RAINBOWS & PARIS

SNAPSHOT

I was on an assignment for the local newspaper last week and I saw this image so I shot a couple of snaps really quick. I learned that I really have to clean my full frame camera.

On another assignment last week I had to get photos of two of the top players of the local university baseball team. In one case I chose to stand in front of the hitter but behind a protective cage. I stood a little to close to the cage and took a line drive off the lens hood on my camera. Got the shot and a small cut on my forehead. Lucky it wasn't a lot worse.

FULL MOON AT THE BAR

 

 STRANGE NIGHT

I knew the full moon brought out strange people but I had my fill on Staurday night.

First I had a deranged homeless guy who stood outside the door of my bar for two hours because I wouldn't let him in. At one point he was point a finger gun at me through the door. We called the cops and had him chased off. The cop said that he had seen him in the Jail 5 days before.

Second, and best, was the fact that at about 5am my two customers, both males in their forties, started to talk seriously about the parenting of Billy Ray Cyrus with his daughter...really, that's what they were talking about at a bar. During the time that these guys were talking I also found out that the louder of the two guys was actually the one who had brought the homeless guy to the bar earlier in the evening (on swing shift)  because he needed a beer and he didn't know the guy was delusional and homeless. I find that hard to believe....it took me about 5 seconds to realize this when the guy first came in the door and I told him to leave.

PARADISE?????

Had an "odd" moment today...a little disgusting also...I was out by the Alliante Hotel & Casino and had to let mother nature clean my colon. While I sat on the toilet taking care of business I was bored so I took out the "smart" phone and began to read the news of the world. Well in order to get to the news portion you have to pass the weather portion. It said that I was in "Paradise" and the temp was 82 degrees...who knew...the Alliante bathroom...the funny part is that when I got up and was done I looked at the weather again it had said that I was now in Las Vegas.....I guess I dropped Paradise in the crapper

MINT 400 OFF ROAD RACE

THE GREAT AMERICAN RACE

Just a few photos from the race i shot the other day for the local newspaper. It was a fun day...but damn dusty and windy

RECENT PHOTOS

SMITH CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS

Saw this sculpture in photos by another photographer and felt inclined to go shoot a few photos. The two bands are  the Sin City Sinners and Arena Tribute, both from Vegas.

 

LOCAL BANDS

I was on Fremont Street in Las Vegas shooting an assignment for the local paper and I decided to kill some time shooting a couple of local bands.

MINT 400 OFF ROAD RACE

I AM AN ASS

I AM ALSO AN UNCLE

My youngest brother's ex-girlfriend had his baby on Friday. He came back to my apartment today at about 6am and has been asleep on the couch since then. He woke up briefly at about 5pm when I got back home from working out and the movies (Casa de Mi Padre). We had the following short conversation.

Brother: You're an Uncle
Me: I heard
Brother: Oh you got the Email
Me: On Friday
Brother: It's a girl
Me: Cool
Brother: She has Down's Syndrome
Me: That Sucks

Brother went back to sleep.

I could have come up with a better response but I am still fuming over finding what appears to be not one, but two, drug use pipes in my living room while he was gone for 3 weeks, supposedly working out of town. I am honestly trying to figure out whether or not I am going to throw him out. Admittedly probably not the best time in his life for this to happen but He is a recovering meth addict and I don't need this shit in my house. Because when he gets short for money my shit will start disappearing again. I don't know what else I could have said. There is nothing I can do to make the situation better. I already told him a month ago that the kid is not to come in my apartment. Mostly because my dogs have never been around a baby and I don't know how they would react. I actually like kids. I just don't want to own any and I am not doing any babysitting. Did that once. For about 3 years. Convinced me I don't want my own kids. I believe in whippings and beatings to solve problems and I don't want to be put in that position.

UP TO DATE

BLLLAAAAHHHH!!!

I haven't felt much like working out as of late. I am feeling okay, just no motivation. Admittedly I do have dual hip flexor strains and my work/sleep schedule is constantly in a state of flux. But those are just excuses. I was going good for a while in January and February but totally lost it in the 2nd half of the month. I am going to try and go between photo shoots today. Even if it is just for a half hour or so. I am going to stay away from the elliptical for a couple of weeks as this is all I can figure that is causing the hip flexor problem.

RECENT PHOTOS

Hera are a few photos that I have shot recently. Some for the newspaper and some for myself. Some are low res because I just copied them from my facebook page as the original files were on my laptop and I am to lazy to go find them.

Santa in His Hoopdee - I shot this in front of my apartment. Some one set it up and I saw it while walking the dogs

 

 

 

 

This is what Fremont Street in Las Vegas has become--SAD, SAD, SAD

The opening act for Motley Crue at the Hard Rcok

 

 

Vince Neil - Motley Crue

Nikki & Mick - Motley Crue

Munky - Korn

Johnathan -Korn

My Car Family