I've known Mr.Gary for as long as I can remember. He's always been around and has always made me smile with his humor:) Without him, i probably wouldn't be where I am today, in a photography standpoint. Your stream always has new signs or cool landscapes. The way you capture them is fun and provides insight. Thanks for… Read more

I've known Mr.Gary for as long as I can remember. He's always been around and has always made me smile with his humor:) Without him, i probably wouldn't be where I am today, in a photography standpoint. Your stream always has new signs or cool landscapes. The way you capture them is fun and provides insight. Thanks for everything Mr.Gary:) Love, Alyssa

Stress getting to you? Then hop in Gary's trucklet for a journey down the backroads of America. When I first joined Flickr I was pretty much a train & ship photographer with a few nighttime neon signs thrown in. After finding Gary's photostream, it hit me that there is a lot to see and do off the interstate. I revisi… Read more

Stress getting to you? Then hop in Gary's trucklet for a journey down the backroads of America. When I first joined Flickr I was pretty much a train & ship photographer with a few nighttime neon signs thrown in. After finding Gary's photostream, it hit me that there is a lot to see and do off the interstate. I revisited our 1992 journey down Route 66 and got them on Flickr. Gary has a great talent for finding an old roadside relic and a gift of being able to photograph it perfectly. So click on Gary's photostream and be prepared to lose a few hours of your day. If I need to know something about an area I am going to...I know who to ask!!

This is way, way, way overdue. It is also the first testimonial I have written. That at least is appropriate since Gary was one of my first contacts here on Flickr. Back then (3 years) I thought it was polite to ask people if I could make them a contact :-) Gary was friendly and gracious and after a few exchanges he i… Read more

This is way, way, way overdue. It is also the first testimonial I have written. That at least is appropriate since Gary was one of my first contacts here on Flickr. Back then (3 years) I thought it was polite to ask people if I could make them a contact :-) Gary was friendly and gracious and after a few exchanges he introduced me to groups and made a few suggestions. Recently I made a comment on one of his images stating how he continually amazes me, not only with what he finds, but the way he photographs his finds. There is an incredible talent here, I'm thinking "luck" too, but certainly it goes way beyond that. It often seems that everything just happens to align perfectly - the subject, the light, the angle, the color - when Gary goes tooling down the blue highways and backroads. What a wonderful gift he shares with us, and what a marvelous slice of vanishing and quirky America, presented with grace, sincerity and let's not forget.... humor. Thanks Gary, I don't need to tell you to "keep up the good work;" obviously you can't help yourself as you follow your passion. You must have amazing peripheral vision.

Gary's flickr page is an absolutely magnificent snapshot of America and Americana. He always seems to capture the image or scene perfectly. I have spent, and will continue to spend hours and hours sorting through everything. He seems to have the greatest road trips I have ever seen. You will never, ever be anything oth… Read more

Gary's flickr page is an absolutely magnificent snapshot of America and Americana. He always seems to capture the image or scene perfectly. I have spent, and will continue to spend hours and hours sorting through everything. He seems to have the greatest road trips I have ever seen. You will never, ever be anything other than happy staring at the images. It's just plain wonderful.

Gary is a national resource for the US they just don't realize it yet. I checked his bio and he was a stage hand at one time for a bunch of hard rockin' bands. When I saw Foghat, I knew he was okay by me! I'd love to take a "Slow Ride" down the highway in his Edsel or Caddy with the radio going .. maybe someday I'll… Read more

Gary is a national resource for the US they just don't realize it yet. I checked his bio and he was a stage hand at one time for a bunch of hard rockin' bands. When I saw Foghat, I knew he was okay by me! I'd love to take a "Slow Ride" down the highway in his Edsel or Caddy with the radio going .. maybe someday I'll pass him on the highway and wave. Keep on Gary!

I first "stumbled upon" Gary and his photostream a couple of weeks ago. He had some pretty interesting pictures in his photostream so I made him a contact. Now whenever I get on flickr, I look forward to seeing what he has posted lately. He seems to love to travel the backroads and find those hidden treasures you d… Read more

I first "stumbled upon" Gary and his photostream a couple of weeks ago. He had some pretty interesting pictures in his photostream so I made him a contact. Now whenever I get on flickr, I look forward to seeing what he has posted lately. He seems to love to travel the backroads and find those hidden treasures you don't see from the Interstates. He seems to love the old signs and old hotels/motels. After looking at his photos, I now have the urge to go looking off of the beaten path to see what I can discover. Gary also has a pretty good sense of humor that he shares with everyone in his titles and descriptions of his pictures. He is saving a bit of vintage America, from days gone by, to share with the rest of the flickr world. I would like to thank him for that.

Whenever I need my mental batteries recharged, it’s nice to know that relief is as close as going to my Contacts page and clicking on “loungelistener”. Results are guaranteed, and so far, there are no known side effects other than occasionally having Coke come out my nose. Gary has a gift for the way he sees the worl… Read more

Whenever I need my mental batteries recharged, it’s nice to know that relief is as close as going to my Contacts page and clicking on “loungelistener”. Results are guaranteed, and so far, there are no known side effects other than occasionally having Coke come out my nose. Gary has a gift for the way he sees the world and I’m trying my best to learn from him. He is an inspiration to all us lesser mortals. Thanks, Gary!

I had to write this to express my gratitude to these few photographers who have inspired me so much. These words may seem overblown, I don't know, when one has had the scales removed from their eyes, is there such a thing as too much gratitude? I call them the "Usual Suspects" since some sort of old movie reference … Read more

I had to write this to express my gratitude to these few photographers who have inspired me so much. These words may seem overblown, I don't know, when one has had the scales removed from their eyes, is there such a thing as too much gratitude? I call them the "Usual Suspects" since some sort of old movie reference seems in line with the Gestalt of what these few have produced. What they do, what they have done that is important to today and to history. Simple recorders of events and things perhaps, but then so were those who left us the mystery of the petroglyphs. But in these fews efforts something of us and our past are preserved. That's important. So to Roadsidepictures, who got the ball rolling, Allen, Thanks for making me see with new eyes. To Vintage Roadside, Jeff, you helped me to see and understand why its important. To loungelistner, Gary, thanks, you helped me do it with a new sense of joy. And to SKY✡VU, Jim, you are just an inspiration by simply being. Amazing what this one man has accomplished. These few, these four led to others who have their own lessons to teach to those who will listen, to those who will "see": Thanks to HappyShooter, Fotoedge, Army.Arch, Julia, Alan of Marion, Dave van Hulsteyn, Dennis Dixon, Joey Harrison. Appreciating this thing called urban or Roadside America is just a big jigsaw puzzle. But I'm having way more fun putting it together.

I have been in the sign business for seven years, and Gary is the first guy I have met that has neon gas running thru his veins!!! he also has a drive for vintage signs that causes him to drive the country side looking for all of the great signs of the past. great story teller and good listener as well. I f you ever g… Read more

I have been in the sign business for seven years, and Gary is the first guy I have met that has neon gas running thru his veins!!! he also has a drive for vintage signs that causes him to drive the country side looking for all of the great signs of the past. great story teller and good listener as well. I f you ever get the chance to go for a ride and take some pictures you will have a fun day!! oh yea hes a car guy and knows his music too!!!

Gary and I must be related, because we are both obsessed with neon signs, music, old cars and collecting vintage stuff. He is definitely one of the nicest people here on Flickr, but he also has a delightfully wicked side (one can't survive in show business without one). He has a great eye, as well as a knack for findin… Read more

Gary and I must be related, because we are both obsessed with neon signs, music, old cars and collecting vintage stuff. He is definitely one of the nicest people here on Flickr, but he also has a delightfully wicked side (one can't survive in show business without one). He has a great eye, as well as a knack for finding the beautiful, odd and obscure along the roadside. And he used to have really, really big hair.

Gary is both one of funniest guys and best friends I have met here on Flickr. He has a knack for finding strange and bizzare things that most people would drive right past. His photostream is not only a wonderful ride through the midwest, but also through his mind, which is a hilarious place to be. I need to go phot… Read more

Gary is both one of funniest guys and best friends I have met here on Flickr. He has a knack for finding strange and bizzare things that most people would drive right past. His photostream is not only a wonderful ride through the midwest, but also through his mind, which is a hilarious place to be. I need to go photo shoting with this guy!