I wish I had my digital camera, so I could throw up some pictures when I have nothing to say… like now…
Ok, one little thing… I went to the Chicago Westfest music festival last night with my friend Neil. The headliner was a band called the Redwalls who I thought were brilliant (they sound much […]

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Its 2:30am in Minneapolis. I’m in my van parked on a residential street, lying on the comfy bed I’ve made for myself in the back, and borrowing internet access from a neighbor. A short while ago I finished shooting in downtown St Paul, the older of the twin cities. I met several great guys at the show today - Jeb, Donald […]

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Driving back to the Bay Area from Seattle today brought back memories of an amazing hitchhiking trip that I took down the coast, from Seattle to San Diego, many years ago with my friend Gerry. Two guys hitchhiking is a recipe for not getting a lift, so we had to devise ways around this. One […]

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A severe storm alert has been announced by the Des Moines Police. Headed our way, in 30 minutes, is a 70 miles/hr hail storm. A large mass of scary looking black clouds are in the horizon, slowly marching toward us.  All the artists have closed down, and tied down as much as possible. I too have done […]

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Gregory Crewdson is one of the photographer/artists on my list of favorites. His images have been described as being like a demented Norman Rockwell - they blur the distinction between reality and fiction in a world of perfect chaos. He shoots mainly in suburban settings, frequently at night, and sets up elaborate productions, bringing in large […]

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Dave Chappelle was on my flight back home yesterday. He is a comic genius who seemed to suffer a breakdown at the peak of his career in 2005. In the middle of the third season of his fantastic and groundbreaking show, Chappelle’s Show on Comedy Central, he stunned his fans and the network by walking out, […]

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It’s nice to do a show close to home, like I am this week with the Union Street Art Festival. I’d better enjoy it while it lasts though, because starting next weekend, I have a show every week until September or October somewhere far, far from home. Last year I enjoyed a similarly insane schedule, […]

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This is an email I received from Earl Hamner. We should all be surrounded by great spirits such as his…
Dear X,
     I have read your entire blog and i am stunned by it.  I have always felt that if one were talented it might express itself in many different fields, and now I see I am right […]

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Its Monday morning, and its been a full weekend with no time to post. Friday night I hung out with one of my best friends, Steve Wagschal, in Bloomington, near Indianapolis. We grew up together and I see him and his family whenever I’m in Indy. Saturday night I went shooting alleys with Dave Evans, […]

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I have many, many alley images sitting patiently for their turn. I came across this Seattle, WA picture (below) on my laptop yesterday. Most of the images are not even scanned yet (from the original negatives) - I have a backlog of maybe 25-30 shots.
I did this shot in July of last year in Seattle […]

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