Barb mugging for the camera

Posted on July 31, 2015 by Steve Mays

This photo was way under exposed on the contact sheet and I’ve tried to salvage. Not sure what was going on here except two young people very much in love.

Contact Sheet

Posted on July 31, 2015 by Steve Mays

The images below were scanned from an old (1973-74?) contact sheet. Pretty sure the photos were were taken by Larry Thomason at one of the frequent poker nights he held in a small house (think “man cave”) in his parent’s back yard. Larry printed a few shots from this particular night but most of these never made it off the contact sheet. I’ve left them in that format because 1) I like it and 2) it was Larry’s call as to what he wanted to print and he’s gone now and I can’t ask him.

: Barb and Jan

: Barb and Jan

: RP, Steve and Barb

: Richard Peck

: John Robison

: Steve Mays

: Steve Mays

: Buddy Peck & John Robison

Charlie’s Mix-Tape

Posted on July 29, 2015 by Steve Mays

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Want to take your music with you? Then you’re gonna have to work for it. This is Charlie making a mix-tape back in 1974. Amp on the left. Turntable in the middle. Two-deck cassette recorder on the right. When the cassette if full, there was a “high speed” dubbing mode so you could crank out extras for friends.

Refrigerator Art

Posted on July 29, 2015 by Steve Mays

refrigerator 1973

Circa 1973. Church Street, Kennett, MO

Kennett High School Class of 1966

Posted on July 26, 2015 by Steve Mays

1966 KHS graduating class

Kennett Junior High School 8th Grade Class

Ray Van Hooser

Posted on May 15, 2015 by Steve Mays

Ray Van Hooser was on the original staff of KBOA.

Before digital

Posted on May 1, 2015 by Steve Mays

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Taken sometime in the early 80’s? My desk at KBOA (Kennett MO). Manual typewriter instead of computer; rotary dial phone; 45rpm records in the shelves behind me; paper desk calendar; bulletin board; cassette tape.

Winchester Cathedral

Posted on April 30, 2015 by Steve Mays

My first brush with hot air ballooning was in 1979. An advertiser (McCaul Tire and Appliance) for the station I worked at had a big promotion that included a hot air balloon. Someone decided it would be fun to broadcast live from the balloon so we held a contest and the winner (Keith Williams) got to go along for the ride. [First 3 photos below]

A year later I hired the same crew as an anniversary present for Barb (and me). Barb and took a flight on beautiful October morning. From a mile up we could see the Mississippi River in the distance. We also did some tethered flights for our friends, which included a champaign christening for first-timers.