Gallery – Chris Aldrich

The Steelcase Vintage Quidditch Chair

It was overdue for re-upholstery, so I picked up some material yesterday and recovered my 1950’s Steelcase chair. The finish on this one is in okay shape, but I really want to refinish both it and its twin which I spent a bit of time cleaning up yesterday.

It’s now been redubbed the Quidditch chair by the household.

browned materials label indicating the materials used in chair inicluding a 100% polyether foam back cushion and a 100% hide hair pad-cattle for the seat cushion whose contents were apparently sterilized at some point. — Do not remove this tag under penalty of law.

A moving memorial to Jerry Orbach

It just doesn’t get more badass than this!

Goldish yellow Ford Crown Victoria with an airbrushed custom paint job featuring a large bald eagle on the rear passenger door and Jerry Orbach on the front passenger door.

An eye-catching car to be sure!

An awesome airbrush tribute!

Sort of makes you wonder what the driver’s back tattoo looks like right?

close up of rear of car and license plate

And naturally a custom license plate: CA ORBACH1. Makes you wonder who owns the matching New York plates?

The bobcat and the peacock

While enjoying the morning, I saw a bobcat skulking across the street. He disappeared into the neighbor’s back yard. Moments later, he was followed by a peacock who was honking all the way to warn the neighborhood about the danger. The peacock’s family was about a half a block away doing their morning forage.

A quiet neighborhood photo from the porch. A small bobcat enters the frame at the corner at 11:57:08.

The bobcat walking down the neighbor’s driveway. He’s very easy to see against the white driveway. Taken at 11:57:11.

A close up as the bobcat crosses the neighbor’s yard at 11:57:15.

The bobcat skulks into the neighbor’s back yard at 11:57:22.

The peacock following the bobcat moments later at 11:58:03.

Jackie Robinson Day at Dodger Stadium on April 15, 2019

Last night I got some last minute tickets to the Los Angeles Dodger’s 11th game of the season against the Reds. The stadium was celebrating Jackie Robionson Day! As a result the give away for the night was a custom white Dodger’s jersey with Robinson’s 42 emblazoned on it. So in addition to all the fans wearing 42, all the players on both the Dodgers and the Reds also wore their respective jersies, but with the number 42! It made the game a lot harder to follow and score, but it was a fantastic way to honor Robinson’s career. All I can say is that #42 had a particularly spectacular night on my score card.

I also had some pretty spectacular tickets for the game. I had tickets in the Lexus Dugout Club in Section 1DG, Row GG, Seat 8 which ostensibly meant that I was in row 6 immediately behind home plate. I’ve been in rows 2 and 4 in the same section before at Dodger’s games, but they still don’t rate as impressive as the below-field-level tickets I had for a Padre’s game right next to the dugout were if I put my arm straight out, my finger was literally touching the dirt on the field and my yelling as a fan was able to cause a spat between the home plate umpire and the visiting team’s coach!

A shot looking up at the blue sky featuring the blimp and an almost full moon.

View of the third base side of the crowd focusing on the two long thin advertising screens that wrap the stadium. They're entirely in stark blue with white lettering that reads "Jackie Robinson Day - April 15, 2019"

Happy Jackie Robinson Day

A cupcake display in the shape of the number 42 that is about 10 cupcakes tall. The frosting is in alternating white and blue with a few flowers, some blueberries and some baseball appliques

Celebrating Jackie Robinson

To indicate my proximity to home plate: a photo of my feet at the bottom of a portrait oriented photo and home plate at the top of the photo.

A shot of my feet and home plate

The crowd at the stadium just behind the safety netting looking up towards the third base side beneath bright lights

The view to the right of my seat

Selfie from row six right behind home plate with the field in the background

The crowd at the stadium just behind the safety netting looking up towards the first base side beneath bright lights

The view to the right of my seat

view of the field level at Dodger Stadium from six rows back immediately behind home plate

My view for tonight’s Dodger’s game

A baseball base emblazoned with a large 42

Two rows of batting awards down the side of a wall.

a framed Dodger's Jersey with a red #42 on the front

2008 Rawlings Gold Glove Award for Greg Maddux

Celebrating one of my favorite players from the 1990’s Atlanta Braves pitching staff.

I had to stop by the trophy room and pay homage.

A specially lit room with two rows of golden gloves and awards down one side of the room. There are 30+ awards in an impressive looking case.

At the entrance of the Lexus Dugout there’s a lifesize photo of Jackie Robinson

List of upcoming promotions at the park including several kid's days, bobble heads, and other miscellanea

Front entrance to Dodger Stadium just 11 minutes prior to the start of sold out game 11 against the Reds.

The Pepper Drive Parade

Our local neighborhood gets together at 10am on the 4th of July for a neighborhood parade. There are far more people in the parade than watching it, so it’s more like a gathering at the top of the street in preparation followed by a procession to the bottom of the street where there’s another gathering with snacks and drinks. Those who are along the parade route seem to eventually join the parade and walk to the end for the party.

There were some truly creative little costumes and decorations, but I think my favorite part of the parade today was a bewildered coyote that was coming up the street in the opposite direction of the parade who was shocked to see a mob of people with horses and a firetruck coming down the street. He managed to run off down a side street and escape.