Tempe Rockabilly Reunion..PART 2

Shelby with the Chop Tops

THE BANDS...live music is the heart...the throbbing, pulsating, fuel of any good party and while this post will cover all aspects of the show---I dedicate this final post of TRR to the bands. There was a great line up at the Tempe Rockabilly Reunion and here they are in no particular order: Roadrunner Gunner, Moonlight Howlers, Danny Dean, 3 Bad Jacks, Rhythm Dragons, Hot Rod Trio, Cash'd Out, Voodoo Swing, Deadbeat Daddies, Chop Tops, The Octanes, Surf Side IV, Pat Roberts & The Heymakers, Chuck E. Bumps.

Suzy..Hot Rod Trio

Sinner...Chop Tops

Amanda Lee with Pat Roberts & The Heymakers

Leeroy & Shorty...Voodoo Swing

Wesley...Voodoo Swing

Kim Falcon, with AZ Los Boulevardos cruiser Freddie's "Piewagon"

Stephanie Walton

Frenchie Deuhoux won with his V12 Hot Rod Lincoln...Best In Show....see below with Amanda Lee

"Fish Nets" Prior to winning the Psychobilly Pageant

Shelly Hudson

Vintage firetruck filled with rockabilly pin-up contestants.

Amanda Lee with Pat Roberts & the Heymakers

Pin-Up Angel...Becky Lee

Psychobilly pageant contestants with KandyK Modela

Melissa Misfortune & Kathleen Ray

Surfside IV...great surf instrumentals

Miss V8...rockabilly pin-up pageant winner.

Here we have Amanda Lee with Frenchie Dehoux's winning Lincoln Hot Rod. 

Amanda is currently on the cover of the "The Best of" issue of Phoenix Magazine as well as inside the Arizona Highways "Retro AZ"issue. I was honored that she allowed me to photograph her...especially at the hottest part of the day. Check out her site: 

 The Call of the Jitterbug Doll

"Fishnets" with her psychobilly winning attire. 

You may recall this sweet thing from my "Classic Derby" post a few weeks ago. My new friend, Stepanie will be racing in the Nostalgia Drags November 13th at the Speedworld Dragstrip in Suprise.

Head out there to cheer her on! 

The Rhythm Dragons

Best Car Club Winners and my amigos, The Bomb Squad C.C. from East Mesa.

The amazing, KandyK Modela

Veronica McGee...letting me shoot her pretty tattoo and bad-self.

Wrapping the Tempe Rockabilly Reunion coverage with one last image of Amanda Lee.

That's it for now...another project with unseen images is in the works. More on that later.

Looking forward to the Lake Havasu Rockabilly Reunion on February 17th-19th 2012. 

Good times and another TOMORROW!

Tempe Rockabilly Reunion

A 3 day Rockabilly Bash in Metro-Phoenix...FINALLY!!

 KandyK Modela & Maybelle Lee

The 1st Annual Tempe Rockabilly Reunion was a blast...ask anyone who endured the heat, hung out drinking PBR and took in all the bands. This group of enthusiasts will be the best promoters for the 2nd annual!..YES! There will be a 2nd Annual and there's another kick-ass location in the works. 

I'M RUSHING THIS POST...it's been kinda hectic and I'm gonna let the photos do the talking. I will say that Dave Huyck  of the hosting club, the Independents was a great go-to-guy and new pal, thanks buddy! The star pin-ups running and hosting the Rockabilly and Psychobilly competitions; Carly Deville, Maybelle Lee, Kim Falcon & KandyK Modela were very gracious with their  personal time (posing in the heat) and recruiting me to shoot the contestant ladies for them...still recovering from the arm twisting. If this post seems a bit more about the ladies than the cars that's part of the reason...also I'm reserving many of the car photos for a separate project. 

Enough...check it out....

Bindi Modela and our 3 minute shoot...she's great!

Brenda Lee...actually here training a new pin-up...with the Az Pin-up Angels

Becky Lee with the AZ Pin-up Angels..a real trooper climbing on this slammed jeep.

AZ Roller Derby...I was invited to try my hand at live action photos...Yeah..I'm there!

Sailor Jeremy..pin-up contestant.

Gretsch was a sponsor of the show and these beauties were given away and raffled off.

The Rhythm Dragons blew the crowd away.

The Host club, Independents with that gorgeous caddy.

The rockabilly pin-ups ready for competition...with the gorgeous trifecta of KandyK Modela, Maybelle Lee and Carly Deville on the right end. 

Miss V8 the Rockabilly pin-up winner.

Carly Deville

Gretsch Girl, Kim Falcon

Brenda Acuna

Maybelle Lee

Joleen Green

Tony Sousa, Bonehead Pinstriping

KandyK "thumping" my beer buddy.

Az lovelies...Lisa Mortensen & Mysti Moon

These guys, Three Bad Jacks were worth the price of admission alone...even more!

Elvis Suissa, front man for the Three Bad Jacks.

I'll do a part two --because I'm not doing all the bands justice here and there's more from Saturday & Sunday that must be seen. Also, car and club award winners...pin-up winners...more star pin-up shoots and great times.