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Weekend Preview – July 16th to July 18th
Posted by Donk in Drinking, Food, HomeGrown Events, Public Service, Reckless Irresponsibility, music on July 16, 2010
I’m not sure if I believe the weather forecast this week. It looks awesome outside right now, and it’s just about 100 degrees, but they say it’s going to storm all weekend? Ridiculous. Anyway, this weekend preview is so late that it’s already calling me about child support. Time to stop chit chatting and get this thing did.
Check out the weather and shows below the break!
Weekend Preview – July 9th to July 11th
Posted by Donk in Drinking, Food, News, Public Service, Reckless Irresponsibility, Townie, music on July 9, 2010
Ohhhhhh Thank God, it’s the weekend! This week has been craziness. Unfortunately, there won’t be much time to slow down, because things are finally coming back to life in this town. There are no less than 3 great shows this weekend, and at least one awesome thing to do each day. The weather looks a little iffy, and I checked at least 3 different sites to try and find a forecast that didn’t potentially suck. As it turns out, all of the other sites use words that are more complicated than ‘Isolated T-Storms’ and ‘Sunny’, so weather.com saves the day yet again. On the upside, I checked out the hourly forecast and it looks like it’ll mostly be stiflingly humid all day, and the rain should only last an hour or two. I know we need the rain, but I’m willing to stick out one more blistering weekend just for the sake of being outside. I’ve spent the last two weekends baking in the sun while participating in flipcup tournaments, so I don’t see any reason to break that pattern now. I’m predicting much barbecuing and cup flipping.
So… check out the weather and shows below, and let us know what awesome things you’re getting into this weekend!
Weekend Preview – July 2nd to July 4th
Posted by Donk in Drinking, News, Public Service, Reckless Irresponsibility, Townie on July 2, 2010
Man.. things around town are getting kinda slow. There aren’t too many events other than the standard weekly gigs at bars. It’s 4th of July weekend, so there will at least be plenty of drinking and exploding of things. But yeah… that’s about it. On the upside, the weather is going to be pretty awesome and there are a lot of private parties for the 4th. On the downside, we’re getting into the part of the summer where bars start closing for a week or more. Ventana is closed next week, and I’m sure there will be more to come. But, getting back to the upside of things… it’s the weekend!!
Look below for the two things happening this weekend and some half-assed guesses at the weather!
Weekend Preview – June 25th to June 27th
Posted by Donk in Drinking, Food, Public Service, Reckless Irresponsibility, Townie, music on June 25, 2010
It’s a post-apocalyptic weekend! The town still looks like mayhem, and a lot of folks are still without power. Dominion is claiming that up to 60,000 people in the Charlottesville/Albemarle area were in the dark at one point, but now the numbers have been reduced to about 13,000. The UVA Hospital ran on backup generators all night, though I’m not sure if they’re back up and running by now. I have witnessed hundreds of people reduced to deer in the headlights when faced with a powerless stop light, and even resorted to directing traffic at a couple of intersections myself.
There’s not a ton going on this weekend, but the good news is that you’ll never have an awkward pause! Everybody that I’ve spoken to has had some crazy storm stories. You’ll never find yourself short of topics of conversation and anxiety drinking yourself into oblivion. Check out the weather and event info after the break, and let us know what kind of crazy stuff you saw in/after the storm!
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Mega-Storm!!!!
Posted by Donk in Public Service, Townie on June 24, 2010
That storm was crazy! I was watching a 30 foot tree getting its ass kicked by the wind and it snapped right in front of me! Traffic lights are out all around town, and Dominion is estimating nearly 23,000 people are without power. Here are some pictures that I took while cruising around town. There’s a huuuuuuuge tree down across the railroad tracks behind the South Street Inn. They haven’t even started cutting on it yet. Hover over the pics for more info. If i get some time, I’ll upload and link some higher res images.
Weekend Preview – June 18th to June 20th
Posted by Donk in Drinking, News, Public Service, Reckless Irresponsibility, Townie, music on June 18, 2010
This weekend is going to be bananas. A good friend of mine is getting hitched, and I made sure that there would be shuttle service to and from the festivities. It’s a designated driver weekend. It’s going to be crazy hot, so things are bound to get real good and drunk/interesting at the wedding. I had to promise not to ice the groom during the walk down the aisle, so I can’t guarantee that the ceremony won’t be boring. The best part is that everyone in the wedding party is bound to go out later, so late night at the Box is going to look like a Billy Idol video. Anyway, there are a few fun looking shows out there this weekend, and the weather is going to be conducive to very little clothing. I predict that James River will look like a floating subsection of West Virginia.
Check out the weather and shows after the break!