Sounds and images on the Friday Night Jamboree
Saturday, August 5, 2023
An attempt to shoot video while hampered by medical conditions that limit my movements and pain keeps getting in the way.
‘Busload of Faith to Get By.’ Just a myth? Probably.
Monday, July 10, 2023
Lou Reed’s song is more telling today than when he wrote it in 1989.
Sorrow of a July without FloydFest
Wednesday, July 5, 2023
FloydFest is on hold this year. Will it return in 2024? Let’s hope so.
More than 60 years capturing images of July 4th around the world
Monday, July 3, 2023
Tuesday marks my 75th Four of July on this third rock from the sun. I started capturing images of the holiday more than 60 years ago and have done so around the country, in wars in foreign lands and too many other places to remember. Happy Independence Day!
Documenting the musical heritage of our county and area
Sunday, April 23, 2023
When wife Amy and I came to a decision to move fromm the National Capital Region of Washington after 23 years there after working as
Summertime…and the living is hot, wet, and not that easy
Monday, August 8, 2022
We can have fun…in moderation…but the oppressive heat and humidity are both a pain in the ass and a health hazard. Of course, that’s hard
At FloydFest, people are the show
Thursday, July 28, 2022
Over much of the last two decades, we captured thousands of images and hundreds of feet of video of the spectacle of FloydFest
FloydFest 2022 begins with major changes coming next year
Wednesday, July 27, 2022
In 2023, FloydFest moves to a new 200-acre site near Check in Floyd County, a move applauded by many but opposed for a petty handful who claim, incorrectly, that the event is like Woodstock. As usual, the claims are lies
Honky Tonk Blues on video
Monday, December 6, 2021
Finished an initial edit of last Thursday’s Honky Tonk show at The Floyd Country Store, a new offering that provides Western Swing, rockabilly, and more
Good equipment supplements our eyes
Thursday, June 10, 2021
Questions from readers often concern my photography and video work with more than a few wondering “if I have equipment like yours, can I produce