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photos courtesy of Dan “the man” Rodriguez
Oh what a night it was in the land of Swirl'n mic Mad-ness! From the get-go we knew this inaugural kick-off at the NEW Absinthe Lounge was gonna be one to remember!
As Swirve started their jazzy madness, the crowd found their way into and filled the VIP lounge with their heads boppin' and their fingers snappin'. As the last notes were fading away, hosts Johnny O & MH Clay opened up the stage to our featured the mad-tastic dynamic duo Opalina Salas & Maggie Smith. There was no doubt that they would deliver a must-see kinda show and sure enough, it was something mighty divine to see and feel! If you were there, you know what we mean. If not, well... your loss, truly. Sorry.
After a brief intermission, the mic got opened up to the mad ones who filled the Lounge and what a night of the beat-utifullest poetry and music ensued! Here’s a shout out to all who graced us with their words, their songs, their divine madnesses…
Hosts:
Johnny O
MH Clay
Feature:
Opalina Salas
Maggie Smith
Mad Cast:
BA
Carlos Salas
Laura Allen
David Crandall
Sebastián Hasani Páramo
Konnichiwa Zach
Victory
Danny Chibli
Mike Adreani
Jay Bean
Eileen Simeonov
Da'rrell Cloudy
Aleah Dillard
B Swift
CJ Critt
Josh Weir
Jasmin Kinnard
Luke
Annika Michelle
Dontae
Nobody
HUGE thanks to Swirve (Chris Curiel, Tamitha Curiel, & Gerard Bendiks) for keeping the beat til the wee hours of the night. We got taken to another dimension of time and space on the wings of their jazzy madness!
And as always, big THANKS to the patron saint of the loco local mad ones, Kevin, owner of Absinthe Lounge, who has allowed us to continue swirling our madness upon his stage.
And finally we would like to thank ALL of you who freely shared their hand claps, finger-snaps, hoots and howls with all the mad ones who got up on this sacred mad swirlin’ mic.
We look forward to ALL the m-adventures to come! Stay tuned…
With Mad Love,
The Googily-EYed Guy
P.S. AND, as you may or may not know, every 1st Wednesday we get all giddy with the swirlin’ madness. Here’s who we will be featuring next month:
June: Brendan McCormack
July: John Kelly & Stefan Prigmore
August: PW Covington
This is number 31 of 100 in my 100 Strangers photo project.
This is Mark Galloway from Lower Hutt, Tenor Saxophonist in "Finger Snappin' Goodness", a jazz trio with Stranger #32 Michael and Stranger #33 Cliff...and an employee at Rock Shop, a New Zealand chain of music stores.
Mark's been playing the sax for about 15 years and has been into music for his entire life. Finger Snappin' Goodness has been together for about 9 years on and off now. They play in Shed 5 every Sunday afternoon.
I wasn't really planning on shooting any Strangers today, instead I wanted to play with one of my film cameras (an old school Mamiya C330 TLR), so I packed light, just my 50mm and the Mamiya. I don't have a proper light meter yet, so I'm currently using my DSLR as a light meter...a bit cumbersome I know :(
The weather was a bit overcast and damp today, so there weren't many people out along the waterfront. I decided to walk by Shed 5 anyways and poke my head inside. I've always wanted to photograph someone inside as they've got lots of areas with great light. Wooden floors with post and beam ceilings. One section of Shed 5 has a glass solarium with white table cloths offering up opportunities for great light! However to my dismay, it was completely empty. I guess that's what I get for dropping by in between service hours...too late for brunch and too early for dinner. But I heard some smooth jazz coming from inside, so I took a peek and saw a jazz trio playing in the corner. I liked what I was hearing so decided to stick around for a song or two, meanwhile checking out the room for future photo ops since it was completely empty. Sooner or later a few patrons came in for an afternoon beer though.
I spotted this red velvet curtain that was closing off the dining area from the bar section. It sits on top of a short set of stairs. It's at the end near the solarium so it was getting some nice light. With only the 50mm and no flash today, I wasn't sure what kind of framing I'd be able to get. I fired off a few test shots to see what kind of exposure settings I'd be dealing with. Luckily the bar wasn't busy as I had to stand way back in order to frame something usefull with the 50mm...stupid cropped sensor! :P Figuring the light would be ok even without a fill flash, I instantly knew I had to ask the trio for a group shot. Turns out, I also asked them to participate as my Strangers. But wouldn't you know it, I didn't even remember to shoot them with the Mamiya until after I walked out the door! DOH!!!
"What was the last thing you ate before becoming Strangers #31 Mark?" ...NOTHING!!! ...wait a minute, he hadn't eaten anything all day...so I had to stretch the time line to the day before...
"What was the last thing you ate LAST NIGHT then Mark?" ...wood fired pizza.
Thanks for participating Mark.
You can see the alternate portraits of Mark in my 100 Strangers Alternates set, and you can see my other strangers in my 100 Strangers set, and strangers from other participating photographers in the 100 Strangers flickr pool. Learn more about the 100 Strangers photo project here.
E and I were exploring a battleship on a rainy day. He was playing pretend and I was snappin' the pics, when I caught this one.
when we stopped at signal this thing came by our side on a recovery truck ,while snappin few photos the driver of it asked me where is the way to alain class motors because he came all the way from saudi to alain with this beast on back
This is my bfffffffffff Jeff. He's always snappin' photos for other people so tonight we did a little swap
WWI (?) military jacket - Bobby From Boston
vintage Oxford - he doesn't even remember
jeans - Cheap Monday
vintage captoe shoesies - Bobby From Boston
Week 31: Reminds You of a Song
B-52's Rock Lobster
We were at a party
His ear lobe fell in the deep
Someone reached in and grabbed it
It was a rock lobster
We were at the beach
Everybody had matching towels
Somebody went under a dock
And there they saw a rock
It wasn't a rock
It was a rock lobster
Motion in the ocean
His air hose broke
Lots of trouble
Lots of bubble
He was in a jam
S'in a giant clam
Down, down
Underneath the waves
Mermaids wavin'
Wavin' to mermen
Wavin' sea fans
Sea horses sailin'
Dolphins wailin'
Red snappers snappin'
Clam shells clappin'
Muscles flexin'
Flippers flippin'
Down, down
Let rock!
Boy's in bikinis
Girls in surfboards
Everybody's rockin'
Everybody's fruggin'
Twistin' 'round the fire
Havin' fun
Bakin' potatoes
Bakin' in the sun
Put on your noseguard
Put on the Lifeguard
Pass the tanning b_tter
Here comes a stingray
There goes a manta-ray
In walked a jelly fish
There goes a dog-fish
Chased by a cat-fish
In flew a sea robin
Watch out for that piranha
There goes a narwhale
HERE COMES A BIKINI WHALE!
A very handy 2 minute walk from the side of the road and you get to see some wonderful views across Lochan Nah Achlaise towards the infamous Black Mount.This is a superb setting to visit with excellent views and easy access.If your heading across this way prepare to stop an get snappin cos everything just cries out "photography" another of my new favourite places. :)
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walking the strip and snappin away. (Las Vegas, NV). View from the street of THEhotel @Mandalay Bay
in town for the 5th Annual Millerizm and the Movement Summer Breeze 2012 event. Three days of partying. To see more event photos go to www.millerizm.com
#Event Photographer
I've been snappin' away but unable to get here to upload, so I'm playing catch up. These are the lovely blooms on my neighbor's tree!
while i was snappin few pics of the lamborghini while it was on signal , the porsche came roarin on the opposite road and parked just accordingly as desired and the combo shot is ready and served
She started pouting and I said "Great! Don't stop!" That made her mad.
To CLRDMU:
I know we're sick of children... but they're sick of us snappin' all those cutsie pics, so it's even.
I nearly died when I saw this. What happened to crappy, over-jammed in stuffed animals? Lobsters now? Seriously?
Appropriately, here are the lyrics to "Rock Lobster". One of the B52's finest songs.
We were at a party
His ear lobe fell in the deep
Someone reached in and grabbed it
It was a rock lobster
We were at the beach
Everybody had matching towels
Somebody went under a dock
And there they saw a rock
It wasn't a rock
It was a rock lobster
Motion in the ocean
His air hose broke
Lots of trouble
Lots of bubble
He was in a jam
S'in a giant clam
Down, down
Underneath the waves
Mermaids wavin'
Wavin' to mermen
Wavin' sea fans
Sea horses sailin'
Dolphins wailin'
Red snappers snappin'
Clam shells clappin'
Muscles flexin'
Flippers flippin'
Down, down
Let's rock!
Boy's in bikinis
Girls in surfboards
Everybody's rockin'
Everybody's fruggin'
Twistin' 'round the fire
Havin' fun
Bakin' potatoes
Bakin' in the sun
Put on your noseguard
Put on the lifeguard
Pass the tanning butter
Here comes a stingray
There goes a manta-ray
In walked a jelly fish
There goes a dogfish
Chased by a catfish
In flew a sea robin
Watch out for that piranha
There goes a narwhale
HERE COMES A BIKINI WHALE!
Taken yesterday, walkin', talkin', snappin' with the sublime Qua at the Seattle Center's "Bite of Seattle"