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« Page 7 of 38 »My Xmas pretty much sucked (family member in the hospital - but they're doing better now) but my New Year's trip was much better. Ms. Smith and I made our way out to sunny Southern California and proceeded to eat, drink and be merry. And even though it pretty much forced us to celebrate New Year's on East Coast time, the highlight of the trip was taking in the Rose Parade in Pasadena. I can't remember the last time I saw so many people at a particular event. It was a bit overwhelming. But the floats and marching bands were pretty awesome.
And while I was taking it all in, this song was playing on the iPod in my mind:
Rueters has released their photos of the year. Pitchfork too.
Time for mine! Here are some of my favorite photos from my year in concerts.
Sidenote: The alternative title for this post was "I shot a shitload of bands this year."
Row One:
Superdrag, Ben Kweller, Pela, The Good, The Bad & The Queen, Jay-Z
Row Two:
My Chemical Romance, Velvet Revolver, LCD Soundsystem, Blood Baby, Kings of Leon
Row Three:
Ted Leo, The Good, The Bad & The Queen, The Hives, Peter Bjorn & John, Bad Brains
Row Four:
Morrissey, M.I.A., Jay-Z, The National
Row Five:
Bloc Party, Spank Rock, Wu-Tang Clan, Maroon 5
Row Six:
Morrissey, Bjork, Taking Back Sunday, The Arcade Fire
Row Seven:
H.I.M., Travis, Amy Winehouse, Andrew Bird
Row Eight:
These United States, Middle Distance Runner, The National, Silversun Pickups
Row Nine:
Common, Kenna, The Pipettes, Pela
Row Ten:
The Rosebuds, Be Your Own Pet, Silversun Pickups, The Bravery
Row Eleven:
Jet, Spoon, TV on the Radio, The Dance Party
Row Twelve:
Modest Mouse, Interpol, Snow Patrol, OK Go
Row Thirteen:
Bjork, Blood Baby, Incubus, These United States
Row Fourteen:
Spoon, The Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Wu-Tang Clan, Linkin Park
Row Fifteen:
Gruff Rhys, Wilco, Ben Harper, Panic! at the Disco
Row Sixteen:
Mew, The Decemberists, Middle Distance Runner, Nelly Furtado
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That was my view at the Verizon Center last night as I was able to swing my first ever courtside photo assignment.
It was pretty overwhelming. Head over to DCist for the results.
I've become very familiar and comfortable shooting MLS games but this is a much different beast. The action is much faster and since the court is much smaller than the pitch, the lulls in action are few and far between. Thank god for TV timeouts. The ball almost hit me once, but thankfully I didn't have to duck out of the way of a player while he was jumping out of bounds or anything like that.
I had a hard time finding the right lens to use. I brought out my 70-200mm and my 17-50. One was too long and the other too short. Hopefully my 28-75 will be just right. Still, I got some shots I was proud of.
Even though the TWolves are 3-16, it was really cool seeing all the Celtics from last year's team. Minny has a decent squad, but the pieces don't mesh very well. Corey Brewer is a keeper though. He was battling Brendan Haywood for boards all night long. And when he'd corral one, he'd take off up the court and take it to the hole.
Unfortunately for him, he had to guard Caron Butler. I'm having trouble coming up with a long list of players that are playing better than Butler is this year. Seriously, if you're not paying attention to Tuff Juice, you're missing out.
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