Liz and I drove out to Little Rock from Atlanta for the 2004 Songham World Tae Kwon Do Championships. I didn't see all that many people from around the world, but we did go sightseeing around the city on Saturday before Liz had to compete on Sunday. Little Rock, AR June 18-20, 2004 | |||||
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Sign on the bridge from Memphis to Arkansas |
Our arrival in to Little Rock |
The river downtown separates Little Rock from North Little Rock |
After missing opening cermemonies, Liz and I went to a downtown pub |
....where we played darts |
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Liz beat me twice! I'm still trying to figure out how she did it |
Liz both thinks and parks outside the box :-) |
An Arkansas senior out re-living his youth! |
A view of downtown Little Rock |
"They say the traffic lights are bright, on Broadway..." |
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An auditorium that we passed during our travels |
The old mill, a replica built for and used in Gone With The Wind |
The old mill |
View of the old mill from the plasti-crete bridge |
Me, on the plasti-crete bridge over a shallow pond |
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Driving around in North Little Rock |
A comic store! I made Liz pull over and we went inside |
Arkansas Arts Center |
Other visitors lounging around at the Arts Center |
"Just Pretending" - A sculpture in the lobby of the Arkansas Arts Center |
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Here's a piece i'd love to have in my living room :-) |
Liz in the lobby, deciding which exhibit that we'll see first |
Catfish City where we had lunch. Fairly overpriced and close to Razorback campus. |
The Arkansas state capitol |
Old army jeep in the military history museum |
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Liz outside the Arkansas History Museum |
Liz inside the Arkansas History Museum |
The old Arkansas state capitol |
Prince Albert. In a can. |
Me, a mover, shaker, and very comfortable in my position of power |
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Me and my whiskey-swiggin pal, Zeke |
A more realistic (but obviously fake) representation of Zeke and I |
The movie theater where Liz and I watched Shrek 2 |
Hey, a Krispy Kreme bakery! Just like in Atlanta! |
A blatant case of hyperbolic marketing in downtown |
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Like Ryu, Liz wanders the streets in search of worthy opponents |
...And then she finds the |
Warm ups and stretching in ring 4 |
An unruly bunch! This motley crew of warriors from around the world. |
Hey look! The judges are still wearing their pajamas! Ha-ha! |
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Hmm, Liz is dressed like Ryu, but has a ponytail like Ken. Interesting... |
![]() Liz's weapons form with dual nun-chuks! (Divx), 2.4MB) |
Liz suits up and prepares for her sparring match |
A FIGHT! Whatever will be the outcome of this perilous ordeal? |
Victory! The stuff of Warriors' dreams |
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Liz's ring bows before the start of competition |
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