I’ve got three photographers to thank.  First, thanks to Andrew Bryant for selling me a very life-changing Nikon D-70 for next to nothin’. A real live big boy camera with Spanish only owner’s manual.  No sprechen Spanish, Andrew, but thanks nonetheless.  I’ll be taking it to Uganda with me and having a little show and tell back here on Shlog daily.

Next up is Bush – the blogger/musician/photographer/adopting father, not the leader of the free world.  He’s agreed to teach me a little bit about how to use said camera as soon as we’re both in town at the same time. “We met on-line” is becoming a commonly uttered phrase for me.  How ‘bout you?

Lastly, Joe Koszuta, a very giving guy who works for MTV up in Chicago and (for some reason) drove for hours to come to a concert of mine last year in Indiana with a huge camera. And he took some great pics.  He brought them to me this past weekend in Elgin, Illinois and said I can use them free of charge for anything I want, like newsletters, the Vault, publicity…anything.

Whatever. 

I. 

Want.

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Thank you, Joe.

And Andrew and Bush for everything.

(What do you think I’m saying in this picture?)