My brother in law is a fitness guy, and he also does some natural bodybuilding. He is also vegan and was featured in prestigious VegNews magazine as one of the top 15 veg athletes. He got together with two other elite vegetarian/vegan athletes and produced a fitness DVD. It is very professional. I watched it and even though I am not vegetarian, I gained a lot from it. It is pretty inspiring, fun to watch and you learn some cool stuff. It is pretty cheap too. Check it out at his website:
Built Naturally Vegetarian Fitness
Crystal Ballroom was the main hub of swing dancing in Portland, with it’s amazing floor. Crowds up to a 1000 people filled it on Sunday evenings to some of the best live bands! Its suspended floor bounces based on your movement. It is a gorgeous and very large place and that was it’s fall because it required a certain number of people to be profitable. McMenamins esp. Mike Walker and his group kept it going as much as they could but it just was not worth it esp. when paying a live band.
Now, Larry Peacock and his friends are reviving the Crystal Swing nights, with a once a month, DJ’ed event. The next one is February 20th and should not be missed. The first one couple weeks ago had 1100 people!!! The energy was amazing.
Best of all, they have free lessons! Swing dancing is actually very easy to learn where you are having fun. Of course, you get much better as you put more energy into it, but it is in my opinion one of the easiest dances to pick up.
Here is the INVITE to the next one:
http://www.evite.com/westsideswing@yahoo.com/swingincrystal
Here are some photos I took from last time!
Crystal Ballroom Wedding Photographer
I work in front of computers quite a bit so I want to make sure to take care of my body. I am finishing up an office space and when I do, I will make sure it is as ergonomic as possible with the right table heights etc.
As importantly, I need a good chair. Stuff I got from Office Depot is ok, but frankly they do not provide any real support.
I wanted to get a new chair for a while so I did some research. Herman Miller Aeron’s get good reviews but boy they are expensive and hard to find. I also read the following article and looked at couple other places:
http://webreprints.djreprints.com/1156621110381.html
Some couterpoints about Herman Miller Aeron.
http://www.dack.com/misc/aeron.html
so I decided to look for a used Leap and found one!
http://www.steelcase.com/na/products.aspx?f=11852
I got the blue one:
I am very excited (silly me!)
Camp Colton is a very interesting place. It is in the middle of a nice woodsy area with their own lake. I love the scenery there! They also have a great red little boat that I thought would make a very nice addition to some romantic shots.
Here are some photographs from the Camp Colton Wedding of KT and Erik:
(first dance)
The opening reception of my exhibit went very very well! The whole place was packed. Thank you to all who stopped by!!!
Just so you know, my dance photos will be up until the end of the month at Ringler’s Annex, if you still want to check it out!
I am a big fan of fooseball and this video just blew me away:
Fooseball Tricks
I am doing an exhibit at Ringler’s Annex this upcoming First Thursday. Here is the press release:
Dance Photography Exhibit by Evrim Icoz at Ringlers Annex, Portland
“McMenamin’s Ringlers Annex hosts a reception for this month’s exhibit, which features work by award-winning photographer Evrim Icoz. This exhibition focuses on dance, shot in a variety of forums, from weddings receptions to parties to live performances. ”
Hope to see you there! I am planning on mixing my dance photographs from various sources, like pictures at the Crystal Ballroom, Tango Pictures and also some photographs from wedding receptions! It will be a VERY busy week while I am trying to get everything ready!
