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Earlier this month my father sent me a link to a song called “Lucky Me”, by Helene Cronin.

Now, I get sent a lot of patriotic videos and chain letters.  I am a veteran.  I think that may have put me on a list somewhere. Everyone is very well-meaning, it’s just that I get A LOT of it, and frankly it is largely a lot of well-meaning crap.

However, none of it comes from my father, and his endorsement carries some weight.  So I followed the link and listened to a song that has really stuck with me. I dropped Helene a note to thank her, and to make a long story a little shorter, some of my images are in the song’s new Youtube video.

I encourage you to give it a listen, and should you feel so inclined, to get it to those whom may trust your opinion in a way that’ll get them to hear it.

I think it’s worthwhile.  Download it here.

A couple of outtakes from mid-July when I shot the band The New Limb for Locale Magazine.  I photographed them at their house in Costa Mesa, CA, where they all live together and record.  They were about to head out on tour the next day, so there was a lot of packing going on.  Still they were very gracious with their time.

Also, they sent me off with swag, always a plus.  I took home a signed CD and one of the new stickers that had arrived by mail during our shoot.  I first listened to the album all the way through twice on a road trip the following week, and it is on the current rotation of albums kept on my iPhone.

You can (and should) catch them live at La Cave in Costa Mesa this Thursday Sept. 16th.

I took a little two month hiatus from the ol’ blog. I was working and traveling quite a bit, so at least I can promise some interesting posts to come. It’s really amazing how fast this summer flew by. Now back to our regularly scheduled programming.