On 9/12/2009 the ABN had our staff party and spent it w/ one of our favorite bands we all grew up with that are signed on a major label.
Both videos can be watched in Large HD on my youtube channel www.youtube.com/aerobroken on the Features playlist or the live playlist.
I shot some footage of two of there original songs:
1. This is an original called - "It only takes a minute" by Lynn Allen
Included at the end are a few clips from the night w/ the band and us that were funny.
2. This is an original called - "Last Night" by Lynn Allen
Most of the ABN Staff except for Windyy was able to make the party, Pics are at the end of the video. Tannrr and I made her get a good job so she can make 9 million dollars to get the Rolling Stones to play for our birthdays. lol
Thanks to Lynn Allen and Billy for the wonderful time, the staff for all your support. The sound bite on the end is another musician friend that was playing the keys and I recorded his lick for the bite at the end. Thanks Kelby!!! Now you music is on YouTube.
Both Videos were:
Edited in Sony Vegas Pro 8.0
Shot in 720HD w/ Flip Mino HD on 9/12/2009
Shared on: ABNetwork
As I was pulling out of town on Wednesday, I stopped for a biscuit at a drive through. When I reached the window to pay, a lady I'm familiar with from the days when I was taking care of Dad informed me that the car in front of me had paid my tab. All I could say was "why''? She said it happens often, just because people have a sudden urge to be kind. I've only gone so far as leaving my quarter in the shopping cart at Aldi's. Perhaps she saw my clunker and felt I could use a break. Either way it was good to see my old friend at the window and we chit chatted for a few moments before I headed off for New Hampton and Fort Atkinson Iowa.
Highway 24 is a stretch of old Highway that runs from New Hampton in the West to Calmar in
the East. Along this stretch of Highway are several small towns and absolutely no city lights glowing in the distance. New Hampton, with a population of about 4000, being the largest. I found the late night drives back to the Motel in in New Hampton from Fort Atkinson to be beautiful, it was pitch black and the Milky Way was uninhibited.
The Super 8 in New Hampton gets at least four stars from me. Compared to the last two Super 8's, this one was near luxury. I especially liked my view out the window, no parking lots or businesses, just corn field as far as you can see, with a few trees to house the birds that sang to me in the morning and a wonderful cool breeze. I actually found time to use the pool this time and swam a some laps and enjoyed the Whirlpool.
Thursday night I had a good nights sleep and decided to take advantage of the time before I went to work. I ran nearly the entire stretch of Highway 24, my destination Spillville to see the Bily Clock Museum which I'd heard so much about from my Co-workers. On the way I stopped in Lawler to photograph the Veterans Monument that had recently been erected. As soon as I parked my van to get out, a car stopped to observe what I was doing, as if they were untrusting of my intentions. When I was done I got back in the van and pulled across the street to buy gas at the low price of 2.29 a gallon. When I did, the curious car departed.
The clocks at the museum were fascinating. Two brothers, Frank and Joseph Bily, carved very large and intricate clocks in their spare time begining in 1913 and were once offered $1,000,000.00 for one of them but turned it
down. I was amazed that they created these clocks just for their own pleasure, never intending to part with them. They are beautiful but I wasn't allowed to photograph them but you can visit their website at http://bilyclocks.org. On my way back I did stop to photograph a tiny church I found interesting; St. Clement's Catholic Church and was built in 1856.
Another interesting tid bit is the Wapsi river up there. Where I am from the Wapsipinicon is a fairly good size river but I crossed over it every day just outside of New Hampton on my way to work, a small creek that begins just North of New Hampton, called the "East Fork Wapsipinicon".
That night at work was interesting as well. My first three customer were in their 90's and I never would have guessed. I saw my longest married couple today, they had been married for 64 years. My last customers of the day were Father and Son. Dad was 94 and in great shape, we talked about golfing and the John Deere Classic that is held where I am from. Apparently he had been golfing just the other day and had bought a brand new club.
After having seen so many people Friday that were in their 90's and 80's, I never would have guessed them to be that old, I began asking many of them if they were senior citizens because we offer them a 10% discount. Looks here are deceiving. I told them I was going to move up here because there must be something in the air. The people in Fort Atkinson were wonderful, friendly and fun, everyone knew everyone, the population only being about 400. Every day the coordinator for the church we were working would bring in baked goods, fresh fruit and sandwich fixings.
My partner on this trip was one of our districts top sales persons...
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Written by: Liz Hall
Photos by: Liz Hall
As I was pulling out of town on Wednesday, I stopped for a biscuit at a drive through. When I reached the window to pay, a lady I'm familiar with from the days when I was taking care of Dad informed me that the car in front of me had paid my tab. All I could say was "why''? She said it happens often, just because people have a sudden urge to be kind. I've only gone so far as leaving my quarter in the shopping cart at Aldi's. Perhaps she saw my clunker and felt I could use a break. Either way it was good to see my old friend at the window and we chit chatted for a few moments before I headed off for New Hampton and Fort Atkinson Iowa.
Highway 24 is a stretch of old Highway that runs from New Hampton in the West to Calmar in
the East. Along this stretch of Highway are several small towns and absolutely no city lights glowing in the distance. New Hampton, with a population of about 4000, being the largest. I found the late night drives back to the Motel in in New Hampton from Fort Atkinson to be beautiful, it was pitch black and the Milky Way was uninhibited.The Super 8 in New Hampton gets at least four stars from me. Compared to the last two Super 8's, this one was near luxury. I especially liked my view out the window, no parking lots or businesses, just corn field as far as you can see, with a few trees to house the birds that sang to me in the morning and a wonderful cool breeze. I actually found time to use the pool this time and swam a some laps and enjoyed the Whirlpool.
Thursday night I had a good nights sleep and decided to take advantage of the time before I went to work. I ran nearly the entire stretch of Highway 24, my destination Spillville to see the Bily Clock Museum which I'd heard so much about from my Co-workers. On the way I stopped in Lawler to photograph the Veterans Monument that had recently been erected. As soon as I parked my van to get out, a car stopped to observe what I was doing, as if they were untrusting of my intentions. When I was done I got back in the van and pulled across the street to buy gas at the low price of 2.29 a gallon. When I did, the curious car departed.
The clocks at the museum were fascinating. Two brothers, Frank and Joseph Bily, carved very large and intricate clocks in their spare time begining in 1913 and were once offered $1,000,000.00 for one of them but turned it
down. I was amazed that they created these clocks just for their own pleasure, never intending to part with them. They are beautiful but I wasn't allowed to photograph them but you can visit their website at http://bilyclocks.org. On my way back I did stop to photograph a tiny church I found interesting; St. Clement's Catholic Church and was built in 1856.Another interesting tid bit is the Wapsi river up there. Where I am from the Wapsipinicon is a fairly good size river but I crossed over it every day just outside of New Hampton on my way to work, a small creek that begins just North of New Hampton, called the "East Fork Wapsipinicon".
That night at work was interesting as well. My first three customer were in their 90's and I never would have guessed. I saw my longest married couple today, they had been married for 64 years. My last customers of the day were Father and Son. Dad was 94 and in great shape, we talked about golfing and the John Deere Classic that is held where I am from. Apparently he had been golfing just the other day and had bought a brand new club.
After having seen so many people Friday that were in their 90's and 80's, I never would have guessed them to be that old, I began asking many of them if they were senior citizens because we offer them a 10% discount. Looks here are deceiving. I told them I was going to move up here because there must be something in the air. The people in Fort Atkinson were wonderful, friendly and fun, everyone knew everyone, the population only being about 400. Every day the coordinator for the church we were working would bring in baked goods, fresh fruit and sandwich fixings.
My partner on this trip was one of our districts top sales persons...
Continue Reading...
Nature is around us-
nature is our feelings and it is also our spirit that ties us all together.
aerobroken - 7-16-2009
nature is our feelings and it is also our spirit that ties us all together.
aerobroken - 7-16-2009
I haven't done one of these in quite a while so here goes:
Firstly, I would like to thank all those for the positive, and negative comments and all the emails across the internet to my writing and what I choose to share in my articles.
- The positive feedback encourages me to continue sharing, the negative feedback shows me that I need to keep writing and that I am getting the results that show my work is needed.
I gave a network status a few days back and also mentioned it in the start of the blog "aeroology - Tag from a Social Network" that I was doing extensive research on my next article. Well, I have finished up with doing that research for my next article and will be compiling all the data and my thoughts together and begin writing my next article over the next 4 days or so. This article will most likely be cut-up into a few parts, I won't be sure until I finish it though but it will be educational, inspirational, and possibly the most controversial article I have written.
- So you haters and trolls better get ready cause your all going to hate this one I am sure.
Those that give all the positive feedback will be educated and inspired. A quick pointer to all you haters, if you want to judge me please allow yourself to have walked in my boots and life over the past 30 years and read up on my story and life before you show your ignorance to the world. It wouldn't hurt to read some of my past work on the website that I have been contributing my thoughts, emotions, and feelings for the past several years. You may learn something from my very long-term survival from living w/ AIDS since May 11th, 1984 and even my winning 5 battles against cancer along with all the other hell I have went through to get to the point I live my life to this day.
- On this planet life and death has become a contest: For me - Back in 1996 - Thousands of people with AIDS were entered a drug lottery, hoping to be selected to receive Abbott Laboratories' experimental drug Norvir (ritonavir). The lottery system was devised to make new drugs available to some while drug companies wait for marketing approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. People with advanced AIDS cases were able to enter the lottery, and in the end, 2,000 people were chosen. The system, "was playing with people with terminal illness and putting people in competition with each other to live or die".
- Breathing is a gift we're given at birth, death is just the next step towards the journey of life.. I would be dead if I had not won my ticket to take the above mentioned drug, I weighed 87 pounds and was on my last dying breath, I had already fought well over 10 opportunistic infections and my immune system was depleted, I was ready and all packed up and ready to go --- Now, You may see why it is so important to me to do all I do in sharing with the world my story and share that life is cruel, make the best of it because one day you will be entered into the life and death lottery.. Be packed and ready!
I am excited to begin writing this next article and share what I feel is important to man-kind!
To end; a quick story --
When I was a teenager I was more then a hand full and was always in trouble with the law, and to my family. I was to smart for my own good and caused great grief towards many, so my mother as a punishment which I don't actually remember what I had done but instead of grounding me, sending me to live w/ my Uncle Ron a Minister of God "a prophet I believe" or having my step-father beat the hell out of me as he did many times chose to have me memorize a bible verse and to this day I repeat this verse in my head daily since that time:
- For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth on him should not perish, but have eternal life.
I have actually died more then once and I was brought back to do what I do and share in my writing and stories.. This is whole heartedly and honestly the truth, I have seen the white light, left my body and went beyond into the other side, I never got to meet the creator though but I will share that there is life beyond us all leaving this Earth bound container we all call our bodies.
- That container you see in the mirror and that job, house, car, television and everything that makes up this material world you live in is not really you, you can't take any of that with you! Are you ready?
Thanks again Mom and Uncle Ron, I love you both more then you know!
Peace, and Prayers, Aero
Have a wonderful day!
Image by ' preciuose الله يرحمكم ~ via Flickr
Impressive stopmotion video!
- This had to have taken well over 2500 photographs to do, plus placing them all about.
Check it out, nice song that the photos tell the story..
How many photographs do you think it took to make this video?
ps: this is not my work.. Just sharing..
Cover of Cirque Du Soleil: Journey of Man I'm
Honestly, I am not sure how long this research and writing my next article will take. But, I do promise that it will be a good one and make people think.
So here is a bit of "aeroology" for you all: (This will allow a few of you to know me for more then my writing and many other talents)
**********FOODOLOGY*******
1. What is your salad dressing of choice?
Olive oil or fat-free ranch, many times none at all
2. What is your favorite sit-down restaurant?
I have none, my favorite place to sit down and eat is every time I eat
3. What food could you eat every day for two weeks and not get sick of?
Fruit of Life
4. What are your pizza toppings of choice?
I'm not a big fan of pizza, I am on a special diet
5. What do you like to put on your toast?
Honey and Peanut Butter
***********TECHNOLOGY*****
1. How many televisions are in your house?
3, and 6 computers that I use to do and watch things that enrich my mind
2.the color of your cell phone?
Silver
3. How long would it take you to look up who invented the Rubber Band?
2 seconds
4. Have any idea how many Megahertz your computer has?
Yes, the one I am on now - I hand built it - it's a 2.8 Dual Proc
***************BIOLOGY****
1. Are you right-handed or left-handed?
Depends on what I am doing, I write w/ my right hand
2. Have you ever had anything removed from your body
Yes - Blood, Semen, 2 wisdom teeth, Sin
3. What is the last heavy item you lifted?
No comment
4. Have you ever been knocked unconscious?
yes, I was in berserk mode and had lost control
************BULLCRAPOLOGY*
1. If it were possible, would you want to know the day you were going to die?
I already did, in this current life I will go with the surprise to leave this flesh container
2. If you could change your name, what would you change it to?
I like my birth name, I change my nick name periodically to keep things fresh and adapt with the task at hand
3. Would you drink an entire bottle of hot sauce for $1000
sure, put down the cash
************DUMBOLOGY*****
1. How many pairs of flip flops do you own?
6 pairs
2. Last time you had a run-in with the cops.
Last Year, I had my neighbor arrested and expelled from the country
3. Last person you talked to?
god of the universe
4. Last person you hugged?
a good friend
**************FAVORITOLOGY
1. Season?
Fall
2. Holiday?
none
3. Day of the week?
all of them
4. Month?
October, my birth month
***********CURRENTOLOGY***
1. Missing someone?
yes
2. Mood?
happy
3. What are you listening to?
the wind
4. Watching?
the computer monitors
***************RANDOMOLOGY
1. First place you went this morning?
the restroom to pee
2. What's the last movie you saw?
The Gospel of John
3. Do you smile often?
I try to if I am not in deep thought
4. Sleeping Alone Tonight?
yes, but that depends
***************OTHER-OLOGY
1. Do you always answer your phone?
no
2. Its four in the morning and you get a text message, who is it?
you never know, I am a night person,
3. If you could change your eye color what would it be?
wouldn't
4. Do you own a digital camera?
yes, 2
5. Have you ever had a pet fish?
yes, I fed them to my turtles
6. Favorite Christmas song(s).
none
7. What's on your wish list for your birthday?
Windows 7 64bit, Already bought it
8. Can you do push ups?
sure can
9. Can you do a chin up?
sure can
10. Does the future make you more nervous or excited?
excited
11. Do you have any saved texts?
yes
12. Ever been in a car wreck?
yes, several
13. Do you have an accent?
yes
14. What is the last song to make you cry?
Jim Chappell - Dusk - Dusk
15. Plans tonight?
always, Doing research for my next article
16. Have you ever felt like you hit rock bottom?
yes
17. Name 3 things you bought yesterday.
nothing
18. Have you ever been given roses?
yes, many times
19. Current worry?
that I won't be able to wake enough people up
20. Current hate right now?
I hate nothing
21. Met someone who changed your life?
yes, it's spirit lives in my heart
22. How will you bring in the New Year?
prayer
23. What song represents you?
Cirque Du Soleil - Journey of Man - Birth
24. Name three people who might complete this?
Mandy, Aero, ?
25. Would you go back in time if you were given the chance?
there is no such thing as time, time was created by man
26. Have you ever dated someone longer than a year?
Yes
27. Do you have any tattoos/piercings?
3 piercings
28. Will you be in a relationship 4 months from now?
no, not of human form
29. Does anyone love you?
yes
30. Ever had someone sing to you?
yes, many times
31. When did you last cry?
daily
32. Do you like to cuddle?
yes, but not with everyone
33. Have you held hands with anyone today?
no
34. What kind of music did you listen to in elementary school?
rock and roll
35. Are most of the friends in your life new or old?
both
36. Do you like pulpy orange juice?
yes
37. Do you believe angels walk among us?
yes
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