tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-88500433070983040192024-03-05T06:37:00.549-08:00EdenLuna PhotographyPhotography with a difference for Southern California, Portland, and Seattle.GnuBillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06557382331398285981noreply@blogger.comBlogger156125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850043307098304019.post-84187209290005290282015-04-26T22:03:00.000-07:002015-04-26T22:03:01.015-07:00Mini Sessions for May<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Gloves, Jacket, Hat for warmth<br />
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From the dry lake we'll travel a few miles to an old abandoned house where we can shoot a structure slowly being reclaimed by the desert. finally we will move right down the street to the free standing chimney and graffiti-covered swimming pool. We will discuss the best way to utilize a non-traditional setting to work with people and spend some time photographing the area.<br />
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Those who want, can join us for lunch before heading back toward home. This is always a fun workshop and one of my favorite places to photograph. If you are interested in attending, justsend an email to <a href="mailto:edenlunaphoto@yahoo.com">edenlunaphoto@yahoo.com</a> and we will send you a payment invoice through paypal. Sorry for the inconvenience, but the paypal button is not currently working on this blog. Here are a few photos from various trips to El Mirage.<br />
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<br />GnuBillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06557382331398285981noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850043307098304019.post-28876718242560175582014-02-02T16:56:00.000-08:002014-02-10T14:49:49.809-08:00Photo Workshop April 13: Antique Gas and Steam Engine Museum $75Join us on April 13, 2014 for a fun morning photographing the past. The Antique Gas and Steam Engine Museum is a great place to work on macro photography and get the opportunity to photograph some unusual items. Rusted old tractors, fully restored locomotives, old steam engines, etc. This is a fun place to wander about and find that hidden photographic gem. This is a new teaching workshop we are offering and we expect it to fill up very fast. This workshop is designed for photographers at all levels from beginner to pro. We will have a pre-workshop meeting to discuss equipment needs. Meals and transportation are not included though there will be carpool options. This workshop costs $75. If you are interested, please click on the 'Buy Now' button below.<br />
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I discovered who owned the building and sent them an introductory email explaining who we were and that we wanted to photograph this once grand building. Along with the owners, I also sent the same email to the Sheriff of Middleboro. I could remember walking from my house a half a block to visit my mom when my brother was born and I was excited to get back inside. Almost immediately I received a response from the sheriff's office stating that there was no hospital in the town of Middleboro and I must be thinking of another in a neighboring town. I couldn't believe it. I had grown up literally next door to St Luke's and had seen the building only last year on a visit. I replied that they were mistaken and told them the street names of the corner on which it stood. The replied back with an email that I was indeed correct, they had Googled the locations and discovered a hospital there! How the local law enforcement could have missed such a large building at the center of town all this time, I had no idea.<br />
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Thank goodness Carl Soares came through! Carl emailed to say that he was Director of Facilities for the company who owned the property and if I really wanted to get in, he would arrange it. He also said the property had been completely gutted and if I was hoping to find old beds and such I was going to be disappointed. We decided to go for it anyway, and Carl met us at the agreed upon time and opened the building to us. He gave us full run of the place, there was nothing there we could damage, and we had a great time. There was plenty to photograph and it was a sufficiently creepy afternoon. Here are some of the photos, what do you think?<br />
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EndGnuBillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06557382331398285981noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850043307098304019.post-30301658355914088482013-11-01T21:33:00.002-07:002013-11-01T21:33:59.874-07:00Evelyn's First TimeA year ago, I surprised Evelyn with a vacation to Prince Edward Island. Since she was a little girl, Evelyn had dreamed of visiting this peaceful Canadian island off the coast of Nova Scotia. Anne of Green Gables introduced her to the island and Evelyn spent her childhood dreaming of the day she could visit. Our vacation was a magical time filled with wonder and peace, and though the weather did not always cooperate, we took hundreds of photos. When we came back, Evelyn found out that the tourism board from the island was holding a photo contest. They were looking for photos that told the story of the island which captured its beauty and simple elegance.<br />
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We both entered the contest with a few photos each and soon forgot about it. This week we received notification that one of Evelyn's photos won the 'Fan Favorite' vote. It is the first photo contest she has ever entered, and she won $100 Canadian dollars, but even more than that, her photo will be featured in the 2014 PEI Tourism Guide! Her first contest win and her first published photo all in one fell swoop! I am so proud of her for being brave enough to enter and talented enough to win. She is the true talent behind <a href="http://www.edenluna.com/index2.php?v=v1">EdenLuna Photography</a> and now she is finally getting the recognition she deserves! Please join me and send her a note of congratulations either through here or on our FB pages.<br />
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Here is the winning photo:<br />
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endGnuBillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06557382331398285981noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850043307098304019.post-42289797509467127242013-09-08T18:02:00.001-07:002013-09-08T18:09:32.271-07:00The Adventures of Elf Abba Vols 1-4<br />
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As most of you know, Evelyn and I write a new original Christmas story each year to send out as a Christmas Card to our family and friends. I am now happy to announce that volumes 1-4 are available in audiobook form. These holiday tales are read by Valerie Trujillo, an aspiring new actress on her way to big things. We are proud that she chose to be the voice of Abba, our clumsy little elf. <br />
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You can order the first set now! Volumes 1-4 contain the following Adventures of Elf Abba:<br />
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Volume One: Abba Gets Her Wish<br />
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Volume Two: Christmas Cheer<br />
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Volume Three: Abba's Big Surprise<br />
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Volume Four: The Christmas Caper<br />
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endGnuBillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06557382331398285981noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850043307098304019.post-20644310962167698692013-08-19T15:58:00.004-07:002013-08-19T15:59:11.501-07:00Meet LuisLuis is one of a new rising crop of actors trying to make it in the big bad machine that is Hollywood. He has the talent and he has the drive and that is a powerful combination. I have had a chance to work with Luis a few times and he is a genuinely nice guy as well. He cares about people and I hope the machine doesn't rip that part out of him. If you need a model/ actor for any of your projects, give him a shot.<br />
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endGnuBillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06557382331398285981noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850043307098304019.post-67251700936728397012013-07-08T16:39:00.003-07:002013-07-08T16:39:47.763-07:00MEME ContestCreate a meme using the photo below and submit your entries to gnubill@yahoo.com. The winning entry will win their choice of and one of the posters below.<br />
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endGnuBillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06557382331398285981noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850043307098304019.post-65778927759682254562013-06-17T17:57:00.000-07:002013-06-17T17:57:02.361-07:00Which SARAGOSA Character Are You?Brody McNeel stood in the doorway of the jail, his six foot two inch bulk filling the entrance. One broad shoulder leaned against the doorframe as he took a last drag on his cigarette, flicked it into the street and pulled the jailhouse door closed behind him. The sun had set an hour ago and the saloon lights lit up the town. His town.<br />
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A man filled the doorway. His clothes were tattered and covered with grime. His hair hung well past his collar and a week's worth of growth clung to his chin, his face showed the scars of several cuts. A single holster rested on his hip, tied down with a rawhide strip. Orin stood his ground and let Brody come to him.<br />
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Dub watched him long enough to make sure he'd go, then retrieved his Henry rifle from the jail. The stock fit smoothly into his palm and he tested its weight. He only carried it now when he began to miss the feel of it, but there was a time he'd carried it everywhere he went - back in the early days with Brody, when they were targets for every hard case with something to prove. The bark of that old Henry was the last sound many of those men ever heard. Dub checked the load, closed the jailhouse door, and stepped out into the night air.<br />
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As he looked up, Ricky saw the man's gun already clearing leather. The barrel slid smoothly from the holster and began to draw up level. In slow motion he saw the man's thumb move toward the hammer. He had to move, but the pain in his side was too great. Like a blacksmith's hammer striking the anvil, he heard the pistol cocked. An explosion filled his ears and resounded off the walls. From somewhere, there was a cry of pain and the man before him fell. Ricky looked down in confusion and found a gun in his hand, a small drift of smoke rising from the barrel. Holstering his father's pistol, dizziness tilted the world and Sarah grabbed him just before his knees gave out. There was blood, and there was a lot of it.<br />
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That was District Attorney Rynerson from Santa Fe. Of all the men who's passed through Bristol's court, there was no one he loathed more than the district attorney. A more sinister man, the judge had yet to encounter. Turning from the window, he slowly walked to the crowded table, shouldering his way into its mist. He despised these men, and yet here he was a part of them, a part of The Ring and thus detestable by association.<br />
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The gunman crossed the plank sidewalk and stood close to Cross, trying to stare him down. It was the last mistake he would ever get to make. With the speed that was nearly imperceptible, Cross rammed the blade deep into the man's belly. The gunman's eyes flew open wide. He gripped the hand holding the knife, but Cross yanked the blade up, tearing open the man's abdomen. The gunman screamed, and with the scream came a steady stream of blood, bubbling from his mouth. Cross put his shoulder to the man's chest and shoved him off the walk into the alley beside the saloon. The gunman made no sound as he fell facedown into the dirt. He was dead. Cross nudged the toe of his boot under the man and rolled him over. Without finesse, he pulled the blade out and wiped it on the dead man's clothes. 'Nobody tells me what to do,' he said.<br />
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"I may be a woman, Brody. But I’m a strong woman and I don’t need to be protected. I wont take being lied to, so please don’t do it. Not now, not ever.” Sarah spoke gently but firmly. This was a hard land and it bred hard people. She’d watched her father die and never knew, not until the very end, that his body was racked with cancer. He too had protected her from the truth and she’d been left scared, confused, and alone. The truth was a powerful thing and one she needed no protection from. “I’ll not be protected anymore.” She told him. “Ignorance only breeds fools.”<br />
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endGnuBillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06557382331398285981noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850043307098304019.post-76245405930545317242013-05-09T19:31:00.000-07:002013-05-12T21:24:41.753-07:00Win This!<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/26381145@N05/8725160468/" title="HDR Hearse win by gnubill, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7356/8725160468_4f901f7a7f_b.jpg" width="900" height="600" alt="HDR Hearse win"></a><br />
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In honor of my book finally going into production, we are raffling off a limited edition photo of your choice. If you win the raffle you can choose from any of the six prints pictured here. The prints have been valued by an art consultant at $150-$400. <br />
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The photos are all 13"x19" prints mounted to 1/4 inch gator board and ready for framing, with the exception of the black and white purple chair print which is 12"x36". Photos are all copyright 2012 by yours truly and may not be reproduced without express written consent. <br />
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Raffle runs for one week only, today through next <b>Thursday May 16</b>. Raffle tickets are $10 and can be paid through Paypal here:<br />
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endGnuBillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06557382331398285981noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850043307098304019.post-33570776840351853672013-04-06T21:50:00.000-07:002013-04-06T21:50:02.734-07:00Meet KarinaComing to a TV screen near you! Meet Karina, who is one of the youngest singers to be drafted by the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim! The organization keeps a steady rotation of approximately 25 singers who perform the National Anthem before games. Karina is the newest member of that elite group! She has an angelic voice and a personality to match. Buy a ticket, grab a hot dog and a beer and take a seat. And if Karina comes out to sing the National Anthem, get on your feet and give her a standing ovation. She'd do it for you!<br />
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endGnuBillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06557382331398285981noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850043307098304019.post-33411646362476897542013-01-14T20:46:00.000-08:002013-01-14T20:46:33.208-08:00Meet SamanthaRecently I had the opportunity to photograph Local Author and Actress Samantha O'Mara-Mezzano. Sam is a very talented and charming person and I had a lot of fun working with her. When her long, red hair caught the sun's rays it simply glowed, framing her face beautifully. <br />
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endGnuBillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06557382331398285981noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850043307098304019.post-47258602110375612482013-01-08T17:55:00.002-08:002013-01-13T08:04:18.583-08:00Steampunk RockWe started the year off with an amazing photo shoot! Once again we asked Maili Tom, aka Celestial Raven, our favorite model and good friend, if she would be up for the shoot and once again, she came through! We wanted to do our first steampunk themed photo shoot and when Maili showed up with dreadlocks, we weren't sure how that would work. After reviewing the photos I think we have created a new genre called <b>STEAMPUNK ROCK</b>! We took over <a href="http://www.amtrak.com/servlet/ContentServer?pagename=am/am2Station/Station_Page&code=LAX">Union Station </a>in Downtown Los Angeles for about an hour and the soft light filtering through was amazing! It is times like these that make our jobs so easy. Maili was a pro as always, holding her composure even as one of the...uh...more vocal patrons yelled at her to smile, screaming "You have no soul!" All I can say is, I know Maili and she has plenty of soul. Jewelry and other props were supplied by <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/azuwishshop">AzuWish Designs </a>and really helped pull the entire shoot together. Evelyn and I always look forward to a day with Maili...good times, good photos and lots of fun. <br />
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endGnuBillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06557382331398285981noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850043307098304019.post-29379246114579001992012-10-16T12:36:00.002-07:002012-10-16T12:37:57.149-07:00Legendary Places of a Personal NatureI was a boy there. Forty years ago, when I was seven years old, my family moved away from Middleboro, Massachusetts. It was the town where I grew up. I learned to ride a bike there, I broke my collarbone there, and I saw my first ghost there. I don't remember much about the town, but the momries of things that happened back then are still vivid and clear, while other, more recent, parts of my life are a complete fog. Middleboro was a near legendary place to me my whole life and with Evelyn's encouragement, I visited there last week forty years after I left.<br />
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I went to school in a two-room schoolhouse called Flora M. Clark Elementary School. First grade was on the left and second grade on the right. Restrooms were down in the basement. Evelyn and I found the old schoolhouse and I was flooded with memories. I broke my collarbone here once after a really heavy snow. There was a huge snowdrift in the parking lot and we, as kids, decided that it would be fun to climb up and jump off. In my mind it is always eight feet tall, but it was probably three feet. At the top, a bully tried to cut in line, I wouldn't let him so he pushed me off backward. Pain in my shoulder sent me to the teacher, who told me I should go down to the little boy's room and put cold water on my shoulder. Later that night we discovered I'd broken my collarbone.<br />
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I kissed a girl for the very first time...or, if I am being completely honest, she kissed me. We had been spending alot of time together, playing at recess, talking in class...yes I know. I remember she had a Barbie lunchbox with a game on the back, sort of like Candyland, and when the weather was bad, we'd sit in a corner and play and laugh. One day at recess we decided to try holding hands and we would walk around the schoolyard like that all the time. One spring day, as we walked behind the school, she kissed me and, gathering my wits, I kissed her back. Forty years later I stood on those steps again.<br />
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My brother was born in a hospital right next to our house and I remember walking over all the time to look at him through that big aquarium window with all the other newborns. Evelyn and I found the hospital, which has seen better days. The hospital is abandoned and boarded up, and although there were 'No Trespassing' signs everywhere, I could not resist the urge to walk around a little. The sun was almost down so I only had a few minutes. It was a pretty creepy place. I wish I'd had more time to explore and photograph it!<br />
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Next door, we found the old house and I was thrust back forty years. It was yellow back then, without the addition in back, but it is still there. We lived on the ground floor and the girl who would become my childhood best friend lived on the third floor. Today it is a daycare. Between the house and the hospital was a large field where my sister and I once got stuck in the mud so bad we had to call for help. As usual, our father came running and pulled us from the mud, though I think my shoe is probably still buried there. There was a rear, indoor stairwell that ran up the back of the building, which was kept locked because it was dark and the stairs questionable. My friend, Denise, on the third floor once saw a pair of red eyes peering out from the darkness of that stairwell, and once, while we were playing at the base of those stairs, the overhead light, a bare bulb with a string attached, shut itself off, and then on, and then off again. We could see the string being pulled by somebody who wasn't there and we ran screaming out into the daylight. As far as I remember, we never played in there again.<br />
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Which brings me to Denise. We met when I was four years old. We were about the same age and instantly connected. Her older sister, Joanne, hung with my sister, Roxanne. Denise and I were best friends at a time in our lives when that truly meant something. Once, while we were playing outside, a horse ran full-speed through our front yard. Nobody was chasing it and nobody ever came around looking for it. It remains a mystery. Denise taught me to whistle and I taught her to snap her fingers. We were inseperable. Behind our house was a wood mill and there were always stacks of wood beams and 2x4's and scrap wood behind the building. Once, when I was five or six, as we sat atop a woodpile, we noticed barbed wire running across the top of the fence. We spent several minutes trying to decide if it was an electric fence, and I decided I would climb up and touch it. The type of decision that I would make time and again over my lifetime. I climbed the fence, and Denise climbed beside me. We wore bulky winter coats and as I reaached up to touch the barbed wire, my foot slipped and I dropped. But as I fell, my arm was punctured by the X at the top of the chain link fence. I never did touch the barbed wire. I hung there screaming and flailing trying to get my arm loose. Denise climbed up and yanked me free. Blood poured out of a huge hole in my arm and I ran crying and panicked toward home. My parents took one look and rushed me to the hospital where I got six stitches. I still have the scar. Denise cryed when they told her she couldn't come to the hopsital with me. Forty-two years later, that barbed wire is still there, though I didn't see any blood.<br />
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I hadn't seen Denise since I was twenty five or so, nearly a quarter of a century ago. But last week we had an easy conversation without any awkwardness. The way you do with the people who knew you when you were a kid. <br />
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I think Stephen King said it best: "<i>Nobody knows you like those who knew you when you were young. I never had any friends later on like those I had when I was twelve. Jesus, does anyone?"</i><br />
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Seeing Denise was a validation to me that those things I remember were real, that I really was that boy.<br />
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I will wrap up this trip down memory lane, which has turned out much longer than I expected, with this image. My father, who passed away a few years ago, moved us away from Middleboro in 1972. To his family and close friends he was known as Willy. When I saw this sign, it felt like he was right there with me visiting the old place. I miss you, Dad.<br />
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Thanks for indulging me my memories. If you followed along this far, I hope I didn't bore you too bad.<br />
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endGnuBillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06557382331398285981noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850043307098304019.post-73080135174501508112012-08-13T15:13:00.000-07:002012-08-13T16:18:46.030-07:00Strangers in Your LifeI once had a good friend named John who was genuinely interested in the people he met in his day to day life. John could stop to grab a coke and within ten minutes knew where the clerk was from, what his aspirations were, what his parents did, if he had pets or a girlfriend, etc. John is just a personable guy, and while I don't get to see him often these days, I remember his willingness to talk to strangers, which is something sorely lacking in our society today. Recently I decided to take John's approach and open myself up to the people I met.
My dry cleaner is a sweet older man who is quick with a smile or a joke. He is a proud man, though as an immigrant, used to staying quiet and reserved. As a young man, he married his sweetheart and, as most husbands do, promised his new wife a better life. Growing up in Jerusalem, he was like many young boys, he had an interest in sports and photography, keeping a darkroom behind a blanket wall in the bedroom he shared with his younger brother. But as a married man, he decided to leave the life he knew behind and come to America, where he settled in Covina, CA and opened up a Dry Cleaners. Thirty-five years later, his business is still in the same location and he and his wife, Abla still operate it, working every day from 8:30am until 5:30pm. They have spent their lives doing our dirty laundry and have raised a family with three children, all of whom presumably have a better life than the one their parents were brave enough to leave behind. When I asked if I could photograph them they were at first shy, but then Ghassan whipped out his comb to be sure his hair was perfect. Abla, who is fairly obsessed with celebrities, was very excited. The two haven't had a photo together in over twenty years. If you need a dry cleaner, stop in and say hello to these two beautiful peaople at <a href="http://www.merchantcircle.com/business/Society.Cleaners.626-332-1889">Society Cleaners</a>.
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/26381145@N05/7776839638/" title="webIMG_8449 by gnubill, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8422/7776839638_4a7cfe8326_b.jpg" width="600" height="900" alt="webIMG_8449"></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/26381145@N05/7776838488/" title="webIMG_8467 8x10 by gnubill, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8421/7776838488_9b0b1a0d0a_b.jpg" width="750" height="600" alt="webIMG_8467 8x10"></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/26381145@N05/7776838730/" title="webIMG_8463 by gnubill, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8442/7776838730_483007db20_b.jpg" width="900" height="600" alt="webIMG_8463"></a>
endGnuBillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06557382331398285981noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850043307098304019.post-49771432555098162252012-08-02T16:18:00.001-07:002012-08-02T16:22:47.946-07:00Long Live Dub<b><i>Dub watched him long enough to make sure he’d go, then retrieved his Henry rifle from the jail. The stock fit smoothly into his palm and he tested its weight. He only carried it now when he began to miss the feel of it, but there was a time he’d carried it everywhere he went--back in the early days with Brody, when they were targets for every hardcase with something to prove. The bark of that old Henry was the last sound many of those men ever heard. Dub checked the load, closed the jailhouse door, and stepped out into the night air</i>.</b>
That is an excerpt from my book. As many of you know, I published a western entitled, '<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Saragosa-Bill-Wilbur/dp/1424102987">SARAGOSA</a>'. In it there is a character named DUB RALSTON, who it appears is the favorite among all who read the book. My own mother berated me for the trials DUB goes through within the pages. It is no surprise to me he is so popular because DUB was based on my friend <a href="http://www.ervtibbs.com/">Erv Tibbs</a>, who is one hell of a nice guy. It is rare to find a man with such integrity and pure honesty. You either love him or hate him, but you can see your true self reflected in his eyes. He is not only one hell of a writer, and if you have read his book <a href="http://synergebooks.com/ebook_sunsettomorrow.html">'SUNSET TOMORROW' </a>you know he is a masterful storyteller, but he is an accomplisehed woodworker who has been quietly making some of the best custom guitars in Southern California. I asked him, this man who inspired me to write about DUB, to build me a guitar commemorating his alter ego. I present to you DUB: The Guitar:
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/26381145@N05/7700963988/" title="IMG_8476 by gnubill, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7118/7700963988_cd86583d3d_b.jpg" width="900" height="600" alt="IMG_8476"></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/26381145@N05/7700963068/" title="IMG_8491 by gnubill, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8156/7700963068_ea2fbcc9c2_b.jpg" width="900" height="600" alt="IMG_8491"></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/26381145@N05/7700963318/" title="IMG_8488 by gnubill, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7122/7700963318_a0c42d4d96_b.jpg" width="600" height="900" alt="IMG_8488"></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/26381145@N05/7700963504/" title="IMG_8485 by gnubill, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7133/7700963504_f814b26182_b.jpg" width="900" height="600" alt="IMG_8485"></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/26381145@N05/7700963722/" title="IMG_8481 by gnubill, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7272/7700963722_8e6451ede9_b.jpg" width="600" height="900" alt="IMG_8481"></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/26381145@N05/7700963844/" title="IMG_8479 by gnubill, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7268/7700963844_06e4f0294c_b.jpg" width="600" height="900" alt="IMG_8479"></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/26381145@N05/7700964160/" title="IMG_8472 by gnubill, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7111/7700964160_55399efc24_b.jpg" width="600" height="900" alt="IMG_8472"></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/26381145@N05/7700964342/" title="IMG_8471 by gnubill, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7278/7700964342_8e39ecc86a_b.jpg" width="600" height="900" alt="IMG_8471"></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/26381145@N05/7700964716/" title="IMG_8442 by gnubill, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8160/7700964716_bf58887296_b.jpg" width="600" height="900" alt="IMG_8442"></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/26381145@N05/7700964850/" title="IMG_8439 by gnubill, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7273/7700964850_32e3490946_b.jpg" width="900" height="600" alt="IMG_8439"></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/26381145@N05/7700964958/" title="IMG_8436 by gnubill, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7135/7700964958_532d05c7c5_b.jpg" width="900" height="600" alt="IMG_8436"></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/26381145@N05/7700965114/" title="IMG_8434 by gnubill, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7279/7700965114_9a4603794f_b.jpg" width="900" height="600" alt="IMG_8434"></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/26381145@N05/7700965262/" title="IMG_8433 by gnubill, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7270/7700965262_05a2b6724b_b.jpg" width="600" height="900" alt="IMG_8433"></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/26381145@N05/7700965428/" title="IMG_8431 by gnubill, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8159/7700965428_f313854117_b.jpg" width="900" height="600" alt="IMG_8431"></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/26381145@N05/7700965586/" title="IMG_8425 by gnubill, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8159/7700965586_b8bcbe13b5_b.jpg" width="600" height="900" alt="IMG_8425"></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/26381145@N05/7700965718/" title="IMG_8418 by gnubill, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8148/7700965718_2b56137965_b.jpg" width="900" height="600" alt="IMG_8418"></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/26381145@N05/7700965832/" title="IMG_8416 by gnubill, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8026/7700965832_0e831fc9a0_b.jpg" width="900" height="600" alt="IMG_8416"></a>
endGnuBillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06557382331398285981noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850043307098304019.post-66874065784420309042012-07-26T17:18:00.001-07:002012-07-26T17:18:10.838-07:00Moments BeforeWe photograph alot of weddings and are continually honored to have such a special day entrusted to us. Each is unique and has special memories for us, but my favorite moments are always those quiet, contemplative moments before the ceremony, when the madness of the ceremony and reception are ahead and hold in them all the promise of two people in love. I love those moments of introspection. Amanda and Jon wanted to exchange love letters and pray together before the ceremony. The trick was, Jon was not allowed to see his beautiful bride, Amanda. We tested his resolve by having them sit back to back on a setee. It is one of my favorite moments from a wedding day filled with tons of them.
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/77670648@N07/7653345196/" title="IMG_9902 by EdenLuna Photography, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7247/7653345196_9c50d60ee4_b.jpg" width="900" height="600" alt="IMG_9902"></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/77670648@N07/7653345302/" title="IMG_9873 by EdenLuna Photography, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8160/7653345302_6c9f3e7fdc_b.jpg" width="900" height="600" alt="IMG_9873"></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/77670648@N07/7653345086/" title="IMG_9903 by EdenLuna Photography, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8025/7653345086_160ebc1b9d_b.jpg" width="683" height="1024" alt="IMG_9903"></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/77670648@N07/7653344938/" title="IMG_9910 by EdenLuna Photography, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8166/7653344938_ba404b21c1_b.jpg" width="683" height="1024" alt="IMG_9910"></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/77670648@N07/7653344674/" title="IMG_9936 by EdenLuna Photography, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7276/7653344674_4d83bed4f0_b.jpg" width="900" height="600" alt="IMG_9936"></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/77670648@N07/7653344778/" title="IMG_9934a by EdenLuna Photography, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8141/7653344778_633838379d_b.jpg" width="683" height="1024" alt="IMG_9934a"></a>
endGnuBillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06557382331398285981noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850043307098304019.post-29331162668259759402012-06-26T22:58:00.000-07:002012-06-26T22:58:20.695-07:00Until Further Notice, Monday has been Cancelled!Monday Mayhem has decided that working one day a week is too grueling so it is taking the Summer off! Until further notice, Mondays have been cancelled. We truly appreciate all of you who played along and supported us on Mondays and beyond But don't sink into a depression of withdrawal and drinking because we are cooking up a new idea for a more interactive weekly activity! Stay tuned!GnuBillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06557382331398285981noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850043307098304019.post-90362464030175420632012-06-24T08:00:00.000-07:002012-06-24T08:00:14.249-07:00Meet BrettWe've known Brett for a couple years. He is a good friend and photographer, and when he asked us for some trashy head shots, we knew the perfect place!
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/77670648@N07/7432575478/" title="IMG_8699 by EdenLuna Photography, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7258/7432575478_acbce8a4bd_b.jpg" width="900" height="600" alt="IMG_8699"></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/77670648@N07/7432575386/" title="IMG_8701 by EdenLuna Photography, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5457/7432575386_6d678e3f7b_b.jpg" width="600" height="900" alt="IMG_8701"></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/77670648@N07/7432575244/" title="IMG_8708 by EdenLuna Photography, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7140/7432575244_2589dde5f8_b.jpg" width="600" height="900" alt="IMG_8708"></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/77670648@N07/7432575078/" title="IMG_8717 by EdenLuna Photography, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7128/7432575078_4707aa9c24_b.jpg" width="600" height="900" alt="IMG_8717"></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/77670648@N07/7432574938/" title="IMG_8723 by EdenLuna Photography, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8153/7432574938_60f7239afc_b.jpg" width="900" height="600" alt="IMG_8723"></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/77670648@N07/7432574762/" title="IMG_8736 by EdenLuna Photography, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7106/7432574762_91936e3b3d_b.jpg" width="600" height="900" alt="IMG_8736"></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/77670648@N07/7432574540/" title="IMG_8749 by EdenLuna Photography, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5467/7432574540_134e71db11_b.jpg" width="900" height="600" alt="IMG_8749"></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/77670648@N07/7432574674/" title="IMG_8746 by EdenLuna Photography, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5160/7432574674_3cc52d1264_b.jpg" width="900" height="600" alt="IMG_8746"></a>
endGnuBillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06557382331398285981noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850043307098304019.post-57376185200657399082012-06-18T23:02:00.000-07:002012-06-18T23:02:06.630-07:00Monday Mayhem: 06/18/12Here you go kiddies! This week's mayhem seems pretty easy to me, but I have been wrong before...back in 1992...and it was not pretty.
Rules: Must be a member of this blog...must post your guess in the comments of this blog and you cannot win two weeks in a row. Sorry Liz!
Here is the mystery photo:
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/77670648@N07/7399589328/" title="mayhem 0618 by EdenLuna Photography, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8156/7399589328_745bbf81a7_b.jpg" width="900" height="600" alt="mayhem 0618"></a>
And here is what you win:
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/77670648@N07/7399575410/" title="mayhem prize 0618 web by EdenLuna Photography, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7086/7399575410_4655d79c70_b.jpg" width="600" height="900" alt="mayhem prize 0618 web"></a>
endGnuBillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06557382331398285981noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850043307098304019.post-35217519893731081812012-06-14T19:49:00.000-07:002012-06-14T19:49:28.143-07:00Artistic EndeavorsWe recently had the pleasure of attending an art show opening for an amazing artist named <a href="http://www.facebook.com/cspera.photo.design/">Christine Spera</a>! Her art is vibrant and weird and truly fantastic! I really wanted to win one of her canvas mounted pieces in the raffle, I even offered her a bribe, but alas I didn't win. Christine was kind enough to give me a signed print however and it is currently being framed so I can hang it over my desk. She is a young creative talent and her first show had an amazing turnout, in fact the event was wall to wall people for the entire evening! Check out her <a href="http://www.facebook.com/cspera.photo.design">Facebook</a> page and say hello.
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/26381145@N05/7373611960/" title="IMG_8215 by gnubill, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7220/7373611960_e54c2e92d9_b.jpg" width="900" height="600" alt="IMG_8215"></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/26381145@N05/7373611862/" title="IMG_8232 by gnubill, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7245/7373611862_3430369fab_b.jpg" width="900" height="600" alt="IMG_8232"></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/26381145@N05/7373612520/" title="IMG_8157 by gnubill, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7237/7373612520_245f6c5d2e_b.jpg" width="900" height="600" alt="IMG_8157"></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/26381145@N05/7188379359/" title="IMG_8164 by gnubill, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5120/7188379359_e971ac5f3c_b.jpg" width="900" height="600" alt="IMG_8164"></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/26381145@N05/7373612416/" title="IMG_8166 by gnubill, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7105/7373612416_136f1ef62b_b.jpg" width="900" height="600" alt="IMG_8166"></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/26381145@N05/7188379263/" title="IMG_8180 by gnubill, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5330/7188379263_e2cf50e3c1_b.jpg" width="900" height="600" alt="IMG_8180"></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/26381145@N05/7188379155/" title="IMG_8182 by gnubill, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8015/7188379155_8287766a74_b.jpg" width="900" height="600" alt="IMG_8182"></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/26381145@N05/7188379107/" title="IMG_8188 by gnubill, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5462/7188379107_e6d48b873a_b.jpg" width="900" height="600" alt="IMG_8188"></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/26381145@N05/7188379085/" title="IMG_8191 by gnubill, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5316/7188379085_0dc5d0113e_b.jpg" width="900" height="600" alt="IMG_8191"></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/26381145@N05/7373612126/" title="IMG_8193 by gnubill, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7102/7373612126_d492408b5d_b.jpg" width="900" height="600" alt="IMG_8193"></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/26381145@N05/7188379001/" title="IMG_8194 by gnubill, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7088/7188379001_c4cbdbe9aa_b.jpg" width="900" height="600" alt="IMG_8194"></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/26381145@N05/7373612056/" title="IMG_8205 by gnubill, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7237/7373612056_fd21374923_b.jpg" width="900" height="600" alt="IMG_8205"></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/26381145@N05/7188378933/" title="IMG_8213 by gnubill, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8027/7188378933_48d1eaaceb_b.jpg" width="900" height="600" alt="IMG_8213"></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/26381145@N05/7188378827/" title="IMG_8225 by gnubill, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7076/7188378827_b8ca545bf2_b.jpg" width="900" height="600" alt="IMG_8225"></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/26381145@N05/7188378709/" title="IMG_8227 by gnubill, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5159/7188378709_1c81554a22_b.jpg" width="900" height="600" alt="IMG_8227"></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/26381145@N05/7188378669/" title="IMG_8233 by gnubill, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8147/7188378669_22021018f7_b.jpg" width="900" height="600" alt="IMG_8233"></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/26381145@N05/7188378641/" title="IMG_8238 by gnubill, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7080/7188378641_d2d5c42a1e_b.jpg" width="900" height="600" alt="IMG_8238"></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/26381145@N05/7373611730/" title="IMG_8265 by gnubill, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5118/7373611730_38ae94e4d1_b.jpg" width="900" height="600" alt="IMG_8265"></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/26381145@N05/7373612482/" title="IMG_8159 by gnubill, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5465/7373612482_42dae45152_b.jpg" width="900" height="600" alt="IMG_8159"></a>
endGnuBillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06557382331398285981noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850043307098304019.post-44056315054366756272012-06-11T06:48:00.001-07:002012-06-11T06:48:33.192-07:00Monday Mayhem: June 11, 2012Did you miss us? We missed you...each and every one of you...well...most of you anyway...uh...let's get to the game! After a holiday and a sick day, we are back with this week's Monday Mayhem! This week's mystery photo seems pretty easy to us, but we've said that before and been surprised at how long it took, so perhaps us already knowing what it is skews our opinions!
Remember, must be a blog member to play, guesses must be posted her on the blog, and you cannot win two weeks in a row...and since we have been down two weeks, that leaves the field wide open! Happy guessing!
Here is this week's mystery photo:
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/77670648@N07/7176386621/" title="mayhem 0611 by EdenLuna Photography, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7231/7176386621_8439ed6a48_b.jpg" width="900" height="600" alt="mayhem 0611"></a>
And here is what you win:
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/77670648@N07/7361610578/" title="mayhem prize 0611 by EdenLuna Photography, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7233/7361610578_ba66aa1e25_b.jpg" width="900" height="600" alt="mayhem prize 0611"></a>
endGnuBillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06557382331398285981noreply@blogger.com4