Monday nooner: Chicks with Guns … a coffee-table book

“Chicks with Guns,” a picture book by Lindsay McCrum.

Sold where all fine literature isn’t.

Honk, honk. Nudge, nudge. Wink, wink.

It’s quite the book. Flip through at the link above.

Finally, a book on witchcraft I can use

Learning something new keeps the mind fit and active.

Why not a book on Practical Witchcraft today called, “How to hurt people”?

I mean, seriously.

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Rednecks for a weekend

Over the weekend, Tina and I went on a secret mission.

The mission: Surprise photo partner Bill’s now fiancée with a visit at a 25,000 acre ranch situated southwest of Dallas, Texas.

Bill got engaged last Thursday night at the same place they met for the first time. Since December, he’s been asking some of his best friends to congregate at the ranch to celebrate the event with him. And it’s been a secret the entire time.

Seven of us from Chicago flew in on Friday. We all met at a Walmart where we stocked up on food, beverages, a pool noodle for Tina and a shit-ton of 20-gauge shotgun shells.

On the ranch, we met up with another seven or more of Bill’s friends. Locals. Locals with lots of guns and a penchant for drinking lots and eating just as well.

We were promised a rockin’ good time. And believe me, it was.

To get from the ranch gate to the house took over 15 to 20 minutes. If you’ve ever been to the Biltmore Mansion in Asheville, NC, you know how long it takes to get from a gate to a house.

The house itself featured an older portion and a newer. The older had about 5 or 6 suite bedrooms with living quarters and private bathrooms. There were huge living areas, comparable to hotels or bed and breakfasts.

The newer part of the house was three buildings. Two of them featured modern bedrooms with private baths. The third building was a game house with pool table, shuffle board, fire places, a beautiful kitchen, another bathroom, a patio, etc.

I say we had a redneck weekend, because the local folks were proud of their Texas legacy of guns, god and country. And by country, I mean country. We shot guns, rifles and skeet.

We drank vodka infused with habanero peppers. We had a gigantic pork loin covered in a weave of bacon. Tina learned to say the area over yonder.

The locals were proud of their redneck ancestry and it showed on their sleeves.

It was a ton of fun, and I’ll post more pictures and videos. Today I have to play catchup from some work last week.

Above is a picture of Tina and me, taking a break from a skeet shooting game, in which I came in fourth (1st among the Chicago folks).

I couldn’t hit shit at first. But I finally got the hang of it, and my last pull, I knocked out both skeet. Then Bill and I had to do tie breaker and I took one more out of the sky.

SO MUCH FUN!!!

If there’s one thing about the locals, they were really careful with their firearms. If not over careful.

I wish we could have stayed a day or two longer.

 

 

engagements are emotional events

Onion Rings make you cry. 

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He carried the cross … for YOU!!!

This images should be a caption contest.

How about, “Why did Yeshua cross the road?”

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We found what we were looking for: what TYWKIWDBI is posting

TYWKIWDBI is one of my favorite blogs.

Stan posts everything from science articles to unusual stories and photos.

Above is a post called: Here it is!

I’ll post a few more articles of interest for you to check out yourselves. Keep in mind, Tina and I are on a secret mission this weekend. I can’t wait to tell you about it.

• “Retronasal olfaction” – smelling food after it’s in the mouth

• You can see why it’s called a “bloodwood” tree

• Medical nipple tattoos vs. “titoos”

• Michele Bachmann channels Cotton Mather

 

 

a fall out boy fan

Yesterday I was given access to shoot at the Fall Out Boy three-song set at JBTV.

Until I moved to Chicago, I never heard of JBTV, but it’s a Chicago staple that’s as popular among locals as Bozo or Chicago-style brats.

I was asked to filter released photos through JBTV, so I’m going to respect that for now. But in the meantime, here’s a guy in the crowd.

I’ll also post a photo of the crowd below.

Click here to view a song from the set.

Bon appétit.