistants to help with wardrobe, strobe lighting, and reflection...and answering my phone. I get in the zone when I shoot, I dont like distractions. Seth did a great job, pictures came out well. BV has some really great backdrops.
Sunday: Back in Denver. Its hot here. We are about to break the record for most consecutive 90+ days in history. Which is 18. Everyone talks about how hot it is, but I just think its nice. Ah, back to the point - Craig and I teamed up for the Urban Assault Race (http://www.urbanassaultride.com/inside.php?page=denver&s=3), a bike race held by the New
Belgium Brewery (and other sponsors). So, there are checkpoints in the city all spread out - and at each checkpoint you have to perform some sort of physical challenge. There is your basic Canoe-in-City-Park-Lake-Around-the-Fountain kind of challenges, and there are challenges like "Pick up bottle caps while wearing oven mitts and fill up a bowl with them, all the while being sprayed with hoses and water guns" kind of challenges. All in all there were just over 200 teams, about 25 miles of riding, and 8 checkpoints. Craig and I ("Team ATX") finished up in 2:20ish and came in 15th-ish place (the official results will be posted tomorrow). We were the fastest team riding single-speed 30 year old city bikes. And the best looking.
Belgium Brewery (and other sponsors). So, there are checkpoints in the city all spread out - and at each checkpoint you have to perform some sort of physical challenge. There is your basic Canoe-in-City-Park-Lake-Around-the-Fountain kind of challenges, and there are challenges like "Pick up bottle caps while wearing oven mitts and fill up a bowl with them, all the while being sprayed with hoses and water guns" kind of challenges. All in all there were just over 200 teams, about 25 miles of riding, and 8 checkpoints. Craig and I ("Team ATX") finished up in 2:20ish and came in 15th-ish place (the official results will be posted tomorrow). We were the fastest team riding single-speed 30 year old city bikes. And the best looking. 
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