Day 5 - Las Vegas

My goal today was just to play in a couple No-Limit Texas Hold-em tournaments. Which I accomplished, you got to set those goals high : )

September 18
miles - 8 miles on foot.





This almost looks comfortable.





Played my first tournament at the MGM grand, right by the lion's cage. 80+ players.



Played 2 more MTT at O'Shea's. 18 players.



Wandering around the maze that is the south end of the Vegas strip. I ran in to "Bobby's Room" at the Bellagio , where they play a $4000/$8000 cash game. A $1/$2 game is probably the most played in town, to give you an example.



Beer Pong Winners. Actually calling them 'winners' might be a stretch.



You got to love Vegas, they pay people $5 an hour to hand out business cards of naked women, just for the tourist to drop them on the ground a couple steps later. But that supply's another job, where people sweep up the littered cards. A wonderful cycle.

Day 4 - Los Angeles to Las Vegas

Met up with Lucas and had coffee with him before he went off to work. Then headed back to Merritt's, we all decided to go out for lunch and ended up having the "best tacos" in Hollywood. They all insisted I stay another two nights so I could see DJ Benny Benassi. But I kept the trip on the move and drove to Vegas later that day. Got there around 10 pm and spent the rest of the night walking around and seeing the sites.

September 17
miles - 280

Day 3 - Los Angeles

Dropped Lucas off at work, then was going to kill some time before I went and surprised my friend Merritt. He's one of my friends that I never give a heads up to when I'm in town. I just sneak in, or as we call it "weasel" my way in to his apartment complex in Hollywood, and just knock on his door on the 2nd floor. Surprise! But what happened was I was at Rocking Ralph's on Sunset, and I'm about to walk out and Merritt walks in, I have a huge grin on my face, standing in the self check out line with nothing to purchase..Too funny, he thought I was in Hawaii. Good surprise.

September 16

Top of Merritt's roof.



A little piece of paradise.

Who's going to be the next Star..?

Day 2 - San Diego to Los Angeles

Had breakfast with Eli and Mena, then off to LA. Met up with Lucas after he got off work. We did what most people do, then they arrive in LA, I helped move a piano up a flight of stairs for a girl named Liberty.

September 15
miles - 130

Day 1 - Honolulu to San Diego

I'm just ending my first week on my road trip. I'll be a way from home for at least 50 days or more. So I'm going to try to chronicle as many days as I can. Follow along if you like.

September 14
miles - 2551

Elyse on the way to the airport. Left Honolulu around 9 pm Monday night 9.13

Sun rising while I approach the main land.

My car which as been sitting like this for 15 months.

Classic skate spot - Sports Arena

Our storage space. Ever play that game "Jenga"?

Our old home.

Our back yard - the famous OB dog beach.

Funny to see an installation I did over 2 years ago still there on the beach.



After I got my car working, with a big thanks to a guy named Jesus, that helped changed my oil. I met up with my good friends Eli and Stephanie and there daughter Mena.

3.0 Megapixels - Aevum Meeting 9.1.10

Aleida in Woods

photo's by Elyse Butler

8.20.10

Nice little drop-in in downtown Honolulu.



Having lunch with Elyse before an assignment at The Counter.

3.0 Megapixels

birth______death

KONA

Danny Way - Mens Journal

Elyse and I had an memorable assignment a couple months back. We got to spend the day with skateboarder Danny Way at his new house in Kauai. We all had so much fun just hanging out, drinking beers and riding quads.

It was exciting to meet Danny, with being a skateboarder myself, I've been watching Danny Skate for about 16 years now.

more photo's here:


http://elysebutler.blogspot.com/2010/07/danny-way-mens-journal.html