Lady in the Water A Review by Chad Spacey

I was fortunate enough to have a friend that gave me access to an early screening of the movie, “Lady in the Water”. I look forward to seeing every M. Night Shyamalan movie. I have been a big fan ever since the first time I saw “The Sixth Sense”. His movies are thought provoking and deep.

“Lady in the Water” is a M. Night Shyamalan from beginning to end. The story unfolds gracefully with its frightening moments while creating its own lore. It doesn’t leave you with the feelings like the “Sixth Sense” did. It does have this magical essence that stays with you for the rest of the evening.

“Lady in the Water” has a fresh story with rich characters and precious moments. It is unlike any other movie made this year and worth seeing in the movie theaters at least once. If you were a fan of M. Night Shyamalan you will be happy to know that after seeing this movie you will have another to think back on and smile about.

Thank you, M. Night Shyamalan, for another fine piece of work. Keep them coming!

Chad Spacey

The 4^th of July Adventures on Treasure Island

I had been thinking of what to do for the 4^th of July for a couple of days when my brother Leland said he wanted to go to San Francisco and see Superman Returns on the IMAX. So now I had the place, now where in San Francisco? I pulled up Google Maps and started looking at where the fireworks might be and the best viewing locations.

Looking at the map I figured three spots would be pretty good if we got there early. I’ve never seen fireworks in San Francisco so I wasn’t too sure how crowded it would get. Most 4^th are crazy with people stopping and parking anywhere and creating this huge mess.

One place that looked good was the more obvious of first choices was the golden gate bridge. I could imagine that it would be a hell there plus we wanted to hit the movies right after. The next idea was at pier 39 but if you’ve ever been there the traffic could be real crazy. I also wanted a great location for photography and this wouldn’t work. Finally studying the map Treasure Island looked like a great place for both seeing the fireworks and maybe other photographic opportunities.

Turns out Treasure Island is just 15 minutes from the movies theaters just across the Bay Bridge. We arrived in San Francisco around 4:30pm and were on the island in no time.

It was a wonderful day. The sky was clear blue. Having lots of time before the fireworks started we explored Treasure Island.

When you arrive on Treasure Island the first things you notice are the fantastic views of the San Francisco cityscape, the Bay Bridge, the Golden Gate Bridge and Alcatraz Island. There are other things to find when you start to look around. On the other side were a harbor and a small beach. So Leland and I headed there first.

From this view point you can see the other side of the Bay Bridge. There was some construction going on. The harbor had lots of boats. The gem turned out to be this small beach. It was empty. I was thinking that most people visit, see the views of the city and bridges but never look behind them to see these other great spots.

From the beach we found some old stair going up. I took the chance to have some fun with pictures.

At the top of the stairs you could see boats in the bay through the trees.

After walking on the beach we headed up to the top of the island. On this side there were public houses and apartments. Each home had a wonderful view. The only thing I could think of that may be a little bad would be the sounds of traffic from the Bay Bridge just a stones throw away. Walking along trails we found some great pictures of the Bay Bridge.

Along the way we found the Treasure Island Police building. Here there are several statues. The building has that nautical feeling to it. There was no one home.

Across from the police station there were many palm trees and a wonderful view.

The main flat area of Treasure Island is military base or what was a military base, I’m not sure. We still had lots of time so Leland and I headed to the other side of the island. There is a great bike trail that circles the whole military part of the island. This would be a great place to come and ride.

On this end of the island Leland and I posed for some pictures with the Bay Bridge and San Francisco cityscape behind us. There were also some sail boats and pelicans diving for food into the bay.

It was soon Twilight.

There was a nice sunset just before it started to get dark.

We walked back and the fireworks soon started. The fireworks display was just over the Golden Gate Bridge. They had duel displays almost firing off together.

Treasure Island was great for the 4th of July.



Behind me is the Bay Bridge. From here we are about 15 minutes from downtown San Francisco.













I got some good jumps in before the fireworks started.

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I Match made with Music

I’ve been thinking about meeting new friends, female friend to be exact. I’ve also been thinking about how I don’t like soft rock corporate top 20 junk. So I’m going to let my music selection help me meet someone. If you are a female between 25 and 33 and like more than half of the music listed email and let hook up.

Here’s my list…



















Muse, The Postal Service, Lenny Kravitz, Beck, Nine Inch Nails, Norah Jones, They Might Be Giants, Ben Kweller, System Of A Down, Aquabats!, John Lennon, Buck-O-Nine, The Strokes, Social Distortion, The Shins, Sarah Brightman, Radiohead, R.E.M., Queen, The Monkees, Moby, Matisyahu, Jack Johnson, Green Day, The Dead Milkmen, David Bowie, The Cure, Burt Bacharach, Billy Joel, The Beautiful South, The Beatles, The Arcade Fire, Ween, Weezer, and more… but this is the list I’ll stick by.















Let's meet and talk music and more

Chad Spacey

Wednesday’s adventure at The Forbidden Island Tiki Bar



Having chatted with my good friend Hanford Lemoore just before leaving work I found out he and his girlfriend Humuhumu were planning on heading over to the Forbidden Island in Alameda. Looks to be a great night out!



I showed up around before 9pm and started off with a Pain Killer. The drinks were amazing, some of which you can only get here at the Forbidden Island. There was a huge assortment of rum across the top of the back wall of the bar. Everyone was in good cheer.



Hanford and I chatted for awhile as my eyes adjusted to the low light of the bar. Hanford introduced me to some of the folks from TikiCentral.com. One Tiki Central guy was having a birthday get together.



Hanford introduced me to his friend Paul Cramer. It turns out Paul has been taking pictures at a few of the Burning Man celebrations and will be showing off his work August 10^th thru September 10 at the Triptych on 1155 Folsom. I’ll have to check that out.

Sometime later our friend Jason showed up. The Tiki Bar filled up with people and the place was packed. The inside looked incredible! Hanford explained about the building of the bar. The Forbidden Island has only been open for a few months. You could almost hear the sounds of ocean waves outside it was that real feeling.

Hanford, Jason and I (Chad Spacey) posed for some pictures.

Tonight would be the last time a gentleman known as Smiley would frequent this bar. He met a girl and was heading to Los Vegas to live. Stories were traded back and forth about and soon the night was ending and we all head out the back where Smiley truck was fully loaded for the drive south.



Fully load doesn’t do this truck a service. This small Nissan truck was never intended to have this much stuff and stacked this high. We all wished Smiley good luck on the drive. There was training bicycle on the very front top of the load.



Humuhumu climbed up the truck and started riding the bicycle. Everyone gathered around and I shoot off a few pictures to commemorate the event here in the back of the Forbidden Island.