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Bicycle Polo Photos

Mark — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 00:13:52 +0000

I spent a good portion of the weekend watching the action at the Hardcourt Bicycle Polo World Championships (won by Team Smile from Seattle). The action was intense and the crowd was way into it. Here are some of my photos, including my favorite:

Hardcourt Bicycle Polo World Championships

Mark — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 18:12:34 +0000

The Hardcourt Bicycle Polo Federation World Championships are happening this weekend directly across the street from my house here in Philly! I’ll be able to watch from my bedroom if I wanted.

DIY Days Pre-Party Event

Mark — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 18:34:40 +0000

My friend Lance Weiler has been working hard on a new project where creative people meetup and discuss the future of multi-platform story telling, open-source media making and cutting-edge technologies in the creative industries.

DIY Days will be in Philadelphia, happening on August 1st at University of the Arts. But if you’d like to get a jump start on the action, there will be a pre-party and creative meetup on July 8th.

The pre-party details:

Wednesday, July 8 :: 7-11pm @ Johnny Brenda’s
Presented by the WorkBook Project and PIFVA
$5 at the door or FREE for PIFVA members

Special performances by
* SCIENTISTS ARE THE NEW ROCKSTARS

* CHIEF WRECKEM’s ORGANS vs TURNTABLES

* Speed power points presentations about
the FUTURES OF ENTERTAINMENT.

* PLUS a number of targeted NETWORKING SESSIONS to help you meet others who are making creative work in PHILLY.

Trenton Avenue Arts Festival 2009

Mark — Sun, 17 May 2009 22:21:36 +0000

My neighborhood hosted it’s 3rd annual arts festival this weekend. I’ve been saying this is my favorite day of the year in Fishtown, a day when I’m extra proud to live here and be part of such a vibrant and wild-spirited community. What promised to be a rainy affair turned out to break free of the showers and even give me a sunburn. It was lovely, as always.

A big part of the festival, for those of you who don’t know yet, is the ‘Kensington Kinetic Sculpture Derby’. I took lots of photos of the derby and here’s a video of some of the best sculptures in action:

Bel Air and Fiesta

Mark — Sun, 10 May 2009 21:53:09 +0000

This 1957 Bel Air just pulled up by my house and it was getting a lot of attention. Funny, as it was parked right next to the Ford Fiesta. I guess it just isn’t quite a fair contest.

We Did It!

Mark — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 15:29:23 +0000

Philadelphia Phillies became World Champions last night, in case you didn’t hear. If you were in Philly last night, there wasn’t a chance in hell you missed it. The noise + celebertion + collective euphoria was unbelievable. Here’s a crappy, dark, blurry shot I took on my phone outside of Johnny Brenda’s in Fishtown. Probably 500 people in the street from all the bars in that area. Fireworks. Police. Crazed fans. Amazing.