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assume the position.

2009-07-02T11:30:03Z

independence. what a concept. to steal something from the clash and make it my own... This is a public service announcement with camera. no big treatise from me about independence or the ol' US of A. i truly believe we are a great country with a great deal still to do, to learn, to see through. we are too dependent on oil, religion, war and money to be all that we could be. it's funny all of our woes are tenets of, politically, what i despise in the right. probably no coincidence. if i have one single, simple request as we celebrate our independence it's that we all try and get a little smarter, it will lead us in the better direction if we just get the information we need to make good decisions. so this 4th, leave fear behind 'merica, assume the position, upright and ready with your brain as your newest, best weapon. outstanding in the field. Fujipet EE. Ilford HP5+.

it's in the air.

2009-06-29T15:03:08Z

ixnay on the eathday will ya celebrities?! if you are like me, and i know i am, you are growing weary of the daily death dirge being played out online, offline and in line no matter where you may be. we had a discussion at work just now regarding who could die today that would upstage the MJ media feeding frenzy? i personally believe he just might be the perfect storm of celebrity deaths. he was a musical icon at one point who eventually became a behavioral health icon as his face continued to morph into the living version of the cartoon characterization of peter pan. through in child molestation charges, sperm donors, drug addiction, chimps, masks, lawsuits and jesus juice and well, he's hard to top...i'd say the sudden death of tom cruise might come close for the global appeal and mix of rumored sexuality issues, scientology and couch jumping...how about you, you got anybody...oh, and obama doesn't count, that is a given...the only good thing about the present climate of constant news is the cycle upchucks on itself daily so at any moment it could be a world coup or republican wife beating that takes over the headlines...we shall see, as always, it's still up in the air. weeeeee. Lomo LC-A. x-pro'd. Kodak Ektrachrome 100...outdated and underrated.

morning mist moves me.

2009-06-26T12:05:37Z

cool morning mist, who can't get behind that? the foggy hides the roughness of land and landscape, things mundane are moved to striking elegance. living somewhere always foggy could change my perspective on life a bit i'm guessing, some crap just needs a good layer of fog to mask its ugliness and make you view it in a different light... foggy+morning+warm-up. Nikon FE2. Fujicolor 400.

with summer comes a lightness of being.

2009-06-23T13:16:07Z

oh, the first to go is the long pants, then the shoes and definitely the socks, ultimately the hair may fall to the floor and with that arrives a change in identity maybe, or maybe a return to the past with an eye towards the future. summer, summer, summer time...even if the living ain't that easy. Lomo LC-A. Kodak, TMax 400.

light breathes heavy.

2009-06-22T14:06:03Z

momentary lapse in content if not in clicks. but back, mit ohne saddle to beat the cliche'. so short time no see, hope all is well, did you even miss me? i noticed that the world didn't stop revolving without me, hell it seems it might have even sped up a notch...these wrinkles in my face say so anyway. rooster+boy #2+bokeh. Holga. Ilford hp5+/

roads revisited.

2009-06-11T15:07:20Z

i think i read once where paul mccartney talked about going back to original beatles songs and playing them differently, maybe even improving them under the guise of the songs always being living things. i'm more of a stones guy, but i get what sir paul is saying. i do that photographically sometimes, using different cameras or films or changing seasons or light sources etc while shooting the same subjects. i think i have photographed this same Shell sign with polaroid, holga, lomo and the blackbird fly. it never fails to speak something about being on the road. here's to being on the road. shell sign. Blackbird Fly!. Fujicolor 400. oh yeah, the photoblog awards is happening...click to lather.

keeping your edge is harder than it looks.

2009-06-09T10:18:28Z

man, i have to tell you i've been in a 'thought lull' of late. i guess i'm suffering the post-first 100 days dulldrums with obama in the hizzy, the GOP buffooning, the flat economy i'm having trouble getting thought-ivated to post tirades, grumbles and general hate/discontent. have i lost my edge? what will become of this blog with nothing to bitch about? yeah, i know, there's still plenty to bitch about in the world but i just ain't feeling it. talking about limbaugh, i think i did that about 1991 when 'rush needs a bullet' was on blood red vinyl at Cut Corner records. the sotomayor debate is no debate at all, she's in, and rightfully so. since when did white males care so much about racism? the murder of physician George Tiller is disconcerting and i have to admit i quickly grew annoyed at the media referring to him as an abortionist and idiot murderer as pro-life crusader. let's call the anti-choice radicals what they are, american terrorists. and let's do our duty and place the blame where it truly lies, on the hate-fueled rhetoric spun by the movement through the channels of FoxNews and talk radio and the church-ification of the U.S. this isn't merely the act of an extremist as the pro-lifers would like you to buy, it is part of a clearly-established pattern of harassment, intimidation and violence against abortion providers and pro-choice individuals. the consistent message on the airwaves and in letters to the editor has always been to routinely refer to abortion as 'murder', a 'genocide' and a 'holocaust.' look, you don't like the choice of abortion, don't choose one -- but stop asking the civilized world to outlaw the right to a medical procedure performed by a medical professional. gm, chrysler and auto bailouts...do it, shut up about it and in the process, ditch any use of Bob Seger, John Mellencamp or Toby Keith in any commercials going forward...that might help revitalize the brand if we stop 'acting' like we're the 'best' and just try 'being' better. okay, maybe if i think about it, i can still get motivated to say a li'l something about something... watch the magic. Nikon FE2. Kodak TMax100.

it just flapped in the breeze. missing.

2009-06-04T09:20:20Z

a light pole, a stiff breeze, a cheap piece of 8.5X11 copy paper with an image, some words, a number, the tape giving up because of weather and sun, it just flaps back and forth...missing. flyer on a pole. Holgaroid. Polaroid Type 84.

hair today.

2009-06-02T10:28:16Z

i read where they found the Clonycavan Man, a 2000-year-old man found near Dublin, Ireland, preserved in a sphagnum bog. he was found to be wearing a Mohawk, held together with plant oil and pine resin. the mohawk, the mohican, the mowie, the moonhawk. it's funny this little haircut which in the early 80s definitely meant, 'punk rock and anarchy' and all that good stuff is a sort of mainstay of youth soccer in the u.s. i guess it was brought on by the early adopters of Euro soccer and the Beckham who had a mohawk before going fauxhawk. it's weird to show up at a big soccer tournament and see all the once symbolic rooster comb being sported by 8-year-old momma's babies. this past weekend there was one team that most all of the kids had the full-on, shaved head, spiked comb, dyed-red variants of the hair style...and the nasty attitude along with it. there was a slight intimidation to the uniform look of this particular squad and they backed it up by ultimately having their parents pitched from the pitch by the refs and the coaches fined for just an all-around dirty style of play...but that is a stand-out incident, i think most of the kid's wearing mohawks to soccer games and just having a good time at the expense of their follicles. me, i'm just jealous that they have hair at all. mohawkular kid. Holga. Kodak Tri-X-outdated by a decade.

when mano cornuta just works.

2009-06-01T10:46:19Z

the mano cornuta, the horned hand sign. familiar to all metal fans, longhorn fans, elvis fans, edge fans, baseball fans signaling two outs and those from the Mediterranean countries wishing to fling a vulgur gesture. to kids, it's just a 'cool' hand thing, usually followed by the gratuitous 'tongue out' ala Gene Simmons...here it is used very early in the morning to say 'stop taking my photo in front of this airplane thing, i'm puffy.' too early, WPAFB. Nikon FE2. Kodak Tri-X.