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For the past thirteen years, I’ve entered some of my photos and constructed artworks into Historic Albany Foundation’s BUILT charitable auction. The proceeds from the auction helps preserve and restore historic buildings and structures in Albany, many of whom are in dire need of repair and rescue. Too many of them have fallen to neglect…

Here’s the thing with me. I’ll get involved in projects, I’ll go full-tilt on those projects, I’ll have fun with those projects … and then, for whatever reason, I’ll just stop. Full stop. Put all the uncompleted projects and their tools away and not look at them or think about them for a very long…

I have another drive-in speaker restoration project premiering today on YouTube. And in this one, the drive-in speaker looks reasonably decent at first appearance – but when I opened it up, the speaker was burned to bits, the internals were full of ash and cinders, and some of the screws were essentially fused into their…

The more I work on these drive-in speaker restoration projects (and the more YouTube videos I make from these restoration projects), the more fun I have with them. And this time, I went into the realm of color-changing paint. Let me explain. In 1998, Ford created a special hue called Mystic Chrome, a paint which…

When I get involved in a continuing art project … I have a lot of fun with it. Seriously. A LOT of fun. But that “lot of fun” also involves putting together new and unique ways to challenge myself on projects like this. Case in point. During the warm summer months, I can work outside…

These drive-in speaker restoration projects are becoming more and more fun. Case in point. A few weeks ago, I acquired an RCA drive-in speaker from an eBay seller. I was intrigued by the unit, especially because the back of the chassis had the words “DOES NOT WORK” scribbled on it. Okay, I like a challenge.…

Yep, I’m still on my “restoring drive-in speakers” kick. And this time, I took an old speaker that once hung on the poles at the Aspley Drive-In in Brisbane, Australia – yeah, JUST a little bit outside of where I live – and cleaned it up, restored the innards, and made it look great once…

I recently acquired a vintage drive-in speaker that once called the Westport Drive-In in Wichita, Kansas its home. Of course I did. And I know this because … Well … The chassis casting SAYS it came from the Westport Drive-In in Wichita, Kansas. See? Thankfully … the speaker’s internals were actually in very good condition.…

Okay, it’s official. I’m doing this, and I don’t feel like stopping. In fact, I really want to make more of these, and I’ve got at least four drive-in speakers – in various stages of restoration – going forward. Yes, I do. And as I restore them, this time I’m putting the drive-in speaker restoration…