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tom turkey.

homer chappelle during december & january.

oh good hell, he's getting big & cute.

: )

l. & r.

*update* we call him thomas turkey or sometimes just tom turkey.  weird, i know, but true.

 

 

 

 

 

 

merry holidays from us.

hi friends!!  we wanted to first of all, wish everyone a very merry holidays!!  we hope that wherever you all are, that you're surrounded by lots of friends and tons of laughter!!  we wish everyone safe travels too!!  secondly, we wanted to share with you all our chirstmas card that we sent out this year...as many of you know, we have a recent addition to our family, homer chappelle, our puppy : )  we don't usually do "photo" cards, but this year, our little guy is just too cute not to share with everyone!!  sending you all tons of love and big hugs, from our little family to yours.

: )

peace.and.love

l. & r. (and homer)

we tried to have him "sign" as many of the cards as we could...we only got about 20 out of him, and yes, there was green paint all over him, robbie and i, as well as our garage floor!!  we still have some green puppy prints in there...

 

working on a dream.

Attached to the Gund Arena in Cleveland is giant mall called Tower City. It was there, prior to a Cavs game, that I purchased my first Bruce Springsteen album. I’m guessing this was circa 1995…I made my dad listen to it all the way home, which was a two hour car ride, and didn’t let up on that CD well into my college years; it’s wonder the thing still plays.

For over a year now, I’ve been negotiating to get the opportunity to photograph the Boss for the distinguished Backstreets Magazine, but things just haven’t lined up with our travel schedules. If there is one thing you’ll learn about me, is that I will find a way to do something I truly want to do. Photographing Bruce Springsteen, you could say, was on my Bucket List.

A couple of weeks ago, I got THE call.

Fittingly, Bruce Springsteen and the E Street band were performing at the, newly renamed, Quicken Loans Arena; the same place where I bought my first album (some 15 years ago).

I’m one of those people who considers some music a “religious” experience. With songs like “The Rising”, “Working On A Dream”, and “Born To Run”, it’s impossible not to feel the magnitude and brilliance of Bruce Springsteen…live!

Bruce and Max.

 

 

 

Big Clarence Clemons, Giant Clarence Smile.

 

Little Steven

 

 

he is relentless while performing; a true showman

 

 

 

the joys of 30+ years of friendship...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

the image used by the official Bruce Springsteen site...check it out November 10.2009!

 

UPDATE: As of this past weekend, Bruce Springsteen is an official Kennedy Center Honoree; congrats Mr. Springsteen..

a recent addition to our family.

in a simple twist of fate, lauren, myself, and mark (lauren's brother) made an unplanned stop to say hello to some puppies about 8 weeks ago....and simply fell in love. we've always talked about having a dog (many, many imaginary dogs) but it has only always been a dream, until now. we'd like to introduce our white haired, freckle bellied, floppy eared, bundle of sweet puppiness, homer chappelle chapman-gantt. homer, or "skillet" as lauren prefers, is full a blooded boxer AND full time cuddle companion for lauren. if you've followed us on twitter or facebook, you've probably had a sneak preview of our boy, but here he is in all his puppyhood glory. at such an early age, he already has a tremendous personality and fits right into our slightly hectic, constantly traveling lifestyle. he's truly the sweetest thing to happen to us, and we're so happy to share him with you. enjoy! - r.

**robbie wrote the above text, and i wrote all of the text for the images below, both of us are proud puppy parents, we had to share the writing duty this time!!**

meeting my BOY for the first time!!  so tiny and wonderfully cute and fun...needless to say, pretty much love at first sight with this guy : )

with uncle mark.  i have to say that my brother has been a HUGE help in raising homer...even though he lives nearly 4 hours away, he comes to visit whenever he can and has been our "go to" dog sitter.  he's bonded pretty quickly with him and it makes me so happy that homer has made my relationship with my brother even more special than it is. we have also given mark all the credit in teaching homer to "fetch".  he even went to bring him home with us, you can see just how tiny he was.

 

our first night with him...robbie and i were a little freaked out...i think homer was too.

robbie calls this his richard avedon portrait.

 

oh, my boys.

my most favorite image of him as a bitty puppy.

hello, could this be any more wonderful?

where there is sunshine, there is homer.

 

 

homer and grandpa tyson (robbie's parents have a boxer, he's awesome, so full of personality and a wonderful friend to robbie...about a month ago, robbie took the skillet to socialize with tyson, from what robbie said, it was pretty perfect in every way) this image makes me smile.  : )

lilly the labradoodle and homer at puppy party...cute.

p.s.- in case you're wondering, homer chappelle chapmen-gantt does have his own facebook page and loves to social network ( in between napping and eating peanut butter, of course).

traveling circus and medicine show: the redux.

i think lauren has left out the part that our first date was a counting crows concert in college. every since then, the band has meant something very special to us. over the past couple of years we've and a very special opportunity to build a relationship with their representatives. fortunately, as ohioans, we had the pleasure of catching up to the tour one more time when they performed in cincinnati. i can't underscore enough how much we love these guys and appreciate the chance they've given us in photographing the shows. if you haven't checked their calendar, you should! the tour goes on into next month. the show is absolutely awesome!

this was actually my first time shooting the band. i've been a huge fan since 7th grade....so, i'll admit i was a little nervous but i think i got a grip just in time.

:- )

robbie.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

i just love this moment.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

amazing.

 

...it's NOT TOO LATE, you can still pedal with pete (and robbie & mark!)

happy wednesday everyone!!  i wanted to remind you all again that it's not too late to donate for the bike ride this saturday, with the proceeds going to the wonderful charity pedal-with-pete.  robbie & mark are embarking on the 48 mile ride in just a few days, and would love your support, and remember, every dollar helps, even the $4 you might spend on a cup of coffee would be awesome : )

 

: )

l.

traveling circus and medicine show; the columbus, ohio edition.

...so  many of you know that robbie and i are HUGE fans of "live" music...music in general, but especially live music.  and it's pretty safe to say that we both pretty big counting crows fans.  you might remember that from this post, or even this post.  i can safely say that for me, photographing those shows a few summers back was a really big moment, not only personally put professionally as well...HUGE. and i'll fill you all in on a little secret, i was equally as nervous this time around; knees shaking, sweaty hands and all.

i also can't thank my friend alicia enough, she works pretty close with the band and that they trust me enough to capture that night (or nights as you'll see!) means a great deal to me...a million thanks!

now to the good stuff...agustana is touring with the guys, and for sure, if you're not familiar with them, you need to be!  such a cool vibe, laid back. these are from the amazing show at the lc pavilion (an awesome local venue). 

the counting crows again put on a pretty great show...running around the stage, telling stories, even inviting the guys from augustana back out to sing.

big fan.

: )

l.

the guys from augustana.

 

 

 

 

adam.

 

dan.

 

 

charlie.

 

dave.

 

immy.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ride with robbie.

Riding the final 5 miles of my last Pedal-with-Pete benefit, my legs were sore, my butt hurt, I was out of water, I was slightly concerned that I was lost...and it was one of the most wonderful times of my life.

Something changes when you know what you are doing is helping someone...helping many in some cases. For that very reason, I am riding again this year, and you can ride with me.

Pedal-with-Pete is a non-profit organization that raises money for research to improve the quality of life for those people with cerebral palsy.

It is a wonderful cause. And, one I am proud to ride in and spread the word.

This year, Lauren's brother, Mark, and I will be taking on the 48 mile course. If you can't ride with us, we would love to have your support. There's no prize or kick back for the amount of money we raise, but I would like to set a personal goal of $2000.00, that's right- two grand!

But, I can't do that without you. With social outlets like my blog, our oFp. blog, Twitter, and Facebook, I see absolutely no reason why we can't get a dollar (or two ) from everyone of our friends. Think of it as a subscription fee, and know that by donating you are helping to change a life...many lives.

We look forward to your support. No amount is too small, so please give. I promise you it won't hurt.
Click on the following link to donate via the generous people at PayPal, who make it possible to maximize your donations without any additional cost to you.

 

Many, many thanks. -rlg

love.

hope you all get to spend the day with someone you love.

what do you love??

: )

l.

here's mine to robbie:

  

and here's his to me:

someone likes me.

i received this little gem today for my birthday...it's a bath fizzie...and quite possibly the cutest thing i've ever seen...i kind of want to get a canvas made from it and hang it in my office : )

i also wanted to thank everyone for all the wonderful & lovely birthday wishes...you guys are the best and sure do know how to make a girl feel special : )

oh how i love cupcakes & birthdays.

: )

l.