January 2025 Check-In's

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New Years Eve Celebration With
The Trailer Park Flamingos Country Rock Band At
The Fling Cocktail Lounge, Santa Ana, California
Dave, Joanne, Christina Fruth, Cheryl & John, Linda, Barbara & Stephen
Tuesday, December 31, 2024

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Weekly Wine Flight & Dinner At
The Twisted Vine, Fullerton, California Thursday, January 2, 2025

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Sonoramics Classic Rock & Blues Band At
The Fling Cocktail Lounge, Santa Ana, California
Dave Fruth, Ron Frumkin, Linda Lopez, Barbara & Stephen
Thursday, January 2, 2025

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Lunch At
Duke's Bar & Grill, Riverside, California
Scotty, Barbara & Stephen
Friday, January 3, 2025

A good assortment of brews on tap including my favorite IPA: Elysian Space Dust IPA.

Ragdoll Classic Rock Band At
The Fling Cocktail Lounge, Santa Ana, California
Saturday, January 4, 2025

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The Message Was Just Posted To Facebook
About Versai Kitchen & Wine Bar Closing
Saturday, January 4, 2025

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Versai Kitchen (formerly Fitness Pizza) has closed. After 30+ years in this location, Versai Kitchen is closing its doors. We loved serving the local community and will cherish the memories made here in Yorba Linda. Versai will continue on as a catering business. More information about this service will be announced soon.

Barbara and I along with our children when they were little have been going to this restaurant almost since it first opened and was previously called Fitness Pizza. We had our very first Wine Flight at this venue when we didn't even know what a Wine Flight was.

Dinner at BJ's Restaurant & Brewhouse
Anaheim Hills, California
Linda, Barbara & Me
Sunday, January 5, 2025

Craft Brew Flight: BJ's Hopstorm® IPA (6.5% ABV 65 IBU), BJ's Jeremiah Red® (7.3% ABV 25 IBU),
BJ's Nutty Brewnette® (5.9% ABV 30 IBU) & Committed Double IPA (8.6% ABV 95 IBU).

Eric Marienthal Jazz Band At
Spaghettini, Seal Beach, California
Monday, January 6, 2025

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We brought one of our own premium bottles of wine from our OC Wine Mart Connoisseurs Club membership.
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I thought I recognized the bass guitar player in this band. It turns out it is Andre Berry who is also a member of the Jazz Junkies band that have performed at Marios and ProAbition in Riverside, California, and who we still see quite often at Arts Bar & Grill also in Riverside, California. In the left photo above you can see him playing in this band tonight. In the right photo above you can see him in a photo of the Jazz Junkies band members.

The Fitness Omelette At
Flappy Jacks, Anaheim, California
Wednesday, January 8, 2025

Stan of Citizen O'Kane At
The Fling Cocktail Lounge, Santa Ana, California
Wednesday, January 8, 2025

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Replacing The 12volt Battery In Our
2015 Tesla Model S P85DL At
The New Anaheim Hills Service Center
Friday, January 10, 2025

This is the customer waiting room. This location used to be the movie theater in Anaheim Hills.

Celebrating Linda Lopez Birthday At
Luna Rossa Italian Restaurant, The District, Tustin, California
Linda, Jason, Rumei & Dylan Lopez, Sherica & Brian Chuchua, Barbara & Stephen
Saturday, January 11, 2025

Above Left: Dessert, Above Right: I brought our own premium wine.
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Sonoramics Classic Rock & Blues Band At
The Fling Cocktail Lounge, Santa Ana, California
Linda Lopez, Barbara & Stephen
Saturday, January 11, 2025

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Weekly Wine Flight & Dinner At
The Twisted Vine, Fullerton, California Thursday, January 2, 2025

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Trailer Park Flamingos Country Rock Band At
The Fling Cocktail Lounge, Santa Ana, California
Dave Fruth & Me
Tuesday, January 15, 2025

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Area 15, Las Vegas, Nevada
Jodina & Nick's Wedding Venue
Friday, January 17, 2025

Above Right: Lunch with an IPA beer flight at Area 15.

The Mega Market At Area 15

The Portal At
Area 15, Las Vegas, Nevada
Jodina & Nick's Wedding Venue
Friday, January 17, 2025

Entrance and Wedding Ceremony Location at The Portal

Bar and sofas in venue.

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For Photos & Videos From Jodina & Nick's Wedding At
The Portal At Area 15, Las Vegas, Nevada
Saturday, January 18, 2025

Dinner After Wedding At
The Bootlegger Italian Bistro
Linda Lopez, Barbara & Stephen

2018 Castel Rothari Amarone della Valpolicella Classico Italian Wine

The Next Day, Sunday, January 19, 2024
Barbara & I Went To The Sphere
And Saw "Postcards From Earth"

The View From Our Room 15080 At
Treasure Island, Las Vegas: Trump Hotel