Special Events

Women of the Lone Star Rally

Posted by OfficialPaulMichaels on January 10, 2017
Posted in: Drinking, Entertainment, Houston, Life, Motorcycles, Partying, Special Events, Texas, Travel, Uncategorized, Women. Tagged: , , , , , . Leave a comment

A couple of years back, I drove to Galveston for the annual motorcycle rally held every November.

I enjoyed my time there and took some photos of the nice bikes, the merchandise, the food and the women.

This girl struck a nice pose for me.

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I liked this ladies hat.  She definitely didn’t ride in wearing a hat like that.

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The beer girls were all quite good looking.

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Here’s three girls handing out flyers.

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These two girls were working the area where they were giving a Harley away for free.

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I thought this next beer girl was very good looking.

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A dude and his babe.

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Here’s another lady with a hat I liked.

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This girl had a nice, cheery smile.

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Here is a group of girls working for some company doing promotions at the event.

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Here’s another cutie.

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You can tell this couple rode in.

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Another beer girl with a nice smile.

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I’m betting these two rode in also.

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And this couple too.

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At next year’s rally, I’m going to really focus on getting photographs of women of the rally.

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To see the rest of my photos from this rally and some of Sturgis, visit my website listed below.

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TexRenFest Pirate Day – 2016

Posted by OfficialPaulMichaels on October 23, 2016
Posted in: Cool Things, Entertainment, Houston, Life, Special Events, Texas, Travel, Uncategorized. Tagged: , , , . Leave a comment

I always look forward to the Pirate weekend at the Texas Renaissance Festival.  The festival opens at 9am.  I left my place at 10am and it usually takes me about an hour to get there.

On this day, it took me 3 1/2 hours in bumper to bumper slow moving traffic.  It was a beautiful day and Pirate weekend is really popular so I guess everybody wanted to go this day.

After 3 1/2 hours in traffic, I was burned out by the time I got there so I didn’t stay too long.  The last thing I wanted was to get into traffic on the way home too.  I still enjoyed my time there.

These two were having a good time.

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I love taking group shots of people enjoying themselves.

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This girl was busting out of her top, literally.

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Here’s a good shot of a family.  The dad had his whole head painted.

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This couple looked great.

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Here’s my favorite family shot.  The little girl is holding up her hook hand.  This gives me pleasure to provide a good memory for people.  They’ll enjoy this picture for years to come.

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These two girls were cute in their pirate gear.

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This one girl is wearing fairy wings.  They also have a fairy weekend too.

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Notice how thin this ladies waist is with her corset on.  Wow.

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These two looked great also.

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This was another nice group shot they’ll cherish.

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I liked this girl’s face painting.

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There were also barbarians there.

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And Romans too.

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Plenty of places to sit and eat.  I love the food there.

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I especially love the “Steak on a Stick”.

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Here was a girl made up like a statue.  She looked awesome.

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This guy with the horse body is always there posing for pictures.

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This lady was lying on the ground and when she moved and growled a little kid started screaming and crying.  It was funny.

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If I go next year, I’m leaving much earlier to avoid the traffic.  But I’ll definitely be back.

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Bayou City Art Festival – 2016

Posted by OfficialPaulMichaels on October 9, 2016
Posted in: Entertainment, Houston, Life, Special Events, Texas, Travel, Uncategorized. Tagged: , , , . Leave a comment

I went to the downtown Houston Bayou City Art Festival and it didn’t disappoint.  There were lots of booths and people walking around.

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This artist used repurposed items to create some really cool stuff.

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I didn’t ask the price but from my experience these pieces cost a lot.

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Here’s a large rooster with lots of color.

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They also had giraffes.

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And in Texas, you know you’ll see longhorns.

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This painting is of Rio and very cool.

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There were lots of food trucks there also.

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These skateboards with faces painted on them were awesome.

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This was the first art I saw about Day of the Dead.

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This mask with feathers was pretty cool looking.

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The festival covered several streets in downtown.

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Then I saw another booth with Day of the Dead paintings.

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I love Day of the Dead items.

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These paintings were really beautiful.

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If I were a collector, I’d have bought some of these.

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This one might have been my favorite.

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It was a beautiful day to stroll through the booths looking at all kinds of art and jewelry.  If you’re ever in town during the art festival, you should go.  You’ll enjoy yourself.

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Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta – 2016

Posted by OfficialPaulMichaels on October 8, 2016
Posted in: Cool Things, Entertainment, Life, New Mexico, Special Events, Travel, Uncategorized. Tagged: , , . 1 Comment

While visiting my sister at her vacation home in Santa Fe, we decided to go to the balloon fiesta in nearby Albuquerque.

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The Midway had lots of booths selling food and souvenirs.

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Watching the balloons inflate and lift off was fun.

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I had a breakfast burrito when we got there and it was very good. I like carnival food.

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We didn’t take a ride but they were offered if you were interested.

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Since I’m a fan of pirates, this was my favorite balloon.

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Seeing the morning sky filled with balloons was very cool.

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People come from all over the world for this fiesta.  I saw some people from Germany being interviewed by the local news station.

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Walking around, taking in the sights was a pleasant way to pass the time at the fiesta.

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There was a Mexican band playing music for tips.  We gave them two dollars.

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The larger character balloons didn’t inflate until after we had gone for the day.

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This “Day of the Dead” balloon was very cool too.

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There were thousands of people out each day of the fiesta.

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If I’m ever in New Mexico during the balloon fiesta, I’d go back for sure.

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My sister Karen and I.

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Wizard World Austin Comic Con – 2016

Posted by OfficialPaulMichaels on September 28, 2016
Posted in: Comic Con, Cool Things, Entertainment, Special Events, Texas, Travel, Uncategorized. Tagged: , , , , . Leave a comment

I made the 3 hour drive to Austin for their comic con and enjoyed the road trip.

Their convention center was very crowded with people and they kept streaming in all day long.

I didn’t stay too long but I got some good pics while I was there.

This Spider Girl struck a good pose for me.

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Cat Woman looked good.

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So did Captain Jack Sparrow.

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I liked this guy’s make up job for Two Face.

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Where’s Waldo?

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You’ll always see some Harley Quinn characters.

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These two Star Trek fans looked awesome in their outfits.

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Star Wars is always popular at comic cons.

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I saw some Roller Derby girls there too.

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The Addams Family looked great.

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These two girls were cute.

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Here’s another Kylo Ren.

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This was a big Wonder Woman.

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This Poison Ivy looked good in her costume and pose.

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This mother and daughter looked like they were having fun.

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Here’s the best Harley that I saw.

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I thought this girl was cute too.

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These two guys made the best Star Wars pose for me.

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I got a pic with this girl because her outfit was so awesome.

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I’m always a fan of Wonder Woman.

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Amazing Comic Con – 2016

Posted by OfficialPaulMichaels on September 15, 2016
Posted in: Comic Con, Cool Things, Entertainment, Houston, Special Events, Texas, Travel, Uncategorized. Tagged: , , , . 2 Comments

I attended Amazing Comic Con again this year and enjoyed my time there.

I didn’t get as many photos as I usually get because it’s not as big of a convention as the others in Houston each year.

I got to watch this girl get painted with an airbrush.  Very cool.

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This next girl was cute with and without her glasses.

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I liked this little girl’s wig.

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This next cosplayer struck a nice pose for me.

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Here’s another cute girl in her costume.

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I always see Star Wars cosplayers at these conventions.

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This is a good pic of Star Wars light sabers.

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Here’s another cutie.

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This guy is the best Wolverine I’ve ever seen at a comic con.  Big guns.

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This girl always does great make up.

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I thought this lady was attractive.

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This girl’s cosplay was excellent.

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I love this girl’s smile.

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Wonder Woman is my favorite cosplay costume.

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Another good make up job.

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I also always see several Harley Quinn characters.

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And here are my personal photos.

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Might be my favorite pic from the event.

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I always run into these two sisters.

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Here I am with the best Batman I’ve ever photographed.

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Delta H Con – 2016

Posted by OfficialPaulMichaels on September 7, 2016
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I recently attended an anime event called Delta H Con here in Houston, TX at a nearby hotel.

I attended all 3 days, but didn’t get as many photos as I usually get at a comic con because there weren’t as many people there.

I did enjoy my time there though.  These two girls were the cutest ones there.

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This girl was pretty also.

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Here she is again as a blonde.

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I liked this next girl’s contact lens for the dark left eye.

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This girl was enjoying the con.

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I thought this girl looked great and spent a lot of time on her make up job.

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This guy was huge.

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Nice gore make up.

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Here too.

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This cutie styled her wig herself.

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She struck a sexy pose for me.

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I liked this girl’s big hat.

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Edgar Allan Poe made an appearance.

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This girl went all out for her costume.

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This guy looked awesome.

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I’ll definitely go again next year.

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Especially since it’s just around the corner from my condo.

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To see all of my photos from the event, go to my website and look in the free galleries.

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