The return of the Silver Plated Boy

My personal blog, Silver Plated Boy, is back online.

If you use the nav item "HOME" above, it'll take you to allan aguirre dot com where the nav item "BLOG" from that page will take you to my professional blog, not back to this one. When I find the energy I'll do something about that...

Thanks for reading!

10 1/2 weeks

January and February found me over at Reset Media working on various projects for them and their clients Landmark Theatres, HDNet Films and Magnolia Pictures.

January 21st was another Chuck Norris World Combat League event where we were photographing and podcasting ringside.

March finds me honing my "Web 2.0" skills...

80 with a slight breeze

It's So Cal weather in Dallas in the middle of Feb.

I walked outside and got broadsided with that So Cal feeling I can't describe. All I know is that I'll be doing absolutely nothing to accomodate that feeling today.

I wish I was fly fishing the Kern right now...

Is there anybody out there?

I'm frustrated with the lack of time I have to dedicate to blogging, podcasting and photoblogging. I am so wrapped up with work and family (not that that's a bad thing... it isn't) that I can't find the time to create for myself.

I've been following Chromasia for over a year now and I'm still amazed by his talent, eye, PS skills and committment. I also peek at the others that have Blackpool for a resource every now and then.

I think what I'll do is force a series on myself:
what: the youth that hang out at my house
where: the garage primarily
how: 50mm lens only - b&w only - flash optional

that would be a start...

Happy Thanksgiving!

Have a great holiday. Be sure to check out our podcast while you're celebrating: The Zany Aguirres Show!

A Scaterd Few Podcast

Scaterd Few has a new podcast. Go check it out.

Spy Glass Blue
Friday, July 29th - White Rock Coffee Shop - 7:30pm (Acoustic)

Wow. Well the last 5 months has been spent over here... isn't that a better look into my life?

The 2005 Dallas Observer Music Awards

Vote for the Zany Aguirres at: http://dallasobserver.com/musicawards/2005/ma2005/

Voting ends Wednesday Feb. 16th

Drama Dust - New Artist
Xaundelle Aguirre - Female Vocalist
Saphraine Aguirre - Bass Player
Corin Aguirre - Drummer
Allan Aguirre - Producer

New Years Blowout Sale!

Accidental Sirens is having a New Years Blowout Sale at their Store.

Prices on selected Scaterd Few and Spy Glass Blue product have dropped as low as 50%.

Go here.

Happy New Year.

so...

Wednesday Dec. 8th:

Dallas: KDGE 102.1 Morning Edge show. 8am

ABC Primetime: ABC's Wife Swap. Check your local listings.

The Zaney Aguirres put the fun back into dysfunctional on ABC's Wife Swap Wednesday, December 8th.

Check your local listings.

Back home. Busy... very busy. Have you seen the magic taken with my Nokia 6820?

End of day 3 in L.A. and lots of photo's for you to view here.

Flew into Los Angeles last night with the kids. If you're interested, click here.

Today is an interesting day.

My son turns 16 today. My parents shipped me off to Central America on a one way ticket a month shy of my 16th birthday. It's been a running joke around here that we would soon have to send him off to some third world existance; "well, we'll be having to send you off in about 2 years", "just a couple more months now, son, and you'll be off too", etc.

I can't think of a single thing my son could do to make me ship him off to a relative in a third world country (we actually don't have family in the third world today, so...). I haven't been able to come up with a hypothetical that would make us ship him off anywhere. There's nothing so bad that he could do to make us do that to him.

We love our son. He has a great heart. He desires to do the right and honourable thing. Nothing could make us discard him in that way. We would all work it out together like we have all these years. Life without him wouldn't be life. It would be a tragedy. Happy birthday my son.

Ten years ago today I pulled out of Los Angeles with my family. We looked like the Beverly Hillbillies with our rented mini-van packed to the brim heading for Dallas. Our plan was to have the wife and kids stay in Dallas with the in-laws til I got off tour in Oct. When I got off tour in Oct., i knew we were suppose to stay and make a life for ourselves here. We did and it's been good for us. Hard at times, it's Texas, but it's been good for us.

Today is an interesting day...

I have put up a few pictures that I've taken over the last few days. Click here

So what have I been doing for the last 2 months?

1. Recording and mixing a band from Plano, TX known as Perfect Ending. I think they're changing their name to I the Passenger...

2. Designing celebrity merchandise for FamousMerch.com, namely, Rupert from Survivor 7 and Survivor All Stars.

3. Building the corporate website for a Dallas based technology firm.

4. Developing artists like Drama Dust, Perfect Ending, Unforsaken and Stories of London.

5. Dealing with the hell that is The Extreme Tour...

That'll keep anyone from staying up to date.

I am reviving my love for photography. About 2-3 months ago I actually picked up my 22 year old camera and put film in it. I have photographed 3 bands since then and chomping at the bit for a Canon Digital Rebel. Once I am seriously taking pix I will create a photo-blog. I am pretty excited at the prospect of doing photography again. Getting paid to shoot pictures is also pretty cool...