Featuring...

One of my favorite hip hop cliches, just after the absurd amount of third person self-referential lyrics, is the song by Artist X featuring Artist Y and Artist Z. It probably helps sell records, but it's ridiculously hypeful. I actually debated at one point labeling one of the songs on my forthcoming album, "Like A Proper Noun- Paul Jacobsen featuring Dominic Moore and introducing Darin LeSueur," but decided against it when it was a little too inside.

When I was in college, my roommates would play Name That Tune on our TV's satellite radio and Dan(resident R&B expert)'s money punchline adding "featuring Ashanti" to any song. At the time, there was a 70% probability that he was right.

That's a long way of getting to "here are some photos of Leo, featuring Artist Y and Artist Z." Lots of pictures below in no real order. I just sort of flipped through the pictures so please don't feel bad if your picture isn't here. Despite the blog slams of the Tanners, I'm no elitist.

Warning: there are a lot of similar looking photos here.


Newborn Leo featuring Uncle John


A Little Older Leo featuring Uncle Ben (no relation to the rice magnate)


Newborn Leo featuring Uncle Joe, with Holly and cousin Joseph


Newborn Leo featuring Uncle Scott


Little Leo featuring cousin Caitlin


Baby Leo & cousin Charlotte


Baby Leo featuring Caroline


Baby Leo featuring Grandma Bowers


Newborn Leo featuring, in the words of the Welch twins, Jophes


Baby Leo featuring Uncle Andy


Baby Leo featuring His Mom


Baby Leo featuring J-Bird


Baby Leo featuring Aunt Catherine [or Aunt Faffy, depending on the circles you run in]


Baby Leo with Grandpa Doug


Baby Leo with Grandma Funk


Baby Leo featuring Aunt Laura D, with Dad and half of cousin Michael


Baby Leo with cousin John.