Author: Bob Benz

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Originally uploaded by Suffering the Benz.

I moved the LBJ collection to my Flickr account this weekend, including a lot of new shots that I’d been waiting to add. It’s all there now, in its unmitigated Great Society glory. There are now 185 LBJ photos in the collection, ranging from Knoxvegas to Estonia to Mexico. The little feller gets around.

In this photo, LBJ meets Heavy Metal Vance during joanne’s annual Pennsyltucky pickin’ party. Vance vance vance. You just gotta give him a chance.

Too bad LBJ’s proud poppa, Dave, was AWOL. The little president wet his whistle with a bit of Absinthe and things got surreal.

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Originally uploaded by Suffering the Benz.

Lara and I celebrated our 17th wedding anniversary in our favorite, city, Denver. This shot was taken from the Rocky Mountain News’ new building, which Moose was kind enough to give us a tour of. We went to Red Rocks, a clam bake and generally had a great time.

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Originally uploaded by Suffering the Benz.

My brother Jeff drinks a Coors Light while we motor across Norris Lake. Jeff and his wife, Gloria, came to East Tennessee for the Bristol NASCAR race this weekend, and they stopped by our place on their way there. We rented a pontoon and had a blast, but a lack of sun screen took an ugly, red toll that I’m still recovering from.