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But the end result is the same...Memory Loss. Computer memory gets used up QUICKLY when doing graphics. So if you're waiting (read Sharon and Gytalf) I haven't forgotten. But stuff that I could whip through in 30-40 minutes is now taking 2-3 hours to set up and I have a short attention span. (Was that a chicken?)

They ARE coming--I appreciate the patience. Starro Month is over now--and while not a howling success, I'd hardly call it a failure. Look for the next challenge to be coming soon.

Chris

]]> =CaptainZammo http://CaptainZammo.deviantart.com/journal/26483235/ http://CaptainZammo.deviantart.com/journal/26483235/ Sun, 09 Aug 2009 12:15:12 PDT [link]



Or actually until Labor Day...just shy of a month....

Show us Superheroines in peril, menaced or controlled by Starro the conquerer. Its a back to the beach, back to school blast. It doesn't matter if the heroines are DC, Marvel or your very own--Just they have to be menaced (or controlled) by Starro.

For three d artists--Starro is a freebie and can be found here
[link]

Info about the character is here...

[link]

enjoy! Lets control us some heroines!

Zammo!

]]> =CaptainZammo http://CaptainZammo.deviantart.com/journal/25729312/ http://CaptainZammo.deviantart.com/journal/25729312/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 06:05:01 PDT
July 2nd, 1776. Continental Congress votes 12-0, New York abstains. July 4th, the Declaration of Independence drafted by Thomas Jefferson and heavily edited by congress adopted without dissent. July 8th, the Declaration was publicly proclaimed in Philadelphia. On the 9th it was recited before General George Washington and his troops in New York City. On July 15th congress learns that New York has decided to endorse the Declaration. On August 2nd, a parchment copy presented to the Congress for signature. Most of the 56 men who put their name on the document did so that day. And then what? Well, we tend to forget that to sign the Declaration of Independence was to commit an act of treason and the punishment for treason was death. Signing was a move fraught with danger, so much so that the names of the signers were kept secret for six months. The signers were risking everything. They were risking everything, and they knew it. That's the meaning of the Declaration's last sentence: And for the support of this declaration with a firm reliance on the protection of divine providence, we mutually pledge to each other our lives, our fortunes, and our sacred honor.

Most of the signers survived the war. Several went on to illustrious careers. Two of them became Presidents of the United States. Among the others were future vice presidents, senators and governors. But not all were so fortunate. Nine of the 56 died during the Revolution, never tasted American independence. Five were captured by the British. 18 had their homes, great estates some of them, looted or burned by the enemy. Some lost everything they owned. Two were wounded in battle. Two others were fathers of sons who were killed during the war. Our lives, our fortunes, and our sacred honor.

You know, we all recognize John Hancock's signature, but whoever notices the names beneath his? Like William Hillary, Thomas Nelson, Richard Stockton, Francis Lewis. Most of us, we hear these names and they have no meaning, but they each represent a real human being, some of whom paid dearly for the support of this Declaration and American independence. Louis Morris of New York, for example, must have known when he signed the Declaration that he was signing away his fortune for within weeks the British ravaged his estate, destroyed his vast woodlands, butchered his cattle and sent his family fleeing for their lives.

Another New Yorker, William Floyd, he was forced to flee when the British plundered his property. He and his family lived as refugees for seven years without any income. The strain tolled on his wife. She died two years before the war ended.

Carter Braxton of Virginia, he was a planter who had invested heavily in shipping. He saw most of his vessels captured by the British Navy, his estates largely ruined. By the end of his life, he was a pauper. Our lives, our fortunes and our sacred honor.

Thomas Nelson, Jr. of Virginia raised more than $2 million for the patriots cause on his own personal credit. The Government never reimbursed him, and repaying the loans wiped out his entire estate. During the battle of Yorktown, his house which had been seized by the British and occupied by General Cornwallis, Nelson quietly urged the gunners to fire on his own home. They did so destroying it. He was never again a man of wealth. He died, was buried in an unmarked grave. He stopped in a New Jersey Supreme Court, betrayed by loyalist neighbors. He was dragged from his bed, thrown in prison where he was brutally beaten and starved. His lands were devastated, his horses stolen, his library burned and his family lived on charity for the rest of their lives. And then there was John Hart, the speaker of the New Jersey assembly. He was forced to flee in the winter of '76 at the age of 65 from his dying wife's bedside while he hid in forests and caves. His home was demolished, his fields and mill lay waste and his 13 children put to flight. When it was finally safe for him to return, he found his wife dead, his children missing, his property decimated. He never saw any of his family again.

The men who signed that piece of parchment in 1776 were the elite of their colonies. They are men of means and social standing but for the sake of liberty they pledged it all: Their lives, their fortunes and their sacred honor.


Chris' Comments...

Remember how much was asked of those men, how many more sacrificed their last full measure to bring about our Independence. Yeah July 4 is all too often a day to party down. But its a good time to remember where we as a nation came from.

LONG LIVE THE REVOLUTION!!! "Jefferson Survives--Independence Forever!"

]]> =CaptainZammo http://CaptainZammo.deviantart.com/journal/25219955/ http://CaptainZammo.deviantart.com/journal/25219955/ Tue, 09 Jun 2009 15:41:43 PDT
The graduations are over, the weekends and other obligations are done and longer...

Sooooo.....

I'm opening commissions once more.

Basic Rates
$25 page (roughly 1024 x 840 or 840 x 1024)
Payments can be through Money Order or Paypal

Now's your chance to get a Zammo Original....

thanks....

]]> =CaptainZammo http://CaptainZammo.deviantart.com/journal/25096166/ http://CaptainZammo.deviantart.com/journal/25096166/ Tue, 02 Jun 2009 19:46:15 PDT
No not for me. But for the last four years I had a 360 page at Yahoo. It wasnt much, maybe I updated between 7-10 times a year. But darnit, I had a good time with it, and met a lot of friends (online) thru the site.

But Yahoo is closing down the 360 and going to a new social network thru their profile pages--Frankly being a curmudgeon, I'm not happy with the new options.

So I moved.

I'll be honest, I've been hesitant about letting my hair down here,(What hair I have anyway) and letting you all see the OTHER side of Captain Zammo--the author side--the one who writes stories.

I have a website--but I haven't updated it in a while. But I still write, and tend to have stories going almost all the time.

So...since I've met so many new friends here, I'll post the link for both the website and the blogsite. ]

blogsite here...[link]

website here...[link]

]]> =CaptainZammo http://CaptainZammo.deviantart.com/journal/24777161/ http://CaptainZammo.deviantart.com/journal/24777161/ Fri, 15 May 2009 20:40:57 PDT
There I was minding my own business...Ok I had a bit of a lead off second when BAM I was tagged by the oh so devious so now I’m going to reveal 8 random facts about myself.

Rules:

1. Post these rules.
2. Each person tagged must put 8 random facts about themselves.
3. Tagged ones should write a journal about these facts.
4. At the end of the post tag 8 more deviants
5. Go to their page telling them they're tagged.
6. No tagging back. (For Obvious Reasons)

Facts:

1. My first (and so far only ) new car was a Yugo--it got over 100 000 miles RUNNING! (didn't have to push it much)

2) My first home cost a lot less than the Yugo. $3000 for a 14x 60 mobile home

3) I'm really enamored of cryptozoology and cryptohistory.

4) I can read biblical Greek.

5) I speak fluent German and passable Dutch

6) I'm a big Trek fan and have been since the seventies

7) My one guilty pleasure is plain M and Ms

8) I live and die with the Cincinnati Reds...


OK It's your turn the people I tag are....









]]> =CaptainZammo http://CaptainZammo.deviantart.com/journal/24612456/ http://CaptainZammo.deviantart.com/journal/24612456/ Wed, 06 May 2009 03:50:45 PDT
According to the Account records at DAZ ([link]) I downloaded my first version of the free DAZ studio on May 6, 2006. I would never have found this site except for the kindness of .

This may have been a dangerous thing for her to have done, because she unleashed my creative juices in a whole new outlet. Thank you Heather!

Over the last few years I've grown, as any fledgling will do. My initial works are crude, with a lot of work regarding lights and shadows, postwork and a lot of piddly little details lacking. But the basic ideas are still there--and they are distinctly Zammoesque.

Some of them are even posted on the web--but I leave it to YOU to find them. I DID post one, (actually several at various times)so you can chart my progression. But the newest deviation is actually one of my oldest images. I think you'll see what I mean.

So I want to thank and for their continued support and encouragement throughout all the years of this hobby. You don't know how much I appreciate all of you. To the rest of you, I appreciate all the comments, the watches, the favorites. I hope you all continue to enjoy.

Chris

]]> =CaptainZammo http://CaptainZammo.deviantart.com/journal/24337679/ http://CaptainZammo.deviantart.com/journal/24337679/ Mon, 20 Apr 2009 05:09:12 PDT
At the risk of being though a huge idiot (which most of you may suspect anyhow)...

I was doing a cleanup on my disk yesterday, and got creative. I let the cleanup pull out a lot of "unused" graphics files. Then I went out to work with the youth group I help with. When I came home I was tired and just hit "complete" on the button.

So this morning, I logged into the DAZ studio (My modelling program)and AKK!! ALL of the .obj files are GONE! No people, no clothes, no nothing.

This is three years of collecting gone--mostly freebies that CAN be replaced to some degree--but I can't get back Victoria 3 (my favorite model) or the Freak.

IF--anyone here could help, I would appreciate it. I'm workig on a lot of reinstalling right now--but it will be a long time before anyone sees anything new from me in 3D--sorry


UPDATE!!!
The good news is, I didn't lose EVERYTHING. I was able to piece together a Wonder Woman image (that may look familiar) and some of my other stuff is still intact. It's still a big loss, but not as huge as first feared.

]]> =CaptainZammo http://CaptainZammo.deviantart.com/journal/23501135/ http://CaptainZammo.deviantart.com/journal/23501135/ Tue, 03 Mar 2009 03:22:03 PST
Seriously--it is my birthday today, and I'm debating going to work.

]]> =CaptainZammo http://CaptainZammo.deviantart.com/journal/23317780/ http://CaptainZammo.deviantart.com/journal/23317780/ Sat, 21 Feb 2009 04:14:25 PST
I'm back home now, a large unfilled hole in my heart, that was mom shaped. But Mom has gone home, to spend time with Dad, and though I'm missing her, I know it's only for a little while.

So I'm back. I'll be easing back into the hobby slowly--my first works will be the commissions I promised. Thanks for being patient.

Keep 'em flyin!

Captain Zammo!

]]> =CaptainZammo http://CaptainZammo.deviantart.com/journal/23247216/ http://CaptainZammo.deviantart.com/journal/23247216/ Tue, 17 Feb 2009 03:57:52 PST
Last night (Feb 16th) my sister called to tell me my mother had passed away around noon.

I'm not too sure how I'm feeling now. I keep hearing the Major General from "The Pirates of Penzance" asking "Do you know what it is to be an orphan boy?" I guess I'm going to find out.

Mom and I were distant in physical space, and overall (Hey I was one of five) I wasn't always emotionally close to her. But after my dad died, I worked hard to rebuild a relationship with her that was warm. It's complicated, but I did love her.

Anyhow...

If you're one of my regulars, you're not likely to see anything from me for a few days (Sorry Sharon--I keep putting you off). I WILL be getting back to you all soon.

Thanks for watching and reading--I love this place.

Zammo!

]]> =CaptainZammo http://CaptainZammo.deviantart.com/journal/22816330/ http://CaptainZammo.deviantart.com/journal/22816330/ Mon, 26 Jan 2009 03:54:20 PST
There will be more to come! Have a great week and Gung Hay Fat Choi! (Ox year person here!!)

Zammo

]]> =CaptainZammo http://CaptainZammo.deviantart.com/journal/21959029/ http://CaptainZammo.deviantart.com/journal/21959029/ Sat, 13 Dec 2008 06:39:32 PST
Sorry--no celebration with cake and pics--Honestly I wasn't expecting to mark this as a milestone until I saw the number this morning. (And if you look now--it will be MORE than that)

Got me thinking though...

In 2500 views, I'll be at 10,000 and that SHOULD be celbrated.

So what would you like to see for a celebratory pic? Comments please? Keep them decent though.

Zammo!

]]> =CaptainZammo http://CaptainZammo.deviantart.com/journal/21518302/ http://CaptainZammo.deviantart.com/journal/21518302/ Sun, 16 Nov 2008 12:39:51 PST
However--there are some of you who might want special pieces--or those with a Zammo touch.


So...
Here are the basic terms and rates...

I'll do a custom pic for you with YOUR input. When it's done, I'll send it to you either through e-mail (or if there's multiple requests on a CD)

You will have exclusive use of the art (though I retain the rights) for six months--after which I feel I can post it elsewhere.

One basic caveat...
If you're requesting a copyrighted character (like Wonder Woman or Iron Man) then anything I do with them would have to be "Decent" No nudity or sex. I don't need the hassle their lawyers could bring. This doesn't mean no peril, no implied sexual intent--just nothing overt.

Rates...

One image 1024 by 860 pixels $25

Thats it...

email or note me if you want to ask--if you don't ask, you don't find out...

]]> =CaptainZammo http://CaptainZammo.deviantart.com/journal/21358662/ http://CaptainZammo.deviantart.com/journal/21358662/ Thu, 06 Nov 2008 14:34:26 PST
But I'm not bitter. This is America, after all and I respect the office.

The man made history--indeed--but I wish we'd stop using benchmarks like this to measure racial "progress"--After all, African Americans have been college presidents, governors, senators and Supreme Court justices for several years now.

And ML King said that a man shouldn't be judged by the color of his skin, but by the content of his character. The more we identify people as African Americans or Mexican Americans or Chinese Americans, we promote rather than dispel the racist overtones.

Mr Obama faces a big challenge--the Economy is messed up, jobs are starting to fall away, and the situation in the world isn't much better.

Whether he was your candidate or mine, is now irrelevant. He's our President Elect, and we AMERICANS (notice we aren't hyphenated) need to unite behind him.

]]> =CaptainZammo http://CaptainZammo.deviantart.com/journal/19404870/ http://CaptainZammo.deviantart.com/journal/19404870/ Tue, 15 Jul 2008 07:40:05 PDT
Here's the question.

I have a whole lot of White Owl cover art. (Granted there's no comics to go with them, but I always feel the art is a good way to express peril for my heroine)

Should I post them?

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]]> =CaptainZammo http://CaptainZammo.deviantart.com/journal/17478948/ http://CaptainZammo.deviantart.com/journal/17478948/ Sun, 23 Mar 2008 17:01:34 PDT 1) Answer the questions below
2) Take each answer and type it into dA search box
3) Take a deviation from the first page of results (may use ' popular' or 'newest' ) and post thumb (for subscribers) or link (non-subscribers)
4) You can't copy the persons answers who posted this before you

THE QUESTIONS...

1)Age you will be on your next birthday? 48
48 by *brimoo
[link]

2) A place you'd like to travel? Scotland
Scotland by ~Dimlothiel
[link]

3) Your Favorite Place? The Library
Library On Heavens by Katedra
[link]

4) Your Favorite Object? My recliner
Recliner by KittyKatGirl94
[link]

5) Favorite Food? Pizza
eerm. by ~nein-danke
[link]

6) Favorite Animal? Red Tail Hawk
Special Red Tail by *Froggynaan
[link]

7) Favorite Color? Green
Forgotten Emerald by ~Der-Farbenschwarz
[link]

8) The Town/State/Country where you live? Cincinnati Ohio, the Queen City of the West.
Cincinnati by ~sathor
[link]

9) Name of a Past Pet? Goodyear
Goodyear Blimp N2A 2 by~traxxnstamp
[link]

10) A dream com true? Ben and Joe, my sons
Father-sons bonding by *E-vay
[link]

11) What is Your Nickname/Screen Name? Captain Zammo
GMC Canyon 2004 Brown ZTi by ~ZammoTheChoppa
[link]

12) What is Your Middle Name? Wilson
Wilson by ~Inamerica
[link]

13) What is your Favorite Smell? Fresia
Fresia II by ~specialnotstupid
[link]

14) What's a Bad Habit for you? Procrastination
Procrastination by ~diablo2087
[link]

15) What was your first job? Farmhand (at age 10)
The Heatherington Farm by ~Alexander-Sin
[link]

16) What is your favorite movie? Casablanca
Casablanca by ~gasmasktrooper
[link]

17) What are you doing now? Watcing TV
Watching TV. by ~BUBBLE89
[link]

18)What's the weather like there? Chilly, clear
chilly by ~Elusive-Psycho
[link]

19) What's your Favorite Sport? Baseball
Baseball by ~irbe01
[link]

20) What is your favorite music/ musical style/ band? Soft Rock/ Pink Floyd
Pink Floyd by ~musicfreeek
[link]

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