late nights and early mornings http://blog.laurendarling.com Thu, 26 Apr 2012 23:14:11 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 bobby in the backyard http://blog.laurendarling.com/2012/04/bobby-in-the-backyard/ http://blog.laurendarling.com/2012/04/bobby-in-the-backyard/#comments Wed, 25 Apr 2012 03:36:59 +0000 laurendarling http://blog.laurendarling.com/?p=2150 bobby in the backyard at the house of dischord on desire street in the bywater in new orleans.

bobby in the backyard

i’m in the midst of scanning all my film from new orleans and it’s all slowly coming together – consider this a little peek.

 

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]]> http://blog.laurendarling.com/2012/04/bobby-in-the-backyard/feed/ 0 heatwave http://blog.laurendarling.com/2012/04/heatwave/ http://blog.laurendarling.com/2012/04/heatwave/#comments Fri, 20 Apr 2012 21:33:25 +0000 laurendarling http://blog.laurendarling.com/?p=2110 photos from Cheryl’s Tropical Hospital at the Bell House last week.

someone, call a doctor….or get me a daiquiri.

Lisa

my boys dancing

Jason and Parrot

Tropical Suzanne

hair

Stina with Koozie

banana van buren

pineapple therapy

sara and parrot

pineapple goggles

get low jacob

leid

essentials

dancefloor braids

lisa and her dance partner

tropical cat dancer destiny

sam

tropical dance floor

jon and parrot

this is so tender

travis: the shoes

dancefloor headache

lisa and parrot

bunny

dancefloor walker

end of the night

 

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]]> http://blog.laurendarling.com/2012/04/heatwave/feed/ 0 oh nicky, you’re so fine http://blog.laurendarling.com/2012/03/oh-nicky-youre-so-fine/ http://blog.laurendarling.com/2012/03/oh-nicky-youre-so-fine/#comments Tue, 06 Mar 2012 13:00:40 +0000 laurendarling http://blog.laurendarling.com/?p=1974 Two weeks ago I got to spend an amazing weekend with Rusty Lazer, Nicky Da B, and Diplo shooting stills on the video shoot for Nicky Da B’s new single he did with Diplo, Express Yourself.  You can see the video here.

Nicky Da B

diplo and azz

dip low (get it?)

Rusty and Nicky

rusty and nicky

Nicky and his dancers

nicky and his dancers

Quack and Little Kat

quack and minicat

Pierre Pressure the monster

pierre pressure the monster

poppin'

pregnant poppin'

then the nice pregnant neighbor lady came and showed us some of her moves...

Diplo metal t-shirt

hey diplo, i still want one of these t-shirts!

Quack

quack, so happy and cute dancing

Monster Pierre

Little Kat

Nicky and dancers at the Music Box

dancers

action shot

Quack

video shoot

Diplo under the Claiborne Bridge

diplo under the claiborne bridge

NickyDaB dancer

nick

Timmy

timmy

Manchu bounce party

we had a spontaneous bounce party outside of manchu's food store. fried chicken included.

The End

the end

 

 

 

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Richie's Coach

richie's coach

chili d

umbrella

good witch

moss

proprietress carolyn

we stopped along the way to join caroline at her fine establishment “the first and last stop” for a drink.

the first and last stop bar

bunny russ

parade straggling

trombone

fireworks

witches parade

russ and roadkill

russ and roadkill directing parade traffic

lisers

Sally at Hanks

win

sombrero bobby

Penny and chicken leg

Richie's Saloon

Giddyup

true fiction

woof

 

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]]> http://blog.laurendarling.com/2012/03/true-fiction/feed/ 0 kalan & este http://blog.laurendarling.com/2012/03/kalan-este/ http://blog.laurendarling.com/2012/03/kalan-este/#comments Sat, 03 Mar 2012 01:01:43 +0000 laurendarling http://blog.laurendarling.com/?p=2054 the charming and brilliant artists kalan and este at the koala bear house, the squat they temporarily inhabit in the 8th ward of new orleans.

Kalan and Este

string of bears

flower

kalan

wardrobe consulatation

koala house mantle

doubled

we are one

 

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Jacob

Jacob in the Aquarium Gallery

Jacob in the Aquarium Gallery

Bob's

Jacob and his stuff

On St. Claude

On St. Claude

Jay at work

Jay, always hustlin'

Rahn with bird's nest

Rahn with bird's nest

biologia

biologia at rahn's

art at rahn's

24-hour Rahn in his living room

24-hour Rahn in his living room

Randy Watson

Randy Watson the Cat

Telephone Pole

Telephone Pole outside the Pop Shop

 

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Photos from the Muses Parade.

Mr. Schaemus

decorated shoes are the most prized throws at the muses parade

Elvis Krewe!

Big Minnie

Big Minnie

Gabe

Gabe!

Fallen Throws

Fallen Throws

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]]> http://blog.laurendarling.com/2012/02/night-of-a-thousand-muses/feed/ 0 in and around voodoo alley http://blog.laurendarling.com/2012/02/voodoo-alley/ http://blog.laurendarling.com/2012/02/voodoo-alley/#comments Fri, 10 Feb 2012 20:37:27 +0000 laurendarling http://blog.laurendarling.com/?p=1894 One week in NOLA. Parade season has already begun. Costumes, cocktails to go, food trucks, pizza speakeasies, a sissy bounce video shoot, chicory coffee, bloody marys, po’ boys, graffiti, 2 hour hot tub chats, and glitter.

Cotton candy Truck

Sweets for sale outside of the beauty supply store

Parade Costumes at Hank's on St. Claude

sleep, drink, sleep, drink, etc.

Claire and Nora in Voodoo Alley

Claire and Nora in Voodoo Alley

Butt Party

Quack

Quack, one of Nicky Da B's dancers

Graffiti on Chartres

St. Roch Cemetery

St. Roch Cemetery

Rusty Lazer

Rusty Lazer

The Music Box

The Music Box

St. Roch Cemetery

Quack

Quack workin' it at Nicky Da B's video shoot

Band Costume

photos from the Nicky Da B video shoot with Rusty Lazer and Diplo coming soon!

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Big Freedia

And here is some video of Freedia performing with Katey Red, with DJ Rusty Lazer  – I finally got to see them together at last!!!

Big Freedia and Katey Red at Bounce XII – The Sissy Sweetheart Ball from Lauren Silberman on Vimeo.

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sun on the water

Bayou Flare

Bayou Trees

Bayou Trees and Cypress Knees

Marin in the Bayou

Marin in the Bayou

Sleeping Waters

Sleeping Waters

Cypress

Bayou Path

Bayou Path

Folded Tree

Folded Tree

Bayou Trees

Unclaimed Cypress

Cypress trees

 

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