Twins Run in My Family...

Below, my mom and her twin brother as babies.

...so do red heads. Above, my cousins twin boys.

Nothing's Shocking

This...reminds me of this...
which reminds me of this...

originally posted here.

Illustrated Women Part 2

Two more shots from our shoot. Nikki is in Chicago for a bit tattooing at CTC as she makes her way out to San Francisco. Thank you Nikki!

Illustrated Woman Part 1

Old Photos From My Mom

Above, my mom before her Senior Prom. Below, her and her Family "from Easter of 1966 - Mary is missing - maybe she is taking the picture."

Both taken in Wisconsin.

Beauty, War and Gymnastics

"Jerry and me at Senior Prom Valley College - he was killed in Viet Nam"

As some of you may know I was a gymnast as a kid. Recently, Wendy, the owner of my childhood gym joined facebook. While checking out her profile I got a window into her secret life. Well, not so much secret, just not known to the hundreds of boys and girls who trained at her gym.
She was a a very fabulous and beautiful model! The above image and caption are from a collection of her images titled "the Men in My Life".
This timeless image of her and her one-line caption are heartbreaking.

Thanks Wendy!

Happy Valentines Day

I have two minks. One from each of my dear departed grams.

Strip for Sun

Berlin, Germany

Chicago Tattoo Co. Turns 35!!!

Happy Anniversary!

Good call on the photo booth!:)

8th Grade Graduation - 1929

This is LaVerne, my dad's mother, in her 8th grade graduation portrait. She is 12 or 13. I still don't look like this much of a lady and when I think about what I looked like in 8th grade....well, I'll try to find a photo for you. But they are all embarrassing.

New Postcards!

New Postcards! Just send me your address, and I'll send one your way.

P.S. Both of these lovlies are Calendar Girls as well!

Shay and Freda!

My two amazing friends came back home to Chicago for a visit! We ate, we drank, we danced...
also, notice Shay's friend Rob's creepy cameo over his shoulder in this pic!
DISCLAIMER: Rob is NOT a creepy guy, he is just having a creepy cameo moment.
x
mis

Chicago, grey day

April 1st


What happened to Spring?!

The Weimers 1958

My Aunt Cher, the baby in this photo, just brought this back from a visit to my grandma's. My dad is the young man in the photo. Click here for more shots of my dad and his mother. Also, here is a shot of my Grandpa, who passed away last summer.

Daley's Picasso

Winter in the Chi.

Milwaukee and Western

This apartment was awesome we had a crack dealer across the street and there used to be lines of cars down the block with their blinkers on waiting to pick up. Next door was a methadone clinic so there was no shortage of crazies lingering on the block or trying to break down the door of the clinic (they closed at 4pm, but dope heads have a bad sense of time. They were always showing up at 5 or 6 and having melt downs on the street)
This is Jen with her sister.

This guy passed away as well.

I should post images of all my crazy old roommates. Lord knows I have plenty where that came from...
* not everyone in these photo was crazy - rather it was a crazy time.

Good Times (1996/7)

Duck and Jen

These are a few old shots from 1996/7. They were taken in a loft on Milwaukee and Western. Some of you who follow the blog may recognize the bottom picture. Duck (Jeffery) Collins passed away on Memorial Day of this year a few weeks before his 29th birthday. He is shown here with his long term girlfriend (at the time), Jen, who lives in Thailand now. I am posting these for the old crew. Memory Lane.

Self Portrait at 15

Ooooohhhlie