This weekend was filled with friends old and new. I had a great time on Saturday night at the Section M reunion show at Daredevils & Queens, I took a lot of pictures, and made progress on my self-assigned task of getting less shy about taking pictures of people I don’t know. At the Section M Show a billion+1 people asked if anyone had taken my picture yet, I obliged several times and was surprised at the outcome.

On Sunday I spent most of the day at a memorial/wake for Dave Young, it was a sad day, but it was filled with friends, and I think it was as good as it could have been. I didn’t take any pictures at the wake, so these are all from Saturday’s event. Check out the rest of the set here.

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This has to be the best mashup of internet memery and political humor ever. John McCain really should have known better to stand in fron of a green screen by now, right?

This too, is amazing. An LA improv troup brings “One Day More” from Les Miserable to a faux Obama campaign office.

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The benefit show for Free Mind Media was fantastic and I had a great time hanging out with so many awesome people. There were about a million bands and artists and we raised over 2 months of expenses for Free Mind in one night. I was honestly overwhelmed at the support and can’t wait for the next event Terrence and the folks at Tonegazer put on. I took a whole bunch of photos. I was mostly experimenting with my portrait lens and shooting without a flash, so some of them came out sharper than others. The lighting inside Daredevils & Queens was fantastic though (they are seriously the coolest hair salon ever) and I ended up liking the effect.

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I just finished the design on the poster for the September 6th Polar Bears/Santiago show at Daredevils and Queens in Santa Rosa. I’m showing some art at the event too. Pretty exciting!

Featuring the Polar Bears, Santiago, + more bands and a billion awesome artists!

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After leaving Arequipa 3 days ago, Elly and I booked a 2 day trek through the Colca Canyon. The bus ride was pretty brtual, 1am departure for a 5 hour trip on dirt roads. By the time we got to the town of Cabanacondor, the altitude was getting to me and I was feeling pretty terrible and ended up staying in town and slept for about 14 hours.

I met up with the group the next morning and we bussed out to Cruz del condor in time to see the amazing condors take their morning flight. The birds were fantastic, as was the canyon itself. I got some great photos of the birds and am really excited to have seen them.

Today I am in Nazca, with Elly and a friend we met during the Colca Canyon trek. We took a bus out to the Nazca lines this morning and saw some of them. And tonight we’re planning a trip to the Nazca Planetarium for a presentation on the history of the lines.

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