My DIY SASS Microphone Rig. How I turned a vintage Samsonite train case purchased at a thrift store for $3 into a SASS (Stereo Ambient Sampling System) microphone rig.… Read More
In April 1997 Life Magazine’s Director of Photography David Friend called out of the blue asking me to photograph comet Hale-Bopp, which at the time was streaking through the sky above sparsely populated Wyoming, where I had lived and worked … Read More
A recent move has unearthed the dormant sand collection I keep inside my grandmother-in-law’s vintage American Tourister blue train case. The satin-lined case, complete with a fancy little mirror on the inside, is stuffed from top to bottom with bubble … Read More
Field recording of the Rumble of the John A. Roebling Suspension Bridge which spans the Ohio River.… Read More
My vintage Rycote Zeppelin and matching Windjammer came in the mail yesterday. This eBay purchase cost $25. I know, I got a sweet deal. Upon delivery, It had a few cracks where the back cap meets the body. Hence the … Read More