karissa gindling

January 9, 2010 was a TERRIBLE day. i lost a VERY dear friend...miss karrissa dawn gindling. i miss you every single day, kg...i hope you found peace. i love you.

karissa dawn gindling
april 10, 1978 - january 9, 2010

2010 - "wanna be startin' somethin'..." - atlanta, ga

i'm not going to write a lot here...there were WAY too many good times that were had here to even type about...a few highlights...riding down to atlanta with miss karissa - hadn't seen her since july, the newborn baby goat, the panic shows and the covers they did for new years (mj, the who, rem, patsy cline, van morrison), the heineken suite in phillips (thanks, matt wilson), charlie's spot (snugg fest, chinese, and jurassic park included), madonna dance party at the ritz (ray included), meeting conda, crushing rachel marie and josie's house, and turtle folk - thank you atlanta - i hate you but you seem to never let me down in the fun department!!!!! i'm sure i'll see you again soon...

newborn baby goat - only a few hours old - downtown atl.

charlie & kacey's tree - fishing lures and a goat skull topper.

me and charlie.

me, josephine, and kacey.

jenn, gugs, and me.

dom, me, lucky, and sideways matt.

old school - zack, krystal, me, and joe.

12/30/09 Philips Arena, Atlanta, GA

1: Solid Rock > Stop-Go > Radio Child, Aunt Avis*, Climb To Safety*, C. Brown*, Rebirtha > Angels on High**, Weight Of The World**

2: Ain't Life Grand*, Time Zones*, This Part Of Town*, Blackout Blues***, Low Spark Of High Heeled Boys**** > Fishwater***** > Drums****** > Fishwater******, On Your Way Down******* > You Should Be Glad*******, Excitable Boy********, (Don't Go Back To) Rockville********, Imitation Leather Shoes

E: Blue Indian*******, Chest Fever*******

* with John Keane on pedal steel ** with The MegaBlasters on horns *** with John Keane on pedal steel, Randall Bramblett on saxophone **** with Randall Bramblett on saxophone ***** with Randall Bramblett on saxophone, Yonrico Scott on percussion ****** with Yonrico Scott on percussion ******* with John Keane on pedal steel, The MegaBlasters on horns ******** with Mike Mills on vocals, Randall Bramblett on saxophone [Only '(Don't Go Back To) Rockville', Only 'Excitable Boy'; Soundcheck: 'Expiration Day', 'Goin' Out West', 'Cream Puff War']

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12/31/09 Philips Arena, Atlanta, GA

1: Let's Get Down To Business > Wondering, Already Fried, Tortured Artist, Clinic Cynic, Crazy, Vacation, Expiration Day, Holden Oversoul, Porch Song

2: Little Kin, Space Wrangler, Impossible, Jack, Action Man, Her Dance Needs No Body*, Up All Night*, Ophelia*, Pigeons

3: Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'*, Tall Boy*, Arleen* > Surprise Valley > Drums > Surprise Valley > Driving Song > Disco > Driving Song > Rock, I Wish* > Moondance*, Bust It Big > Chilly Water > Jam > Chilly Water

E: Walking After Midnight, Protein Drink > Sewing Machine

* with The MegaBlasters on horns [Only 'Walking After Midnight', Only 'Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'', Only 'Moondance'; 'Another One Bites The Dust' tease during 'Arleen'; Last 'I Wish' - 11/06/03, 412 shows]

madonna dance party - karen had the best moves so i thought i'd post a pic of her.

me and matt.

ray and our newest friend conda...we're defs. trading matt in for this guy. please notice ray is standing on a room service tray bc he didn't want to seem short in the picture.

me and matt wilson.

my girls, karen and krystal at turtle folk.

merry CRUSHmas - team tn - memphis

bradsher bought a house in west memphis so ray, karen, and i traded in middle tn for west tn and east arkansas for the weekend to go check out his new spot! his house is awesome!!! it's in west memphis, arkansas...which is just over the bridge (state line) from downtown memphis. we also went to minglewood on saturday night to see north mississippi all-stars and played around on beale before we left...good times! i love team crush - tn!!

bradsher's new house - not a great pic bc of all the christmas lights.

robin, me, and wesley.

a little ben boswell love.

beale st.

beale st. - where all the magic happens.

memphis.

the best fried chicken in the entire world!

robin, me, and karen.

ray and bradsher.

north mississippi all-stars at minglewood.

"a long december and there's reason to believe maybe this year will be better than the last..."

december is always a rough month for me and my family bc it marks the anniversary of my brother, spencer's passing. this december has been the best one for me since december 16, 2003. here's a few reasons why...

shopping for jaycees christmas party.

dinner & movie with robin.

making cookies with the kiddos at school.

chaperoning the high school christmas dance.

christmas program at school.

ginny ann.

visiting spencer.

karen, allizea, pacey, and gabriel.

santa and his helper.

jaycees christmas party.

jaycees christmas party.

12.1.09 dogfish head beer dinner - the distillery - savannah, ga

one of the exciting things i experienced during my involuntary, extended stay in the lowcountry was the dogfish head beer dinner. matt's restaraunt, the distillery, was hosting it and of course, he was the chef. there was an ingredient from every continent throughout all the meal. here are some pics of the dogfish head beer dinner...

the distillery - 416 w. liberty st. -savannah, ga

dogfish head beer dinner menu

taste of the world - something from EVERY continent

ben volen - describing the dogfish head beers and how they will compliment the courses.

matt kubiak (head chef) - describing courses.

scallop with shitake orange vinnegrette with dogish red & white.

indian cashew chicken curry with dogfish head 60 minute ipa.

cherry port glazed duck with dogfish head raison d'etre.

beef tenderloin & grits with dogfish head indian brown ale.

chicory stout taramisu with dogfish head cherry stout.

me and mrs. volen (owner)

me and matt.

late november - early december 2009 savannah, ga

well, since i was stuck in savannah and matt had to work, i had A LOT of time on my hands! i wasn't still 100% from where i had been sick so i just relaxed the first couple of days i was there. by wednesday i was stir crazy and wanted to get out so i decided to go exploring. although i've been to savannah more times that i can count, it's rich with history you can never see it all so i decided to go exploring for the rest of the week during the day. at night matt would usually cook (he's a chef) and we would just hang out. we went out on friday night and braden came through town on his way to the keys on saturday night so i really enjoyed myself even though i was "stuck." here are some pics from my extended stay in savannah.

wicked trees.

i fell in love with this lil' place.

SCAD - art school

trees on river st.

boats.

sweetgrass baskets being made.

cobblestone on river st.

one of many historic sights downtown savannah.

river street.

slave trade statue.

character.

ga hussars.

cobblestone stairs that lead from river street up to the rest of downtown.

me, jigga, and santa.

colorful paintings at city market.

downtown home.

more trees.

chatham artillery.

a brick of the rememberance walk

red doors and palms.

more palms.

christmas time in the lowcountry.

dar cemetery.

jigga dragging a palm through the park.

braden, me, and matt.

me, matt, and jigga in the back.

we(mostly ben, his roommate)decorated matt's house in christmas lights.