March 12 2009 - "My First Vote"

If camera type is not listed, assume it was a Nikon D810 which is much better than an iPhone.

I took a B/W DMACC - Ankeny photo class. It was mostly middle aged women and the instructor told me I could not develop my "bimbo" photos. Bob Schulte, an occasional art Grandview College instructor, invited me to develop B/W film for the State Fair photo contest. I keep going back. At some point another instructor noticed I was not a student and told me to come only when he was there. I might have used B/W into late 2002 or early 2003 as I have a photos of B/W Todd G 2003 license plate. This is just a sample of the B/W era.

Only one festival played this and it was a small one.

I videotaped Corey Taylor of Slipknot and Stone Sour talking about this album which he produced and performed on. The video was shot in his house and combined with the band talking about the EP.. TrustKill Records put the video on Youtube and I am listed in the credits on the EP. My footage starts at 1:30. Below is a screen shot of the video and Trustkill's version. They increased the whites and decreased the blacks for an effect but the face loses detail. If any one has an vinyl version of this, contact me.

I painted on of the fiberglass pigs which were displayed in the Des Moines metro area. Mine was displayed during the Iowa State Fair and was sold at auction. I would love to get it back. One side was the traditional story and the other sides were that the wolf was innocent.

Organized by city.

I was an extra sitting in the bar. Rose McGowan brought some donuts I think.

I made all of the signs below in Photoshop and printed them off on my 17X19 inch printer. I added these to the election signs that I gathered from campaigns prior to the Iowa Caucus.

I have always been a purger of stuff. But throwing away my art hurts me the most. I have tossed out art, photographs, and negatives. I have thrown out mementos like bike ride patches, bike medals and purchases from overseas, like a Lomo camera kit purchased in Melbourne. I had over 40 film festival catalogs, threw them out, got them all back, threw them out and have about 1/2 now. I don't have my first anything. It makes me sad and I don't do it any more. I am always trying to locate these items or try to recreate it.