Monday, February 22, 2010

Leaving CT... for Vegas. Day 1 : CT to Raleigh.

It took me a little over 3 days to actually go from unpacked to everything in my truck, ready to roll. Photo equipment, a heavy box of vinyl ( maybe i will actually get some use out of my collection? That'd be great, Todd. thanks. - ed. ) a few turntables, a couple of congas a large bag of the clothes shoes and shit I wear and think I need to have with me and really, not much else. The weather in CT was cold but bright and sunny. A perfect day to hit the road for a 500 mile trek to Raliegh, NC. Or maybe it would be Charlotte. I have good friends that are family to me in both. And one was 100 miles further than the other... So as I am likely to do sometimes, instead of stress it and decide now, why not put it off and decide once I hit the road, and that is what I did. good thing too as it turns out. also, its a great thing I have good friends who still love me through my last minuteness and make me glorified wheat eggos in the morning :) .
When i left from Ct the weather in Washington DC the day before had been a 'blizzard' as they had called it. I saw on my friends twitter that they sure did get a whole load of the white stuff. I had no idea I was basically driving into the aftermath of it. But I did. I mean, don't you people plow? I left town that sunday at 1pm, from friday til sat morning the area about 200 miles to the south was pounded by about a foot and a half of snow or more. I was like - awesome!! That means everybodies car will be snowed in and i will be able to just cruise in on through the notoriously trafficy area of DC smoothly for a change!! Plus it's Super bowl night and everyone will be at a house watching the game when I am near DC. Perfect plan! And everything was going well. Until I was about to the end of the bottom on NJ.

It turns out... there actually WAS a blizzard there. And as I drove south I was getting deeper and deeper into the zone that was hit hard by the storm and boy, was it ever. I kid you not when I say that for about 15 miles or so near DC on my trip I was driving on I-95 S on a 2 inch thick layer of ice. With kind locals with cars they seem to think can drive 65 on ice weaving about. Lovely. Truth is, as some of you know, I like to use my maps on my phone to sneak a peek at the traffic from time to time and when I looked that eve as night fall was setting in, there was some serious red road area coming up ahead - miles and miles of a backup it seemed. Armed with my secret knowledge, I decided I would take a 'sideroad' and that would be a not great idea, but hey, it worked out okay, I kept moving ( at 15 miles per hour on ice and snow ) and lo and behold after 3 hours (shouldve taken me 50 minutes) I got off the icy roads.

By then I had already made up my mind that I was not going to be going to Charlotte to see my high school friend Henrik and his fiance and my friend Katie but rather go to my buddy Ian's in Raleigh, NC. for the night. I will admit it IS nice to have choice of sleeping arrangements in North Cackalack. And anywhere else, really...

As it got later, I needed to stop for gas. As I walked inside there was a room full of truckers watching the big game, and I just had to snap a shot. Always a potentially awkward proposiiton asking a room full of 30+ strangers, let alone road weary truckers, to take a photo. Somehow I manage to push through that, step forward with a bit of confidence, and take my shot. And off to Raleigh i go, continuing to flip around the radio and catching a bit of the game from time to time. Definately felt like a little 1965 driving in my car listening to the game type of situation. Auditory throwback if you will.

I rolled into the frozen sleeping NC town and was greeted by a sleepy old buddy in his peejays. IAN! A good friend who lived with me in Brookyln for a few years and started up the band Vaeda in the studio in my old apartment years ago. Vaeda is the band where I got started tour managing in 2005. We have had some GREAT times together on all corners of this great nation - truly an amazing friend. Definately helped me get caught on my current 'seeing the country' lifestyle.

We shot the shit about life and dogs and silly times and shared friends and I passed out in a comfy bed with two cats resting outside my door keeping me safe.
I woke up ready to keep on rolling. I wish it was a little warmer out. Something about this country is just so sleepy when it's colder out. People just stay indoors so much more. In a way I wish that I was making this drive when it was warmer, but something tells me that i will be driving back across at some point soon - looking into spending my summer on the east coast working playing living.

Got up, had some nice waffles, shared some laughs, had an enlightening convo about conspiracies and off I go. I actually am not so sure of where I might be sleeping this next night. I do know that I am headed towards Dallas, Texas. And that I have 1200 miles to go before I get there - so I will need to sleep somewhere in between tonight. 300 miles to Atlanta, perhaps to crash with some friends there?










Wednesday, August 26, 2009

more time passed more life lived

So it's been another whole load of time since last update. I mean, shit... it's almost September...
So what's up?
I've been all over shooting this year. Tons of stuff.
Been out on Tour Managing a US tour with Cage and friends and moved to a beautiful place in Topanga Ca. Well, there's a lot in the middle of that, but alas, someday the story will be told. Sometimes it's impossible to see the story and understand it as it happens to you.
So i will tell it when i know what it is.
In the meantime here are some pics.
Enjoy. below are some pics from Venice Beach, CA, Manhattan Beach, CA, shots from tour with CAGE, shots from a video shoot with the band Kick Rawks...











Monday, April 27, 2009

Been too long Damn you Blogosphere!

I shot this.
Wait, I shot all of these. 
I have been a pretty busy boy this year. 
Shooting and sh. ooting.
This guy below is Alex Pardee - he is an amazing American artist. You can see/find more of his 'bananas ass' artwork at www.zerofriends.com  Did I say amazing, because I mean f@cking amazing. And he's a good dude.
This headless horseman is the body of one great musician who goes by the name of 
Sonny Bonoho - no lie. That is his 'real' name.
These kids here below are two of the more interesting characters I know and have had the pleasure to spend time with. One is the very talented musician Cage, from the label I have worked ALOT with over the years, Definitive Jux. The other is an A list actor, as Cage describes it. :)  Be on the lookout for the work they have done. Cage's new album comes out this July. Get it.  www.myspace.com/cagekennylz



This guy is a up and coming songster by the name of Rich Hil. You might know his father. You probably wore his clothes at some point in your life. You will likely dig his music. I see big things in his future of music. www.nolimos.com is his site.

And that muther f@cker right there - that's the kid. Me. 
I promise more pics soon. I promise. I promise to update this more frequently. I promise. I think.
PEACE! T

Sunday, December 21, 2008

Day Worker Protest ILEPSCA - Palos Verdes

I went to a protest last thursday. It was for ILEPSCA to protest the use of over a hundred day workers who were not paid for construction work. Everything went smoothly. The police were polite, and the protesters sang songs and chanted in front of the gentlemen who they were protestings house. I arrived at the scene before anyone else had arrived and was greeted by 6 police cars with their lights flashing in my eyes. I felt like a 16 year old who was about to get in trouble again, but everything remained civil. It was a chilly night and it all reminded me of a Hispanic Christmas celebration. Here are some pics from the night. More work coming.
PEACE and Happy Holidays.
TCW


























Tuesday, December 9, 2008

been a long time

I can be a bad boy with the keeping the Blog updated from time to time. Could you tell?!
3 months have passed and I have shot a LOT of photos. A few weddings, a restaurant gig in Baltimore, a few parties, a few tours, it goes on and on. Here are a few from my trip in Maine with most amazing woman in the world, Dina Lockridge. The photo of me is from Joshua Tree NP. I advise you to go camping!
One Love,
more soon!
TW











Sunday, August 10, 2008

Monday, August 4, 2008

Amongst the people of America and all the ways they love


my love

my family

teen love part ipreteen rockers
teen love part ii
young punk love


 
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