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I need an audience!

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A fantastic shot showing my favorite "I Love Lucy" episode on 16mm reflecting against the water in the swimming pool. The best shot ever taken of my backyard dive-in theatre. Click on the image above to see the complete list of the 17 feature films that I own on 16mm. In general each of these prints is in excellent to mint condition. I haven't posted on this blog about my passion for 16mm film in quite a while, but I still love my collection nontheless. The only problem is that I need an audience. My friends and family have already seen all of my films and aren't really all that interested in seeing them again. In the past year I have focused mostly on adding classic cartoons to my collection. I now have enough cartoons that I could probably show them for about five hours straight. Even if I limit it just to the absolute best cartoons I still have a few hours worth. I haven't upgraded my setup in the past year though. My Eiki Xenon projector is currently on the f

Friends and Neighbors

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Last evening our friends Diane and Lenny came over for dinner along with their whole family. Afterwards we went up to Windjammer Point to hear the group 'That 80's Band' perform. They were awesome as always! I don't really have anything to say today but I wanted to upload a few photographs from last night. My wife is still getting the hang of her new camera and it sure does some odd things when you photograph at night. Some of the images look a bit wild with blurs, smears, and other effects from a long exposure while holding the camera in a shaky hand. I don't think it is fair to call Brigitta a Desperate Housewife. I can't see anything Desperate about her. Our friend Brigitta is clearly *not* a drunk hot chick. In fact, she spent the whole evening making and selling popcorn for a community youth group. I have titled this photograph Lake Saint Louis Hot Mom or LSL Hot Mom if you prefer. I believe Brigitta has demonstrated sufficiently that she deserves this titl