Ravinia Gyspy Kings

Chicago - Ravinia - Gyspy Kings - Stage Right 01
Originally uploaded by brady frequent traveler and eater.

Glorious evening at Ravinia with the Gypsy Kings and thousands of happy drunk people!

Beanie Babies

http://disneystore.disney.co.uk/newreleases.htm

Why Pooh Bear is SAD :(

http://www.monitor.net/monitor/0201a/pooh1.html

Cafe Ba-Ba-Reeba Birthday Photos

Cafe Ba-Ba-Reeba - Rogue
Originally uploaded by brady frequent traveler and eater.

Ok! The pictures are all up on Flickr. The photos are not public so require registration as "friends."

Cafe Ba-Ba-Reeba Happy Birthday to Me!

Cafe Ba-Ba-Reeba - Group Shot
Originally uploaded by brady frequent traveler and eater.

Big THANKS to the gang!

Woohoo!!!!

Peninsula Hotel Chocolate Bar

Peninsula Hotel - Chocolate Bar - Dessert 02
Originally uploaded by brady frequent traveler and eater.

Woohoo! Check out additional pictures of the Chicago Peninsula Hotel weekend chocolate buffet through the photo link. Note the annotated comments on the food items. :)

The Lobby

RAVINIA ANYONE???

The season is almost over, so how about it? Tuesday or Wednesday???

Gipsy Kings Tuesday
August 30-31, 2005
8:00 PM
Lawn: $15

Gipsy Kings

Since their 1987 platinum debut album, the Gipsy Kings have sold over 13 million albums worldwide. The vigorous acoustic guitar work and passionate vocals of their trademark "rumba flamenca" -- an exotic hybrid of rumba and nuevo flamenco -- have made them the biggest-selling French act ever to appear in the U.S.

Are we all ready for Sunday?

We'll just meet out in front of the circus at 2:30p, (half hour before showtime) coolies? Be sure to wear comfy shoes and sunblock. I'm bringing peanuts to throw at Brady when he goes around the ring.

Eureka

I found it~!!!!
http://www.filgifts.com/view.asp?xitem=Dis002.26

Heart of Gold

http://www.collectiblestoday.com/ct/product/prdid-1600206001.jsp

Now isnt this soo cute...hmmm C M and B!~~

The Heffalump Movie

Hey Brady!!! You told me you bought me The Heffalump Movie....were you kidding or did you really buy it!!!

Ah - I see how we made our $.69. Napoleon Dynamite is the solution to all our problems. Did you realize that Elvis Costello in the 1980's released "Blood and Chocolate" under the pseudonyms..."Napoleon Dynamite!"

The movie does not take place in Iowa. It takes place in Preston, Idaho - the place where Jared Hess, the director, grew up.

A Gazillion poohs!!

Neha,
These are all for you, courtesy of Carolyn and I. You can pick them up under your name at the Disney Store on 5th Ave.

Amusing...only Urban Tribe would manage this...

Only we could accomplish something like this:

Bubble Wrap

From Thuper Dave:

 

http://www.virtual-bubblewrap.com/popnow.shtml

 

Napoleon Dynamite Strikes Again

Yesssssss.....

Okay, so you should notice if you scroll down that I’ve added Google AdSense to this blog to see if we can generate any revenue.  Any earnings from this (I’m expecting a 25 cent profit by the end of the year) will go into Urban Tribe Communal Fund for the Purpose of Christmas Goodies (UTCFPCG).  If you aren’t familiar with AdSense, it’s a contextual marketing vehicle, meaning it spits out relevant ads based on page copy.  It’s very cool stuff...and so well written that it is able to distinguish “java the language” from “java the island” and “java the coffee.”  You can see why I love what I do.  J

Anyway, I think it’s very amusing, that in the first test, our blog triggered ads for Napoleon Dynamite.  Wonder how that happened.

  

 

For Neha

Email Blog Entry

 

Testing to see if I can email a blog entry and not have to log into blogger...:)

 

If this works, it means you can go into the settings tab, click email, and fill in the Mail-to-Blogger field.

Million Poohs

It has been a officially a year since I've married the so-called Baji of the Urban Tribe. I've put up with alot of things...getting drunk as Michelle put it to keep me around and who knows what else. I know you guys promised me a million poohs and after going through this long year I think its time to gvie me my 2nd one. What do you say??? :)

Moving!!!

Moving is a fucking pain in the ass!!! Its oficial. I have never been this agitated in my entire life. Hey Dave can i use your SUV for the next two days..I promise to give back :)

Zoppe! Thank you WGN morning news!

NACHOS WITH EXTRA CHEESE!!! HERE I COME!

http://www.zoppe.net/

Shoe Outlet online

www.qboutlet.com

This is a great website for shoes at a great cost and they have sizes up to 10 W !!! That is sometimes impossible to find!!! Check it out.


!!!

Old postsecret postcard

http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/994/593/1600/small.jpg

Rock on Google!

I get in this morning, and already there's an IM from Old Man Brady with an invite to Google Talk...

www.google.com/talk

Here are tribe gmail addys...michelle and brady are already signed up


bradyho@gmail.com
catango@gmail.com

Still waiting for Manish and Neha to accept invite. What an awesome piece of technology, all my ecomm buddies are blown away with "Why would Google do this?"

'course, I NAILED this prediction when Google came out with a personalized homepage. Chalk one up for me, baby!!! :)

Star Wars Rocks!!

I put forward a motion to kick Manish off the island for not showing up yesterday!

Carolyn: Yummy salmon salad.

Dave: Yummy chicken and potato salads.

Brady: you get a gold star for braving the commute and for your first post!!! :-)

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME

Woohoo!

Brady's Birthday!

Not sure why I'm posting this...His excuse is "I'm just lazy".

Asians, Americans Show Perceptual Divide

Asians are better thinkers... :-P

"WASHINGTON - Asians and North Americans really do see the world differently. Shown a photograph, North American students of European background paid more attention to the object in the foreground of a scene, while students from China spent more time studying the background and taking in the whole scene, according to University of Michigan researchers."

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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20050822/ap_on_sc/different_views

Taking a Vote

How many here say Michelle should be forced to watch Napoleon Dynamite as karmic revenge for us having to watch Harry Potter multiple times??? Aye or nay?

Pinatas!

Pedro's campign includes beating up pinata that looks like his opponent, Summer Whitley.

Classic

Napolean Dynamite Cult!!!

Kid on bus: What you gonna do today Napolean
Napolean: Whatever i wanna do GOSH!!!!

Napolean: Are you drinking 1% because you think your fat cause youre not you can drink 4% if you wanted to
Deb: PBJ pieces on her face

Awesome!!
Jes

Korean BBQ!

That place was FANTASTIC! Great idea, Eva. I've driven past it so many times and never thought twice about it. We're definitely going to have to go again. What's up for Star Wars tomorrow? Who's downtown?

Vacation over :(

Well we had fun nice four days..sucks I have to face reality again tomorrow!!!!! We ate a slice of our wedding cake...still as good as the day of our wedding....:):):):) <3 <3 <3 ---->-----@

Kayaking?

Michelle, wanna go kayaking that Friday I have off??? :)

http://www.kayakchicago.com/

Brady Wants Calvin

...and Hobbes. I told him he can't have it unless he joins Urban Tribe. And what does a 35 year old do with comic books anyway???

bradyho: whistle
bradyho: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0740748475/ref=amb_right-2_95674701_3/002-1876698-6690413
msbuzzgirl: nope
bradyho: nope what?
bradyho: no whistles???
msbuzzgirl: no, you're not getting that for your bday
bradyho: :(
msbuzzgirl: but I will tell michelle that you would prefer that instead of extra cheese
bradyho: nah, until michelle hits it big, i am fine with extra cheese

Do you feel...

Like someone is lurking us...BUT NOT POSTING???

30th BDay w/Tribe at Marche

Man, when are we going to Marche again? We've got those $25 off coupons! Don't you guys want to meet me there for dinner to celebrate my new new NEW JOB?

Meanwhile, here is a photo from when we went there for Dr. Seuss night...

Happy Anniversary Sweetie :)

Remember this one!!!!! Now we know who rules the household :)

Picture

testing to see if i can post images....

Helping Manish and Neha move

So, did you hear the one about....

There were once three women: an Indian, a Chinese and a Mexican. They were in a single line pushing shopping carts along a fancy condo building in downtown Chicago. When asked what they were doing the Indian woman said: "I'm moving in." The Chinese woman said "I'm helping the Indian woman move in." And the Mexican woman said "I'm hoping to make enough money for a taco!"

Thanks Dave!!!!!

Thanks soo much for helping us. The SUV really truly helped things :)

Urban Tribe

Urban Tribe Dave said he really wants to after coming here for so long. My guess is thanks to you know who! He's not sure where yet, but he's thinking Edgewater. He did say "man, after all this new development down here i'm inspired." haha. Rent it out if u wish, u can make a good profit. But, if you truly love it, you can save that much money from having to get a new place, buy a new place, and rent that out. It be what it be

Yowzas!

Geezo Manny and Neha, what a gorgeous place you have! I heard you probing Dave to see if he'd move downtown, but I didn't hear what he said. Was he open to the idea? I think seeing your new place may have inspired him. :) And I certainly wouldn't mind renting out the Edgewater place if I could make a profit. Would need to get those floors in first though.

Better than Seinfeld

A conversation that just should live on for posterity:

Pasgetti: lol, the header on my im box says
Pasgetti: Group Conversation: No Topic
Pasgetti: we're like the minority version of Seinfeld
Michelle: rofl
Michelle: no kidding
Michelle: our life is about nothing
Pasgetti: but, it has an ethnic spin to it all
Michelle: hey, seinfeld is ethnic
Michelle: he and elaine are jews
Pasgetti: rofl....not mixed ethnic
Pasgetti: we could sell our lives to the network
Pasgetti: I could start a grassroots campaign
Michelle: hey i'm all for it
Michelle: i need the money
Pasgetti: "I'm offended that this sitcom, based in an urban area, does not have a recurring Asian character!"
Pasgetti: "Or a recurring Mexican-Jew!"
Michelle: rofl
Pasgetti: "Or two crazy Indians!"
Pasgetti: "What kind of reality is this sitcom based on?"
Michelle: including one vegetarian who used to work for burger king
Michelle: lol
Pasgetti: Right! Details like that are what bring reality to television

Postsecret

And you thought ur lives were ba...although some of these are just pathetic

httpL//www.postsecret.org

Urban Tribe: Manish, your shoes!

Urban Tribe: Manish, your shoes!

Manish, your shoes!

From News of the Weird:

Chicago, IL - (AP) A South Loop Indian man with a foot fetish allegedly refused to allow his wife to pack any of her shoes. Manish Shah, 32, reportedly insisted that all space in the packing carton be relegated to himself and his 11 shoes. (One shoe had gone missing in an earlier escapade that involved a stampede of dust bunnies.)

Neha Shah, 26, was dumbfounded. "I love him dearly, but I sometimes wonder if my boojie was really worth one million Poohs," Shah said.

Brady's Birthday

They arrived. Seven tickets to the circus. Michelle has said she will buy Brady nachos. Brady also wants to ride the elephant and play with the clowns...

*wink*
*wink*
*nudge*
*nudge*

Finally~!!!

I NO LONGER HAVE TO BE CAROLYN TANG!!!!

Urban Tribe: Now in Syndication!

In case any of you guys use RSS to get notified of new posts:
http://urban-tribe-chicago.blogspot.com/atom.xml

Plug that into FeedReader or RSSReader, and everytime someone posts something on urban-tribe-chicago.blogspot.com, you'll get a little popup on your screen. If you haven't played with RSS before, it's really awesome. You can pull your news in through it too, I've got WSJ and the NYT on mine. Wired's got a couple RSS feeds too.

Cool

This is a great idea!!!! I hope by Tuesday well be mostly moved in....(hint!!) help us move in !!!! I know C is coming by tomorrow with her car!!! Thank you Carolyn :) Anyway, see yall later

Chicago Area Vineyards

Let's go vineyard hopping!

http://metromix.chicagotribune.com/events/mmx-050812-chicago-wine-vineyards,0,5965232.story?coll=mmx-home_top_hedsh2o

Urban Tribe!

Here we go, guys! A virtual scrapbook of a group of urbanites as they make their way through their thirties. Figured as our lives change, this might be a fun way to get it goin'...

Ah, and here are some pictures from E.T...are we still going to Star Wars?