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11•16•09 Bus Stories

Every bus has a story...

Seriously…

Thinking of doing a coffee table book on busses and the stories of the people that own them.

It's all about the ride...

10•11•09 "Bar-muda" Triangle New Orleans...

Love this Response Team...

There is a trifecta of neighborhood  bars (Yellow Moon, BJ’s and Vaughns) located in the Bywater District with walls that should speak…

Vaughn’s hosts the legendary Kermit Ruffins on Thursday nights and has for the last 40 years. As the story goes, Ruffins was just a kid playing music on the street corner day after day when the owner of Vaughn’s offered him a one off gig “for Thursday night”.  He’s played ever since and has continued to return and honor Vaughn’s despite his success and fame. There is a large draw of characters from local college kids to tourists to musicians… don’t miss his back room barbeque…

07•22•09 Planes, Surfboards, and Automobiles...

Aloha... final leg!

Our commercial project for Synagro spanned over 3 months and took us around the nation with our last leg being on the island of Oahu…

Conveniently, I have 3 surfboards stored there year round…

06•09•09 Prada, Art and Cowboys

With a curiosity, a cool cat art director, a playful marketing campaign and a full tank of gas, we ventured to Marfa Texas to find out for ourselves what all the hype is about…

06•03•09 Upstate University Hospital

There are projects that come together easily, the team dynamic is flawless, the weather cooperates and the travel and production are seamless. This was one of those campaigns for Team Kiel. Although we had multiple locations and the project spanned a couple months, it was a joy the whole way through.

You know it’s good when it ends with a bocci ball competition and a shot ski delivery.

05•01•09 $145M remodel, Jazzfest and BBQ

The Waldorf Astoria's $145M Restoration Hotel

After finishing up with The Roosevelt New Orleans those of us that could, caught a couple days of Jazzfest.

Sunshine, jazz and crazy good food does a body good. In our short time, Kings of Leon, Niel Young, Eric Lindell, & Robert Randolph were headlining. We caught the local scene and soaked up the soul of the city after hours.

It’s a solid balance to the pristine mountain ski town of Sun Valley that we call home…

Pull My Pork- BBQ between shows!

02•26•09 Exotic Hokkaido, Japan

soul shine

Our trip for GO magazine to the  exotic ski destination of Niseko Higashiyama on the island of Hokkaido is a tale to be told… I’ll  just say that two large american males (6’1″ and 6’7″ respectively)  didn’t go unnoticed. The beauty of the culture and mountainous landscape transformed my Tokyo mindset and won me over.

Note1: Although spa robes and sandals provided are expected to be worn, one size does not fit all.

Note2: Public transit isn’t efficient without the use of elbows. Watch out for the elders, they’re smiling professionals…

Star Spangled

01•21•09 Oil and IBEX

I usually prefer using real people for portraits. Working with the employees of the company gave an authentic translation of  hard work and loyalty to this IBEX campaign.

It was winter Wyoming oil fields at their finest- despite winds up to 60mph, temperatures below zero, and shifts around the clock, the environment was surprisingly hospitable… great people, fantastic stories, and a classic little sugar shack in Pineville.

01•09•09 Cirque de Florida

Shooting for Orlando’s convention bureau was a unique blend of art, science and the great outdoors.   We headed into full production with helicopters, astronauts, hot air balloons and cirque de soleil artists.

Full throttle for 3 days earned our team well deserved roller coaster rides at Universal Studios…