Paul Henry's Acoustic Jam 88

If you have never been to Paul Henry's Art Gallery in Hammond, IN, here's a quick peak inside of this 1902 built wood structure.

And a quick peak outside at 416 Sibley Blvd, Hammond, IN . . .

This first photo is of a father and son team, which was pretty cool to watch and listen to.

Lou Shields

Another new artist came to the gallery this night.  I do remember his first name - Pat.  He played all the music from my era.  I especially liked The Who.  (Hopefully I did not loose my mind, which I tend to pick up off the floor once and a while, and he did play some Who.  I always get wrapped up in the moment, and mentally fail in details, though the photography does tend to pick me back up at times.)

I walk around the gallery more than I use to, catching things that one would miss if you stayed in the room with the performing artist, which means I now miss a lot of the performance of the artist. However, this evening I saw Lou carrying his stuff out the back door as if he were leaving. He was actually going to go out back to see if he could bone up on his new music, to come back in and play for his next set. John Brudek commented that now Lou would be in John's realm for photography (on the street), and I took the opportunity to follow Lou and John to learn. Here are some of the photos, late at night, and no flash. As the photo shoot went on, John became creative, and I joined in. See if you can pick everything out . . .

People coming in and out of the door, into the parking lot, grabbed Lou's attention.  However his fingers and feet kept moving.

And, I did not do anything to these photos.  No sepia tone added.  This is how I shot it.

I had to get this all in.  Lou, the layout of his equipment, the gallery sign, Lou's artwork that I had bought, the building itself, and of course the old faithful P.H. Mueller Hardware sign.  To me, this photo sets the mood, the vibe, the ambiance, the flare if you will, and simplicity, of what Paul Henry's Art Gallery adds to the community and to art itself.

Adrian Remirez

and Lauren

Adrian and Lauren make a fun couple.  I have fun with these two, and especially clowning around with Lauren.

This next photo is Gary Price's painting of Mary Margaret. Gary was kind enough to ask if he could buy a photo I had at the gallery one night. Nobody has even come up to me with a request like that before, so I gave it to him. As I am finding out from Gary and my post sales on my other website, is that artists will use subject photos to practice and enjoy their art of painting. This painting I thought was cool. I know what the real photo looks like, and somewhat know the person in my photo and Gary's painting. I thought Gary did a great job bringing up the colors and the beauty of Mary Margaret that I had photographed. Both a compliment to her and me. You can see my photo's of Mary Margaret on my wesbushby.com site.

And, photographers are not use to hearing camera shutters outside their own.  John did a quick look back after I took the above photo, while Lou felt right at home.

Lee Watson and his daughter team up. A well rounded team. They keep you mellow and can get you off your seat.

And later joined by Pat . . .

I am not sure why, however it seems my camera is sorting flash and non-flash. This was at the end of my shoot, and the only flash I took this night. Perhaps only the third the entire time I have owned this camera.

Paul Henry's Art Gallery

Thursday Night Acoustical JAM

416 Sibley Blvd.

Hammond, IN 46320

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The Robots 5/4/12

Tonight was equal to the best I have seen from The Robots. The other was the first time I went to see them. A large crowd was present to energize them, making it fun for all. I took a lot of video this time. The downside was the photo shoot. I changed my camera setting to see what I could do to get better color. There is always a trade off. You do not get something for nothing. So what I gained in color, I lost in shutter speed, hence there were more photos this time that did not turn out. Also, I thought I would try downgrading the video recording quality so I could upload larger files for you to watch. That backfired a little too in that I lost quality. Also, I need to use a tripod. Quality is everything. So lessons learned, keep learning and trying new things, however keep some of the "known" in the mix, with the goal to improve the outcome for the customer . . . You!

Okay, off my business kick and back to The Robots.  There was a large crowd this evening as I already said.  The Robots got off to a strong start, and stayed strong throughout the evening.  I could tell they were putting the effort in.  It was the endurance I now wanted to see.  At the end, they endured, kicked it higher than the energized audience was kicking them, and made it a great night for all.  Thanks!

And before I forget, thank you Bob Sherman for re-arranging the lights! It helped tremendously. One more improvement would be to get more light on stage right.

The Robots

Bob Sherman - Lead Vocal, Guitar, Bass Buitar

Pete Calicci - Lead Guitar, Vocal

Chris Wander - Keyboards, Vocal, and anything else he can get his hands on

Ed Fell - Drummer, Vocal

Danny Mac - Bass Guitar, Guitar, Vocal, and because he cannot remain idle, anything he can get his hands on too

Now for some photos.  The first photo is Mr. Amazing on keyboards . . .

What I have been doing with my photography, to better understand it, is to print some of the photos I take in large format. I have done several 36x24 prints, that very from super high quality to just marginal. My intent is to be able to pre-determine what will make a good larger print should someone ever ask for one. This next next photo of Chris may make it into the "quality" category as far as exposure and clarity. I will have to print one to find out.

Seems like I did not get the memo about getting a hair cut. Well, maybe Pete and I did not get it . . .

And I cannot leave Danny out of a 36x24.  This next photo may be it, though check some of the others out first Danny.

And it became family time. Bob's daughter and wife joined him on stage . . .

The band kicked into some Blues for a few songs. One of these days, I hope my friends from Paul Henry's will come out to see The Robots, bring their instruments, and JAM with them. This next photo is of Ed, shifting to his Blues rhythm. . .

For the angles I want to shoot, I do not have the right lens.  I need more of a wide angle.  I am saving my pennies so that one day I can buy one.  In the mean time, I may have to borrow one from my friend Mark Biegel.  So, my apologies to Danny for cutting him off the next photo.

One of the few times I actually post a photo with a mic covering someone up. Though slim pickens, this photo was still nice enough to share.

The next photo is Richard, the owner of The Track Lounge . . .

A lot more dancing this Friday as well.  If I did not have my camera, I would have joined . . . photography first . . .

Mr. Base turned Mr. Guitar . . . very cool expression of the inner Danny Mac.

Bob announced during these next couple photos that Pete was having sex with his guitar, however I think Bob was having fun as a voyeur . . . don't ask me how I know how to spell that . . .

Friends of the band came up to give the audience another kick, and it worked . . .

I really like this guitar of Pete's.  Pete, if there is any history with this guitar you want to share, send it on in and I will post . . .

This is one of the few times I have been able to photograph Danny in some good lighting, so I took advantage of it . . . and this is only a sample of what I took!

I have written a few blogs on the Loyal Plastic Robots. You can find them by clicking on the links below. You can see them Live at The Track Lounge in Crown Point, every 1st Friday of the month. Be there, or be square . . .

February 3rd performance Click Here

March 2nd performance Click Here

Additional Performance March 23rd Click Here

April 6th performance Click Here

The Track Lounge

318 N. Jackson St.

Crown Point, IN  46307

(219) 663-9838

Call these guys if you are in need of a Classic Rock band:

Loyal Plastic Robots

or "The Robots"

Pete Calicci (219) 616-1470

Bob Shearman (219) 805-7140

Please check out the other great things to do around NW Indiana as well.  Currently playing at the Towle Theater in Hammond, next to Paul Henry's Art Gallery where there is a Thursday night acoustical JAM, is The 39 Steps, which I was allowed to photograph the rehearsal before opening night.

And, check out my photography portfolio by Clicking Here.

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