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Charlie, Silas and the Bear

2009-04-11T10:31:00.006-04:00

On most nights, I tell Charlie a bed time story about he and his cousin Silas skating and running into a bear. The bear gets hurt, and they help the bear get mommy num nums. I wanted to act it out in real life since Silas would be over for Charlies 3rd birthday.

Aside from a slight variation in mammal type, and lack of num nums for the wounded bear, this went perfectly.

Thanks to Andrew for the Gorilla ... ahem I mean Bear suit. Thanks to Unc Scott for the award winning camera work. Thanks to Silas for playing along perfectly. Thanks to Doo Daddy for laughing hysterically. And thanks to Charlie for being my awesome little dude ... who apparently is not too startled by these sorts of things.

charlie ollie

2009-03-09T10:31:00.004-04:00

charlie skates

respect. Click here for a slide show:

After the ice ...

2009-02-07T16:36:00.001-05:00

Ice Storm 2009

2009-02-07T16:09:00.005-05:00

Here is the view from our front door. Lost power for a week, but it was not that bad, since - our next door neighbor, Jane O. had power, and an outlet on the side of her house. Thank God!

Once we had the heat going, we slowly wired-up the rest of the stuff we were missing. By the end of the mayhem, we were pretty happy with life in the dark. We had the cable modem (yay Internet!!) and cable TV in time for the Super Bowl.

Here is the power crew, coming to our rescue, albeit a little late, and Charlie after greeting the workers, and getting to wear their gear. Are these guys cool or what !?!

Below is the slide show for your ice cold pleasure ...

Melting Pot

2008-11-10T23:55:00.001-05:00

Inspired by a sign for a local eatery, Wils and Jack perform their latest ditty!

Working the loom @ Pine Mountain

2008-10-25T14:41:00.002-04:00

Working the loom
Originally uploaded by billquinn_ky.

This is Wils, working on loom, weaving some fabric, like they do at the 100 year old Pine Mountain Settlement School. This was a great overnight school field trip to a very serene and rural area, where you can still see the Milky Way, and not make phone calls. We ate medicinal plants, found our way through the woods with a compass, and slept in a haunted basement of an old hospital (yikes). This place was a castle, as built by rural Kentuckians in 1913, and it was nice to experience.
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Meeting Maya

2008-10-25T14:23:00.003-04:00

Maya, with ribbon
Originally uploaded by billquinn_ky.

Our friends Rick & Eliana had a party at their house in Louisville, and we all met with little Maya, the new daughtr of our dear friend Mary Tripp Reed. More pictures are available click here

Slideshow From the beach

2008-09-20T15:46:00.000-04:00

Here is a slide show from our trip to the beach 2008

Bert Kondenstondt.

2008-08-07T22:35:00.002-04:00

This is Bert Kondenstondt, he's from Canada, he likes beer.

Shaving Charlie ...

2008-07-19T21:42:00.006-04:00

Charlie needed a hair cut, I had the razor out ... the rest is history. We're now realizing Charlie's beauty again. The photo on the right is Charlie's "hot chick shaves head pose", ala Britney, Sinead & Natalie ... but Charlie has them beat, because he also rocks the drum kit, and has a hairy back ...

click here to see the rest of the photos.

Weddin's and Waterfalls

2008-05-26T11:39:00.001-04:00

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Originally uploaded by billquinn_ky.

We spent memorial day weekend '08 at Keleigh & Brian's "Country Weddin" - held at Sharpe farm (AKA Brian's family property for hundreds of years). We stayed across the holler, at the Cumberland Falls State Park ... check the picture sets on flickr.

Charlie 2.0, on the beat!

2008-04-16T13:07:00.001-04:00

Here is Charlie, at his 2.0 birthday party, rocking a very good beat!

I Skate Board

2008-04-07T23:54:00.001-04:00

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Originally uploaded by billquinn_ky.

Charlie likes to skateboard, and play drums, and fish, and shoot basketball. He has an assortment of wicked baby skills ... not bad

Get thee behind me Satan

2007-07-27T21:22:00.001-04:00

Wils' new Tattoo
Originally uploaded by billquinn_ky.

Yes. I like the one stumpy horn, Like one of those crabs that has one little claw. It kinda says, "yes I fight, and sometimes have to wait for my claw/horn to grow back in.
Nice work, from Unc el Scott.

Jack with new wrists, and no teeth.

2007-07-27T21:17:00.001-04:00

Jack with new wrists
Originally uploaded by billquinn_ky.

Excited by his tattoo's, Jack explodes in a heated moment of double cross heavy metal signs. But, if you go to the Flickr site ... and look at the super high res version of this image ... you'll notice the real reason Jack is pumped.

NO FRONT TEETH! WHOOOOOT!

Happy 4th

2007-07-05T13:30:00.001-04:00

Charlie, taking it all in
Originally uploaded by billquinn_ky.

4th of July was pretty action packed, starting with the neighborhood bike parade (or bike race, if you're Jack), downtown parade & activities, and some party action. But, right around firework time, a killer storm blew in, we decided to go home, a transformer blew, and power went out, it was great.

More are available here

Wils Soccer Action

2007-05-19T16:19:00.001-04:00

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Originally uploaded by billquinn_ky.

Wils had a pretty good Soccer season. Lots of action! Here are some photos from the last game of the season.

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Jack Graduates Kindergarten ... wheew!

2007-05-15T22:47:00.001-04:00

Jack's Graduation ceremony was very special. His teacher, Ms. Roop, held back the tears as she presented each student with a "guide box". She told each student to keep the lid of the box closed. Then she told the students that the box would help guide them if they were ever confused or lost ... and before the graduates were told to open their boxes, she said, "And every one of your guide boxes contains something different, but its the most precious thing in the world ... you may now open your guide boxes ...", You can imagine what was racing through the children's minds.

Jack took a puzzled look in his box, scratched his head, then took a peek in his friend's box, and paused. Finally, he warned his teacher, "Uh, Ms Roop, both of our boxes only have a mirror in it?".

Big Laughs!

Here are the closing words from the Ceremony, by Dr. Seuss

Congratulations!
Today is your day.
You're off to Great Places!
You're off and away!

You have brains in your head.
You have feet in your shoes
You can steer yourself
any direction you choose.
You're on your own. And you know what you know.
And YOU are the guy who'll decide where to go.

Click here for a little slide show

Happy Birthday Charlie !!!

2007-04-10T21:54:00.000-04:00

Happy Birthday Charlie! Wow! That year flew by!
We are sorry you are so sick today. But you are a champ. You act like you're not sick, and chase your brothers around, and pull my beard and laugh. Wils decided to get Chinese food for your b-day dinner, excellent choice, but you did not get any. So for the record, you get to pick Wils b-day dinner when he turns 16 - OK?

Look at you now! You are crawling and starting to stand and making names for things, and laughing a lot. I'll never forget April 10th. Your mom is my hero. Her colors don't run!

Rocking the drums, and hanging out with the dogs. But seriously, we need a bass player ... OK?
Click this link for a year in the life of Charlie

Spring Break

2007-04-04T13:30:00.001-04:00

This year for spring break we stayed home. Nanny & Pop pop came for a visit. We've had lots of friends over, the weather has been great (so far) ... but starting to get cool. The trees are in bloom, the most spectacular in recent years.

Happy Birthday Wils - number 9

2007-03-21T13:30:00.000-04:00

Number 9, number 9, number 9. Happy Birthday my man! Thanks for all the joy you bring so many people. You are awesome and make my head explode.

May you have many great returns on this day.
May you have Pad Prew Wan - tofu (extra tofu, extra sauce).
May you enjoy your last age as one who's age is a single digit.
May you bring more joy.
May you be a great big brother - two fold.
May you wear your hard earned yellow belt with pride.
May you make me laugh and do good dances (in private, of course).
And, may you be happy.

That is my wish for you on your birthday. Love, Dad.

Long time no see ...

2007-02-18T14:08:00.001-05:00

Jack, in style Originally uploaded by billquinn_ky.

So, its been a while since we've posted anything. Let's see, we've been busy. The snow has been fun, and we do have a couple of cool videos to post soon, for now ... pop on over to flickr and check out some new photos.

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Nothing Says Christmas Like Weapons

2006-12-27T12:52:00.000-05:00

Nothing Says Christmas Like Weapons
Originally uploaded by billquinn_ky.

Christmas morning 2006. Here you have the Quinn brothers in their element. All weaponed up, and fantasizing about the coming battles, which they will win with team work. And then, sadly they will attack each other, until one retreats to bed station. At this point there is usually some forgotten toy or book to re-orient the fight, and re-kindle the fires of war. And visions of Uruk-Hai dance in there heads ...

Happy Happy Joy Joy

2006-12-16T08:12:00.000-05:00

Happy Happy Joy Joy
Originally uploaded by billquinn_ky.

Thats my boy ..

2006-12-16T08:11:00.000-05:00

Thats my boy ..
Originally uploaded by billquinn_ky.

True love, like no other.

Dick Cheney or Maryln Manson, you decide.

2006-12-09T19:52:00.000-05:00

We saw Cats ... Wils has not stopped singing ...

2006-10-09T22:58:00.000-04:00

After shocks from taking the kids to see Cats. There was a special connection with Jenny Littrel-Hesldenz' nephew playing The Rum Tum Tugger. He was a star, and the boys were able to meet and hang-out with him, and Wils has not been the same since.

We took off the video :-)

More Flood Photos ...

2006-09-24T20:58:00.000-04:00

Viewed from the far back corner of our property, here it is ... Actually, not as high as the flood of '03, which was above the fence line in a few spots. No creek or stream or anything like that ... this is simply what happens when you get 6+ inches of rain in 12 hours.

For the curious ... our house is not not visible in this photo, but its up the hill & behind the trees at the top right-center of the photo. Can you find wils in the photo?

Got Silt?

2006-09-24T20:34:00.000-04:00

Friends and Fams: boy, was there a flood. The water was about 4 feet deep, but gave us a rare opportunity to float thru the backyard. When life gives you lemons, you make lemonade, then you float in it. Yuk.

The very same water was all gone on by sunrise Sunday monrning. We were lucky - no damage to speak of.

There was serious damage all over the region. Our hearts go out to the families who suffered tragic loss of loved ones in the flood waters. Truly sad.

Boy Solves Problem With Too Many Pens

2006-09-09T08:30:00.000-04:00

Jack Drawring
Originally uploaded by billquinn_ky.

I heard Jack yell for help ... a few times actually. So, I went into the other room to see what he was needing ... he says, "Nevermind, I got it.". I asked him what the problem was ... "Too many pens covering my paper. Put them in the holder, you can't get to the bottom pen without getting them all out ... it's stupid"

So, here he is - totally serious and in the zone, not even noticing Michelle and I laughing and admiring his pre-K street smarts.

Learning to Crawl ... (video by accident)

2006-08-25T10:39:00.000-04:00

Here is a great accidental video, as you watch, listen to Michelle slowly transition from being mad at Billy to speaking to her mother (Nan), to singing a most appropriate rendition of, "Baby you can do it" (who wrote this song?).
Double the fun if you ask me!
Update, JT says this is, "Take Your Time" sung by the SOS band. Written by Sigidi Abdullah and Harold Clayton.

I Eat Dirt

2006-08-11T14:13:00.000-04:00

I eat dirt

Charlie is 4 months old. Wow, that was quick.

Charlie says "Ahh Gooo"

2006-07-01T20:38:00.000-04:00

Sorry for no Charlie pics in a while. As you can see, my man Charles is doing fine. When he is not nursing, or sleeping, he likes to smile a lot and say things, like "Aahh Gooo". He knows he is saying it, I am certain. He tries very hard, struggles more often than not, then ... "Ahhh Goo!!", and he flips out ... knowing he said it, he's cool, I think he's a keeper.

But, he has a serious side too. Deep thinker, day dreamer, rule breaker, wear the same outfit twice in a row kinda guy. Not sure where he gets that. As far as eye color ... not blue (not even close) ... but not pure brown either ... so that leads to all those "not blue", "not brown" names, like "green", "hazel", "kalidescope", etc.

Happy Birthday Dad (a badass turns 70)

2006-06-20T23:39:00.000-04:00

Dad & Me
Originally uploaded by billquinn_ky.

Dad, Gran, Doo, Paul, Mike ... he goes by a lot of different names.

So here we are, back in 1965. The back of the photo says, "William 4 mo". Nice tan.

My dad is a badass, a seasoned, mature, 70 year old badass.

Happy Birthday dad!

Happy Birthday Mom!

2006-06-15T23:33:00.000-04:00

Mom & Me
Originally uploaded by billquinn_ky.

June 15th was mom's 71st birthday. Happy Birthday Mom. This is a nice old photo, taken at my grandparents. Look at mom - wow! Nice dress. Mom says that I had received the wooden shoe as a gift from the IBM santa ... or something like that.
Happy Birthday Mom!

Great new French Restaurant

2006-05-29T21:41:00.000-04:00

We found this great new French restaurant. Above, you see Jacques, our wonderful waiter.

Below, we have Wilhelm, a regular at the restaurant, who actually filed a rare complaint this evening, for being over-served.

Other Brother

2006-05-12T08:08:00.000-04:00

Other Brother
Originally uploaded by billquinn_ky.

Charlie in morning light

2006-05-12T08:07:00.000-04:00

Charlie in morning light
Originally uploaded by billquinn_ky.

Rainbow

2006-05-12T08:06:00.000-04:00

Rainbow
Originally uploaded by billquinn_ky.

Jack Attack

2006-04-18T09:48:00.000-04:00

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Me: Jack, do you like soccer?
Jack: Yep.
Me: Is it your favorite thing?
Jack: Nope.
Me: What's your favorite thing?
Jack: Charlie.

GOAL!!!!!

Charles Gabriel Lancaster Quinn

2006-04-12T22:46:00.000-04:00

Charlie waves "tall man"
Originally uploaded by billquinn_ky.

Charlie joined us on April 10th, around 4pm - he weighed 7lbs 9oz, and was 20.5 inches tall. He has a full head of black hair, and although it's too soon to tell, some believe his eyes are blue.

I think he's happy, despite the fact that he did not want to leave his mom's tummy. Michelle's water broke Sunday evening at 11:45pm (yes, 3 minutes after that last posting!). She was in labor for about 16 hours, pushing for the final 2-3 hours. But, Charlie would not budge. Much to our surprise, the doctor called for an emergency C-section, and about 30 minutes later (4:08pm Monday), Charlie arrived.

There were some complications with the surgery, which made the whole situation very hard for us at the time. However, Michelle has since pulled through like a champ. In fact, one doctor said he would put Michelle's recovery up against any recovery he's ever seen (which appealed to Michelle's competitive spirit :-)! Thanks for all of the thoughts and prayers. I am happy to report: Mom and baby are doing great!! We should all be home by Friday.

Click on the photo of Nan for more great Charlie photos.

The boy who cried wolf ...

2006-04-10T02:42:00.000-04:00

Waiting for Charlie ...

Last Thursday, Michelle's OB tells her that she's scheduled for induced labor on Tuesday April 11th. She came home, and some serious contrations started to kick in. We spent most of Thursday night getting the kids to Georgetown, packing our bags, counting contractions ... we thought we were going in. Alas, Friday morning came, false alarm #1.

Saturday, I was on my way to get the kids, Michelle calls me, "This time I think it's the real thing". I turn around come back to Lexington, and we continue packing our bags. We called the doctor, described the situation, and he says, "Yep, you better come on in, but no hurry". So, we stop by this new Indian Restaurant near our house ... "Damn it's not open for 25 minutes, we better go on to the hospital".

We get to the hospital, and the doctor determines there is no leakage, and no significant signs of labor. They restricted Michelle to eating ice chips. The doctor tells us we can stay or we can go, but if we stay ... it's gonna be ice chips for dinner. So, we grabbed our stuff, and went to the Indian Restaurant. False alarm#2

And so, here it is Sunday night 11:42pm, and Michelle warns me as she goes to bed, "By the way, the contractions have been back for a few hours, they're strong and 10 minutes apart, but I'm gonna hit the sack". So, I'm packing our bags again, and waiting ... false alarm #3??

Michelle's Belly with Charlie at 36 weeks

2006-03-26T10:55:00.000-05:00

Here it is, by popular demand, a pre-Charlie picture of Michelle! We love the way the photo turned out, and were awaiting Easter to post it, but something tells me Charlie will be here before the Easter Bunny.

We're all anxiously awaiting Charlie, and although our penile colony is a Matriarchy, we will at least pretend to rule as 4 kings :-)

Note: The photo technique was inspired by a co-worker (thanks Aseel!).

Jedi Jack, the new Star Wars Kid

2006-03-21T23:03:00.000-05:00

Here is a video of Jack, sneaking a late-night session on Wils' Star Wars video game while Wils is in bed. Google Video has been slow lately, you may need to give it a few minutes to load (too many people watching "Giant Toast" probably :-).

It's kind of a suprise really, the hand full of videos we've uploaded have been viewed over 10,000 times and downloaded over 100 times. Wow, we should be charging $$ for this stuff!!!

Happy Birthday Wils!!!

2006-03-20T21:38:00.000-05:00

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Lexington KY, March 21st, 1998. William Scott Lancaster Quinn tricked us all by showing up 3 weeks early. He's been tricking people ever since. Sunday night we went to Joe B's for a b-day dinner. Wils received a life-like cockroach as a gift from Michelle. As our waitress placed a stack of plates on the table, Wils snuck the bug below the top plate and yelled, "These plates are dirty!". On cue, the poor waitress lifted a plate, saw the roach, and jumped two feet into the air with a frantic shrill. Most of us were not yet hip to Wils' trick, so it was a little startling. I think my dad laughed first ... then everyone, but it was awkward, because our poor waitress REALLY freaked out - we all felt bad. Dad left a nice tip :-)

They are calling for snow, which is cool because it snowed when Wils was born. Another cool thing; today, the doctor approximated Charlie's weight to be 5lbs 10oz ... which is what Wils weighed when he was born.

Shout out to Wils! Happy birthday! You're crazy mad delicious, true dat - double true!

In conclusion, Wils is 8, and Charlie will have black hair and blue eyes, just like my dad - the signs are everywhere!

An Amazing Gumbo - Mardi Gras Lex

2006-02-26T21:57:00.000-05:00

wils on da drum (Photo by Mick).

This year's 3rd annual Lexington Mardi Gras parade was an absolute blast. As with all great gumbo, it's all about the ingedients. I love seeing all kinds of people just show-up and the parade figures it's self out. There's not too much planning or organizing or details, leaving lots of room for people to just show-up and have fun. Thanks to Mecca, Action Arts, WRFL, Gumbo Ya Ya, Isle of You, Lex Arts, and others ... really, THANKS!
I'm using one of Mick's killer photos since mine are lame by comparison. Thats Wils on drum, and Michelle (and Charile) in the background with Uncle Scott hiding in the back.
The video is a quick scene of the parade strolling downtown, notice the samba dancers, followed by the drum line, followed by Wils, Scott, Murphy & Evil Bunny (who was that?). If you have any idea who the Evil bunny is, please leave a comment, even if it's only a guess, or to point out a clue that might help someone else solve the mystery. Together we can figure this out.

Charlie, at 32 weeks

2006-02-23T22:39:00.000-05:00

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Whew! No other words at this point. Oh my God, oh my God.

We got snow ...

2006-02-11T15:18:00.000-05:00

I think most folks around Lexington were hoping for a little snow. The weather man called for 6" ... I wish. What was it? Maybe 3" before it melted in the afternoon? Anyway, we played a little.

Wils and I both built opposing forts. I announced, "War starts in 5 minutes!". Wils began an obsessed rush to complete a worthy fortress. By contrast, I started packing and hiding snowballs in a large pile behind my fort. Wils remained too focused to notice my strategy, or even get a clue about his fate. The bad angel on my shoulder was telling me how fun it was going to to creme my 7 year old son at a near-range snowball fight. I kept making ammo, Wils kept building a solid fort. He never noticed my tactic, and he never made a snowball, not one.

I called to Wils, and we both walked to the DMZ between our forts. Once again, the thought crossed my mind ... I was going to creme Wils. We shook hands, our pre-battle conversation was brief:

Me: "You think your fort is strong?"
Wils: "Yeah ..."
Me: "Could it protect any one?"
Wils: "Yeah ..."
Me: "Wanna trade forts? ... mine has a suprise in it."
Wils: "Yeah ..."

Nothing like getting cremed by your 7 year old son - armed with an endless supply of snowballs :-)

So long, and thanks for all the fish.

2006-02-06T23:18:00.000-05:00

Damn! Early Sunday morning, I hear Michelle scream, "Oh my God!! There's a GIANT BLUE HERON in the fish pond!!". That's Sunday February 5th, snow on the ground, broad day-light, two big dogs laying just feet away from the pond (they bark at snow, but not Herons, apparently) ... what the hell is a Blue Heron doing in our friggin' fish pond?? We rush outside, bare feet across a snow covered brick patio, glance into the pond ... and as the giant bird slowly escapes, we see ONLY ONE of our nine fish. "Long John", our fearless Koi was the sole survivor.

As we've told this story, I find that most people eventually laugh. And they eventually mention something about how it's all cool and natural. Some people have actually suggested we get a scarecrow. Hmmmmm.

I don't imagine scare crows. I imagine a scene where I run towards the giant bird, and it stumbles. I pin it's wing under my low-top steel toe boot, and I shove my fist down it's scrawny neck, grabbing all eight fish in one swoop. And as I toss 'em back into the fish pond, I pin the bird's beak under my right arm and whisper into its ear, "I knew it was you all along, Fredo", then I hand it an envelope, with a single one-way ticket to South Beach Miami, and let it limp off. And as I turn back towards the pond, I hear two shots, and the sound of a Blue Heron's body falling in the snow. I just stand there, shivering, and staring into Long John's sad black eyes, "It's gonna be OK girl, it's gonna be OK".

Time for the Oscars

2006-02-01T22:43:00.000-05:00

Brokeback Shmokemack. We just missed making this year's Acedemy Awards, but still - check out the boys latest video. This has my pick for Best Actor, Best Actor in Supporting Role, Cinematography, Directing, Costume Design, Film Editing, Short Film (Live Action), Sound Editing, and Visual Effects.

There are a few spots where Wils can't help but look at the camera, which remind me of the way Pee Wee Herman act's in Big Adventure. There's also Wils' keen sense of detail, in his first scene, you'll notice his front tooth is wrapped in gold foil.

The sword fighting action is the best I've seen since Princess Bride ... primo deleux. Especially the way Jack traverses the living room from sofa to chair to chair to floor ... effortlessly.

Ahhh, but then there is Wils' classic ad-lib line, "I'll spare your life from my grave!". Gosh!!

But in the end, it's Wils' depiction of the classic "Dying before telling where the Gold is hidden" line, and Jack's gut wrenching portrayal of regret ... whew! This is classic stuff.

Is this their best work? They did their own re-make of King Kong with the Hayden brothers (coming soon) ...

So, you decide: Who gets "Best Actor" and who gets "Best Actor in a Supporting Role"?

Fun on the farm

2006-01-28T12:22:00.000-05:00

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A little late, but we have finally posted our pictures from our Nov. '05 visit to the Reed family farm, with our host, dear friend and God Mother - Mary Tripp Reed. Uncle Scott was with us & we had a great visit! Lately, Jack has been asking to go to Mary Tripps for dinner, we're pretty sure he's not aware of the 5 hour drive to Murray/Mayfield :-).

The Quinn Brothers Rock!!

2006-01-28T09:53:00.000-05:00

Lets just get this out of the way right up front: My Kids Rock! Yet another little camera clip. We have many of these, but this one is a stand-out, because of the way Wils spontaneously breaks into a classic Rock intro. Wilz' Haz Skilz ... (I need to get some video of him playing the "Go Go beat" Dave taught him). OK, I'll admit they're not quite there yet, but do you see the potential? They've come up with great band names over the years, here are a few:

Butt Ox
Vampower M
Disco Rocks
Baby Elvis & The White Handsomes
Metal Pulp
Bloody Wormz

Any votes for best band name? No contest if you ask me :-)

Jack's Rock Opera, fit for a Queen ...

2006-01-17T20:06:00.000-05:00

Another great video captured on our little point & shoot camera. We'd been playing a lot of queen at the house, you could say we had been going through a Queen phase. Jack really took a liking to the classic Queen tunes. Once when Michelle was out, we even had a secret viewing of "Wayne's World", Michelle came home, and caught us red-handed:

Michelle: "No ... please tell me you're not letting the boys watch Wayne's World on a school night!"

.... awkward silence ...

Jack: "Esqueeze Me?"

Here is Jack, caught in the act, rocking out with much feeling, to his own little Bohemian Rhapsody.
Disclaimer: If Michelle was a president, she'd be Baberaham Lincoln.
Here is the official link on google video.

When I was 5 (Jack's Birthday)

2006-01-14T10:05:00.000-05:00

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Jack turned 5 on December 18th 2005. I remember turning 5. I remember being happy that everyone came to my party, then being happy when everyone left. Then walking - by myself - out side & up the street to steal this kid's tin cans. He hooked the cans to his feet when he walked, they would clank as they hugged his shoes. And thats all I wanted for my birthday. I wanted his cans (not my own set). So - I stole them, on my 5th birthday. Later - I buried them.
Seems like it's a popular age to sing about. Do you remember being 5? Leave a comment!

Giant Toast Goes Live!!

2006-01-12T22:33:00.000-05:00

Some times Wils will sneak off with our camera and make these little videos. They are 30 seconds max. It amazes me, lots of "cleverness" crammed into one of these. It's always a surprise when I notice the camera is "full" and discover videos from Wils. This is a milestone for us, because we've figured out how to embed videos that we uploaded to video.google.com I'm sure we'll be putting more videos soon. So, check back here often. Also - please leave us a comment - let us know what you think!

Red River Gorge - Cloud Splitter

2005-12-13T22:33:00.000-05:00

jackAndWilsRRG
Originally uploaded by billquinn_ky.

This photo turned out nice. We're on "cloud splitter", in my opinion it's the best bang for the buck in the gorge. Short hike, a little steep at times, with a rock climb and 360 view. It's not on most maps, and not an official trail. Michelle and I stumbled on this - one day while looking for another land mark. My life's story - it's amazing what you find when you're looking for something else :-)

Jack, the Pirate

2005-11-29T20:52:00.000-05:00

jack, the pirate
Originally uploaded by billquinn_ky.

What a pirate!

At the Gorge

2005-11-24T19:56:00.000-05:00

billyAtGorge
Originally uploaded by billquinn_ky.

We had a great day at the gorge, Wils offered to take a picture of me. I like the way he framed this one. Respect.