Random Photographs, Thoughts & Tales | May 2026
Random photographs, thoughts, and tales acquired in May 2026 that didn’t necessarily have a place in a larger story or post.
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Procter & Gamble Garden Renovations. Further explored in this post.
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Hyde Park, Cincinnati.
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Bad news at the Taft Theatre on 5th St, Cincinnati.
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Someone was causing a scene down in the alley, enough of one that even Egypt and I took notice. A familiar face well over-served by the nearby bar, she’d taken to screaming at my neighbors as they were attempting to walk a dog of their own. So, from my fourth-floor fire escape, I politely asked the itinerant and inebriated interloper to move along.
“Fuck you, you New York-sounding mothefucker!” she shouted back at me before stumbling away.
I wasn’t trying—and the last time I saw New York relatives in New York City they said I sounded “southern”—but that insult was genuinely one of the best compliments I’ve ever received.
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4th & Main streetcar station, Cincinnati.
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Great American Ball Park scoreboard from the Heritage Bank Center plaza.
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Heritage Bank Center:
I still miss the Gardens, but my feelings towards the downtown arena have evolved from “indifferent” to “slightly nostalgic.” The place isn’t great by any means, but it’s not as bad as people make it out to be. Enjoy The Beehive while you can (although it wasn’t actually open on this day).
Lammi demonstrating the arena’s Top-Gun style, tandem seats.
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Post arena football libations.
The former Terrace Plaza in Cincinnati.
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Cincinnati convention center from Elm St.
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Trapbone:
Was sitting at my desk one night and staring into the abyss of my computer screen when I heard a trombone. That’s how I ended up meeting Trapbone.
While chatting with him on the street, some folks yelled from above: “Come get shots from our fire escape.” That’s how I ended up meeting my neighbor, Rob.
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Flavors n Spices, Cincinnati.
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7th St, Cincinnati.
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6th St, Cincinnati.
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Mother of God church, Covington, KY.
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Random Video:
At the end of April and throughout this month, I ended up shooting a lot of video. Just scenes I found interesting:
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The boarded-up, circular restaurant once known as “The Gourmet Room” atop the former Terrace Plaza in Cincinnati.
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Game With FRIENDS.
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Race St, Cincinnati.
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Photos on Display at Kings Mills Hospital:
Photos on Display at Kings Mills Hospital:
My dad had to go to the hospital. He’s fine, but I figured while he was there he could get a photo of these photos for me.
Photo of my dad taken by my mom.
A few years back, some of my old photographs were purchased for a mural in the recently-built Kings Mills Hospital and I’d totally forgotten about that until I found out my dad was there. The facility sits atop what was once the College Football Hall of Fame and Galbreath Field—a subject I photographed as a kid in 2007, then finally wrote about in 2017.
Galbreath Field in an abandoned state as seen in 2007.
The stadium had several teams and events over the years, but it was notably the first local location to host the United States Women’s National Soccer Team before they moved on to Paycor (Paul Brown) Stadium, Nippert Stadium, and eventually the West End Stadium.
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9th & Vine, Cincinnati.
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8th St, Cincinnati.
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Random shoes on 6th St, Cincinnati.
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Back with more soon, and in the meantime: may the Lammi be with you.
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