Monthly Archives: June 2006

Git Aht: Things To Do This Weekend

(Things to do while getting ready to sing “Oh Say Can Yinz See”) Friday, June 30 Nine Inch Nails, 7:00 p.m., Post Gazette Pavillion Mercer High School band member Trent Reznor brings the Nails to town, so pale yourself up and enjoy the angst. Openers more

Photographing Fireworks -or- “How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love The Boom”

Good tips on how best to capture fireworks. And the fact that we live in Pittsburgh (where fireworks happen, on average, every two to three hours per night from May through September) means there should be ample opportunity to practice. Credit where credit’s due: Found via Lifehacker more

Git ahta tahn!

Several years ago, I was a bike geek. 50 to 80-mile Saturday rides were typical, and I’d race across the city – after work – to meet my riding buddy for a weeknight sprint of 20 miles or so. While most of those rides were on the country roads of Westmoreland County, we also spent a lot of time on more

Blogging Job Available in Pittsburgh area

Found a blogging job available in Greensburg on HotJobs. Thought some would like to know … don’t all apply at once! It didn’t seem right for me — besides, I’ve got my own blog already! PHD

Pittsburgh’s First Clothing Swap

SWAP & SHOP @ Pittsburgh’s First Citywide CLOTHING SWAP Saturday, June 24 11 a.m. – 6 p.m. Guest DJs Brillobox – Corner of Penn and Main Streets in Lawrenceville SUGGESTED DONATION: Bring your own clothes and swap for a bag – $2 OR no clothes to contribute? Just fill a bag – $5 All proceeds and remaining items will be donated to the Women’s Center & more

Happy Birthday Shadow Lounge

Big Big Birthday Party at the Shadow Lounge Come celebrate the Shadow Lounge turning 6 And the Birthday’s of Hilary Brown, Justin Strong and SMI Doors Open at 9pm Free Food and Cake DJ Selecta and Vinny (* I can attest that Shadow Lounge always, always, always has good music)

be in a movie about pittsburgh

i just received this information in an email: “IT’S A BEAUTIFUL DAY IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD” BE PART OF A FILM SHOOT SATURDAY JULY 1, 2006 5:00 PM AT THE POINT On Saturday July 1st at 5 p.m., Pittsburghers, past and present, near and far, are invited to join Mr. McFeely (David Newell) to sing “It’s A Beautiful Day In the Neighborhood” at The Point. This more