It's been a few days since i've had anything new to post but while sorting through pictures from the Nashville Auto Fest I thought it would be a good idea.... before we get too far away from the holiday, to show off a few shots from: A Very Kimmie Christmas.
  Kimberly found time during the holiday season to capture a little of the bling on out tree. I think she did an awesome job. I'm proud of the fact shes taking the time to really learn her camera.



 Hope you enjoy!!!

Page 2

Oh, the dreaded page 2. I've thought about it all week at work. There's so many things I could write about but where do you start? Then I realized I hadn't shared my unbelievable Christmas presents I received yet. My Mom and brother caught me totally by surprise! I unwrapped one present and wondered why on earth Mom would put it in an old Kodak box. It took a few minutes for my brain to rationalize that i'm sitting there with a late 50's or maybe early 60's Super 8 movie projector BRAND NEW IN THE BOX!!!! That's right, DROOL!!!! Supposedly it's never been used and still has the tags on the handle. It came with a bag of reels of all sizes. When I finally came back down to earth I unwrapped a second present that contained a baia Dual 8 movie viewing and editing kit. Again NEW IN THE BOX!!!! Both presents came from a gentleman in Evansville, IN who's known all over the country for his vintage photography equipment. When you consider the number of movie and slide projectors Kimberly and I have acquired in the past few years that have seen a great deal of wear and tear, these are a very welcome addition. We were given both my father's and her grandfather's movie projectors after they passed. Thanks to suggestions from fellow vintage collectors, we try to buy every movie or slide projector we run across at garage and yard sales that are priced dirt cheap. If nothing else we should have a long supply of bulbs for our good equipment. Now the question is should I even use these new toys or keep them in pristine condition? Hmmmmm, the curiosity is killing me!

BRAND NEW NEVER USED!!!

The new editing equipment!!!

Dad's movie camera

Kimmie's weapon of choice! She DOES still use this one at some car shows.

I started out wanting a quick shot of some of our collection with the darkroom equipment in the background. But then every time I set up a shot Kimmie kept bringing me one more camera I forgot about. Our current total is 15.

With some work this will soon by my weapon of choice!

I called this one my Hot Rod for a number of years! It's the one that helped get my magazine work started.

My current Hot Rod as bought.

This one truly is a Hot Rod now. Bring on a new car show season!!!

Top Dead Center

Welcome to the diary of a madman! Not "PO'd-at-the-world" mad mind you, just stuck in an outer world somewhere between planet crazy and just to the left of lunacy. Most people that know the amount of time I spend adjusting every last pixel on hundreds of pictures just to have 5 or 6 published in a magazine don't understand the pure joy "I" receive from seeing "my babies" shared with the rest of the world. My wife even thinks I take being a perfectionist to a whole 'nuther world..... well, you get the idea. This project is an attempt to share not only the method behind the madness but also a look inside the mind from where it came. Want random thoughts? I'll give you random thoughts! Top Dead Center THE BLOG will hopefully someday grow into THE MAGAZINE.

So buckle yourself in and enjoy the ride!!!



Here's a preview of things to come: