365 Days of Tommy P: Day 199

Saturday, July 18, 2009 (199)

This is my favorite day of the year, my personal high holiday.


Me and the boys of summer at CHB.




The annual sunset shot from behind.




Me, Loony, and a couple of others at the main event.




Me with Splinter by the fire.




A view from the top of the Sugar Bowl (sand dune). This must have been snapped later into the evening when people had already started to leave. Also, most of the people were on the other side of the fire dancing in front of the lights and computer/sound system where I, among a couple others, were dropping the soundtrack. (Rudmann Photography)

365 Days of Tommy P: Day 198

Friday, July 17, 2009 (198)

Where I’m from, today is the only Good Friday. This is Splinter, named so for obvious reasons, (TMNT).




K Sho reappears.




Another classic Rudmann Photography snap with Partaytay.

365 Days of Tommy P: Day 197

Thursday, July 16, 2009 (197)

Back room of El Soda Barrio.

“You know that means The Soda Ghetto, right?”

365 Days of Tommy P: Day 196

Wednesday, July 15, 2009 (196)

The release of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince!

. . . and a sunset with Partaytay.

365 Days of Tommy P: Day 195

Tuesday, July 14, 2009 (195)

Recording drums for The BLB’s sophomore album, The War On Sobriety, with guitarist John Hazen in town, engineer Oscar Salinas manning the knobs and buttons, and me producing.





Here is Hazen with badass drummer extraordinaire, Mario Cerutti.

365 Days of Tommy P: Day 194

Monday, July 13, 2009 (194)

Rehab at the Debonair Social Club.

365 Days of Tommy P: Day 193

Sunday, July 12, 2009 (193)

A quick snapshot at ORD’s Terminal 1 Departures as Loony heads back east. She’s happy about her time here, and I’m sad she’s leaving.

365 Days of Tommy P: Day 192

Saturday, July 11, 2009 (192)

Silly Hat Saturday – we do it every year.

(Timmy C won by wearing a velcro-pawwed stuffed monkey on his head).

365 Days of Tommy P: Day 191

Friday, July 10, 2009 (191)

This is Smellerella. It’s her birthday weekend.

365 Days of Tommy P: Day 190

Thursday, July 9, 2009 (190)

This photo makes me look like I am passed out drunk. But it is not the case.

365 Days of Tommy P: Day 189

Wednesday, July 8, 2009 (189)

Some bad stuff went down this night, with some pictures that cannot be shared, so instead here are some shots from tennis during the day.

Tommy P: “If you can’t do it with a beer in one hand it’s not worth doing.”
K Sho: “Hahahaha. I’m thinking of something bad.”

365 Days of Tommy P: Day 188

Tuesday, July 7, 2009 (188)

Back to basics in the VIP on the CHB.

365 Days of Tommy P: Day 187

Monday, July 6, 2009 (187)

Here we are on the road getting a quick breakfast on our way back to Chicago.




Her flight was scheduled to leave the next morning, so we had a goodbye dinner. (Her flight was canceled the next day and we made a surprise appearance back in Michigan for another week).

365 Days of Tommy P: Day 186

Sunday, July 5, 2009 (186)

Independence Day parade.




One of several injuries I sustained during beach volleyball.




Heading down to the beach for the sunset. (Rudmann Photography)




Yet another classic bonfire. (Rudmann Photography)




“Loony, it’s getting late. You’re falling asleep. I should get you home.”
“No. Ten more minutes.”
“That’s what you said an hour ago.”