Started out a new year once again with another Hans Olson wall calendar, a calendar I make each year with photos I've taken from Hans Olson gigs. I've been doing this since 2008 and this was calendar #10. See below.
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| Above: 2018 Hans Olson 13" x 10" wall calendar |
January 9, went to the Musical Instruments Museum (MIM) Theatre to see Ramblin' Jack Elliot.
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| Above: Ramblin' Jack Elliot |
January 14, photographed the 2017 Arizona Blues Hall of Fame (ABHOF) Induction Ceremony for Mike Eldred at the Rhythm Room.
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| Above: 2017 ABHOF Inductee Mike Eldred at his Induction Ceremony in 2018 |
February 3, went to the Scottsdale Western Spirit Museum of the West to see the "The American West in Film and Television: Wrecks and Effects ‒ The Stuntmen" show.
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| Above: Left to Right, Ron Nix, Rodd Wolff (standing with microphone), Spanky Spangler, Vicki Sims and Charles LeSueur at the Scottsdale Western Museum |
February 5, went to Coolidge to have lunch with some fellow classmates from Clarksville High School (classes of 1958 & 1959), lunch was at the Gallopin' Goose.
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| Above: Lunch at the Gallopin' Goose in Coolidge. Left to Right: Melinda Lyons (1959), Mike Calvert (1958), Kathryn Calvert, Betty Chaney, Dave Chaney (1959), Lowell Hollars (1958). Picture on the table is of Steve Allyn (Class of '59, he had planned on coming but a serious health issue prevented that). |
February 23, went to the Mesa Arts Center to see John McEuen.
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| Above: John McEuen show |
March 2, went to the West Alley BBQ with Jack Shell and Bob Ray to see a Hans Olson show.
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| Above: West Alley BBQ in Mesa |
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| Above: Bob Ray and Jack Shell at the West Alley BBQ in Mesa |
March 20, made a 165 mile motorcycle ride south on a 2015 Indian Scout motorcycle and saw the California Zephyr at the Maricopa Amtrak station, the Domes near Casa Grande, and the Veterans Memorial in Sacaton.
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Above: California Zephyr at the Maricopa Amtrak Station
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| Above: The Domes near Casa Grande |
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| Above: Veterans Memorial Park in Sacaton, Arizona |
April 8, completed & ordered 2017 Arizona Music and Entertainment (AMEHOF) photo book (68 pages, 13 X 10 inches).
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| Above: Cover of 2017 AMEHOF photo book |
April 9, completed & ordered Arizona Music and Entertainment (AMEHOF) Painting Day photo book (28 pages, 11 x 8.5 inches).
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| Above: Cover of AMEHOF Painting Day photo book |
April 21, went to the Listening Room in Phoenix to see Eric Ramsey and Hans Olson.
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| Above: Hans Olson and Eric Ramsey at the Listening Room |
April 22, photographed the AMEHOF Inductees Announcement Party held at Flicka's Baja Cantina in Scottsdale, AZ.
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| Above: Marshall Trimble on stage |
May 30, visited the Buddy Stubbs Motorcycle Museum in Phoenix.
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| Above: 1st floor of Buddy Stubbs Motorcycle Museum (more than 130 motorcycles from 37 different manufacturers) |
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| Above: 2nd floor of Buddy Stubbs Motorcycle Museum |
June 7, made a 194 mile motorcycle ride to Yarnell, Arizona on a 2013 Kawasaki Vulcan Classic 900 LT, had breakfast at the Ranch House Restaurant in Yarnell.
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| Above: Ranch House Restaurant in Yarnell, Arizona |
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| Above: Frame grab from helmet camera, on the downhill side of Yarnell Hill |
June 12, went over to the Polaris dealer and looked at the Royal Enfield Himalayan motorcycle, they didn't have any for test rides at that time.
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| Above: 2018 Royal Enfield Himalayan, Snow color |
June 15, had lunch with Ed and Kristen Guerra and their teenage son Reece at the Old Ellsworth Brewing Company in Queen Creek. Ed had just recently purchased a 2002 Corvette.
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| Above: Old Ellsworth Brewing Company in Queen Creek. |
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| Above: Ed Guerra and the 2002 Corvette he recently purchased |
June 24, photographed the 2017 Arizona Blues Hall of Fame (ABHOF) Induction Ceremony for Tim Dustin at the Rhythm Room.
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| Above: 2017 ABHOF Inductee Tim Dustin at his Induction Ceremony in 2018 |
July 1, went kayaking on Lake Pleasant with the Recreational Equipment Inc. (REI) group. A total of 12 kayakers went in this group.
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| Above: Kayaking on Lake Pleasant |
July 3rd, photographed Hans Olson annual Birthday Party, this year held at the Rhythm Room.
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| Above: Hans Olson, Steve Larson, Gary Smith and Andy Gonzales |
July 20, On his flight back to California from Illinois, Walter Cress had an unexpected overnight layover in Phoenix (due to a delayed flight out of Dallas), so we met and killed a few hours the following morning (Friday 07-20-18) by stopping by the Tempe Center for the Arts, and later had beer and nachos at Gordon Biersch Brewing Company on Mill Avenue in Tempe.
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| Above: Walter Cress and the art gallery curator |
August 22: Good news, received results on Prostate Biopsy, "Benign prostatic tissue" on all 12 locations.
September 24, completed and ordered 2019 Hans Olson wall calendar. Had to do it early this year as Apple was ending its photo printing service after 16 years, last day to submit anything was September 30. This may be the last Hans Olson wall calendar I make.
October 10, made a 228 mile roundtrip ride to Gila Bend on a 2012 Honda Rebel 250, rode through Liberty and Buckeye, saw the Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station (the biggest power plant in America) in Tonopah, then down old US 80 and saw the old Arlington Cattle Ranch, Gillespie Dam bridge, 3 Solar Plants, Gila Bend 9-11 Memorial Park, had lunch at Sofia's Mexican Restaurant, and a stop at Holt's Shell station before heading home via Maricopa.
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| Above: At the Gillespie Dam Bridge Interpretive Plaza |
