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Monday, April 23rd, 2012

102 Degree Head Shot - Movie Poster Design Project
Design a Movie Poster
Worth 150 points
Due April 24 at 6pm
Instructions:
- You will be using both Photoshop and Illustrator to create your movie poster. You may choose a real movie or make up a fictitious one (please nothing offensive!).
- Your design should include a photograph that you will manipulate in Photoshop, then open in Illustrator to finish your design.
- It should include type: movie title, actors, and all that wonderful information at the bottom of the poster.
- Use your imagination to create the design, using the tools of Photoshop AND Illustrator.
- Include a short paper describing your process: what you did in Photoshop, what you did in Illustrator (including any tools, commands, effects, filters, etc. in either applications) and how you put it together.
- You will be submitting 4 files: Your Photoshop file (which should at the minimum include a photograph that you have manipulated), your Illustrator file (which should be the finished design and include the imported Photoshop file), a JPEG of the final project and the short paper describing your project.
You must include in your design:
- Photograph manipulated in Photoshop
- Type added in Illustrator
- Other design elements can be added in either application
Submit to Blackboard:
- yournameFinalProject.psd
- yournameFinalProject.ai
- yournameFinalProject.jpg
- A short paper describing how you created your design (1 or 2 pages)
NOTE: This is a final project and therefore, I am expecting good work from you all. It’s less about the actual design and more about effectively using the tools and being able to tell me what you did and how you did it. It’s worth 150 points, which is a significant amount of points. Don’t leave it until the last minute.
Robert Trudell’s Final Project Movie Poster design steps.
1) Imagined Movie stories and themes.
2) Conceptualized ideas. Wrote down and refined Titles and captions.
3) Inventoried Saturday’s ARTbeat 5 images and evolved movie documentary film ideas.
4) Experimented with different fonts and their perspective placement in Illustrator.
5) Placed images in standard 27×40 inch movie poster sized Photoshop document.
6) Scaled to suit.
7) Cut out images with magnetic, polygon and quick selection tools.
8.) Used softened eraser to feather Finger’s arm, Craig Fry neck and body of Pictures over Peace layer.
9) Lowered Finger’s fill amount and removed saturation. Flipped horizontal. Swapped fill & opacity level.
10) Arranged layers and image positions.
11) Asked boss for more Vacation days.
12) Chose Viner Hand ITC font.
13) Looked for background textures or images.
14) Scaled Trespass sign for background and adjusted opacity and removed saturation.
15) Selected Peace sign area and increased vibrance & saturation levels.
16) Tested styles on Craig Fry head and chose Fresco style.
17) Opened PSD file in AI using Convert to Object.
18) Titled Movie 102° Head Shot with Viner Hand ITC.
19) Matched Peace sign shape with paths and Typed on path with Pictures over Peace.
20) Researched Movie Poster Credits, Movie Credit Blocks, use Sans Serif typefaces with recommended Myriad font. Use 2pt lowered sizes for intermediate words. Condense horizontal spacing.
21) Downloaded and placed Movie Rating (eps) and Dolby Sound (ai) Logos in Credits.
22) Changed color and stroke of “Pictures over Peace” to further separate them from the Title.
23) Added black stroke and radial gradient shading to expanded Movie title. Expanded “Pictures over Peace” characters to improve transportability.
24) Added Stars at top of poster in red, used 48pt and 72pt letters. Changed to 36 & 72pt to make Craig smaller than Fry.
24) Added “The Desert Just Got Hotter” tag at bottom of poster in 100pt Myriad condensed italic.
25) Changed Movie Title opacity to 80% and “Pictures over Peace” to 75% with a 2pt stroke.
26) Decided I didn’t think the Movie Title looked movie like enough. Looking for alternatives and direction. I’m thinking of extruding, beveling. Extruded & beveled Title and Tag.
27) Noticed how “Pictures” and “over Peace” diverged in extruded text version. Decided that could add meaning.
28) Aligned Movie Star’s Horizontal & Vertical spacing with alignment tool, then brought Ana closer to Robert.
29) Credit Block text, APRIL 21, SONY PICTURES PRESENTS A ROBERT TRUDELL DOCUMENTARY FILM IN ASSOCIATION WITH ARIZONA ONLINE PRODUCTIONS
STARRING ROBERT TRUDELL, ANA PADILLA & CRAIG FRY CASTING BY ARIZONA WESTERN COLLEGE MUSIC BY TONE DEF COSTUME DESIGNER CINDY SHERMAN
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY JOE MEDINA & ANA PADILLA DIRECTED, EDITED & PRODUCED BY ROBERT TRUDELL
30) Arranged and aligned Credit Block, Opening Date and Tag line.
31) Found not enough memory to Export image to 300dpi jpg. Flattened artwork and saw background darkened too much making reading text difficult.
32) Added White background behind other background layers. Changed opacity of Trespass & Finger background objects to 50%. I think the previous opacity level was just for viewing? I was going to try the fill.
33) Flattened Artwork again and while it darkened, I saw my desired result. Tried to Export again and received “Insufficient Memory” message again.
34) Reduced Image Quality (10 Maximum -> 8 Maximum), Resolution (High 300dpi -> Screen 72) for jpg image Export. Image exported. Tried 150dpi export resolution. Worked at 150dpi also.
35) Saved files a TrudellFinalProject.ai, TrudellFinalProject.psd and TrudellFinalProject.psd
36) Submitted.
More photos of Craig Fry at (falsified) AWC Police Report
and
ARTbeat 5
or watch
Craig Fry’s Head video
and
Craig Fry’s ARTbeat 5 Entry video with Steel Drum backup players
Tags: Adobe Illustrator, Ana Padilla, ARTbeat 5, ASU, AWC, Computer Illustration, Craig Fry, False Report, Falsified Police Report, GIT230, Graphic Design, Head Shot, Joe Medina, Laurie Ralston, Movie Poster, Photographer, Photoshop, Police, Sony Pictures, Yuma Sun
Posted in Arizona, Arizona Western College, ASU, AWC, Best Shot, Cindy Sherman, Color, Computer Illustration, Photo, Photography, Photoshop, Picture, Poster, Yuma, Yuma Union High School | Comments Off
Saturday, April 14th, 2012
Taco Train Skateboard Design

Taco Train Skateboard Design

Thick Guacamole
Board Design Assignment
You must include in your design:
- type
- an image drawn with the Pen Tool and Line/Shape tools and/or using the Live Trace command
- use of the Live Paint Bucket tool on some part of your image
What you need to do:
- Draw the shape of the board you want to design (surfboard, skateboard or snowboard – NOTHING ELSE)
- Design both sides of the board
Submit to Blackboard:
- yournameBoard.ai
- yournameBoard.jpg
- Tell me what techniques (i.e., the pen tool, live trace, etc.) you used – put that in the Blackboard Assignment window when you submit your files.
> Tell me what techniques (i.e., the pen tool, live trace, etc.) you used – put that in the Blackboard Assignment window when you submit your files
1) I made a rough pencil sketch of my Taco Train concept design. An artist friend refined my rough sketch. I scanned the refined sketch and used it as a drawing template.
2) I outlined a skateboard to frame my drawing.
3) I used the pen tool to outline the fish. I created individual scales and applied shaded gradients. I used gradient colors for the main fish body and separate gradients for each fin. I used paint brush tools to articulate the fin bones.
4) I outlined the Taco and applied a gradient color for shading. I copied and re-sized the taco to place it into perspective on the railroad track.
5) I created a shadow and placed it under the fish.
6) I used a Live Trace of a pile of meatballs and created my own meatball pile. Live Paint Bucket was also used in this process. I applied a Gaussian blur to each meatball. I made a meatball shadow and placed it under the pile.
7) I drew a straight railroad track. I used the Perspective Grid, Perspective Selection and Transform tools to place the track in matching perspective.
8.) I used the Pen & Line Segment tools to draw the Bridge.
9) I enlarged a cutout of the Locomotive and did a Live Trace of it. I use the Live Paint to make the outside areas and windows transparent. I outlined the Train with the Pen, Ellipse and Rectangle tools.
10) I created the OCEAN TO OCEAN, YUMA text and expanded it, then placed it on the Bridge using the Perspective Selection Tool and Transform to for proper adjustment.
11) I used the Pathfinder tool and Minus Back to make the Eyeglasses transparent.
12) I used multiple Radial Gradient shading for the Eyeballs.
13) I overlayed the River with different opacity levels and shapes.
14) I used the Text path to write the properties of a Good Taco text.
Adobe Illustrator Taco Train Design – .ai File
Adobe Illustrator Taco Train Design – .pdf File
Adobe Illustrator Taco Train Skateboard Design – Clipped Board Mask – .ai File
Adobe Illustrator Taco Train Design – PDF
Tags: Adobe Illustrator, Big Tortilla, Bridge, Design, Digital Illustration, Eat, Fish, Fish Taco, GIT-230, Glasses, Good Taco, Guacamole, Juicy Meat, Mouth, Ocean to Ocean Highway, Skateboard, Taco Train, Thick Guacamole, Thick Gucamole, Train, Tunnel, Vector Graphics, Yuma
Posted in Arizona, ASU, Computer Illustration, Historic, Yuma | Comments Off
Thursday, February 23rd, 2012
Tags: Beauty, Beavers, Birds, East Wetlands Park, Ecosystem, GIT230, Invigorate, Quechan, Rush, Rushes, St. Thomas Mission, Title, Type, Wetlands
Posted in Arizona, ASU, Family Entertainment, Green, Historic, Indian, Mission, Photo, Photography, Photoshop, Picture, Postcards, Quechan Casino, Western Town, Yuma | Comments Off
Tuesday, October 11th, 2011

Noise Passby Backup Driver
I wish that coyote would quit tripping the photocells!
Rob Trudell smokes the SSR tires in reverse as he drives backward through the microphones during a Noise Test at the GM Desert Proving Ground in Mesa, Arizona. The Superstition Mountains sit in the background as a hawk flys overhead along with a F-15C Eagle. Wildlife surrounds the scene with a pair of quail, a rattlesnake and coyote enjoy the relative isolation provided by the fenced desert oasis.
Tags: Blue Barrels, Cactus, Chevrolet, Circle Track, Coyote, Marek Zochowski, Microphone, Microwave Radar, Orange Cones, Quail, Railing, Rattlesnake, Robert Trudell, Saguaro, SSR, Superstition, Superstition Mountains, Test Track, Water Barrels, Weather Sock, Weather Station
Posted in Arizona, GM Desert Proving Ground, Mesa, Weather Station | Comments Off
Monday, September 26th, 2011
12 Conceptual Sketches to attract Yuma Tourists

Conceptual Design sketches for attracting Yuma Tourists
Conceptual Drawings
9.8 Miles from the Center of the World, Yuma’s heart beats with more attractions than just those nearby. Ride a Territorial Prisoner Chain-gang crawling though our desert dunes. Wear a stylish Sahara Hat on the striped criminal’s back while the Territorial guard treks the safari through soft Mohave sands.
If our earthquakes don’t rock your world, the bargain basement Main Street Antique shopping deals sure will! $Dirt Cheap$ prices reap rewards in this town. Go green in the fields of Yuma where more than lettuce is found.
Tags: All you can eat, All you can take, Annoyance, Breakout, Breakthrough, Bridge, Brokedown, Chain Gang, Colorado, Colorado River, Computer Illustration, Conceptual, Design, Dirt Cheap, Escape to Yuma, Excercise Addiction, Fields of Yuma, fixing up, Float Free, Forclosure, Froat Free, Fry Fast, Fry Frast, Go Green, GRA103, Internet Addiction, Love Addiction, Mecca, Moonlight, Mouth, Nature, Ocean to Ocean Highway, Onimania, Painting, Pie hole, Plastic Surgery, plateful of sunshine, Prisoners, Reap Rewards, Relax, repairing, River, Sanctuary, Sex Addiction, Shopping Addiction, Shopping Spree, shoveliing, Sin, Solar Power, Solar Powered Tannning, sun on a plate, Sunshadows, Sunshine, Sunshine Buffet, Taco Train, Tanning Bed, Tanorexia, Teeth Whitening Addiction, Television, Territorial Prison, Top 10 Modern Addictions, Tourism, Tourist, Tubing, Tunnel, Workaholism, Yuma, Yuma Buffet, Yuma Tourist Bureau
Posted in Arizona, Arizona Western College, AWC, Computer Illustration, Green, Historic, Home, Home Depot, Mission, Poster, Repair, Solar, Weather, Western Town, Window, Yuma | Comments Off
Friday, August 26th, 2011
They came, they saw, they hopped…

Jack & Rosie's Frog Legs on Ice
Croak.
Jack & Rosie’s Steakhouse – Official Website, since 1935

Monty Python - Home Movie between Romantic Interlude
Save the Frog Legs Campaign

- President Barack Obama eats Frog Legs
Tags: Arizona, Frog, Frog Legs, Froglegs, Jack and Rosie's, Legs, Steakhouse, Yuma
Posted in Arizona, Photo, Photography, Picture, Yuma | Comments Off
Sunday, May 1st, 2011
Rob’s Joiners
A.B. Ming House – Porch View

360 Degree Porch View, 468 S. Orange Ave., Yuma, AZ
Bratwurst Haus – VW Beetle Delivery

Bratwurst Haus - VW Bug Delivery Drive
GM DPG-Yuma 360 Parking Panorama

Panoramic Moonscape Parking - GM DPG-Yuma
Pat’s Over 70 Club House

Pat's Over 70 Club House
David Hockney
by Robert Trudell
David Hockney began his life in 1937. Bedford, England became the birthplace of the Artist, Painter, Draftsman, Photographer and Stage Designer.
My initial reaction viewing David’s various pool paintings was wondering what extracurricular activities Romans had in their bath house. The organism David concocts within the Los Angles waters is an art form that captures his passion to chase happiness and dreams of beauty. He freely follows a pleasure created in his mind and documents the journey in available media from paint to pictures.

2 Guys Emerge from Pool

John Kasmin, Polaroid Panorama
(John Kasmin by David Hockney)
Britain’s leading contemporary artist made his way to California via a formal education at the Bradford College of Art and the Royal College of Art in London, England. The 60’s Pop Art craze echoes on this painter’s canvases. Art Dealer, John Kasmin, promoted Hockney’s work from 1963 to the 1990’s.
David capitalizes on his automatic synthesis of music with colors and shapes by designing stage sets for opera and ballet. Continuously exploring and overcoming technical issues, David represents new ways of painting water; he taps a Polaroid to form real-time wide angle supersized combined and constructed images, or – Joiners.
His understanding and exploration of technical processes and issues leads to a book, Secret Knowledge: Rediscovering the lost techniques of the Old Masters.
Hockney transitions from painting huge 50 canvas Grand Canyon $4.6 million combinations to free IPhone & IPad doodles shared immediately amongst friends.
References
http://5magazine.wordpress.com/2010/09/05/david-hockneys-joiners/
http://www.hockneypictures.com/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synesthesia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Hockney
http://www.hockneypictures.com/illust_chronology/illust_chrono_01.php
http://www.groovescreen.com/lytro_joiners.htm – Lytro Camera Joiners
Tags: 468 S. Orange Ave., Art, Art Dealer, Ballet, Belford, Bradford College of Art, Bratwurst Haus, Britian, California, Contemporary Artist, Das Bratwurst Haus, Delivery Driver, Draftsman, England, GM DPG-Y, Grand Canyon, Ipad, Iphone, John Kasmin, Joiner, Light Field Camera, London, Los Angeles, Lytro, Opera, Orange Avenue, Over 70, Painting, Panorama, Parking Lot, Photographer, Polaroid, Pool, Pop Art, Porch, Roman Baths, Royal College of Art, Secret Knowledge, Stage Design, Synesthesia, synthesis, Trailer
Posted in A.B. Ming, Allen B. Ming, Arizona, Arizona Western College, AWC, Billy Martin, David Hockney, Frank Ming, GM Desert Proving Ground, Historic, Home, Light Field Photography, Photo, Photography, Picture, Western Town, Yuma | Comments Off
Saturday, July 10th, 2010
Yuma is more than place to leave the baby’s dirty diaper.

Carl's Jr., 1020 East 16th Street, Yuma, Arizona - (928) 329-1711
As I danced around Home Depot dizzy with hunger and harboring that “got to go” urge, I rushed my P-Trap purchase and headed to Carl’s Jr.
Carl’s Jr. Yelp Reviews, Carl’s Jr. Google Reviews
Just around the corner from the Depot on 16th Street, the Restaurant bustled with San Diego Interstate 8 Independence Day traffic. I carefully and quickly opened the outdoor aluminum door handle using my fingernails to avoid burning my hand on the building placed under the scorching summer sun load. I scurried into the restroom to discover the 2 stalls and individual urinal taken. A man was waiting his turn while a father helped his young son wash his hands in the sink.
I did a 180 turn to exit as another father and son entered the facility. I chose to place my Hawaiian Teriyaki Burger order and quell my other urge. Charging the $2.75 sandwich on my Discover Card, I salivated imagining biting into the pineapple, teriyaki sauce and thick beef patty.
Handed a #84 plastic triangle, the Order Girl instructed me to place it on my table and wait for the meal’s delivery. I sat facing the bathrooms anticipating an opening. It seemed as if every 15 to 30 seconds another person would rush in from outside and head into the packed Water Closet. Then, disturbingly, a lady exited the Women’s Room precariously holding her baby. She told her friend there were no changing tables and she’d need to change the baby’s diaper on the “seat” as she headed toward a nearby restaurant seat.
I avoided looking in her direction, not wanting to see the dirty diaper details. I started wondering though; I wondered if she meant her car’s seat or possibly the toilet seat and hopefully wished she didn’t mean my neighboring seat. I fearfully breathed through my nose, not wanting to inhale unfiltered feces though my mouth; I dreadfully imagined the unpleasant whiffs that would waft my way. Thankfully, no unsavory aromas emitted.
My burger appeared before any let up of toilet traffic. I removed the foil colored outer wrapper to find another paper wrapper snugly holding the burger together. While the buns stuck out of each end of the paper I could clearly see 1 of my generous burger bites would land my teeth in paper territory. I removed the wrapper confident I could hold it together with my hands. I have 2 strict rules when eating a burger. 1) Never but the burger down. 2) Eat faster than gravity.
My first bite shifted the sandwich like the recent 7.2 magnitude Sierra El Mayor earthquake shifted our town 2 feet South. Out of the bottom of the bun, 2.5 inches of sprung loaded salad dressing covered lettuce slapped the palm of my hand. Furious to find the crisp lettuce on the bottom bun side, I analyzed the effects of inverting my grip. There is something I love about the texture of crisp watery lettuce hitting the roof of my mouth. Seeing the charbroiled Dole pineapple ring and teriyaki sauce on the top bun side encouraged me to leave the top side on top. I felt I couldn’t mix and enjoy their flavors with the burger while biting them from the bottom.
I opened the bottom of the bun to reposition the lettuce under the bread. The self inflating leaves exploded like a life raft popping open off of a sinking ship. This ship of a sandwich started falling apart faster than the Titanic. Suddenly I had an 8-inch circular lettuce saucer spreading more dressing on my hands, a burger heading one-way and a pineapple ring heading the other. Fed up with the mess, I attacked the outer lettuce perimeter and in a high speed spinning motion rotated and consumed the pineapple & burger at the rate of 9.8 meters/second².
With sticky sauce covered hands I elbowed the restroom door open. I wanted to rinse my hands off before handling my business, but chose to enter the stall before another excreting train of men began. Finally relieved of all urges, I washed up and exited the facility.
A restaurant patron held the inner door open as I left Carl’s Jr and wished, “I hope you enjoyed the visit!”. An employee held the outer outside door open, probably to save the entering patrons from burning their hands.

AM-PM Arco Gas Station
I noticed the line of cars at the Arco gas station were I figured many of the steady stream of restroom customers came.

Carl's Jr Parking Lot Exit toward 16th Street & I-8
The place was busy enough to create a backed up line of cars onto the 16th Street & I-8 bridge.
As I exited on Redondo Drive heading North it looked like I-8 construction backed the freeway up for miles into California and extending to Telegraph Pass.
Driving off, I pondered the reason lettuce needs to be on top of the burger. I figured the 2 thumbs aren’t able to stabilize the slippery saucy leaves as well 8 fingers.
Next time I order my Teriyaki burger with no cheese, I’ll also instruct Carl’s Jr. to “Put my lettuce on top!”
Well, on 10/15/2010 there was a next time. I’m happy to admit I manned-up and ordered my lettuce on top. The cashier lady (Dawn H) seemed a little confused but graciously rang up my “Special Request” at no charge $0.00.

Man Up - Carls Jr. Special Request
I not only did I enjoyed the burger more, I felt fulfilled in setting out to do as promised.
Tags: Bathroom, burger, California, Carl's Jr, cashier, Dawn, Dawn H, dirty diaper, Earthquake, feces, furious, Home Depot, lettuce, Man Up, Manned up, men's room, No Charge, Phoenix, pineapple, Pit Stop, restroom, San Diego, sandwich, self inflating life raft, Sierra El Mayor, Special Request, Telegraph Pass, teriyaki, Titanic, waft, Water Closet, whiffs, whift, women's room, Yuma
Posted in Arizona, Baby Changing Station, Bathroom, Carl's Jr, Home Depot, Yuma | 3 Comments »
Sunday, May 23rd, 2010

Cocopah Wild River Family Entertainment Center Entrance
Deal or No Deal? As we entered the Cocopah Family Entertainment Center, Daniel asked why it was called the Wild River. I suggested it’s name stemmed from the Colorado River which once flowed untamed and un-dammed through the area. A rushing river fit the theme and feel of the Wild River Arcade; the adjacent Cocopah Casino’s tight slots contrasted the Fun Center in damming it’s flow. Clara, Debbi and Fern dropped $40 each into the One-Armed-Bandits. They told Daniel & I of the solemn silence that rang though the building as they heard no celebration, no joy and no excitement from their fellow gamers.

Cocopah Casino & Resort
The day started with me meeting Debbi & crew at the Quechan Casino Saturday Buffet. Surprised to find a packed parking lot I pulled the Lincoln LS into a slot as far from the entrance as could be found. Debbi chose Valet Parking and dropped her Cadillac SRX off at the shaded Hotel Resort entrance. At 2PM on 15 May, 92 degrees and a blistering sun chased the Winter visiting Snowbirds away. We wondered where the bustling crowd came from. A VIP Member line snaked from the Hotel Lobby into the Convention Center. The Slot Machines chimed away with intoxicating C-note sounds, enticing it’s addicted followers to play another weekend.

Quechan Casino & Resort Parking Lot
Clara saddled up, smokes in hand, to get her fix with the other gamblers. Debbi, Daniel, Fern and I opted out of the Blackjack tables in exchange for a seat at the Ocotillo Buffet international culinary food adventure. Debbi fell in Linguine love, Daniel suckled on the succulent Roast Beef in Mushroom Gravy, Aunt Fern agreed to the Corn on the Cob though it doesn’t agree with her and I covered my tiny plate with Asian Orange Chicken (陈皮鸡(陳皮雞; Pinyin: chénpí jī) and a side of Green Beans. In my book, the coffee is the best; perhaps they siphon it off of the Food Court’s next door Starbucks urn. Our drink server couldn’t bring my 2nd cup fast enough. When I purchased the $32 meal ticket, the clerk asked if I’d like to add a tip on the Discover Card bill. I refrained from adding a tip as well as refrained in informing her that I do not tip at Buffets. Okay, I did leave a $1 tip at the Mandarin Garden buffet the other night.

Odd Looking Apartment Complex, Somerton, Arizona
Debbi decided to try her luck at the Cocopah Casino for the first time. A couple weeks prior, I discovered they had the Alley & Arcade next door for 9-year-old Daniel and I to play in. I prompted Debbi to drive us past the Casino and to the San Luis Rio Colorado, Mexico border crossing. On our way we noticed these odd looking red, white and blue buildings on the entering edge of Somerton, Arizona. They turned out to be Apartments. Clara and Fern were impressed with the fence running through San Luis between Mexico and the US; they weren’t impressed in it’s ability to curb illegal immigration. Remembering Reagan’s Berlin call, “Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!” left us all felling World openness was going in reverse.

Palm Tree - A Tree Trimmer's Hazard
Clara remarks how she understands the dangers Palm Tree Trimmers face when she notices these unkempt trees. A few weeks ago a Mesa, Arizona trimmer was smothered to death under the weight of these heavy fronds.

Bowling Alley - Cocopah Wild River Family Entertainment Center
I brought my 16 pound bowling ball, 2 lb. Nike left-handed shoes, 3 lb. bag and a misplaced 1998 8mm ping pong training tape. The ball & all provided more exercise than entertainment. I lugged it around the arcade as Daniel dashed from game to game. I better understand how the “ball & chain” hinders prisoners from even trying to escape.

The Fast and the Furious - Super Bikes
Daniel starts out on Sega’s “The Fast and the Furious Super Bike” (High Res Video). (Low Res Video)

Deal or No Deal - Card Swipe
“Deal or No Deal” – 1st Game Single Swipe (High Res. Video) (Low Res Video) “Deal or No Deal” -2nd Game Double Swipe (High Res. Video) (Low Res Video)

Skee Ball
Skee-Ball (High Res Video), (Low Res Video)

Big Bass Wheel
Big Bass Wheel – Ticket Bonanza (High Res Video), (Low Res Video)

Bowling Ball Bag Ticket Holder
Bowling Ball Bag Ticket Holder

Jungle Zoo Shoot-em Up Game
Jungle Shootem Up (High Res Video), (Low Res Video)

Let's go Jungle Tour - Jungle Safari
Let’s go Jungle Tour – Jungle Safari (High Res Video), (Low Res Video)

Ghost Squad
Ghost Squad (High Res Video), (Low Res Video) Ghost Squad Part 2 (High Res Video), (Low Res Video)

Time Crisis 3
Time Crisis 3 (High Res Video), (Low Res Video) Time Crisis 3 Part 2 (High Res Video), (Low Res Video)

Air Hockey - Dad (Rob Trudell) vs. Daniel Trudell
Air Hockey – Dad vs. Daniel (High Res Video), (Low Res Video)

Zoo Shooting Gallery
Zoo Shooting Gallery (High Res Video), (Low Res Video) ZooFari (High Res Video), (Low Res Video)

Slam a Winner

Haunted - Booby Trap - Pow

Speed Demon

Pac Man Wild

Ticket - Prize Exchange Counter

Ticket Counter - Counting Machine
Ticket Counting Machine (High Res Video), (Low Res Video)

Ticket Station
Ticket Redemption

Ticket Redemption - Toy Exchange
Tags: Air Hockey, Ball & Chain, Big Bass Wheel, Bowling Alley, Cadillac SRX, celebration, Cocopah, Colorado River, Converntion Center, Corn on the Cob, Deal or No Deal, Death, Escape, excitement, fronds, gamers, Ghost Squad, Green Beans, Haunted, Hotel, illegal immigration, joy, Jungle Safari, Let's Go Jungle Tour, Lincoln LS, Linguine, Linguini, Lobby, Mandarin Garden, Member, Mr. Gorbachev, One Armed Bandit, Orange Chicken, Palm Tree, Pinyin: chénpí jī, Prisoners, Prize Exchange, Resort, Roast Beef, Ronald Reagan, Sega, Skee Ball, Skeeball, Slam a Winner, smothered, Snowbirds, Somerton, Speed Demon, Super Bike, Super Bikes, tear down this wall!, The Fase and the Furious, Ticket Station, Time Crisis 3, Trimmer, Valet Parking, VIP, Wild River, Winter Visitors, 陈皮鸡(陳皮雞
Posted in Arcade, Arizona, Bowling Alley, Bowling Ball, Cocopah Casino, Dave & Buster's, Dave and Buster's, Deal or No Deal, Family Entertainment, Gambling, Guns, I-95, Loose Slots, Motorcycle, Pac-Man, Quechan Casino, San Luis, Sega, Skee Ball, Skeeball, Slot Machine, Somerton, Super Bike, Tight Slots, Video, Wild River, Yuma | Comments Off
Wednesday, August 26th, 2009
This Arizona Indian Mission is on the California side of the Colorado River in the Quechan Fort Yuma Indian Reservation
Noted:
“The first mission at Ft. Yuma named La Purisima Concepcion was dedicated in the fall of 1780. It closed with the death of its Franciscan priest Fr. Garces and Fr. Barraneche in July 1781.
In the mid 19th century the U.S. Government erected a military post on the site of the Concepcion mission. By 1884 the military buildings began to be used for a school for the Indian children. In 1886 the Sister of St. Joseph began to teach in this boarding school and remained until 1900. During this time a parish priest in Yuma serviced the people at Fr. Yuma Mission. Since 1952 the priest from the San Diego Diocese of the Catholic Church has serviced St. Thomas Indian Mission.
This present Church building was erected in 1922.”
Saint Thomas Picture Page
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