AlphabetSoup

I am a Safari users.

I have tried to use FireFox as my default browser, and because of the plug-in architecture, I open it from time to time to use the developer plug-ins. By my biggest problem with Firefox is that when I need to use it, I have to wait for everything to update, and there seems to be updates every time I launch the application.

Late last week, Google Chrome released a Mac version that supports extension. With Chrome being on the same WebKit platform that Safari uses, I am going to give it a whirl.

My first browser action this morning was to enable Chrome as my default browser, and my plan is to run it through my paces, and see how it stands up.

Let the games begin.

On Saturday, July 18 we played at the Home Depot Center in Carson, CA (Los Angeles).

Here is a panorama of the stadium just before doors opened.

I got a chance to see my sister, Alyssa, on the leg of the trip. It has been a couple of years since I had last seen her.

– Post From My iPhone

Here are the dates I will be on tour:

7/14/09: Wheatland (Sacramento), CA
7/16/09: San Diego (Chula Vista), CA
7/18/09: Long Beach (Carson), CA
7/19/09: Los Angeles (Irvine), CA
7/21/09: Dallas, TX
7/22/09: Houston (The Woodlands), TX
7/24/09: St. Louis (Maryland Heights), MO
7/25/09: Chicago (East Troy), WI
7/30/09: Toronto, ON
8/01/09: Montreal, QC
8/02/09: Jersey City, NJ
8/03/09: Boston (Mansfield), MA
8/06/09: Raleigh, NC
8/07/09: Charlotte, NC
8/09/09: Tampa, FL

It is officially, official.

This summer, I get another opportunity to travel the grand U-S-of-A, with the british rock band called Coldplay.

This will be my third stint with the band, and as Meghan has simply stated, the last time (thanks to the impending arrival of Baby Andrikanich).

I will be doing the same job as I had in the past, assistant Merchandise Manager – basically, I do what I am told.

Basically, we manage a rolling warehouse of merchandise inventory as we roll in and out of venues across the country.

It is a lot of hard work, some of it even physical work, well, most of it actually. But it is a great experience, and I have met some great people over the years who are interesting and fun to travel with.

From the tour buses, to the nice hotels, to the back stage dressing rooms, and the inside of tractor-trailer stuffed to the gills with Coldplay merchandise, it is quite an experience.

So from July 13 through Aug 11, I will be working at Coldplay concert near you.

And during that time, I hope to have the chance to take lots of pictures, videos, and stories (at least the ones I can share).

So check back starting next week, and I hope you can get a little insight into what goes on behind the scenes of a big rock show.

If you want to get in touch, shoot me an email: chris@andrikanich.com, or an AOL IM: candrikanich; or via twitter @alphabet.

So it begins.

My third annual trip to the Phoenix area for baseball, beers, and brats.

Eric and I started this little tradition three years ago. We usually average 4 games in 4-5 days.

Since we started this, the Indians have moved from Florida to Phoenix, and have plans to add the Cincinnati Reds to their complex in 2010.

Eric is from Cincinnati.

Reds or Indians everyday. One park. 2010 will be fun.

We expect to have visited every Phoenix area stadium at the end of this trip, and that includes a trip to Tucson.

More updates to come.

Play Ball!