Inspired by the life and legacy of Rose T. Coppinger, ROCKN 4 ROSIE is a benefit event to help raise support for the Point After Club (PAC). Founded by Rose 25 years ago, PAC is a clubhouse that provides support services to adults with mental health disabilities. PAC is a program of MHRP Inc., a non-profit 501-C-3 agency.

All proceeds and gifts made through ROCKN 4 ROSIE will go to PAC’s “Home of Our Own” project. After 25 years of service to the greater Lawrence, MA community, the PAC has outgrown its current location and is looking to purchase or renovate a building that they can proudly call their own.

Come to Rockn’ 4 Rosie … it is my favorite annual event and supports one of the best causes in Massachusetts. Booze … Music… Food… Art … and the most amazing view of Boston imaginable … it doesn’t get better than that. Also, be sure to plan time to attend the after party!

Buy your tickets here: http://www.rockn4rosie.com/Home.aspx

http://www.rockn4rosie.com/Home.aspx

Erin doubled the rent in 1 shoot.

It was a closet. Well bigger.  But it was small.  It was also less than a 5 minutes walk from our apartment.  It was just a few months.  But it was great.  We had a place to leave things setup so a shoot didn’t always include setup and break down.   Erin put her name on the waiting list.

About 3 years later she got the call.  The studios have opened a new floor so space had opened up.  We looked at a few of the studios and really liked ours.  So, we’re back in Somerville at Vernon Street Studios. What’s nice about working an industrial space is that we get to do pretty much anything.  It’s also rough because we took over a space after years of painters it would seem.  Hardened piles of paint, dust, grime, dust, plaster dust and more.   After a bunch of coats paint, a few trips to furniture shops, some pulleys, paper stuffed mini-car and more than one near ladder death experiences, we finished hanging the lights as we opened the doors (and after an all nighter… I thought those ended in college).

Check out the photo gallery of us making the most of our space.  We’d like to give a special thanks to my parents and Noah Bidgood for helping out building the place.

-jk

Dudelmation #1 – Shjunior Year from Abbott Imaging.

We are currently working on a music video for one of our new songs.  About a year ago I drew this animation on a black board using a chalk pen and Erin photographed it.

Tonight we decided to dust off the files and finish the test up to start prepping for the real video.  Erin added some flash on top of the hand drawings and then we started adding sound.

Thanks to Knowah for all his wonderful help.

Also.. On an unrelated subject. Finally saw the movie Up.

Wow.

Hope all is well,

-jk