Joe and his new best friend Jason
1 November 2000 | ||
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| At this bar for some reason everyone wanted to have their photos taken.... | ||
Alastairs Leaving Do
5 November 2000 | ||
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| Kirsteen's on the phone.... | ||
Fear and Loathing....
18 November 2000 | ||
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| Getting 'hammered' in the Luxor bar in Las Vegas | ||
Janice And Jo
19 November 2000 | ||
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| Our co-dependent couple the morning after..... | ||
Persistence pays off.....
25 November 2000 | ||
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| I gave up snowboarding after 2 hours and went back to the skis.... Joe continued on the board and by the end of our Thanksgiving weekend was getting the hang of it.... | ||
OWL Christmas Party
21 December 2000 | ||
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| Our annual OWL christmas party in Scotland... A bit loud this time.... | ||
Extreme Partying
21 December 2000 | ||
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| Joe and Vicky, the extreme programming team reunited.... | ||
Janice and Joe
21 January 2001 | ||
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| Janice and Joe during a boozed up night that started in Santa Monica and a 80$ taxi ride and some supermarkets later ended up in watching In Dreams.... | ||
St.Paddy's Day
18 March 2001 | ||
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| Janice, Joe and Matt on St.Paddys in the Sports bar, where we also were on Halloween.... | ||
Catching Flies
18 March 2001 | ||
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| Somehow as soon as it is dark and I turn my projector on everyone falls asleep... At least I tried to make a group photo with my fellow St.Paddy Day celebrators... Matt is sleeping on the other side of the sofa.... | ||
At the Top....
24 March 2001 | ||
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| With Joe up on Mammoth after I dragged him up.... Quick and fast rush down for me.... It took just a bit longer for Joe and his snowboard.... | ||
Grommits
25 March 2001 | ||
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| We were about to break a new record for getting home from Mammoth - ready for Oscar Day, until a California Highway Officer introduced himself to us and told us that Joe had broken new records... 'You can either sign here or I can put you in handcuffs and throw you for the night into jail'.... Wanted to take a photo of that, but feared that he would think I was pulling a gun instead of a digital camera, so I just sat and watched the two argue.... | ||
Heat without the guns
15 April 2001 | ||
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| Joe showing his rented convertible off to Inga, speeding through downtown, trying to meet more California Highway Officers | ||
Why use a convertible when it rains?
27 May 2001 | ||
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| Noone knows the answer.... | ||
Almost like Brighton....
27 May 2001 | ||
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| Janice and Joe on another grey weekend at Del Coronado beach.... | ||
New Camera!
10 June 2001 | ||
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| Janice and Joe with me at a Scottish restaurant - this is the first photo in the diary taken with my new Canon Elph | ||
Celtic Fans in West Hollywood
10 June 2001 | ||
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| Joe and his mates at the concert of some of their Scottish friends, Mogwai who toured the States.... The guys all had to dress up and show their colours.... | ||
Sunset Rooms
11 August 2001 | ||
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| Apparently this place used to be filled with famous celebrities.... Nowadays you have to be a freak to be allowed in.... | ||
Skewed Perspective
11 August 2001 | ||
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| So we gave this drunk girl our camera and lined up, standing up, all grinning wide with a big cheeze-face.... but then she took a botched photo and only got the camera to focus on Tony...... | ||
Topanga Sunset
19 August 2001 | ||
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| After a hike in Topanga we stopped at Eagle Rock to look at the sunset.... | ||
Tony's last night out
2 September 2001 | ||
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| Joe's mate Tony and the rest of us on his last night out in the beauty rooms.... | ||
Desert Exploration
29 September 2001 | ||
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| In Vegas we rented a little Wrangler and drove the few miles to the Hoover Dam... Unfortunately for Andy, the XP ringleader, who came from Scotland, the sun was boiling hot.... | ||
Kid in a candy store
1 November 2001 | ||
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| Joe's look on this photo is really funny.... | ||
Later, much later....
15 December 2001 | ||
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| Around 5am in the office of some of Joe's friends.... Tony works here, too.... | ||
Another year, another OWL XMas party
17 December 2001 | ||
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| Fraser and Joe at the OWL Xmas party.... | ||
Bear Lake
23 February 2002 | ||
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| Just two hours away from LA is Bear Lake.... A smaller mountain, but the conditions were quite good.... | ||
Look of love
3 March 2002 | ||
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| Joe and Janice looking at their Cacti friends in Cholla Cactus Garden of Joshua Tree. | ||
Former Scots
13 April 2002 | ||
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| Joe pitching some ideas to Yoshi, OWL's former Managing Director.... | ||
Give that man a few drinks....
4 May 2002 | ||
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| ...and he wields a camera around like a madman... | ||
Part 3 of the Night: Duelling Pianos
8 May 2002 | ||
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| Stopover at the Duelling Piano Bar in New York, New York for some drinks and singing.... | ||
Party Couple
9 May 2002 | ||
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| Joe and Janice enjoying their time at Club Ra.... | ||
German-Scottish Reach Out Program
9 May 2002 | ||
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| More dancing and consumption of drinks.... | ||
Tschuliaen und d'Karin
9 May 2002 | ||
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| Why would I look at the dancers in the background, if I have my Karin by my side.... | ||
Come on, just one more drink
9 May 2002 | ||
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| So we calmed down after clubbing and hung out at the Luxor bar.... totally oblivious to a couple of strange black women who were trying to make us customers. Joe at his happiest, with the vacation feeling starting to trickle in.... | ||
Off to Fiji
9 May 2002 | ||
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| Joe and Janice off to Fiji... On top of the taxi the poster that lured us into Club Ra.... | ||
Another night out
27 May 2002 | ||
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| In a very, very bad nightclub in Pasadena.... | ||
England vs. Brazil
20 June 2002 | ||
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| At the Fox and Hound with Janice, Joe and Cassius. | ||
Joe and Janice in the Tunnel
23 June 2002 | ||
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| Short hike on Mount Wilson.... | ||
Waiting until it is 4:30am
30 June 2002 | ||
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| So we can see the World Cup finale... Brazil vs Germany..... | ||
Joe
31 August 2002 | ||
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| Joe looks happy.... on the left is Pat from Spain, Joe's mate's Dave's girlfriend. | ||
Favourite hobbies in LA, Number 1
31 August 2002 | ||
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| Taxi Group Photos | ||
Super Mario Sunshine
31 August 2002 | ||
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| Joe almost falling asleep playing SMS on the gamecube.... | ||
Visitors from Scotland
31 October 2002 | ||
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| Lindsay and Vicki from Owl came over for meetings and ended up staying the night for Halloween.... | ||
Daddy's Lounge
9 November 2002 | ||
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| Joe and myself went to Daddy's Lounge... After these two we hung out with some Scottish people and then we made the mistake to head out to Club Ledge. Says Joe 'Now that I found a place where I can drink after 2am, I really regret finding a place where I can drink after 2am'... | ||
Holger's Farewell Party
8 December 2002 | ||
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| At the halfway house... The whole place was packed... and so many people were speaking Austrian or German.... Holger is leaving to Madrid after living in Hollywood for eight years.... | ||
New Best Friends
8 December 2002 | ||
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| Janice and her new best friend.... | ||
I think....
8 December 2002 | ||
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| ...this picture sums it all up... But no worries, we are not as frat boyish as it looks here.... | ||
Another weekend trip
31 January 2003 | ||
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| Joe and myself flew to Salt Lake, then drove 5 hours and arrived in Yellowstone, Montana.... | ||
Next Day
1 February 2003 | ||
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| Well, maybe the last few beers weren't a good idea.... We suffered on our snowmobiles, being shaken all around... | ||
Men in Black
2 February 2003 | ||
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| Like two cowboys with our horses... | ||
Rainbow
16 February 2003 | ||
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| Joe enjoys the music at the Rainbow... Not! But Silvia and myself were at least able to sing along with all the NIN songs.... | ||
Final Malibu visit
29 March 2003 | ||
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| With Joe.... | ||
Joe and Janice
30 March 2003 | ||
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| Joe grinning as he will be rid of me soon.... | ||
Joe's in town
10 July 2003 | ||
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| Joe was on a business trip in Edinburgh and - look at his smile - it did him well.... | ||
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