Tut, Tut....It Looks Like Rain

I'd like to thank Alfia from RP for taking such a great shot. Beautiful work. What I saw, however, was something a little different. After watching so many Pooh Bear movies with the kids, I had the feeling that I'd seen this scene before and here is what transpired. It called for a flip and a little animation.

Original

Geedified

Radio Paradise Retrospective

Allibean Stikes Again

Two more of my favorite west coast model.

South Of The Border

Still one more of Don's hat. This one a little appropo considering.

Virginia Tech

Thoughts and prayers go out to the families who lost loved ones at Virginia Tech today.

U.S.A.

My brother, Don, is inviting the family down to America for a look-see. Here is my mock ad for the occasion. Thanks to Pilate at RP for allowing use of his picture. It's a great shot.

Don knows I'm gonna milk that hat pic for all it's worth....lol.

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Ottawa Heart

A couple of appreciation pics for the two great doctors from the The Ottawa Heart Institute that are keeping me kicking. They are Dr. Edward O'Brien and Dr. Michele deMargerie. (Dr. Ed is a real Jimmy Buffet fan thus the design). I really can't thank them enough.

Another Print Ad

I do enjoy doing print ads. Thanks to PF for mugging for the camera again. This girl should be in the mags. Great expression.

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Animation 101

These are my first attempts at animation and quite rudimentary attempts they are. Perhaps if I spent more time studying the ins and outs of animation I might come up with something a wee bit more interesting but until that day arrives this is what you get. A special thanks go out to the RP crowd for letting me mess with their pics. Cheers y'all!

Rompin' Wranglers

Yeah...I know it's not very current and a little cliché but when brother Steve sent me a photo of brother Don sporting the hat I just had to give it a go.

New Stonehenge Poster

The guys really need to send me new shots of the band. I've milked this one for all its worth.

JC Superstar

Brother Mart takes his job seriously and prepares for Easter. Can't get the Bobby Darin song, If I Were A Carpenter out of his head.

Happy St. Patrick's Day

More From Radio Paradice #3

Here lies the third edition of the best of Radio Paradise as seen by yours truly. I had intended to throw in more embarrassing pics but changed my mind as those involved had probably suffered enough. Enjoy!

MEATALFEST

The boys in Corner Brook are getting together for a night of metal and meat eating. Sounds like fun. Below is the official invite to the mayhem. Enjoy boys.

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Dermot O'Reilly

O'Reilly lauded for warmth, humour and talent at funeral

Last Updated: Thursday, February 22, 2007 | 5:40 PM NT

CBC News

Hundreds of people filled a small church north of St. John's Thursday to pay their final respects to a folk music legend.

So many people turned out for the funeral of Dermot O'Reilly that the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary had to issue an advisory that school buses in the Torbay area would be running late.

Folk singer and music producer Dermot O'Reilly died last Saturday of an apparent heart attack.
(CBC)

O'Reilly, 64, a founding member of Ryan's Fancy and a mainstay of the Newfoundland music scene for well over 30 years, died last Saturday of an apparent heart attack.

Friend Roger Lockyer said O'Reilly had a magical quality.

"If you were feeling down in the dumps, [with] one conversation Dermot would do everything he could do to make you feel better," Lockyer said.

"When you walked away from Dermot, you felt like a better person."

O'Reilly formed Ryan's Fancy in 1971 with fellow Irish emigres Denis Ryan and Fergus O'Byrne. The trio found fame across Canada with best-selling albums, concert tours and a CBC Television series.

After Ryan's Fancy broke up in 1983, each member pursued different careers.

Apart from his own singing career, O'Reilly founded his own production company in Torbay, producing dozens of albums.

"He was certainly a great producer, a very patient man," said musician Tom Boland, who recorded an album in O'Reilly's studio.

During the funeral, parish priest David Butler lauded O'Reilly as a man who always presented hope in his music. Butler said O'Reilly's death meant the loss of a great musician to Newfoundland and Labrador, and to Canada.

Almost Any Picture Can Be Saved

A fellow from RP posted this b & w pic of himself and I couldn't tell what he looked like so I thought I'd give him the treatment.

Hutch & Pauline R Gonna Have My Ass For This

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Polaroid FX

No particular reason for this. Just liked the shot and the effect.

To My Wife On Valentine's Day

Scissor Sisters

Hats off to Beez at RP for pushing me to actually do a pic. She wanted something a little cheeky for the girls so I came up with this.