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Miles and Trish

July 24th, 2008 · No Comments

…are not only wonderful people, they, together with Martha Kelly — Trish’s amazing Mom — hosted this week’s Cocktail Hour. As expected, it was fantastic.
The happy couple:

Miles and Trish (Enjoying their Cocktail Hour)
Couldn’t stay the duration, alas, and can only look at a few of the photographs from tonight before getting back to work — [...]

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Tonight’s Cocktail Hour

June 20th, 2008 · No Comments

…was, as always, a great time.
Many thanks to Tagg and Angelic for hosting. Yeah, Angelic:

Angelic’s Party
A great time. Many thanks to all.
More photos Friday and then again Monday/Tuesday. (Update: Done. 10 photographs in all.) Thanks for your patience.

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(A Very) Magnificent Bastard

January 19th, 2008 · 3 Comments

Enjoyed the show tonight — and perhaps more importantly, came away with a few decent photos. My favorites:

Magnificent Bastard, Onstage

Dan, Emotional (Blur)

Chris and Miles #1

Dan and Miles #1
Many thanks to Dan, Chris, Justin, and Miles for access — and a great performance — tonight. No bastards in my book, LOL!
See the whole 15-photo set here. [...]

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Remove Before Washing or Wearing

January 6th, 2008 · No Comments

Miles has given me permission to display this photo:

My favorite candid portrait in a long while. Thanks, Miles.
From our New Year’s Eve get-together, which meant that, until now, it’s lived in the “invite-only” section. I’ve rearranged the galleries slightly such that it’s not behind a password. Enjoy.

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