. . . that taste great together:Link (This post dedicated to Jeff Jacoby for turning me on to The Flaming Lips and for seeing them live together at the 9:30 Club and for being the type of friend that makes me a better person. We’ve not talked in a while and I miss his rascal attitude that helped balance out …
Back in high school, Nick McNab and Chris Nuzum were my best friends. I don’t remember which of them turned me on to King Crimson, but every time I hear the song “Elephant Talk” I can’t help but think back to those years, listening to Nick’s copy (tape of course!) of “Discipline” (King Crimson) over …
My thanks to Jo Cose for letting me use one of his photos as my header. I will eventually try to get some of my own pics back up there, but I really liked this one and was in the mood for something a bit more aesthetically pleasing than the polaroid snapshots. You can check …
The same trip up to RI, I was able to hang out with Vanessa for a couple of drinks. By the way, Vanessa is really damn cool, y’all! And Perishable Theatre rocks! As much as, at the time, I felt miserable working as Perishable’s Office Manager, I loved–love–the theatre itself and what it stands for …
Listening to you sing… watching you play… talking of dreams and projects, creations… It’s been 13 years since we’d seen each other and the years have added to both of our spirits in some good and some painful ways. The pure idealism and belief of our our late teens/early twenties may have become a bit …
I’ve read a good 800 or so pages of books in the last three days. WHHHEEEEE! Ask me about Augusto Boal and Theater of the Oppressed. Go on, ask me anything you want. Last night I went to Warsaw and saw Minus the Bear, and mewithoutYou (there were a couple of other bands performing, but …
I am sitting at College Perk after having breakfast with Sandro, Nadja and Sandro’s friend Amy. Yes, we did the IHOP scene. This is the first moment (other than going to bed in Sandro’s basement) that I’ve been alone since I got down to MD. It’s been a nice trip so far. Thursday Sandro & …
Recently I have reconnected with two people I knew years ago. It struck me today that such moments are fragile, like delicate paper flowers.