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Sat. 1/29 Flashback
The streetcar era in Indianapolis bowed out at 3:10 a.m. on Jan. 9, 1953 as the final clang, clang, clang of the trolley and the last clank, clank, clank of the traditional "flat" wheels trailed off into oblivion. The gaily decorated No. 148 pulled out of the Indianapolis Railways car barn at 1 a.m., topped with a mortar board and tassle signifying its "graduation" from the College Ave. line. A sign reading "Streetcar Named Expire" was affixed to the front. Retiring motormen and dignitaries including Mayor Alex Clark rode on accompanying street cars. Transit operator Roy Leverett, 42, (shown here) then pulled the old car into the barns, where it and 33 others awaited their fate Ð to be cut up and made into such things as refrigerators, bicycles and coat hangers. In the name of progress, motor buses and trackless trolleys took over completely at 5 a.m. that morning. The streetcar era had lasted 89 years in Indianapolis. In 1864, the first mule-drawn car began on the rails here. In 1891, the first electric streetcar clanged and rumbled through city streets. While trackless trolleys built at the Mormon-Herrington plant in Indianapolis began service on city streets in October 1946, some old streetcars ran until 1953. Indianapolis Transit System bought Indianapolis Railways in 1955 and introduced motorized buses several years later. In 1974, the city bought the company and formed the Indianapolis Public Transportation Corporation; it operated under the name of Metro until 1998, when the operating name became IndyGo. Leverett retired in 1965 but worked part-time until he turned 80. Now 89, he still lives in Indianapolis. Photo by Indianapolis Star photographer Maurice Burnett
I finally finished my first version of this. Pattern from Made by Rae.
Blogged here;
www.craftstorming.com/2012/03/made-by-raes-flashback-skin...
Doing that thing all English people do at one point in their life.... Alton Towers.
This was my friend Kim's 16th birthday party and my one and only time at Alton Towers. I have some not so fond memories of this day, including getting grounded when I got home. My parents didn't realise that this would be a whole day trip, had a huge shouting argument with Kim's dad when we got back (including slamming the door in his face) and I got yelled at like nothing else. I understand that my parents were probably worried but they knew where I was and who I was with. I was mortified and secretly called Kim's parents to apologise the next day. Oh teenager-dom.
Age 16, with the typical age 16 bad hair. I haven't spoken to any of these girls in years. We were so, so tight in highschool and then I moved far away for University.
This is only four years ago, but still a flashback.
Here I am at the very most awesomest hotel in all of Rome. I ate my breakfast every morning on the balcony overlooking the Colosseum.
My Rome photos are interesting to me right now, because I'm currently Netflix-ing the HBO series "Rome". It's cool to see photos of myself around all of the landmarks in the show.
Do I look like a German tourist? All the Romans addressed me in German. Actually, everyone always addresses me in German when I travel in Europe.
The Car Show
On Sunday, The Manitoba Transit Heritage Association (MTHA) featured three fine vintage buses from it’s fleet at the Car Show in the south parking lot of the Garden City Shopping Centre. A local Mecca for car & vintage vehicle enthusiasts, the MTHA proudly displayed the 1956 Western Flyer “Scenic Cruiser”, the 1966 Western Flyer P-41 Canuck and the 1984 Flyer D901 transit bus.
Esta es la inauguración de una nueva sección en la que hablaré de los
distintos autores que me han influido. Quiero hacerlo desde una óptica
muy subjetiva; que es lo que me ha servido de ellos y que se ha ido
perdiendo. Sirva ademas de homenaje a ellos y también como flashback
por dibujos más antiguos.
Empiezo con este boceto de una historia que iba a hacer para el
concurso de Ourense (en una de sus múltiples reencarnaciones). Contaba
la historia del apocalípsis hindi. Este tipo es el que aplicaba calor a
los malos e injustos del planeta.
Concretamente aquí creo que se nota la influencia de Bruce Timm.
Mi primer contacto con él fue la serie de animación de Batman, aunque
me lo descubrió de una forma un poco más profunda (Mad Love y tal) el
sensei Victor Rivas (mirad los links).
Digamos que aprendí anatomía con él, y todavía hoy sigo usando como
esqueleto esa forma suya de dibujar brazos y piernas, curvas por fuera
rectas por dentro.
También su forma de narrar me influyó mucho en un principio, esa
cuadricula tan estricta de 3x3 que utiliza en Amor Loco (bueno él y
Paul Dini) fue la base para muchos de mis primeros tebeos, y la sigo
utilizando.
Fue la primera vez en que la síntesis me llamó la atención, a mi que de
nano iba para clon de Schuitten (algún día contaré porque). Desde aquí
me convencí de que menos era más, por lo menos si lo sabes hacer.
Algo que he perdido de esa influencia Timm quizás sea ese dinamismo
brutal que imprime en sus figuras, y que en este dibujo aun estaba.
Aunque si alguna vez estuvo ahí supongo que se puede recuperar...
cuando me interese para algo, eso sí.
Algo que nunca he tenido es esa modulación tan suelta de la linea, ese
pincel tan bien usado. Supongo que si algún día me interesa lo usaré,
no es algo que me preocupe y creo que mi linea va de momento por otros
derroteros en cuanto entintado, aunque reconozco que este tipo con eso
es un maestro, uno de los grandes.
Decir que para hacer esta historia y desarrollar su apariencia gráfica
también me basé en los cuadros de un pintor indio (hindú) que todavía
hoy me fascinan, su nombre es Jamini Roy.
Well - what a disappointment this was. Firstly we were shocked to find out that you were NOT allowed to take alcohol into the festival like we have done in previous years. They were even searching camping chair bags to check for contraband. They did not even ask to see the tickets/wristbands. People were drinking their wine/beer they had brought to last them through the day and evening one swig after another rather than leave it behind. The reason they gave for not allowing alcohol was people behave badly - but then they provided booze tents.. so that argument doesn't hold any weight. 70% of the toilets were out of order and the rest were out of toilet roll. Staff walking around in ordinary clothes to spot people who had managed to sneak booze past them... and then bring the heavies in to remove them from the event. No big screens this year - food - well it was too expensive and too mediocre. Next year... we will be doing something else as they are keeping their 'new' rules... save your £40 a ticket and do something else.
Fishing on Bronte Creek
Shot with a Pentax Spotmatic F with a MC Flektogon 2.4/35mm Carl Zeiss Jena DDR lens
Color-blocked, added flutter sleeves, binding around arm. Blogged here: erickmarnae.wordpress.com/2014/07/24/croquet-skirt-flashb...