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    tophercrowder

    @tophercrowder

    Upstate New York is home to artist Topher Crowder. Topher received his BFA and MFA from Wayne State University in Detroit Michigan and has exhibited his work in museums and galleries across the United States and Texas.

    Skills Include: Advanced finger painting, Pantyhose and Nylon fetish administration, sexual tyrannosaurus, and Paladin 14th level.

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    • I am almost sure it was not my fault...

      Way back in the 90s I inherited a Graflex 4x5 press camera from my future wife’s late father. Her family was going to throw it away before I saw it and its suitcase in their family’s basement. R (1).jpg

      If you are a fan of the Godfather, you will recognize a Graflex from the wedding scene. If you are a Star Wars fan, the Graflex flash bulb battery pack was used as a lightsaber.2018_12_04_59998_1543895620._large.jpg
      It is a great camera and it is fun to use, but time has made it difficult to use. I did find a Polaroid back that allowed me to use out dated Polaroid film that is no longer being made. For a while, I was even able to find flash bulbs on Ebay. R.jpg

      My wife and I used to visit country fairs and dirt race tracks pulling a small red wagon of film cartridges, flash bulbs and snapping cool photos.Happy Fun slide.jpg
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      In 2004 my wife and I made an impromptu visit to Ypsilanti Michigan’s Yankee Air-Museum. The air museum has a wonderful collection of vintage aircraft and war memorabilia. My plan was to take some photos of the wonderful planes using both my new digital camera and the vintage Graflex.

      That was my plan. While I had usually kept my Graflex suitcase in the trunk of my car. I never kept flash bulbs in my car. I always kept my flash bulbs in a steel box on the concrete floor of my studio to prevent static electric discharge. Alas, we arrived at the Air-Museum prepared to take only outdoor shots with the Graflex and indoor digital shots. Yankee (4).JPG
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      Outdoors, I went plane to plane. Indoors I took some action digital shots with my wife. It was while I was taking my wife’s photo standing next to a B-17, a veteran walked up asking about the Graflex in my wagon. I told him that couldn’t use it indoors because I forgot my flash bulbs.

      “We have cases of flash bulbs upstairs, I’ll get you some” He chirped

      He disappeared and came back with 2 small ancient boxes of 12 flash bulbs. I shook his hand, thanking him. I used every bulb he gave me shooting indoor shots. It was a fun Saturday. Yankee (6).JPG

      Exactly one week later, the Yankee Air Museum burnt to the ground. yankeeairmuseumfire.jpg Late at night I tell myself the fire was not started by a case of 50 year old flash bulbs falling off a shelf. All the news articles state that the fire did start near the ceiling, but the guys were welding that day. Regardless, using the Graflex wasn’t as much fun after that Saturday. I still have the camera packed away, but I have safely disposed of all the flash bulbs.

      https://www.wemu.org/wemu-news/2014-10-08/10-years-after-the-yankee-air-museum-hangar-fire

      posted in Oppositelock
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    • RE: Well this is my new home for automotive content, lets make it into Drivetribe 2.0!

      nothing like walking into a stranger's house and calling it a shit-hole that needs a new coat of paint and new furniture

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    • RE: Someone give me 15 reputation before I start breaking things

      Let's all simmer down, I'm new here too and Oppo can be a little hard to navigate and for the yungins who need to be looked at it can feel a little cold without the warm spot light. That being said, lets see if Jerry bird can make things all better.
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    • RE: Someone give me 15 reputation before I start breaking things

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    • This is a THING today

      Jerry and Ginger

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    • I AM ABOUT DONE HERE...

      2 years of a mid century modern down to the studds reno....20220303_124114.jpg

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    • GOOD NEWS EVERYONE!

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    • RE: Winnie the Pooh has entered the public domain

      I have a fond memory of dressing like Pooh for halloween, then getting a stern lecture for not wearing pants.

      I was 22 at the time and had to have security escort me out of the office....good times

      posted in Oppositelock
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    • God Bless and Godspeed

      A real American Hero..God Bless and Godspeed

      https://www.cbsnews.com/video/tuskegee-airman-charles-mcgee-dies-at-102/

      posted in Oppositelock
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    • RE: Running

      @Gabriella Hey keep it up. I had to give up running years ago because it would cause the bourbon in my glass to splash out.

      posted in Oppositelock
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    Latest posts made by tophercrowder

    • RE: One day after Pride ends...

      @ForSweden I blame Don Cherry

      posted in OPPolitics
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    • OPPOAfterDark...OMG What the hell have I done with my life?!

      Why the hell am I just finding this now in my mid 50s? Had I known I could have made a muthafukin flamethrowin' rubber band plane that would fukin melt every rubber band plane in the air.

      Well, Star Wars once taught us that, regret is a dish served with brussels sprouts grilled in duck fat with a double bourbon in the rocks.

      posted in Oppositelock
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    • RE: New Floof Friday

      @AkioOhtori such a sweet pup...congrats.

      posted in Oppositelock
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    • RE: Jack White has the energy of 1000 suns

      @Snakesm13 Jack and Meg used to bartend Wednesday nights at St. Andrews Hall's $16 all you can drink in Detroit.

      Good Times that I will never remember fully

      posted in Oppositelock
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    • RE: And Now She's Gone

      @aremmes
      "She's gone, she's gone
      Oh I, oh I
      I better learn how to face it
      She's gone, she's gone
      Oh I, oh I
      I'd pay the devil to replace her
      She's gone, and she's gone
      Oh why, what went wrong?"

      She's Gone. Mr Hall and Mr Oats

      posted in Oppositelock
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    • I don't think anyone has posted this!!

      In New York, Evil Kowalski attempts to jump 83 motorcycles..

      Seriously, could these not have been auctioned off for some worthy cause or parted out for profit?

      posted in Oppositelock
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    • RE: Officially unemployed

      @Zaphod-s-Heart-of-Gold Let the burning bridges light your path...good luck and walk easy!

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    • RE: Customizing oneself into tall stacks of problems

      @Ad-absurdum-per-aspera Fix A Flat is the lying cackling whore from the darkest realms of The Auto Zone... her cousins are the stick on fake Buick port holes

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    • RE: DOTS...Muskegon Lakeshore Bike Ride.

      @WilliamsSW Yea, after they passed me a cop passed by. I think they got a talking to. There is a big car show in Muskegon today and saturday...That ElCamino though, I took the photo from its 'better' side. There are quite a few ripples and bumps. But it would be a cool driver.

      posted in Oppositelock
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    • RE: Obi Wan at a BBQ

      @HFV
      PULL MY FINGER
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