Sprocket
Photo by Jeff

Sprocket stalks the night.

Happy Carolyne!
Photo by Jeff

Hosted a birthday party for Carolyne. Good times, good food, good people.

Happy Carolyne!

Solar Illumination
Photo by Jeff

Some solar powered patio lanterns, y'all.

Building Sky
Photo by Jeff

Look up, look way up... set your camera on stun, and see what a long exposure will grant. This photo taken at 9:30 PM, a few minutes past twilight, with the sky black in colour to the naked eye. No colour adjustments made.

A question was raised from the last entry on the timeless classic, "I Will Always Love You" (see The Producer's Crutch, Sept 18th, 2006):

"Was the modulation in the Whitney Houston cover found in the original song written and performed by Dolly Parton in 1974?"

Answer: NO.

It appears the dreaded gear change is found only in Whitney Houston's cover, which points squarely at the person responsible: David Foster. He produced Whitney's version.

Evidence: Dolly's live television performance of "I Will Always Love You" on the show "Hee Haw" from 1974 (courtesy of YouTube.com):



Link to YouTube



We the jury hereby find the defendant, David Foster, guilty of the crime of the Producer's Crutch - The Modulation (aka The Truck Driver's Gear Change).


"I Will Always Love You," Whitney Houston, 50 sec. sample of the modulation:



Court adjourned.

Every once in a while, along comes the need to highlight fundamentals of good songwriting. This time around, it is the basic rule of how best to avoid a major songwriting catastrophe when composing and producing a rock/pop song - the MODULATION. Read More...

World Trade Center
Photo by jeff

This week marks the 5th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. In 2001, I visited New York City, and took photos of the many landmarks found there, including the World Trade Center. I've decided to share them here.

Click the link below to view:

New York in 2001 Photo Diary

Giant Meegee
Photo by Ryan

[Vancouver, BC] Last night at about 11:00 PM, this photo was taken of a Giant Meegee stomping her way through Vancouver, apparently distraught in search of a Canada Post truck containing her missing scooter helmet. Read More...

Local Smoke, Okanagan Lake
Photo by Terry

Hot summers in the Okanagan Valley. Smoke from a local fire in the Bellevue Creek area hangs inverted over the lake, providing a filter for the sunset; this view taken from the back porch in Penticton. Smoke has been part of the everyone's lives in the Okanagan this summer with the wind pushing smoke from fires burning in Washinton State northward up the valley across the border.