Author Archives: Matt

Jun
13
2010

BBQ 2: Jim & Nick’s Barbecue

A little time on Yelp yielded this walking-distance meatariffic gem of an establishment.
Um, it’s bawls hot here and 9,000% humidity. “Walking distance” is relative and this was the limit, albeit worth it ;)

Popular, $2 domestic beers, $3 Margaritas. Say no more.

Zoo pays homage to the meat prior to digging in. Right after this, he bet [...]

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Jun
13
2010

F U, Apple – We can Do It Ourselves.

So Apple is out of the Camera Connection Kit for the 3G iPad right now. So Zoo bought a wireless router and a USB CF Card reader. Ummm, wireless file access to post on the road! Posts will be written on a more timely basis, instead of when we are arriving in town and cleaning [...]

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Jun
12
2010

South of the Border

As a youth, my family chose to go elsewhere on vacation on not flock to Florida like many of my peers. For better or worse, I never got to stop in at South of the Border, land of kitsch, fireworks and horrible misrepresentation of the mexican culture. But I had to do it. Bucket list, [...]

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Jun
12
2010

BBQ1 – Ralph’s Buffet

Right off of Interstate 95 in North Carolina we found a good place to start our BBQ throwdown – Ralph’s Barbecue (Buffet) in Weldon, NC.
Load yourself up, grab some sweet tea and chow down. Best eats were the pulled pork and roasted chicken.

The fried chicken was also good. Zoo says he makes better at home, [...]

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Jun
12
2010

Groggy in Richmond, VA

Waking up early ain’t one of my strong suits. Waking up to direct sunlight is harder. But Richmond had its charm from 19 floors up. Check these out.

And found this awesome banner that declares our intent for RT6:

Southern States, indeed.

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Jun
12
2010

RT6: The legend begins…

OK, so we start this 17-day journey with high hopes to enjoy the hell out of the South. Just want you to know that outright.
For starters, we hit Hoagie Haven in Princeton. Zoo got this monstrosity:

I believe he called it a #16.
I chose a #8,l and they had no idea what Russian Dressing is, so [...]

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Jun
07
2010

Now in Beta: Life 3.0

Just got off the phone with Zoo and the recounting of his latest galavants, my own struggles to keep the work gears meshing with my artistic pursuits and constant practice of living that happy life made me consider writing this whole thing as the exciting beginning of a movie script. It sure sounds fucking fun. [...]

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Mar
11
2010

Glitz and Bits

Vegas, helloooo again!
Zoo and I are on a little R&R and hopped over to Fremont for some photo ops and she-nan-i-gans.

Reminds me of my head.

Rub it…

Zoo spotted this bar, had a hunch and made a run for it.

Music wasn’t impressive, but I felt like we were transported to Portland, OR. It was so NOT-VEGAS, chill, [...]

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Sep
17
2009

RT4.3333333 begins

Hey folks, we’re back after a few months of silence — glad you’re still with us.
We started a mini road trip today, we’re going to call this RT4.333 for the moment …  we’d planned to go from NYC to Toronto (AKA TorTonto) to Detroit To Glen Arbor, but someone, who shall not be named here, [...]

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Mar
23
2009

Phaux’s Closing Thoughts, Part 1

I am sitting in seatac airport with five’ish hours to go until I liftoff for home, and want to record some thoughts while they are fresh and juicy.
First off, Zoo is a GREAT road mate. Words cannot express his huge contribution to the road trips being extraordinary, but I’ll give it a shot..
He is unflinching [...]

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