Nifty Noodles

March 2009

Nifty Noodles/ NU Pix
Riverside, CA 3/22/09 The Weekend…

I finally broke down and did a new photo shoot for my solo concerts. Derek Hughes is a promoter who’s doing an outdoor amphitheater festival with me and a few other artists, on September 12th of this year. He was complaining about the lack of current pics (as were a few others) He provided the photographer. We shot out door photo’s at “The Castle” in Riverside, The Lambs Fellowship Amphitheater in Lake Ellsinore and “Old Town” in Temecula.

I took several pics with my bike as well that I hope to use for the back of my soon to be released book of humor on Motorcycle world to be found first at www.hogwashhumor.com the first book of a hopeful series is called “Ride Smilin”. We already have orders on line for the t shirt as well.

I plan to have more specific pictures for the widening variety of gig’s I’ve been doing. Which will include new pictures for “Partnering with Pastors” concerts. We’ve developed for a conversational presentation of music and scripture that allows interplay with local leaders.

What I’ve seen of the photos so far is unbelievably good. Yea I’m still old. But Lynette Siler captured some great shots especially in outdoor lighting. She works like a National Geographic Photographer!, taking pics on the run and from a distance with high powered scope.

I got a cleaned up haircut for the event. (really it was for my upcoming wedding in May) It’s not quite as short as by gone days but I removed myself from the grungy biker thing. Best shots though were “all black outfits” with a buckskin colored sport jacket …(I look skinnier) and a few Black On Black looks with a muslin embroidered Black Vest (compliments of Derek Hughes) that looks and feels so cool I plan to wear it in concert a lot regardless of the type of gig. I also over laid Black Levi’s and button down Black Shirt with a pinstriped black sport Jacket.

My future wife, Cassie, is responsible for the ‘Upgrades” on my look. And it has come to my attention that several of my friends have gone to her to subvert my thoughts on “cool”. She has done modeling herself and provided me tips on skin care and Hair as well. She was reluctant but we talked her in front of the camera for a few shots. That may be the best I’ve seen of the two of us.

I interrupted a meeting of Missionary Builders… their conference was being held at the Teen Challenge facilities we call “the Castle” here in Riverside. So I sang a quick song for em before taking pics inside the Castle where the Original “Frankenstein” movie was filmed. I was told the drummer from Iron Butterfly lives in the upstairs loft to this day!!

We took some shots with my bike at the Amphitheater in Lake Elsinore, as Derek described how the place will look for the festival which includes lighting the trees in the Riverbed behind the stage, and setting the whole stage to look like a small café.. complete with real people, tables and real waiters serving real food. The audience off stage will be looking in on a club date! Very original thinking from Mr Hughes, who never stops talking and who’s voice goes up on the phone when he’s doin business. He’s raising money for the Hacienda Men’s Facility and is raising eyebrows with his enthusiasm and determination to bring music out of the land of Mediocrity. He’s found his own financial backing for this planned annual event called “The Gathering” and secured some $15,000.00 start up money for the first event. He’s flying in the face of many a naysayer, looking at the impossible in this economy. “people will find at least one good thing to go to this year.. it just has to be the best” He almost shouts.

Moving on here…Takin pics at “Old Town” on a Saturday is to include hundreds of bikes lining the streets where horses once stood. The hang time was awesome. I was telling bikers about the new book and the name of the pig on the website. “HOG CHOP” is his nick name. But after researching all the famous pigs and their names on line I thought mine was pretty creative. “Snoutly Rootascooter”!.. He never leaves a bike the way it was!

O.K. so there’ll be updates in the future on: The Gathering (sept 12 amphitheater gig), The Hogwash chronicles, The wedding in May, PWP concerts, And of course you’ll see the pic’s we pic’d

Thanks for reading: Bryan D

Nifty Noodle’s/Radio Rehab is all new!
Front Office 3/04/09

Radio Rehab is now a non profit public charity with an official mail box as well.
Radio Rehab

PMB 475

231 E. Alessandro Blvd, Suite A

Riverside, Ca. 92508-6039

The address is a little annoying but I lost my old p.o. box cause I didn’t get to that side of town to check it enough.. missed the renewal notice.

o.k. so it takes an extra ten seconds to announce correspondence and a half inch more space on the flyer’s…

Gifts will be more deliberate when you have to write all this on an envelope… maybe we have to manufacture the envelopes!

Any way donations are now tax deductible!!

Red Road Records was the first donation btw… $100. to open the bank account.

Followed by 178. check from Red Road to pay for the first 15 months of the new mail box.

The first expense was $8. for a domain name to be used as a podcast … “Life Out of Step”.

We are now working on the official Letterhead for the acknowledgement of contributions.

I think it’s interesting that today is “March Fourth” …

O.K. so there’s that…. Bryan D