Chartered Trips

CUTS YOU UP

The Godfather was in town the other night.

  I think this was the 2nd time i have seen Peter Murphy with my mom, and the 3rd time w/ Pheebs (including Bauhaus reunions).  They had never both gone with me together though, so it was a special occasion.

I still get teary eyed every time he plays Strange Kind of Love. This song counts amongst some of my longest term relationships.

Been hanging w/ my other old man a lot too. i gave him a controlled substance for father's day this year. We had a recent death in the family so i just didnt feel another sweater would suffice.

And my better half got to meet my other half for the 1st time which was radical.

The rest of the summer (which has thus far been the best in recent memory) can be summed by this text message i sent my roommate yesterday:

"No sage. Got you dudes a cilantro plant and hemp milk instead. Farmer's market tmrw?"

We are on some serious hippy commune shit and it's ruling. A lot.

HAUNTED TOWN.

Thank god child pornography has been declared legal in my hometown.
And YES, that was sarcasm.

Best Weekend Ever.

Best HK film screening ever.
Best mail ever.
Best Handlebar patio dinner ever.
Best haircut ever.
Best 1st day of summer rooftop bbq ever.
Best dumpster dive'd chair ever.
Best James-using-his-shirt-as-a-condiment-dispenser ever.

I am the luckiest. Seriously.

Living Off The Land

office, remixed into roommate room.


1st roommate arrived. Totally handy w/ the electricity and hummos.

Spring also arrived for about two days around Memorial Day so i took that opportunity to begin planting.  Three types of basil- Thai, sweet, and lemon. And mint, for mojitos.
Also trying tomatoes this year, organic Roma tomatoes.

Organic romaine lettuce coming soon too.....

annnnd some flowers w/ Champa.

porch hangers.

Economy, Stimulated.

Went to Martin's one-night-only photo show at Mars Gallery the other night.

Benny dj'ed. All h/c 45"s w/ a broken mixer.  Total lifer.
  There were photos of punkz and bandz from all over the globe, a retrospective spanning the last two (and a half) decades. Some were of family (hi Judd). Some just felt like family. Imagined family. Everything was edition of one & priced at $75. Serious deal of the century.  Martin could incorporate a "keeping it it real" section into his current art school curriculum.I used the government's blood money to buy this Peligro Social piece.

Western Stendhal Sydrome

in no particular order here are a bunch of photos from the city of Los Angeles in May of 2008.....

From David Horvitz's Sunsets in Palos Verdes show in Echo Park.

Chinatown underground.

 
Brian w/ agave.

Antlers w/ chihuahua.

Jon and Phill at coffee shop. (note the yarmulke light formation).

Kate Hall's portable vegan bbq.

Porch in Venice.

Piper and her masterpiece. (thank you!)

Kranky west coast office.

Coconut that we ated.

Abe Vigoda killin' it.

Hamburger Eyes show at Hope Gallery.

Charlotte w spirit animal/ stray duck at Echo.

GPS rental w/ Lotus Plaza sndtk.

Brendan w/ Infinite Body at DH's show.  Google Alerts.

My two favorite goths, Juan and Yasmine.

Nate and Robert playing dice at the Clavin's.

Long Lif in chinatown.

Stacie Jaye at beach in Santa Monica.

Vampire juice on the menu.

Other drink of choice.

Daytime Cinco De Mayo show.

Embracing-ness.

The interactive portion of the evening.

Garbage cans in Venice.

Sexual Chocolate vs. Larry Flynt.

Yasmine vs. trees.

Short story made long.

Matzah took this one.

Little Joy w/ Yoko Ono sndtk.

Thomas from Brighton ish.

View from Phill's house.

View from Jon's house.

fin.

A Minimalist Take on the Last Two Weeks

Phoebe was in an amazing group show here .

It was so crowded we had to stay outside of the gallery most of the night. 

New works.

Suzy was so excited she shed a tooth. 

2nd mind-blowing event, Dead Child played here for the first time since October 07'. 

This guy is a total stranger but was at the show.   The way the light reflected off his mohawk was so  beautiful to me i had to capture it on film pixels. 

See? Even in the background the pinball highlight is epic.  This is Miranda, co worker, friend, fellow Dead Child enthusiast.

We tried to have brunch at Kuma's the next day.  And i was actually  hung over enough to want Kuma's for breakfast.

Instead we ended up here and had  Negro Modelo for breakfast.  The ceiling at Tecalitanixatanzacal is rivaled only by the ceiling at the Music Box for best place to stare up at while indoors.

One day i will have a photo book called "Fucked Up Things People Can Do To Champa That Will She Tolerate, and Even Purr Through."  Seriously, it's like she's constantly on roofies whenever i have house guests.

Annnnd finally, two still moments of D Beat.......

Disfear at Subt on Tuesday night.  Flawless.

Didnt see DeRo or Kot in the pit.  But there is  one Sara Reebler at top left.

I'll Be The Moon When The Sun Goes Down

some photos from a roadtrip to "Get Free" i took in Jan.....

the former living room of a German farm boy i kinda know.

Bff. Breakfast.

things to do in Louisville when you're alive.

#1- visit Eastern Cemetery.

it is largely boarded up now but you can still creep around.

and you can still visit Ada.  she is still there. living eternally.

and perhaps responsible for the anti-Britt graffiti?

all the graves are coming up from the ground and may not be there too long so you should go soon.

right next door is Cave Hill Cemetery. the upper crust of KY cemeteries.  less haunted, more geese.

more KFC.  not sure if he wears that hat year round.

perhaps it's a Catholic-masonry thing that i cant understand.

also, very important Lville landmark, Vietnam Kitchen.   Feat ex-members of Endpoint.

post dinner kitchen hang w/ Blythe.

divine, banal?

same thing, right?

more KY nostalgia coming soon......

HAIRSTYLES OF THE DAMNED

on BCO today (and no, i dont post there):

dear ron reyes of 1980,
it will always be you. 
love,
tr

ON THE STREET

couple things i been meaning to b**g about......

1. Im  super late on reporting out about this, but there is/ was a pretty serious emo v. punk urban uprising in parts of Queretaro, TJ, and Mexico City in March.  Things have kinda settled down, but basically various punks, skins, and metal heads have been beating the shit out of various emo kids which resulted in some "pro-emo" police backed marches in diff parts of Mexico.  This was more than likely stemming from some aggromophobia.

Shouldn't the logical solution to this be Crudos and Limp Wrist going down to play a few shows? That outta even the score....or at least enlighten the opposing teams.   Punks is punks yo.

2.  Also, got two diff  emails re: the genius of DK last week.  Both from current T&G family band members.
Chris Manfrin sent me an essay on his first time seeing the band and a link to this blog.  I know you dont wanna click, so ill do the work for you:

epic shred at :58

downtown Milwaukee. 1982.

mid town Chicago. 2006. 

so glad people still recognize  the awesomeness of these dudes!