Voivod @ Oakland Metro (2/20/15)

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Napalm Death and Voivod poster in Oakland Metro

Voivod’s new bassist – Rocky

With so many bands (six!) on the bill the set was a snappy 60 minutes. I would love to see Voivod again (in a less-crowded venue) perform for longer. Here is what they played:
Kluskap O’Kom
Tribal Convictions
Order of the Blackguards
Nothingface
Corps Étranger
Chaosmöngers
We Are Connected
Voivod
Astronomy Domine

Snake tosses out the setlist on February 20, 2015

Posted on February 22nd, 2015 under Other. Tags: AF-S NIKKOR 85mm f/1.8G lens, concert photography, metal, Nikon D750, oakland, Tamron SP 24-70MM F/2.8 Di VC USD lens, voivod. Comments Off on Voivod @ Oakland Metro Operahouse

Napalm Death, Voivod, Exhumed, Iron Reagan, Phobia, and Black Crown Initiate (2/20/15)

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I have been going to concerts for more than 30 years now. I have seen virtually all of my favorite bands at some point in time, most more than once. Some I’ve seen a dozen or more times. However, every once in a while I get to see long-loved band for the first time. Such was the case a couple years ago when I saw Neurosis for the first time. Such will be the case next month when I will see Voivod for the first time. I have seen Napalm Death before. The other bands on the bill will all be new to me.

Posted on January 31st, 2015 under Other. Tags: metal, oakland, voivod. Comments Off on Voivod

Stomper @ an Oakland A’s game

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. Such has been the A’s season. They had the best record in baseball for much of the season, but they have had nearly the worst record in baseball for the past 45 days or so. They seem to be able to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory in most of their recent contests.

But they still have hope on this final day of the season. A victory, or a loss by the Mariners, will get them a wild card spot. If they lose and the Mariners win then they will have a 163 game season before the playoffs begin, with or without them.

The only thing that is known is the A’s will not have home field advantage in any of these series unless they make it to the World Series.

Today would be a good day to begin a 13 game winning streak.

Let’s go A’s!

Posted on September 28th, 2014 under Other. Tags: AF-S NIKKOR 70-200mm f/2.8G ED VR II, baseball, nikon d7000, Nikon TC-17E II 1.7x Teleconverter, o.co, oakland. Comments Off on Still alive despite playing dead for a while

Bay Bridge Series

Bay Bridge Series 2014 kicks off tonight. I flew down to last year’s series when the A’s took 3 out of 4 from the Giants. Hopefully my A’s do that (or better) this year too. I want to see lots of A’s running around the bases like today’s photo.

The first two games are in Oakland, with Wednesday and Thursday’s games in San Francisco. I should have made plans to take a trip. I will try to make it down I-5 for a game or two in August, September, and/or October.

Posted on July 7th, 2014 under Other. Tags: baseball, Nikon AF-S VR Zoom-NIKKOR 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED Telephoto Lens, Nikon D600, oakland, san francisco, sports photography. Comments Off on Let’s play four

Jed Lowrie and Mike Gallego of the Oakland A’s

@Athletics Once again, it’s nice to see the have nots beat the haves. The Oakland Athletics are currently ranked #26 in payroll but #1 in winning percentage. Similar things could be said for them for most years of their existence. Today’s photo includes Mike Gallego, the current 3rd base coach, who played for some of the low-budget, lots-of-wins A’s teams of my youth.

Posted on May 22nd, 2014 under Other. Tags: baseball, Nikon AF-S VR Zoom-NIKKOR 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED Telephoto Lens, Nikon D600, oakland, sports photography. Comments Off on A’s have best record in MLB