IGNITE TUCSON LIT UP THE HOUSE!

Last night, IGNITE TUCSON lit up The Screening Room!

It was a fun filled night.

The best part of the night was the sense of sharing and community.

18 people got up in front of a packed house and shared their passions.

I heard about things that I would have never thought of looking up on wikipedia, everything from wetware to improving the recreation area at A Mountain.

The photo above is from my presentation of "Too Much Goodness".

"Too Much Goodness" was about different events and places in Tucson that people might not be aware of.

Some of the events/places from my talk:

Garden of Gethsemane

UA Homecoming Parade - tomorrow (10/25) 3:30pm on UA Mall

Downtown Saturday Night - tomorrow (10/25) 6pm Downtown

Dia de los Muertos Procession - November 9th, 6pm, 4th Ave

Pima Air Museum

Titan Missile Museum

Dinnerware Gallery

Arizona Sonora Desert Museum-Raptor Flights -10/26-4/12

Spring Training

Night Blooming Cereus at Tohono Chul Park in May

Center of Creative Photography

Bingo at Kappy's Restaurant - December 4, 11, 18, 2008

Arizona International Film Festival - April 16-26, 2009

National Park(ing) Day - September

The next IGNITE TUCSON will probably be in the next few months.

So, put your thinking caps on and share your passion at IGNITE TUCSON!!

I am speaking at IGNITE TUCSON tonight!

I am one of the speaker at IGNITE TUCSON tonight!

What is IGNITE TUCSON?

It is a cool community "speaker's corner" where you get 5 minute to talk about anything that inspires, excites or ignites you!

You get 5 minutes, 20 powerpoint slides, 15 seconds per image.

It is a BLAST!

My topic is "Too Much Goodness".

It is about all the not so famous events in Tucson that ROCK!

So, come on down and check it out!

Thursday, October 23rd

The Screening Room

127 East Congress

Tucson
7pm

Doors open at 6:30pm

$5.00 Donation

A Speaker, a stage, a microphone, a beer and you!

Hope to see you there!

Happy Anniversary to Bailey and me!

Yesterday was my Wonderlab Bailey and my anniversary!

I adopted her 7 years ago from the Southern Arizona Humane Society.

And I am very lucky.

She is the best dog ever!

Besides being super smart, she is super nice, super cute and super funny.

As you can tell, I am completely unbias!

She is now 11.5 years old and still going strong.

This photo is something her and I created when one of our friends was sick.

It makes me laugh everytime I look at it.

I still can't believe that Bailey balanced the doctor's hat on her head as long as she did.

I love the Humane Society for all that they do!

Check them out, your best friend is waiting!

www.hssaz.org

I am on TV!

I am involved with the Arizona International Film Festival.
It is the largest and longest film festival in the state of Arizona.
It is a terrific festival and people come from all over the world to present their films and to attend.

The good people over at IFASA (Independent Filmmakers Assoc. of S. AZ)
invited me the summer to talk to the group about getting into film festivals.
What a honor!
So, if you are in Tucson, I am on tonight! at 5pm-6pm
or next Monday at 9pm or next Thursday at 5pm.
Cox channel 98 (maybe 72 or 73 check them all)
Comcast 120
My talk is called "Getting Into Film Festivals"
and it is on "The IFASA Show"

Can't get a plane ticket to get to Tucson in time?
Watch me on line!
http://access.tucson.org/whatsontv/watch_online/
but you have to watch at the same time the show is on.

It is fun to watch even if you are not a filmmaker!
So, catch it and tell me what you think!

Marc Broussard's Concert

Kathy, Elo and I went to the Marc Broussand concert last night at Hotel Congress.
And what a concert that was!
Marc and his band played their guts out last night!
I could not believe the energy and love they poured into their music.
What is even more amazing is that Marc and his band are going to be
on Jay Leno tonight.
You would think if you were going to perform on the Tonight Show,
you would save a little for it.
Not Marc! He played like this was the most important concert in his life.
It was a terrific concert and everyone was on their feet all night.

Check out what Hotel Congress says on their site about him. http://www.hotelcongress.com/2008/08/13/marc-broussard/

Then tune into the Tonight Show tonight-YOU WON"T BE SORRY!

Out of This World Signing!

I had the great honor of photographing astronaut John Young's signing this week at

Nova Space Gallery

http://www.novaspace.com/

It is a really neat place that specializes in Space Memorabilia and Authentic Astronaut Autographs.

They schedule astronauts to come into their store and sign photos, baseballs, whatever clients send in for the astronauts to autograph.

One of the services they offer is you can paid extra and you get a photo of the astronaut signing your item! How cool is that? There will never be a question if the autograph is real or not.

Well, I have photographed astronauts

Harrison Schmitt

Dave Scott

Frank Borman

Mike Collins

for the gallery (with Jim McDivitt popping in to say hi to his friends)

This week I got to photograph astronaut John Young again.

What a THRILL!

John Young was the 1st person to fly into space 6 times, including journeys to the Moon twice.

He is the only person to have piloted in space four different classes of spacecraft: Gemini spacecraft, Apollo Command/Service Module, Apollo Lunar Module and Space Shuttle.

After 42 years with NASA, he retired in 2004 but he still attends the Monday Morning Meetings.

It is always a great honor and super fun to hang out with the astronauts during their signings.

I can't wait for the next one!

Fight Cancer While Stretching

Our friend Julia owns and operates a terrific pilates studio on the eastside of Tucson called
The Pilates Connection http://www.pilatesconnection.biz/
Besides being a nurse will over 35 years of experience,
Julia lost over 100 pounds, and kept them off, years ago.
So, not only has she been there, but she knows her stuff!

The Pilates Connections
is having a Grand Reopening Celebration this Saturday, October 4th from 9am to 1pm at
8767 East Broadway, Tucson, AZ
It is expanded and more beautiful than before!

Julia and her staff are combining her studio's Grand Reopening with a fundraiser for
the American Cancer Society.

This fundraiser is in honor of her husband, Henry who recently passed away from cancer.
Henry, aka Uncle Henry to some of his Tucson friends, was a terrific guy with a great sense of humor. He is missed.

If you have ever wondered if pilates was for you, this is a terrific way to check it
out and make a donation to a worthy cause.

Make a donation to Cancer Research*
and experience a complementary Pilates class.
Meet some of Tucson's top sponsors for this event as you enjoy food, beverages and much more. You can also sign up to win door prizes and special studio discount packages.

For more information email them at Pilatesconnection@cox.net
or call (520) 207-6121.

*All donations to benefit The American Cancer Society
in memory of Henry J Kreis.
To make your donation in advance, visit www.cancer.org
and click to Donate, Give In Memory.
Bring a copy of your donation receipt for your class
or just bring your checkbook with you!

Come and join the fun this Saturday!

VOTE! Register now & then VOTE!

VOTE!
One of the greatest things about being an American is being able to vote.
And the ways things have been going lately, it is even more important to vote.
Let your voice be heard!
Think about all the countries where they can't vote, their voices are not heard, their opinions not valued.
So, get out there and get registered.
Some states require that you are registered this week if you want to vote in the November election.
So, don't be left out. Register and then VOTE!

Check out this great clip on YOU Tube, then register, then VOTE!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0vtHwWReGU0