Sunday, August 26, 2007

Anomalous Boonville, #1

A·nom·a·lous
1.deviating from or inconsistent with the common order, form, or rule. irregular; abnormal.



Brad Wooldridge, adult-tricycle race, WJs, Boonville, Missouri

Brad Wooldridge (don't you love the megaphone!) is an extraordinary and anomalous Boonvillian.

Brad, his sister, his uncle and as of September, his cousin, make up half of the town's local Lawyers; Brad's Grandfather started the tradition in Boonville in the 30s and Paul, Brad's dad, followed in his footsteps, and so on. Brad and his sister are third-generation Boonvillian Lawyers; All-in-all there have been (or will be) six Boonville lawyers named Wooldridge.

It doesn't stop there though. About 15 miles away from Boonville, Missouri there is a town named Wooldridge, population 47. Wooldridge is named for Hercules Wooldridge I, Brad's Great-Great Grandfather. This story not only deserves its own blog-post, it may just be the subject of my next photographic project. One thing at a time, Tim. Settle down!

Brad Wooldridge also co-owns and operates an outstanding bar and restaurant here in town, WJ's (named for another Uncle). Last Saturday night was their monthly backyard-bash, appropriately named BOOZAPALOOZA! Now that is a great name. Especially when it's coming from a twenty-nine year old lawyer, bartender, entrepreneur, heir to an entire town and all around classy guy.



Above photo: Ilene was just drunk enough to forget that there was a photographer in town who is posting stupidly-awesome photos on his blog. See me in the pizza-eating contest HERE. I'm not passing up FREE food! Unfortunately, I left before the frozen-t-shirt contest, too bad.

BOOZAPALOOZA '07!

Thanks for all your help with the project, Brad! I will surely miss you and WJ's fine-dining experience; And of course, I will miss your fantastic staff, especially Katie, Joel (co-owner and fantastic chef), Trista, that other girl and I'll even miss Dan.

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