This past weekend I had the honor of photographing the Queens Veterans Day parade. For those that served I want to say “Thank you for your service”.
One of the guys from the weekly car cruise is on the parade committee so I of course said yes when he asked me. I wasn’t expecting to take pictures of Cadillacs but that ended up happening. I picked a spot near the end of the parade where the leaves in the trees were turning colors. There was also flags hanging from a few telephone poles. The local car clubs had all their cars line up near the end of the parade.
This was my favorite picture from the day. Although I would never encourage altering the proud Cadillac emblem this is ok by me. What a great way to show the veterans that you are honored to fly the flag. You can also se my pictures in the local paper. You can also see all the pictures from the parade on my Facebook page.
Photography Website
I have been working on getting up my photography website for a while now but I don’t think I have shared it here. I started Camerawe.com with the idea of sharing my photography and selling prints. If you would like to see what I take pictures of besides Cadillacs I encourage you to visit and sign up for the newsletter. You will also be able to buy prints through the Smugmug account I have set up. I have had a lot of fun with the camera this year, guess it has been some sort of therapy for me.
Dear Earle,
You should set your self up with an account on Facebook and get into advertising on Facebook with your photographs, as that is the way I had to go in order to get orders for my autoart on T-shirts. Vinny is a good friend and setting me up on Cadillac art on T-shirts on a separate page, but problem is that no one including yourself would order their Cadillac’s Hand drawn and hand painted on T-shirts threw his site here, Cadillac Country Club, min the 2 to 3 years here on the Cadillac Country Club, I did not receive one order for a Cadillac Hand drawn and hand painted on a T-shirt, I even put many examples of my work on the Auto Art page, but not one Cadillac nut on here would take the chance and order a T-shirt of the Cadillac from me. I got a better response threw my Facebook pages than on here. I wish you all the luck, but I am telling you, Facebook is the way to go if you intend on making some money selling your prints. I appreciated what Vinny did for me, don’t get me wrong but I had hoped that I would have received some response from some Cadillac owners wanting a T-shirt of their Cadillac or La Salle Hand drawn and hand painted on one, but I got no response what so ever. I may have only a few years to live, in my future and I was hoping to paint a few Cadillac’s on T-shirts before I pass on. Thanks Vinny for your Cadillac Country Club and creating that site for me. Maybe the T-shirt that I made for you may be worth something in a few years from now.
Vinny- Looks like Metropolitan Ave in Midde Village with Lutheran Cemetery in background and love the effort even if you included a Packard. I don’t know how it will be this year but the Long Island Dreamboats participated in the Veteran’s Day parade in Mahhattan hauling some veterana and polictcan in past years.
That is exactly where I was. Metropolitan and 70th street. I tried so hard to get a nice background in the picture. I didn’t want a Dunkin donuts as the background. Even the shots before the parade with empty streets came out nice.
A lot of great photos here. A great tribute to our fallen heroes!
Vinnie, I hope you don’t mind me sharing this:
A POEM WORTH READING
He was getting old and paunchy
And his hair was falling fast,
And he sat around the Legion,
Telling stories of the past.,
Of a war that he once fought in
And the deeds that he had done,
In his exploits with his buddies;
They were heroes, every one.
And ‘tho sometimes to his neighbors
His tales became a joke,
All his buddies listened quietly
For they knew where of he spoke.
But we’ll hear his tales no longer,
For ol’ Joe has passed away,
And the world’s a little poorer
For a Veteran died today.
He won’t be mourned by many,
Just his children and his wife.
For he lived an ordinary,
Very quiet sort of life.
He held a job and raised a family,
Going quietly on his way;
And the world won’t note his passing,
‘Tho a Veteran died today.
When politicians leave this earth,
Their bodies lie in state,
While thousands note their passing,
And proclaim that they were great.
Papers tell of their life stories
From the time that they were young,
But the passing of a Veteran
Goes unnoticed, and unsung.
Is the greatest contribution
To the welfare of our land,
Some jerk who breaks his promise
And cons his fellow man?
Or the ordinary fellow
Who in times of war and strife,
Goes off to serve his country
And offers up his life?
The politician’s stipend
And the style in which he lives,
Are often disproportionate,
To the service that he gives.
While the ordinary Veteran,
Who offered up his all,
Is paid off with a medal
And perhaps a pension, small.
It is not the politicians
With their compromise and ploys,
Who won for us the freedom
That our country now enjoys.
Should you find yourself in danger,
With your enemies at hand,
Would you really want some cop-out,
With his ever-waffling stand?
Or would you want a Veteran
His home, his country, his kin,
Just a common Veteran,
Who would fight until the end.
He was just a common Veteran,
And his ranks are growing thin,
But his presence should remind us
We may need his likes again.
For when countries are in conflict,
We find the Veteran’s part,
Is to clean up all the troubles
That the politicians start.
If we cannot do him honor
While he’s here to hear the praise,
Then at least let’s give him homage
At the ending of his days.
Perhaps just a simple headline
In the paper that might say:
“OUR COUNTRY IS IN MOURNING,
A VETERAN DIED TODAY.”
Author ‘Unknown’ ” “