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  • October29th

    Last night I took photos of The Golden Age and Fare Thee Well, Alex Haycock did me a solid and took photos of Get Serious. Unfortunately I had to bounce before Pharos played because I had promised a friend I would go out to eat and to the bar with his dad and uncle. It also didn’t help that I forgot to charge my batteries, so I couldn’t shoot nearly as much as I would have liked. Oh well, live and learn.

    Click the photos to go to the albums!

    The Golden Age

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    Fare Thee Well

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    Get Serious

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  • October23rd

    So I’ve had the honor of playing with this band, and have seen them twice. Aside from being super nice doods, they make some of the raddest tunes in hardcore right now. Not much can be said about this band that hasn’t already been said about candy, pizza, chocolate milk, and partying… Totally sweet right?! Don’t sleep on this band, go check them out asap.

    Here’s their myspace.

    I’ve also shot photos of them once, the other time I saw them unfortunately I forgot a memory card the second time. Check out my one set though that I have, and go see them next time they’re in your area.

    Check out the album.

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  • October22nd

    It isn’t too often I find myself in photos because I normally am the one taking them, and I try my hardest to avoid being in photos normally anyway because I am incapable of smiling for a camera without looking like a downtown crack addict. Today my friend Alex Haycock post some photos on his flickr from the other day at the park when I was taking photos of Kellen Stroupe. There’s some funny ones in there.

    I really am a fan of this, because while it seems I am not paying any attention at all, this shot actually turned out to be one of my favorites of the day.

    Kellen Stroupe

    Here’s the shot I took. It’s kind of interesting to see myself caught up in the mix though haha.

    Do I always look this miserable? Especially when doing what I love? Haha someone please clue me in next time I look like I just got beat up and told my shoes were ugly.

    Another shot I was a fan of. Love that fisheye for shoots like this.

    Alex really just got into the whole photography game a few months ago, but he’s already getting a hold of things real quick. Here’s a shot he took down at the lake at the end of summer I’m a big fan of.

    Not sure who the rider is, but I think the rays of sun and the position he’s in are pretty cool…

    Here’s another cool shot he took of his little brother Ryan, who also is a young aspiring photographer himself. Check out his flickr as well.

  • October20th

    What a day! We started at 10am at Big 12, the bus picked us up around 11:15, and we took off for Hermann. We had a keg and a couple bottles of liquor on the bus. We had one pit stop for a restroom break, and then we were straight to Hermann. Upon arriving in the town, Officer Bob boarded the bus and read us the rules. No open containers outside of the bars, beer gardens, or wineries. No defecating in public, and no sex in the porta-potties… Seems simple right? Well I saw all the rules broken and a few people arrested haha. At 5pm we left Hermann and made it back to Big 12 in time for the Mizzou @ Texas game. Don’t really care to talk about that. A wild morning, a wild afternoon, and a wild night. One hell of a time.

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    View the full album here

  • October19th

    Trash Talk and Alpha & Omega came to town Friday night and played with local acts Fare Thee Well, and my band, Get Serious. We played first, then Fare Thee Well got the crowd pumped with a new cover song, Hands In by Dashboard Confessional. Then Alpha & Omega played and lit a fire under the crowd. By the time Trash Talk came on everyone was going full force and had a blast.

    Click the pictures to go to the albums.

    To save photos or view larger resolutions, click the link at the bottom of the photo to see it on flickr.

    Trash Talk

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    Alpha & Omega

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    Fare Thee Well

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  • October15th

    So a day or two before my old site database met it’s maker I had posted some show photos from a couple bands which were a little dated but I had forgotten to put on my site. Seeing as they only got a day or two to shine I decided it was probably a good idea to throw them back up here again. So without further adieu here’s a few band sets.

    Click the images to go to the albums!
    Click the images to go to the albums!
    Click the images to go to the albums!

    Scouts
    Scouts (9-12-08@The Artisan, Columbia MO)

    Trapped Under Ice
    Trapped Under Ice (9-18-08@Utopia Studios, STL MO)

    Kings Of Summer
    Kings Of Summer (9-18-08@Utopia Studios, STL MO)

    Fare Thee Well
    Fare Thee Well (9-18-08@Utopia Studios, STL MO)

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    Mar (10-03-08@Mojos, Columbia MO)

  • October15th

    Trash Talk will be playing at Sapphire Lounge at 6PM. This is a show you def. do not want to miss. I have seen Trash Talk a couple times and they always put on one hell of a show.

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    Click the image above to see photos from the last Trash Talk show I was at.