Positive Outlook

Good form on the spot-check. Can't wait for this to be followed by actually paddling out and snagging some waves together.

...And Live

Good advice for this time of year, whether it's for yourself or a message to the Atlantic Ocean. Some of the better boardwalk graffiti I've found.

We're Not In this Alone

Stumbled upon the bulletin board in a coworker's classroom the other day. I immediately had the opening chords and lyrics running through my head. Truth be told, I snuck back in the room later to take the picture, because I felt like the explanation would be too long winded and confusing:

"Well, see there was this band..."

I am now contemplating what other hardcore anthems would make for motivating bulletin boards for my students. I'm thinking "We Gotta Know" along with whatever we are learning for the next couple weeks and a picture of John Joseph.

Keep It Up

New house and new shed. I cannot wait to get things going in the new spot, but for now, a rafter shot will do. Name will be forthcoming with a few ideas in the works.

Slow Down!!!!

This sign is meant to keep you from getting into an adult crash:

A Time (I Wish) We'll Remember

Timing is everything. When Blindside was playing shows, I was just getting into underground music, so while they were playing out around the Lehigh Valley, I was attending lame pop punk shows and seeing friends bands play that had been around for all of a week. By the time I developed a sense of what was good and what wasn't, I had missed my chance to see them. Such a bummer. I had been keeping my eyes open on eBay for their seven inch or the LP for a couple of weeks now and finally was able to grab the seven inch you see below:
Put out by 1124 Records, the 7 inch has a very early New Age Records feel to it with mid-tempoed tracks and dual vocalists. Honestly, I could listen to the opening of "Submission" on repeat for days. Very much worth the wait. They have a full length on 1124 as well, which I am hoping to track down as well. Here's the pic from the insert:

A couple a live shots I found from FOE's website from vocalist Brett Barto's collection:


You can tell it was the early ninties by the angle of the brim on everyone's hats.
Looking at those photos, I wish I had timed things a little earlier. Instead of standing around Scarlett's with my arms crossed listening to some shitty ska-punk band, I could have been up front for Blindside.

Break Down the Walls

Big day today...



I love this photo.

Straight Edge Means I Have New Crayons

Imagine my surprise when I looked down at one of my students the other day and saw the letter X on his hand. I had to grab a quick picture while he was coloring. Unfortunately, the X was not because he was into SSD or Uniform Choice but because he bought a slice of pizza at the youth holiday dance over the weekend.