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It's hard to believe how quickly 2016 went by, and yet how much was done in it.
As usual, I built quite a few collabs with my brother John. Including our largest build ever, Life in Nordheim.
I competed in the MOCatholon with Kai NRG, Garmadon, W. Navarre, and Jsnyder002 and came awfully close to winning.
The first Summer Joust contest was held and the success of it was astonishing, assuring it will be held again this year.
In August I went to my first LEGO convention: BFVA, which was absolutely amazing and allowed me to meet loads of great builders in person. Also participated in the Ye Old Merry Battleground display which was lots of fun, and brought home 2 brickees for Best Castle (Life in Nordheim) and Best Medium Spacecraft (Scorpion Starfighter).
I was able to contribute to several InnovaLUG flash MOCs, and RochLUG local displays.
And quite a few of my creations were featured on The Brothers Brick, Bricknerd, Classic-Castle, or Eurobricks. I reached 1.7k followers this year as well.
All in all, I made over 55 builds. Here are the ones shown in the collage, top row:
Second Row
Third Row:
Fourth Row:
Mitgardian Marksman Tournament
Fifth Row
MANTIS LR3 Mobile Missile Truck
Adventurers Reboot: Temple Ruins
Bottom Row
Most popular build of the year: Dwarven Trade in Dale with 285 favorites and 36 comments.
John and I also put up quite a few tutorials and reviews on our website, brickbuilt.
So thanks everyone for your continued support!
Leave a note on your favorite build :)
A quick play with my new Eye Candy Actions. I think I'm going to have fun with these. Off to play some more!
Quick little shot of one of my two newest lovelies. (Well, sort of new. I've technically had both since April. ^^; ) I'm still trying to work out just who this little one is! Part of me thinks she's a perfect fit for Addy's cousin Josette buuut... I don't know. I'm not entirely convinced yet ha ha. ;P
Hope you're all having a wonderful wednesday!
PRINT SUFER KEPTO TORO
C.A. and some M.T.A.
with Huckleberry Hound and Quick Draw McGraw. Better viewed: LARGE
Benched in Los Angeles County, CA
Walking past this paperbark, the lorikeets and a very defensive mudlark took to the air.
I took a couple of really quick snaps with my phone and left them to it.
i did for a collector who has canvases from graffti artists from germany like can2, daim, seak, etc. and more from all over the world......
during the meeting of styles in mainz-kastel(G)
2010
The best way to protect yourself from the Convention fever is to enjoy what you’ve already had! ♥️♥️♥️
Before the Style Lab collection, i always wish i could see Kyori 1.0 again but after the reveal, i find that she’s not what i expected and i have a better version here already on the shelve! Quick Silver is still the best Kyori 1.0 to me, and she proves that with this ensemble from Mad To Milan Poppy. 😍😍😍
Just a quick pic to say hi. I'm away for a short break and I'll be back as soon as I can.
Sorry about the state of the photo. Phone selfies are really not good enough. I won't use this again.
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No# 1 wife has put me under house arrest !
So not being able to go race around and play
I've resorted to photographing no# 1's garden.
Notice all the bamboo sticks on the left side ?
Well a couple of months ago we went and
harvested many bamboo sticks for the
purpose of have an assortment of
snake sticks. Problem being
they all disappeared then
reappeared right here.
This is sacrilege, so to counter her move
I've now resorted to using PVC pipes ;-0
She's growing squash and string beans
which we sell in the morning markets.
Once posted I've notice the photo is
a bit blurry, could be from my meds ?
Tomorrow, which is Monday we expect
a big wind storm, might get some rain.
Maybe Tuesday or Wednesday, all
depends on transportation we are
planning another run out to see
the nuns and of course Molly
and Blondie & all the dogs.
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like always when I make pictures. quick and dirty, afterwards I had to refire the bbq, cause it took so long. On the other side of the lake there is Russia. very glad to be there. enjoy
Quick snap with the phone of the colourful neon sign in the window of the Gorgie Cobblers at night. I do like a nice neon at night...
A quick photo really.... taken just before the Christmas clear out of "stuff". I was checking this blue dress out to see if it still fits and if I still like it. Its OK on both counts and its staying. Hope you are all having a good weekend.... me very busy with life in general and still no time for dressing.... .
Was going to go for a quick walk at Great Bear Recreation Area and ended up putting on 13,295 steps. Took my old 60D with the ef-s 18-200 lens and shot jpeg & RAW in B&W. Spring is not here officially but most of the snow is gone. Heard my first Red-wing blackbird, glorious music to my soul.
This pool of water froze enough overnight that the fresh graupel gives the appearance of grainy film.
Graupel is a type of precipitation that forms when supercooled water droplets freeze onto falling snowflakes, creating small, soft pellets that resemble hail.
Learned something new today when editing this RAW file. I've been using the Pixelmator Pro extension with Apple Photos which gives limited access. I found a way to edit with Pixelmator from a drop down menu that gives full access. Mind boggling.
Oh, and by the time I made it home, winter had made it's return with snow flurries leaving the landscape white again.
Quick frozen 4643 at Dorking on 31 December 1978.
Scanned from a Pentax 67 negative taken by John AM Vaughan, now in my collection.
Quick light painting of Brians bagged R32 to try out a new light.
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First shot of the month so it’s a shot of a musician from New Orleans, only five months to go now before I am back there.
Seeing Jack Fine play was a complete accident. I was in the Spotted Cat club on Frenchtown Street and the young band I was listening to took a break. Suddenly round the club came the word Jack Fine is going to play in this next set. I had know idea who Jack Fine was but a guy told me he had been playing for years and had been friends with Louis Armstrong. Anyway he played beautifully with great energy and you had no sense you were watching a guy in his eighties. A lot of you will not be that interested in Jazz but I have copied a piece I found that gives an account of Jack Fine history and it’s been quite a life.
The following words are by Nanette Ledet a New Orleans writer
Jack’s professional life has spanned nearly seven decades, he played the music he loved with all of his heart, as anyone who has ever heard his cornet will confirm.
Jack Fine was born in Brooklyn on Sept. 26, 1928.Growing up; he loved listening to jazz on the radio. His family friend, Big John Yeyichen, frequently brought young Jack to a local club called Bright Eyes. The inspiration to play the cornet struck him around the age of 12, when a visiting musician brought one to his elementary school. Later, he joined the Air Force, and played in the band at Bowling Field near Washington, D.C. But he found that any type of rigidly organized playing did nothing for his spirit, and decided to concentrate on jazz, which spoke to his soul incessantly.
After his stint in the military, he returned to New York and began to hang out on 52nd Street, which was a hot spot for late-night gigs with the top jazz players of the time. A significant break came to him through Milt Gabler’s Commodore Record Shop, when he was hired as a store clerk. The store also functioned as a producer of recordings and promoter of live events. Jack considers his association with Commodore Records and its family to be a significant turning point in his professional career. During his time there, in the 1950’s, he met nearly everyone imaginable in the jazz world, including Danny Barker, who became a great friend and frequent collaborator. He worked with Jack Crystal and eventually started doing gigs at his club on Sixth Street and Second Ave.,called the Central Plaza. As Jack’s notoriety and connections increased, so did his desire to support more venues that would give opportunities to up-and-coming jazz players.
He managed the Cinderella Club in the Village for a while, and began what he describes as his “hippie years.”
Jack made the move to Paris, and fell in love with all things French. He was also delighted to be near another artist who greatly influenced him: the gypsy jazz guitarist Django Reinhardt. He also encountered another ex-pat, Sidney Bechet.
This Parisian foray lasted for several years, and was perhaps a foreshadowing of his time to come to New Orleans. As he continued to perform, Jack’s musical influences and outpourings remained in the traditional milieu, and he played with an intricate, blues-flavoured style that had the essential flavour of a truly authentic New Orleans sound.
His move to New Orleans was not his first visit; he had been stationed there briefly during his military days, at Camp Leroy Johnson. Taking advantage of the very tempting opportunities offered by life in the French Quarter, he managed to live in an apartment off-base and quickly immersed himself in the vast musical offerings of the city. “What an incredible experience it was, to
finally be living in the place that had provided me so much creative energy, for
so many years,” Jack remembers. “All I ever wanted to do in this life
was to play one sweet song.”
It was here that Jack started his traditional jazz group, the New Orleans Jazz Vipers, around 1998. They very quickly became a fixture at the Spotted Cat and were a favourite of the social dance crowd, which included countless locals, as well as jazz fans from around the world.
The crowd would typically start to gather by the front door, drawn in by the mesmerizing rhythms and soulful sounds emanating from within, and quickly expanded into a full-on dance party that spilled out from the club, onto the sidewalk, and often into the street!
Of course, this is all before Hurricane Katrina, which changed everything and everyone forever. Jack’s home was flooded during the storm, as was his car, but still he remained in the city during the aftermath.
I recently spoke to a friend who had heard Jack playing at one of the few coffeehouses that was still in operation in the Quarter shortly after the hurricane. She was overwhelmed by the beauty of his tone and his soulful renditions. He was still playing his heart out, in spite of all the sadness and tragedy that engulfed our city. Jack is still very much a part of the current scene. It’s difficult to find anyone in New Orleans who has not heard of the Jazz Vipers. Jack even appeared in an episode of HBO’s “Treme,”which takes place here.
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