Gridiron '08

This is how I spent the last month of my life.


Gridiron '08: Four Decades of Massively Mind-Blowing Mediocrity from Jaime Oppenheimer on Vimeo.

Art at the Arb

I just got back from "Art at the Arb" at Bartlett Arboretum. In my very biased opinion, the best art at the Arb was Robin Macy and her band (featuring the talented Carter Green on bass and hot guitar licks by Kentucky White who snuck a Guns N' Roses lick in at the end of the show). They performed tunes from "Songs from the Garden," Robin's first solo album. It was incredible to see three of my favorite people in the world (and my top three Myspace friends) playing together.

The album took over a year to make at Greenjeans Studios and it's incredible. I've heard it about 200 times and I still get goosebumps when I press play. 

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Flat Stanley Visits Wichita

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My friends in Vermont sent me Flat Stanley last week as part of a project their daughter is involved with. Enjoy our journey together.

The Fun Barn

Here's the video from our gig. The Fun Barn has asked us to play there again and I can't wait. Aaiee!

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Aaaaieeee!

The Mudbugs are getting ready for our first gig on Sat. It's at the Fun Barn near Winfield and it's a fund-raiser for a festival in Arkanas City. The info is below and if you wanna come, you must get a ticket in advance. It's a long haul and we hope to be playing a little closer to home in the future.

We recorded some songs during practice a few weeks back. Here's a Cajun classic called "Diggy Liggy Lo."

WARNING: You're gonna dance. The music is too groovin' to keep your feet still.

Check out Greg's killer accordion moves. Expect to see more at the show.

Fashion Passion

I just posted a video I made for Kansas.com about the making of our fashion section. I had fun using some new techniques.

a little trickster

Here's a short film of Lexi trying to pull a fast one on Maddy this morning at Panera.

Google Reader Rocks The World Wide Web

I started using Google Reader a few weeks ago and it has really changed my online viewing habits in a great way. You set up a list of your favorite sites and it tells you when they are updated. No more random surfing of the Web wandering if there is new content. It's good stuff.

Just trying to be useful as well as ornamental.

Eastbound and Down

I just finished editing the documentary of our trip. Enjoy the ride.

WARNING: You'll be humming this tune for awhile.

1,000 miles

CRG and I just returned from our five-day trip to Atlanta with stops in St. Louis, Cleveland Tenn. and Chattanooga. I hope to put the video documentary together in the very near future.

DAY 1

The weather was pretty miserable. It took us eleven hours to get to St. Louis.

The window in our room. Beats a view of the parking lot.

DAY 2

I think CRG could win an Edge look-alike contest.

The Kubrick-like cart we rode in to the top. Four minutes up and three minutes down.

It's not in focus and over-exposed. I swear, I am a professional.

Later the same day.We had to make a quick stop in Metropolis, Illinois. I think it's a good look on him.

Truth. Justice. And the American way. And it's all in front of the county courthouse.

Down the street from Super Man is Big John. Notice a theme in this town?

DAY 3

My buddy Jeff at one of our old hangs in Chattanooga, Big River Brewery.

Another favorite place, the Bluff View Arts District.

We visited a few of my old drinking establishments and this one is Durty Nelly's. I'm so glad we did because they are closing for good this week. A few more beers and CRG probably would've bought the Irish joint.

CRG doing a little headlight adjustment on my Civic. He really is useful as well as ornamental!

DAY 4

When in the South one must visit the Waffle House. It's like church.

Mary clutching her Barbie drink. Wow, we sure do look like lushes!

DAY 5

Passing the time on the MARTA by making shadow puppets. CRG does a great Louis Armstrong (not pictured here).