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Jazz in the Garden At the end of my shift at the Sun Sentinel, I...

Mon, 30 Mar 2009 10:21:16 -0400

Jazz in the Garden

At the end of my shift at the Sun Sentinel, I hit a dead end trying to get neighbors reactions to a murder suicide case in Dania Beach on Saturday. After being kicked out of the complex by security I headed out to Miami Gardens to cover the Jazz in the Garden music festival in my fellow journo Deborah Acosta.

This was given to us as a last minute assignment by the Miami Times so when we got there we were surprised that they had sent two of their own to cover the event instead. If there is one thing I’ve learned about being a journalist it is being able to talk your way through any situation. And that’s what we did—successfully.

Although we were limited to the media tent I did manage to sneak past security and film Eryrah Badu and Common as they performed. The night actually turned out to be so much fun. Aside from enjoying the music from my favorite artists, we found some free Pollo Tropical food on the sneak tip behind the media tent and we filmed Eryrah and Common’s press interview.

We left around 1am and although we were exhausted the 14 hour day was well worth it. I’ll post the event video soon but in the mean time here is a pic I took with my iphone.

"While you were slaving away at work, I was being a productive member of society."

Wed, 25 Mar 2009 22:11:57 -0400

“While you were slaving away at work, I was being a productive member of society.” -...

I shot this photo as I headed out of Fort Davis to the closest...

Mon, 23 Mar 2009 13:52:00 -0400

I shot this photo as I headed out of Fort Davis to the closest big town— Alpine. Fort Davis: population 2000, Alpine: population 5000.

A flower shop in Pecos Texas.

Mon, 23 Mar 2009 13:48:21 -0400

A flower shop in Pecos Texas.

To spend or not to spend

Mon, 23 Mar 2009 11:33:41 -0400

To spend or not to spend: We’re in the the belly of the beast and there isn’t a clear way out of...

Just saw the premier of Pedro an MTV film on the life of Pedro Zamora..it was very touching film I...

Sun, 22 Mar 2009 23:32:08 -0400

Just saw the premier of Pedro an MTV film on the life of Pedro Zamora..it was very touching film I...

I updated my blog with the new twitter widget ( thebaidareport.com ) and I created a new blog on...

Sat, 21 Mar 2009 22:31:08 -0400

I updated my blog with the new twitter widget ( thebaidareport.com ) and I created a new blog on...

The road to Fort Davis Texas was by far one of the most...

Sat, 21 Mar 2009 21:45:00 -0400

The road to Fort Davis Texas was by far one of the most beautiful drives I have ever driven. For the good part of the 3 hour road trip from Midland Texas to the small town of Fort Davis, population 2000, I was surrounded by these majestic mountains. I stopped on the side of the road as the sun was setting to get this panoramic of my journey there.