Saturday, June 09, 2007

Oskar

My youngest nephew, now a beautiful year and a half old

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And then..

.. nine months went by...

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Tuesday, September 12, 2006

As You Like It

The outdoor theatre I'm working at -- spectacular backdrop of Californian hills


Lizards roaming the audience

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Barbara's 24th

Celebrating Barbara's birthday with teenage partners in crime

The birthday girl and Megan holding it in


Serious as usual


Look at that height difference

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Berkeley

Spending a month as an assistant director in Berkeley -- the little cottage where I've been staying


My street


The UCB campus




They're everywhere

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San Francisco

The most photogenic city I know -- the skyline from Telegraph Hill


Bay Bridge in the distance


Bay Bridge up close


Driving on the Bay Bridge

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Seattle

Quick visit to Seattle on my way out to California -- cloudy, but an impressive city.

Downtown




Freshed squeezed


The Pike Place Market




The U of Washington campus

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Whale-watching in Massachusets

My cousins Judy and Rollin took me whale-watching in Gloucester, MA -- lots of humpbacks up close, pretty spectacular..















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flying back east

Some spectacular aerial views on my flight from Seattle back to New York in June


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Sunday, June 18, 2006

Zipping through the forest

A free ride on Juneau's best zip-line -- an amazing ride. Megan clips Isabel to the line and herself


The skybridge


Zipping from one platform to the next


Megan guiding us


A view through the treetops


The final drop

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Hiking at the Glacier

I finally made it to the Mendenhall Glacier -- some views from the East Glacier trail








Mendenhall Lake and several icebergs

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Whale-watching wedding

Flordelino & Jenny's wedding on the catamaran -- heading out of Auke Bay on a beautiful summer day


Herbert Glacier -- the backdrop for the ceremony


An orca (the black dot in the middle of the picture)


An orca party in the distance


Clay and Kirsa reminisce on their days as newly-weds


Marilyn Hughes-Skandijs




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Wednesday, May 31, 2006

The White Pass - Yukon Railroad

The highlight of our Skagway adventure -- a ride on the White Pass - Yukon railroad, the preferred method of travel for gold rush stampeders at the turn of the last century. Getting ready to board in downtown Skagway


The train -- all tourists at this point.


View of Skagway and the Lynn Canal in the distance


Completely untouched nature


The Skagway river -- far down below




The valley opens up


View of another train across the valley


An avalanche hit the railroad just a few days before our visit -- luckily, it was cleared in time


View of the same avalanche from across the way


Approaching the snow-capped pass


Tunnel


Less and less trees as we approach the pass


A bridge no longer in use, but a remarkable feat of engineering in its day


The White Pass and Summit Lake -- the Canadian border and the end of our journey.


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Skagway -- Gold Rush central

The town of Skagway, restored to look like 1898. Broadway -- deserted after the cruise ships pull out




Sara -- aka Madam Honey-Do-Me -- gives a tour of the Red Onion Saloon, Skagway's classiest and priciest brothel of its day


The former meatpacking plant -- one of many potentially haunted sites in town


The fireplace of the burnt-down Pullen House, where ghosts are said to sit around the fire laughing at night


Ross helps Holly to the train station


Two huskies chilling out


Skagway at dusk

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Hike to Upper Reid Falls

A quick beautiful hike in Skagway -- Icy Lake


Hemlock and Spruce trees everywhere


Fiddlehead ferns -- very popular among the local black bear population


What used to be the northern part of Icy Lake -- a white beach of glacial silt


Reid falls




Tired and a bit sunburnt, but happy to be back at Icy Lake

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Ferry ride to Skagway

Riding up to Skagway on the Alaska Marine Highway System -- probably the most beautiful day so far this year. The Taku took us there -


View from the Juneau / Auke Bay Ferry Terminal


A small Alaskan lighthouse


The Chilkoot mountain range


Haines -- small town on the way to Skagway.


Glacial silt meets ocean water just outside Haines


View south from the solarium down the Lynn Canal


Melting snow made creeks into waterfalls


Arriving in Skagway -- the cruise ships are already there.

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Thursday, May 25, 2006

A walk on the flume trail

A lunchtime walk on the beautiful flume trail -- Cedar cools herself off


Everything's green again


Gold Creek


Staying in shape


Devil's Club


Glad that the workout is over

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Monday, May 22, 2006

Shots around town

Spring has finally arrived -- out at Lena Loop


Spruce trees in the rainforest


Bonfire


View across the channel


Sandy Beach


Misty

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Softball

The Perseverance Theatre Drama Queens take on the XTC Booty Pirates with the Mendenhall Glacier in the background


The defining white shirts


Making contact


Tagging first

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The Young Company & The Laramie Project

The two shows I spent the last 2 months working on:

Zac practising Ninja Pirate choreography




Sarah & Paige as Princess and Stewie's Mom


Ryan on stage and on screen

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Friday, April 07, 2006

HAIR at Folk Fest

Cast & Band of HAIR perform a set at the Folk Festival -- I'm the hat-wearing piano player

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The 32nd Alaskan Folk Fest

Alaskan hippies of all ages congregate and perform in Juneau at the Folk Fest -- a lonely cowboy performing his set


After hours, the party moves into the bars, including the Alaskan...


Wicked Banjo playing


Collette Costa heats things up


Our own Jordan Barbour bringing down the house with "Summertime"


Marinda loves it


Singing through the mute


The music never stops

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Bonfire at Sandy Beach

Burn it


Jermaine sending sparks into the night


Craig and Jeff entertain


Ladies looking on


Laughing by the fireside


Ericka transfixed by the flames


Billie Jean is most definitely not his lover

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Bald Eagle

The best I can do without a zoom -- a bald eagle hanging out on a tree-top

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More nights with HAIR

Dale rocks from his heart


and goes as deep as he can go


on the keys


My good friends Hughes & Skandijs


Post-show chilling at the Alaskan

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Saturday, March 25, 2006

Final burst of winter

Snow, windchills of 20 below, and beautiful blue skies before spring sets in -- some views from where I live




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Some shots around the theatre

Southeast Alaska Independent Living loves America

The HAIR set -- an abandoned warehouse. The band is perched behind the top set of windows.


View from the stage after another sold-out performance


Charlie visits the office

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Opening Night

Some technical glitches, but a success -- Aimon and Corin dressed for the occasion


Showing off one-color style


Sharing a sensual moment with Bo


Still taking Juneau by storm

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The HAIR band

Hanging out in the treehouse -- tight quarters above the stage


Alex on horns


Sammy and Dale rocking out in the corner


Simon inspired by the love beads


Jill pretends to tolerate Balls Deep behavior

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Tuesday, March 07, 2006

HAIR nights

Bashful and slightly out-of-focus


The HAIR cast gives itself a rub


Ready to shake it


Taking the Juneau bar scene by storm


Salissa making peace, Raquis claiming innocence

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Friday, February 03, 2006

Alaskan Winter

18 inches of snow and below freezing -- views from Sally Smith's window




My street


My porch


Misty


Erica & Marinda can't get enough of Alaska

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A night with Team Hughes-Skandijs

Chilling at Doc Water's


The BIB's (boys in brown) -- cold sores and all


Honorary BIB


The twins


Right before Alicia breaks everyone's nose with a Jiu Jiutsu slam-kick

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Tuesday, December 27, 2005

Lots of Oskar

My big beautiful nephew Oskar -- asleep in his bear outfit




No way he's getting out of that


Blue-eyed and slightly red-haired ladykiller




Father and son


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Real candles

For those who don't believe it's true: Christmas trees with real candles. My brother's..


And our own

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Hamburg impressions

The Alster lake and Hamburg's skyline of church towers


Same view from across the street


The Speicherstadt -- warehouses in the harbor area used for storing coffee, rugs, etc.




The 'Hafen-City' -- new offices & apartment complexes in the harbor area


Much of which is still under construction (also, an attempt at artsyness on my part)

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cafe con Lui

Janluigi Alessandrini in profile


Back in touch with my European roots

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New York faces

Quick stop in NY on my way to Germany-- Rish with the hat


Empowered by the hat


Feisty


BP & Rumpf


The classic: NBP


Leah Curney hides behind a Bud Light


Feeling the love

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Tex's Bar-B-Q

Germans love Tex's

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Sunday, December 25, 2005

Baby Oskar!

Christmas in Hamburg with Oskar. More pictures to follow soon -

Oskar, Grandma and Uncle


Staring contest

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Tuesday, December 20, 2005

King Island ridiculousness

Pictures from the photo call -- scroll down for the straight shots, below some sillier outtakes.. click on the pictures for bigger versions.

The Schoolteacher ready to sink the Oomiak


Everyone thrilled to have made it over the mountain


The men trying to keep a straight face as they assess the situation


Newlyweds just have more fun, it seems


He really loves telling that story


Damn, the Captain is looking good this year

Newlywed Man enjoys his overalls


Ooloranna fighting the gas


Some heavy rope-pulling


And the winning shot: what the fuck am I doing?

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King Island Christmas - photo call

Pictures of King Island Christmas, the big Alaskan Christmas musical I music directed and ended up performing in as the Newlywed Man -- opening procession through the aisles


Projections of the actual King Island


The ladies cooking, preparing the Christmas meal


Ooloranna demonstrating proper ulu use


Ooloranna explains the signs of nature to Little Eir


Mother Eir explains how great trouble can be


Islanders in trouble radio the North Star ship -- and finally receive an answer


Newlywed wife thinks we have everything to gain by giving it a shot -- note her husband in the back, who doesn't really think so


Captain Crawford and Father Carroll giving the islanders hope


The oomiak girl


Going over the mountain with treacherous ropes


The kids help the men along with a song, the big dipper, and the north star


Father Carroll makes it safely to the island -- and the kids love him


The ladies excited, Clay reliving painful memories at FC's arrival


Ian wants to eat some salmon

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More photo call

Ready for the Christmas service to begin -- the Newlywed Man takes it away


Oversized overalls are the new black on King Island


In the church


Father Carroll explains the Miracle of Light


Remembering all the things that are important -- with candles


Humming and remembering


Trying to imagine what the future will be


Bina claps up a storm as the Clapping Storyteller


The Christmas feast -- plenty of agoodik, muktuk, salmon, and seal


FC not loving the agoodik


Same for the teen ensemble


The Newlyweds admiring the Northern Lights

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Monday, December 05, 2005

Snow yet again

Another incredible day of blue skies after heavy snow -- view from my front door


My street


Clear skies means really cold

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Strike

Dismantling the set and saving it for the next King Island Christmas...

Don & Bo -- Alaskan through and through


Where it all came from, and where it all returns..

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In the dressing room

At the last minute, an actor backed out due to a death in the family. Time for me to assume the role of Newlywed Man, learn the music, cut my hair.. but it was fun and I'm glad to have done it.

Ian getting ready to warm up


Austin causing trouble


She loves the minute maid


She loves the minute maid too



















The Newlywed Man and the Oomiak


Calley performing her complex yoga routine

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Opening Night

Gail, Flordelino and others unwinding at the Breakwater


The director


Not a bad picture -- though it does feature the haircut


KI Teens


All a woman needs: flowers, fiery hot pringles, and some organic milk


Misty having her own opening night party

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We move into the High School

Technical Rehearsals for King Island Christmas at the Juneau Douglas High School Auditorium -- seats 940 people. Lining up in the aisles for the opening number


One half of the chorus (taken from the orchestra pit)


Other half of the chorus


Casual chat on the set


Ian prepares for the opening


The set is raked


Jazmin loves plaid


Giselle feeling good in her pants, Sky loving the cardigan

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The costumes arrive

Clay Wertheimer: Welcome to my farm!


Hip youngsters living it up on the island


Wow, I want to see this show

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