fotografz Posted October 10, 2003 Share Posted October 10, 2003 Most here know I shoot weddings. Here is a nightmare for someone like me. Just to feed a gambling habit I didn't know I had, I take a job at the little chapel on the Vegas strip. 24 hours a day on call. 5 bucks a shot plus tips. A pager on my hip and a little cot in the rear of the chapel. Argggggggggggg. I awaken, hands so sweaty not even the bathroom mat material on my MP affords a steady grip...no wait...I pawned that MP years ago to pay Guido the loan shark. It's a f**king Lumo on the cockroach infested table next to me. A Lumo with a duct tape grip. Oh, oh, my pager is buzzing, gotta go.... (just thought it was getting a little to serious around here ; -)<div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fotografz Posted October 10, 2003 Author Share Posted October 10, 2003 BTW, the sign says till midnight, but I inquired and they'll do it ANY time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charles barcellona www.bl Posted October 10, 2003 Share Posted October 10, 2003 Sorta reminds me of the cartoon chapel in an old Leisure Suit Larry episode. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gerry_szarek Posted October 10, 2003 Share Posted October 10, 2003 Marc, you need a vacation here in NewEngland! The nights are cool, days are warm, leaves turning color. I went to Crane Beach today with my wife, NO KIDS with us (they were in preschool), total of 6 people on the beach which is 3+ miles long, picked shells and talked about life! Then we went for fried food at Woodmans in Essex. Then back to reality with the kids, house projects and job hunting. Gerry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
george_conboy1 Posted October 10, 2003 Share Posted October 10, 2003 I have clients who got married in that very chapel 3 years ago. Second for him, fourth for her. They spent most of their time in casinos around the country, chortlingly happy almost all the time. He died of a heart attack in a casino in Biloxi, by all accounts having a great time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terry_rory Posted October 10, 2003 Share Posted October 10, 2003 2 Nightmares. Arriving at a jumble sale stall 20 seconds after someone else has just bagged an unused M7 and a box of new Leica M lenses for £5 Using the last frame of film I have on me just before I come across Michael Jackson & Madonna making love in the woods and totally unaware of my presence. (Why didnt I go digital?!! Aaargh!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grant_. Posted October 10, 2003 Share Posted October 10, 2003 lumo's rock! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crackers_. Posted October 10, 2003 Share Posted October 10, 2003 As long as you get the lion's share. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
george_b1 Posted October 11, 2003 Share Posted October 11, 2003 Marc - It was just a job, like many others,except this was bizarre. You've experienced a slice of life that few of us (on this forum) have gone through. Experience is a good teacher. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luisarguelles Posted October 11, 2003 Share Posted October 11, 2003 >>> Sorta reminds me of the cartoon chapel in an old Leisure Suit Larry episode Exactly, Charles!. As soon as I saw Marc's picture, the old Larry game came to mind. Ah the good, old computer, DOS times! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kajabbi Posted October 11, 2003 Share Posted October 11, 2003 The only better job? Being the Limo driver(there in the background), with TriX amd my trusty M5.A contract with The National Inquirer would be good too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fotografz Posted October 11, 2003 Author Share Posted October 11, 2003 Related subject matter. Bunch of nubile Bride's Maids arriving in Las Vegas. We think maybe it was for a girl's wild weekend away from home. Pity the Chip 'N Dale lads who would shortly be assulted by these "wedding party-girls". Then again, maybe not. BTW, some of you need a funny bone transplant, 'cause your's isn't working to well. I hear John's Hopkins is running a special on them. Grant, you'll take any opportunity to promote your insufferable "serious photographer" manifesto won't you? Shit, you're getting as repeatiously boring as Jay's anti wiz-bang technology rants. Oh well, guess there needs to be checks and balances even on this little forum. ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fotografz Posted October 11, 2003 Author Share Posted October 11, 2003 Oops again, here's the photo.<div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
graeme_mitchell Posted October 11, 2003 Share Posted October 11, 2003 Oh man I have a soft spot in my heart for Vegas. Last time I was there the plane got in at 4p.m., I headed straight for the nickel slots (read: fee drinks) and the next thing I know I'm waking up in a strange bed with 3 strangers in a hotel room far far away from where I began. And the trip only progressively became more golden after that: by the last night, in "Studio 54" I was acting reckless at the bars with the E-entertainment cameras over my shoulder and a plane to catch in 1.5hrs. Granted, I have two problems with the city 1) too tight about photography 2) after approx 42-61hrs it becomes rather difficult to sustain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ralph_barker Posted October 11, 2003 Share Posted October 11, 2003 <p>Marc - I think you should really be ashamed of yourself. Although snagging that primo job at Candlelight Chapel with your big-city wedding photographer skills might have seemed innocent enough at the time, in your lust for that high-paying job you forgot to consider the consequences.</p> <p>The former Candlelight Clicker (they fellow you so ruthlessly displaced) was found the following day at a seedy motel in the Fremont district.</p> <center><img border=2 src="http://www.rbarkerphoto.com/misc/Misc-Stuff/Mickey1bw.jpg"> </center> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fotografz Posted October 11, 2003 Author Share Posted October 11, 2003 Ralph...LOL! Actually, when I under bid the older gent, (said I do each shot for $3 including a print), he just threw his Lomo to the ground and walked off without so much as a thank you. Took his last assignments profits and headed toward the bus stop mumbling something about friggin' whipper-snappers and their fancy pants digital cameras.<div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patricks Posted October 11, 2003 Share Posted October 11, 2003 Ralph, that is the best/funniest photo I've seen in quite a while! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ken_pops Posted October 13, 2003 Share Posted October 13, 2003 Marc, excellent photos - your sense of humor leaves us "Crying in the Chapel" (old 1960's songs always come back) (I was considering posting a Planned Parenthood photo for those young ladies but I'm afraid its too late as one seems to be unzipping her shorts for your shot!)<div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
douglas k. Posted October 13, 2003 Share Posted October 13, 2003 With that subject line, I thought the post might have something to do with Ray and the tiger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fotografz Posted October 14, 2003 Author Share Posted October 14, 2003 Already did a thread on that subject Douglas. That was a real nightmare...at least for Roy and all of his fans.<div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt_kennedy1 Posted October 16, 2003 Share Posted October 16, 2003 LoL! Ralph, that picture of the Micky Mouse doll face down in the pool is one of the funniest things I've seen in a long time. You made me laugh so hard the cat sitting in my lap took a swipe at me and ran off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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