John Neese: February 2008 Archives
A swim through Austin this weekend proved very refreshing. Although I didn't spend much time shooting, I did manage to explore and revisit a city for which I have nothing but fond memories.
Some notes and discoveries:
Bender had an outstanding jukebox, the staff at Magnolia hooked us up with a kick ass breakfast (at noon), but the highlight came from the Creekside Lounge. It rocks a zero-attitude, local-friendly vibe in a little dive that just happens to have a huge patio hidden out back and a "live" room coming together next door.
Roaming the streets Saturday afternoon did provide a few random photos. One is the texture of a polished hammered brass propeller. Hopefully Stan will get the "Tactile" project rolling again.
Some notes and discoveries:
Bender had an outstanding jukebox, the staff at Magnolia hooked us up with a kick ass breakfast (at noon), but the highlight came from the Creekside Lounge. It rocks a zero-attitude, local-friendly vibe in a little dive that just happens to have a huge patio hidden out back and a "live" room coming together next door.
Roaming the streets Saturday afternoon did provide a few random photos. One is the texture of a polished hammered brass propeller. Hopefully Stan will get the "Tactile" project rolling again.
Continue reading A Weekend in Austin.
Snowboard Dallas from John Neese on Vimeo.
Valentine's Day in 2004 brought unexpected amounts of snowfall in Dallas. For some strange reason, I knew it was going to be big. I think it may have been just high hopes combined with good fortune, but regardless, I was prepared.
Having lived here all my life, I knew a few people who knew a few places to check out. This particular park was on the other side of town, about 20 minutes in regular traffic. At 5:30am I took a few shots of the back yard and then loaded up the dog for our trip to the hill.
I was really stoked to ride my new snowboard. The riding part of an earlier trip to Colorado ended after one day and a torn AC ligament in my shoulder. This was going to be my last chance to check it out and break it in.
I only had about an hour before the locals saw me doing what I was doing (and where I was doing it), and I'm not a big fan of doing business with the police. The video is brief, as was my ride. I did, however, have a chance to scrape up a little baby ramp to play on.
Good times, indeed.
I love me some snowboarding...I love me some rally cars...and I love me some Primus.
When Ken Block (owner of DC Shoes, and pro Rally America driver) asks about how much speed he'll need to hit a big jump (in his CAR)...Eddie Wall says, like a true rider, "Uh, yeah, I dunno, I'd pretty much just say straightline it."
Right on, Eddie. Right on. I'd pretty much stay out of the way.
No snowboarders were injured in the making of this video. However, Ken's Subaru teammate, Travis Pastrana, did have an unfortunate collision of his own a few weeks ago.
