 Sat, Oct 11, 2003 |
 Sat, Oct 11, 2003 |
 Sat, Oct 11, 2003 |
| Dale Teague and I pose for the camera. | Dale and I again. | Vanessa and I, she with very blonde hair. |
 Sat, Oct 11, 2003 |
 Sat, Oct 11, 2003 |
 Sat, Oct 11, 2003 |
| View of the barn where the wedding ceremony/reception were held at the Kalamazoo Nature Center. | Sculptural "modern" concrete bench seemed out of place in this setting. | Another bench with another barn in the background. |
 Sat, Oct 11, 2003 |
 Sat, Oct 11, 2003 |
 Sat, Oct 11, 2003 |
| Dave, the groom, casts a glance to the left. | Old friends and bandmates Mark Toliusis and Dave Johnson enjoying food, spirits and laughter. | Seems I've caught Dave and Paul at the wrong moment... |
 Sat, Oct 11, 2003 |
 Sat, Oct 11, 2003 |
 Sat, Oct 11, 2003 |
| Mark and Tessa | Isaac Rzonca, PJ Chmiel and Paul Toliusis pose together in the famous triptych as in years past. | An alternate shot, just for good measure. |
 Sat, Oct 11, 2003 |
 Sat, Oct 11, 2003 |
 Sat, Oct 11, 2003 |
| I think this hoser's name is Steve Gehl, seen here trying to project an air of Ben Bigelow. Really, he's an okay guy, but don't try to steal Ben's sunshine. | Steve again, from the other angle and more saturated! | Isaac and Dale put their grudges and bitter hatred behind them and go for a hearty handshake instead. What Dale doesn't know is that Isaac's got a knife in his left hand... |
 Sat, Oct 11, 2003 |
 Sun, Oct 12, 2003 |
 Sun, Oct 12, 2003 |
| Paul and Isaac in a classic shot at Big Boy Restaurant (where I used to work as a waiter) in Paw Paw. | The makings of Hillbilly Haven; the house my aunt Jackie lives in in Lawton, MI. The place is almost completely overrun with garbage now and it's a source of embarrassment for me. My mom and bio. father used to live here. | My grandparents (Hackenbergs) house as seen from the SW, back/side yard. Used to be a basketball hoop there, but I think a tree fell on it. |
 Sun, Oct 12, 2003 |
 Sun, Oct 12, 2003 |
 Sun, Oct 12, 2003 |
| Vanessa chases after some critter near the former basketball court. | My grandparents, Lassie and Russel Hackenberg in their dining room. | My cousin Amanda and my grandma. |
 Sun, Oct 12, 2003 |
 Sun, Oct 12, 2003 |
 Sun, Oct 12, 2003 |
| Vanessa and my cousin Johnny. | Me and all the Hackenberg cousins (please God, no more!) as of 10/03. In order of height (and age, coincidentally): PJ, Amanda, Johnny, Miranda and Jake. The two middle ones are John Hackenberg's kids, the two younger are Jackie's. | Firearms on the picnic table at my dad's house; Vanessa hadn't shot guns before and wanted to, so we shot the hell out of some pumpkins and a few targets. Good fun. |
 Sun, Oct 12, 2003 |
 Sun, Oct 12, 2003 |
 Sun, Oct 12, 2003 |
| Pumpkin and target that we shot at. | This was probably my shot with the .44 magnum; it leaves a hell of an "exit wound." | This was probably either a .357 pistol or my dad's high-power rifle; I don't remember now. |