We Do: Antara Marries Roy

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2011-12-20T13:29:00.000-08:00

Oulalie: Upcycled Advent Calendar

Polska kiełbas guitar jam, with nice wine lable intro

2009-01-10T14:12:00.000-08:00

Thanks for the paintings Ken.

2008-10-19T13:25:00.000-07:00

Ken Smith of Wyoming sent us some beautiful paintings.

From Movies

New Boxtales Project Blog

2008-10-11T12:42:00.000-07:00

Check out a new blog tracking the progress of a new Boxtales after-school project called "The Ages"
http://boxtales-ages.blogspot.com/

Boxtales has been producing high quality family theater and educational programs in Santa Barbara for going on a decade and a half. We have long been enthusiastic fans of their work, and we are very lucky to count the members and families of those involved with Boxtales among our good friends. Antara & I believe that Boxtales offers something that is fun, unique and valuable to our community standards of education, aesthetics, ethics, and tradition.

Boxtales is a non-profit that deserves community support. Tax deductible donations can be made on their website.

-A&R

Radiohead Santa Barbara Show now availible as NPR podcast download

2008-09-08T15:16:00.000-07:00

It will be nice to listen to this show again. I wish that it wasn't a tight-ass mp3 file, but free is free.
Thanks Radiohead.

-R

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Blown Away By Radiohead

2008-08-29T12:54:00.000-07:00

We had been looking forward to last night's Radiohead performance at the Bowl for months. I'm glad we were able to share the experience with Brother Jeff and -- driving up from La Habra: Preacher John, young-blood Johnny L and his buddy Brian who all came up in Brian's Honda for the evening. The scarcity of tix kept us from sitting near one another, but we did finally meet up under the Doremus Stone Pine trees on Anapamu to chat a while. Glad for that.

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Radiohead brought us a perfect show. It was amazing how much sound 5 guys (and a huge crew and sounds system) could generate, and if felt good to alternately let it wash over us and then study their actions with the binocs.
Antara was impressed with Phil Selway's complex drumming and Roy was impacted by the near silence of the sold out crowd. It was wild to turn toward the crowd and feel the attention of hundreds of people intently listening.
Beautiful rock and roll experience!
This video might get yanked, but here is a clip from last night's show:

Update: Nice Flickr feed of show pics:

from: Clap Your Mirror Say Yeah
Here is the set list:
01. Reckoner
02. Optimistic
03. There There
04. 15 Step
05. All I Need
06. Nude
07. Talk Show Host
08. Weird Fishes (Thom: "Cool beans")
09. The Gloaming
10. Morning Bell
11. The National Anthem
12. Faust Arp
13. No Surprises (we all cheered at "bring down the government/they don't speak for us)
14. Jigsaw Falling Into Place
15. The Bends
16. Karma Police
17. Bodysnatchers
ENCORE 1:
18. Cymbal Rush
19. House of Cards
20. Paranoid Android (Thom: "This is for anyone who has had (plastic) surgery. You're going to be dead soon. It's all going south, brother.")
21. Go Slowly (Thom: "I didn't mean it about the surgery. Whatever you want to do")
22. Everything in its Right Place (Thom: "Nice idea mate." after crowd was chanting "True Love Waits!")
ENCORE 2:
23. Videotape
24. Lucky
25. Idioteque
(via: Green Plastic)

Love,
A&R

Big Waves

2008-02-25T12:46:00.000-08:00

On Sunday the beach was all a flurry with nervous dog walkers and parents staying on high ground out of reach of "rogue" waves. The ocean was HUGE on Sunday. We saw one family get in their car who was fully dressed and soaking wet. This morning we heard that some big waves knocked people off the breakwater at the harbor. From our house we could hear the waves crashing on the beach and the sound of boulders falling.

~A&R

Mammoth Ski Trip

2008-02-18T16:14:00.001-08:00

We spent last week in Mammoth Lakes with family enjoying the skiing and the great company condo! (Nice perk for working at Yardi Sytems). In three days on the slopes we saw two days of spring like conditions and one of violent wind that caused closure of several lifts. The mountain can use some more snow to refresh the base. We had a great time nonetheless.
~Antara

Did we mention there were mushrooms?

2008-02-03T21:25:00.001-08:00

With pride similar to when I "caught" my first king salmon, I write to report I've "found" my first chanterelle mushroom. Dr. Bob exclaimed "Shhh, do you smell them? I just know we're going to find some chanterelles," as he stepped back to point to a waxy orange mushroom peaking through the dirt below. Everyone else was slow to jump on them, so I seized the moment!

At home I scraped off the dirt with a pastry knife, put them in a dry hot sauté pan to "sweat" out the moisture and cooked them in garlic and butter. The result was a meaty, tasty, mushroom morsel that was great with our eggs in the morning.
-Antara

Antara is reading The Omnivore’s Dilemma by Pollan. She reached a chapter devoted to mushroom hunting the night before we joined Dr. Robert Cummings of SBCC on one of his famous mushroom hunts. Eager mushroom hunters fanned out under the oaks in Toro Canyon Park, and after a few hours time, we compiled our discoveries and Bob identified the mushrooms, telling us something about each one.
-Roy

Ranbows Over Paradise

2008-01-26T19:26:00.000-08:00

We took a trip back to the Santa Ynez valley this afternoon, drove down Paradise road and walked a ways up the only open trail: Snyder.
Our hope was to find some interesting mushrooms, but the trail climbs up and away from the wetter areas towards Knapp's Castle. We were rewarded for our efforts with some lovely views of the snowy mountains across the valley and, when a rain cloud blew by, with a beautiful rainbow.
Antara sang rainbow connection and we walked back down.

~A&R

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2008-01-26T18:56:00.000-08:00

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- A&R

Antara Videos

2008-01-24T11:30:00.000-08:00

Antara is all over YouTube these days.
Enjoy!

Holiday Leftovers

2008-01-22T08:40:00.000-08:00

I found this in the back of the fridge. I hope it is still good...

Yep, still good.
-R

Ezra Video

2008-01-21T20:38:00.000-08:00

It strikes us that making little vids on one's computer isn't really much different from watching TV; just a bit less passive, and no insurance advertisements.

We stayed up late Sunday to make a video slide show for Fance Anderson and Arie Jan. The star of this little show is their baby boy Ezra. He is a happy little chap and as you can see he is good fun at parties.

Anyway, here is the video if you are in the mood for baby-cuteness.
I like the way Antara worked the Happy Birthday riff in with the Reggae-style soundtrack. Choice.

Note to self: Let Antara handle the music.

Video Post

2008-01-21T20:24:00.000-08:00

Hi.
We haven't used the blog in a while.
Might as well get into it with some video mush:

he meditating on she

the voice of your eyes is deeper than all roses

-Roy

Honeymoon pics.

2007-07-30T11:21:00.000-07:00

We went on a week-long trip to South Western Alaska.

While we were promised rain, we were lucky enough to see almost nothing but warm, fairly dry weather. The trip was great and, having seen glaciers, forests, bears, eagles, otters and salmon on their way up-stream, we left feeling quite satisfied. We even talked about how nice it would be to live there, but that was during the 18+ hours of July sunlight. We'll have to visit again in the winter to give it a fair assessment.

Pics are here.

Wedding Weekend Photos

2007-04-29T19:33:00.000-07:00

There are lots and lots of wedding weekend photos now up on SmugMug where you can order prints if you want.

Click here to get to the pics. (By the way, you looked great!)

Thanks to our many talented photographer friends who contributed to the collection.

Love,
A&R

We Did It!

2007-04-23T22:09:00.000-07:00

It was a beautiful day spent with friends and family. Luckily the weather cooperated and only became gusty after the ceremony. Made for lively photos! We're sifting through many pictures taken by our friend Linda. In the meantime enjoy a few taken by Christine Bourgeois here:
http://cbarreb.smugmug.com/gallery/2747358#P-1-15. More to come!

Big happy sun this week.

2007-04-09T08:35:00.000-07:00

The weather is nice here this week. We look forward to seeing you all under sunny skies. But beach fog is always a real possibility, so bring a sweater too.
Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 67.
Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 50.

Useful Maps.

2007-04-05T09:51:00.000-07:00

I'll keep adding stuff to the map.
-Roy
Kindly paste this url into your brower.
http://tinyurl.com/2twg9s
or

Click here to get to the Google Map.

Sunday Brunch Plans

2007-03-26T21:13:00.000-07:00

Join us for a Sunday brunch at our house the day after the wedding at 10:30. We'll be kickin' back in the back yard and enjoying the sunshine.

Santa Barbara Guides

2007-03-19T07:00:00.000-07:00

There's a comprehensive overview of Santa Barbara restaurants, hotels, things to do, places to see, restaurants to enjoy at www.santabarbara.com.

And here are a few personal suggestions:

Coffee Shop
Northstar Coffee 918 State St, Santa Barbara - In a primary location on State Street, this coffee shop has a relaxing
ambiance and delicious coffees and chai teas. Though a little on the spendy side for their food items, the food is of high quality. Antara & Delilah have played here often, and its open in the evening.

Restaurants
Mexican Food
Los Arroyos 14 W. Figueroa - Great food, medium prices. Basic atmosphere

Vegetarian/Fresh/One of our favorites!
Sojourner 134 E. Canon Perdido - Just two blocks off state street twd the mountains, this is a SB gem if you are looking for healthy, primarily vegetarian faire with a laid back atmosphere and moderate prices.

Italian
Pascuccis 729 State Street - Always crowded, this Italian restaurant has great food, moderate prices, quick service, and garlic bread that will stay with you the whole day and into the next, so make sure whoever you're with has some too!

Thai
Mesa Thai Cuisine 1819 Cliff Drive - Less than 5 minutes drive from Antara & Roy's place on the mesa, this is a
delicious thai restaurant, despite the funky 'strip mall' feel of the location.

Night Life

Blue Agave 20 E. Cota Street - A block off lower state street at Cota, Blue Agave has an elegant, intimate, yet hip atmosphere. Delicious food as well, though plan to spend some time and money. Crowd seems to be anywhere from mid 20s to 50s.

Soho 1221 State St, Santa Barbara - SB's best music venue where Antara & Delilah have played on numerous occasions, as well as many big names. Crowd is 30s-50s. Drive up Chapala and enter the parking lot between Anapamu and Victoria (right
hand side). This places you on the flip side of State Street, approaching the back of businesses. Soho is above the post office on the second floor.

There are a plethora of bars in SB for every taste. So have fun!

Outdoors

Hendry's Beach (Arroyo Burro Beach) - Just down the hill from the bride and grooms home, this is a local favorite, especially if you have a dog. Take the Las Positas exit off the freeway and head toward the beach, take a right on Cliff and less than 1/4 of a mile, you will take a left into the beach parking lot (if you head uphill you've gone too far)

West & East Beach and Shoreline Park on Cabrillo Street - Take the Castillo exit off the freeway and head away from SB toward
beach. Stay in center lane and proceed straight to Cabrillo. Take a left to hit the wharf, and a right to head up the hill past the harbor and to Shoreline Park. Continue on this road and you will end up on the mesa at the corner of Carrillo and Cliff Drive.The wharf and paved biking and walking path are quite nice and very well visited. Shoreline Park is rather brief, but has beautiful views of the ocean and islands on a clear day.

Santa Barbara Botanic Gardens 1212 Mission Canyon Road - Approximately 5 Minutes drive from the Santa Barbara mission, a beautiful place for a little walk and getaway into a natural and peaceful setting. If you are into plants, this is for you.

Culture
Santa Barbara Museum of Art 1130 State Street - Great museum and not too overwhelming in size. Free on Sundays.
Rufino Tomayo exhibit through May 27th.
http://www.sbmuseart.org

CAF
http://www.sbcaf.org/main.html
Contemporary Arts Forum, located in the Paseo Nuevo shopping mall upstairs. Check website for current events.

Friday Picnic

2007-03-14T18:50:00.000-07:00

For those of you coming in to Santa Barbara early, please join us for a picnic, play and petanque (a french game like horseshoes) in Chase Palm Park on Friday, April 13, noon to 3pm.

Chase Palm Park
223 E Cabrillo Blvd

Meet us on the side of the park closest to Garden Street. We'll be near the carousel, probably on blankets on the grass or playing petanque. There are a couple parking lots right in the area.

Map

Please let us know if you can join us! Email us at roynantara@cox.net

The countdown begins!

2007-02-25T14:03:00.000-08:00

Dear Friends and Family,

Thank you for signing up for this blog. We will use this method to let you all know of any interesting wedding developments along the way. We are surely in the thick of the planning now and are very excited about things to come. April 14 will be a day for us all to remember!

Today we were joined by Antara's dad Karl and did a cake tasting at Boris Bakery on Milpas Street in Santa Barbara. Jose Fuentes, the owner and baker extraordinaire, took some time to make some samples for us to try based on a very special requested flavor that is unusual in the cake world. Good friends of ours had a similarly flavored cake at their wedding back in Sept. 2001 and it was amazing! Jose presented us with four different cakes.
It was hard to choose! We're looking forward to the finished work.

Invitations were mailed out last Tuesday. Since then we've had a couple inquiries about where we are registered. We chose the following retail sources:
Macys.com - on-line or in-store
Surlatable.com - on-line or in-store
Amazon.com - on-line ordering only

Thank you in advance for your thoughfulness, support and love as we venture into a new phase of our lives.

Woo hoo! Yippee!!

Love,
Roy & Antara