HEY YOU, YOU’RE LIVIN’ LIFE FULL THROTTLE

Some older photos from earlier this summer. Arjen and Bas flew in from Holland into Atlanta. A Beck 904 replica and a road trip to San Francisco were awaiting them. They treated the car like an SUV and managed to fit places like Mt Rushmore, Yellowstone, Grand Tetons and the Bonneville Salt Flats before we met up with them for dinner in Lafayette, CA. Great guys who totally live life full throttle!

BTW, post title from one of the best bands to rise out of Seattle.

Arjen and his son

BasJohn ThorntonJohn Goriup’s mean machine bathing in the sunset

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SO YOU CAN SHINE DIVINE

Imagine the attached three pics as the opening credits to a movie – fade in – hold three seconds – fade out.

They are the stars to my book. Specifically casted for their incredible talents. Some are gifted word smiths. Some are phenomenal image makers. Some are outrageous car builders. A few are all three.  All of them will shine divine in my book.

Thank you gentlemen for agreeing to be part of it.

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I’VE NEVER SEEN YOU WHEN YOU’RE SMILING

Whew! Got busy with a substantial freelance project and just now able to catch my breath and relax…just a little. Some recent events in my life have pointed me back to some old favorite tunes by Catherine Wheel. This was a band I listened in the mid 90s. Strangely enough Rob Dickinson – the guitarist, singer, and songwriter of the now disbanded Catherine Wheel would become my friend through our passion for early 911s. The above title is from their song BLACK METALLIC.

These are the covers I illustrated for ESSES. The concept was to apply a seasonal theme to the quarterly publication. The illustrations were inspired by Frank Miller’s Sin City – yes I am a comic book nerd.

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IS EVERYONE AFRAID – YOU SHOULD BE ASHAMED

Sorry. No pics. Just wErds. Need to thank everyone who has sent a request to be notified when book is ready. As promised I have not publicized the notifications but I have read all of them. Too many to reply to but you guys need to know that I fully appreciate the kind wErds. The sentiments make me feel less AFRAID and less ASHAMED of what I call “my photography.”

Thank you guys!!!

I have to ask since no one has commented – do you guys get that most of the post titles are song lyrics? The above is a Smashing Pumpkins song.

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SLOW MOTION SUICIDE

The title is from a Placebo song. The first pic is Rolly. The two have nothing to do with each other…sort of. SLOW MOTION SUICIDE is in reference to how the early Porsche scene has changed. Sometimes it’s less about enthusiasm and more about capitalism. Rolly is my reminder that the enthusiasm is alive and well and sometimes…I should take a break from reading the bulletin boards.

The rest of the pics are from the Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion.

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TO A HAPPIER PLACE – TO A HAPPIER DAY

Time for me to hang up the “faded-sepia-cast” post processing and roll out another style. This is the opposite direction…saturated with a cool color cast. It required tapping into my library of cloud images and a quick run up to the Kaiser parking lot in Martinez, CA. It’s a bit dramatic. May or may not make the book.

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AND IF YOU COULD DRIVE – YOU COULD DRIVE HER AWAY

Harvey Weidman’s car at rest on Harlan Street. This photo will be in the gallery section of my book.

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