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The Scenic Route

Aspen to S.F. on the road less traveled has some perks. Despite the $4.00 a gallon for gas----it's a spectacular ride. Lake Tahoe is by far the best stop along the way. This is the famous Emerald Bay. The water was super chill.

Yesterday

Even in Tahoe we can't avoid a tribute band. Yesterday --the fake Beatles even have a left-handed Paul.

Drive my Car

The Beatles were staying in a nearby Motel.

Google World

Google was showing off all their power tools at the 2nd Annual Google I/O. The content was a little over our head---but we're in the ball-game. Don't under-estimate the "K.I.S.S. Method" employed by AspenSpin.com.

Google Lounge

Take a seat, shoot some pool---catch up on some code. The most popular areas were the ones next to the many power outlets. "You can process only so much on battery power" shared one plugged in attendee.

I wanna bigger burger.

Judith and Stefan de Hoog took a trans-Atlantic flight from Holland to attend Google I/O. They went BIG at the burger bar and "pimped out" their ground beef.

Father and Son team.

Developer Robert Howe, 15, brought his dad Carl, analyst from The Yankee Group from Boston for the Google I/O.

The face of Google

Marissa Mayer, a top exec at Goggle is smooth and smart. "She's kind of like a model" said one techie. Yes, she's very attractive ---and she's a "rock star" in the Silicon Valley, a Stanford Grad---and an expert in artificial inteligence. We haven't even checked the 10-K to see how many shares she owns, but we like her---a lot. Marissa--if you read this--contact us ASAP at AspenSpin@gmail.com .

Shindig

Maxwell Newbould from My Space talked about Open Social Containers and their applications. Did we understand his rap---no. Are we going to monetize---hopefully.

Nerds gone wild

Google likes to keep their people all jacked up on penny candy. You name it--- it was offered at the all-u-can-eat bulk candy bar.

Networking

All the way from Seattle, Kelly Jensen from Marchex networked with Googlites Debbie Leight and Fred Chung. Jason Taylor from Cobalt supervised the process.

Input / Output

Going down---Code.Jam 2008. Going up---lunch. Decisons, decisions. We've got a lot to learn, and a short time to get there.

Back in Aspen

Back at the ranch --talented lens-woman Dina Bloom documented Synergy Yoga in Paepke Park. See more of her pix at dinabloomphoto.com

The circle is strong.

Synergy Yoga had everyone working in unison. Dina Bloom of dinabloomphoto.com makes it come to life.

Get Wet

Jordan Curet stayed high-side and dry to grab this image riding the river near Moab. Find her work at sportsshooter.com/jcuret .

Stix 'n' Nixx

Edgar Winter's drummer David Goodstein and rock-hottie Nikki Ferrari heading to the gig. This celebrity photo contributed by the gang at EatASPEN.com .

They only come out at night.

The EatASPEN crew, fueled by Gin and Tonics rolled with the Elks to see Albino rock legend Edgar Winter. His seminal early 70's jams still sound fresh and raw more than 35 years later. EatAspen.com has all the goods on the fresh eats in Aspen.