ralf dziminski ([info]dzima) wrote,
@ 2008-09-21 06:14:00
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Dzima USA Stadium Tour 2008 - supporting act Dogstar
I'm back from my trip to the USA. At JFK airport, I managed to past the Homeland Security agents by telling them I had an urgent meeting with Snake Plissken and they were nice enough to let me through and take some pictures in their country.

Typical tourist shot, surrounded by grandmas.



One of my "things to do before I die" can be taken off my list: I met [info]silenceinspades. This photo was taken after one of my anger management classes and after Pete had one too many mojitos.



Unfortunately, another "things to do before I die", to meet [info]ultrakurtzwelle and Stay Puft (preferably at the same time), did not eventuate.

Though I did meet Spengler, Venkman and Stantz in Tribeca.



New York is extremely sunny, hot and humid in summer.

Then, in San Francisco, after a car chase with Dirty Harry, I crossed the Golden Gate bridge by managing not to be blown away by the wind gusts.



I think San Francisco weather is one of favourites in the world, because it's never often hot there. Burritos are excellent there too.

This is a friendly cat at a San Francisco hotel.



The highlight in Los Angeles was to meet Iron Man in person.



Los Angeles is a strange place.

There are a few more photos at my Flickr if you're interested.

Thanks to skwaky for the wonderful trip.




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[info]shanghaiagogo
2008-09-20 10:35 pm UTC (link)
'[you looked like you have gained weight...:p

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[info]dzima
2008-09-20 11:03 pm UTC (link)
I've gained muscle actually.

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[info]flying_squid
2008-09-21 05:21 am UTC (link)
Oh my god, Pete's beard!!1! And your hair!!1!

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[info]dzima
2008-09-21 07:56 am UTC (link)
Yes, it's called "white man with samurai hairstyle" haircut.

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[info]stanleylieber
2008-09-21 06:33 am UTC (link)
You didn't visit Graceland??

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[info]dzima
2008-09-21 07:50 am UTC (link)
No. Unfortunately my meeting with Paul Simon and Brian Eno has been postponed to next year.

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[info]ultrakurtzwelle
2008-09-21 06:28 pm UTC (link)
Stay Puft took me on an impromptu romantic getaway that week, in retrospect I realize it was purposely done to foil your to-meet list.
Never again will I date a marshmallow man, no matter how delicious.
I'm pretty sure we'll meet one day.

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[info]dzima
2008-09-22 04:41 am UTC (link)
I understand it took a while to clean up after his marshmallow mess so that's alright. He's a moody fellow.

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[info]lau
2008-09-21 09:57 pm UTC (link)
you would have loved texas (how did i not even know you were coming stateside? pffffffff)

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[info]dzima
2008-09-22 04:31 am UTC (link)
But I told you so!! you forgot...

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[info]velvety_lungs
2008-09-22 03:24 am UTC (link)
New York is terrible in the summer! But San Francisco... oh how I wish I could be there again. But damn, you conquered that bridge.

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[info]dzima
2008-09-22 04:44 am UTC (link)
Jet lag + New York muggy heat = impossible to sleep anytime.

Yes, I've conquered the Golden Gate bridge. So much so I've been already cast in the remake of Dirty Harry, to be directed by Michael Bay.

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[info]silenceinspades
2008-09-22 08:19 pm UTC (link)
i knew i should've worn my iron man costume when we met up. with the torrential rain i was afraid it would rust.

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[info]dzima
2008-09-23 12:51 pm UTC (link)
well, I should have worn my Kang the Conqueror body suit so that we could have had an extreme one-on-one battle all over Manhattan at different stages in time and space. Gozer could have been the umpire.

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[info]deadbatteries
2008-09-23 04:42 am UTC (link)

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[info]dzima
2008-09-23 12:56 pm UTC (link)

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[info]akabe
2008-09-23 06:06 pm UTC (link)
are you back to tokyo or sydney or ..?

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[info]dzima
2008-09-24 01:30 pm UTC (link)
Tokyo. I'm still waiting for that mountain climbing invitation from you.

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[info]akabe
2008-09-24 02:47 pm UTC (link)
hey i'm in east tokyo (nakano) now so it should be easier to meet.

next week ???

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[info]dzima
2008-09-25 01:53 am UTC (link)
That should be alright. I'll miss seeing Nakagin though. Talk soon.

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