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cruising the sub-canon: “on the road”

( travel and words and culture )

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 […]

celebrity linkage

( words and culture and image and aberrations )

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 […]

some things that inspired me in 2006, part two

( ramblings and creativity and culture and yeah )

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 […]

some things that inspired me in 2006, part one

( ramblings and creativity and culture and yeah )

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 […]

altoona vs the invisible immigrants

( ramblings and places and culture )

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 […]