Last night, it took me two hours to get home… it’s normally a 35 minute drive. The industrial park in which I work was in chaos. The roads weren’t that bad, but tires were spinning because of people flooring the gas… and the local cops stopped a bunch of cars… close together… on a slush-covered hill.
I took these photos while sitting still for quite some time, not while moving. Yinz are ridiculous.
Just sharing some photos from Saturday’s show at the Fallout Shelter. Thanks to Jason for taking the photos of Ernie and the Berts! I got the photos of Blaming Murphy and GuruGuru.
I know I had a blast, hopefully everyone in attendance did too. This show felt great. My “being in a band again” nerves or jitters or whatever they were are gone. I wasn’t thinking about what I was playing… I was thinking about goofing around and being entertaining. Hopefully it payed off. I need to remember to tape my cords to the floor so I don’t unplug my pedal. Ha ha.
Or just click on the thumbs…
Heard about this on the radio, saw the link to this article on Yahoo! this morning. Creepy:
McDonald’s Happy Meal resists decomposition for six months
Day 180
Not that this is really all that surprising or life-changing… just makes you pause to think about the absurdity of it all.
From an art perspective, this is very fun & funny. From an experimental perspective, this needs a little more control. I’d like to see the meal left to sit still in between photographs, and perhaps even from a camera that sits on a tripod in the same spot every time.
I’d also like to see meals from other chains like Burger King, Wendy’s, Steak N’ Shake, as well as a home-made patty cooked from fresh ground beef… and even a store-bought pre-made hamburger patty. Hell, why not even throw a Morning Star Farms or Boca veggie patty in there too?
You can follow the project directly on Flickr here: Davies McDonalds Happy Meal Project
I find the comments from Theresa Riley at McDonald’s to be the most absurd part. “Completely unsubstantiated?” Have you seen the photos?
Also, Dr. Michael Doyle going on record saying “no hamburger would look like this after one year unless it was tampered with or held frozen” is kind of goofy. Has he done this experiment? Does he know for sure?
I do have to say that environment has a lot to do with it. The fate of the burger & fries may be markedly different in an apartment in Florida vs. one in Alaska or Arizona… and then is there heat, A/C, or other environmental control going on in that apartment?
I’d love to see this as a Mythbusters episode.
So, the other night a ridiculous storm that lasted only a few minutes wreaked havoc all over Pittsburgh’s south hills. With the electric out and not much else to do, the fun thing for us to do when it’s light out & no longer raining is to go to the park with a camera. I got some interesting shots of the storm damage as darkness fell, and we ran into a bunch of people in the park from the surrounding area, and we were all quite talkative.
(Is it odd that we have a regular “routine” for when the power goes out?)
One young man was walking his dog, and I got a few pics of the dog that he said he’d like to see. No problem, right? I asked him to write down his email address.
In hindsight, I have no idea why I don’t think like it’s the 2010s and just put information like this in my phone that’s always in my pocket.
Why is that an issue? Well, this is what I got…
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I’d certainly like to email the kid the photos… hopefully they have power by now too. I just really have no idea what that says… other than “@msn.com”. I think.
I’d appreciate any help/suggestions that you may have!
If you’re interested in taking a look at my photos, you can check them out on Photobucket:
Here’s a weird bug, a tree that just needed to sit for a minute, the dog, and a shot that isn’t storm damage, but I like it anyway:
Photos from my camera, shots of Ernie and the Berts taken by Lynn Payne. The other band is Vagora, shots of them taken by me. Thumbs below take you to the individual shots at Photobucket, or try these links…
Photobucket:
Facebook:
Got some photos last night of one of my favorite local bands… the warriors that call themselves Dethlehem.
Check ’em out on Photobucket… Grid View or Slideshow View. They’re also on Facebook, you can check ’em out there and tag people that you know.
Or, just click the thumbnails that you dig below…
Got some cool photos the other night from Ernie and the Berts‘ first official show at the 31st Street Pub. Bethany took all the ones of Ernie and the Berts, I took the ones of the Shutouts and the Undercover Saints.
To see the whole album, you have these options…
I had a good time taking the photos, hope you enjoy ’em. It’s good to be out & about and watching vital punk bands still playing.
You should definitely check out the Shutouts and the Undercover Saints some time soon if you’re into Pittsburgh punk rock. I found some free music online too…
You can’t afford not to check ’em out now. (Or would that be… You can’t afford to not check ’em out now?)
Bethany & I went to the National Aviary on Sunday, & I had the opportunity to photograph some really beautiful colorful birds. We also walked through the park afterward, and found a squirrel who apparently had aspirations of a career in modeling.
You can check out all the photos at Photobucket as a grid or slide show, or you can see them all here:
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If you live in the ‘Burgh, you know we got some serious storm winds & some damage on Friday afternoon. The storm hit one of my favorite places to take photos, Dormont Park. So, of course I got some pictures of some trees knocked over and a utility pole down.
To see the whole album, check it out in slideshow or grid form. We were without power for about a day and a half… and no damage was done to our place, so it could have been a lot worse. I just thought the twisted broken trees made for some good photo subjects.
I reported the downed utility pole to Duquesne Light on Saturday right after I saw it… went back to look around today, it was still down… no caution tape or anything up, so I called the Dormont police. Hopefully they send someone in to clean up, there’s usually a decent amount of people in the park, hope no one would come across the stuff & get hurt.
Also, in the same set of photos… nothing really to do with the storm, we hit up Chick-fil-A for breakfast & the use of a power outlet to charge our phones on Saturday morning as our power was out, I happened to have my camera in the car… I saw some kind of hawk or falcon on a light pole near the Chick-fil-A in South Hills. At first I thought it was an owl, upon a second glance I really wasn’t sure at all.
Anyone know what it is?
I recently submitted a photo to the Only In Pittsburgh blog, and they posted it today (Thanks Brett!). So, this is nothing more than shameless self-promotion. The photo featured is my current desktop @ work, and was part of a set that I took last year at PNC Park.
I find the bridge more visually interesting than anything actually in the park. I need to go back down & get some more views of the city this summer. I have no idea how I managed to get a night photo that wasn’t blurry without the use of a tripod.
Only In Pittsburgh is a cool blog to check out if you like photography & if you like the ‘Burgh. I follow them on Twitter to get my daily dose of Yinzer pride.
World (and Lunar) Domination 