maybe i should just post pictures and not waste time blathering. they're prettier than anything i have to say anyway.
what's up?
simply shady
while it wasn't as hot as the previous few days, it was warm with a cool breeze, especially in the shade, at the pharaoh south bay's show at fuddrucker's yesterday. i was hoping for a bigger turnout, but with so many shows going on this weekend, who knows what you will get.
there were enough for me, anyway. took a bunch of pictures. i particularly like the trees at fuddruckers. i like the shade. they're a pretty backdrop. hate when the wind blows and the leaves get all blurry.
meanwhile, people were up front checking out the vendors and the girl singing mariachi songs. good singer. tunes i used to hear most every weekend when i'd be at my former mother-in-law's house, with all the other relatives and siblings. the performance cleared the area, so i was left to happily take lots of pictures with hardly anyone in them.
i think most of the cars in this shot are pharaohs cars. love the cars. not loving the lens i shot them with and the distortion on the end cars. i left my old lens in the car, but figured if i went to fetch it, the moment would be lost, and the people would be back.
call me wednesday
not my usual car, but i really liked the paint on it. and it was out here by itself. unfortunate that the other club's banner is up there on top of another car's convertible top directly behind it. oh well.
i liked the way it smiled too:
oh ya, regarding the title, anyone watch the addams family movies? my better half remembers seeing the first one, and upon seeing the girl, wednesday, he thought, "holy shit, that's kathy." especially when they come out from the little cabin and she says something to the effect of wanting to be perky, and then tries to smile, thereupon scaring everyone.
ya, that would be me. dark and twisty, and i don't smile a lot unless it's for real...the continuing arguement/discussion of me not smiling at car shows or on demand. i can't fake one. really, i will, if there's a reason.
hell, that's not true either. i have wedding photos without a satisfactory smile plastered on either. sorry d. photoshop can fix that...joker joker joker!
two little injun
so as i'm finishing this picture and looking online to figure out what year it might be, i realized i'd shot it a couple years ago, up the street at the whittier car show. it was the license plate that proved it.
here it was, at the old memories show, i think one of the only pontiacs there, at least while i was there. always have to shoot these for the hood ornament.
wasn't in the best spot. in fact, it was facing the tent of the pharaohs car club, and i was pretty much almost hanging my ass into their overhang to get the front of the car. whatever; they ignored me. just curious why they'd park it that way.
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yes, the dog is sleeping now. little bastard was up at five am. so i had him out at a park by seven-thirty chasing a football. then again over at my mom's house at the park nearby. even hosed him down and shampooed him with the garden hose. and how he does love hanging his head out the car window.
but OMG i think he's rotting inside, as he's just let out yet another SBD...gotta open a window...
there is never enough time
i'm kinda bummed about this show in pico rivera. sponsored by the showlows car club, i had several people tell me about it. i was going to be out of town with my better half and miss it.
turns out, our plans weren't cast in cement, and we were heading out the day of the show. had a little time to spare and it was not that far out of the way to the freeway, so we swung by the show. my better half stayed out with the car and cleaned the windows, while i did a too quick run through.
so bummed i didn't have more time. there was a smorgasbord of exactly the type of cars that i love. had to just quickly pick and choose. it was around noon, also a hot day, which slows me down. and then in the midst of it all, one of my kids calls and wants to chat. so even less time available to shoot. ah well.
found this one in a line of pharaoh's cars. very nice line up. hope to see them again.
this show was a first. hopefully it will become an annual, and that i can drag my better half in there with me.