First one of the year

Well… I didn’t start off the year posting like I normally would. Too much going on and I forgot to update this blog. We currently have no power due to these crazy storm systems that have been passing through.

Most of our county and surrounding areas have the same issue. I’m sure PG&E is having a heck of a time trying to restore everyone’s power.

Long time

It’s been a super long time since I have been able to write anything on this blog.

Due to the side hustle I’ve been working on there has been a limited amount of time to post up.

The streets

I need to find a Story and King Road signs. I used to live in East San Jose during the hay day of Lowrider cruising. Depending on the time and day you may cruise for 2 hours going just one direction.

I can’t recall the exact year but Story Road got shut down for the cruising scene.

1966 Impala SS Convertible

It was bound to happen at some point. The 1964 Impala SS is gone, replaced with a convertible.

We’ve always enjoyed cruising around in a convertible. The question is running it with juice or air. We may even leave it stock suspension and enjoy the factory smoothness.

Still have the “COOL OG” plates.

I’m currently working on the mechanical updates and maintenance “opportunities”.

C100 MKII Tilta Carbon Fiber Mattebox

I’ve always liked the look of a mattebox on a film or video rig. As it turns out these are definitely you get what you pay for type of hardware. The models I like were way out there in pricing. Especially the ones that are built up with barn doors and different mounting hardware.

I found this setup from a local bay area cinematographer that was downsizing his gear. It’s a Tilta Carbon Fiber MB-T-03 model that is super nice.

Photo taken without the barn doors installed. Configured for “run and gun” even though this sucker is too heavy for me to be doing that style shooting.

Adding the barn doors completely changes the look, for me at least. This is the difference between walking into a paid gig with a DSLR and a cine camera.

Easter 2022

It has become a tradition in joining our neighbor and his family down the hill for Easter.

We really enjoy the relaxed get together with no drama. Our host Daniel is a kick ass BBQ chef with the ultimate setup.