Ah, the days of college radio. Playing imported records from all over the world. Fun times. And one of the artists I played on college radio, way back in the day, was the power-rock group Midnight Oil. You know them. At least you know their one hit, “Beds are Burning,” right? Yeah, the song where…
Read MoreWell, ArtBeat Studios did NOT disappoint…
Background. A couple of weeks ago, I blogged about using ArtBeat Studios, the company that produces my metallic and acrylic prints, to create a special print for an upcoming art show or auction. Due to various factors this year, I haven’t been as active with my cameras, but I did get an awesome shot of…
Read MoreWhy am I not nervous this time?
I don’t like hospitals. And I hate medical procedures. My last memories of loved ones are in hospitals. And every time I go under the anesthesia, I worry if this might be the time when I go from St. Peter’s to Saint Peter. So why, in the name of all that’s holy, am I not…
Read MoreCan 2020 get any worse? You gotta be jokin’ me!
This has been a tormented year. Wildfires. COVID-19. Kobe Bryant dead. Chadwick Boseman dead. Can it get any worse?? Well, apparently, last night, it did. During this pandemic, I have allowed myself very few pleasures, and one of them is the enjoyment of professional wrestling. And the squad that catches my attention more often than…
Read MoreHow to Pop-Start a Honda
I had plenty of chores for yesterday … a big bag of soda bottles to drop off at the humane society (they get 8 cents/bottle don’tcha know), pick up some chicken breasts at Primal, all that stuff. So as I’m driving out of my neighborhood, I happened to spot a young man who was trying…
Read MoreKristallnacht in Portland
I’m just going to leave these here. Driving through crowds and macing out of vehicles at SW 4th and Washington. pic.twitter.com/dCNJxYlkYn — Cory Elia (@TheRealCoryElia) August 30, 2020 Clashes. Trump people unload paintballs and pepper spray. They shot me too. pic.twitter.com/PwU5pZMLnV — Mike Baker (@ByMikeBaker) August 30, 2020 A counter protestors named Tony bartell films…
Read MoreWhat’s Up in the Neighborhood, August 29 2020
Hi there, you wonderful blog reader you. Today is Saturday, for sure, and with that in mind, it’s time once again for another Saturday recap of the great bloggers, photographers, writers and YouTubers that populate my personal blogroll. So what appears this week? You want to find out, don’t you? Of COURSE you do! BLOGS…
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I almost pulled a Photo Regionals “audible.”
Well, it was delayed because of COVID-19, but the 42nd annual Photo Regionals will actually take place this fall. In fact, tomorrow I drop off my three entries at Albany Center Gallery. All submissions will be shown in a salon setting, then the best of the best will be selected for the regular Photo Regionals…
Read MoreWe don’t need sports right now. We need an understanding.
Another black man shot by police, this time, in Kenosha, Wisconsin. Jacob Blake. Seven times in the back. The officer who shot him, Rusten Sheskey, grabbed him by the shirt, pointed a service revolver into Blake’s back, and fired seven times. Blake’s spinal cord was destroyed. He will never walk again. This is the shooting…
Read MoreThere’s a lot of mashups that haven’t been done … but just you wait … just you wa-a-a-a-a-ait…
When you have a cultural phenomenon like the Broadway musical Hamilton, it’s going to touch every aspect out there. People will make jokes that encompass the lyrics, maybe even hum a little “You’ll Be Back” from one of King George III’s solos, that kind of thing. So today, I was puttering around YouTube and, yes…
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