It all started with the sound of a thunderstorm. My friend Tessa told me that Oklahoma has the best thunderstorms, and that they are really neat to see this time of year. So she wanted to know if I wanted to go on a road trip to see them with her. I was very interested.
I then thought that it might be a great location to do a music video for my flat-mate Brett. Brett was also very interested. So I picked one of his songs, wrote a secret idea for a video, and away we went. What fun right?
We took off Monday morning and drove two days straight…well, my license is expired, so I slept for two days straight….muahh haha ha ca doo da doo..I pee in your shoe. Well I did drive for an hour but almost got in a major accident so I was relieved from that duty for the rest of the trip.
This lady was our road trip competition but during a rest stop I stuck some exlax into her coffee and we took the lead. JK!…I don’t have a comment for this foto.
Weed was smoked often on the journey amongst other things.
This ice cream place reminded me of an episode of Pete and Pete. Ice cream makes me regurgitate…yucky.
This is the fourth installment of our trusty brigade…Diana…she’s french and wanted to see America too.
After a long haul of grave yard shiftyness lead by B-Nels, we arrived in St. Louis, Missouri. I had no idea there was a epic arch there.
I found a grass hopper that two construction workers were gonna smash. They didn’t though.
I learned a lot from our conversation.
I found other bugs…dead bugs…don’t cry, these are the ugly unlucky kind.
Tessa, Branden and Frank the doggy.
We went to a pool and swam with Frank the dog when we got to Oklahoma.
Sooo Free. We searched for a corn field that we needed for the music video.
We found some cool locations but still no corn field. They are hard to come by in Oklahoma I guess.
Brett used his magic powers and levitated high enough till he could see a corn field.
Wala!…We found one. We brought this fake guitar to smash for the video. I’m not spoiling anymore.
After the filming Brett took a break. We filmed 2 days straight with no sleep so we could get the nice lighting in the nice location during a nice storm. It was my first time taking aderol…it really got me focused and kept me awake. Don’t worry, I won’t become an addict…but I bet it’s sooo easy to become one.
Brett played a few more songs into the sun set before heading back to base camp.
Before heading home we stopped in at Homeland grocery store and loaded up the car so we didn’t have to make so many stops for food on the way back. We all over-shopped, but we got the car back to the rental place in the nick of time. Thanks to all those that helped us on this trip.
PS: The music video is at the lab but will be premiered here in two weeks…Be on the look out.
Heres a video that will tide you over till then:
An Okla-Awesome Adventure from danilo Parra on Vimeo.
Fucking priceless. You’re so good and pure and I really appreciate the sincerity you put into this work. I can’t wait to see the video.
Very nice Adventure.
amazinggggggggggggggg i love these photos xo
cant wait to see the music video
E-P-I-C!
ive never done drugs in my life
the left one of the “ugly bugs” is actually a cicada, u know, they make this grasshopper-like summer sound à la provence.but louder and nicer. i love them.