This little girl wandered into traffic today and some foolish cab driver stopped to pick her up...She told me that she doesn't eat much, won't keep me up late, and doesn't chew or make much noise....Right....You must be on drugs girl if you think I am going to fall for that...You are OUT at the first chance...You must be kidding..Think I am going to fall for that...
Carly is a very pretty Gasparilla Pirate. In the spirit of Saturdays major party event, I thought this image from a recent photo shoot was appropriate. This party is one of the largest outdoor drunk and disorderly party in the world. I am sure that Mardi-Gra and Carnival are bigger but we like our event. Cab drivers really l like it. It is one of the busiest days of the years for us. Don't drink and drive.
In a little bit of self promotion, note the TBT* beads around the models neck. Reps from TBT* one time came by United Cab in Tampa for a promotion. It was the last time anyone brought food by for the drivers and they had all kind of giveaways and I took the strand of beads.
Carly not only showed me her boobs for the beads, she told me she wanted them. So I no longer have them but what the heck.
I have always had this idea that if TBT* wants to run a real British style tabloid. You know the kind that sensationalizes sex scandals and all that stuff, they need to have a page 3 girl. I will even take the images for free because I can get girls from the agencies who would pose with a bikini top on and I guarantee it will DOUBLE the circulation of TBT* overnight.
Plus. In all the images the girls will have on the beads. How about that for advertising!
NOTE: If you live in Tampa or you are visiting Tampa for this party please do not drink and drive. I know it is hard to find a cab but you might get lucky. Walk if you have to. A cab fare is cheaper than a DUI.....
Remember....it is all about the beads!
This time of year people often make New Years Resolutions. A common resolution is to join a gym and get in shape. That is a good idea, but many people drop out before January is over.
Too bad. The effects of long term exercise is amazing.
Leg presses, lunges and hamstring curls can make a womens lower body look great. I highly recommend it. I think its great.
This is Angel The Model.com and you can see she works hard at it. I had a good time shooting her layout.
I was never really a Yankee fan. I could almost be converted. If you have been reading this blog for a while you may have noticed that the CJ. Gibson nude photos have been removed. That is because I got an email from someone claiming to be the photographer that took them. I co-operated. Now I wonder if that was the right thing to do because I have now found websites that are USING MY PHOTOS! When I contacted them, they say I must show documentation of copyright. That is just another way of saying "bite me schmuck."
There was even a message board on a photo site all about me using the images and they wanted to know If the photographer knew I was using them. Holy shit! You mean to tell me that in the history of the Internet that I was the only person that figured out what the right click on a mouse was all about.
Anyway. If you want to see CJ Gibson and her sister nude, click this link or the one above. I told the photographer who bitched at me that this is the site were I got his images off of. I see the site is still up.
The image of mine that was being used by a porn site was one I took of three very lovely older ladies. The porn site is now using it to advertise MILF. I asked them to take it down and they told me to prove I took the image.
I have no idea who took the image above. If you took it and can prove it with a copyright, let me know. In the meantime, if you do not want your images being used DON'T PUT THEM ON THE INTERNET.
Meet Kendal, Shelly, and Broyklyn. These three beautiful ladies were shot in Arizona last October. As
you can see, this is a very casual shot. The girls still have their clothes on! I have no idea why this images is being used in a porn advertisment for MILF's. I guess becuase these models are out of High School and are grown up.
For some reason, when I had this image up before Google had it listed in the third position in an image search form MILF's. I should of left it up...I was getting a lot of traffic off of it.
This time...if they want to use my image it will just be advertising for my website Tim Fasano.com
I hope everyone has a wonderful 4th. Here is something to help get you in that "red, white, and blue" frame of mind. Freedom and liberty is a wonderful thing. GOD BLESS AMERICA!
Happy Birthday UNCLE SAM!
Meet Kendal. She is a DD big busty girl for sure. You know you want to see them....her big tits that is. You can. I photographed her in an old abandoned building that used to be a restaurant. We had to hurry before the police showed up. In twenty minutes I got some great images. I show only the topless ones here. You will have to go to my website to see nude images.
You can just go to the photo album link on the left sidebar and you can feast your eyes on her boobs. Check it out. An exclusive from Tim Fasano.com. A website of very beautiful women who have trouble keeping their clothes on!
Late this morning I got a ride out to the Seminole Indian Hard Rock Casino. That is a popular spot for after hours parties and people just wanting to play the latest craze - Texas Hold Um Poker. It is considered a sport now, and the casino offers a large room with lots of action.
My opinion is that many people don't realize they are not that good at it. A real pro will be wiling to fleece you of everything you have if you let him. I like the ride out, over $40. As a cab driver, I just hope he has that much left when he is on the return.
I did notice cabs waiting out front of the casino. None of them were United cabs. The other companies don't have the street business we have and they have to stake out places like this and the hotels downtown to find fares. This place does rock on the weekends. All the beautiful people from Hyde park come out here to be seen. They have the bikini contest at midnight and it does attract a young crowd. The older bingo, slot people are seen midweek with their buckets of coins going to play the slots that don't really pay very much.
I have to admit, this place is hugh. I have been in every casino in Las Vegas and this one has the square footage of any of them. They just don't have the full casino games like Blackjack and Craps. If they did, I would probably come out as a customer.
This has nothing to do with it, but check out the video of this hot blonde from the last shoot out in
Arizona. Download hot blonde.wmv
Michelle knocked on my hotel door and said she needed a place to stay tonight. Her plane was leaving Tuesday and I agreed to let her crash. We had a shoot planed and I had converted a section of the suite into a makeshift studio.
The shoot was awesome. Even though they were mostly nudes, this is one of my favorites from the shoot. After the shoot we were both tired and went to sleep. She had been eating a lot of junk food non-stop scone she got here. Cheese and jelly beans. She said she was hungry. Many models starve themselves before shoots, then pig out after. I heard her get up and she started puking. She had eaten about a million jelly beans with string cheese and turkey lunch meat.
Now she has the shakes and takes over the main bed. I guess I will be sleeping on the couch. She is asleep right now. I am trying to be a gentleman, oh well. I have a flight early back to Tampa. That really sucks. At least the public transportation and cab service is reliable in Phoenix. Imagine that.
Hanging out with models is a hell of a lot more fun than driving a cab.
I have known Michelle for while now and we frequently email. Her last trip to Florida was right after Julianne died and I did not get to see her. I had to leve in the morining and tried not to wake her and her friend Kerri up. I had to get back to Tampa.
Oh well, back to United Cab...Tampa's finest cab company. Wow.
EMAIL I SENT TO HER: Hi Michelle, this is Tim Fasano. I want to thank you for the great shoot we had. I have put the one image I was photo-shoping on my OMP site under glamour. I really love the image. Check it out. I gave you a model link. I hope you and Kerri got out of Phoenix ok. I tried not to awaken you guys when I got ready in the morning. I was twinkle toes around the room. LOL. Thanks for being there and thanks for being an "Italian" friend. I am half Italilan. Thanks for adding a little rainbow in life when I really needed one. I hope to shoot with you again. Take care and best wishes for continued success in your field of choice. I really hope you are feeling better. Take care, and God Bless.
As I was merging into downtown Tampa today, I noticed how much the skyline has changed in recent years. Tampa is growing. No doubt about that. It's not all for the good. Rising property values have prevented many people from owning homes and even being able to rent them. Free markets I guess.
Traffic is a major concern. A recent article in US News And World Report addressed this issue. Tampa Taxi Shots was quoted in this article. Did anyone see it? I have been a little out of it. I know I should not have been.
I mean a death like this. It is a blow to find someone you love dead on the living room floor. And now I have to except things that I may not of known. Like the North Carolina connection. How could I have had the nerve. Grieve. Somepeople think I was not even her Boyfriend. I never said I was. Only that we were close and had an eight year relationship. I really don't know where her real boyfriend is. He dosn't seem to care or is not here, I guess. There was an LL Cool J song about call me punk or something like that....thanks for the sweater.
The most famous Bipolar person of all time was Hall of Fame Running back John Riggins. He had all the symptoms, erratic behavior, irresponsibility(he once had 2 million dollars in uncashed paychecks in a drawer while he was living in a flop house), He often went to skid row to drink with the bums behind dumpsters. He was major running back in the NFL. The problem was he could not be tackled. At 6' 4" 245
lbs. and the fastest man on the field, he was rather formidable. He broke a Super Bowl game wide open with a 55 yard run ageist the Miami Dolphins. Hard to believe that was 25 years ago! Wow!
The Redskins had a basic playing style....Riggins run right...Riggins run Left...Riggins run up middle....Joe Theisman throw the ball. In any order they would score 500 points a year....Just like the Bucs Right!
Fashion Model
Julianne Lea committed suicide last week. The systematic cuts in mental health care by the Republican Party since Ronald Reagan are what killed Julianne. People who suffer from mental illness often have no insurance and cannot get help. Is that a surprise? These are the people that need State and federal help the most. They are the ones that usually don’t get it. Look how beautiful she was.
When I fist started driving cab in 1995, I used to go thru the Old Hyde Park Village. It always seemed that when I was crossing Rome there was this hot looking chick that was crossing the street with a white smock on. I would blow the horn. I latter found out she was one of the cosmetic sales girls at Jacobson’s, and her name was Julianne. I used to stop for coffee at Joeffre’s and she would be in line and was pleasant and easy to talk to.
Jacobsons’subsequently closed and I lost touch with the cosmetic girl. Then one day on Christmas Eve 1999, I saw this beautiful women standing at the bus stop at Britton Plaza. She was looking around and it was cold out. I was third cab on the stand and if she wanted a cab she would take the first one. Then it hit me. That’s the Jacobson’s girl! I pulled up and asked her if she was alright and wanted a cab. She says “I think I know you.” So she got in the cab.
We drove around and she told me what was going on in her life. It was Xmas eve and I was lonely so I asked her if she wanted to go to dinner. We went to the Steak and Ale in Temple Terrace. She said she had an apartment in town (I later found out she was homeless) but decided to go home with me that night. There was no sex. She just wanted a place to chill for a few days. We hung out, watched TV and she told me she was a model, actress(she has been in local community theater) and a comedy writer. I found her personable, witty, smart, talented and she seemed to have a kind soul and was committed to noble causes. However, I gradually began to realize something unusual was going on.
I keep a journal and have the entries of that weekend in front of me. Certain observation I entered were “Delusional” “Psychosis.” things like that. I also made note that she did not sleep. She stayed up for the four days she was with me. I later learned that was a classic sign of her mental illness. I dropped her off at a bar on Tuesday night and she was gone for two weeks.
I went thru her stuff and found a phone number for her brother Doug and called him and left a message on his machine. His mother later called me and said she had been trying for years to get her daughter help. But the State of Florida was a let down and they could find no help for her. All they were told was that she was on a waiting list with thousands trying to get a Medicaid waiver thru the Florida Agency for Persons with Disabilities which is millions of dollars under funded.
You see, Julianne had Bipolar disorder. People with this are 20 times more likely to commit suicide than the general population. In fact, 8-12 percent of all people with Bipolar do successfully commit suicide! Julianne committed suicide last week. The police found a journal in which she outlined her plan to use a combination of pills and alcohol to do it. A store receipt was also found in her condo with the only items purchased being the the stuff she used to commit the act. This is so sad. It also was preventable.
There are no programs for mentally ill people in this country. Ronald Reagan saw to that. And his disciples followed in his lead. Our country needs the money to fuel the industrial, Bush, Chaney, Halliburton complex they have created.
Give Reagan props for ending the Cold War, but he spearheaded the closing of mental health hospitals in California and across the United States. Is it any wonder that California seems to have all of the crazy homeless people? State mental hospitals were taken away by Governor Reagan in the seventies, and federal mental health programs were later taken away by President Reagan in the eighties.
When Ronald Reagan was governor of California he systematically began closing down mental hospitals, later as president he would cut aid for federally-funded community mental health programs. It is not a coincidence that the homeless populations in the state of California grew in the seventies and eighties. The people were put out on the street when mental hospitals started to close all over the state.
Seeing an increase in crime, and brutal murders by Herb Mullin, a mental hospital patient, the state legislature passed a law that would stop Reagan from closing even more state-funded mental health hospitals. But Reagan would not be outdone. In 1980, congress proposed new legislation (PL 96-398) called the community mental health systems act (crafted by Ted Kennedy), but the program was killed by newly-elected President Ronald Reagan. This action ended the federal community mental health centers (see timeline on this link) program and it’s funding.
In closing, the next time you pass by a homeless person in downtown screaming to themselves at the top of their lungs, remember Reagan and now President Bush, for their misfortune.
If we spent money on programs that really helped people, Julianne may still be alive.
I really hope that TBT, St. Pete Times, Tampa Tribune or Creative Loafing will get a hold of this story and let people know how special she was and how unfair mental illness is treated in this society. Let people know how devastating it is to the people who are left behind who love the victims of this.
Julianne was the love of my life. I have received a mortal blow by her passing. I do not know if I can recover. My heart is so heavy, I feel I am slipping away. At this point that would be a good thing. I want to be with her so bad I can't stand it. My life is over. She was everything to me.
If this is the last post on this blog then so be it. My life will be a testament to who she was and where our nation needs to go to give compassion to those who cannot help themselves. Hillary Clinton is the ONLY Presidential canidate that is even addressing this issue
To everyone who has commented and read my blog, thanks.This loss is more than I can stand. I need to make sense of this for Juli. I can reconcile and finsih the business of our relationship by making sure things change in this country.
"I could remember that weekend at the beach with you standing at the waters edge as I watched the sun set in your beautiful eyes. With the wind blowing thru your hair you seemed more like a vision. An image of someone I have only seen throughout eternity but only finding you in this existence. You are so beautiful.
I’ve started a blog now. It mostly deals with photography. You where the one that encouraged me to get back into photos. I am taking pictures of birds, ships, buildings and so forth but you are the only image I desire."
I wrote that post on Gasparila day 2006. It was called "To Julianne On Gasparila Day." She was gone and the circumstances surrounding that were so complicated no one could figure it out. She was not well and was alone in the world was all I knew. If you read my my blog, you know that the one I call "Kate" is really Julianne. She is back and I could not be happier. If you are interested this is the link to the post about her and I.
This is a photo I took of her last night at her condo in Hudson. She wanted me to photographer in the style of a HARPER'S BAZAAR, VANITY FAIR, OR VOGUE Magazine ad. Since I know a little about photography and she used to be a model and knows how to pose, I used bounce lighting from two umbrella strobes for diffusion and used photoshop with my secret little way to "whitewash" the image to give it that perfume ad look.
I was almost bit by a dog today. I got this call on the south side and was met by the canine welcoming committee at the gate. Check this out. This guy meant business. On the video you can see me yelling at him and he backs up. This is cool. Check out this link. Download Dog.wmv
I also found this new Taxi Blog. Its seems alright but he has not posted in since December. Check it out at this link. It is called CABBIEX.
I know this lacks class, I think. Everytime I turn on the Keith Olberman show he is mentioning this. I really don't know what the big deal is. Britney Spears pantyless. Look folks, I take these kinds of photos for fun and as a hobby trying one day to do it for money. Its like the CJ Gibson thing.
My I introduce you to Isobel. You want no panties.
You got um
If you still need further evidence that Britney Spears is not the only one without panties take a look at Anna. I am not trying to run a porn blog but I guess this is what most of the traffic at my site wants. CJ Gibson is the most often google search hit I get. Oh well.. I did have fun taking these images.
Here is the taxi man on location. It is and old movie set outside of Phoenix. Cow Town has been a favorite among movie producers and glamour photographers for years. It seems to take you back in time.
The shoot has gone well. What is really important is what I have learned. Simplification is one theme that is running thru my head. All professionals have an ability to limit themselves to the the basics to complete the task. I found out that even I have overcomplicated some things. No more.
The work I have been shooting is being sold directly to Internet sites in search of "Playboy" style nudes. There is a huge market for this kind of stuff and the potential to do well is real. Oh well, it will back to work on Friday. Time to get back to the cab. At least now, I have hope that I don't have to do this forever.
Before I left, the saint Pete times called me and wanted to do an article about my blog. I told them I would get back to them when I got back. After seeing all of the girl photos they may change their minds. Hope not.
Check out the bareback rider. NSFW.
I am taking some of the best images I have ever taken in the glamour field. My goal is to be published and many photos such as the one to the left could be published in AMERICAN CURVES magazine. If you study art technique you should like the composition here.
Many of the photogs here are professional and published. I am the only one that drives a cab for a living. I am hoping my ambitions can carry me farther.
The image above is just one of about 3,000 that I have downloaded to PHOTO SHOP. It has not been altered. I got it right just like I always do. I do not need "reconstructive surgery" on my stuff. Does this sound like I am bragging. Oh well, I am having the time of my life. This is defiantly a seminal moment for me.
We are shooting at COWTOWN. That is an old west town 45 minutes north of Phoenix. It is owned by real cowboys who have no problem about renting it out to us. They say nudist, freaks and other types rent it out. Many glamour photogs come here for the wild west motif.
It's past midnight here. I need to turn in. Stay tuned.
Meet the beautiful Isobel. She was my model for a lingerie shoot in and old west salon. This image is one of my faves from the 36 hour shooting rampage I have been on.
I set a strobe light to the right of camera and fired the light thru a sheet hanging on a metal frame to diffuse the light. That is known as the "Poor mans soft box." 250 shutter...10 f-stop...200 ISO were the settings after using a strobe meter. You can see the words saloon in the window.
This image is fit for publication if I say so myself.
It is 2 in the morning, I still have jet lag, I have been at it for a day and a half, no sleep and about 2,000 images to work on. I am having the time of my life. I have never been this happy. Why? Ask Isobel.
See ya with more. I need to crash now.
Gee...I can't wait to get back to my taxi. Ya think!
Just to let ya knew I got into Phoenix without a hitch. It was a great plane ride, nothing but blue Sky's.
When I got to the Raddison Resort, I ran into my photo bud from San Francisco Harry Chow. He is a great portrait artist and very good with newcomers. His gang was on their way to rent a car. I checked in and went to the pool. The low humidity here is awesome. It is hot but you don't feel it.
People should be flooding in tonight. We are going to Sedona tomorrow where the red rock canyons are. Awe inspiring scenery.
Stay tuned. THe next few days should yield some to the best shots I have ever taken. I am stoked! You may want to look with one eye if you know what I mean.,
Meet Kerri. She is one of the buffed and beautiful models we have hired for the Shootout. I will be leaving tommorow morning - a day early. I go to this shoot twice a year. Why not? I can spend a week photographing beautiful models outside while the rest of country is settiling in for winter. The location is a photographer's dream come true. An 'old west' town set, great vegetation, incredible sunsets, great scenery. We are expecting a one to one photographer-to-model ratio. Just like our last shoot, this shoot promises to be an experience to remember.
Phoenix is a popular vacation destination, Phoenix has an average day time high temperature in April and October in the mid-80s, perfect shooting weather.
For pros and beginners alike, this shoot is a great chance to add some killer shots to your book. And also to meet and photograph some of the models you've seen in print and on the net often photograped at incredible locations. Now its my turn!
This shootout is all about learning and upgrading your skills. There are 2 or 3 photo workshops/seminars over the weekend and experienced pros are always there to answer your photographic questions.
I am ariving early and a photographer friend of mine from Chicago have booked two models to go up to Sedona where the scenery is very dramatic, if not, heroic. They often film movies and car commercials from this local.
When i droped off my cab today. I was a little sad. When you pound it every day like I do, it becomes your friend. Cab driving gives sanity to your world.
Now its time for some insanity!!
I hope to make this a regular Tuesday post. The image to the left is of the beautiful Anna Leib from Norway. This is an outtake from the Arizona Shootout I went to last April. She is considered to be one of the most posted Internet model in the world and was at the forefront of the net explosion.
I do not know who the photog is but he must be having fun. I photographed Anna in a private session and her images and others can be seen at my website A Naked Lady.com check it out. The link should direct you to my personal site.
I will be attending the October shootout next week in Phoenix. The shoot will last for 6 days and I should come away with enough material for the next 6 months. The purpose of the shoot is for photogs to network, learn new skills, meet models and come away with killer shots!
I will be leaving on Thursday and will return Thursday. I will of course have my laptop with me, so I should still be able to post from Arizona.
On the left side bar are links to my personal websites, check them out at your own risk!
It is still a work in progress.
Plenty. According to the people at Maxim Magazine, there was a nightclub on Westshore blvd in Tampa that was infringing on their copyrighted name. That is not good. They started a lawsuit against the owners of "Maxxim" Steakhouse.
Very close I would think. But ya' know, people can always correct their ways. That is why the owners now call themselves Penthouse Steakhouse. What?!
I don't know about you but perhaps they should consider naming it something that is not so close to a nationally published magazine. Just my idea. That reminds me of something.
On taxi stand 23 there is this little cat that has been hanging around. He is solid Grey and I think he is homeless. We have put food out for him but he does look well fed. There is a Burger King and a Chili's in the parking lot, and I know he smells the meat cooking. 
We named him "Smokey." I know that is not a really original name for a Grey cat. But at least it is not some kind of copyright infringement. Perhaps the people that own this steakhouse should consider coming up with their own name.
UPDATE: Apparently this club is an official club for Penthouse Magazine. They have advertising in the local papers using the term "Magazine" and inviting you to come meet the "Pets" in person. I'll be damn. They seem to be doing it right. I bet they are paying a ton for this
Was the Playboy founder more accurate in his belief of future men and womens roles in society? Maybe.
In the 1960'S you had two schools of thought: You had the Feminist. They believed that women would get past merely being "Sex Objects" for men. That they would strive for higher education and rise to success in the business world. Parallel with that would be an acceptance of women as equals with men and they would be respected for their minds and ideas, not their bodies. A primary proponent of this idea was Gloria Steinem, a leading feminist voice who moonlighted as a "Bunny" to understand the nature of mens sexiest attitudes, as well as, the $300 bucks a night she made for working in the club. A concept I will get back to....Note Fallon on the couch at Ybor Strip.
Hugh Hefner painted a different picture. His was a world of "Male Romance." A world were men dominated, were successful and women were merely their playthings. Men had it all and women were the reward. After all, beautiful women only want to be with rich men, so this made tremendous sense. If women were liberated to the point of wanting sex like men without the unrealistic "Female Romantic" concepts. Men would then have it made.
What you see every weekend night in Hyde Park are women parading around displaying their bodies like a piece of meat on a butchers block. This is the sort of behavior the the '60S feminist would of decried. What has happened? What I think is going on is women now feel that sex is a tool. A powerful tool. women can make money with their looks. Go into any office in Tampa and the chicks that work their are probably hot. The laws of averages and genetics are really against it though.
They must really work at it. I mean all of them are in shape. Where are the fat chicks, frumpy chicks, homely Chic's, skinny chicks, freckle face chicks, average looking chicks? You know, like the ones on the E-Harmony commercials. You will not find them out on a Saturday night as this exercise in Darwinism unfolds in South Tampa.
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