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Posted: 5:08pm
the end...? hey everyone, thanks for all the good times. I actually have more to the series up now... check out http://www.flickr.com/photos/9artphoto/sets/72157603849743459/ for the REAL finale. if anyone ever feels like talking, you can e-mail me at markn@9artphoto.com. ANYTIME. see you all in 09'! ]]> Fri, 29 Feb 2008 17:08:46 -0800 http://www.whiskerino.org/2007/mark9schwander/20198/ http://www.whiskerino.org/2007/mark9schwander/19801/
Posted: 10:03am
At last I've stumbled upon it... Boss Cheese's hideout. Now what?]]> Wed, 27 Feb 2008 10:03:52 -0800 http://www.whiskerino.org/2007/mark9schwander/19801/ http://www.whiskerino.org/2007/mark9schwander/19433/
Posted: 4:06pm
I didn't properly tribute on Valentine's day to my true inspiration. I love you Mrs. Neuenschwander!]]> Sun, 24 Feb 2008 16:06:30 -0800 http://www.whiskerino.org/2007/mark9schwander/19433/ http://www.whiskerino.org/2007/mark9schwander/18663/
Posted: 12:56pm
A detective's pockets... aspirin pocketknife pipe/pipe case deck of cards photograph of sworn enemy pistol coupla bullets the dead rose that reminds of my dead lover (whom I must avenge) and a martini glass, if there's enough room. You never know when you'll have need for your own martini glass in a tight scrape.]]> Mon, 18 Feb 2008 12:56:25 -0800 http://www.whiskerino.org/2007/mark9schwander/18663/ http://www.whiskerino.org/2007/mark9schwander/17926/
Posted: 2:40pm
picture within theme day {within my theme} but outside of my story. How confusing is that? pictured; my most treasured Louis Armstrong record; he never gets old. not pictured but still loved; A Night at the Opera: Queen the White Album/ Abbey Road: the Beatles Plans: Death Cab for Cutie Let it Die/the Reminder: Feist Demon Dayz: the Gorillaz In Between Dreams: Jack Johnson the Blue Album: Weezer Great Hits: Al Green Thriller/ Off the Wall: Michael Jackson Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga- Spoon Elephant- White Stripes Quintessential Billie Holiday Harry- Harry Nilsson Calypso- Harry Belafonte Whatever and Ever Amen- Ben Folds Five soundtracks: Juno Napoleon Dynamite Kill Bill]]> Tue, 12 Feb 2008 14:40:41 -0800 http://www.whiskerino.org/2007/mark9schwander/17926/ http://www.whiskerino.org/2007/mark9schwander/17623/
Posted: 9:42am
good thing I greased my coat collar before I went out... And that I always land on my feet.]]> Sun, 10 Feb 2008 09:42:12 -0800 http://www.whiskerino.org/2007/mark9schwander/17623/ http://www.whiskerino.org/2007/mark9schwander/17516/
Posted: 12:37pm
sonuvabitch is fast for his size... how'm I going to squeeze out of this scrape? I don't know what's making me itchier... being so close to the edge of this ravine, or looking at this goon's Irish mafia sweater...]]> Sat, 09 Feb 2008 12:37:36 -0800 http://www.whiskerino.org/2007/mark9schwander/17516/ http://www.whiskerino.org/2007/mark9schwander/17318/
Posted: 4:39pm
left, followed, followed faster, chased, cornered, another tight spot...]]> Thu, 07 Feb 2008 16:39:17 -0800 http://www.whiskerino.org/2007/mark9schwander/17318/ http://www.whiskerino.org/2007/mark9schwander/16815/
Posted: 9:04pm
relieved! That I escaped being shamed. More time passed than I realized... thanks Black Smithy and Brandon for the warning. I promise I return to the theme soon.]]> Sun, 03 Feb 2008 21:04:13 -0800 http://www.whiskerino.org/2007/mark9schwander/16815/ http://www.whiskerino.org/2007/mark9schwander/15950/
Posted: 1:40pm
the case has gotten serious; it was time to update the outfit before taking on Boss Cheese and his heavies. (Not to mention I'd been wearing it for 2 months straight).]]> Mon, 28 Jan 2008 13:40:01 -0800 http://www.whiskerino.org/2007/mark9schwander/15950/ http://www.whiskerino.org/2007/mark9schwander/15677/
Posted: 3:31pm
lamp vs. coffeepot; coffeepot WINS!]]> Sat, 26 Jan 2008 15:31:26 -0800 http://www.whiskerino.org/2007/mark9schwander/15677/ http://www.whiskerino.org/2007/mark9schwander/15515/
Posted: 7:02am
this can't be settled with mere weapons, mac... I think better with my fists anyway!]]> Fri, 25 Jan 2008 07:02:35 -0800 http://www.whiskerino.org/2007/mark9schwander/15515/ http://www.whiskerino.org/2007/mark9schwander/15431/
Posted: 3:14pm
the knife! Dammit, the knife was faster!]]> Thu, 24 Jan 2008 15:14:16 -0800 http://www.whiskerino.org/2007/mark9schwander/15431/ http://www.whiskerino.org/2007/mark9schwander/14667/
Posted: 10:19am
I hadn't checked the damned corner... the dame's killer was here all along! Come after me with a knife, will ya? We'll see if my pistol is any faster...]]> Sat, 19 Jan 2008 10:19:02 -0800 http://www.whiskerino.org/2007/mark9schwander/14667/ http://www.whiskerino.org/2007/mark9schwander/14574/
Posted: 1:19pm
??????!!!!!!]]> Fri, 18 Jan 2008 13:19:50 -0800 http://www.whiskerino.org/2007/mark9schwander/14574/ http://www.whiskerino.org/2007/mark9schwander/14421/
Posted: 3:58pm
I retrieve the note and realize it's a shame to let a perfectly ok cigarette go to waste. So I finish it off and read away. There's one hot question that lays on me when I'm through. Why did the heavy that knocked off this broad leave the note in her hand? Something smells fishy...]]> Thu, 17 Jan 2008 15:58:09 -0800 http://www.whiskerino.org/2007/mark9schwander/14421/ http://www.whiskerino.org/2007/mark9schwander/14202/
Posted: 10:51am
wait... the dame... she's got something in her hand!]]> Wed, 16 Jan 2008 10:51:29 -0800 http://www.whiskerino.org/2007/mark9schwander/14202/ http://www.whiskerino.org/2007/mark9schwander/14044/
Posted: 1:55pm
I wasn't sure if I'd be able to make heads or tails of this dizzy affair. But I had to get the details fixed on this case and here's how I saw it so far. The dame was dead. Someone she knew caught the poor sweetheart off guard... they'd had drinks, a smoke, and then WHAMMO! And the crummiest part of the whole scene was that I'd missed the scumbag by a hair; the cigarette was still smoking.]]> Tue, 15 Jan 2008 13:55:39 -0800 http://www.whiskerino.org/2007/mark9schwander/14044/ http://www.whiskerino.org/2007/mark9schwander/13858/
Posted: 1:55pm
I sure knew how it looked, but in my line of work you don't pronounce anybody dead till you've checked the pulse...]]> Mon, 14 Jan 2008 13:55:13 -0800 http://www.whiskerino.org/2007/mark9schwander/13858/ http://www.whiskerino.org/2007/mark9schwander/13697/
Posted: 12:03pm
Noooooooo!]]> Sun, 13 Jan 2008 12:03:01 -0800 http://www.whiskerino.org/2007/mark9schwander/13697/ http://www.whiskerino.org/2007/mark9schwander/13098/
Posted: 11:19am
here's lookin' at you, Cody...]]> Wed, 09 Jan 2008 11:19:41 -0800 http://www.whiskerino.org/2007/mark9schwander/13098/ http://www.whiskerino.org/2007/mark9schwander/12789/
Posted: 2:21pm
the door was ajar, and I would have been a sap to not smell something fishy. I whipped out my piece in case somebody inside decided to get a little rambunctious... I was about to find out somebody already had.]]> Mon, 07 Jan 2008 14:21:51 -0800 http://www.whiskerino.org/2007/mark9schwander/12789/ http://www.whiskerino.org/2007/mark9schwander/12620/
Posted: 12:38pm
the dame may not be expecting a visit. But someone else expected it... I have eyes on me.]]> Sun, 06 Jan 2008 12:38:45 -0800 http://www.whiskerino.org/2007/mark9schwander/12620/ http://www.whiskerino.org/2007/mark9schwander/12204/
Posted: 12:23pm
back in my office to mull things over. My thoughts are running rampant... ]]> Thu, 03 Jan 2008 12:23:18 -0800 http://www.whiskerino.org/2007/mark9schwander/12204/ http://www.whiskerino.org/2007/mark9schwander/11470/
Posted: 1:53pm
happy anniversary to Autumn, my lovely wife of 3 years. And an early happy 2 month anniversary to all you lovely whiskerinos. Series will resume when crazy holidy schedule allows!]]> Sat, 29 Dec 2007 13:53:38 -0800 http://www.whiskerino.org/2007/mark9schwander/11470/ http://www.whiskerino.org/2007/mark9schwander/10548/
Posted: 8:14am
so many rocks to unturn now in this God-forsaken city. which one do I look under first?]]> Sun, 23 Dec 2007 08:14:08 -0800 http://www.whiskerino.org/2007/mark9schwander/10548/ http://www.whiskerino.org/2007/mark9schwander/10429/
Posted: 9:40am
hats off to any mysterious paper sacked beverage that could just as easily de-grease an automobile as it could warm me up...]]> Sat, 22 Dec 2007 09:40:24 -0800 http://www.whiskerino.org/2007/mark9schwander/10429/ http://www.whiskerino.org/2007/mark9schwander/10318/
Posted: 3:25pm
I take another swig, and remember that they say the best thing for a shiner is a juicy steak. I think it's working. But where the hell did this steak come from?!]]> Fri, 21 Dec 2007 15:25:34 -0800 http://www.whiskerino.org/2007/mark9schwander/10318/ http://www.whiskerino.org/2007/mark9schwander/10111/
Posted: 10:00am
he calms down, spills more of the dirty gnome details. he offers me a drink. I give him a cigarillo. It's a nice moment of peace before we part ways again. ]]> Thu, 20 Dec 2007 10:00:51 -0800 http://www.whiskerino.org/2007/mark9schwander/10111/ http://www.whiskerino.org/2007/mark9schwander/9930/
Posted: 10:44am
I think we're finally ready for a real conversation... that is, the vocal kind. So I show him the picture and hope he know somethin'. "whaddya know about this garden trinket? I know it's hot, but I've got a feeling there's more to it than meets the eye." I sure as hell don't expect the reaction I get...]]> Wed, 19 Dec 2007 10:44:11 -0800 http://www.whiskerino.org/2007/mark9schwander/9930/ http://www.whiskerino.org/2007/mark9schwander/9744/
Posted: 9:53am
alright, so what say we be civilized, eh?]]> Tue, 18 Dec 2007 09:53:04 -0800 http://www.whiskerino.org/2007/mark9schwander/9744/ http://www.whiskerino.org/2007/mark9schwander/9592/
Posted: 12:35pm
And sure, my first argument was persuasive.... but he had a surpisingly effective counter-debate that felt like it might turn me into a living Picasso painting. At least now I could be my own decoration... ]]> Mon, 17 Dec 2007 12:35:44 -0800 http://www.whiskerino.org/2007/mark9schwander/9592/ http://www.whiskerino.org/2007/mark9schwander/9001/
Posted: 4:54pm
ladeeez and yentelmen... I promise my ridiculous series will return soon (look up Joplin, MO and check out the weather over the last coupla days...)]]> Thu, 13 Dec 2007 16:54:48 -0800 http://www.whiskerino.org/2007/mark9schwander/9001/ http://www.whiskerino.org/2007/mark9schwander/8041/
Posted: 9:20am
think you can run from me? Think again, Johnny. I need to know what you know, and I need to know it now! Not gonna talk huh? We'll see about that...]]> Sat, 08 Dec 2007 09:20:07 -0800 http://www.whiskerino.org/2007/mark9schwander/8041/ http://www.whiskerino.org/2007/mark9schwander/7881/
Posted: 10:52am
gaining...]]> Fri, 07 Dec 2007 10:52:21 -0800 http://www.whiskerino.org/2007/mark9schwander/7881/ http://www.whiskerino.org/2007/mark9schwander/7653/
Posted: 4:30am
Aha... and there's a rat now. Yeah, it's me buddy.... where you think you're gonna go?]]> Thu, 06 Dec 2007 04:30:30 -0800 http://www.whiskerino.org/2007/mark9schwander/7653/ http://www.whiskerino.org/2007/mark9schwander/7410/
Posted: 7:19pm
tune in tomorrow for the first installment of CHAPTER 2: "the rat's tale!" (take 2: the bearded version)]]> Tue, 04 Dec 2007 19:19:08 -0800 http://www.whiskerino.org/2007/mark9schwander/7410/ http://www.whiskerino.org/2007/mark9schwander/6464/
Posted: 3:50pm
Sure, this looks like the right neighborhood... the kinda place you stay outta the shadows, and that's no easy task. I'll pull out another cigarillo to snack on so I'll have a little light... then it's time to find a rat.]]> Thu, 29 Nov 2007 15:50:09 -0800 http://www.whiskerino.org/2007/mark9schwander/6464/ http://www.whiskerino.org/2007/mark9schwander/6230/
Posted: 3:16pm
well, I made it out the door. Time for a smoke.]]> Wed, 28 Nov 2007 15:16:30 -0800 http://www.whiskerino.org/2007/mark9schwander/6230/ http://www.whiskerino.org/2007/mark9schwander/5913/
Posted: 9:00am
That gut feeling about this case isn't going away. my little bodyguard better be loaded before I go on the move...]]> Tue, 27 Nov 2007 09:00:54 -0800 http://www.whiskerino.org/2007/mark9schwander/5913/ http://www.whiskerino.org/2007/mark9schwander/5522/
Posted: 11:20am
I think... I'm taking the case.]]> Sun, 25 Nov 2007 11:20:59 -0800 http://www.whiskerino.org/2007/mark9schwander/5522/ http://www.whiskerino.org/2007/mark9schwander/5355/
Posted: 12:14pm
"I dunno if this is the kind of case I wanna get wrapped up in", I say. "I just felt soooo sure you could help me," she convincingly responds. "a big strong detective like you CAN help me, right?"]]> Sat, 24 Nov 2007 12:14:51 -0800 http://www.whiskerino.org/2007/mark9schwander/5355/ http://www.whiskerino.org/2007/mark9schwander/4980/
Posted: 10:04am
She'd managed to pull some photographs out of that envelope between sobs. The first one, of her missing 'beloved gnome', wasn't as much a surprise as the second... a shot of the man who had made it 'disappear.' That face looked familiar, and not in a good way.]]> Thu, 22 Nov 2007 10:04:26 -0800 http://www.whiskerino.org/2007/mark9schwander/4980/ http://www.whiskerino.org/2007/mark9schwander/4783/
Posted: 8:28am
dames... always crying, and not too quick to the point... what was in that envelope that had her so worked up?]]> Wed, 21 Nov 2007 08:28:17 -0800 http://www.whiskerino.org/2007/mark9schwander/4783/ http://www.whiskerino.org/2007/mark9schwander/4651/
Posted: 2:09pm
Enter... the dame]]> Tue, 20 Nov 2007 14:09:43 -0800 http://www.whiskerino.org/2007/mark9schwander/4651/ http://www.whiskerino.org/2007/mark9schwander/4452/
Posted: 4:45pm
and then... a knock on the door?]]> Mon, 19 Nov 2007 16:45:09 -0800 http://www.whiskerino.org/2007/mark9schwander/4452/ http://www.whiskerino.org/2007/mark9schwander/4220/
Posted: 3:19pm
"another day at the office..." nothing much ever happens round here]]> Sun, 18 Nov 2007 15:19:36 -0800 http://www.whiskerino.org/2007/mark9schwander/4220/ http://www.whiskerino.org/2007/mark9schwander/4002/
Posted: 12:52pm
BREAKFAST: aspirin coupla crackers a cheap cigar and the staple; a nice cuppa irish coffee]]> Sat, 17 Nov 2007 12:52:05 -0800 http://www.whiskerino.org/2007/mark9schwander/4002/ http://www.whiskerino.org/2007/mark9schwander/3821/
Posted: 1:16pm
"The first moment of a very long day" ]]> Fri, 16 Nov 2007 13:16:43 -0800 http://www.whiskerino.org/2007/mark9schwander/3821/ http://www.whiskerino.org/2007/mark9schwander/3618/
Posted: 3:14pm
"case of the big whiskerino"... a sordid tale Day 1]]> Thu, 15 Nov 2007 15:14:03 -0800 http://www.whiskerino.org/2007/mark9schwander/3618/ http://www.whiskerino.org/2007/mark9schwander/2925/
Posted: 4:06pm
still feelin' a little white trashy...]]> Mon, 12 Nov 2007 16:06:51 -0800 http://www.whiskerino.org/2007/mark9schwander/2925/ http://www.whiskerino.org/2007/mark9schwander/2736/
Posted: 7:17pm
wide eyed and beardless]]> Sun, 11 Nov 2007 19:17:27 -0800 http://www.whiskerino.org/2007/mark9schwander/2736/ http://www.whiskerino.org/2007/mark9schwander/2468/
Posted: 2:44pm
tell me your secret, oh glorious gnome, for I am overtaken with beard envy...]]> Sat, 10 Nov 2007 14:44:19 -0800 http://www.whiskerino.org/2007/mark9schwander/2468/ http://www.whiskerino.org/2007/mark9schwander/2218/
Posted: 11:59am
mmm... that's right baby... you wanna lil' taste of 100% genuine funkaliciousness?]]> Fri, 09 Nov 2007 11:59:47 -0800 http://www.whiskerino.org/2007/mark9schwander/2218/ http://www.whiskerino.org/2007/mark9schwander/2044/
Posted: 4:43pm
I AM a human cartoon...]]> Thu, 08 Nov 2007 16:43:44 -0800 http://www.whiskerino.org/2007/mark9schwander/2044/ http://www.whiskerino.org/2007/mark9schwander/1797/
Posted: 4:40pm
*sniff*... is that smell of freshly baked beard wafting through an open window?]]> Wed, 07 Nov 2007 16:40:30 -0800 http://www.whiskerino.org/2007/mark9schwander/1797/ http://www.whiskerino.org/2007/mark9schwander/1506/
Posted: 2:21pm
giving the whiskers a little fresh air ]]> Tue, 06 Nov 2007 14:21:02 -0800 http://www.whiskerino.org/2007/mark9schwander/1506/ http://www.whiskerino.org/2007/mark9schwander/1245/
Posted: 2:59pm
I'd say your lens is seriously out-gunned, sir!]]> Mon, 05 Nov 2007 14:59:41 -0800 http://www.whiskerino.org/2007/mark9schwander/1245/ http://www.whiskerino.org/2007/mark9schwander/1019/
Posted: 6:39pm
I think I told you earlier Pee wee, I'm not shaving today...]]> Sun, 04 Nov 2007 18:39:25 -0800 http://www.whiskerino.org/2007/mark9schwander/1019/ http://www.whiskerino.org/2007/mark9schwander/685/
Posted: 1:06pm
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Posted: 1:42pm
I am such a beebe!]]> Fri, 02 Nov 2007 13:42:44 -0700 http://www.whiskerino.org/2007/mark9schwander/460/ http://www.whiskerino.org/2007/mark9schwander/246/
Posted: 7:54pm
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