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The 2011 Indy 500 Awards Banquet in Indianapolis. Dan Wheldon accepts his many awards and prize check.

Waitress Jackie cleaning up at the Hooters in downtown Indianapolis.

TK makes a pit stop at the 2013 Indy 500.

Giant yogi Bear balloon at the Indy 500 Festival Parade

Avatar characters at the Orange County Fair 7/29/12

Sylvia Likens' headstone at Oak Hill Cemetery in Lebanon, Indiana.

Free Concert at the Orange County Fairgrounds Swap Meet, Costa Mesa, CA on June 10, 2012. Check out their website at http://TheUltimateStonesBand.com

Canine Piper's first visit to the Pacific Ocean. This is the rocky coast at Mendocino, Ca. with my sister, Michelle and her son, David.

A little construction work on I-95 in Nevada, next to Walker Lake.

Cruising down I-95 in the Nevada desert, listening to Led Zeppelin's 3rd album.

The pace cars make a trip around the track. The people with the flags mark the positions on the track where the cars will line up for the start.

The start of the 2013 Indianapolis 500

Little boy gets a birthday party at Hooters. This will affect the rest of his life.

Darth Vader and his minions march in the 2013 Indy 500 Festival Parade.

The first massive round of pit stops under the yellow flag at the 2013 Indy 500. Simona De Silvestro is the car I followed down pit lane.

TK takes the checkered flag and the yellow flag at the Indy 500.

The big flag marchers carry Old Glory in the 2013 Indy 500 Festival Parade.

The cars reflections streak across the high end suites at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

The Sam Morrison Band at the Orange County Fairgrounds in Costa Mesa, CA. This Bob Seger tribute band has been around a while.

The Who Review at the Orange County Marketplace in Costa Mesa, CA.

Six laps in the Audi R8 at Exotics Racing Experience in Las Vegas. It's a little slower down the straightaways than the Nissan GTR I drove last time, but it handles the corners better.

Exotics Racing Experience at Las Vegas Speedway. The Audi R8 goes thru turn 5 and the S-turns at the chicane.

San Clemente band Verdell, playing at the Orange County Fair in Costa Mesa, CA. Founded in 2011 by drummer Madi Vogt, the band includes Rafi Caro (lead guitar), Logan McGarry (guitar & lead vocals), Lucas Tomlinson (bass) and Jonny Yarborough (keyboards).The band has played around Los Angeles at venues like the Troubadour, the Whiskey, the Roxy and the Coach House. They've opened for such acts as Berlin and Missing Persons.

Space Shuttle Endeavour, mounted to a 747, flying past the Boeing plant in Huntington Beach, CA, on it's way to landing at LAX. September 21, 2012.

Crazy Rudy driving the Corvette at the Exotics Racing Experience in Las Vegas. You can ride two laps with Rudy for $99 if you dare.