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Los Angeles Basin from the Griffith Observatory, 2014

Fun With the Fisheye

These were taken with the fish-eye lens I recently picked up.  I think I'm getting better at focusing the thing (it's totally manual and the depth of field is a little tricky to figure). Anyway, I', pleased with how these turned out.

 

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Curbside Trunk, Buffalo 2014

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Hat Shop Window, Galena Illinois 2014

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Seville 2013

What I Did Today

I spent the afternoon watching some very entertaining semi-pro soccer courtesy of the FC Buffalo Blitzers and the Fort Pitt Regiment of the National Premier Soccer League.  Naturally, I took my camera, leading to these pictures.  I have lots more which may pop up here eventually.  Turns out European style football (futball?) is incredibly photogenic. And even though the Blitzers got skunked 0-4, they played hard and their hard-core fans contributed rather continuous singing and chanting making it almost seem like I was seeing a game at Old Trafford.

Chicago

Looking West Up the Chicago River

Here are a few pictures I took while wandering around Chicago last week with my nephew Ben.  We had a great time just exploring and had fantastic weather to boot.  We also made a stop in Omaha, so look for some of those photos here later on.

Chess Players on Michigan Avenue

Cooling Off Near Millenium Park

Waiting for the Light

Looking East Up the Chicago River

Looking South on Michigan Avenue

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Natalie & Tom, Father's Day 2014 (Holga Lens)

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Retiro Park, Madrid 2013

This Week's Playlist & Podcast

Below you will find the list of songs played on Dr. John's Idiosyncratic History of Rock and Roll last night.  It was Chapter 88: Primordial Rock, with a focus on pre-1954 rhythm & blues.  I also had a special guest in the studio-- my nephew Ben (see previous post).  If you wish, you can listen to the full program via podcast by clicking right here.

 

Down the Road Apiece, Ella Mae Morse & Her Boogie Woogie Seven

Black Rat Swing, Little Son Joe

Hey Lawdy Mama, Marvin Johnson & His Orchestra

Baby Please Don't Go, Joe Williams

Straighten Up and Fly Right, King Cole Trio

Step It Up and Go, Black Cats & the Kitten

Hot Rod Race, Ramblin' Jim Dolan

Cross Cut Saw Blues, Tony Hollins

Let the Good Times Roll, Geechie Smith & His Orchestra

Voo-It Voo-It, The Blues Woman (Marion Abernathy)

Bobby Sox Baby, T-Bone Walker

The Hucklebuck, Roy Milton & His Solid Senders

The Honeydripper, Joe Liggins & His Honeydrippers

The Fat Man, Fats Domino

Fat Meat, Jim Wynn

Walkin' the Boogie, Pete Johnson & Albert Ammons

Everything's Gonna Be Alright Tonight, King Perry & His Pied Piper

Why Don't You Do Right, Lil Green

Lawdy Miss Clawdy, Lloyd Price

Angels in Harlem, Doctor Clayton

Money Blues, Camille Howard

Look On Yonder Wall, Jazz Gillum

Cry Baby, Percy Mayfield

Anytime is the Right Time, Roosevelt Sykes Trio

Rockin' With Red, Piano Red

Rockin' at Midnight, Roy Brown

Get Rich Quick, Little Richard

The Train Kept a Rollin', Tiny Bradshaw

Hot Dog, Chris Powell & His Blue Flames

Deacon's Hop, Big Jay McNeely & Band

Chicken Shack Boogie, Five Scamps

Hoy Hoy, Johnny Jones

School Days, Louis Jordan

Sax Shack Boogie, Amos Milburn

Double Crossing Blues, Little Esther

Teardrops From My Eyes, Ruth Brown

Good Rockin' Tonight, Wynonie Harris

What I Did Today

My nephew Ben is visiting from back east and we took a little drive around the Pioneer Mountains today, with stops at the Crystal Fields and Coolidge (an old abandoned mining operation way up in the wilderness).  Here are a few photos I took of Ben as we poked around those two places. 

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Las Vegas, 2014

In Case You Were Wondering...

This blog has not ended, just gone on a more intermittent schedule as I do some other stuff as school ends and summer begins.  But I'll try to get posts up a little more regularly than the past few weeks.  In fact, Monday should see another podcast link to my radio show, and I'll have photos to share as well in the coming days.  So, I hope you will continue to check in now and again.