Greetings 2010

Sunday, January 18, 2009

Workfare at the Czar Bar

Last fall I posted some images I took at a Workfare Benefit at the Record Bar. Workfare Incorporated is a non-profit organization my father is trying to get off the ground to provide socially useful jobs that will combat the growing unemployment crisis in the United States. The most recent Workfare Benefits are part of a New Era's Eve celebration...7 concerts in 7 nights leading up to the inauguration. I dropped by Wednesday night at the Czar Bar to help out and take some pics. My favorite images from the evening...

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Czar Bar is in what used to be a bank. The vault...

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First up was the Winston Apple Group.
Lowell Primer warming up...

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Winston Apple...

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Next up was Tony Ladesich...

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LOVE this one...

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And finally the Slow Bros...
Jake Blanton...

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Andrew Connor...

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A very enjoyable night with many talented artists. :-)

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Thursday, January 15, 2009

City Market

Last weekend, my friend Christie managed to acquire the much coveted and highly elusive Canon 5D Mark II. (I'm quite jealous!) Perfect timing for another photo safari. So we had lunch at Bo Ling's (YUM!) and then explored the City Market area, shooting up a storm. Some of my favorite images from the day...

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Sweet... ;-)

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We think it's funny to shoot each other shooting. Not sure why, but it is fun. ;-)

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I worked really hard at capturing the steam here. The wind kept changing directions! ha

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This sticker amused me... :-P

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This handsome gentleman thought I should take his picture... ;-)

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There were a bunch of mirrors outside of Dutch Flowers. I had the greatest time with them! A couple of goofy photographers... ;-)

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My favorite was this mirror with a crack in it...

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Dutch Flowers was so cool...it was like an explosion of colors, patterns, and textures!

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One more stop at the mirrors on the way out. ;-)

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LOVE this mural!

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:-P

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Possibly my FAV shot...

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Good times! :-)

Wednesday, January 14, 2009

Two's Company

Evey LOVES taking baths. If you say, "Evey, do you want to take a bath?" she will drop whatever she is doing and head straight to the bathroom. She gets into the closet and pulls out bath toys, then throws them in the tub. Getting Evey out of the bathtub isn't as easy. She usually shakes her head, says "noooo" and tries to evade my grip. Quite the little fish.

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What could be better than a bath? Apparently a bath with your favorite person in the whole wide world. In Evey's case, her very entertaining brother, Maddox.

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Sometimes I am just baffled. For example...

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Why would you do that? What would possess someone to squeeze a face between two toys? I asked Maddox, all I got was a shrug and an "I don't know." Luckily Evey didn't seem bothered by it.

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Evey copies just about everything Maddox does. Maddox was driving a jet ski around the bathtub and making engine noises. So Evey started driving her scuba frog around making the exact same engine noises. :-)

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The funniest thing was that Evey started grabbing Maddox's arm to get his attention. He would swat/splash at her in response, and then she would laugh hysterically.

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Well there is a quick little kiddo post for the family. :-)