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Studio de Vatican

Playing with light since 1985

About Me



Hi, I'm Charles "Bongo" Garrett. I'm an artistic photographer, new to the Daytona Beach area having just moved from Dallas, Texas.
Before you make any assumptions, let me tell you a little about myself... I'm a victim of the old chinese curse - "MAY YOU LEAD AN INTERESTING LIFE." I've started out small, lived large, partied hard and went from hot to not. However, when you get down to the brass tacks, I'm a down to earth kinda guy that has a lot of really cool friends. I try to be worth more than the thousand words that supposedly equal a picture - and I expect the same from my friends.
I'm not the best looking guy in the world, but I try very hard to be a good friend - the kind of friend you can call on when you need help, a laugh, or just a shoulder to lean on. It's true that I'm a VERY SILLY PERSON - I was raised on a steady diet of cartoons, Monty Python and David Letterman! I tend to write a bit more than most - sometimes funny, sometimes serious, but I always make sure to KEEP IT INTERESTING! Life is too short to be boring... I consider it my sworn duty to make sure it doesn't stay that way!
Yes, I have some good looking friends. Don't let that stop you from saying hello, though... SURE, I've photographed some of the more gorgeous women that have walked the earth, but believe me - at the end of the day, PERSONALITY wins over looks any day. NONE of my friends are on here due to looks alone and if I have any say in it, they never will be, either... Good thing I'm the one in charge of my own page, huh?
I never add anyone or send invitations to anyone that I wouldn't hang out with in real life... 9 out of 10 people on my list are people I really know from clubs, photoshoots, jobs, family or just friends I've made along the way that also happen to be on myspace..!
Until my move to Daytona, I worked in Dallas/Fort Worth with a lot of promotions groups at Dallas nightclubs but I've also worked in marketing, finance and broadcasting! I also work with graphics for promotion and advertising - so if you have a project you need help with, just need a few photos or want a full-fledged photoshoot, let me know - I'm always looking for a new challenge!
Before you send a friend request, let me warn you... I DO NOT ADD:
-Anyone that sands me a "Yo, Vatican... Add me" message.
(I just told you my name. I don't add anyone that doesn't use their ability to read.)
-anyone without at least 3 photos (unless I know them)
-anyone without a blog (unless I know them)
-ANYONE UNDER 18 YEARS OLD (NO EXCEPTIONS)
Wanna see some of my work?
- follow the links by clicking each of the images below -

My Interests



I'd like to meet:

I get along with everyone... As the old saying goes, a stranger is just a friend I haven't met yet!

As to a personal relationship, how cliche' is it to say I'm looking for Miss Right? *L* I'm looking for a woman that makes me laugh, has an open, creative and intelligent mind, and has beautiful eyes and a flashing smile!

Above all, she MUST be interesting - If she's NOT interesting, I'm not interested!

Music:

In the interests of saving myself from a wicked case of carpal Tunnel, I'm just gonna say that I like a LOT of different musical types. You can pretty much say I like EVERYTHING except for modern country/western and religious/gospel!

Movies:

Monty Python's "And Now For Something Completely Different," "Zoolander," "300," "Stripes," "Where the Buffalo Roam," "Fear and Loathing In Las Vegas," Disney's "Cars," The KILLER TOMATOES Movies, Monty Python's "The Meaning of Life," "Tombstone," "The Rocky Horror Picture Show," "Kill Bill" vol's I & II, the Original "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory," "Death to Smoochy," "Snakes On A Plane," "Strange Brew," The Kids In The Hall's "Brain Candy," "Rocky," "Rocky II," "Rocky Balboa" (I don't like part III, IV or V), "Romeo is Bleeding," The AUSTIN POWERS series, The SHREK series, pretty much anything involving the cast of Saturday Night Live, "V for Vendetta," The JAMES BOND series (My favorite is "Goldfinger"), the SAW series, ANYTHING ROBIN WILLIAMS DOES, "Wilder Napalm," The X-MEN series, "Starship Troopers," "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon," "Orgazmo," "South Park: Bigger, Longer and Uncut," "The Shining" and so many others it'd be easier to go through a Blockbuster & point out what I DON'T like!

Television:

Almost anything on CNN except politics (I've decided I have ELECTILE Dysfunction), "Futurama," "Monty Python," "Jackass," "Stargate SG-1," "Top Gear," "Doctor Who," "Torchwood," "The Universe," "Dirty Jobs," "Late Show with David Letterman," "Mork and Mindy," "M*A*S*H," "Monk," "Shin Chan" (just SOOOOO damned wrong), and I like watching shows on Discovery/Animal Planet where they catch dangerous animals - I root for them to bite or maim the jerks that are telling everyone how dangerous they are. GO STINGRAYS! Oh, and I'm a serious fan of NICK AT NITE and classic TV!!!

Books:

I like MAD Magazine, The Uncle John's Bathroom Reader series, Jack Kerouac's "On The Road," Jack Douglas' "Never Trust a Naked Bus Driver" & "A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Grave" & "Huckleberry Hashimoto," Stephen Hawking's "A Brief History of Time," Art Spiegelman's "MAUS" graphic novels, National Geographic Magazine

Heroes:



Freal...

My Blog

How do I: GET RID OF THESE APPS?

They're filling our mailboxes.. "I just Bought you as my Pet!""See how much you're worth!"HERE'S HOW TO GET RID OF THEM PERMANENTLY:Follow the link in the email to it's source page. On the right-hand ...
Posted by Studio de Vatican on Thu, 15 May 2008 03:46:00 PST

You know what pisses me off?

I got called TWICE today by people that wanted to have me interview for jobs in Dallas... Jobs that could have KEPT ME THERE. If you're in Dallas and have an almost irresistible urge to thro...
Posted by Studio de Vatican on Wed, 23 Apr 2008 08:42:00 PST

What color is the sky in YOUR world?

I have a bag of pet frozen burritos.I get one out every day and say "Sit!" It does it.I say "Get me my newspaper, Burrito!"If it doesn’t do it, I put it into the microwave and eat it as a warnin...
Posted by Studio de Vatican on Tue, 25 Mar 2008 02:10:00 PST

I want this house.

It just reminds me of something I’ve seen before... I can’t quite put a yellow finger on where I’ve seen it, though....
Posted by Studio de Vatican on Sun, 16 Mar 2008 04:44:00 PST

Attack of the Killer Tomatoes: Remake info

"Killer Tomatoes" ripe for remake Tue Mar 11, 2008 4:01am EDT By Gregg Goldstein for Reuters/Hollywood Reporter NEW YORK (Hollywood Reporter) - "Attack of the Killer Tomatoes!" -- a cult monster ...
Posted by Studio de Vatican on Wed, 12 Mar 2008 03:46:00 PST

You Dont Know Me

Here's one for everyone that's ever been on the outside, looking in... In other words, all of us. You give your hand to me And then you say, "Hello..." And I can hardly speak, My heart is bea...
Posted by Studio de Vatican on Tue, 11 Mar 2008 02:55:00 PST

Another Friday night and I ain’t got nobody

Yeah, I know... The lyric is SATURDAY night.Well, this is MY song & dance. Gimme the luxury.I honestly don't know what to think right now. I''ve had a very strange (BUT GOOD) week... Not a "Charle...
Posted by Studio de Vatican on Sat, 08 Mar 2008 05:57:00 PST

The D Rule: Lets get the paparazzi under control

I've been doing the photography gig in Dallas for the last 4 years. In that amount of time, there have only been a few people (about 100 or so) that I've asked to take a photo of that didn't want them...
Posted by Studio de Vatican on Wed, 05 Mar 2008 09:36:00 PST

The Doomsday Bank

In Norway this week, a new Bank will be opened. Big deal, you say? Well, this one's a little far fetched. This has been nicknamed "The Doomsday Bank" and it doesn't take monetary deposits. No, this o...
Posted by Studio de Vatican on Tue, 26 Feb 2008 08:13:00 PST

Its Oscar Night... AGAIN...

I haven't seen any of the movies because none of them looked like anything I'd be interested in seeing.I'm glad George Clooney's nominated. I hope he wins, because it'll prove my theory that most of t...
Posted by Studio de Vatican on Mon, 25 Feb 2008 05:18:00 PST