ADAM SHENKMAN & SARAH HAMBLIN'S BREAKFAST SHOW

Sorry there hasn't been a blog post in a week or something?? :( My laptop charger is kaput and I am forced to use a Razr phone to write this blog post. But, I reassure you this professional post was well worth the wait! I was delighted to attend my friend Adam Shenkman's live kids event at the Bootleg Theater in Los Angeles called The Breakfast Show. Adam-O (Adam Shenkman) boasts "It's the most important show of the day!" For me, the kids and the other adult attendees, we could have seen any other show imaginable and it wouldn't compare to the creative and fun show Adam-O delivered that Sunday!! And Adam gives the kids bowls of cereal! I was too stuffed from eating a sizzling steak before I showed up to stomach a bowl though :)



Here's a professional photograph of Adam-O with some of his young fans:


Adam packed this place full of eccentric kids and their adult counter-parts who were enthralled by the masterpiece called "The Breakfast show."



This is Ralph Vincent, my pal and fellow comedian. He played the milk man! I showed up a taaaaad late, so I didn't get a chance to see him perform, but I know he was amazing! We talked for a second before I walked into the theater to take photos. I told him I was depressed and he gave me advice. I hope I'm okay :(

This lady with a nice blonde afro named Carhop Dolly was on roller-skates. She gave the kids their bowls of cereal. It looks like the kids were given Fruit Loops. I just ate a bowl of Fruit Loops and really enjoyed it.

This is Cereal Chef Kushi who was in charge of making sure there were plenty of Fruit Loops to go around. I like his shades B-) !!!


By the time I showed up Adam-O had begun the spontaneous Olympics! This is a photograph of him looking superb in a ref shirt telling the audience to stand for the national anthem of The Breakfast Show:


Personally, I found this to be a beautiful shot of the stand sign with a jug of milk surrounded by spilled cereal.


She played instruments to set the mood for the show. She also sang for the show. Really great girl!!! I don't know her name though :(


The first competition for The Breakfast Show Olympics was the contenders ability to draw. Their test was to draw Adam-O. Check out the cool drawings!!!




I have this cool effect option on my high-tech professional camera to make people look like they are morphing around the stage:


After the shows actors showed their drawings, Adam-O had the kids in the audience draw a picture of him. When they finished he invited these hopeful younglings to the stage for a competition of their own.


HAVING FUN!!! :)


This young lass won first place AND I can see why!! Check out that drawing!!


Adam-O confronting the young winner. She was very humble about the success of her drawing. I bet I could have done better. This is one of the reasons I curse GOD for not allowing me to remain as a little kid forever. Does the fountain of youth really exist? Is it really just filled with a bunch of kids peeing in the fountain all gross? I bet it's gross... NEVER MIND I'll stay an old man.


Adam-O in awe of the drawing.


The next compition was the classic battle of "tug-a-war." The battle was between a centaur from the past vs. the strength of a black robot from the future. Adam-O invited some kids from the audience to help each of the competitors. These kids must have nerves of steel. When I was a little kid I was scared as hell of costumed freaks. I remember I always wanted to ride Star Tours at Disneyland but cried every time I was in line. I remember before you entered the 'spacecraft' they had a video above the doors showing various aliens from the Star Wars series sitting with the human riders. I was very frightened by the idea of an alien sitting next to me. Now I would do ANYTHING to sit next to an alien. Are you guys still here? Hello?


The centaur began to sing and commanded the audience to sing a long with her. I didn't sing a long because I'm very insecure about my singing voice. But, in the shower, I'm a regular American Idol!!! :)


The black robot from the future refused to sing as well.


Disrupting the battle, Uncle Chickster came in ranting about how the future sucked and was scary. He has just left a time machine located in the back of the stage I didn't photograph. Believe me, the time machine looked cool!


The Japanese chef talked about how he was raised in Pasadena and spoke perfect English. This 'shocked' Adam-O!


An amazing photograph of the black robot from the future:


After the show, Adam-O invited the attendees to hang in the lobby and meet the performers. Here's a great photo of Adam with another good buddy of mine, BJ Averell.


This young dude was really excited to meet his favorite character: Cereal. I would be too, I LOVE cereal!!


This is a photograph of some guests with another performer, who I didn't photograph performing, (far left) David Lunch, World Famous Storyteller.


This is the black robot from the future without his costume on. In real life his name is Dave Schilling. He's posing with another friend and comedian named Joseph Larkin. Looking really smooth guys!!


Upon leaving the theater big shot Dave signed some autographs for some kid's poster.


It's probably a fact that most kids don't care about being earth friendly. Why can't they understand today's trash is their tomorrow's trash???


I'm really proud of my dog Adam for putting up such a fantastic show and pack the theater with adoring young/old fans. He will be doing this show again April 24th and I suggest all you goddamn people check it out for yourselves.

Here's a promo video for his show:
http://www.vimeo.com/21215270

-The Professional Photographer ( Travis McFarland :)

CREEPY GHOST TOWN, CA

You take a beautiful drive, not even rivaled by Highway 1 near Monterey, and you reach a little town called New Cuyama. I'm really not sure what New Cuyama is, but I think it's some sort of ghost town. The sign says the population is 562, but there's no one to be found..

New Cuyama math equation sign?


Whoever made these tractor tracks sure wasn't around anymore. I'm guessing these tracks could be hundreds of years old?


I saw some horses outside and they looked pretty confused. It was like they were seeing a person for the very first time. They started bucking wildly and then just teleported... into another dimension probably??


Yeah, right!


I was hungry when I arrived, and the only option to eat was the Burger Barn. Perfect! I went inside, and there wasn't anyone there. I could smell food, and there was even a plate of food on the table, but again, no one was there.The hell is this place? I ate the burger, which definitely wasn't the best burger I've had, but it was free so WHAT'RE YOU GONNA DO? I was a little scared so I left 2 bucks on the table, just in case. In hindsight I regret that choice; IDK what demons are gonna do with cash. This was a goddamn weird situation so I thought it was a good idea. The funny thing about that call was the amount of cash. I mean, either the demons use cash and 2 bucks isn't going to suffice or they don't need the cash, which is more likely (especially since I survived) and I should've just kept it:


This tree is very well watered. A little too well maybe? Are ghosts/demons not good at ornamental horticulture.


On my way out I noticed a motel. I really wouldn't have gone near it except I heard the Cassidy/ R Kelly song "Hotel" playing. I really like that song, so I thought I might find some friends, but once again there was no one to be found. At least I had great outro music.


This is the interior of room 666. Yikes!


This is the interior room 69. I would love to have sex with a demon in here:


NO LIFEguard on duty:


Here's some gross ghost stuff that probably floats around when no one is looking :s


This is 600 years old and is also an illusion:


I really liked these tractors :)


Here's an extra creepy photograph!!!


When I took this photo there was definitely no seagull on top of this flag pole. Scares me sort of D:


Thanks for checking out this creepy-as-hell little town. I never want to go back and I don't suggest you ever go there either. But, enjoy the photos and maybe show your kids the photos as well. That way they know what real fear is.

-The Professional Photographer ( Travis McFarland :)

THE DEATH QUEEN

Hey what's happenin' captain? I decided to dedicate a blog post on The Professional Photographer.blogspot.com to The Death Queen AKA Dethy Qunt AKA Tina. You can check out her zany yet mind blowing tweets here. She is the epitome of avant-garde fashion. She created DGAF (Don't Give a Fuck) and is so DGAF she pretends like she didn't. Once you say you're DGAF you're no longer DGAF. You GAF2Hard to denote yourself as DGAF. ANYWAYS! Check out this cool down to mars chick named The Death Queen.//~_~

Dethy Qunt is such a mother fucking badass she is filling up a Del Taco soda cup at El Pollo Loco. What do they expect for people not to be Loco and fill up different fast food soda cups there?


Here's Dethy not giving a fuck smoking some weed in the drive thru. I've always wondered why they spell "through" wrong. Maybe it's because it looks cooler or no?


Styder and Dethy eating some El Pollo Loco seriously not giving a shit!


Stryder put on the anarchist clown mask because he knows it makes Dethy go WYLD! He knows how to treat a lady ;)


This is the The Death Queen's Lexus. She calls it the Deth Mobile. Probably because she hits too much shit with it. But, it suits her well.


This is Dethy's room inside of her parents house which is only used to store clothes. She rather sleep in the Deth Office on a couch with hella buds smoke.


Here's The Death Queen making her best 'sex' face. Looking good you dead son-of-a-bitch!


Great goddamn angle of The Death Queen and me :D


Me and Dethy in front of a painting of Mt. Ararat. Tina looks upset because the Armenian Genocide really brings her down. Mt. Ararat is within the Turkish border. I also heard Noah's ark is lodged up on top of the mountain. But, god will kill you if you try to find it.


Being from hell and all, The Death Queen was a tad chilly at The Ice House comedy club in Pasadena, CA.


Dethy has a driver's license for some stupid reason. She came in last place in Cruz'n USA.


Here's Tina with her weed buddy in the Deth Office smoking so much damn weed. Look at those shades though!


The Death Queen doing the 'lifer' pose for all the h8rz!


I want to do another post on this intriguing character who goes by many pseudo-names. I hope she allows me to! Sorry for the short post. It's a weekend or something????

-The Professional Photographer ( Travis McFarland :)