Wednesday, March 09, 2016

KevHead #3 - ca 1991

More from the archives...here, Kevin wanted things to look more like a "magazine" so we put the "KevHead" logo to rest for an issue:

Still, it's all blue grid layout paper, lots of glue sticks, and oh the nickishness of a fresh X-Acto blade!
















Sunday, February 21, 2016

KevHead #2 ca 1990-91

More in the KevHead fanzine series - there were six that fell from the Animating Apothecary layout sheets in 1990-91, and #5 is missing someplace, but eventually the survivors of many, many moves will illuminate (ok, clutter) these electronic pages:

















KevHead #1 - ca 1990-91

Going through the attic reveals a lot of gemstones, at least for the sake of nostalgia for a time when it was still possible to do six impossible things before breakfast....or in this case, merge two hospital pharmacy data processes into one, create two editions of Sparks Audio with the dynamic Michael Packer, build six editions of KevHead (one of which, #5, seems to have been eaten by gremlins), work full time as an acting pharmacy director, AND create a calendar for 1992.  Using a DOS 6 WordPerfect platform, a lot of glue sticks, and layout sheets with a pale blue grid, this all somehow was created....quite a year.














Sunday, February 07, 2016

Happy Valentine's Day - A Week Early!


Valentine's Greeting

On this day of hearts, this amour mosiac,
We cerebrate love with Christmas Cheer.
If only my prose were more prosaic,
This day of hearts could last all year!



Sunday, January 10, 2016

Sparrow Discovers Lake Huron - 2013

Just a mere whelp was she, embracing her opportunity for some unfettered exercise in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. "A Good Time Was Had by All."

Monday, August 10, 2015

Nixon Resigns and Ford Inaugurated - August 1974

With Super 8mm film and some lucky "wild sound" lip synching....
...a homemade kinescope!...
It was a warm summer in 1974, and the shredded lettuce at Burger Chef tasted so sweet...like the sweet taste of shredded Watergate documents...the sound came a few months later when a magnetic stripe was added to the original super 8mm film and the whole thing recorded on the fly, complete with projector noise.  Back when you could still do six impossible things before breakfast...

Saturday, August 08, 2015

Playing with Photoshop - 3D-ish flickerishness

Downtown Battle Creek, 19th century:

Brother Dave as Mr. DNA, ca 1978:
(the separation is a bit too much - this looks like a mutation waiting to happen...)

And, finally, Brother Dave at DisneyWorld, ca 1980 ... when potatoes were whipped only....




And go it soes....

Sunday, August 02, 2015

Animated Gif Test - Schoolhouse backside

Taking some photos behind the schoolhouse, checking the drainage on a cleaned out access space, and the results just seemed to lend themselves to an animated gif.  Go figure!