After leaving the city the Pops and I headed to Carmel and Pepple Beach to pay our respects. The tree between Hole #6 and 7 holds very special meaning to us and Thanksgiving wouldn’t be the same unless we stopped here first before meeting up with the fam.

A trip through the Golden State wouldn’t be the same without being stuck in some sort of traffic jam. There were two major accidents coming over the Pacheco pass on Hwy 152.

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I’ve always wanted to run the bridge, so there was no better start to the day than doing so. Luckily I finished just before the rain hit.

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Thanksgivings right around the corner, so that means it time for my Fathers and my annual pilgrimage to the West Coast for family, friends, and other shenanigans. The trip starts with the Bay Area and then we’re off down the coast.

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What: BBQ, Tacos, Brew and Bike Jousting
Where: Victoria Park in Carson - Near the stadium
When: Sunday November 23rd - Immediately following MLS Cup

The LA Riot Squad is organizing an afterparty at Victoria Park near HDC following the MLS Cup. All supporters are welcome and encouraged to come. Industrial strength grill is being rented.

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Google maps have added walking to their travel options.  If I start now I can meet up with Dunny and Beans in 9 days 17 hours.   Fire up the grill and chill the beers guys I just put on my running shoes.

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Day 2 started out as good or even better chatting up a storm with other festival participants outside in the parking lot. Colorado people I absolutely love your congeniality. Big thanks to Arby and John (I’ve never actually meet someone really named Arby so that was a treat in-and-of-itself) for the vodka watermelon plate you had going on. For Sunday the line-up included…

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It was definitely worth the 7 hour drive just for the first day of artists. Cut/Copy took the Esurance Main Stage when we arrived and got the crowd amped for the day to come. It was quite sad to hear them say it had been a while since they had been to the states just as their set was cut short because of scheduling problems. Nonetheless the 45 minutes we witnessed were enough to…

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Super Mario’s brother and I started our adventure to the Monolith Festival last night leaving the SLC nearing the late local news. Had a little stop at the Little America Wyoming for a little midnight snack. Our server was a young chap from Turkey who played for the national team for a couple of years and happened to know Dunny from the tube. Cheyenne was a short pit-stop to rest the eyes before taking off to Denver this morning.

This afternoon we checked into our hotel and scoped out the festival area. Cut/Copy is first on our list and they hit the stage at 4:30. The rest of tonights line-up includes Del the Funky Homosapien, Vampire Weekend, Silversun Pickups, The Presets, and topping off the first day is Atmosphere.

Ethan Zohn has just kicked off his trek to raise money and awareness for HIV/AIDS in Africa. Our girl Anne just sent us the following information about this trip.

Ethan Zohn, kicked off a 3-month, 550 mile journey of alifetime yesterday evening. In the name of Grassroots Soccer UNITED, Ethan will be traveling from Boston to Washington DC on foot and dribbling a soccer ball the entire distance. The first-ever Grassroots Soccer UNITED dribble looks to get kids and all soccer fans around the world involved in the fight against HIV/AIDS in Africa. Full route map and details can be found at Grassroots Soccer UNITED. 

This is a good cause and we wish Ethan lots of luck.