Memorial

I took these at the OKC Memorial a few weeks ago...

Oklahoma City

I took this in Oklahoma City at the building that replaced the Murrah Federal Building. This one stood out for its simplicity.

OKC

Kathy and David

Amanda and Clint

Lani, Sean, and Vesta

Kathy and Zach

Ashley and Doug
My best and oldest friend of 28 years turned 30 this weekend. We ate dinner at a fabulous Brazilian restaurant called Cafe de Brazil (go figure) then out with friends. Saturday we wandered around, took photos, found Wayne's house and went by Edna's for a lunch box and signed a dollar bill. Saturday night we saw Phil play at Tapwerks then Sunday we had a greek meal with Kathy's parents. These photos aren't the best, will load more on flickr soon!

Happy Birthday John

We all went out for John's 30th a a couple weekends ago. This is the year of 30th bdays. Kathy next weekend, Paula at the end of the month, then me on the 1st. :) Looking forward to it.

"Once" How often do you find the right person?

I saw this movie Sunday and absolutely LOVED it. A friend had already sent me the soundtrack which I was addicted to by the time I saw the movie. It is so beautiful and sad and inspirational all at the same time. Makes me wish I had a piano at my house so I could relearn how to play. Here is the link to the trailer Once.

IAO Gallery 24 Works on Paper

IAO Gallery 24 Works on Paper

Friday, July 6th, 2007
5:30 to 8:00 pm., Opening Reception for 24 Works on Paper

Come by and say hi, I will be there from 6:30-7:30 or so.

IAO 24 Works on Paper will travel to five venues throughout Oklahoma. First, it will be at East Central University in Ada during the month of November, 2006. Then the exhibit will travel to Southwestern Oklahoma State University and be on display from mid-December through January, 2007 when it will go to Eleanor Hays Gallery in Tonkawa for the month of February. It is scheduled to be at the University of Tulsa gallery in June, 2007 and will have a closing exhibition in July at the IAO gallery.

The exhibition will be in communities that normally have limited exposure to quality contemporary art and will give statewide exposure to Oklahoma ’s superlative contemporary artists.

Olympic Sculpture Park

Seattle Art Museum just opened a public sculpture park at the end of the piers in Seattle. Missy and I stopped by there when I was in town 2 weekends ago for my step-sister Hollie's wedding. This photo was my favorite of the group because you can see a bird and a plane in the sky above the metal tree. The sculpture is called Split by Roxy Paine.

Boston Ave. Methodist

I had a nice easy Memorial Day weekend. I mostly stuck to Tulsa, got to hang out with friends alot. On Monday I borrowed a lens from my photographer friend John amatucciphotography.com and wandered around Tulsa all afternoon, ducking the rain periodically. This photo was my favorite from the batch, I took it outside my church. Well it isn't really MY church, I'm not a member. It was designed in the 1920s by Adah Robinson. It's 2 blocks from my house and I pass it every day to and from work. I call it my church because I love the building and I'm so lucky to be able to see it every day.

I take ALOT of photographs every where I go, but I barely have any from where I live. So I thought I''d take an afternoon and explore. I just barely got to take photos of everything. There are some more places downtown I'd like to explore, but I am hesitant to do it alone or without permission. (I have learned from Jeremy and Scott's run-ins with the law!!)

Woolaroc

Sunday my friend from New Zealand, Geoff, and I went up to Wollaroc. He had never seen bison before, so we traveled the hour or so drive north to the Frank Phillips ranch to check it out. We threw tomahawks, petted horses and goats, saw deer, buffalo, mountain goats, water buffalo, ostrich, emu, and this little lizard. He was just sunning himself on a rock next to the road when I spotted him. He was more then happy to pose for the photo.

Weekend @ Grand

My friend Josiah graduated from law school this weekend. His wife Lizzie has a family cabin at Grand Lake. They cooked a ton of food and we got to go out on the boat for short ride. I took this on the way.

My Orchid

I have had the same orchid for 9 years. This year my orchid has 9 blooms, fitting.

Great Clouds

Last week we had a great cloud day. I was just down the street from the Cains Ballroom over lunch so I grabbed my camera and took a few shots. Cains is a historic ballroom where Bob Wills started performing 1934. It is my favorite venue to see music in this region. I saw Yo La Tengo there 2 weeks ago. The Faint is performing at the beginning of June, but unfortunately I will be in Seattle.

"Quotation Mark" Abuse

"Quotation Mark" Abuse

I sometimes have problems with quotation marks. Somehow between cutting and pasting, they occasionally default to the wrong quotes. Maybe it's a mac thing. I need to learn to spot them when they are wrong. Anyway, I thought this was interesting.

St. Patricks

Lucie at almost 4 months

I went to Stillwater on Friday night to visit my dad, step-mom, and Kristen. I was able to spend most of Saturday at the Anthony's home where I got to play and photograph Lucie. I hadn't seen here in 3 months or so. What a surprise to see how much she has grown. She is a happy baby and extremely adorable. Luke is waiting to hear about his bar exam results, which should be Friday. Jen, the happy mom, is busy getting back to work at OSU.

Madison Ave. during the day

I took this last week at the peak of Redbud blooms. This is a look down Madison in the opposite direction as the night shot.

Madison Ave. at night

I was walking Sunday night after it had rained most of the day when I passed Madison Ave. in the Maple Ridge neighborhood (where I live). The street has a divider that is lined with Redbuds. I love this street more then any other in my neighborhood. I thought this had an erie feel. Not scary necessarily. Makes me wish I had a tripod though.

Borat Wins

This is so funny...

Peter Bjorn and John

Peter Bjorn and John - Young Folk (rUmPeLsTiLtSkIn)

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Vanessa's Show

Come see Vanessa's sculpture at her show Friday Jan. 12th from 7-10 at SELF Gallery in Tulsa. There will be food from Tsunami and drinks as well. Bring your friends, it will be a great time!

Walt Disney Concert Hall by Frank Ghery

On the way to the LA county museum during Thanksgiving Break. My friend Mike and I stopped by the concert hall to take photos. It was dusk so I was concerned that the light would be hard to come by but I got a few that I really likes. Above is my favorite.

24 Works on Paper

This piece has been accepted into the IAO 24 Works on Paper. It will travel to locations across the state through July 2007, with a closing exhibition held at the IAO gallery. The exhibition will be in communities that normally have limited exposure to quality contemporary art and will give statewide exposure to Oklahoma s superlative contemporary artists.

Here are the IAO websites
Myspace
www.iaogallery.com

Art Show down today

Well, my first solo art show goes down today. Kinda sad but happy because I get paid for all my hard work! I sold 18 pieces and had a great turn out for the opening. Here is a link to the show online...Art Show

OSU Homecoming

Well, it's fall and that means football. I won't actually go to a game (I have carried that tradition since college) but I will go to the homecoming parade! I spent the night at Jen and Luke's house Friday, drank some of Luke's home brewed beer, and went to sleep in Lola's bunk bed. The next morning we went downtown for the parade. The highlights were Calvin and Linda, the Langston University marching band (who had 10 sax players!!) and an OSU energizer bunny float. The weather was actually pretty good, a little chilly but sunny.

The Flaming Lips

Here is a video I took on Friday at the Flaming Lips concert in OKC. They were recording the entire show for a DVD. We had a BLAST!

Visit to Anacortes

This is the view from my mother's deck in Anacortes. They renovated an old bed and breakfast. It has been done for about a year but they have really settled into the house since I last visited. In this photo you can see around 8 islands in the San Juan island chain.

My orchid

Here is my favorite plant. I've had this orchid since 98. It blooms ever March or April for a month. This year it had 9 blooms, a record!

Gala at the Price Tower Arts Center

Pink, White and Rashid All Over was the theme of the Gala we went to Friday. Todd, David, Lisa and I were guests of Marty from Western. It was presented by Target.

In conjunction with the first US solo museum exhibition of industrial designer Karim Rashid, April 28 - September 17. We are going up to see the exhibit again on May 25th with the Art Directors Club. So all are welcome.

Check out his website at www.karimrashid.com

I took over 100 photos, here are a few of my favorites, be sure to read the captions. http://bgelder.shutterfly.com

Woodward Park

Better late then never. Here are some of the photos I took at Woodward Park on Sunday. It was just about the height of bloom for the azaleas. I also took alot of photos of the Anthony family and their 5 year old daughter Lola. There were so many of those, I only included a few. We also went to the Tulsa Garden Center and looked at their orchid show. I know that Laura Shaw (Kathy's mom) would have LOVED it, I thought of her the whole time. She has 20 orchids! Enjoy the photos, http://bgelder.shutterfly.com.

Spring is here

Just thought I'd share a photo of one of my 2 balconies that I planted flowers in this weekend. Sunday the weather was beautiful, 75 and sunny. I took photos of the Anthonys at Woodward park. As soon as I choose my favs I will share them.

TUnado

This was filmed half way through Vanessa's art show at the University of Tulsa. Okay, here is what NOT to do when you hear tornado sirens. We Oklahomans can't help it though. When we get a major storm in the day time, our first instinct is to go outside and look up. Tonight we were lucky that there was no serious danger.

Vanessa's Graduate Art Show Debut

TU had their annual student art exhibition tonight. Vanessa had two pieces in the show. I had not seen her good art (only bad art, heehee) so I went down to check it out. Overall it was a great show. It was great to see what other student were doing. I actually knew three or four of them through my undergraduate work and through Art Directors. As the show was winding down a tornado warning sounded and everyone scattered.

Congrats to Vanessa and all her hard work this year! She got the TA position for next year so that is good news for her pocketbook!

Sunday at Woodward Park

After a night of heavy drinking, there is nothing better then brunch at Kilkennys. Kathy, Zach and David headed out of town afterward and some of us decided it was just too nice outside to go back to sleep. So Paula and Dallas grabbed their black lab Bailee, I went and got Rocky, Jason brought his new dog Katie and Thom doesn't have a dog, so he was only in charge of himself. We basically layed around for 2 hours. I think it was the best Sunday I have had in a while. Here is the link for all the photos...http://woodwardpark.shutterfly.com

Death Cab for Cutie

Hmmm...where should I start. Kathy, Zach and David came up to Tulsa yesterday for the concert. We ran wedding arrands for Kathy all day then met everyone at Mexacali before the show. Paula, Dallas, John, Nicci, Kevin, Wendy and us had a quick dinner then walked over. Kevin was REALLY excited because until Friday, he thought he wasn't going to be able to go! I won 2 extra tix on myspace and because Kevin has been so distraught over not being able to get tix, I figured no one in Tulsa deserved these more then them. Nicci didn't have a ticket but she was able to pic one up outside for two times the face value! It was a sold out show so thats what the market would bare.




The show started quickly after we got there. David and I tried to get as close as we could to the stage. The crowd seemed alot more into the concert then when we saw them in November. I think it is due to the fact that fans have had alot more time to listen to their latest album. They had a few more extended jam portions then in November. Probably due to their growing familiarity with the new material. At one point Ben's guitar went out, which drasticly changed the sound of the song. It is hard to deny his role as a central part of the band. At one point they even brought a second drum set out for him to play with the drumer. It was fantastic.




The set compared to November was almost identical. The lights and sound was better. Also Ben's voice sounded more tuned and everyone on a whole was more in sync. The crowd really went crazy at the end of the concert bringing them back out for two more. My favorites. He opened the encore with "I Will Follow You into the Dark", an acoustic song, then 'Transatlanticism". Just Ben on the stage singing and the audience singing with him. In November, having only one or two months to listen to the song, everyone knew it. That was then and is now my favorite parts of both shows. I have a few clips of video, but I am not allowed to post it on youtube, so I am going to have to figure something else out. But I will include a few photos.

Other events of note that night, we went to Kilkennys afterward and got inside just before the tornado. The massive storm went through and I didn't know till tonight that there was a tornado over by the airport. Doesn't surprise me, it looked CRAZY out there. Also we could smell smoke so the fire dept came out to Kilkenny's to make sure the building didn't get struck by lightening. After a complete walk through, they decided we were out of danger...from fire anyway.

Starbucks v. Doubleshot Coffee Co.

I'm not sure if you all have heard about this. I know some of you don't like going into the store (problems with the owner). But that doesn't change the fact that they have the absolute best coffee in Tulsa, and maybe even the world. This whole situation (read on) makes me so angry. They won't stop until they put every single independent coffee house out of business.

This is a copy of the email that I recieved from Brian on Tuesday...

It's true. I received a letter last week informing me that I am infringing on a trademark that Starbucks has had since 2001, "Starbuck's Doubleshot." The lawyers advised me to cease using the DoubleShot Coffee Company name, to shut down my website (http://www.DoubleShotCoffee.com), and to destroy everything I have which bears the "DoubleShot" name. Come read the letter yourself-- it's framed and hanging on the wall, over the garbage can.

At first I frowned, then I smiled, then I laughed, then I experienced a little anger and fear, and then I went back to vengeance and irritable laughter. As you know, I don't take kindly to people telling me what to do. After briefly discussing the matter with my lawyer, and a gaggle of other lawyers who regularly patronize DoubleShot (my DoubleShot, not the can at the gas station), I don't think Starbucks has a leg to stand on. Doubleshot is a generic industry term for two shots of espresso. They have no exclusive rights to it. But they will try to scare me and lawyer me out of business if we give them the opportunity.

So today, as a legal clarification, I would like everyone to know that we are not Starbuck's Doubleshot. If we tricked you into coming in here, thinking you could get a can of Starbuck's DoubleShot here, please let me know. And if you thought that $2 Tuesday was a sale on Starbuck's Doubleshot, I vehemently apologize for the confusion and ask you to please not come in here anymore because stupid people annoy me.

On the other hand, if you are brilliant enough to seek out a pound of fresh-roasted DoubleShot coffee, you will be rewarded today. Come in anytime today for $2 Tuesday, and receive a $2 discount on every pound of oh-so-tasty-coffee you purchase.

We don't have any cans of Starbuck's Doubleshot here, but we do have the freshest coffee on the planet!

Please tell as many people as you can about this outrageous Starbucks chicanery. We figure that the more publicity and public indignation we stir up, the better chance we will have at standing up against this evil corporate empire.

There is also a podcast.
http://www.DoubleShotCoffee.com/aacafe or on iTunes (search for "AA Cafe" in the music store).

Vanessa's bday

This is a tad old (December), but an interesting video. Precraziness.

Movie Test

Thought I'd see if this works, this is a video my dad shot in NYC back in October.

The Gossip

Originally from Searcy, AR, this punk-pop teenage trio moved to Olympia, WA, joining the roster of the indie rock label K Records. Nathan, Kathy, and Beth are highly visible due to their exposure in magazines like Out and The Advocate, where they became icons in the gay and lesbian indie rock community. They have toured with the White Stripes and Sleater Kinney.

Their new album, Standing in the Way of Control, is fantastic. I think Todd said it best when he said "They're everything I wish The Kills were." The whole album is awesome, my favorites on this album are Fire with Fire, Standing in the Way of Control, and Yr Mangled Heart.

Vault 49 in Tulsa

We had a great time hosting Vault 49 in Tulsa on Tuesday for Art Directors. John and Johnathan, originally from London, are designers that moved to NYC a few years ago. We had a really good group of people come to the lecture (about 80) and everyone seemed to have a good time. A bunch of people met up with us at Kilkennys afterward. We stayed out till 2am or so. You can see photos at flickr. Also their website has some of their facinating work, including their clothing line, go to www.vault49.com.

Missy and Kate in Oklahoma

Here are a few photos from Missy and Kate's visit to Tulsa and Stillwater early last month. They had alot of fun, as you can see. How in the world did all that smoke get in my photos when I don't even smoke? Can't tell you who's hat that was...



Emily is very happy! Jamie and Kate



Missy and I Becky and Emily



Missy a toast to good friends!

Pie Hole

I took this while Todd and I waited for our pizza at the Pie Hole...