7 July 2004 Cola is dressed very spiffily this morning
10 July 2004 Old sidewalk in Berkeley
10 July 2004 Gas canisters in Berkeley
10 July 2004 Gas canisters in Berkeley
10 July 2004 Nicole in the giant chair sculpture outside the Ikea in Emeryville, CA
10 July 2004 A passenger train goes through west Berkeley
10 July 2004 A passenger train goes through west Berkeley
10 July 2004 A passenger train goes through west Berkeley
10 July 2004 Nicole models polyester fashions of yesteryear
11 July 2004 We stopped at the Black Oak Restaurant in Vacaville, CA. There used to be the Nut Tree and the Coffee Tree, but alas, they are no more. Only the Black Oak remains
11 July 2004 Cola cleans the back window while cat pumps gas in Vacaville, CA
11 July 2004 We drove to Reno, Nevada: "The Biggest Little City in the World"
11 July 2004 Cola looks around the Coffee Shop at the PepperMill Casino in Reno, Nevada
11 July 2004 An unfortunately blurry picture of the Inside of the Peppermill Casino in Reno, Nevada
11 July 2004 A glamorous restroom in the Peppermill in Reno, Nevada. In many casinos, the bathrooms are hard to find, however, the Peppermill is so disorienting (and they cater to an older clientelle) having hidden bathrooms would be a disaster for them.
11 July 2004 The inside of the Peppermill Casino in Reno Nevada
11 July 2004 A sign for quarter slot machines rotates overhead, underneath the mirrored ceilings in the Peppermill Casino in Reno Nevada. Cola took this picture, which is why it came out so well.
11 July 2004 Me and Cola in the Peppermill Casino in Reno Nevada
11 July 2004 Me and Cola in the Peppermill Casino in Reno Nevada
11 July 2004 Nicole takes a self-portrait on the mirroed ceilings of the Peppermill Coffee Shop at the Peppermill Casino in Reno, Nevada
11 July 2004 A slot machine-lined hallway with a low mirrored ceiling at the Peppermill Casino in Reno, Nevada.
11 July 2004 Cat inspects the menu at the Coffeeshop in the Peppermill Casino in Reno, Nevada
11 July 2004 Cola ponders the menu at the Coffeeshop in the Peppermill Casino in Reno Nevada. The booths are large and very upholstered. The ceiuling is mirrored. It teems with plastic plants, including cherry trees, forever in the bloom of springtime. I love this place.
11 July 2004 Cola and Cat in the CoffeeShop in the Peppermill Casino in Reno, Nevada
11 July 2004 Me and Cola in the Coffee shop in the Peppermill Casino in Reno, Nevada. I'm not inebriated yet, I'm just blinking.
11 July, 2004 me, Cola and Cat in the Coffeeshop on the Peppermill Casino in Reno, Nevada. Our waitress took our picture.
11 July 2004 After lunch, we went over the the Fireside Lounge in the Peppermill Casino in Reno, Nevada. The billboards advertising the lounge said something about "late nights / early evenings." It's about 2:30 pm when this picture was taken. The Peppermill caters to an older croud. The sexy cocktail waitresses are about 45 years old. You can pretend you're staying up late at any time of day. I'm going to retire to Reno and go to the Peppermill everyday when I'm old. The fireside lounge was festooned with TV screens, showing 40 years worth of mainstream music vieos, one after another. Those speakers, though, are really good. They're Genolec monitor speakers, the same kind I use. There was really good sound quality in the lounge. And yes, that's fire in a pool of water.
11 July 2004 Me and Cola pose with gigantic mix drinks at the Fireside Lounge at the Peppermill Casino in Reno, Nevada. Mine is a bloody mary, hers is a daquiri
11 July 2004 Cat, me and Nicole at the Fireside Lounge in the Peppermill Casino in Reno, Nevada
11 July 2004 Cat, me and Nicole at the Fireside Lounge in the Peppermill Casino in Reno, Nevada