October 30, 2025

Dell Sweet

This is a 69 Pontiac GTO. This model is designed and rendered in Direct X. I included renders in Obj, 3DS and FBX as well as Direct X. The ZIP file also includes the maps and graphics as shown in the images below. #GTO #Pontiac #MuscleCar #3DModel #3Dcar #dellsweet #fbx #3ds #directx #obj

This model is a 1969 Pontiac GTO. I saw this car online in some old photos, there seems to be a few of them. I made this one to match what I would like to see in a GTO. I never owned one but did ride in one once in a snowstorm, that nearly wrecked and scared the hell out of me. This model is designed and rendered in Direct X. I included renders in Obj, 3DS and FBX as well as Direct X. The ZIP file also includes the maps and graphics as shown in the images below. #Pontiac #GTO #3DModels #3DCarModels #dellsweet


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Supertramp Overview

  • Formation: Supertramp was formed in London, England in 1969 by Rick Davies and Roger Hodgson.
  • Early Years: The band’s early work was marked by frequent lineup changes and a more experimental, progressive sound.

Breakthrough and Success

  • Breakthrough Album: Supertramp’s breakthrough album “Crime of the Century” was released in 1975, featuring hits like “School” and “Bloody Well Right”.
  • Commercial Success: The band achieved significant commercial success with albums like “Breakfast in America” (1979), “Even in the Quietest Moments” (1977), and “Famous Last Words… and More” (1980).
  • Top Songs:
  • “The Logical Song”
  • “Take the Long Way Home”
  • “Breakfast in America”
  • “Goodbye Stranger”
  • “It’s Raining Again”

The “Trip Across the Water” Theme

  • Inspiration: The song “Take the Long Way Home” features lyrics about taking a trip across the water, but it’s not about a specific geographic location. Instead, it’s more about the emotional journey and the sense of disconnection.
  • Roger Hodgson’s Perspective: In an interview, Roger Hodgson explained that the song was about “the pain of being on the road and being away from the people you love” and the desire to find a sense of home and connection.

Band Members

  • Founding Members:
  • Rick Davies: Keyboards, vocals
  • Roger Hodgson: Guitar, keyboards, vocals (left in 1983)
  • Other Notable Members:
  • John Helliwell: Saxophone, woodwinds
  • Dougie Thomson: Bass (left in 1988)
  • Bob Siebenberg: Drums

Interesting Facts

  • Supertramp’s music often explores themes of alienation, social commentary, and personal relationships.
  • The band’s name “Supertramp” comes from a book by W.H. Davies, “The Autobiography of a Super-Tramp”, which explores the life of a homeless person in the early 20th century.
  • Roger Hodgson’s distinctive vocals and songwriting style were a key part of Supertramp’s sound, and his departure from the band in 1983 marked a significant change in their musical direction [1][2].

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  • Prison 101 – Ten years in the can Kindle Edition

by Dell Sweet (Author)  Format: Kindle Edition To my brothers and sisters on the inside, those whose names I whisper in the quiet hours, those who taught me the brutal calculus of survival: may your scars be badges of your strength, and may your eventual release be a sunrise that washes away the long night. This book is a testament to your resilience, a raw whisper from the belly of the beast. It is for the ones who never made it out, whose lives were extinguished by the system, and whose memories serve as a perpetual warning. #Prison #Crime #Survival #Inside


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Earth’s Survivors Life Stories: Bear

Series: Earth’s Survivors Life Stories

by Dell Sweet

This book begins at the beginning of the apocalypse and works through the first few months as Bear makes his way from Manhattan to New Jersey; Pennsylvania and then through the middle states. And finally Kentucky where he meets Mike Collins and becomes a member of the fledgling Nation, founded by a group of survivors who believe they have found the perfect place to begin to rebuild society… #Horror #Series #Dystopian #Apocalyptic

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Earth’s Survivors Life Stories: Beth

Series: Earth’s Survivors Life Stories

by Dell Sweet

She travels across the country with Billy, facing both the living and the dead as she makes her way from one coast to the other. The trip is long and she is holding out hope of structure, life, safety on the east coast: Hopes that may not be realized. Still they continue. Depending only upon one another as they struggle to make their epic journey… #Horror #Series #Dystopian #Apocalyptic

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Earth’s Survivors Life Stories: Billy

Series: Earth’s Survivors Life Stories

by Dell Sweet

He lay there for a long time, the rough, unfamiliar texture of the thin mattress an insistent reality against his skin. His body ached with a weariness that went beyond mere physical exertion; it was a soul-deep fatigue, a profound exhaustion born from the relentless weight of his own undoing. The remnants of his past now pressed down on him like the relentless sun… #Horror #Series #Dystopian #Apocalyptic

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Earth’s Survivors Life Stories: Candace and Mike

Series: Earth’s Survivors Life Stories

by Dell Sweet

Candace and Mike: The two most popular people from the Earth’s Survivors series. The extended book tells their story from their point of view; start to finish as they make their way through the apocalypse… #Horror #Series #Dystopian #Apocalyptic

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Earth’s Survivors Life Stories Jack and Maria

Series: Earth’s Survivors Life Stories

by Dell Sweet

The weight of his pack felt less like a burden and more like a promise. A promise of a few more days, a few more weeks, where the immediate threat of starvation was held at bay. A promise that he could continue to move, to explore, to survive. The cacophony of the infected was not merely a byproduct of their existence. Maria, hunched over her worn journal in the meager light of her shelter… #Horror #Series #Dystopian #Apocalyptic

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J is a rock legend! She’s a singer, songwriter, and guitarist. J’s music style blends punk, rock, and glam, with a rebellious spirit that’s inspired many. She’s also a pioneering female musician who’s been a huge influence on women in rock. With a career spanning decades, J’s still rocking!
But she started out like any of us. She was exposed to music early on. She convinced her parents to let her take guitar lessons at a young age. She formed her first band, in the 1970s with fellow teenage girls and the rest is history… #Music #Rock #Legend #Amazon


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The Nation Collection One

Series: The Nation, Book 9

by Dell Sweet

The Nation Collections contain four books in one volume. Follow the survivors as they struggle to survive in a vastly changed world, where the living are just as likely to kill you as the dead are.  They navigated a maze of shattered streets, the buildings looming over them like skeletal giants. The air vibrated with a low, guttural hum… The initial reaction was instinctual – fear and suspicion. But as they crept closer, the fear began to give way to a cautious curiosity. The group in the cellar was clearly as desperate as they were, as weary and worn as they felt… #Horror #Series #Dystopian #Apocalyptic

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City of the Dead

Amazon:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0F4Z988YB

Audible:

https://www.audible.com/ac/City-of-the-Dead-Audiobook/B0F4YZY46Z

“Hey,” he said. A young guy. Unshaven. Wild hair. I could smell the street on him. His teeth were yellowed and chipped. Looked to be blackening in places I saw. His tongue continuously licked at his cracked lips. I couldn’t speak. Wouldn’t have known what to say if I had been able to, and I was having a very hard time keeping my eyes open. The lights were too bright. 

Hey,” he said again. “I didn’t know you would be naked… In a bath tub… He didn’t say that… I’m sorry…. I really am sorry.” His hand swam into view as I watched. Normal except a black lump seemed to be fused to it. A black lump with a blacker hole in the end of it. Fire spat from the blacker hole. The lights went out… #Audio #Book #SamWolfe #DreamTravel #Readers #Listeners

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