Dallas In Pictures

We didn't get a whole lot of pictures taken during our trip to Dallas (we're both pretty bad at remembering to break out the camera), but I have managed to put up about 75% of them.

Not sure what's going on here.

Mandi taking a picture of me taking a picture with my phone of the big board leading into the Farmer's Market.

Said Farmer's Market

I'm going to have to find one of these near us. It ALL looked so delicious.

Representing The Cats

Sometimes I feel like a nut, sometimes I don't.

Coke with real sugar??? Where do I sign up?

Outside of the Granada Theater for the super awesome CF Concert Series.

Sound check before the show.

The bar.

Setting up the CysticLife table.

Apparently I'm excited that we're all set up.

Informational handouts about CF.

Special VIP sing-a-long with Rhett Miller

Just livin' the dream.

Special Message from The O's

Even if you can't come, you should watch this video. Very entertaining. Well done guys!

Special Message From The O's from CF Concert Series on Vimeo.

In Dallas? Join us for this sweet event!!

We're here for the second year in a row to take part in the CF concert series here in Dallas, TX. We had a great time at last year's event and are looking forward to another successful event this time around. If you're near or in the Dallas area, we would LOVE for you to swing by and say hi. If you can't make the event, contact us (ronnie@cysticlife.org) anyway and maybe we could do coffee or something.

Anyways, here are the event details:

What: CF Concert Series

Who: Rhett Miller, Ben Kweller, The O's

Where: The Granada Theater 3524 Greenville Ave. Dallas, Texas

When: November 6th @ 6:30pm VIP or general admission at 8:00pm

How (much): VIP - $75 General admission - $25

Why: Why not?

CF concert series info:

The CF Concert Series was started in 2007 as a small effort organized by a few local music fans with a personal interest in helping to find better treatments and a cure for Cystic Fibrosis. Cystic fibrosis, or CF, is a life‐threatening genetic disease affecting approximately 70,000 children and adults. However, there is no government funding for CF research. All research and progress towards finding better treatments and a cure rely on funding from community events and fundraisers.

The series, held annually at the historic Granada Theater in Dallas, TX, aims to raise money for Cystic Fibrosis with an emphasis on adult research. Since the first concert in 2007, the CFCS and its participants, such as Rhett Miller of the Old 97’s, have helped to raise almost $100,000 towards the cause.

The CF Concert Series is put on by the Breathe Easy Foundation (BEF). The goal of both the CFCS and the Breathe Easy Foundation is to help raise awareness of the disease and funding for the great strides being made towards CF research. All BEF proceeds go to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.

Hope to see you there!!!

We left our heart in San Fransisco...

...but with that said, we're SO GLAD to be home. Our trip was great. Work was great. Friends were great. Event was great. Nothing beats being home though.

I'm sure we'll have some stories for you about the trip, but for now, all you get is our trip in pictures. We landed about an hour ago and we're sleepy :)

There's about 162 more pictures and videos, but I'm nodding off while downloading these. I'm sure you'll see some other pics in upcoming weeks...maybe even some for the What the ____?? contest!

I'll have my heart in San Francisco!

This weekend Mandi and I are packing up CysticLife and heading to San Francisco!! If you're in the area and would like to meet up, send me an email at ronnie@cysticlife.org. You could also come out to the CF Concert Series on Saturday night to show your support. We have an amazing line up including two cysters who can really sing the roof off of a building!!

Here are the details on the CF Concert Series:

October 9, 2010 VIP Party at 6:30pm - Show at 7:45pm - Studio 333 - Sausalito, CA

The CF Concert Series proudly announces our first west coast show ever - CF Concert Series San Francisco! Join us in the heart of the Bay Area, Sausalito, CA. The CF Concert Series began in Dallas in 2007 as a gathering of friends and music lovers with the common goal of finding a cure for Cystic Fibrosis.

The Line-up:

Mike Gibbons is a wandering singer-songwriter who found his home in Northern California in 2003 after growing up in locales such as Bangkok, Nairobi, Cairo, and Brussels. These wide and eclectic cultural influences play a large part in his music, which exhibits a global musical sensibility beyond his years.

Tess Dunn is a 15-year old singer-songwriter who hails from Santa Cruz, California. Diagnosed with Cystic Fibrosis, Tess faces issues of mortality that infuse her music and lyrics with radiant richness and haunting depth. Tess says living with CF is “…almost like having a clock ticking over your head, but it has a way of putting things in perspective.”

Rose Logue sings with a soul and depth that invites audiences into her magical world of love, mermaids, pain and heartache in her album, “Fly.” Rose’s voice has been described as sounding like honey mixed with thorns, gritty around the edges but soft and delicate within the melodies. She has a fantastic range that goes from ethereal highs to “lost everything” lows.

You can get all of these details and more at http://cfconcertseries.com/sanfrancisco/

Hope to see you there!!!!

CF Concert Series Thank You!!!!!

Sorry if you're here expecting another installment of "Top Ten Tuesday" but I thought I'd put up this video instead. This is a "thank you" video going out to the volunteers who gave of their time at the CF Concert Series this year in Dallas, Texas. It was a great event that Mandi and I were absolutely honored to be a part of. We brought our foundation CysticLife out to the event to act as the CF "awareness and education" police to make sure people knew why they were all crammed into a concert hall! The concert was a lot of fun and I was able to meet some CF families, that I had known through FB, face-to-face. I'd call the entire weekend a smashing success...can't wait until next year!!!!!!