Around my Town | Brevard, NC

Visit Brevard

Visit Brevard

I decided to ignore the cloudy weather with a forecast of rain and ventured in town for a walk with my trusty side kick Butch our Springer Spaniel.  Thought I’d get a chance to shoot our little version of “street” photography but as it was Sunday with threatening weather there weren’t that many people on the street.

Local Color on Main Street

Local Color on Main Street

But I did grab a couple photographs while window shopping along with a couple scoops of gelato at our favorite place “Kiwi Gelato“.  (The owners happen to be from way down under in New Zealand.)

Main Street

Main Street

Ol' Chevy Pickup

Ol’ Chevy Pickup

The Barber

The Barber Shop

Mayberry's Restaurant

Mayberry’s Restaurant

Self Portrait

Self Portrait

 

Butch & I

Butch & I

 

Butch after his walk

Butch after his walk

 

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Aluminum, Leather and Rivets

Aviator Chairs | Leica M-E, Leica Summilux-M 50mm f/1.4 III

Aviator Chairs | Leica M-E, Leica Summilux-M 50mm f/1.4 III

While traveling for work this past week I came across these chairs in the waiting room at one of the airports I visited. Of course the material and construction goes hand in hand with my profession but also matches our Airstream travel trailer.

Aviator Chair | Leica M-E, Leica Summilux-M 50mm f/1.4 III

Aviator Chair | Leica M-E, Leica Summilux-M 50mm f/1.4 III

We currently have a gaucho in the front of our Airstream that folds out into a full bed. Maybe one day when the not so young ones leave the nest I could vision a couple of these in its place.

Aviator Chair | Leica M-E, Leica Summilux-M 50mm f/1.4 III

Aviator Chair | Leica M-E, Leica Summilux-M 50mm f/1.4 III

You can find these at Restoration Hardware.

Jeff Sipe Trio @ Oskar Blues Brevard

Jeff Sipe's Drums | Leica M-E, Leica Summilux-M 50mm f/1.4

Jeff Sipe’s Drums | Leica M-E, Leica Summilux-M 50mm f/1.4

I got home in time yesterday, Friday May 17, to catch the Jeff Sipe Trio at Oskar Blues’ Brevard Brewery.  All I brought with me was my Leica M-E and Leica Summilux-M 50mm f/1.4.  Having been to the Oskar Blues location I knew I’d have a chance to get up close to the action.

Mike Seal | Leica M-E, Leica Summilux-M 50mm f/1.4

Mike Seal | Leica M-E, Leica Summilux-M 50mm f/1.4

Jeff, Mike and Taylor did not disappoint.  The music was awesome and it was a great welcome home from a long week at work.

Taylor Lee | Leica M-E, Leica Summilux-M 50mm f/1.4

Taylor Lee | Leica M-E, Leica Summilux-M 50mm f/1.4

Jeff Sipe | Leica M-E, Leica Summilux-M 50mm f/1.4

Jeff Sipe | Leica M-E, Leica Summilux-M 50mm f/1.4

Oskar Blues Brewery | Leica M-E, Leica Summilux-M 50mm f/1.4

Oskar Blues Brewery | Leica M-E, Leica Summilux-M 50mm f/1.4

Oskar Blues Pub | Leica M-E, Leica Summilux-M 50mm f/1.4

Oskar Blues Pub | Leica M-E, Leica Summilux-M 50mm f/1.4

Pub Patrons | Leica M-E, Leica Summilux-M 50mm f/1.4

Pub Patrons | Leica M-E, Leica Summilux-M 50mm f/1.4

The Brief | Toronto Canada

The Brief

The Brief | Leica M-E, Leica Summilux-M 50mm f/1.4 III

Luckiest Man Alive

My Family | Leica M-E, Leica Summilux-M 50mm f/1.4 III

My Family | Leica M-E, Leica Summilux-M 50mm f/1.4 III

What I live for!

Jeff Sipe Trio @ 185 King Street Music Venu

Jeff Sipe Trio

Jeff Sipe Trio | Leica M-E

Headed over to the 185 King Street Music Venue this past Wednesday evening to listen to Jeff Sipe’s Trio along with their special guest from the Grammy award winning Steep Canyon Rangers, Nicky Sanders.

The music was scheduled to start at 8pm and I arrived a little early.  Had a chance to speak with Roger, one of the bartenders, and the conversation quickly turned to photography as I was wearing my Leica.  He still shoots film with his older Nikons, including the Nikon F.  While sitting at the bar a couple other guests got in on our conversation and allowed me to grab a couple photos.

Jeff Sipe Trio-1

Of course good conversation needs a little accompaniment so a cold beer was a definite requirement. I asked Roger for his darkest and he offered up the “Green Man Brewery’s Porter”. It was perfect!

Green Man Brewery Porter

Green Man Brewery Porter | Leica M-E, Leica Summilux-M 50mm f/1.4 III

The 185 King Street Music Venue is quite a unique establishment.  From their website: “Located minutes from downtown Brevard in the shadows of the former Brevard railroad station, this new venue for local music is about people of all walks of life finding a place where they can enjoy good times and great music together and turn what had recently been an overlooked location in a vibrant arts community into something that belongs to them.”

Every Wednesday night Jeff Sipe hosts a national or regional artist that he has performed with over the years and this past Wednesday was no different as he invited Nicky Sanders to join he and his trio.

Nicky Sanders with Jeff Sipe Trio

Nicky Sanders with Jeff Sipe Trio, Leica M-E, Leica Summilux-M 50mm f/1.4 III

Jeff Sipe is an incredible drummer and his style immediately reminded me of Billy Cobham.  Cobham was one of my favorite drummers from the 70′s as I still today enjoy fusion which included such artists as Chic Corea, Herbie Hancock, Stanley Clarke, Lenny White and others.

Jeff Sipe

Jeff Sipe, Leica M-E, Leica Elmarit-M 90mm f/2.8 pre-ASPH

185 King Street’s facility is not large and provides the opportunity for the audience to be up close and personal with the entertainment.

185 King Street Audience

185 King Street Audience | Leica M-E

I had a chance to speak with Jeff between sets and in our conversation I brought up Billy Cobham and he did acknowledge that his style of drumming had some influence on his style. But I can honestly say that Jeff’s drumming is the best I’ve seen live. Its one thing to listen through your music player its a totally different experience when you able to listen up close and live.

Nicky Sanders, Steep Canyon Rangers

Nicky Sanders, Steep Canyon Rangers | Leica M-E, Leica Elmarit-M 90mm f/2.8 pre-ASPH

I can see I’ll be spending some more time enjoying the music action at the 185 King Street Music Venue.

A Midnight Ride | May 1

Joe's Mustang

A Midnight Ride | Leica M-E, Leica Summilux-M 50mm f/1.4 III

This is my buddy Joe’s ride. My wife and I met Joe and some others at the 185 King Street Tavern for some awesome music last evening. I will publish a separate blog post with photos.

But I wanted to share Joe’s ride now. As we came out of the tavern the street lamp was providing perfect key light and the street lamp in the distance added some additional atmosphere.

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