The Boots Boys in Australia

Happy Birthday…

Date: April 22nd, 2004 | 5 comments

…you auld bugger!
Today is Nick O’Neill’s birthday. Hopefully he’ll be pouring back a few (or several) cold Bintangs over there in Bali.
I’ll be sure to pour back a few comparable brews in your honour, mat [read more]

Clash of Cultures

Date: February 12th, 2004 | 2 comments

What do you get when you have an Aussie wearing a kilt, topped with a sombrero, attending an Italian-Irish/Lithuanian wedding with an open bar in Chicago?
This is what you get…an El McAussie!
Thanks to Freesia for rem [read more]

Water-skiing on the Brisbane River

Date: January 25th, 2004 | 3 comments

Seeing as though it was Sean’s last day in Oz, we weren’t about to sit on our bums and just watch the cricket. Shaking off the couple of beers at the R.E. and Regatta pubs the night before, we kicked our arses at a RPM class at the gym, before coming back to the office [read more]

24

Date: January 24th, 2004 | 3 comments

This summer’s hottest new show follows Sean Keener in his last 24 hours in Australia. Can our hero complete his mission before time runs out?
Will he suffer withdrawals of a winter without cricket?
Will he survive the fearsome Aussie wildlife?
Will he be able to smuggle enough Vegemite (for Nick) and Tim-Tam’s into his carry-on to get [read more]

BootsnAll Meeting in Brisbane

Date: January 18th, 2004 | 4 comments

It was long overdue, but we finally had a BootsnAll Brisbane meeting that was planned more than a day in advance. As a result, we got a good turn out and it was a great night.
Even the heavy rain of the last few days did not deter folks from wandering down (most came after work [read more]

BootsnAll Founder turns 30

Date: February 20th, 2004 | 13 comments

BRISBANE, Australia: BootsnAll Founder, Chris J. Heidrich turns 30 today.

I wish you a happy, healthy, and prosperous 30 more years Chris. joe e shared some words of wisdon with me when I turned 30, that I will in turn, share with you.
“Make sure you use your weiner, once you turn 50…it falls off.”
Peace [read more]

My Thai Restaurant and Original BootBoy

Date: January 26th, 2004 | 6 comments

After the excitement of water-skiing, it was back to the house to clean up and get ready for a quiet night out of dinner, a few drinks and some pool at an Irish pub in the Valley called Dooley’s. A quiet night because we had to be up at 4am (for Sean, I wasn’t gettin’ [read more]

Final SEKeener Post from Oz

Date: January 24th, 2004 | 5 comments

In the next 5 days, I will spend about 40 hours on airplanes as I make my way back to Portland, Oregon from Brisbane Australia. Not looking forward to all this flying, and a bit sad that the trip is over, but also ready to tackle some new challenges….

Chris and I just returned from [read more]

Recap of Birthday and other stuff

Date: January 22nd, 2004 | 11 comments

Chris and I have been busy at work these past few weeks believe it or not. That is why our blogging has been a bit light. Many folks have said it before, but I’ll say it again. The busier I am, the less I blog. And Vice Versa.
My trip to Australia [read more]

BootsnAll Brisbane gathering

Date: January 14th, 2004 | 6 comments

We’re a bit better organized this time. We are planning a litte BootsnAll get-together this Thursday, January 15th in the city. No need to RSVP, just show up if you can make it.
We’re going to kick things off at the Palace Backpackers pub, the Down Under bar, at 6-6:30pm. If you’re in town after work [read more]