I Saw A Werewolf Drinking a Pina Colada at Trader Vics

Evan’s really been pushing the limits lately.  He’s been testing our parenting skills to the max.  Lately he’s had this obsession with the word ‘kill’.  We’re not exactly sure if he even knows what he’s saying.  Its not something he’s learning at home.  So naturally the finger blame goes back to nursery.  All it takes is one kid with an older brother or sister and the whole thing goes south.   We figured that we weren’t helping by giving him the benefit of the doubt.  So we laid down some clearer boundaries and so far things are going well.  The single secret is to simply give a single warning and then follow through on what you say you will.  So don’t threaten to take away things that you clearly won’t do.  Sometimes its hard in the heat of the battle not to go a bit overboard.

It would seem that since I’m an American I’ve been asked on more than few occasions what I think about Kid Rock and the All Summer Long song.  Its very flattering that folks realise that Sweet Home Alabama is a truly iconic American song.  So yesterday I had a bit of shower cubicle epiphany and have decided to share my thoughts (go on, you know want to know).

Reasons to Like Kid Rock’s ‘All Summer Long’

• the main protagonist is an 17 (or 18) years old in 1989 (I was 18 in 1989)
• he seems to get up to quite a few things listening to SHA (Sweet Home Alabama) — good on him
• whilst he (Kid Rock) could be accused of blatant musical blasphemy he does do one thing right…he gives additional credibility to it by mixing in Warren Zevon’s ‘Werewolves of London’…a song which many of my British counterparts seem to know nothing about (hence the title of this week’s blog entry)

Reasons NOT to like Kid Rock’s ‘All Summer Long’

• you just know it will be a favourite at summer weddings NEXT year — yuck
• SHA is a great song…but why in 1989 was it the soundtrack to his (or the protagonists) summer when the song was first released in 1974.  The soundtrack to my summer of 89 was Guns and Roses…but what do I know
• Who the hell is Kid Rock anyway?
• Choose not to like it for the behind the scenes video on you tube in which one the So Hott Sisters (beats me guv) says “this is the camera boat” (the video is largely shot on a lake…not in Michigan as the song eludes to but rather Nashville Tennessee) sorry, got off track…”this is the camera boat….they shot all of the lake scenes on it and even though you don’t seem this boat its really, really important”…DUH…and at that point I switched off

So…make your own mind up…but in the process I do recommend that you buy, beg or steal the MP3 for Warren Zevon’s ‘Werewolves of London’

A few shots of Evan

His favourite toy at the moment

jumping motorbikes

Van Gough with the ear

Joanna and Matthew — Bury Court Barn — Friday, 8 August, 2008 (08/08/08)

I’m sorry…I can’t think of anything to say.

Nice window dressing (geddit?)

Cuppa tea love?

Crossing my fingers we didn’t get one of the Heroes girl in the mirror incidents

Lucky escape

One of the few times when a mixed lighting environment really works

O Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo?  Deny thy salmon and refuse thy cracker

Nothing like a good bit of juxtoposition…but get ready…because for the first time ever
the blog has not 1, not 2 but 3 shots of the brides flowers

Flower Shot 2 — Probably a safer shot, sweet and to the point

Flower Shot 3 — But this..this is my piece of resistance!  I laugh in the face of convention (btw, that whole resistance thing…totally intentional)

Not often I like a ”moment’ shot where the subject looks directly at me.
But I was swayed by her smile and genuine sentiment.

An avalanche of buttons

She knew it would be long day holding Joanna’s hair in lieu of a simple hair pin

Helping dad with the buttonhole (one word or two…I never know)

Matthew gets a lecture from the registrar…there is only half a jest in there I assure you.

One of my favourite bits of Bury Court…all the light that awaits the bride in the final few steps

What I don’t like about Bury Court…their new beaming tungsten spotlights.  Did you notice?

I couldn’t decide if I wanted to jest using Come on Eileen or The Devil Went Down to Georgia

Shortly after chimping the back of my camera I found the bridesmaid in total awe of my handiwork…yes, of course its a lie.  In fact both bridesmaids (even the one holding Joanna’s hair) participated in a musical trio.  Awesome…unique…and something I had never seen before.  Well done!

Signed, sealed, delivered…etc, etc, etc.

All smiles before realised he signed as Mr M Mouse

Its only the bride…she won’t bite

Its taken something like 5 attempts at Bury Court to finally get a barn shot with no guests or staff…YAY!

The usual response when you ask the groom to hold the flowers

One of the best feelings is returning to a venue and finding something totally new

The dark side of Matthew

Dad gets his speech out of the way before the meal

Harry (the B&G’s son) and Grandma

Sometimes folks wonder what you can get during the meal.  Whilst I wouldn’t shoot at tables who were eating
its good to know that not every table starts and finishes at the same time.

See what I mean?

The bridesmaids were disciplined for passing notes around during the meal

Everyone takes a moment to remember a very special person

Clink!

The PolkaDotted Tickle Monster wasted not time in torturing the younger guests

Balls! (disco, that is)

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