Ooe yofukuten world tour 2009-2010

[tvshooter]

we hit up one of my fav bars in town for some food and drinks. they had a big party outside on the enclosed patio. we chilled inside. i'm gonna cut to the chase cause it's late and i wanna go to bed. . .

[tvshooter]

the spatula attacks the waitress

and i waited till last to show you Andy's toe thing. don't know why he won't get this fixed, but it made me (and still makes me) wanna puke all over the place. fuckin scarier than the serial spatula killer. . .

[clover]

awesome pics tvshooter!

And that's one gnarly toe....i'm wondering what happened

[aho]

There's something definitely growing in that toe...

...but glad you ate well tonight!

[tvshooter]

hello my friends. got some catchin up to do. nothin too exciting yesterday. my story was in VA Beach at a church who had missionaries on the ground in Haiti when the earthquake hit, who were just getting backI]anda group of missionaries that were getting ready to leave with medical supplies and goods. i didn't have the still camera with me (and i was busy workin) to take pic's of that, but i think it's a good idea to keep in your thoughts the people there that are suffering and the folks from here that are going down to help. our station sent a crew (Art who was in one of my pic's and Jeff, who is my boss). they're onboard the USS Bataan just off the coast and are going in with Marines today to do some stories.

here's a link to my story from yesterday- http://www.wavy.com/dpp/news/local_news/local-churches-do-their-part-for-haiti

afterwards we hit up some Chipotle near town center in VA Beach. when i moved here almost 12 years ago, there was nothing in this spot but trees. now it's home to the tallest building in VA, the Westin hotel. across the street from that (not pictured) is a beautiful performing arts center. but by and large, it's your typical shopping and restaurants.

after work we went to Tortilla West (already did a segment there earlier) for cheap taco night. nothing too exciting to report here.

so that was my Monday. how was yours?

[tvshooter]

i had some time during "lunch" today to drive around and shoot a quick photo essay on Olde Town Portsmouth. this is where my station is. i actually live in Portsmouth even tho it says Norfolk in my stats (was living on the other side of the water when i signed up). again, lots of history here- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portsmouth,_Virginia

the shipyard (not pictured) is right down at the end of the street from my station. this mid-size amphitheater is directly behind my work. they have some really great bands come through here.

the Bier Garden is a great bar and restaurant. one of the best selections of beer in the region.

the Commodore theater was built in 1944. it was renovated in the late 90's, has one of the biggest screens in the area and is THX certified. the floor seating is set up with chairs and tables so you can order food and beer. the balcony is seats only. place looks great lit up at night.

Visual Arts School

i like this place. it's actually an old firehouse that was converted into a home.

confederate statue at High and Court Street

some skater at the municipal building

downtown Norfolk skyline from the Portsmouth side

the oldest Naval hospital is in the backround. can't get a good shot of the old building tho.

[tvshooter]

some old houses...none of this is old by european standards, but nonetheless...

are you guys getting bored yet??

[aho]

^A resounding "NOOOO!!!!!"

Keep it up!

[redX]

i like these old colonial style house fronts

[appfaff]

Amazing pics shooter!

The mention of the Naval yard brings back memories. A buddy of mine, kid's dad was my dad's "boss", lived in one of the admiral's houses (those huge 3 story/6000sqft. houses) next to the yard. such an amazing place. Can't wait to visit in June.

edit: just noticed the Naval hospital in the background! my pop's old place of business, haha

[ThinFinn]

so i heard you're gonna keep the ooe's 4ever !? .... :-D

[tvshooter]

nah, i'm gonna burn em. anyone who wants to attend the ceremony at my house is more than welcome. i'll make videotape ransom first. if my demands are not met, the jeans will burn. Ooe can have the ashes. . . unless the next guy wants em.

[Atzec]

as i won´t be able to attend the burning cerem-ooe-ny, can i get a live stream, please?

[tvshooter]

^ooh!! brilliant. i wonder how i can do that. . ..

[M.O.A]

props if you can figure that out...

[almostnice]

please burn them.iam an Ooephobic.they are the roots of all evil.babylon!

fire pon dem!!

[royalcheese]

it looks like only JAH (and Aaron) know what will happen with them...

seen!!!

[almostnice]

this Ooe is a whore.jumping from one man to another,breaking hearts every month.its written in the 10 commandments: you shall not divorce.

none shall escape the judgement!

[joelz]

as i won´t be able to attend the burning cerem-ooe-ny, can i get a live stream, please?

www.ustream.com ?

[tvshooter]

ya know, the cool thing about my job is that i'm not stuck in an office all day. however, the downside is sometimes i'm thrown out into hurricanes, cold weather, hot weather or in the case today- just good ole plain stuck in court. so the bad news- not much goin on. the good news- MORE PIC'S! here's the court building...

most of the time, i wait outside b/c court makes me sleepy, almost to the point of being comatose. fortunately, i am able to make do with a little afternoon sufu checkup in my "office"

downtown Newport News is pretty much a dump. well...kinda. the Newport News Shipyard is one of the biggest employers in the area. and here's why-

AMERICA KICKS ASS!!! WE BUILD AIRCRAFT CARRIERS BITCHES!!!! lol. that's the George Bush being built right there. they also build sub's and other stuff. the shipyard its pretty big and you're not really supposed to take pic's of stuff beyond the gate.

but other than that, it's pretty much municipal buildings and corner markets for workers to grab a sandwich

and nobody really "lives" down this end of town (which it is, literally, the point end of the peninusula.)lot's of beat up buildings that could be put to better use.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virginia_Peninsula

alas, there are a couple of neat buildings here. the post office-

the Victory Arch

for you football fans, the federal court building where Mike Vick had his bankruptcy hearings at.

and that's the tour of downtown Newport News folks. . .

[tvshooter]

notice how "dingy" the warp threads look against the white in the selvedge. nice huh?

[Mr HaGa]

I missed this update yesterday somehow. Very nice macro shots!

[salaami]

good ole Bad News (Newport News for you non-VA mofos), proud origin of Mike Vick, Bubbachuck(Allen Iverson, pound-for-pound the best player to EVER play in the NBA, quote that bitch), and a bunch of other motherfuckers not worth mentioning. don't fuck around to much there, they cut niggas heads off out there(no bullshit!. burn the jawns on the George bush carrier, throw the ashes out to sea, piss all over the part that says ''george bush'' and then leave...

[tvshooter]

shit i was gonna swing by AI's ole hood cause i was up there- AGAIN- today. but Salamm, i wouldn't dis the Ooe's like that. i would give them a proper respectful burnin. which by the way, i'm lookin into doin in a live stream.

[tvshooter]

JEEZ!!! why is this on the third page?!?! c'mon guys make some fukkin noise!!! if you want a kick ass world tour ya gotta scream for more! this is like a rock concert- the more you yell, they louder we play!!!!

anyway, i saved this for a rainy day, which it is. the weather in VA is crazy. one day it's sunny and 60, the next day it's a nor'easter. (that's like a cold wet hurricane in the winter for those who live in other parts of the world) we went bowling last week and shot a ton of video. i'm really not sure what to do with all of it cause it was pretty much drunken silliness. might have to post that later on down the road. i had a really cool event lined up this morning that had to be rescheduled due to the rain. but, i'll have that vid posted early next week when it does happen. here's some bowling pic's to hold you guys over...

don't laugh

if you notice, we had the entire place to ourselves. the first alley we went to was having a league night and we couldn't play. so we went to this one instead.

some more flathead love!!! this girl is wearin these harder than most dudes are. you'll see when i do an evo on these later on.

gotta love the cheap beer pitchers at the alley

this is how tv gets dem "unique" shots. . .

style for miles

so that's it for today. i got a surprise guest on the tour today so we'll see the aftermath of that later. ALSO, i'm gonna do a surprise giveaway soon (CONUS only, sorry) so pay attention!!!! hope ya'll havin a good one...

[aho]

noiseeeee!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[**DenimJunky**]

Loving this thread....

Those detailed pics are soooo nice.

i would love to feel the denim on those.

[almostnice]

and i would love to take "unique" shots like TV does.

probably not in public.

[redX]

if you can, please post some food pics, for some reason i always enjoy those

[pomata]

post whatever you think it's worth, you're doing a great job!

and abuse those jinzu they're still too dark