Elvis Costello And The Imposters Bring Their Jams To Artpark
8/9/2022 - Lewiston, New York - Today is Tuesday in August and you know what that means, thats right, another Artpark Tuesday In The Park Concert. Tonight's artist the classic rock of Elvis Costello and the Imposters on their The Boy Named If & Other Favourites Tour. It was another great evening for a show although a little cloudy but rain free. The show was not a sellout but appeared to be close to it, but I was able to get my usual spot without any problem. The opener for the show today was an American singer Nicole Atkins, she played a good acoustic set and would later join Elvis for several numbers during his set. Elvis and the Imposters followed shortly after the opener and played many of Elvis's classics. It included classic hits like Watching The Detectives, Pump It Up, Accidents Will Happen and closing out the set with What's So Funny 'Bout Peace, Love and Understanding. The band was pretty good and Elvis did a good job on vocals. He came out for a single encore of Alison. Another good show at Artpark and a good first time seeing Elvis Costello perform. This was my last show at Artpark this season due to vacation time, can't wait until next year.Slideshow[]
7/3/2021 - Olcott, New York - Every third of July we sneak down NY Route 18 West to Olcott, New York to see their Independence Day firework celebration. We missed it last year since Covid cancelled the event. It was a perfect night and we found good spots to get the tripods out and get some decent shots. It was clear and it was a nice sunset that provided excellent views of the city of Toronto across Lake Ontario. Olcott has traditionally lit up the skies over Lake Ontario on the third of July and this time was even sweeter since the cancellation last year made it a two year wait to see them again. People were happy to be out enjoying the evening and an okay but always too short fireworks display over the lake. We will probably be back next year...Slideshow[]
10/20/2018 - Amalfi Coast, Italy - Today, we decided to adventure around the Amalfi Coast not by boat but by car this time. We were up early an took a guided tour getting picked up just steps from our villa at Villa Angiolina Relais in Sorrento. Our guide drove us along the beautiful mountain sides of the Amalfi Coast with our first stop on the tour being Positano. We walked the gorgeous town getting more photos since we already explored it a few days earlier taking in the Church of Santa Maria Assunta and the beach Positano Spiaggia. We stopped at Collina Positano Bakery and bought some delicious cannolis for the trip . We hopped back in the tour van and drove up the road for some nice photo ops of Positano from the mountain side, then drove on thru the towns of Praiano and San Michele onto our next stop, Amalfi. Here we toured the magnificent Piazza Duomo Amalfi and Cathedral of Saint Andrew the Apostle. We explored the town a bit and stopped at the beach Tonino ò beach De Vita Ciro. Again, we were back on the road heading to Scala for a fantastic lunch that included drinking limoncello and taking in gorgeous panoramic views of the Scala and Ravello countryside at La Margherita - Villa Giuseppina. After lunch, we were back on the road to our final destination on the tour Rovello. Here we toured the Duomo di Ravello and the Chiesa di Santa Maria a Gradillo. We finished driving around past Naples and finally back to Sorrento. An excellent tour that everyone enjoyed immensely !Slideshow[]
Ultimate Whale Watch Provides A Happy Birthday Maui Style
3/14/2018 - Maui, Hawaii - Today we celebrated Dom's birthday in typical Maui fashion. We were up early and headed to the port of Lahaina to take a trip with our favorite whale watch tour, Ultimate Whale Watch. We hopped on the Wiki Wahine for what was slow starting but turned out to be another great whale watch with plenty of tails and a nice birthday breach which that we got some nice captures of. We also headed down for the annual climb down to Nakele Blowhole. We finished the day with a great steak, lobster and scallop birthday dinner at Lahaina's Koa 156.Slideshow[]
Kiss Brings Freedom To Rock Tour To Blue Cross Arena
8/29/2016 - Rochester, New York - Today was a special day, Deb and I were celebrating our 24th wedding anniversary today and decided at the last minute to do what else but go to downtown Rochester, New York to see the classic rock of Kiss at Blue Cross Arena. We got tickets at the door up in the rafters of the Blue Cross Arena. The band the Dead Daisies opened the show and jammed pretty good playing a couple good originals and a couple of good cover tunes. Kiss came out shortly after and put on what was a really good show. They opened with Detroit Rock City and played a set of many classics. They jammed classics like Shout It Out Loud, I Love It Loud and Lick It Up. The show included Gene Simmons spitting blood and spitting fire and Tom Thayer wailing on guitar. The show included the classic Love Gun with Paul Stanley flying across the arena to the elevated stage. The costumes, lights, fire and rock provided a great show. The encores included Beth and a salute to America with timeout to honor are armed forces on stage reciting the Pledge Of Allegiance and jamming on the Star Spangled Banner. The final number was what else but Rock and Roll All Nite. A nice way to spend our 24th wedding anniversary.Slideshow[]
Dom Cheers Bills Scrubs In Preseason Loss To Lions
8/28/2008 - Orchard Park, New York - Dom attended the final Buffalo Bills preseason game at Ralph Wilson Stadium today. The Bills lost to the Detroit Lions 14-6. The Thursday night preseason game caused a large traffic jam on all roads leading to the stadium prior to kickoff. The game featured a Bills team who sat their entire first string playing almost totally all scrub players. It was a cool overcast evening but the game was still enjoyed by Dom and Dad. Thanks go out to the Boy Scouts who provided the cheap tickets.Slideshow[]
Robert Cray Band Jams In Downtown Buffalo
Nicole Celebrates Her 13th Birthday
8/16/2008 - Buffalo, New York - Downtown Buffalo New York on the Harbour front was the scene for a blues jam fest. The night of music featured Robert Cray Band and Keb Mo. Keb Mo opened the show providing some excellent blues jams with Robert Cray sneaking out to perform a number with him. Robert Cray came out and played all his classics and some awesome blues covers including Sitting On Top Of The World by Cream and Bad Influence by Eric Clapton. Cray also played an excellent version of his contemporary blues classic Time Makes Two. Dominic had a front row seat thanks to the nice people around him who offered him front row for a good view. Prior to the show we explored the Buffalo Harbour front area checking out the Buffalo Naval Park's many Air Force aircraft, Navy ships and tons of boats in the Harbour. An excellent night of Blues.Slideshow[]
3/1/2008 - Hilton, New York - Nicole officially became a teenager today celebrating her 13th birthday. The day included a morning of gifts and a day and evening sleepover party with some of Nicole's pals. Plenty of gifts were to be had including clothes, Nicole's favorite, a trampoline, gift cards to Nicole's favorite stores, and cash for more clothes. Nicole also had a party with the extended family sharing the spotlight with Dominic who turns 9 later this month. A very happy birthday to our little big girl..Slideshow[]
Dom Cheers Bills To First Win Over Hapless Jets
Nicole Sings Anthem and Dom Cheers On Wings
9/30/2007 - Orchard Park, New York - Dom and Dad took a roadtrip today to Ralph Wilson Stadium and scalped a couple of tickets to watch the Buffalo Bills defeat the NY Jets17-14 for their first win of the season. We sat on the 50 yard line in the uppper deck on an absolute perfect September day. Trent Edwards was impressive in his first NFL start cashing in on a beautiful play action fake hitting his tightend Micheal Gaines on fourth down for the winning touchdown. The defense had two key interceptions and rookie running back Marshawn Lynch had a touchdown. Dom enjoyed cheering on the Bills making his record 2-0 for regular season games.Slideshow[]
Nicoles First Plane Trip To Explore Orlando Amusement Parks
7/7/2004 - Hilton, New York - Dominic gave up the skateboard for a little while today and finally decided to learn to ride a bike. Riding his buddy Alex's old bike, Dom jumped on and found his center and after a couple guided test runs he was a riding machine. Dom had it mastered in no time at all, pushing off, turning and braking. Many neighbors were there to celebrate his achievement. Everyone cheered him on to success an exciting moment for the Dominator. Alyssa and Trevor joined him on his first late night ride.Slideshow[]
2/21/1997 - Orlando, Florida - We headed south to Orlando, Florida for a little rest and relaxation thanks to Deb winning free air. This was Nicole's first time on a plane and she did tremendously. We were going to hit as many parks as we could fit in the time we were there. The first stop on the parks tour was Sea World to watch the Shamu and his Crew. It featured some tremendous acrobatic whales, dolphins and comical sea lions. The next stop on the park tour was none other than Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom. The Magic Kingdom was celebrating the 25th Anniversary with the castle decked out as a huge birthday cake. We started early with an awesome character breakfast with Tiger, Eyore and Pooh. We hit alot of rides and I think Nicole met every character in the Park. We finished the day with the Electric Parade, an excellent but tiring day. The last park on the tour was Universal Studios. Nicole got to dance with Barney the Dinosaur, hit a few rides and met a bunch of characters. A great first plane trip for Nicole.Slideshow[]
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