monkeyinaboxmonkeyinabox.net presents the daily bananaHoodlums On Cycles, $4 Snowcones, And A Band That Claims To Be Your Daddy- July 14, 2008 07.14.2008 What a crazy weekend indeed. It seems that every year the events come and go, but there's always something fresh about seeing them again. Sure, the bike races are never exactly the same, neither are the bands that play, so it was worth revisiting and now it's time to kick off a recap of the madness that occurred downtown over the past few days. First up, was The Cascade Cycling Classic which returned for it's 29th year. The longer road races aren't exactly always the best for being a.http://www.monkeyinabox.net/archives/001572.html Not Chuck Norris- July 10, 2008 07.09.2008 2,247 fans plus a few moths attended last night's Bend Elks game. It was seriously jam-packed and the line to get in was still long by the bottom of the second inning. Two-dollar Tuesdays rock, and maybe it was the fact that the 4th of July had passed and it was nice and hot, but the people were in attendance. It was time to play ball once again. Peanuts and Cracker Jack You bet. There were a few rare occurrences at this game. It wasn't that the Elks came from behind to win, or that..http://www.monkeyinabox.net/archives/001566.html Independents Day- July 8, 2008 07.08.2008 Three-day weekends are like fine meal. One that you savor with every bite, and when it's all gone, you are left wanting more. On the day of the 4th, I embraced my independence and let the wheels on the monkey wagon roll once again in the pet parade. This is something that I always question doing, but once I am there it's always worth it. Simply put, it's good clean fun, and the sun wasn't too hot, which made the stroll through downtown about as good as it gets. I forgot about the...http://www.monkeyinabox.net/archives/001565.html |