Friday, September 3, 2010
(Can you believe I found this travel case just like this? Did it belong to an ornithologist collecting specimens? A hunter? Well, now it’s mine, and it holds stationary.) Dead birds, dead fish, dead dolphins, dead people. This is what I’ve been having bad dreams about, the heavy weight pressing down on my chest for [...]
I wrote this a couple of weeks ago, but it seemed right to share it tonight: Thinking about the rain today. Another thunderstorm, and as I relish it, my poor old blind dog is cowering at every rumble of thunder. He’s pacing, and has to be as close as possible to me at all times. [...]
Thursday, August 26, 2010
I promised I would write about my deep love for Nita and Zita a while back, and as these mysterious ladies have been haunting my dreams and acting as my muses lately, I reckon I had better share their story here. I remember first discovering the magic of these bohemian legends at Judy’s Collage, an [...]
I had tried, on multiple occasions, to watch 3 Women – knowing instinctively that I would love it, though I’m not by any means a huge fan of Robert Altman. Something always went wrong. The disc had a flaw, and froze up, or everyone had already seen it too many times. Finally, I gave it [...]
Thursday, August 12, 2010
We recently took a trip deep into the bowels of the earth to visit our dear friends Scott and Jen Webel at their amazing new exhibit of cthonic mysteries. I remember back when I was still living in New Orleans, someone told me about this strange museum that had opened up in East Austin. While [...]
Throw back those heavy damask curtains, rip down your awful venetian blinds and unlatch your windows. The night is warm and full of birdsong and neighborhood sounds. Pull out all your boxes of treasure and light candles, and see what you might find. That’s what I’ve been doing lately, and it’s resulted in a giant [...]
What is America? What is it to be an American? It’s very complicated. It’s one of those words that used to mean something pretty good, but now is embarrassing to admit to, like identifying yourself as a poet, or as bisexual. There are so many lousy ones out there – they’ve given any of the [...]
Found from Bean (aka. riotclitshave) Wish I knew more! Isn’t it stunning? Woman with Cross and Skull 19th c. – Qajar period, Iran Opaque watercolor and gold on paper Mistick Krewe of Comus float design, by Jennie Wilde — 1910 (see link below for the full set!) (Any idea about who painted this? Tin Eye [...]
“Every place she goes she is picking up the abandoned remnants of other people’s lives. ‘We are dust’ is Monica Canilao’s first New York solo exhibition featuring found antique portraits, enshrined in the collections she has amassed through time. Everything built is made up of things abandoned, in a phase of decay. In the manipulation [...]
It’s time for AZZ EVERYWHERE #2! This time we’re bringing…wait for it… BIG FREEDIA! The Queen Diva! The Late Night Creepa! The Dick-Eata! You betta Beleeeva! Straight Outta New Orleans – That Girl gonna make your booty go! Are you ready to show her what you learned in bounce class, or from your friends who [...]
