Jumpin' At The Woodside

"Paws up" for Timmay's Summer Mix !

The results are in for the Summer Mix Contest 2006 ( see Summer Mix 2006 ), and I came out on top again this year. Although ol' Lazy Acres disagrees with the judging panel and feels "there should be a recount." I think he's just trying to pull me into his craziness with his rantings, but as they say... what will be, will be. I'm happy to post the playlist of the other two mixes and let the readers decide. I will definitely showcase the winning Summer Mix at this weekend's Big 40. Don't know about the Big 40? A bunch of my friends from high school (and yours truly) all turned 40 this year and we're gathering for a long weekend of drinking and assorted dopiness -- there ya go. Below are the Summer Mix Contest playlists: Lazy Acres' Summer Mix 2006 1) North Mississippi All-Stars "Shake Me Down" 2) North Mississippi All-Stars "Po Black Maddie/Skinny Woman/Po Black Maddie" 3) Blue Dogs "Walter" 4) Widespread Panic "An...

No, that's not the new location for Lago's Lounge. One of the houses we looked at today had an in-ground pool and chickens in the backyard. It was the last house we looked at today, which turned out to be #7. We did some adjustment to our realtor's search and tried to focus in on the type of houses and locations we're really interested in. One of our favorites so far was the second house we looked at today. It needs some work, but has lots of pluses including a very large master bedroom with a big tub and shower. There are some others on our favorites list, but they have their pluses and minuses as well, and of course some of the pluses and minuses revolve around the price. House #6 was another one we liked some things about, I think mostly I like this picture of Lago helping me take note that we were at the 6th house today. This one was on a cul de sac with extra land on the side that was empty and could be purchased with the house. Not sure if Lago's Lounge needs ...

We just got back to the hotel from Day 1 of our search for Lago's Lounge new location in Charlotte. We looked at 11 houses today -- two were immediately disqualified from the search due to smoking. The stench of cigarette smoke hit you as soon as you went inside -- yuck! The whole house wreaked of it. Both places were actually very nice and in great neighborhhods, but with the stinking cigarette smoke it's no deal. Let that be a lesson to you smokers out there -- not only do you have poor health, but non-smokers aren't gonna buy your stinky homes. We did see some nice places in nice neighborhoods, one even had an in-ground pool and a hot tub in the backyard. The last house we saw was a real fixer-upper, but would be livable while you made renovations. I was pleasantly surprised on our drive last night that we didn't hit more traffic (or Northeast-style traffic) coming down on the Friday before Memorial Day Weekend. We made great time and had a chance to look up some thi...

Yes friends, bloggers and strangers... Lago's Lounge is on the move this summer to a yet undiscovered location in Charlotte, NC. That's right, I may have to change the photo at the top of this blog once the new site for Lago's Lounge is found, but for now I'll leave it as is. Things are happening fast around here and there will be more details to come. But, as I draw the last sip from my Corona (before getting another) I'm looking forward to our new location and a gathering of old (and I do mean old) friends coming up soon. We still have our DMB trips planned this year, although most of them will take place in Sept. There's one DMB trip coming up in June with our usual stop in Northern Va. Damn there's a lot of traveling coming up - oi, momma mia! Am I the first to use those two expressions together, nah can't be. Anyways, here's to new beginnings... that's goofy -- can you have "old beginnings"? Pish posh man, end this post so I can gr...

I knew it wouldn't take long to find out who one the latest Survivor. I was watching my daily dose of Robin Meade on CNN Headline News this morning and wham -- just blurted it out, I never saw it coming. I'll probably still watch it even though I wanted Terry to win. We DVR-ed Survivor in favor of watching The Sopranos (HBO) and Huff (Showtime). For those of you poor souls who get sucked into watching "Big Love" on HBO following The Sopranos, I feel sorry for you. I attempted one episode and I found almost every character annoying, click channel switched. "Huff" is great and I can't wait for "Weeds" to return with new episodes this summer.

Well, here I am! It's Lago. I have to say from the beginning that I usually don't have too much to say, unless I get really excited about something. So, don't expect to hear from me too much. Timmay suggested I post my Sangria recipe since he likes it so much. I must caution the reader/drinker. This is a STRONG recipe, so if you don't like strong, I'll list the alternatives. *****1 bottle of Sweet Red wine of choice - We like Rapidan River Sweet red or Chateau Morrisette--1 liter *****1 cup white rum *****1 cup Triple Sec *****1golden delicious apple---chopped in chunks *****1 Granny Smith Apple---chopped in chunks *****1 large juicy orange cut in half----slice 1/2 of the orange *****optional***gingerale to taste---about 1 to 1and 1/2 cups ***** If you don't like strong drinks then add 1/2 cup rum and 1/2 cup triple sec ******with 1 cup orange or cranberry juice.********* In 2 quart container mix the bottle of wine, rum and triple sec and mix well In your Sa...