{"id":64,"date":"2003-10-28T10:14:59","date_gmt":"2003-10-28T15:14:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vmalt\/?p=64"},"modified":"2005-12-04T10:59:19","modified_gmt":"2005-12-04T15:59:19","slug":"saltier-lake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/saltier-lake","title":{"rendered":"Saltier Lake"},"content":{"rendered":"

Went out last night to a hospitality event thrown by one of our advertisers. We went to the Olympic Oval, a training facility for the 2002 skaters. We went curling and shooting hockey pucks. Pictures to come, unfortunately.<\/p>\n

Many thanks to Ian for turning me on to Gorillaz and Thievery Corporation! I have discovered many new beats during this trip! Let’s all hope that Ian and his True Love, who live in San Diego, remain safe from the fires.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Went out last night to a hospitality event thrown by one of our advertisers. We went to the Olympic Oval, a training facility for the 2002 skaters. We went curling and shooting hockey pucks. Pictures to come, unfortunately. Many thanks to Ian for turning me on to Gorillaz and Thievery Corporation! I have discovered many … <\/p>\n

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