Friday Five: Decommissioned Disney Attractions

Posted April 12th, 2013 and filed under travel.

Five rides that are no longer operational but which I enjoyed: If You Had Wings (Eastern Airlines) Skyway to Tomorrowland / Skyway to Fantasyland 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea Flight to the Moon Mike Fink Keelboats

Friday Five: Places to See

Posted March 1st, 2013 and filed under travel.

Here are five places I have always wanted to visit: The Grand Canyon Venice, Italy Versailles The Pyramids at Giza The Smithsonian

Hootie

Posted November 7th, 2012 and filed under music, My Life, travel.

Somehow I never mentioned the fact that in late November of 2006, I attended a black-tie dinner 1 at — of all things — a furniture convention 2 in Scottsdale, Arizona, and — after all the sales awards had been … er … awarded — Hootie and the Blowfish performed. It was quite surreal, and… Read more »

Be Prepared

Posted May 9th, 2012 and filed under asides, My Life, travel.

I’m packing for a trip and going through the computer bag I carry with me all day, every day. In addition to five pens and two mechanical pencils, I also have three iPhone AC adapters, five iPhone / iPod / iPad USB cables, three iPhone headsets, three “regular” sets of headphones, six AAA batteries, and… Read more »

Friday Five: Favorite Northern Cities

Posted June 11th, 2010 and filed under travel.

Newport, Rhode Island Boston, Massachusetts Ithaca, New York Bristol, Rhode Island Old Greenwich, Connecticut

Friday Five: Favorite Places to Drink Beer

Posted May 14th, 2010 and filed under My Life, travel.

Fenway Park, Boston, Massachusetts Ben Hill Griffin Stadium at Florida Field, Gainesville, Florida The Hula Grill, Whaler’s Village, Maui, Hawaii Hooters Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada Pat O’Brien’s, New Orleans, Louisiana

Friday Five: Things I Want to See Before I Die

Posted May 7th, 2010 and filed under travel.

The Pyramids The Sahara an elephant in India The Grand Canyon Graceland Bonus: The Parthenon Krakatoa Tokyo Pompeii

Friday Five: Favorite Places in Maui

Posted January 29th, 2010 and filed under travel.

  Black Rock, Ka’anapali Front Street, Lahaina Whaler’s Village, Ka’anapali Valley Isle Resort, Kahana Paia

Friday Five: Favorite Southern Cities

Posted January 8th, 2010 and filed under travel.

Gainesville, Florida Ormond Beach, Florida Charleston, South Carolina Savannah, Georgia New Orleans, Louisiana

The David Gagne 2009 U.S. Tour

Posted December 30th, 2009 and filed under travel.

With a hat tip to Jason, here is a list of the cities I visited in 2009: New York City, NY (Jan 30 – Feb 2) Old Greenwich, CT (Feb 2 – Feb 4) Reno, NV (Feb 20 – Feb 22) Palm Springs, CA (Feb 27 – Mar 1) Santa Catalina, CA (Apr 18, 19)… Read more »