When I received a call from Sally to shoot an 80th birthday party at The Modern in Fort Worth, I wasn’t exactly sure what to expect. Sally told me a little about Jim, the birthday boy. But it wasn’t until Jim himself called me that I really got an idea of things. Jim is so technically savvy that I was shocked. He runs the films at the modern and we were chatting about film splicing, CDs, digital photos, slideshows, you name it.

This was no ordinary birthday party, and that’s because Jim is no ordinary birthday boy.

I’m not exactly sure what they were checking at first, but the driver’s license did come out to check Jim’s age.

With that many candles, it’s always good to have the Fire Chief on hand.