RIP MCA
Today is a day I’ve been dreading since 2008. That’s when the Beastie Boys show at All Points West was cancelled because MCA announced he had cancer. I was suppose to see them for only the second time that day. The thought of a world with out the Beastie Boys has been a sad one for me. I started listening to them fanatically in my high school years and they’ve been with me ever since. Their music is a New York institution, a battle cry for fun, and a way of life for me. I know it seems stupid but they meant/mean a lot to me. Too loose MCA (Adam Yauch) at 47 seems like a life lost far too soon.
“All I want to know is when it’s check out time. So I can be in heaven with the rhythm rock rhyme”

Day 4 and 5

We spent our last day in Napa at 1 last winery and the hot springs. The winery was called Chateau Montelena. There is a movie called “Bottle Shock” that is all about how the Chateau got started and it’s pretty good. We then moved on down the road to the famous Calistoga Hot Springs. Really it feels more like a hotel swimming pool but it was great to get some sun outside. We had dinner at Rutherford’s in Napa and I dare say it was the best meal of the trip. I had the Prime Rib but they are famous for their rack of ribs which is what everyone else had.

Kate and I stayed an extra day and walked around San Francisco. We hit all the tourist spots and somehow managed to walk down the worst street in the city. Eddy St. in the Tenderloin, don’t ask. We were able to meet up with our pal for NYC Ben and have dinner and a few drinks which was nice. Check out the pictures they say it better than I can.



Napa Day 3

So we really had to slow things down after day 2. Day 3 saw us only hitting one winery named Artesa. The wine at this place not so good but the views were cray. You’ll see in the pictures this place was built on top of a hill and you could see beautiful views all around. We then went to lunch or brunch at some crazy fancy French place ( please tell no one I went to a French restaurant). Kate took some great food pics check them out. We ended the day with some hangout time here at the little yellow house. We grilled out some fajitas for dinner.



Sweet Tweets


  • pawlMets are you effing kidding me giving up a bottom of the 9th grand slam to lose! Plz!!!! The eff... (at The Majestic) — http://t.co/83Ed43Ih - posted on 05/13/2012 04:32 pm

  • Brian Lauvray@dport7 No, he got hurt and now he manages, albeit poorly and erratically, a building in the Ukrainian Village. SIGH. - posted on 05/10/2012 10:43 am

  • pawl@BrianYarvual bahahahabahahahahabahahahahaha you are soooo lucky. Is he still working at the rodeo? - posted on 05/10/2012 10:39 am

Paul's Runs

  • Total runs: 108
  • Total distance: 426.76mi
  • Total time: 62hr 32min 28sec
  • Total calories: 56,789

My Recent Runs

  • May 14, 2012
    • Distance: 4.09mi
    • Duration: 35' 32"
    • Calories: 540
  • May 12, 2012
    • Distance: 4.12mi
    • Duration: 36' 11"
    • Calories: 544
  • May 3, 2012
    • Distance: 4.08mi
    • Duration: 36' 16"
    • Calories: 538