This Machine Destroys Borders

4 bands on a Sunday night? What in the hell are people thinking? Sitting through a 4-band bill on a weekend night usually requires arriving late and missing the opener or standing outside smoking cigars for a good chunk of the night, likely both … And still leaving early. Grumpy old guy at the rockshow?…

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Not Much Lately

I haven’t been shooting too much lately. I was scheduled to shoot the Jon Bunch memorial show last month in Santa Ana, in fact, I was asked to be one of the official photographers, and to have some of my images used in a documentary being made about that show … Unfortunately, I got sick…

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sometimes I really hate RED

I got to see 2 great bands on Thursday night (6/19) at Alex’s Bar in Long Beach. The Widows and Octagrape, both from San Diego. Weekday rock shows are always difficult. After a day’s work you need to rally to go out that night. Personally, I depend on Red Bull. So, I got home from…

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Beth Short aka The Black Dahlia

Last weekend I went on a bus tour tracing the final days of Elizabeth Short … as known as “The Black Dahlia.” If you have an interest in true crime in general, in the Black Dahlia case specifically or the unsavory history of downtown Los Angeles itself, I highly recommend this tour and its producers…

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out of shear laziness

i bring my camera with me everyday, everywhere I go. Usually I bring the Olympus E-P3 because its small and convenient and still takes great pictures. Lately, even though I have my E-P3, I’ve been leaving it in the bag and just bringing my iPhone. When I say “bringing” I mostly mean on dog walks…

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i really hate bourbon street, but i love NOLA!

we just got back from a super fun trip to new orleans, la (NOLA). i’d been there 3 times prior and knew what to expect with bourbon street (for those who have not been to NOLA but have been to Tijuana – picture a cross between Revolucion in Tijuana with down town Las Vegas –…

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