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11. I bought a come along, a fancy one that was like a hundred dollars. I needed to load a dead car onto a trailer because it was half sunken into the ground. 

12. After the first event I did a lot more work on it. I did a bunch of suspension work to the rear. I put bigger springs, I took them out of a dodge truck. These are the springs that are way bigger than the Jeep’s.

13. I also disconnected my rear sway bar, which is to keep body roll from happening. But we want more body roll to keep more traction sometimes. Some guy on the Facebook page figured it out, he just shaved it down and everyone copied him. It’s really

14. I haven’t done much to the engine itself. But I’m constantly adding on and changing things. 

15. This was from the burnt out bike. I wasn’t the actual rider, but we put them onto little girls’ Barbie bikes and raced them.

16. That’s not blood, don't worry. It’s automatic transmission fluid that got all over the sack. It’s my friend’s transmission that I hauled for him. This was from some nice Gore-Tex. Actually this is from the last person who threw trash at a rally. Just kidding, the joke is that we kill the person. 

17. There’s that rally event soon right? During gambling events we pick up trash. It’s one of the largest trash pickup events in the United States. 

18. Trace Martinson shows off an old fashioned siren he plans on hooking up to the top of his car. 

19. Automatic transmission fluid with a straw on top. 

20. That’s my dad’s. He used to be a police officer for Jacksonville naval air station.  

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1. My first car, I did the paintjob to it. I took it with me to flight school. 

2. I won a scholarship for a private pilot license. On the way home on 95 after class, and conveniently I was eating a snack. I didn’t have my hands grabbing the steering wheel and there was a turtle on the road. And I didn't see it and I hit the steering wheel and crashed into the guard rail. That’s why this entire area is warped.

3. It sat down here while I was in flight school. I pulled the frame out after I crashed it. You can get like four hundred dollars from one of these. I pulled all of this out, you can still see where it’s really warped.

4. It's a recovery tool, it’s used to pull heavy shit. So I used this and a bunch of tow straps and I just wrapped them around these trees back here and I pulled the frame out.

5. Then I did the entire lifting process and took it to my first gambler event. It was fun, it was a blast, except I blew out my driver's side front axle on the way back to the ending. And so we stayed for like six hours until midnight putting it back together.

6. Everyone’s always asking me why I’ve never been pulled over. Well that’s not true. I’ve only been pulled over once. That was when I was driving back from that event and I was speeding. I thought it was a forty five but it was a thirty five. The police officer took one look at us, and me and my buddies were beat to hell. He looked at us, took our IDs and just gave us a warning.

7. I don’t have a filter on my car right now, so it won't explode so the engine could build up compression and blow the oil pan out. I took the bumper off because it was scuffed and I figured I didn’t need it anymore. 

8. It’s taken me since May, the last event. I started mid April and I just got aligned with all of the issues I've had on it. Less than a year. I still have to do a couple things to it.

9. T race Martinson, St. Augustine local, shows off trucker radio system him and his friends have set up for races. They mentioned that they frequently listen in on trucker’s conversations. 

10. It wasn’t registered so I had it out on the street because I didn’t care. I thought I knew how to do it. I know how to work on cars. And I completely fucked everything and my neighbor called the police and told them I didn’t have plates.

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1. Lightscape at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden - Forest Bathed in Light

2. Enchanted Forest - Illuminated Garden Chandeliers

3. Wandering Through Wonderland - Spindling Lights Wrapped Throughout Treetops

4. Giant Paper Flowers - The Faint Rustling of Paper is all That Can Be Heard Alongside Faint Jazz

5. Greenhouse Illuminated from Inside - Lights Shifted from Inside to Outside the Greenhouse to Create an Illusion

6. Orb Bath - Glowing Orbs Cradled Within a Fountain

7. Perspective Orb - Floating Water Orbs in Pond

8. Bee Balm Overgrowth - Bright Green Lights Omit and Ethereal Effect Over Green Plants

9. Spider Limbs - Various Colored Lights Within The Trees Give off an Otherworldly Effect

10. Haunted Gardens - Dark Lights Create Various Atmospheres Amongst the Trees

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 1. Storm Preparations - Loose branches are removed in preparation for the upcoming North Eastern Storm and King Tide.

2. Cave and Charles - After asking what the two were up to, Cave, left, responded with "That's what we’re trying to figure out right now."

3. Heaven's Gate - "Want us to smile?"

4. Beth and Matt - The two work on re-paving the eroded cracks in front of the Ponce de Leon Hotel. They had been out there working all morning.

5. Classic - Documenting ripped apart fence, a common happening at Flagler.

6. Abandoned St. Augustine - The shell of what once was the Corazon Theater. The street is flooded up and down the block.

7. The One and Only: Fred - When I asked him if this was the worst storm he’d experienced in St. Augustine he denied it, and replied with "I've seen the worst of the worst."

8. Fred Deals With The Flood - Fred tells me about the state of the flooding on West King Street. When I asked what he planned on doing for the rest of the day, he responded with, "Whatever I want, the world is my oyster."

9. Endless Summer Lost at Sea - This ship has been talk of the town all day: A boat stranded at the sea wall in the midst of the storm. I come to meet Carlos, who is making his way from Miami to Virginia, alone. This isn't new for him, he mentions a few other times he's had no choice but to power through a storm while manning this huge vessel on his own. It has four bedrooms, a living room, and a bathroom. Carlos, who is also captain, plans on turning the ship into a mini cruise line to the Bahamas.

10. Serenity in Natural Disaster - The Lightner Museum courtyard functions as an oasis in between the chaos of downtown St. Augustine.

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1. Young Love - Getting ready for the show.

2. And the Costume of the Night Award Goes To - "Jewish girls named Rachel are always so sweet."

3. Flamethrower - Practice round, trial and error.

4. Bobbi Butcher - Tried to get a picture of her and her boyfriend, but ran out of memory.

5. Chaos - A giant teddy bear was ripped apart in the crowd.

6. Beauty - The moment we’ve all been waiting for. 

7. Chase Moody - Band: Corrupted Saint. 

8. Biblical Depiction of Depravity - Band: Smells Like Paint. 

9. LOML - Band: Smells Like Paint.

10. John Moxley AKA Dean Ambrose - “DO YOU KNOW WHO I AM?”

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1. Jersey Girl - Ally Schecs, an old neighbor of mine, shows off her keenly decorated bedroom.

2. Ally Schecs - She insisted on dressing elegantly for the photo, carefully chose each part of her outfit and accessories.

3. German Jewish Princess - We discovered that we both have Russian German Jewish heritage.

4. Russian Jewish Princess - We discuss our shared cultures and family lives, as we are both from the Tristate area.

5. Avril Lavigne - Ally fixes her makeup and we discuss different magazine covers our shoot resembles.

6. CD Cover - It was interesting paying attention to the different ins and outs and trinkets littered throughout Ally's bedroom.

7. Touch Up - Signature lipstick look. 

8. Carrie Underwood - Ally is a huge fan of music, and showed me her various CDs, records, magazines, and playlists.

9. Evanescence - Ally graduates this semester, and plans on moving back to New Jersey for stability, but ultimately plans on moving out West.

10. Glam Rock - Ally is wearing a Betsey Johnson dress, which is rare to come across in this day and age. She loves collecting clothes.

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1. Tim Palmer - Met Tim at the Ribera St. fishing vessel docks, he was sewing a mast. We got to talking about photography and cameras.

2. What's the scar from? DON'T GO TO TEXAS, IT SUCKS! - Tim walks me through his life adventures. He sailed to Venezuela once with a buddy, accompanied by two ladies they'd just met.

3. Tim Palmer Recent Artwork - Tim showed his most recent painting he'd been commissioned by the Yaquina Marina in Oregon.

4. We Used To Be Lovers - Getting to know two St. Augustine locals, was not able to get their names, as they seemed to be in a hurry. They appeared to be quite fond of one another. 

5. Love Always Lingers - The two reminiscence  about St. Augustine back in the day.

6. Under The Magnifying Glass - Up close, there is sadness in both of their eyes, a look of 'here we go again,' though it wasn't directed towards me. The two were happy to talk, despite being in a rush.

7. West King Fishing Spot - David mainly was fishing for Sheepshead which he enjoyed cooking and eating, he mentioned having over 20 different recipes. 

8. Bronx Native Finds Serenity - We also discussed the value in slowing down and being self observant, how fishing ties into methods of life.

9. David Hernandez - David and I got to talking about what growing up in The Bronx during the 80's was like. David discussed how New York has regressed back to that violence and chaos.

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1. DMZ Military Antiques - Bill closed his shop for my interview.

2. iSpy - After 5 hours, Bill and I hadn't come close to making  a dent in all this memorabilia. 

3. Bill Parnell - Colt 1851 Navy Revolver.

4. Lower Manhattan and Governor's Island Barracks - Bill reflects on his time serving as a petty officer 2nd class in the Coast Guard, later going off to Vietnam.

5. One Of A Kind - Hand embroidered Vietnamese jacket sewn for American troops towards the end of the war.

6. Military Library - Any favorites?

7. Inert WW2 105mm Projectile - Inert fuse

8. Each Soldier Has His Own War - Precious moments.

9. German Regimental Beer Steins - Learned important differences between originals and reproductions.

10. Memorabilia - Guns Magazine November 1955 Issue.