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devil stick 666

noreply@blogger.com (shanebugbee) — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 20:53:00 +0000

the newest, or at least the newest that I've documented... devil stick 666 is quite large... it's a wizard stick made from 'the clay', drift wood, dirt from Crowley's old castle on the Loch Ness, dirt from marie laveau grave, chips from anton lavey's alter, horse hair, a piece of a whale's tooth and other secret ingredients.

this stick was made for a wizard, but must return to the bugbee clan upon the wizards demise. if not, the curse is for 99 years and a day.

who's in my new flick you ask?!?!????

noreply@blogger.com (shanebugbee) — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 09:27:00 +0000

for the flick I/we just finished, here's who has made the close to final cut... of course it's not 100% just yet, but for the most part, here's who you can expect to see.

scott horton - radio host
ugly shyla - doll/preformance artist
john sinclair - poet/political prisoner
heather veitch - christian minister
szandora lavey - satanic minister
mike williams - musician (eyehategod)
joel peter witkin - artist/photographer
stephen fleming - artist
timothy wyllie - occultist/artist
ryen mcpherson - filmmaker/artist
william h. mcneill - historian
ian mackaye - musician (fugazi)
lonnie d. wages - musician
mark looy - creation museum
edwin kagin - atheist lawyer/author
dave archer - artist (star trek)
averse sefira - black metal musicians
jeff becerra - death metal musician

I didn't add all of the names but I think this gives you a good idea of who's character I'll assassinate.

info on the film will be posted as available at http://www.ayearatthewheel.com as well as here and the bazillion other 'networks' I pimp on.

my contribution to the first ten years of the next 1000

noreply@blogger.com (shanebugbee) — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 12:50:00 +0000

ok, so I'm a bit late with my decade overview and 2009 remembrance.

hmmmm... in 2009 I worked a lot on turning project a year at the wheel into a film and book. it's been a trip to say the least, and I'm not talking the actual movement of the road, I'm talking a trip to the brain. not sure if anyone will get the film I've come up with, but it made me feel better... hell, I'm not sure if anyone will get the book, the film, or any of it! I know I get it, and it's made me a better/worse person. 'it' being, the working out of the trip with a book, and what looks like, not 1, but 2 films (more on 1or2 films in a future post).

2009 was also the year I fell in love with the photo and started making art again. so, for the most part, I spent 2009 walking the beach, digesting our crazy road trip and creating what some call art/sculptures.

yep, that's about it... except for, the only other immediate, and what feels like important/substantial memory is the train trip I took 'home' to dig thru the last of my material possessions, visit an old pal or three, bury a family member and return the plaster cast cock of mike diana (for all keeping up, I sent it, the cock cast, back to cynthia plaster caster). the only part of 2009 that really matters to me is that my wife, myself, dog and turtle are together and happier than ever.

my new years resolution - to update my blog more often but seeing as it's feb 17th and I'm posting my 2009 in review, maybe I should stick to my regular resolution which is, no resolutions.

for those interested or following along - here's what I did for last 10 years.

1998-1999 - chicago at night - a monthly adult entertainment paper. published/designed/photo/everything.

1999 - 2nd expo of the extreme - art/entertainment event featuring motorhead and was mentioned on the howard stern show by dana plato the day before she died. - conceptualized/produced/promoted.

2000 - dana plato's last breath - book/cd - author/publisher

2001 - bought a 10,000 sq. foot building with old printing presses and a button machine on the first floor - printed 3 comic books, a book and a magazine, designed over 10,000 1"pins and went on 'the angry white male' book tour/victory lap with mike diana and jim goad. retired the michael hunt publishing name and decided to quit publishing books because all people wanted were trinkets, doodads and 1"pins.

2002-2004 - sold the building right before loosing it and moved to the armpit of america - hammond, indiana. where we took a shack and gutted and rehabbed it... I built an audio studio into our new humble abode and went into internet broadcasting/podcasting with my radio show 'three ring radio'.

was also lucky to have helped my wife bring the actors from the film 'a christmas story' into hammond to celebrate the life of author jean shepherd, a literary genius who WAS for the most part ignored in hammond, that is until amy and myself stepped in.

a video of us accepting award from mayor: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aq201EBvurw

2005-2006 - packed up, sold the house and had the moving truck pointed to N.Y. when amy's dad had a stroke. putting all of our plans aside, we moved to ely minnesota, a small town in the middle of the superior national forest to help dad heal... a lot different than selling sleaze in N.Y.C

with no one to sell skull shaped pins and underground/subversive comics to, I came up with the novel idea of starting a soda pop company... and poof - ely elixir blueberry soda was created and became popular thru-out the state of minnesota... we then decided to put some of the profits into creating an arts and entertainment paper as well as the first podcast from the great northwoods.

we were run out of town for our efforts - some say it was due to our underground/subversive ways, the indian tribe and local powerbrokers all seemed to agree - we stepped on too many toes too quick.

2007- shunned and run out of minnesota, we head to where any heretic would head in hopes of survival - Los Angeles! after a brief stint making porn, my head imploded and I could no longer take it - the politics of the day, what I had become, none of it... so we packed up our laurel canyon shack and hit the road... this time with a plan of never leaving the road again...

2008 - on the road realizing a crazy idea and more importantly ourselves.

2009 - digesting our road trip by making a book and film (maybe 2 flicks)

ahhh.... I'm sure I've forgotten a thing or three, but there it is for the most part - the last 10 year of my life, and/or, my contribution to the first ten years of the next 1000.

** here's one I forgot: between 1999 and 2001 I drove around with ed gein's headstone as the third seat in my van... the seattle police confiscated it on the angry white male tour.

church of suicidal...

noreply@blogger.com (shanebugbee) — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 11:53:00 +0000

suicidal tendencies has been a favorite of mine since about 1985 - I remember receiving the cassette via mail order like it was yesterday.

I was even lucky enough to sorta interview mike muir. I say sorta cuz it was like 3 min, it was failed and well... the other day i got another shot.

so, I follow vans sneakers on twitter, they send out a tweet asking for questions to be asked of the one, the only mike muir...

here's the results...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KmkokFgllhA

and yes I am and was stoked - thank vans.

it's a store and it's a cult all rolled into one - etsy - and we've joined

noreply@blogger.com (shanebugbee) — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 21:00:00 +0000

yes we've joined the cult that is etsy.
don't know what an etsy is? well neither did we.

beware, soon you'll be spending and making stuff to sell in hopes of supporting your new habit.

maybe someday we'll make http://www.regretsy.com/

here's the link to OUR place on etsy: http://www.etsy.com/shop/thebugbees

Sarah Weis and Follow Spot! art space are a fraud in another artist paint staind pants.

noreply@blogger.com (shanebugbee) — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 23:40:00 +0000

Sarah Weis and this fraud of a 'art' space called Follow Spot! are in it to exploit the arts... they're in it to elevate themselves into the entertainment business... they're in it for themselves, not that that's a bad thing... if your self isn't void of all.

they're royalty and the artist is the jester... their business card should read - "look at us, we surround our selves with whacky artists - therefore we have something going on."

I was recently booked for an event at "Follow Spot!". I had issue with their lack luster promotion and more so how I was/wasn't represented.

I spoke my mind, brought up the problem and was canceled from the event.

I draw few lines in the sand but if I know you and you have anything to do with these dolts I will question why I know you... for you must be a moron or a doormat, neither do I want to associate with.

In Sarah's first message of excuse and justification she stated she didn't want to censor... yet she did.

talk about projecting your intent.

art, whiskey and emergency cheese - anti-art camp pt.2

noreply@blogger.com (shanebugbee) — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 15:47:00 +0000

ruby larocca loved/love's seaview, wa.

and then she went mad... smashing seaweed in her hair...

doug mesner doing something with something.

he then went mad and tried to whip us with the weed.

the sea lions were the beAst time of our astoria visit.

seeing my sculptures in the astoria surreal art show was cool...

forcing my old pals to have a look was was fun too - I like to force my friends to do uncomfortable things.

like playing dress up.

and we ate... amy force feed us with guacamole and emergency cheese...

we made mojo bottles and sculptures of guns...

we put clay on anything we could find.

and we made a mess...

and we drank whiskey and attacked my neighbor chuck.

it was nice taking my friends to the beach... seeing that they too are into taking pics of dead things on the beach was a bonus - I think.

as some know I take pics of dead things on the beach as witnessed in the facebook photo album 'dead things on the beach'...

I don't feel so odd/original now... hmmmm.

our second more than annual anti-art camp was a success!

and before I forget.... we all collaborated on a set of four coffee mugs, the four mugs pictured below.

the process thanx you...

noreply@blogger.com (shanebugbee) — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 04:48:00 +0000

I'd imagine that if there was a heaven, nana's hot dogs would be right outside the gate, to the left, serving up heaven in a bun.

ever wonder why midwesterners are so huge?

my little/big bro trevor and his little girl ashley...

pop-tarts and cell phones

my brother derek - hell bent on going down with the ship... I hate that he's going back to the middle east.

the chicago meat tower

went all the way to evanston for sid to see the rough cut of the flick I'm working on and he fell asleep in the middle of it... hehehe.

this is jen starr, tour guide extraordinaire for mike dianas plaster cast penis...

and this is some wallpaper jen had hanging at her place.

so we took the penis out for a bite...

we brought it to kuma's corner for a burger and a beer.

they, the folks running kumas made us put the cock cast away... funny, a death/black metal burger joint took offense to the lil prick.

Mr. Hinty and Dan Schlissel from Stand Up! Records fame.

it was cool to see dan work, recording a comedy cd is work you know.

dan was there recording comedian Brendon Burns - who was funny but he hates on lenny bruce so that sort of strips away some credibility for me.

the actual shirt from the super troopers movie... the broken lizard comedy troupe was appearing the same night as mr. burns.

dickheads

noreply@blogger.com (shanebugbee) — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 06:18:00 +0000

made this with shane swank as an inspiration (the unicorn symbolizes swank for me)... made with a found unicorn box, shane swanks pulled teeth, smashed praying figurines, lettered beads, 'the clay', fake jewels, and a customized rosary, also using 4 shane swank teeth for the crucifix.

a relief of a cynthia plaster caster's cock cast of mike diana's dick was used for the dickhead 'marking' you'll see thru-out this piece.

the rosary has the words indulgence, antagonist, immorality, liberation as well as secret phrases burned into the wooden beads.

this piece is 7" long 3" tall and 4" wide and comes with the customized rosary.

I'll be traveling to chicago with it, so if our paths cross and you'd like to see it, please ask.

shane swank - a god among men.

noreply@blogger.com (shanebugbee) — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 05:42:00 +0000

my visit with my old pal shane swank was wonderful... we're not sure how we lost touch, but it was like no time had passed.

we worked on creative stuff, had great conversations, bought two jesus heads at the local thrift. we ate peanut butter bday cake and learned about native bead working from his neighbors... cake, steak and stew... man did we eat like fuckin kings.

I love mr. swank, he was and is a mentor to me - I learned alot from swank in the old days and even more over the last couple of days.

in the last 72 hrs we produced a painting (swanks first in 2.5 years, and made to see what he could do in an hour), a sketch, a sculpture and a mojo bottle... oh, and swank is 50% into a handmade book as well... if only we could bottle this creative energy, the world would be a different place.

this is also a fitting start to the find a home for the cynthia plaster caster/mike diana cock cast... swank does live in a town with a name that sounds alot like schwanz and swank knows cynthia and I used the cock cast for a sculpture I made while visiting. ( see dickheads and unicorns have teeth... a rosary box of sorts.)

I'll miss mr. swank and so hope our paths cross again - you know you're getting old when you use your pals teeth it the stuff you make... good times - thanx swank!

swank's website: http://sunshinerainbowsandfuckingunicorns.blogspot.com/

road burn hot sauce made to commemorate our year long road trip!!

noreply@blogger.com (shanebugbee) — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 06:27:00 +0000

what a great time making hot sauce with my lil'big bro launce... launce proposed we make a sauce to commemorate our road trip and man did we.

no.17 special road trip sauce • small batch • garlic, habanero & ghost pepper (naga jolokia) flavor

a bottle of this special sauce is only $16.66 postage paid - this price is very reasonable in comparison to small batch hot sauce, some costing in upwards of $300. ber bottle! this is NOT a cheap, wal mart stocked sauce that taste more like vinegar than a savory, smoked pepper.

only 13 - 5 oz. bottles available... signed and numbered.

made from the naga jolokia pepper or the ghost pepper, one of thee hottest of all peppers, habanero peppers, garlic, onion, salt, apple cider vinegar, honey and secret stuff.

and or try the original no.17 ghost pepper sauce... available from my lil/big brother launce at: hotsauceno.17@gmail.com

or try his facebook fan page: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Hotsauce-No-17/143506122270?ref=ts

mother mary, father time and my old stompin' grounds - chicago trip pt.2

noreply@blogger.com (shanebugbee) — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 06:52:00 +0000

the mother mary lawn display is/was a staple in the chicago neighborhoods I've lived in... I don't/didn't see it alot in most of the places I've traveled, so I wonder if it's just a midwestern thing?

this was the home we owned in hammond, indiana... when the new owner got a look at me, she did the sign of the cross and ran away praying... think I'm kidding?

here's what the current owners spray painted on the door of my studio... it's been on the door for close to 5 years now. it's the third place I've owned or rented that priests have been called in to bless my mess.

I had parents but not a mother or father - this is marie, she owns the bait shop next to our old hammond home... she's one of the ladies I call mom. I miss her, it was great to see her.

standing in the fountain of time, in the middle of chicago, taking pictures... the cops pulled up and then pulled away.... hehehe.

the mass of humanity...

sculpted by Lorado Taft and the white rabbits.

this sculpture stands in chicago's washngton park.

father time and the grim reaper look very similar, no?

for some reason frank lloyd wright is a big deal... I don't like his box style, but this window was ok.

one of the brides of ghost hunter richard crowe... a very entertaining play written by mike flores, the fella behind the psychotronic film society.

my old stompin grounds hasn't changed that much... my memories of the chicago neighborhood bridgeport will always have a place in my heart.

the palmer house is a nice place to hang... such incredible ornamentation and art.

our trip on the train and eating our way across chicago...

noreply@blogger.com (shanebugbee) — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 09:53:00 +0000

amy and myself have been together in a legal sense for 13 years as of sept 21st... we decided to jump the train to chicago to celebrate...

we had a picnic of wine, crackers, cheese, sausage, nuts, seeds and apples... amtrak's food is rotten - trader joe's aint.

we decided to bring 4 camera's each and we'd try to take a ton of photos.

I love the train because of the wild mix of folk you meet.

and the religious fanatics always seem to despise all who differ.

but they have no choice...

they gotta deal... and that's where the fun for me comes in.

the lounge car is truly a bully pulpit at times.

chicago's greek town is always a blast... filo dough, feta and honey - awesome!

the parthenon has the BEST gyros in the fucking world!!!

burritos as big as your head.

my good pal mike - a brother till the end - known him over 20 years.

in elgin the only friendly/happy folks you'll find ride the bus... they, for the most part are foreigners and the genetically challenged...

the rest of elgin, il - unfriendly consumers void of all - a real wasteland of working class who like to pretend their middle class and the middle class who mix with the workers in order to make themselves feel better.

I'm having a blast and feel real lucky to have found amy - the best gal around - a true friend - always.

more from the road soon.

I want this dick out of my house!!! help sway the plaster cock cast fate

noreply@blogger.com (shanebugbee) — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 11:02:00 +0000

mike diana's dick as it sits today, in my studio.

ok, I wanted some advice...

you see there's this dick bothering me... mike diana's dick or is it cynthia plaster casters dick... I could have sworn it was my dick.

here's the long and the short of said dick...

cynthia plastercaster and myself used to be real good pals, then I moved, and we lost touch. when I tried to reestablish contact and was ignored, I was sure it had to be an oversight, so I tried again and again until I received a fuck off note.

the note from cynthia basically said, she wanted nothing to do with me because I tried to sell the cock cast of mike diana she had given me... the deal was I could NOT sell it.

as you can see from the pictures, I still have the cock, therefore having never sold it.

so, as I still have the cast and haven't sold it, I was, and still am a bit pissed off by this made up drama... I did use the cast to try and sell other mike diana items... the ol' bait and switch if you will, but that doesn't break any fake rule. I'm of the mind that if you give someone something, ultimately they can, and will do whatever the fuck they want with it... regardless of a laughable request like telling someone what they can and can't do with a gift.

as I've honored more artist than a groupie honors cock, I never thought of selling it or breaking the oath... really, I like the stuff I have/had especially when it has a personal story attached... the cock-cast in question used to hold fond memories of times with mike and cynthia, cynthia at the wedding, hanging out in bridgeport, drinking at clubfoot... fond memories indeed.

after her fuck off note I have nothing but anger/betrayal issues when I look at it and desperately want it gone... so I ask for your advice.

A. I'll be heading to chicago soon, do I leave it with one of her friends?
B. do I add it to one of the sculptures I'm creating and make it my own and then sell it?
C. I'd like to propose smashing it or throwing in in the sea or the chicago river... but I can't for the life of me destroy another's art.
D. maybe donate it to someplace like: http://www.museumofsex.com/
E. I'd love to trade it for sexual favors cuz trade ain't sellin, right?
F. or possibly leave it behind as a 'tip' when I head to http://www.kumascorner.com for the slayer burger?

I'll be in chicago the last week of sept and again the second week of october... when I come 'home' I want this dick out of my house - I'm willing to take it to chicago with me... hell, I'd really love to bring it with me and leave it behind with the rest of my midwestern memories.

yea, I might just do that, bring it with and leave it behind that is... I'm going to chicago for the last time, excluding business of course... the point of my trip is, let's say a huge ritual of sorts... I'm going to bury my mother (disclaimer: not literally, figuratively, like excluding an asshole from ones life.) and all of the midwestern memories that still haunt me to this day.

your opinions/offers could help sway the cock-cast's fate...

here's a link to cynthia's site where she sells her cock cast art: http://www.cynthiapcaster.org

cynthia and mike.

Jinx is thee... BLACK HEART, FREE SPIRIT, ETERNAL INFLUENCE

noreply@blogger.com (shanebugbee) — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 23:24:00 +0000

BLACK HEART, FREE SPIRIT, ETERNAL INFLUENCE - I made this NE'RE-DO-U-WELL MAGIC MOJO BOTTLE for thee Jinx Dawson of the original metal band COVEN... jinx helped gave birth to heavy metal and definitely preceded and heavily influenced bands like black sabbath. She was the first to give the horns up metal sign that ronnie james dio takes credit for... jinx truly lit metal with the black flame she hold so high to this day.

this bottle was created after jink and I had an online discussion regarding the legalities of finding and keeping a bald eagle feather... I found out she had a heart attack and felt compelled to make and send something charged with healing powers and loving thoughts.

the NE'RE-DO-U-WELL MAGIC MOJO BOTTLE is made using 'the clay' a brass vase and a glass bottle... I also included items inside the bottle that represent, strength and endurance... some of the items inside the bottle include a bulls tooth, sand from my shoe, threads of a rope from a ship wreck, a piece of whale bone and other secret ingredients that only jinx and I know of.

jinx, your influence and spirt are eternal - stay strong doll.

for more on jinx: http://www.myspace.com/jinxdawson
for more on coven: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coven_(band)
and even more here: http://www.geocities.com/jinxincorporated/

my very own che chili...

noreply@blogger.com (shanebugbee) — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 18:04:00 +0000

my very own che chili...

Che Chili - If snickers helps you work, rest and play then Che Chili will help you work, resist and slay.

-INGREDIENTS-

2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
1 large red onion, chopped
2 red peppers, chopped
6 cloves garlic, minced
3 teaspoons sea salt
1 large sweet potato, cut into 1/2-inch cubes
1 large yam, cut into 1/2 cubes
Zest and juice of 1&1/2 lime
1 28-can diced tomatoes
4 15-ounce cans black beans, rinsed and drained (or 6 cups freshly cooked)
2 jalapeno chile pepper, seeded and chopped
1&1/2 tablespoon cumin
1&1/2 tablespoon chili powder
2 teaspoon cocoa powder
1 teaspoon ground black pepper
1&1/2 lime, cut into wedges
1 cup chopped cilantro leaves, washed and dried

1. Warm the oil in a large pan over medium heat and add the onion, red peppers, garlic, and salt. Saute until soft, about 4 minutes.

2. Add the sweet potato and lime zest, and cook 10 to 15 minutes more, continuing to stir occasionally.

3. Add the tomatoes, black beans, jalapeno, lime juice, cumin, chili powder, black pepper and cocoa, bring to a simmer, cover, and cook for 10 minutes.

4. Serve over brown rice, if desired, with lime wedges and cilantro, or with corn bread, biscuits, or taco chips alongside.

5. meat lovers like me - do yourself a favor, pull out the crock pot and make you some pulled pork... or fry up some chorizo and add it to the individual servings.

we have a sprout of true hope.

noreply@blogger.com (shanebugbee) — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 20:06:00 +0000

a sprout from a seed, from a tree that survived the atomic bombing in Hiroshima... for me, it gives true hope that no matter how ignorant or vile 'we the people' act... LIFE can overcome.

if you're not familiar with the tree project, where I received the seeds of hope... please check the link here: http://treeproject.blogspot.com/

I strongly suggest you try to obtain some seeds from the tree project, it's fun, fulfilling and is a great conversation starter to say the least... it really has me interested in growing plants that I can leave behind rather than smoke.

here's some pictures of my wife with said seeds... and the sprouts of true hope.

anti-social media, the forgotten zip codes and sxsw

noreply@blogger.com (shanebugbee) — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 12:13:00 +0000

a reason or reasons to vote for us to speak @ SXSW:

well, for one thing, we'd be the only mutha fuckas representing the forgotten zip codes, anti-social media, and the creative culture that truly drives technology.

we ask that you vote for us thru the sxsw panel picker, a direct link is provided below, or search the bugbee name after hitting the INTERACTIVE FESTIVAL PROGRAMMING PROPOSALS link.

our aim is to bring the entrepreneurial spirit of the true creative, to a world of squares, content with cubical livin and ikea spending sprees... our target is the suits who try to use social media as another sell you something hustle, continuing to clog it up with old world marketing, forgetting that 'social media' is all about the free exchange of ideas... a place where folks can get together and communicate, open and honestly... without so many middle men and restrictions.

'social media' is also a world of opportunity and adventure... something we found out first hand as we spent a year on the road with nothing but craigs list, some social media outlets, and determination... staying with strangers, seeing the sights and living life... we also posted close to 150 short videos, hundreds of photos, blog entries, and podcasts, ultimately resulting in a upcoming book and documentary film.

our sxsw panel idea is an extension of an article amy did for chris pirillo here:
http://chris.pirillo.com/how-to-take-a-year-off-and-travel-the-country-for-only-180-using-social-media/

please vote here: http://panelpicker.sxsw.com/ideas/view/4441

and it's all based on our year long road trip documented in part here: http://www.ayearatthewheel.com

being more greedy kills the skull and the bones 322

noreply@blogger.com (shanebugbee) — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 22:25:00 +0000

made from the bones of an entire deer, a dog skull found on the beach, a broken and fake chupacabra hand, beads, Chinese coins, a deer figurine, a porcelain angel figurine, a broken dinner plate and assorted bones from smaller animals.

this is 12" tall and aprox 13" in diameter.

started in roseburg oregon and completed on the beach, seaview washington.
I used the bones because it's what was available... it's what I found on my walks... like the drift wood I used in earlier pieces.

being more greedy is a concept I'll be explaining in full for an upcoming book we're putting out... the book revolves around our year long road trip. ( http://www.ayearatthewheel.com ) let's just say, to be more greedy, some times you have to sacrifice and or go beyond doing the 'right' thing to make the pendulum swing YOUR way... and in the microwave, micro blog culture in which we live, sacrifice seems a dirty word, or at least something to avoid at all cost... give up the bigger goal for a bunch of smaller ones, ones you can get on sale at wal-mart... give up meaningful for meaning less.

jake the alligator man and me...

noreply@blogger.com (shanebugbee) — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 20:47:00 +0000

some of the pin-up contestents.

burlesque by day...

great burlesque I might add.

burlesque by night.

the gal with the smile, she's the 'official' winner of the pin-up contest.

Britney the riveter - she's our winner.

Josh & Britney pushed me to show up, even offering their trunk for my stuff.

this is the front of the winning trophy I gave them.

and this is the back... I'll add more pics later.

my stuff in the truck... was offered $1000. for one of them.

shocked I was offered that, even more shocked I turned them down.

Cheyenne's favorite burlesque gal, no joke she watched her entire set and even made eye contact with the gal.

the fella responsible for the 'stunt' jake who, btw, was the only jake to show.

it's good to make friends with big guys who know how to fight... you never know when you might need a 'favor'.

jake's birthday party was a blast... made some new friends, showed the stuff I've been making... it, the stuff, received a great and unexpected response, the burlesque was great, and I'm very finicky about about that kinda thing... I especially dug the one light bulb, dimly lit performance... it was like going back to the times of the original burlesque, dark, seedy, under the big top - good times.

as far as the jake the alligator man pin-up contest - our winner is Brittney Hickman and all of the local, non-pro models... I've given Brittney & Josh their very own jake award.

bummed the movie was canceled due to rain... the weather here is unpredictable and it rains a hell of alot so I'm not sure how they'll ever do a drive in, out door film if it's contingent on the weather... but what do I know.

Amy, Cheyenne and myself had a great time all in all... it was fun drinking some beers and watching a great burlesque troupe and a couple of rockin good bands... and for me, it's always nice when folks, especially hot gals tell me I did good or that they like what I 'do'... so thanx to Jake for having me and letting me show my wares.

find out more about jake and his events here: http://www.myspace.com/jakethealligator

and on an entirely different subject, but inspired thruout my picture takin time at jake's b-day party... it doesn't make you a photographer because you have a big lens and a nice camera, it makes you a camera owner.... next time you interrupt my shot, stand over my shoulder as I pose a shot or in general get in my way, I'm going to shit on your fuckin shoe... be considerate or die, or better yet, strive to be more than the owner of a camera and maybe take at least one decent photo in your life.

rose bowl 13

noreply@blogger.com (shanebugbee) — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 04:33:00 +0000

made from bones I found along the roadside in roseburg, oregon, 'the clay' and a smashed patriotic bowl and some hand made dave archer beads.

the bowl is 13" in diameter and aprox 6.5" tall

quite literally the entire bttm of the bowl is bones covered with 'the clay'... like skin hung over bones. wish I had pics of it in the early stages, before so much of the bones were covered... I do have video, someday I just might post.

I started the bowl in roeseburg, or. and I finished it in seaview, wa.

you might be able to tell by the 'markings' in 'the clay' that it was finished on the beach... I guess I'm telling youz about the locations and stuff cuz I heard once that paintings and sculptures were a form of documentation, and I wasn't sure I could always agree with that - I think I'm starting to get it, maybe not... but it's worth a try, no?

Clark's Tree...

noreply@blogger.com (shanebugbee) — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 22:39:00 +0000

taken along the discovery trail - long beach, washington.

My open letter to Dan 'creepy sleepy' Paterson

noreply@blogger.com (shanebugbee) — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 21:37:00 +0000

This 'open letter' is basically an edited version of, what I would call the makings of a passionate debate, Dan thinks it to be "angry, nasty, and agro".

You can follow my twitter stream here: http://twitter.com/shanebugbee
Dan's is here: http://twitter.com/danpatterson

My open letter to Dan 'creepy sleepy' Paterson

Dan, you went on about Michael Jacksons death and ABC checking and verifying it's sources and that's funny, yet sad to me.

It's sad that you've become some sort of shill for old media. defending their lack of savvy to get an exclusive of the tabloid kind. Like MJs death was news or I should say, like ABC is a legit news source.

In this day and age ABC and their like are dinosaurs... I mean, they might fact check, but we all know they don't report the facts.

I made it real clear w/ my comparison to "dewey defeats truman" - time tells the tale. We're in this hyper-speed info age, so it takes no time at all for the sources, for the story, for the truth to come to the surface.

We the people no longer need a middle man to check and confirm the source... the source will check the news reports and twitter/facebook the truth.

I understand you and others like you who depend on a paycheck must represent how important you and your job is, but I think we both know that's BS.

Dan's old website and the reason I judge him corporate shill:
http://www.dan-patterson.com/creepy-sleepy

I take lots of pics of the beach, bitch.

noreply@blogger.com (shanebugbee) — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 03:35:00 +0000

and for some reason only add them to myspace or facebook - I have no idea why. wait, maybe it's the immediate attention I receive, yep that's the ticket.

I'll start uploading pics to this blog only (or at least first), so show the love/hate thru a comment.

Sea Lion skull.

Fish skull.

Kite skull.

Whale bones.

More whale bones.

I don't know who, but my picture takin finger has a mind of it's own.

Stuff washed up.

Upside down flag and all!

Handful of salmonberries...

Mouthful of salmonberries.

Yard full of buoys.

More dead shit on the beach.

Under a huge, dead tree.

Boiling a dolphin skull I found.

Eagle feather laws be damned!

We scalp em good!

The happies, bestest pooch on the planet - cheyenne