I was one of those lucky marketing people who made a living getting involved in high profile advertising and promotional campaigns, including managing some amazing sports and special event sponsorships including Formula One, Summer Olympics, NBA, MLB, NASCAR, IndyCar, World Cup, NHL, Bassmasters... the list goes on. After retiring from corporate life in 2017, I… Continue reading A day at Jay’s Garage with Larry and friends.
Having a little fun Photoshop compositing three images chosen from the NASA Goddard "Photo of the Day" library.
4th of July Fireworks came early last night at the Fantasy Springs Resort near Palm Springs. The wind was blowing hard across the Coachella Valley when the fireworks show started, so I thought the photos were going to be trash. Much to my surprise, the wind really made for some amazing fireworks shots! This is… Continue reading Fireworks on a windy desert evening.
45 years later, here’s me imitating the photo seen on the original box. Today is #NationalCameraDay - to celebrate, here's a snap of me with my very first "serious" camera - the Minolta 110 Zoom SLR - Yes, I've had this very camera since 1976… I bought the camera while working as a part-time intern… Continue reading My first “Serious” Camera
Another fav shot from my visit last Sunday at Cahuilla Creek Motocross in Southern California.
She's the prettiest trophy girl at the finish line… If you've ever been to Cahuilla Creek Motocross you know who I'm talking about. @cahuillamx #cahuillamotocross #cahuillacreekmx #suzukisamurai #samurai #motocross
The year was 1983 when I simultaneously bought a "state-of-the-art" KayPro II "portable" computer and enrolled in a Computer Science class at the University of Southern California. The class was required to earn a B.S. degree in Business Administration and I thought the computer would give me the edge, although I had no clue on… Continue reading My first computer was a KayPro II – what was yours?
I recently learned the story of the 1972 Summer Olympic Games “pictograms" and the impact of the artist behind these iconic images. Three artists were extraordinarily influential in the use of abstract pictograms to help inform, educate and guide athletes and spectators to the many venues and destinations during these massive sports spectacles, which attracted… Continue reading Otl Aicher’s designs for the 1972 Summer Olympics
My first job after graduating from the University of Southern California in 1983 was working in the marketing department at First Interstate Bancorp in downtown Los Angeles. Shortly after I left eleven years later, the bank was acquired by Wells Fargo Bank. Here's a photo found recently in a dusty box at the back of… Continue reading Time machine: Everyone’s Using Our ATMs!
Southern California old timers like myself who rode dirt bikes back in the 1960s and 1970s remember the legendary places to ride and race including Saddleback Park, Indian Dunes, Barstow-to-Vegas, just to name a few. There's a place between Palm Springs and Temecula in Southern California that gives me a flashback to those fond memories… Continue reading Fly time at Cahuilla
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