Just got power restored after 100 hours without heat, lights or internet.
Will get back to you once my life’s back.
Best,
Randy
That’s my sanitized message. Continue reading “”
INSPIRED : JAPAN
Inspired by a blog site linked to Bob Tilton’s werkcrew.com, I’ve decided to slow down and post one of my minimalist nature “elements” images every week this month.
First up – a bamboo forest in Japan shot in 1984.
(Homage to the late Ernst Haas) Continue reading “”
PHOTO EXHIBIT AT GLAZER’S CAMERA
Hey All & Happy New Year!
I just finished hanging a 13 print exhibit at Glazer’s Camera Rental Studio in Seattle. On view are images from my book project, Steinbeck’s America: In Search of Travels with Charley Fifty Years Later.
Accompanying the color photographs are quotes by John Steinbeck from his book, Travels with Charley. My short film on the project and an e-book sample will be on view at a closing reception:
When: Monday, February 6th from 7-9pm
Where: 517 Dexter Ave North, Seattle, WA 98109
Please see my Outdoor Photographer Magazine article:
CROSBY, STILLS & NASH
Just released is this Atlantic/Audio Fidelity Gold CD of Crosby, Stills and Nash’s self-titled debut album. I was fortunate to have been invited to sit in on the mastering session with Steve Hoffman behind the controls at Marsh Mastering in Los Angeles CA a couple of months ago. My article describing that session, the music on this landmark 1969 release and the sound of this latest CD is now on-line at Michael Fremer’s MusicAngle.com. Photos from that day accompany my review. Thanks to all involved. Have a great New Year!
YEAR END REMINISCING
It’s an induldgent pastime I suppose. To tear yourself away from the TV and iphone/smartphone and contemplate your life as it actually is. Maybe it’s more appropriate to do as you get older – or maybe not. It don’t come easy as they say…
I try returning phone calls and text messages daily and love having GPS while traveling, but my 4G Droid is not much of an actual phone, more like a mini-computer – a radiating slow one at that. Most of the time I can’t find it (or something to watch on TV). Maybe that’s why I’m thinking about other things today. Continue reading “”
MERRY CHRISTMAS
I love Christmas. Why? Because it’s like having a vacation – for me anyway…
At this time of year the phone stops ringing and I can finally catch up on stuff.
Like thanking everybody for visiting my site. Hope this year has been fun for you! Continue reading “”
HOLIDAY EXCELLENCE
Thanks to the guys at Excellence for using my image from Porsche’s Rennsport Reunion IV at Laguna Seca. It’s the lead photo in their feature story this month. Takes me back to warmer days and some wonderful times! Continue reading “”
THE BEATLES
My in-depth article on collecting The Beatles White Album has been updated and is now on Michael Fremer’s MusicAngle.com website.
Released in time for Christmas 1968, it’s appropriate that this seminal album should be revisited at this time. Continue reading “”
LED ZEPPELIN IV
Forty years ago Led Zeppelin ruled the charts and airwaves with the epic (and overplayed) “Strairway to Heaven”. I still remember when I first heard it. I was a senior in HS and my girlfriend’s best friend was ultra hip. She had somehow got a copy of LZ IV before the stores carried it. One listen and I knew what I’d be playing for my “Creative Poetry” class the following week. Everybody was mesmerized as the LP spun that day. I went King Crab fishing in Alaska six months later and was essentially incommunicado. By the time I returned it was playing every half hour on the radio. Continue reading “”
WERKCREW 911 PORSCHE CALENDAR 2012
Check out Bob Tilton’s latest creative endeavor.
A calendar…
ARTIST STATEMENT
It’s easy to force photography. You have so much control these days. But in reality, you really don’t have much of any. Life develops at its own rythym and pace. As a location photographer, it’s my job to capture it as it happens. That’s not always easy.
Each subject requires it’s own time to understand, and to reveal itself. That’s why personal projects are so rewarding to me. You have the time to explore a people or location, to begin to understand them. To let things unfold. Photo tip! Continue reading “”
Patrick Long racing at Chuckwalla in vintage Porsche 2.5L 911ST spec race car from Chad P. on Vimeo.
PATRICK LONG IN A 911ST
Think you can drive a 911? Well, check out this video.
Chad Plavan is no stranger to the early 911 faithful, and Patrick Long loves to drive Chad’s car. It’s a beautiful blue ’69 ST bodied 2.5L spec racer.
I saw this 911 at Rennsport Reunion IV recently and it’s simply awesome. Patrick is probably the best young Porsche factory race car driver around. Incredible combo. Continue reading “”
NEW MUSIC
There are several items of “new” music being released this week including Kate Bush’s latest atmospheric album 50 Words For Snow:
NPR live streaming of 50 Words For Snow
On Black Friday there will be several exclusive LPs, EPs and singles by a wide variety of artists made available through select stores linked to Record Store Day:
THE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST
I’ve blogged before about how much I enjoy the central California coast. Having just driven from Bodega Bay to Crescent City along coastal Hwy 1, my love for the northern CA coast has been reignited.
Most of the towns I spent time in were located in Mendocino county: Sea Ranch (great walking trails and vacation rentals), Guallala (killer B-BQ), Point Arena (check out breakfast at the organic cafe next to the dock), Irish Beach (idyllic setting), Albion/River (rent a boat), and Mendocino (kayak or shop away). As for the road to Leggett, I missed my 911. Continue reading “”
2012 PORSCHE RSR
Porsche just announced the 2012 GT3 RSR, which is to be raced at the Le Mans 24 Hours, the FIA World Endurance Championship, and the Le Mans Series in Europe and America. The water cooled engine is a 4.0 liter flat six that delivers 460 HP and comes equipped with a mandatory air-restrictor. A six-speed transmission is operated via paddle shifts on the steering wheel. Wheels are wider, new nose and rear panels are blended with flared front and rear wheel arches, and ducts in the rear side sections replace air scoop on the engine hood. Continue reading “”
HIGH FIDELITY – RECORDS FOR SALE
One of my favorite deleted scenes from any movie.
For the real record collecting geek.. Obsess away. Continue reading “”