NRA champion Casey Johnson helps me plan for my next “shoot”

NRA champion Casey Johnson helps me plan for my next “shoot”

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Neil Rittle, Brenden Rittle, and Casey Johnson

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Neil Rittle, Brenden Rittle, and Casey Johnson

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High up on the scafolding Darren, Lane, and I try to hang a single piece of drywall. One hour later… Success.

High up on the scafolding Darren, Lane, and I try to hang a single piece of drywall. One hour later… Success.

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So yesterday I went to this old farm called Duckett Farm here in Maryland.  It happens to be the birth place of John Hopkins.  This place is abandon and seriously run down.  Its also haunted!  I was there scouting it as a location for a shoot I have coming up. I was with my assistant Keely and Melissa ( the designer) pondering different spots when we saw a strange ladder leading to the attic of one of the barns.  We decided to climb it and see what it was all about.  To our surprise the attic was finished with interesting furniture, rugs, and even potted plants.  A sign on the wall read “the barn 2.”  It was clearly a club house of sorts, and a pretty extravagant one at that.  I explored and found a switch that when flipped illuminated the whole space with colored lights!!  I was like being in some romantic chick flick.  

So yesterday I went to this old farm called Duckett Farm here in Maryland.  It happens to be the birth place of John Hopkins.  This place is abandon and seriously run down.  Its also haunted!  I was there scouting it as a location for a shoot I have coming up. I was with my assistant Keely and Melissa ( the designer) pondering different spots when we saw a strange ladder leading to the attic of one of the barns.  We decided to climb it and see what it was all about.  To our surprise the attic was finished with interesting furniture, rugs, and even potted plants.  A sign on the wall read “the barn 2.”  It was clearly a club house of sorts, and a pretty extravagant one at that.  I explored and found a switch that when flipped illuminated the whole space with colored lights!!  I was like being in some romantic chick flick.  

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My current favorite celebrity

Freakin Jesse James!

Last night on the Apprentice he went so hard in the best way.  I love this guy!

Dennis Rodman: “Outside of this show I can kick anybody’s ass at anything, anybody.”

Donald Trump: “Jesse, how would you respond to Dennis?”

Jesse James: “Why doesn’t he kick our ass at being a good person.”

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Kate Moss ain’t got nuffin on this hottness. The new face of Calvin Klein.

Kate Moss ain’t got nuffin on this hottness. The new face of Calvin Klein.

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First night out with the boy. Hanging at the Clouds with the leeky richardsons

First night out with the boy. Hanging at the Clouds with the leeky richardsons

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Adam Day promo pic resurrected 

Adam Day promo pic resurrected 

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My current favorite treat. The guy behind the guy behind the guy at auntie anne’s. Strawberry Dutch ice mixed with some creamy vanilla stuff… Delectable.

My current favorite treat. The guy behind the guy behind the guy at auntie anne’s. Strawberry Dutch ice mixed with some creamy vanilla stuff… Delectable.

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email has melted my mind

so its been about 4 days now since I switched my website to a new service.  When I did that I expected to have a bit of a down time for email - maybe 2 hours if I’m lucky, 8 hours if I’m unlucky.  48 hours later I began to loose my mind.  I started thinking crazy thoughts like, Jeanine Fijol from PDN wrote me to tell me I’ve been selected for next years Top 30, or Annie Leibovitz wrote to ask me to fill in for her on this months Vanity Fair shoot because she has a bad inner ear infection.  At 72 hours without email my brian goes numb like Jack just before he let go of Rose and sank to the bottom of the frigid sea.  What will happen? Will it ever return?  Don’t go, don’t go…

if anyone talks to Jeanine or Annie tell them they can get me at jshirlen@me.com

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