Back from the Boat

"Learn something new! This is where everything is going to go. On the computer in over a year." Recently overheard from a middle-aged woman in a bookstore predicting the future of the internet...

Maybe someone missed the boat on that one? Speaking of missing the boat, the Bruise Cruise is done and over! Clearly I made it back safe, and am just now attempting to put words to the experience. I want to go back!

How did I got on the boat in the first place? January 26th (my birthday) I got a call from SPIN Magazine saying I had WON their grandprize!! Needless to say, it was a great birthday present.

So here's a little bit of music to listen to while watching the slideshow of Polaroids I took while onboard the cruise. Personally I believe every band should have an obligatory song containing lyrics of "la la la" in some repetitious manner as to increase the audience's drunkest member's ability to participate in singing along.Thee Oh Sees fulfilled this need for me and so much more. Listen to my unofficial Bruise Cruise anthem, a song that's so catchy and danceable. Thee Oh-Sees - I Was Denied by hells-belles

Then press the play button below to view the slideshow. (Make sure to maximize the show in the bottom right hand corner.)


These actual Polaroids were taken with an SX-70 on The Impossible Project's Push! film. It needs a ton of light for the images to be clear, and responds really well to being heated to "push" the intensity of the colors. I found the tiles by the pool were great for this as they retained a lot of heat.

Here are some of my favorite images from the cruise. (Obviously not Polaroids.) I'll do my best to narrate:


Why were the creepy animals always put on my bed?


I was hoping to photograph people here...


and here, too. Pina coladas got in the way. It's a good time to admit that I know my limits with alcohol. For this reason, I don't drink at all under normal working circumstances. However, a free trip to the Bahamas is not a normal circumstance. I'm allowed to have fun, too. ;-) Although, I did learn my lesson. Some people get drunk and regret things they've done, I got drunk and regret not taking specific pictures.


This was my travel companion, Aly. She knows how to dress well and offers me direction in that area. On the last day I packed everything and then put on some comfy clothes. She saw me and said, "Are you wearing your yoga clothes? **Sigh** I guess it's okay, it's the last day."


Here are a couple more of Aly wearing some of her vintage finest:




"I'm on a boat!"

LIVE MUSIC/BAND MEMBERS:

Tyler of Surfer Blood


The Black Lips


Ty Segall


Jacuzzi Boys


Strange Boys


Turbo Fruits


Everyone loves the Vivian girls


Bass guitar overboard



Every lounge act drinks like a fish, right?






And this happened:


Get Ready...


Get SET!


Elevator Par-tay in full effect!!!


Captain Booze Cruise.


A lively bunch :)


CONGRATS to these two! They got engaged on the cruise! Watch it here.



SERIOUSLY documenting the action!


Lido deck tango with Surfer Blood's Marcos


Day 3: Organizer Michelle Cable, still working hard!



THE END! Or is it? Rumor has there's a Bruise Cruise Reunion slated for New York this Summer...anyone interested??

VIEW the rest of my Bruise Cruise images HERE