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"I’m a night worker,” he said. ”I love the sense of solitude and the silence...."

Sun, 17 Aug 2008 01:01:00 -0700

“”I’m a night worker,” he said. ”I love the sense of solitude and the...

tuneage: Velvet Underground - “Sunday Morning” Some days, when...

Sat, 16 Aug 2008 23:50:30 -0700

Velvet Underground - “Sunday Morning”

Some days, when I roll through my iTunes library, I come across songs I can’t believe I haven’t posted yet, and “Sunday Morning” is one of those songs. Pleasant and uplifting without being saccharine or obnoxiously bouncy, “Sunday Morning” is actually a perfect song choice for, get this, a Sunday morning.

Plus, when you have Wired asking whether this track is the greatest wake-up tune ever, you know they’ve managed to create a classic.

Death Star over San Francisco. This is pretty amazing! h/t...

Fri, 15 Aug 2008 17:19:23 -0700

Death Star over San Francisco.

This is pretty amazing! h/t @briancaldwell

Fernet 9/11 — There’s an ongoing joke since partying...

Thu, 14 Aug 2008 12:44:00 -0700

Fernet 9/11 — There’s an ongoing joke since partying a few weeks back with the fellows from TurnHere during REBarCamp and Inman Connect. I’m not sure of the genesis of the banter.. though I was present.. may have tasted, and certainly have joined in with the fun.

If I say to you, “Fernet-Branca,” what is it? Yeah, you’ve had it? It’s good isn’t it? It does the job. But, oh the taste.

— Bill Cosby, “Fernet-Branca” from Fat Albert, 1973

Since the Fernet madness has not stopped, I needed to further investigate what the bitters was all about. I stumbled first across the above “Fernet 9/11 Michael Moore spoof” which is all in Italian, but I’m sure is a real knee slapper somewhere in The Boot. I even found an article of nearby folklore from The SF Weekly with “The Myth of Fernet”

“It’s safe to say you could go to any bar in San Francisco and get a different story of Fernet,” Cattani says.
It’s likely that yarns are being spun in bars up and down Haight and Mission streets, in restaurants dotting North Beach, SOMA, and Union Square. Tonight, San Francisco will tip back its share of nearly 50 percent of the Fernet-Branca consumed in the United States

I’m hoping @pauloelias can fill me in on the rest. [Fridays with Fernet is an inevitable tweet-up to come]

*** Update *** just found on @agentgenius’ bio (and the meme goes on)

yourmonkeycalled: Joe Cocker Lyrics Decoded I “did some Wonder...

Wed, 13 Aug 2008 00:45:31 -0700

yourmonkeycalled:

Joe Cocker Lyrics Decoded

I “did some Wonder loaf” this morning too!

tuneage: The Walkmen - “Canadian Girl” This song, off the...

Tue, 12 Aug 2008 19:50:11 -0700

tuneage:

The Walkmen - “Canadian Girl”

This song, off the band’s album You & Me, is a delightful gem of everything you’ve loved The Walkmen for: the yearning, the ever-so-slightly nasally voice, the melodramatic instrumentation. And while You & Me is slated for release on August 19th, you can buy the whole album early on Amie Street for $5 and the proceeds will go to Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. Just when you thought The Walkmen couldn’t get more fabulous…

"In the time of your life, live-so that in that good time there shall be no ugliness or death for..."

Sat, 09 Aug 2008 23:19:00 -0700

““In the time of your life, live-so that in that good time there shall be no ugliness or...

Milk and Cookies I got an email this evening that left me...

Sat, 09 Aug 2008 22:26:00 -0700

Milk and Cookies

I got an email this evening that left me puzzled for a moment. It read:

Subject: Bernies’s dead, I am so sad

“Damn it! Why does he have to die and rush limbaugh is doing drugs and killing america. I am so broken-hearted right now. A good man is gone forever.”

It took more than a second to register. I thought my friend had meant “Ernie” - the guy who took care of the block were we both lived for a short while in NYC. Puzzled I Googled “Bernie dies” hoping my next guess would not be true. Unfortunately it was - Bernie Mac, actor and comidian dies at age 50

This comes just weeks aftere hearing of George Carlin’s passing. My friend and I were having a conversation, shortly thereafter about Carlin, comedy and “raw talent”. Feeling the loss of such a great talent, we were searching our minds for serious stand-up contenders. No doubt Chris Rock’s name came up, we both agreed that he’s the most likely candidate to fill Carlin’s shoes, being as he’s not afraid of taken huge risks with his work. Mid way through our conversation Bernie Mac came up. We had both seen The Original Kings of Comedy together at least two times. The above clip is one from the performance that has me in tears again tonight for a couple of reasons. The #1 being, getting past the crudeness in which he uses language to tell the story, he does not hold back and let’s complete honesty take over. Taking us into a world of relations between adults and children and explores one man’s frustration. It’s probably the single most funniest moment of this 3.5hr show that left a funny stamp in my heart that tickles every time I think of Milk and Cookies.

Bernie.. You kiled it and you were one of a kind.

henrycoy: In The Clouds - James Brittain-Gore

Fri, 08 Aug 2008 23:52:43 -0700

henrycoy:

In The Clouds - James Brittain-Gore

"Exposed to life in Harlem, he began exploring its different corners and photographing people on the..."

Thu, 07 Aug 2008 17:29:00 -0700

“Exposed to life in Harlem, he began exploring its different corners and photographing people...

… The smell of dinner cooking (rosemary potatoes), sun...

Sat, 02 Aug 2008 19:05:09 -0700

… The smell of dinner cooking (rosemary potatoes), sun outside, tweaking my blog, and Jack Johnson track #8. “What you thought you need”. Sliding easily into Saturday evening — this stanza always puts a big smile in my heart.

“We can park the van and walk to town
Find the cheapest bottle of wine that we could find
And talk about the road behind
How getting lost is not a waste of time
Le Bois d’ amour will take us home
In the moment we will sing as the forest sleeps”

From the NYT article “China’s female artists quietly...

Thu, 31 Jul 2008 10:19:47 -0700

From the NYT article “China’s female artists quietly emerge” — This great slideshow presentation of Beijing’s less visable artists.

Happy Birthday Thurston Moore Thurston Moore turned 50 today....

Sat, 26 Jul 2008 02:31:00 -0700

Happy Birthday Thurston Moore

Thurston Moore turned 50 today. He and Lee Ranaldo formed Sonic Youth in 1980, which was about seven years before Jordan was born. Jordan and my son Brad both liked Sonic Youths Music, and Brad is about 20 years older than Jordan, which amazed me. Thurston Moore was a very accomplished Guitar Player, which is why I believe Jordan liked his Band. I remember Jordan had this “Sonic Youth” T-Shirt he wore often when we worked on Condos in the Desert. I miss working with you J-Man, we had some great laughs while getting our work done. Your in my thoughts often, I Love You.

henrycoy:

Sonic Youth - Diamond Sea

Coming to Central Park - A 7,500-Square-Foot Mobile Chanel Ad...

Sat, 26 Jul 2008 00:26:38 -0700

Coming to Central Park - A 7,500-Square-Foot Mobile Chanel Ad With an Artistic Mission - NYTimes.com

The rarely found "pro post" or catching up with the day job

Sun, 20 Jul 2008 10:53:00 -0700

I’ve found myself fully engaged with social media on and offline recently. Some recent events...

"Listening to him gave me that sense of connectedness and oneness that Carlin talks about with Terry...."

Sun, 20 Jul 2008 00:09:00 -0700

“Listening to him gave me that sense of connectedness and oneness that Carlin talks about with...

Saturday night escpapism after working a very hard day. (my 1...

Sat, 19 Jul 2008 18:12:21 -0700

Saturday night escpapism after working a very hard day. (my 1 day off) If I could have forseen today’s events, I might have booked a carribean vacation for this week months ago. Then again…. sometimes there is no escaping. Everywhere you go - there you are.

Everybody wants you to be special
And everybody wants you to be high
They throw you down a rope when you’re in trouble, baby
Screamin’, “Save me”
Then they charge you with the rescue blues

Today July 10th is my wife Ginger’s birthday. I’m...

Thu, 10 Jul 2008 16:15:00 -0700

Today July 10th is my wife Ginger’s birthday. I’m keeping it quick here cause I promised to pick her up from work in about 10 min. She means everything to me for many reasons, the following are a few:

She is a remarkable inspiration in my life. After putting up with me for a while now, I am reminded of this all the time.
Rock solid to lean on. There is nothing like having someone level headed to lean on when you feel out of sorts.
She is a stunning beauty that’s super smart. What a package. I feel she challenges my thinking all the time. This is both good and bad.
Fiercely independant and would have it no other way. Her mother raised her right and she has no problem not being co-dependant.
Has never tried to hard to “change” me. This goes hand in hand with being independent.
Has a child-like need for joy. If you ever get a chance to see her interact with her cat’s you’ll know what I mean.
Can be selfless at all the right times. Her father passed earlier this year, and watching her deal with both him and his family was an act of courage.
Loves the sunshine. What’s not to love about that? I wish I could be taking her to Costa Rica again this year but that’s just not in the cards right now.
Loves Yoga and teaches it with grace. I can see her becoming an amazing inspiration to others.
Loves cake and shiny objects. Wicked sense of humor. Above all there is little that is as important as this.
…and now I’m keeping her wating. Did I mention that she’s patient?

Happy Birthday Gingie grrrl! — The pic was taken just South of the Grand Canyon on I180 a couple yrs. back when we were travelling cross country.

tuneage: Billie Holiday - “Lady Sings the Blues” There’s so...

Wed, 09 Jul 2008 01:41:29 -0700

tuneage:

Billie Holiday - “Lady Sings the Blues”

There’s so much to say about Billie Holiday. I wish I had met her, but not just because she’s one of the most revolutionary jazz singers we know; she’s so real in everything she sings about.

Holiday co-wrote this song, and the most redeeming quality to me is the empowering perspective on what it’s like for a woman to have the blues. There’s also a film about Billie Holiday, played by Diana Ross, titled Lady Sings the Blues.

8 Abandoned Theaters (via 8 Aesthetically Awesome Abandoned...

Mon, 07 Jul 2008 21:39:00 -0700

8 Abandoned Theaters (via 8 Aesthetically Awesome Abandoned Movie Theaters | WebUrbanist

really do love these shots of old abandoned theaters. So much emotional history is tied up there for me. The story telling in our youth found as early as my childhood swinging on theplay set at the base of the screen at the drive-in theater. I feel like I grew up at the drive-in. Raiders of the lost Arc was probably the first movie I tried to watch all the way through at around 13. By 16 it was were I dated and hung out with my friends with as many cars sometimes we could take up the whole back row. The smell of beer, perfume, popcorn in the darkness. Nothing like it on a hot summer night in the valley. Some of my greatest memories of youth will be foundly kept there.

These days the local independent theaters in San Francisco are all but torn down or turned into a fitness club or what have you. It’s a damn pity but the spirit can still be found in the Castro with vintage style seating, old movie classics, and even the organist playing pre-show.

Like some grumpy old man I long for and bitch about the “good ole days” of catching a flick in a one show theatre like the old Coronet or the Alhambra, yet technology is culture shifting us right out of the old ways of movie watching.

h/t @pkitano on twitter.