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Rabbit loving the train station...
This month I was asked to be a guest lecturer down in Washington at the D.C. Shootoff, so last thurs night Rabbit and I headed on down.
We would normally fly down to D.C. from Boston, but because we had to shoot till late on Thursday, and we had to be back in Boston early Sat morning, the only transportation we could get was the red-eye Amtrak.
I actually like taking Amtrak, but that’s to NYC. (and that’s the hi speed train called the Acela.) Unfortunately, the only train that was running that late at night was the Regional, which takes 10 hours. I figured, what the hell… it was better than driving, so we grabbed some tickets.
Can you tell I rode a train all night long....?
So here was our travel plan: Depart Boston at 10pm, train all night long, arrive at 07:00, subway to the Navy League Building, hang all day, give our presentation, subway back to the Amtrak station, 10pm departure back to Boston, 07:30 arrival, at our location on Sat at 09:00. (yes, we are insane…)
Train food....
The train proved to be quite pleasant. We brought some beer and some sandwiches, and were able to have a relaxing time. I was also able to get a ton of work done on the computer which was nice. (I also was able to get some solid zzzz’s thanks to Ambien.)
Once in D.C., we grabbed the subway right to our location. I will post tomorrow about the day, so stay tuned.
D.C. Metro Station...
Mmmmmm.... fish heads....
Rabbit has to be one of the bravest eaters I know. One of my favorite parts of traveling with him on location is meal time in a distant land.
Rabbit loved the food down in the DR (as did I.) One the second day, we had some AMAZING fresh fish. Rabbit devoured every scrap he was given, and when there was none left, and he was still hugry, we dared young Richard to go ahead and try an eyeball.
I will just say this…. I almost puked.
Not really photo-related… But it is the weekend! Happy Valentines day!
Be creative today...
Richard dropped me off at the airport yesterday for a solo mission to Buenos Aires, Argentina and another long ass plane ride!
Traveling is getting both harder, AND easier. Especially when traveling alone! Weight constraints are much tougher, the bags you can carry on are smaller, and there are no more peanuts.
That being said, every once and a while though you do find a stress reliever here and there. This was a small deal, but a good one. KUDOS to Boston Logan for providing a powered set of seats! Keep it up!
Anyway… Uneventful flight from Boston to JFK, a 3 hour layover and then on another jet to B.A.
Got your shirts Aaron!
Tradition has always been an important part of life to me. Not really sure why, but I assume it most likely has to do with the fact that I was born in New England.
Anyway, we finished our shoot in Anaheim at the NAMM show for Catapult, and simply had to make our way over to In-N-Out Burger for lunch.
True to form, Richard and I ordered our Double Double’s and as tradition requires, we picked up T-Shirts for our clients over at Catapult.
As I have said before, we love to eat different foods when on the road.
If you ever get the chance to travel through California, Nevada, or Arizona, you MUST hit IN-N-OUT Burger! It is positively our favorite! Whenever we shoot out here in the west, we will NOT pass it up.
In fact, we have a tradition. Whenever we are anywhere near an IN and OUT, we make it a priority. Everyone gets a burger, and everyone in the crew walks away with one of their kick ass T-Shirt. It has always been my clients favorite stop after great shoot!
Ahh the road… So much good road foor…… Rich insisted on stopping for a snack.
Any food that looks like poo must taste good.... Right?
And what would go great with this tasty snack. What would be the perfect match?
Rich cant contain himself...
Yes you guessed it. More beer with clam juice!
And this is what happens to you when you eat and drink these things…. (you vomit)
Well its Raytheon time again, and that most likely means a Europe trip… I was all excited until I hit this iPhone photo from last year taken when we were out to dinner at Rules.
Rules (est. in 1798) is the oldest restaurant in London and has one of the most unique menus in the city. A huge selection of their food comes from their own private estate, including Roe Deer, Belted Galloway beef, and wild duck.
I ordered the Roast Saddle of Hare, and Richard had the Crown of Hen Phesant. (this dish included the feet, and claws)
(has to be them most disgusting iPhone memory from last season) Who knows what this year will bring!!!
Out on the road again and boy am I a dumb ass! For the life of me I couldn’t find my wallet ANYWHERE! So of course, I have no license, no credit cards, no ATM, nothing! Thank God for the little bit of cash in my glove box, my passport (for the TSA) and for Richard and his American Express. Looks like I will owe Richard big AGAIN!
No License Larry... Dumbass traveling state to state with his passport
Anyway… as to be expected in the life of a traveling fool, our flight was of course delayed due to weather (over 2 hrs) which gave us a bit of time for a well deserved meal. Of course, out came the camera, and we played around with using napkins as small soft boxes in front of the on-camera flash on the D700. (notice the shadow line on the table)
Dinner was pretty good for airport food. Rich had a burger, and I ravioli.
Flight delay fun
Of course the strangest part of our journey today had to be our arrival to the Holiday Inn Express, and Richards room. For whatever reason, there just happens to be a whirlpool tub smack dab in the center of the room. It feels like there have been several short films shot here. (and not the PG13 kind if you catch my drift…) Dont ask us…. We just work here.
Just wanted to share…
One of the best parts of our job is the travel. And one of the best parts of traveling, is going to distant lands and trying strange foods.
This one however was right here is our own wonderful country. (we found this refreshing beverage after a shoot in upper Wisconsin.)
Yes, there is nothing like enjoying this tasty treat after a hard days work. Mmmmm. Beer and clam juice! Ahhhhh.
