I finished On the Road last evening, a Tuesday in early October 2007. It had languished unread for several weeks as I dealt with the beginning of writing class and had an unexpected surge in social activity after Jim Thomas moved to the area. Yesterday with work a little slow I decided to […]
Wiley Wiggins done linked to me! Hey Wiley, if you ever read this, we really enjoyed your performances in Dazed and Confused and especially Waking Life.
And in a strange coincidence, I finally got around to viewing the be-linked item, “Invasion of the Thunderbolt Pagoda”, last night. It is very, very freaky, kind of queasifying […]
This is the second part of a list of art, music, and events that, in one way or another, were sources of inspiration for me in ‘06. Part one of the list is here.
“Object Lessons” (Gigantic Art Space, NYC)
I posted about this previously, but this show downtown at GAS made a big […]
The list-making impulse doesn’t strike me often, but I thought it might be worth running down a list of books, albums, art, events, and miscellany that in one way or another fired me up creatively this year. I tend to have a shoddy memory and periodic reviews like this help keep things all wired up […]
I was surprised to encounter my hometown of Altoona, Pennsylvania, near the back of the U.S. section of the New York Times today. I wish it had been less ignominious news:
Altoona, With No Immigrant Problem, Decides to Solve It
I hadn’t heard about this ordinance passing. I can see how this might have played […]