Vermont Beauty-moment in VT

this is a shot i took in vermont a few weeks ago.....look at the trees, i love em. pete (sax player) and i stopped to get some coffee at a tiny local restaurant (behind me) and i wanted to try to capture the beauty of vermont.....this shot does not do Vermont justice, but for some reason i like this shot.

looking at it, i can feel how i felt when i was there---gentle winds, about 72 degrees, soft noises of the trees swaying in the wind, and cars almost floating by (cars crawling by) at 15 miles per hour. the sun was caressing my skin, not beating down mercilessly on me....it was a soothing moment. strangely, yet fortunately, looking at this photo takes me back to that moment.

i printed it, and hung it on my wall, hopefully to take me there when i glance at it. just wanted to share this "Vermont Beauty" with you. i hope you enjoy it as much as i do.

michael

Dying to be Different

There once was a little rock, who lived along the sea. He looked around and noticed everyone looked the same. His mom and dad and brothers and sisters and friends all looked the same. They all had the same ocean water splashed onto them, the same dust blown onto them, even animal urine and feces and 99% empty beer bottles thrown at them for amusement.

Joey always asked his parents why rock dont have "color".....they said rocks are ugly, will alwats be ugly, and its impossible for a rock to be colorful. Joey was devestated.

Then one evening shortly before the sun set, the little rock "joey" held his breath while a group of drunk idiots urinated on him. The foolish teenagers had ingested a lot of alcohol, so they urinated for a long time on poor joey. Joey was holding his breath longer than he ever had, and was furious!

Suddenly, little Joey noticed his pale colorless exterior started turning into a beautiful rosey red. He was so excited! Finally he was colorful and different! He continued to hold his breath, but focused on how much he loved his sister, and an additional color was born.....a soft, beautiful blue.

Then from out of the depths of hell, a huge merciless wave crashed onto the rocks and vilolently killed all of the drunk teenagers urinating on little Joey. Joey again held his breath and thought of the relief he suddenly had, and a soothing green appeared on his chiseled little rock body.

Little Joey stayed up all night and envisioned his emotions, held his breath, and exploded with colors.

Right before the morning sun rose, Joey tried with all of his might to impress everyone, by holding his breath forever, when he sadly burst, and blood ran out of his little body, and spilled down the letters he created.

It read, "I'm colorful, I'm different".

Malibu Gems

Malibu Gems! Even the rocks are gorgeous in Malibu.

My Best Buddy

My Best Buddy Steve and I taking "night photos" at Bob Big Boys in Burbank. I reached out my little arm and took this photo....it had the flash on so it created wild looking lighting on my mug. Photography is fun!

Gentle Expression

This is such a gentle expression....I look like a dog begging for food. We had 2 dogs growing up as kids. They used to be professional beggars. They would look at you with such sad and loving eyes, that you just had to give them your food, even though Mom and Dad told us not too. I guess people are capable of such a glance as well.....but knowone gave me their table scraps.

Thanks Rick Waite! West LA Music

Mega "Stars" call Rick Waite "Uncle Rick".....because he's the nicest guy to work with and he takes care of you like he's your Uncle. Rick Waite is the Director of Artist Relations for West LA Music in Santa Monica. He is a damn good guitar player. After Rick moved heaven and earth to get me what I needed in less that 24 hours (actually it was less than 4 hours, which is amazing), he offered to buy me lunch....but luckily I was able to get my credit card to the cashier before Rick could pay (its the least I could do). Thanks a million Rick! Thanks West LA Music!

Thanks Roland!-Tara Callahan

Tara Callahan-Artist Relations-"Roland" located in Commerce, CA. Tara has some really cute photos of her niece's and nephew's at her desk....what a cool Aunt. Tara was nice enough to take a photo with me....on super short notice (actually, there was no notice....I just popped in). So she's really cool! Thanks for helping me get a great amp "Roland AC-60" and sub "KCW-1 Powered Subwoofer" for my live gigs. They sound beautiful together. I really appreciate your help. Thanks Tara! Thanks Roland!

Patrick-Roland

Patrick Woodward-cool guy in Distribution Center for Roland. He helped me get a Roland AC-60 and a KCW-1 powered subwoofer. Nice guy.....he offered to carry it to my car......but i carried it even though Im a week-ling. thats the kind of service you get at roland...pretty cool huh! Thanks again Patrick.