Trip Stats

So here are the grand totals:

Travel

I spent 23 hours and 52 minutes on 9 flights and covered 8565 miles in that time for an average speed of around 360 miles per hour.

I visited 10 cities (Long Beach, Seattle, San Francisco, Oakland, Chicago, Boston, Baltimore, Washington DC, New York City and Brooklyn) and marked 13 pillows with pomade. I caught up with countless friends and made a number of new ones along the way.

Photography

I took 5800 photos for an average of 187 photos a day. 2165 of those come from the 2 burlesque shows I had the pleasure of shooting.

Camera breakdown:

  • Canon PowerShot G10: 611
  • Sony Alpha 700: 4782
  • iPhone 3GS: 316

I got a lot more out of my iPhone than the numbers would indicate. I enjoyed shooting little things along the way and the iPhone was always the camera on hand. I didn’t enjoy the G10 as much. It was good for in the plane shots and self portraits, but I didn’t get much out of it otherwise.

City Breakdown:

  • Long Beach: 195
  • Seattle: 539
  • San Francisco: 1755 (918 at Hubba Hubba Revue)
  • Chicago: 834
  • Boston: 241
  • Baltimore: 96
  • Washington DC: 255
  • New York: 1885 (1262 at NY Burlesque Fest)

Next step is going through all my photos and publishing the best. I’ll also be telling tales from the adventure as I remember them. I had a great time and couldn’t have done it without help from my friends, family and sponsors, both here and around the country. Thanks everyone!

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Nathan Black, October 18th 2009 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
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SFO Tattoo done!

SFO

SFO tattoo done! The good people at Idle Hands took care of me. Jason knocked this beauty out quick and clean.

With shop minimums being what they are, the tattoos are going to end up costing me as much as my AYCJ ticket. Such is the cost of quality tattooing. This trip will last a month, the tattoos will last quite a bit longer than that.

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Nathan Black, September 17th 2009 | Tags: , , ,
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Tourist and a Traveler

Tourist

I try and live by the idea of being a traveler and not a tourist, but sometimes you have to hit the cool spots. Like this scenic overlook of San Francisco. Of course I was running around with my friend Turbo in his souped up 1974 matte black BMW 2002:

BMW

We tore up the town, had coffee at Cafe Trieste, I bought a copy of the scroll version of On the Road from City Lights Bookstore and spent a bit of time hanging out in the alley named after Jack Kerouac.

Kerouac

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Nathan Black, September 16th 2009 | Tags: , , , , ,
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Flight Log 3 – SEA to SFO

Picking up chicks

SEA to LGB

Leg 1

SEA to LGB
2 hours 35 minutes
964 miles
Seat 6F

Sitting next to a woman and a lady that just got back from an Alaskan cruise. I got some amazing headphones on the last leg of the trip. The downside to them is that they are huge and send a signal that I don’t want to be talked to.

LGB to SFO

Leg 2

LGB to SFO
1 hour 23 minutes
353 miles
Seat 17A

After a few hours in Long Beach and lunch at The Pike I got back to the terminal and the flight was delayed an hour. Killed some time in the airport by shooting some real frequent flyers. You can see the whole set on flickr. The birds apparently just live there off the scraps and crumbs the jetters leave behind.

I just have to take a moment and give a shout out to an awesome JetBlue employee. Pam was super sweet and gave me her #aycj pin. Now I can be spotted on the road that much easier. Thanks Pam!

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Nathan Black, September 14th 2009 | Tags: , , , , , ,
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T-7 Days Makes One Week

My first flight leaves Austin exactly a week from today!

Nathan Black - 30 Days in the Air

My room mate and painter-about-town Michael Schliefke just finished designing business cards for the project. I’ve got them on order and hopefully they will get here before I leave. Wish me luck

I am getting really stoked about the whole trip. Added to the trip plans are burlesque shows in San Francisco (the Hubba Hubba Review) and New York City (the New York Burlesque Festival). Can’t beat that shimmy shake. Especially when my pal Sparkly Devil is going to be shakin’ it in events!

To tide you over, check out some of my shots from Murder and the Art of Dance, a recent burlesque show here in Austin. Click on the photos to see the whole set!

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Nathan Black, September 1st 2009 | Tags: , , , ,
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The itinerary is mostly done

The ItineraryWhoop!

Looks great guys. I’ve got the itinerary nailed. Got the flights booked. A very nice lady named Sharon helped me out over the phone. Everyone at JetBlue has been really awesome and excited about people travelling. Sharon said that most of the people she has helped book have been consumer fliers like myself instead of business folk. I can’t wait to meet fellow fliers in the air. Should be a great trip.

Here is the itinerary as it currently stands:

Sept 8 – 9 Long Beach, CA
Sept 9 – 13 Seattle, WA
Sept 13 – 19 San Francisco, CA
Sept 19 – 23 Chicago, IL
Sept 23 – 27 Boston, MA
Sept 27 – Oct 2 Baltimore & DC
Oct 2 – 8 New York City, NY
Oct 8 – ? Austin, TX

I haven’t quite nailed down the Baltimore and DC sections of the flight plan, but everything esle I’ve got dialed in. Can’t wait to see everyone!

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Nathan Black, August 19th 2009 | Tags: , , , , , , , ,
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