I'm famous! well sort of

[bendavanza]

I was interviewed for my neighborhood magazine, The Oak Cliff Advocate. I had no idea they would print my picture full page.
Hey btw, in our galleries it only shows medium size, but under the pic it says click for full size, yet when I click nothing happens (it used to work). I know the image is 1341 pixels wide.....'

 

[Sheldon]

congrats!!!

 

[passedpawn]

very cool. regarding the picture size, the large image size disappeared a few months ago.

 

[Brandonovich]

Very cool! I am in Fort Worth, what club are you in?

 

[bendavanza]

I'm in NTHBA but I'm not a regular there, mostly brew days in the nicer months.
Bummer about the picture size thing.
full article here:
http://oakcliff.advocatemag.com/2011/06/home-is-where-the-brew-is/

 

[rycov]

sweet. i'm jealous, i wanna full page picture of me with my brew stuff to be in a magazine.

 

[Shooter]

I hope those flip-flops aren't your normal brew day footwear!!!!

 

[Rivenin]

sweet! homebrewtalk.com sticker is on the rig

i love the rig as well!

 

[JetSmooth]

You've gotta get that photo blown up and frames with a copy of the print article.

I was interviewed by a local Delaware paper for a podcast I produced several years ago. My ugly mug was on the cover of the paper. Then, for the anniversary party, they reprinted each cover mega movie poster size. I got to take mine home. It's scary to see your own face like five feet big!

 

[Misplaced_Canuck]

I made it to the Vermont Brewers Festival website, at the back of the refrigerated truck: http://vtbrewfest.com/photos#g_59_0 (second picture top left).

Or (exposure adjusted):

M_C

 

[passedpawn]

I'm in NTHBA but I'm not a regular there, mostly brew days in the nicer months.
Bummer about the picture size thing.
full article here:
http://oakcliff.advocatemag.com/2011/06/home-is-where-the-brew-is/

Dude on the right... little arm and big arm. Weird camera trick.

 

[Shooter]

Dude on the right... little arm and big arm. Weird camera trick.

Nope, no trick, he's a champion arm wrestler. The strange thing is...he's right handed.

 

[bendavanza]

victim of a wide angle lens and being near the edge of the frame

 

[rack04]

Cool. I'll need to see if the Lake Highlands Advocate has any interest in me.

 

[bendavanza]

I think the East Dallas Advocate had a homebrewing article last month

 

[rack04]

http://lakewood.advocatemag.com/2011/05/drink-local/

 

[bendavanza]

I tried the lakewood beer at the Eno's Brew Riot. Good stuff.
Unfortunately the TX beverage laws do not allow brewers to self distribute, which kind of kills the nano brewery. You have to go distributor, or brewpub. I don't think I'd want to run a brewpub just to have a brewery.

 

[rycov]

Dude on the right... little arm and big arm. Weird camera trick.

my arms looked like that for a while after I first discovered the wonders of the Internet

 

[iaefebs]

my arms looked like that for a while after I first discovered the wonders of the Internet

this picture can't be real, no way can a camera subtract 20lbs from an arm.

 

[TomOliver]

Congrats and hello from Denton!

 

[passedpawn]

this picture can't be real, no way can a camera subtract 20lbs from an arm.

It made the left arm of the guy on the left completely disappear!

 

[cd38]

sweet dude Oak Cliff represent lol, Im from Pleasant grove. I will have to check that magazine out

 

[bendavanza]

this picture can't be real, no way can a camera subtract 20lbs from an arm.

Yes it can. Take a look at his shoulder, too. His body is near the edge of the frame with a very wide angle lens, which distorts around the edges dramatically. Even the most high end wide angle lenses have "some" of this distortion.

 

[brewyou]

congrats, what brand mash tun is that? used to either seeing the kegs or orange cooler ones

 

[Vance71975]

I was interviewed for my neighborhood magazine, The Oak Cliff Advocate. I had no idea they would print my picture full page.
Hey btw, in our galleries it only shows medium size, but under the pic it says click for full size, yet when I click nothing happens (it used to work). I know the image is 1341 pixels wide.....'

Awesome man! Congrats! Nice Brew Rig Btw!

 

[jbsg02]

Hey, I'm in Garland, way to go!

 

[RyanWeary]

Awesome, I didn't get my copy of the Advocate this time though =( I'm in Oak Cliff too, down in Kiestwood. I didn't know there were any other brewers in my neck of the woods. How did you do in Brew Riot? I didn't fare that well, but I had a great time!

 

[bendavanza]

Ryan
I did not participate for brew riot, but I have attended the last 2. I have not been brewing enough in this hot summer to do it. ( have to keep my kegerator full first)

 

[RyanWeary]

Ah - I hear ya. It's a serious chore to brew in 100+ degree heat. I'm making my house IPA this Saturday and I'm not looking forward to baking while my wort boils, but it must be done! Are you a NTHBA member at all? I've been a member for a few years, but I don't go to a ton of functions, I just use it for the LHBS discouts.

 

[bendavanza]

I am a member, I've only been to a few functions, mostly brew days in the nicer months of the year. They don't seem to do anything south of 635. I think an Oak Cliff brew club could be formed.

 

[RyanWeary]

Let me know - I'd love to be a part of a more local brew club.