BOO!
Okay, who checked in from Lombard?
Friday, October 31, 2008
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
Jeep in the garage: Phase I
Well , I've been pugging away trying to make space in the garage for the Jeep. This is a small feat in-and-of-itself. I have a feeling minor demons are at this very moment are investing in winter attire[Wink, wink]. Allergy meds have kept any potential sniffles and sneezes at bay. Though my lungs certainly feel as though there may be plenty of extra dust in them. With any luck Phase II will be the lesser of the two Phases.
Tomorrow is also a day of. I see Ikea, early voting, and some pictures in my future...
Cheers!
Tomorrow is also a day of. I see Ikea, early voting, and some pictures in my future...
Cheers!
Monday, October 27, 2008
More Pop Art
I've plugged away tonight while I wasn't sleeping, and finished this particular image. I took it back in August with full intentions of having it for the next Train Show. I got a bit behind with a new camera, Zombie game, and a few other distractions. This is the first freight diesel I've done in my style. I had went out to get pictures of the "J" [Elgin, Joliet & Eastern], before the CN [Canadian National] takes full control.
For the record, I'm all for the CN taking over and making better use of the "J" corridor. A future passenger rail line along that stretch would be a much needed help to many commuters. Besides being a rail traffic relief for Chicagoland.
Enjoy.
Friday, October 24, 2008
Day off
The Tiki wispers drink ideas in my ear, mumbles something about a new drink called "Lala!?!"
So today I had a day off, it's been typical Chicagoland, Cool, Sunny, Warm, Windy, Dark, Rainy.
I spent a bit too much time playing Zombie Panic![The Half Life Mod]. It's a FPS zombie game like George Romero's classic. Really!!
I did do a few things around the place today that needed to get done. April will be quite happy with one of them, it's over her desk. I've backed up a bunch of my photos on to newly purchased dual layer dvds. I take pictures in raw with my D90 on a 8Gb card, the space on a dual layer dvd, 8.5Gb, perfect. Adobe has caught up with the D90 raw, so that the Adobe products can now read it, hooray! I've also sorted through a lot of my photos, the step up to the D90 created a new storage labeling problem which I think I have sorted out.
For anyone who like James Bond, a great edition of Casino Royale was issued on Tuesday, lots of bonus info, 7 hours worth. I did enjoy watching some more of that today, has anyone found any easter eggs in....
Oh, lightning, I may need to get out the camera......
Later
Friday, October 17, 2008
Return to the Volo Auto Museum
Sunday, October 12, 2008
Great Midwest Train Show!
I've got new pieces to show!
Save with special show prices!
Wednesday, October 8, 2008
Sunday is Train Show Day!
Come out to the DuPage County fair grounds this Sunday to see more of the Art that I produce. Come on out, find a beautiful piece of Art to hang on your wall. Doors open at 9:30am. I've been producing more pieces, getting them printed, and signed by the artist. Train art for your friends and family? Of course! So stop by and say 'Hi', meet the artist, Buckaroo will be there to answer questions and personalize any piece for you.
Friday, October 3, 2008
Orphan Works Not Dead Yet
I am amazed by the number of people I know who work with visual media, either personally or for another company, who know nothing about this legislation. And when confronted with the facts, are completely indifferent. Please read the following information from the "Illustrators' Parntership." Be responsible, contact your elected officials about how much of a bad idea this legislation is.
According to our sources
THE HOUSE WILL TRY TO PASS THE ORPHAN WORKS BILL TODAY
10.3.08
If this Bill is only meant to help libraries and museums, why did they draft it behind closed doors?Why have the doors been opened wide for commercial infringement of the work of living authors actively licensing their work?Why do they want to pass it when nobody's looking?Why do they want to re-write copyright law without an open debate?Stop this effort to give content to Big Internet firms by undermining copyright law.Get the word out.
· Light up Washington and home offices of your Congressman.
· Contact the media.
· Deny them cover. Do not let them hide.
Tell them we will hold each of them accountable.
THE MESSAGE for your Congressman, Key Leaders, Aides, Media
· The "Dark Archive" - where infringers can register their paperwork in secret - will not protect our copyrights.
· An "Open Archive" - with orphaned work exposed to to the public - would be a come-and-get-it bank for plagiarists and infringers.
· Artists cannot monitor tens or hundreds of thousands of images every day to see if somebody somewhere has infringed their work.
· There are more than a trillion images subject to orphaning each day.
· If someone can't find me, that doesn't mean I've orphaned my work.
· An unsuccessful search for a property owner should not be a license to steal.
· Artists should not have to digitize their life's work at their own expense to comply with a law they don't want or need.
· The high cost compliance would make compliance prohibitive.
· The loss of exclusive rights would undermine contractual agreements with clients.
· We cannot sell exclusive rights to clients if others can publish our work without our knowledge or consent.
· The loss of exclusive rights would devalue our entire inventories of work.
· Small business owners should not be forced to subsidize the business models of Big Internet firms.
· No rational business owner should have to give access to their inventory, metadata, client contact information, etc. to outside business interests.
Tell lawmakers to prevent passage of this bill until it can be subjected to an open, informed and transparent public examination.
Tell them this is no way to re-write copyright law.
Tell them it will affect millions of rights holders worldwide.
Tell them you would support a true orphan works bill, but this is not it.
Tell them to to consider the amendments presented by the Illustrators' Partnership, Artists Rights Society and Advertising Photographers of America Phone, fax, email these Congresspeople immediately
DELAHUNT Phone: (202) 225-3111 Fax (202) 225-5658 Phone: (617) 770-3700 Fax: (617) 770-2984
CONYERS Phone: (202) 225-5126 Fax: (202) 225-0072 Phone: (313) 961-5670 Fax: (313) 226-2085
NADLER Phone: (202) 225-5635 Fax: (202) 225-6923 Phone: (212) 367-7350 Fax: (212) 367-7356
BERMAN Phone: (202) 225-4695 Fax: (202) 225-3196 Phone: (818) 994-7200 Fax: (818) 994-1050
PELOSI AmericanVoices@mail.house.gov Phone: (202) 225-4965 Fax: (202) 225-8259 Phone: (415) 556-4862 Fax: (415) 861-1670
HOYER steny.hoyer@mail.house.gov Phone: (202) 225-4131 Fax: (202) 225-4300 Phone: (301) 474-0119 Fax: (301) 474-4697
YOUR REPRESENTATIVETo find Washington and District Office phone, fax and web forms for your Representativehttp://capwiz.com/illustratorspartnership/dbq/officials/and enter your zip code
YOUR LOCAL MEDIATo find the contacts for your Local Media go tohttp://capwiz.com/illustratorspartnership/dbq/media/and enter your zip code - Brad Holland and Cynthia Turner, for the Board of the Illustrators' PartnershipPlease post or forward this message immediately to any interested party.
According to our sources
THE HOUSE WILL TRY TO PASS THE ORPHAN WORKS BILL TODAY
10.3.08
If this Bill is only meant to help libraries and museums, why did they draft it behind closed doors?Why have the doors been opened wide for commercial infringement of the work of living authors actively licensing their work?Why do they want to pass it when nobody's looking?Why do they want to re-write copyright law without an open debate?Stop this effort to give content to Big Internet firms by undermining copyright law.Get the word out.
· Light up Washington and home offices of your Congressman.
· Contact the media.
· Deny them cover. Do not let them hide.
Tell them we will hold each of them accountable.
THE MESSAGE for your Congressman, Key Leaders, Aides, Media
· The "Dark Archive" - where infringers can register their paperwork in secret - will not protect our copyrights.
· An "Open Archive" - with orphaned work exposed to to the public - would be a come-and-get-it bank for plagiarists and infringers.
· Artists cannot monitor tens or hundreds of thousands of images every day to see if somebody somewhere has infringed their work.
· There are more than a trillion images subject to orphaning each day.
· If someone can't find me, that doesn't mean I've orphaned my work.
· An unsuccessful search for a property owner should not be a license to steal.
· Artists should not have to digitize their life's work at their own expense to comply with a law they don't want or need.
· The high cost compliance would make compliance prohibitive.
· The loss of exclusive rights would undermine contractual agreements with clients.
· We cannot sell exclusive rights to clients if others can publish our work without our knowledge or consent.
· The loss of exclusive rights would devalue our entire inventories of work.
· Small business owners should not be forced to subsidize the business models of Big Internet firms.
· No rational business owner should have to give access to their inventory, metadata, client contact information, etc. to outside business interests.
Tell lawmakers to prevent passage of this bill until it can be subjected to an open, informed and transparent public examination.
Tell them this is no way to re-write copyright law.
Tell them it will affect millions of rights holders worldwide.
Tell them you would support a true orphan works bill, but this is not it.
Tell them to to consider the amendments presented by the Illustrators' Partnership, Artists Rights Society and Advertising Photographers of America Phone, fax, email these Congresspeople immediately
DELAHUNT Phone: (202) 225-3111 Fax (202) 225-5658 Phone: (617) 770-3700 Fax: (617) 770-2984
CONYERS Phone: (202) 225-5126 Fax: (202) 225-0072 Phone: (313) 961-5670 Fax: (313) 226-2085
NADLER Phone: (202) 225-5635 Fax: (202) 225-6923 Phone: (212) 367-7350 Fax: (212) 367-7356
BERMAN Phone: (202) 225-4695 Fax: (202) 225-3196 Phone: (818) 994-7200 Fax: (818) 994-1050
PELOSI AmericanVoices@mail.house.gov Phone: (202) 225-4965 Fax: (202) 225-8259 Phone: (415) 556-4862 Fax: (415) 861-1670
HOYER steny.hoyer@mail.house.gov Phone: (202) 225-4131 Fax: (202) 225-4300 Phone: (301) 474-0119 Fax: (301) 474-4697
YOUR REPRESENTATIVETo find Washington and District Office phone, fax and web forms for your Representativehttp://capwiz.com/illustratorspartnership/dbq/officials/and enter your zip code
YOUR LOCAL MEDIATo find the contacts for your Local Media go tohttp://capwiz.com/illustratorspartnership/dbq/media/and enter your zip code - Brad Holland and Cynthia Turner, for the Board of the Illustrators' PartnershipPlease post or forward this message immediately to any interested party.
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