A day on the Klamath River...one of my favorite places.

It's not vacation unless I see the Redwoods.

--CRC (age 8, according to my 91 year old grandmother)

I saw this large mobile trailer with "Big Al" painted all over it parked on the side of the road. Suddenly, the carny inside of me kicked in. I walked over to the trailer; it was actually a travelling water tank. I heard some thumping and swooshing inside, then a strange gurgling whistle. Was it "Big Al" beckoning me?

I've been out of commission having an internal conversation with my mountain.
ASC and BIC felt someone needed to keep the daily road trip updated.

POEM

An old woman
fishes on
Hat Creek
at Twilight,

If you ask her
she'll share her
secret...

Power Bait!

PHOTOS

There's been a lot internal change going on with EARSXXI, PlasterCITY and DFE. I certainly hope for the best. Sometimes you really need to shake things up to get one step closer. The most important aspect of what I do is to stay true to the BIG PICTURE, no matter the obstacles; however, one has to be able to earn the DOLLAR as well. This is where Elyse comes in. There's no reason why the two shouldn't go hand 'n hand. The big problem for me is TRUST. I've been knocked down, ripped off and criticized for being CRC for most of my life that I have developed a pretty hard shell when it comes to TRUST. And I am not saying this is a good thing, just that it comes with the territory in my line of business. One always has to look over their shoulder. And, the weight sometimes weakens the shoulders. Now having said this, I want you all to know I am still hopeful. I do feel I have the tools, the friends, and business partners to pull off the big PAH picture.

As we were leaving Elko on the 80, I was thinking about all of this. Then I noticed it...a billboard with a photo of the great Abraham Lincoln. It said, "Fail, fail, fail...and then...PERSISTANCE...pass it on". I took it as a good omen.

We had a wonderful screening with a wonderful audience. Yet, I feel a tad sad. I think the land of the Cowboy Poet is making me yearn for the "Innocent Eye". Time stands still and one can take a deep, deep breath.

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(sorry for the bad cell phone connection, but I like to capture real moments, not rehearsed moments).

JIGGS
BAR 20 DAYS.mov

A day hunting for Mr. Pike at one of Northern Nevada's best kept secret lakes. I marinaded him in an orange ginger sauce, then barbecued him with blasts of mesquite dust on very hot coals. I did this in a Super 8 motel parking lot while listening to Caruso. It was a swell family dinner.



It's all about the sounds.
Perfect placement.mov
Super 8 Caruso.mov

it's late and I'm sitting by a campfire because it's cold in Ely, Nevada. i'm sitting here thinking how much my son makes me laugh. He's a clown...and that's alright.
So Happy Together.mov

The Melon Lady.mov


photo by ASC

An old man who refuses to age gracefully is as tragic as a young man who refuses to embrace life fully.

--paraphrasing Joseph Campbell

CRC says...

I love Fellini's La Strada...one of my all time Fellini favorites. When I hit the campaign trail with my little family, Biker Cat, Smokey Joe and Cutty in the famous "Big O" passing out Biker Chef pictures and promoting PAH, I feel like I am in a Fellini movie and I like it that way.



Looking for a magnetic charge...
Four Corners.mov

We went down the San Juan river with Ron and did a little wet fly fishing for the first time. Bailey learned the ever important lesson of PATIENCE. In this crazy, hectic cut throat world, it is such an important lesson. The lesson of GRACE is next on the human spirit menu.

I headed out of ABQ this early eve and ended up in the Four Corners area. I am taking a very long road trip back to LA via Utah, Northern Nevada and Northern California. The Northeastern Nevada Museum will be screening a low budget western I made 18 years ago in the Elko, Nevada area for all the cowboys that worked behind and in front of the camera. It will be on July 26th, 7 pm. I will be there to answer questions, etc. To all the great people of ELKO, LEE and JIGGS that helped me make this innocent little western, I look forward to hooking up with ya all at the Jiggs Bar for a prairie fire or a ditch water. Until then, happy trails.

I've been asked to be an international film judge at the 2006 Oldenburg Film Festival this September in Germany. I agreed. Oldenburg will also be hosting a mini-pal PAH-FEST for our European friends that have stories to tell. It is my goal to create and link together a complete global on-line PAH-FEST with Grants, NM as the Capitol of PAH. Stay tuned.

CRC says...



FIRE & ICE MOTORCYCLE RALLY



THE ENCHANTING CURRIER FAMILY & ALL THE BEAUTY AROUND THEM



DR. CURRIER SPEAKS-- "LOOK AROUND YOU'LL FIND THE DEFINITION OF HEALTH".
Doctor Currier.mov

Life is truly known only to those who suffer, lose, endure adversity and stumble from defeat to defeat.
--Anais Nin

WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM MY FRIENDS...
HEALING.mov

LATE NIGHT FIRE.mov

PAH SPEAKS



CRC & DBL WITH BUGSY KAHN

I have some relatives in the lower part of the boot that are celebrating. I also have an assistant back in LA who won a pot of cash. Congratulations!

Dear Participants in the first PAH-FEST,

I'd like to send my wishes for good luck and congratulations to all of you.
I am sure that the excitement and competition will spur you on to great
achievement.

Sincerely,

Francis Coppola

It's kind of fun to do the impossible.

I don't like formal gardens. I like wild nature. It's just the wilderness instinct in me, I guess.

I am not influenced by the techniques or fashions of any other motion picture company.

--Walt Disney

George Kuchar & CRC with the beautiful EarsXXI "Keeping The Torch Lit" Award created by glass artist Rhys Williams.
Keeping the Torch lit 1a.mov
Keeping the Torch Lit 1b.mov
Keeping the Torch Lit 2a.mov
Keeping the Torch Lit 2b.mov
Keeping the Torch Lit 3a.mov
Keeping the Torch Lit 3b.mov
Keeping The Torch Lit 4a.mov
Keeping the Torch Lit 4b.mov

THE FINAL HOUR.mov

And last, but not least, a check-in on TEAM NMSU GRANTS. This team has been especially awesome, because not only have they been doing their mobiflick, they've been handling all of the technical needs for PAH-FEST 2006. A big round of applause for them.
Final Hour 2.mov

TEAM OUTLAW: WASABI BOYS hard at work editing in a KOA cabin. They are being allowed to stay up late in honor of the Creative Process.
KOA Editing.mov

Why I love New Mexico...I can breath, and more so in Grants, than Albuquerque.
New Mexico Sky.mov

A bunch of people turned out at Affordable Cellular to partake in PAH's cell phone art competition. I tried to get Jack Nicholson's younger brother from Gallop. NM to join in. He was to busy.
Jack Nicholson's little.mov

Three little boys came in from San Rafael to participate in PAH's webcam art contest. They had a blast.
Three Amigos.mov

TEAM LATIN AMERICAN had the whole viillage of San Rafael helping them out including their local priest Father Roberto.

TEAM LATIN AMERICAN.mov
Coach Nick Paine speaks.

TEAM LA 2.mov
The Team Leader speaks on a local country western radio show.

TEAM NATIVE AMERICAN HAD A BRUSH WITH THE LAGUNA TRIBAL POLICE. PAH ALSO BELIEVES IT IS IMPORTANT TO RESPECT THE SACRED LAND. IN THE END, IT ALL WORKED OUT.

TEAM NATIVE AMERICAN.mov
Coach Mark Ean explains what happened.

TEAM NATIVE AMERICAN 2.mov
Team member Cliff Bonham explains what happened from his pick-up truck.

Mr. Aarne, the man behind the beautiful "I AM" poetic piece from last year's first truly big Duke City Shootout, sends his regards to PAH and all of us out here in Grants, NM. Mr. Aarne, just so you know, you are a major reason why I left Duke City Shootout. For the past seven years, I have supported and started a lot of programs for DFI. As the "Common Man" winner you gave me greater clarity. Now, I want to use all of my energies, ideas and contacts to empower "everyday people" through my PAH program. This is what I am about.
BEST TO CRC & PAH.WMV

www.pahfest.com

CRC says...


www.bikerchef.com

Zelda and Adrienne did a magnificent job creating and launching our first on-line magazine. Thank you for all of your submissions. For me, everything is based upon music: hence, the metronome.

Check it out at www.earsxxi.com/magazine/

I stopped by to check on one of the Team Outlaw teams.

Wasabi Boys 1.mov
Wasabi Boys pt. 2.mov

The first day went very well. We have a wonderful, highly motivated group of people helping to launch our first PAH-FEST. I couldn't be happier. I will be vlogging the creative process throughout the festival to give you a little taste of what is happening out here in Grants. This will also help the mythical PAH decide who will be the recipient of the rather juicy Bugsy Kahn Award. Also, don't forget to check out www.pahfest.com to view and vote on all the digital meda being created during PAH-FEST 2006...this will help us decide who will get all the cash prizes.

TEAM MADONNA 1.mov

Roswell Alien Rally
Biker Church.mov
July 4th Grants Parade. It is the oldest parade in New Mexico and it was packed.
4th Parade 1.mov
Biker Chef, Biker Cat and friends helping to promote PAH FEST 2006 and the Fire And Ice Rally.
July 4th Parade BC.mov

BUGSY KAHN IN ALL OF HIS GLITTERiNG, GUTSY GLORY. This award will go to the person who overcame the most roadblocks during PAH-FEST 2006 while trying to remain true to their vision. It is essentially an award for persistence and dedication.

Also , Mr. Paine just arrived with the EARSXXI "Keeping the Torch Lit" Award. It will remain sealed and hidden until the Rubicon Estate evening. This award goes to a master artist who, by being true to him or herself, inspires the rest of us to find our own inner voice and to tap into the artist within us all. After studying the life and art of the great George Kuchar, glass sculptor Rhys Williams and artist confidante Rando Schmook were hard at work melting glass in the hot fire. Like the artists, this award is unique and one of kind, but because the same talented artist team creates it , there is continuity. The one thing the award has in common for sure is its heaviness...an artist's life and the creative process is heavy indeed.

A man can do what he wants, but not want what he wants.
--Arthur Schopenhauer

I'm in Roswell, NM participating in the Alien Rally. Tonight, I rode with the Blood, Sweat & Gears bikers in Roswell's very own UFO parade. I love how the whole town came out and cheered even the littliest and shabbiest of UFO floats. I felt like I was in a magical Fellini film. Adrienne took some cell phone video with her new cell phone. Once she gets around to e-mailing them to me (reads the manual, etc.) I will post them. Today was also special because it was Smokey Joe's first training day on BC's iron horse. He watched Biker Cat who is always a total champ and class act, then it was his turn. He was also first rate. Must be the good breeding at Bear Country Burmese out of Newport Beach, California...Smokey Joe is a great addition to the Biker Chef posse.
Maiden Voyage.mov

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