…if you are ever invited to do paying work for the City of Las Vegas, DON’T DO IT. I still haven’t been able to get paid for my performance at November’s First Friday. I think I will categorically refuse to do business with them ever again.
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David Byrne Journal: 12.18.08: No More News
Interesting post about the dearth of serious journalism by David Byrne. (I love David Byrne.) We tend to get all holier-than-thou when we look at countries without free press. We think their lives must somehow be more pathetic or sad. Needless to say, this attitude makes us feel better. But people go on. They know, […]
Sigh.
Went for a long walk, looking for my friend Gary to find out exactly what happened to Barb. Couldn’t find him. Decided not to walk all the way to Starbucks, got a Diet Dr. Pepper from the 7-11 instead and came back home. Man, oh man. Barbara and I weren’t incredibly close, but I considered […]
Jesus hell.
Oh, man. I just found out my old friend Barbara Rollins committed suicide. I’m off the computer for the night. I’m gonna walk to all night Starbucks and get coffee. Don’t ask me any details; I don’t know anything other than that. God damnit.
New track – "Redwood City Station"
I’m currently building a mini-site for Red State Soundsystem, as my old band site is on an expired web account (not mine, long story)…but for now, here’s something new: a total reworking of my older song “Redwood City Station”. It sounds to me like a cross between TV On The Radio, M.I.A. and David Sylvian, […]
Snow video
Snowing In Vegas
WAAAUUUGGGH OMFG THE SKY IS FALLING THE SKY IS FALLING DOOODZ HELP AAAAAAAAZHHH!
Sam Cooke @ Daily Mojo
I’ve written an appreciation of Sam Cooke, with some MP3s, over on the Daily Mojo. Please do check it out, as I think it’s a good piece. And if you don’t know Sam Cooke, check it out immediately. You’ll thank me. If you’ve ever heard Sam Cooke’s voice, in songs like “Cupid”, “Twistin’ The Night […]
Bettie Page, Dead Since 1957 < Pop Past | PopMatters
This excellent article pretty much sums up my thoughts on the late Betty Page. It’s a frank examination of her life and her legacy. Whereas Borges was a writer and Monroe was an actress, Page was a body—as pure an object as the pornographer can manage. Page was never really asked to act (unless cat […]
Random Thought Of The Day
What is the smallest possible yield for a nuclear explosive? In other words, what’s the smallest possible mass required to become critical? Could you build a nuclear bomb with the explosive force of a grenade, for example? I understand generally how a nuclear fission reaction occurs, and I’m guessing that the answer has to do […]