Dan SmithDan SmithDan Smith, A jet-set bachelor chronicles his travels, adventures, and love. 
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The Hopefuls and Melismatics
2005-12-17 22:17:00 I have been following The Hopefuls ever since they were sued by the Olympic committee and were forced to drop the word Olympic from their name. Personally, I think that is a bit ridiculous, but what great publicity! It is how I found out about them. I went over to ... More About: Music
Quietdrive at the Fine Line
2005-11-21 22:11:00 I was at the Fine Line yesterday listening to some great ?east-coast post-grunge corporate alternative pop punk rock? music tonight from Daphne Loves Derby, Melee, and Quiet drive! I have wanted to catch a Quietdrive shows for a while now, but they have been off on the road. Luckily they were home in Minneapolis for ... More About: Music
Chicago
2005-10-30 21:18:00 It has been three years since I have lived in Madison, but that has yet to stop me from getting season tickets to the Overture Center. The 2005/06 schedule kicked off this past weekend with Chica go ! Murder, greed, corruption, and Fosse?s style brought us back to prohibition Chicago where crime pays. The ... More About: Party , Theater
Greazy Meal Reunion
2005-09-25 22:45:00 Greazy Meal threw some musical gravy to me during their reunion show! In the late 90s, Greazy gave Minneapolis a funked up version of the R&B and soul sound from the 70s and 80s. Today their unique sound is found on their new 2 DVD collectors edition and last night at the Fine ... More About: Music , Reunion
A Communist Game
2005-08-22 20:58:00 Laura invited Anna and me to la cabana for some weekend wakeboarding. Besides my normal ride, I got to try out the air chair! It is a crazy contraption that was half water ski and half child car seat. It felt very strange being strapped onto a board with a colossal, wicked ... More About: Game , Enjoyment , Communist , Unis
My Open Bar at Foggy Goggle
2005-08-07 19:42:00 Whoever said ?Nothing in life is free? has never had an open bar at a hopping Boylston St. establishment! I sent the guest list in this past Wednesday. I had no idea I have so many friends in Boston; making a list of only 25 people was quite difficult, thanks to Ben and ... More About: Girls , Party , Open Bar , Open , Goggle
Sam Adams Brewery
2005-08-07 00:35:00 Anna, Nicole, and Amanda are visiting me in Boston for the week. Every time Anna has come to visit, the trip has happened to correspond to Leonard throwing a party at his place on Commonwealth. As luck would have it, the girls and I went over last night for some rooftop dancing. ... More About: Girls , Adams , Brew , Sam Adams
Risk on the Common
2005-07-31 02:18:00 I am an exhibitionist. I like to play Risk in public. We?ve played Risk by pools, on the Hoover Dam, and in the middle of Red Rocks. Today we added the Boston Common to the list of places. It is always fun when we play in crowded places; everyone around has ... More About: Enjoyment
Free Beer
2005-07-30 06:43:00 Jeremy and Erik are visiting Boston for a few days. Yesterday we were flirting with the cute bartenders at the Foggy Goggle, and I must have made an impression. We were touring the Museum of Fine Art this afternoon when my phone rang. Katie from the Foggy Goggle called up to give ... More About: Girls , Beer , Free
Loggins and Messina reunion show
2005-07-26 06:35:00 My Dad is still in Boston, and we both love the 70?s music! We went to see the Loggins and Mess ina reunion tour show tonight on the pier at the Bank of America Pavilion. Kenny and Jim are two great performers, and their new band was full of talent and chops too. ... More About: Music , Show , Reunion
On The Water
2005-07-23 06:17:00 I woke up this morning to find myself still at Sean?s lakehouse! I love wakeboarding early in the morning because there is never anyone else out on the lake, and the water is so smooth. I had to get back into Boston though because my Dad was coming to visit for a couple ... More About: Water , Enjoyment
Drinking with Chet
2005-07-17 17:53:00 On Saturday night I was walking down Mass Ave to Harvard Square fairly late when I ran into Chet Murthy walking the other way! I have been working with Chet for four years now, and it is always fun to chat with him about every topic under the sun since he is an ?uber-genius?. ... More About: Drinking
Pool at Flat Top?s
2005-07-09 06:16:00 Matt and I have been, aside from all the wakeboarding, hitting up the bars around Cambridge pretty often so far this summer. Today after work we walked over to One Kendal Square for some drinks at Flat Top Johnny?s with Matt?s friends Mike, Dan, and Kevin. Flat Top?s is the place to play pool ... More About: Pool
My arms are aching
2005-07-08 06:36:00 I stopped over at the Audubon Circle Restaurant and Bar on Beacon after I was done climbing at Metrorock. I met up with Matt, Ben+Lauren, and Lauren’s friend Andrea for an after dinner round. Audubon is completely different from the other bars around Fenway; The cheap beer and large televisions that frequent those ... More About: Sports , Arms
Softball
2005-07-06 06:51:00 Our softball team is doing pretty well so far this season. Tonight I was three for three along with a two RBI hit! That brings my record to 14 for 18 this summer. The playoffs are coming up, and I am anxious to see how far we can go. After the ... More About: Sports , Softball
Fourth in Beantown
2005-07-05 06:43:00 Joe and I went over to Jeff’s roof deck to watch the fireworks and listen to the Boston Pops. I really like watching from there since the fighter jets come right down Commonwealth when they do the fly over. When the fireworks were done we headed over to the Pour House on Boylston ... More About: Party
MetroRock
2005-06-30 06:33:00 I went climbing with the guys today to MetroRock and met a girl named Hanna. We concluded she obviously wants me because she took my name and number three times! I thought it was all a bit ridiculous. I had never been to MetroRock climbing before, since I had always gone to ... More About: Sports , Adventure
A Free Finale Cake!
2005-06-19 02:25:00 Leonard always great parties on his roof deck over the summer. Yesterday I stopped over to say hi to a lot of my friends that I haven’t seen in a year. Everyone liked my UMN wakeboarding team sweatshirt. After a few beers and glasses of wine, I headed out for home down ... More About: Girls , Free , Cake , Finale , Fina
First things first
2005-06-03 19:15:00 I am back in Boston now, and my first order of buisness was to get out on the water! I stopped in at IBM and grabbed my wakeboard, and am now out at Sean’s for the first wakeboarding of the summer! More About: Sports , Things , Enjoyment
Edinburgh Castle
2005-06-03 02:11:00 I am once again in Edinburgh and spent the whole day at the castle. We were lucky enough to be there for the anniversary of the queen’s coronation. There was a bagpiper parade and three howitzers gave a 21 gun salute over the castle’s walls. I loved walking through the buildings and ... More About: Adventure , Castle , Road Trip
Guinness Brewery
2005-06-02 01:44:00 I am back in Dublin again, and today we toured the Guin ness brewery. It was a very polished tour, but you don’t actually get to see the Guinness being made since that is done in another part of the factory. The end of a brewery tour is always the best part. Jeremy ... More About: Road Trip , Enjoyment , Brew
A Bus Ride to Belfast
2005-06-01 15:31:00 I took the Eireann bus to Belfast on Monday, and we have spent three days here. We found a small little hotel called the Hilton Belfast that was conveniently downtown. They also gave us a four course dinner which was delightful. We saw the international festival at City Hall, spent a day ... More About: Ride , Road Trip
A Corrs Cover
2005-05-30 06:04:00 This afternoon we walked around Dublin harbor, played in St. Stephen’s green, listened to a four piece orchestra, and saw a duwk! Later on we went in search of Guinness and a girl playing acoustic guitar. We found both many times in Temple Bar, but I am glad we stopped where we did. ... More About: Cover , Road Trip |
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