An Idea

I got a great idea a few weeks ago from a couple on one of my Segway tours. The idea is called '1-2-3-MOTORBOAT!' And the way you do it is simple. You get someone to take a picture of you, or you take a picture of someone else....and right before you take the picture, you say '1-2-3-MOTORBOAT!' Then, the subject of the picture begins to go "pbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbt" with their lips.....through the duration of the shot.

Something MAGICAL happens....and the magic is, you end up getting some of the MOST HYSTERICAL PHOTOS of people EVER. I'm telling you what....something about the Motorboat technique produces pictures with the highest degree of hilarity. I couldn't figure out what was so FUNNY with the couple on my tour....until they started showing me their pictures. And then I became obsessed. SO obsessed....that now I tell everyone about it, and if you're around me when I have my camera out, I'm going to tell you to '1-2-3-MOTORBOAT!'

And now....without any further ado....a few examples of the motorboats I captured over the past week or so. My apologies to any of you on here who are unhappy with your appearance here, but COME ON......remember how much we LAUGHED about these pictures? YOUR motorboat is going to help someone else's day get a LITTLE brighter.

Oh yeah - AND if you see me and I don't offer to take a Motorboat picture, just remind me, and I'll be happy to pull out my camera and snap a shot or two. You WON'T be sorry! Or if you snap some on your own, feel free to send them on over to me....I'd LOVE to see your work. And a HUGe friends to my brave, brave friends...who always seem willing to take whatever craziness I bring.

Things started a little slow with Rachel and Darci...because they were having trouble not laughing first.

But then all of the sudden....great things started to happen.

And then REALLY great things. We got TEETH on Darci. Amazing.

And by this time, the fun was ROLLLLLLLLING in!

I ALSO got in on the fun!!!

A couple of nights later, at the Georgetown Cafe, the insanity started up (slowly) again. Here Bryan gets things going. OR...he could just always look like this.

Bryan and Rachel give us a LESS EFFETIVE example....

And then turn it around with a HIGHLY EFFETIVE example! (Sorry Rach....it was just too magical.....)

Christy got in on the action a little late, and started out a bit confused....

but Meg and Mark were quick to show her how it was done.

Then Christy and Meg delivered THIS shot!

Meg and Mark give it another try....but CHECK Christy out on the left side of the picture. AMAZING, people! Simply amazing.

And then, Meg delivers the night's SINGLE best masterpiece!

Kelly and Brendan get in on the action, too....

and produce 2 amazing pictures!