Gip's Place

I finally found this little tin shack of a juke joint I've been looking for not far from Bham. It's called Gip's Place, as it should be called because it is in his backyard. Mr. Gip is around 75 and sits by the stage with his wife as various blues musicians transport patrons to another era. I arrived late with non-photo friends and took a few pictures. I'm going back soon, so I'll post better pictures later. Anyways, here's a glimpse.

Family

I could've been Hank Aaron's granddaughter. My grandmother dated him in Mobile when they were in high school and she broke up with up because all he did was hit bottle tops and balls in the school yard. She thought he was crazy because all he did was play baseball. She is coming for her annual visit next week, so I'll record her version of the story and post it. This is her last year around this time at a gas station. I don't do a good job of documenting my own family, so this is just a reminder to myself to do it more often.

Insert obligatory “Barack” pun here

Went from shooting rednecks to see Barack speak at the Sheraton last night. It was interesting, he seemed like the popular high school senior running for SGA president.



What I found most interesting was the proliferation of camera phones

and the audacity of hope. It applies to so many things in life. I hate that as we grow older we lose the ability to hope and that loss keeps us from being good to other people, doing the right thing, and living life to the fullest.

2007 Redneck Games

I needed to escape Bham for a bit, so I went to East Dublin, Ga., for
one of the most surreal experiences of my life. The 2007 Redneck
Games was a blast. I met some of the nicest people and it was great
to hang out photogs Bob Croslin, Chip Litherland, Rob Mattson, Sol
Neelman, and Elissa Eubanks as we sweated our butts off.


I took some polaroids. Check them out here.
(Use the space bar and arrow
keys to navigate) More to come.

Vulcan

Shot fireworks for fun while hanging out with friends. I'm disappointed I didn't shoot anything interesting, just the standard.

Life

Last week I found my 1st gray hair (it's actually my 3rd, but I was in serious denial about the other 2) and I became an aunt to 2 little boys. My brother and his wife had my parents' 1st grandchild and my best friend from high school had her 3rd.