Shawn recently released his newest Cyclone wallpaper. Go ahead and download it. It will make you feel good.
I’ve said it before, I’ll say it again: Shawn is a badass graphic designer.
2008 Cyclone Wallpaper
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Propound
This Saturday night there is really only one thing anybody should be doing. That one thing is getting their person to DG’s Taphouse to see Act of Gravity. For a time and address, consult the poster below.
I’ll save you a bar seat and I’ll see you at DG’s on July 26th.
Sundaze
Sunday was an interesting day for me.
I started the day as a greeter for church. There were a couple unique events at church on Sunday. 4 of the churches in the area combined choirs and toured their churches. One of the other 4 churches is the Central Christian Church, so it was a rare Sunday that I got to see my grandma sing.
She is in the lower left side. She is the one that looks like my Mom. I should point out that this picture was taking during rehearsal. Normally those pews are filled up.
Lowell’s youngest Holden was baptized.
Lowell’s family with Phil
Plus I’m throwing up a bonus image of the Jesus and rice that Andrea used during Children’s Time.
A small group of us, (I will now call them my Inner Sanctum) went to the House of Bricks to see Shawn’s band Act of Gravity. They put on a good show despite not being aided by the sound guy.
There was a pretty sweet moment when Shawn was rocking the drums so hard the banner for the Albino Spiders came partially unfurled.
After Act of Gravity was done, a carnival act performed. They billed the dude as a fire eater, but I’m not convinced that I couldn’t have duplicated the same act.
He put either a sugar cookie or a pineapple (although to me it looked like pound cake) in 151 then lit it on fire and ate it. It wasn’t all that impressive.
The other interesting thing about the fire eater was that he was dressed like a drag queen, but had put enough makeup on to look like a mime. Very interesting.
After the hard rocking show, we were joined by a few other friends (that I will now refer to as my Inner Circle) at Hu Hot. I think an enjoyable time was had by most and it set up what I was hoping would be an enjoyable Memorial Day.
Cool Kids Sunday
I’d like to pimp my friend Shawn’s band’s next concert and tell you what the cool kids will be doing this Sunday.
You may remember Shawn as the drummer from the group UnHingd.
He is currently rocking with his new band Act of Gravity.
They are playing this Sunday at the House of Bricks in Des Moines. The show starts at 5 PM. They are the first band on the docket.
Shawn is the badass looking dude with his arms crossed on the left.
I’ll be down there celebrating my birthday (1 week late), so that is an extra reason you should stop in an check out the show.
If you need more information, you know who to contact.
Selling Out
I’m not what you would call a commercial photographer. However, recently I have gotten some commercial photography gigs.
The first gig was (and is ongoing) to do some of the photography for the website of a local soap company. However, I don’t want to delve too deeply into that because I will go into much greater depth about that when the website makes its World Wide Web Debut.
The second and third gig are kind of similar and somewhat related. Look at the picture below.
UnHingd Publicity Still
Some of my best friends were in a now defunct local band known as UnHingd. The members of this band have pretty much gone their separate ways, but they have stayed musical.
Not pictured is Dennis. He has moved on to become the lead singer of 35 South.
Mike has formed a new band with the old drummer from Obsidian’s Dream and some dude named Adam. His new band is called Inebriated Saints. Mike contacted me about taking some pictures of them during their upcoming show.
Mike in the UnHingd Practice Lair
Let me tell you what all the cool kids are going to be doing this Friday night. I can hardly believe I’m about to write this: (Grit your teeth you can get through it.) The cool kids are going to be going to The Venue to watch Inebriated Saints win the Battle of the Bands. The winner gets to open for Firehouse. Yeah, that might be one of those win/lose things. It will also mark my first appearance at a Boone Bar since June of 2006. I think it was the Southside if you are wondering.
No really. It should be a great time and Mike is the self proclaimed “Best Bass Player in Ames”. Who am I to argue with that? I will post some of those pictures in the near future.
Then earlier this week I was contacted by Shawn, the former drummer of UnHingd.
Shawn-Homecoming Concert
Shawn booked me to take pictures of his new band Act of Gravity for their website. I’m pretty excited about this opportunity and will certainly post those pictures when they get taken.
You can check out Act of Gravity’s website by following this link:
Act of Gravity – Dead Link
One other small tidbit of news. On Monday I had a check pass through my account that made it official: I’m debt free. Not for very long hopefully, but it feels good to breathe the sweet air of freedom
Perhaps you are wondering what happened to Guitar God Derrick Gorshe.
Outburst of the Soul – Portrait of Guitar God Derrick Gorshe
He is also still active musically. Besides being the sound guy for 35 South and being the store manager of Rieman’s Music, he might also be putting the pit orchestra for one of the Ames community theater groups next productions. Look for updates about that as they become available.
Jack Trice Wallpaper
My friend Shawn is a badass graphic designer. He recently made a new wallpaper featuring Jack Trice. You should know who Jack Trice is and if you don’t, then I have failed you as a friend.
He is the man in this statue.
Jack Trice was the first African American to play sports for Iowa State. During the first half of his first game, Trice suffered a broken collarbone. He continued to play during the third quarter, until he was thrown on his back and trampled by three Minnesota players. He died three days later. Four thousand students and faculty members attended his funeral service on central campus.
Before the night of the game he wrote this letter to himself on some hotel stationary:
My thoughts just before the first real college game of my life: The honor of my race, family & self is at stake. Everyone is expecting me to do big things. I will. My whole body and soul are to be thrown recklessly about the field tomorrow. Every time the ball is snapped, I will be trying to do more than my part. On all defensive plays I must break thru the opponents’ line and stop the play in their territory. Beware of mass interference. Fight low, with your eyes open and toward the play. Watch out for crossbucks and reverse end runs. Be on your toes every minute if you expect to make good.
Below is a small version of Shawn’s Jack Trice Wallpaper.
Some other exciting news about Shawn (the former drummer of UnHingd) is that he has a new band up and going. They have yet to pick a name, but they are planning to be playing a show near you by April.