searching
for any
storm
in a port
I turn
my eyes seaward
and conjure
waves
where there are none
Thursday, March 15, 2007
B to the L to the P! Brazosport Lil' Players present : The Order of the Scarlet Cat - and a couple TDU gigs...
This weekend and next you can come to the axiom
and for 10 bucks (or less if ya want) you can
witness BLP's "Order of the Scarlet Cat"
a tale of murder, and cults,
and gay reprogramming...
and stuff...
before each 8pm show
"Bass in your face!"
will be playing improvised
bass music in honor of the
Scarlet Cat Goddess.
Gator Miller,
Charlie Naked,
and
Jim Otterson
will do their damnedest
to honor the power
and glory that is
the SC.
Saturday the 17th
there is a midnight show
between shows
The Defenestration Unit
will perform their own
improvised rites and rituals
in slave-like devotion
to the scarlet cat.
go to www.blpblpblp.com
for some more info on the show...
and TDU is playing at Brasil on Friday too...
probably around 10:30?
gonna be a crazy fun weekend...
hope to see some of you there,
and to remember it later...
Kid Ornery
and for 10 bucks (or less if ya want) you can
witness BLP's "Order of the Scarlet Cat"
a tale of murder, and cults,
and gay reprogramming...
and stuff...
before each 8pm show
"Bass in your face!"
will be playing improvised
bass music in honor of the
Scarlet Cat Goddess.
Gator Miller,
Charlie Naked,
and
Jim Otterson
will do their damnedest
to honor the power
and glory that is
the SC.
Saturday the 17th
there is a midnight show
between shows
The Defenestration Unit
will perform their own
improvised rites and rituals
in slave-like devotion
to the scarlet cat.
go to www.blpblpblp.com
for some more info on the show...
and TDU is playing at Brasil on Friday too...
probably around 10:30?
gonna be a crazy fun weekend...
hope to see some of you there,
and to remember it later...
Kid Ornery
Tuesday, March 06, 2007
busy busy busy
in rehearsals for:
The Lower Depths (dos chicas - May)
The Order of the Scarlet Cat (BLP - any day now?)
The Defenestration Unit is gigging like crazy,
and preparing for the art car parade.
I'm also working on getting a week of 365 days/plays
for The Ornery Theater and trying to decide if I wanna
do "The Visit" or an evening of original shorts after that.
Oh yeah,
and I'm working on some visual art
for a show in April.
YIKES!
and still finding almost 40 hours a week to sell candy.
How do I do it?
Caffeine mostly.
The Lower Depths (dos chicas - May)
The Order of the Scarlet Cat (BLP - any day now?)
The Defenestration Unit is gigging like crazy,
and preparing for the art car parade.
I'm also working on getting a week of 365 days/plays
for The Ornery Theater and trying to decide if I wanna
do "The Visit" or an evening of original shorts after that.
Oh yeah,
and I'm working on some visual art
for a show in April.
YIKES!
and still finding almost 40 hours a week to sell candy.
How do I do it?
Caffeine mostly.
Monday, March 05, 2007
Monday, February 26, 2007
onetonnemusic: 28x28 Day 26 - The Defenistration Unit
onetonnemusic: 28x28 Day 26 - The Defenistration Unit
Today's poster is for The Defenestration Unit, who will be taking the prize for longest band name so far. Gar! That takes longer people! Anyway, TDU do improv jazz craziness. Check out their myspace.
Today's poster is for The Defenestration Unit, who will be taking the prize for longest band name so far. Gar! That takes longer people! Anyway, TDU do improv jazz craziness. Check out their myspace.
Sunday, February 25, 2007
Welcome to Brazosport! - blpblpblp.com
Welcome to Brazosport! - blpblpblp.com
The Brazosport Li'l Players
The Houston Area's Finest Weirdo Theatre
BREAKING NEWS!!!!!
Blp presents the world premiere of its new show entitled "The Order of the Scarlet Cat."
The show will be presented at the Axiom on March 16, 17, 23 and 24.
All shows $10, or pay what you want.
Showtime: 8 pm
For more information or reservations call (713) 869-2294.
The Brazosport Li'l Players
The Houston Area's Finest Weirdo Theatre
BREAKING NEWS!!!!!
Blp presents the world premiere of its new show entitled "The Order of the Scarlet Cat."
The show will be presented at the Axiom on March 16, 17, 23 and 24.
All shows $10, or pay what you want.
Showtime: 8 pm
For more information or reservations call (713) 869-2294.
Saturday, February 24, 2007
About Last Night: "Rot" an experimental walk on the dark side
You need to see this show!
About Last Night: "Rot" an experimental walk on the dark side:
"Certainly, when you add up all its components, Rot exudes enough despair to make the average Samuel Beckett outing look like Annie."
see, doesn't that sound like something you want to see?
About Last Night: "Rot" an experimental walk on the dark side:
"Certainly, when you add up all its components, Rot exudes enough despair to make the average Samuel Beckett outing look like Annie."
see, doesn't that sound like something you want to see?
Thursday, February 22, 2007
Tuesday, February 20, 2007
NonAlignment Pact: Music in Seven Days from Seven Writers
Just a reminder as to why you should be reading NAP:
NonAlignment Pact: Music in Seven Days from Seven Writers
And I’m not pulling a “look at me, I’m Peter Murphy,” move here or anything. If I’ve learned anything from my years of soul crushing errors in judgment, it’s that if I want to have any chance of living to see the next year, then I’d better start microfocusing on my environment. I’d better begin to appreciate the miniscule and the mundane, because before long, I could be a dead man with an eternally tiny picture of the world. And that philosophy seems to work for me. But I will never shake the general disdain I have for the way people can be, the absolutely base and animalistic ugliness that we all too often share for each other. What I have a really hard time dealing with now is the fact that most people don’t seem to care too much about this. The prevailing wind says, “So what, sure we’re an ugly bunch, but at least we still have our rollover minutes.”
NonAlignment Pact: Music in Seven Days from Seven Writers
And I’m not pulling a “look at me, I’m Peter Murphy,” move here or anything. If I’ve learned anything from my years of soul crushing errors in judgment, it’s that if I want to have any chance of living to see the next year, then I’d better start microfocusing on my environment. I’d better begin to appreciate the miniscule and the mundane, because before long, I could be a dead man with an eternally tiny picture of the world. And that philosophy seems to work for me. But I will never shake the general disdain I have for the way people can be, the absolutely base and animalistic ugliness that we all too often share for each other. What I have a really hard time dealing with now is the fact that most people don’t seem to care too much about this. The prevailing wind says, “So what, sure we’re an ugly bunch, but at least we still have our rollover minutes.”
Wednesday, February 14, 2007
Maybe Sun Ra was from the future?
Slashdot | Atom Smasher May Create "Black Saturns":
"any black hole that pops out of the Large Hadron Collider under construction in Switzerland might be surrounded by a black ring — forming a microscopic 'black Saturn'. "
"any black hole that pops out of the Large Hadron Collider under construction in Switzerland might be surrounded by a black ring — forming a microscopic 'black Saturn'. "
Saturday, February 10, 2007
What is the TRUE Origin of Valentine’s Day? - at BibleStudy.org
What is the TRUE Origin of Valentine’s Day? - at BibleStudy.org:
"The Greeks called Lupercus by the name of 'Pan'. The Semites called Pan 'Baul,' according to the Classical Dictionaries. Baal - mentioned so often in the Bible - was merely another name for Nimrod, 'the mighty hunter' ( Genesis 10:9) It was a common proverb of ancient time that Nimrod was 'the MIGHTY hunter before the Lord.' Nimrod was their hero - their strong man - their VALENTINE!"
"The Greeks called Lupercus by the name of 'Pan'. The Semites called Pan 'Baul,' according to the Classical Dictionaries. Baal - mentioned so often in the Bible - was merely another name for Nimrod, 'the mighty hunter' ( Genesis 10:9) It was a common proverb of ancient time that Nimrod was 'the MIGHTY hunter before the Lord.' Nimrod was their hero - their strong man - their VALENTINE!"
Thursday, February 08, 2007
Russian music, music Russian, Russian folk music, Russian pop music, Russian music mp3, Russian music download, Russian christmas music, free Russian
Russian music, music Russian, Russian folk music, Russian pop music, Russian music mp3, Russian music download, Russian christmas music, free Russian music on RussiansAbroad.com:
"In the second half of the nineteenth century, a group of composers that came to be known as the 'Mighty Five'--Miliy Balakirev, Aleksandr Borodin, César Cui, Modest Musorgskiy, and Nikolay Rimskiy-Korsakov--continued Glinka's movement away from imitation of European classical music. The Mighty Five challenged the Russian Music Society's conservatism with a large body of work thematically based on Russia's history and legends and musically based on its folk and religious music. Among the group's most notable works are Rimskiy-Korsakov's symphonic suite Scheherezade and the operas The Snow Maiden and Sadko , Musorgskiy's operas Boris Godunov and Khovanshchina , and Borodin's opera Prince Igor' . Balakirev, a protégé of Glinka, was the founder and guiding spirit of the group."
"In the second half of the nineteenth century, a group of composers that came to be known as the 'Mighty Five'--Miliy Balakirev, Aleksandr Borodin, César Cui, Modest Musorgskiy, and Nikolay Rimskiy-Korsakov--continued Glinka's movement away from imitation of European classical music. The Mighty Five challenged the Russian Music Society's conservatism with a large body of work thematically based on Russia's history and legends and musically based on its folk and religious music. Among the group's most notable works are Rimskiy-Korsakov's symphonic suite Scheherezade and the operas The Snow Maiden and Sadko , Musorgskiy's operas Boris Godunov and Khovanshchina , and Borodin's opera Prince Igor' . Balakirev, a protégé of Glinka, was the founder and guiding spirit of the group."
Autism more common in U.S. than thought: survey - Yahoo! News
Autism more common in U.S. than thought: survey - Yahoo! News
The studies also showed far fewer of the autistic children had mental retardation than in previous estimates.
The studies also showed far fewer of the autistic children had mental retardation than in previous estimates.
"The older statistics always estimated 70 to 75 percent of kids with autism had cognitive impairment," Rice said. "We found 33 to 62 percent."
Wednesday, February 07, 2007
Tuesday, February 06, 2007
NonAlignment Pact: Music in Seven Days from Seven Writers
NonAlignment Pact: Music in Seven Days from Seven Writers
If you have a way of tapping into a permanently renewing resource, and you have a way of knowing the unknowable, then where is there for you to go from there? Arrogance is just a tool for the weak. It sounds so obvious, but it really isn’t. That’s why it’s so effective. No, the truly sublime is always there, awesome and simple, brilliant and ordinary, and you have but to look at it. Are there absolutes? Absolutely. I’ve faced them. I’ve spoken with them. Why just last night I faced a facet of it and I tell you about it now in my own roundabout way. And this is coming from a nonbeliever. I have no faith in the overarching negation of will.
Sit back, stop thinking, take it all in…
And the drone is absolute.
If you have a way of tapping into a permanently renewing resource, and you have a way of knowing the unknowable, then where is there for you to go from there? Arrogance is just a tool for the weak. It sounds so obvious, but it really isn’t. That’s why it’s so effective. No, the truly sublime is always there, awesome and simple, brilliant and ordinary, and you have but to look at it. Are there absolutes? Absolutely. I’ve faced them. I’ve spoken with them. Why just last night I faced a facet of it and I tell you about it now in my own roundabout way. And this is coming from a nonbeliever. I have no faith in the overarching negation of will.
Sit back, stop thinking, take it all in…
And the drone is absolute.
Monday, February 05, 2007
HINTS, TEASES, AND OTHER CONFUSIONS: ION #10 - NEWSARAMA
HINTS, TEASES, AND OTHER CONFUSIONS: ION #10 - NEWSARAMA
NRAMA: Got it. Oh - and the red sky - a nod to previous times when the sky would turn red, or an indicator that this is a "Crisis" kinda thing?
RM: Yeah, how 'bout that, red skies. I wonder why my editor, Eddie Berganza, suggested we slip that in there? He must know something…
NRAMA: Got it. Oh - and the red sky - a nod to previous times when the sky would turn red, or an indicator that this is a "Crisis" kinda thing?
RM: Yeah, how 'bout that, red skies. I wonder why my editor, Eddie Berganza, suggested we slip that in there? He must know something…
The Chronicle: 1/26/2007: Pessimism vs. Existentialism
The Chronicle: 1/26/2007: Pessimism vs. Existentialism
Perhaps the wartime experiences of Mr. Cranky put him beyond the reach of any celebration of life, but Mr. Grumpy insists that existentialism provides an experience of incredible freedom, a feeling of responsibility that is not so much a "burden" as a matter of finding one's true self-identity. If nihilism and despair play any role in this picture, it is only as background against which existentialism is the ecstatic resistance. Responsibility and choice, picking oneself up by the bootstraps, are what this positive version of existentialism is all about.
Perhaps the wartime experiences of Mr. Cranky put him beyond the reach of any celebration of life, but Mr. Grumpy insists that existentialism provides an experience of incredible freedom, a feeling of responsibility that is not so much a "burden" as a matter of finding one's true self-identity. If nihilism and despair play any role in this picture, it is only as background against which existentialism is the ecstatic resistance. Responsibility and choice, picking oneself up by the bootstraps, are what this positive version of existentialism is all about.
Saturday, February 03, 2007
The Passion of Mary Cheney | Slog | The Stranger's Blog | The Stranger | Seattle's Only Newspaper
The Passion of Mary Cheney | Slog | The Stranger's Blog | The Stranger | Seattle's Only Newspaper:
"Yes, it’s a baby, not a prop. My kid isn’t a prop either, but that never stopped right-wingers from attacking me and my boyfriend over our decision to become parents. The fitness of same-sex couples to parent is very much part of the political debate thanks to the GOP and the Christian bigots that make up its lunatic “base.” You’re a Republican, Mary, you worked on both of your father’s campaigns, and you kept your mouth clamped shut while Karl Rove and George Bush ran around the country attacking gay people, gay parents, and our children in 2000, 2002, 2004, and 2006. It’s a little late to declare the private choices of gays and lesbians unfit for public debate, Mary."
"Yes, it’s a baby, not a prop. My kid isn’t a prop either, but that never stopped right-wingers from attacking me and my boyfriend over our decision to become parents. The fitness of same-sex couples to parent is very much part of the political debate thanks to the GOP and the Christian bigots that make up its lunatic “base.” You’re a Republican, Mary, you worked on both of your father’s campaigns, and you kept your mouth clamped shut while Karl Rove and George Bush ran around the country attacking gay people, gay parents, and our children in 2000, 2002, 2004, and 2006. It’s a little late to declare the private choices of gays and lesbians unfit for public debate, Mary."
Wednesday, January 31, 2007
File Under: sad
Syndicated columnist Molly Ivins dies - Politics - MSNBC.com: "Syndicated columnist Molly Ivins dies at 62"
one less good Texan.
damn.
one less good Texan.
damn.
Monday, January 29, 2007
who loves the sun?
i guess dick cheney really is mr. burns...
Talking Points Memo: by Joshua Micah Marshall January 28, 2007 09:48 PM
Talking Points Memo: by Joshua Micah Marshall January 28, 2007 09:48 PM
Sunday, January 28, 2007
THE WORLD QUESTION CENTER 2007 — Page 13
Eno on optimism:
THE WORLD QUESTION CENTER 2007 — Page 13:
"Things change for the better either because something went wrong or because something went right. Recently we've seen an example of the former, and this failures fill me with optimism."
via NAP
THE WORLD QUESTION CENTER 2007 — Page 13:
"Things change for the better either because something went wrong or because something went right. Recently we've seen an example of the former, and this failures fill me with optimism."
via NAP
Wednesday, January 24, 2007
Monday, January 22, 2007
Castlevania: Dracula’s Curse
Castlevania: Dracula’s Curse:
"Welcome to the production blog for the upcoming animated movie based on the classic Konami video game, Castlevania III: Dracula’s Curse. In the coming weeks and months this will be your source for exclusive behind-the-scenes news and information on the production. We have a great creative team in place with award winning writer Warren Ellis working on the script and Eisner Award winning artist James Jean set to art direct and begin visual development in February. "
Does this mean we are going to get a good video game movie?
i am warily hopeful
and maybe
a little scared.
"Welcome to the production blog for the upcoming animated movie based on the classic Konami video game, Castlevania III: Dracula’s Curse. In the coming weeks and months this will be your source for exclusive behind-the-scenes news and information on the production. We have a great creative team in place with award winning writer Warren Ellis working on the script and Eisner Award winning artist James Jean set to art direct and begin visual development in February. "
Does this mean we are going to get a good video game movie?
i am warily hopeful
and maybe
a little scared.
Sunday, January 21, 2007
American Anime Awards-Welcome
You might just know a nominee.
American Anime Awards-Welcome
I do.
Congrats Kira!
now, the rest of you go vote...
when in doubt I voted for Elfin Leid,
FLCL, or something that has to be cool...
like Voltron...
whooooo!
American Anime Awards-Welcome
I do.
Congrats Kira!
now, the rest of you go vote...
when in doubt I voted for Elfin Leid,
FLCL, or something that has to be cool...
like Voltron...
whooooo!
Sunday, January 14, 2007
the whole text thing and my life in sound
I escape words every Wednesday.
I've been saying things with sound
that I can't say with words for a long time.
Collectively and individually
I've spent the last 15 or so years
exploring sound,
rhythm, melody,
harmony,
dissonance...
exploring the
power of sound
to say things
there aren't words for...
pushing at the limits of what passes for music
listening to the sounds
not the song
telling each other
telling you
things they'd lock
us away for
if they only understood
look,
i'm not saying we're mystics,
although at times it feels that way,
all i'm saying is I understand
about things beyond words
words in yr mouth
words on the page
but sound is
not image
and they work
wordlessly
in very different ways
to crack the visual code
to build shortcuts in my head
i'll have to do more visual work
and just keep at it
till i'm better
and it works...
I've been saying things with sound
that I can't say with words for a long time.
Collectively and individually
I've spent the last 15 or so years
exploring sound,
rhythm, melody,
harmony,
dissonance...
exploring the
power of sound
to say things
there aren't words for...
pushing at the limits of what passes for music
listening to the sounds
not the song
telling each other
telling you
things they'd lock
us away for
if they only understood
look,
i'm not saying we're mystics,
although at times it feels that way,
all i'm saying is I understand
about things beyond words
words in yr mouth
words on the page
but sound is
not image
and they work
wordlessly
in very different ways
to crack the visual code
to build shortcuts in my head
i'll have to do more visual work
and just keep at it
till i'm better
and it works...
The great jazz instrumentalist and widow of John Coltrane died on Friday.Saturday, January 13, 2007
argh!
I'm a word person,
and as such
I fall prey
to the western
predeliction -
the sacrosanct text
been reading artaud
watching kaufman
and trying desperately
to think in pictures
and arriving only
at process
compositions for actors
where neither the text
nor the pictures are primary
the process is
if the process is good
the pictures
and the text
will work
otherwise
interesting experiment?
best I can do
grrr...
so much to learn
to really pull this
stuff off
i'd bury myself in
work if only I could
continue to eat
reading some
of the Greeks now
thinking of chorus
and poetry
and blood
(later I'll
talk to all
of you about
the power
of liquid
onstage...
let's not
be afraid
to be messy...
I'll scrub the stage
on my knees
every night
if we have to
if we have to
to make things
to make things
work...
some things
should be wet.)
nothing but love
and respect
and the desire
to push through
them both
and do the work
anyway...
and now to bed.
Kid Ornery
and as such
I fall prey
to the western
predeliction -
the sacrosanct text
been reading artaud
watching kaufman
and trying desperately
to think in pictures
and arriving only
at process
compositions for actors
where neither the text
nor the pictures are primary
the process is
if the process is good
the pictures
and the text
will work
otherwise
interesting experiment?
best I can do
grrr...
so much to learn
to really pull this
stuff off
i'd bury myself in
work if only I could
continue to eat
reading some
of the Greeks now
thinking of chorus
and poetry
and blood
(later I'll
talk to all
of you about
the power
of liquid
onstage...
let's not
be afraid
to be messy...
I'll scrub the stage
on my knees
every night
if we have to
if we have to
to make things
to make things
work...
some things
should be wet.)
nothing but love
and respect
and the desire
to push through
them both
and do the work
anyway...
and now to bed.
Kid Ornery
Wednesday, January 10, 2007
365 Days/365 Plays; Jan. 15-21
| Subject | 365 Days/365 Plays; Jan. 15-21 |
|---|---|
| Body: | I hope to make it every night... you should try to too... I'll be in the show on the 17th. But really from what I've seen I wouldn't miss a one. Date: Jan 10, 2007 3:23 PM Subject 365 Days/365 Plays; Jan. 15-21 Body: Monday - Sunday, January 15 - 21, 8pm, at the Axiom, FREE ADMISSION 365 DAYS/365 PLAYS The most audacious project yet from Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Suzan-Lori Parks (Topdog/Underdog; Fucking A), 365 Days/365 Plays is a simultaneous, national performance collaboration, encompassing over 700 groups and individual artists from New York to Los Angeles, Seattle to Atlanta. Background: In November 2002, Parks began writing a play a day for 365 consecutive days. Last year, she and producer Bonnie Metzger invited artists to present a play a day, in exactly the order Parks wrote them. It began November 13, 2006 and will continue through November 12, 2007. Artists sign up to present a week of performances, at which time they receive the plays for that week. The rule: The performances must be presented free of charge to the public. Infernal Bridegroom will participate January 15 - 21, 2007. IBP associate artistic director Troy Schulze is directing the entire week of performances. IBP is the first Houston group to participate. Other local groups, including HSPVA, Mildred's Umbrella, Bobbindoctrin Puppet Theater, Nova Arts Project, DiverseWorks and Galveston's Strand Theater have signed on for other weeks throughout the year. Whole Foods Market is a presenting partner in IBP's week of shows and will be providing free food and drinks from its "365" product line for our audiences. Beer and wine will be for sale at the Axiom bar. Come one night; come every night! Each performance is different, and who knows what will happen! ADMISSION IS FREE For more information: 365 DAYS/365 PLAYS, presented by IBP www.infernalbridegroom.com |
Tuesday, January 09, 2007
Friday, January 05, 2007
go see Hamlet!
I'm a Hamlet fan...
so normally I wouldn't recommend you go see a production of it...
get yr friends together to read Shakespeare aloud and you'll be better
off than if you go to most productions of his work these days...
but I saw Nova Arts Production
of the thing tonight,
and while I don't agree with
every choice that was made
it was a damned strong show...
fine performances
(Hamlet kicked ass...
fr real...)
staging
combat
video
all great
I think the changes made to the players
diminshes the audiences empathy for
Hamlet and makes him more like
his uncle and father than I'd like him to be
Whenever you cut Hamlet you lose something,
Nova mostly chooses to lose the funny...
which is fine, except it doesn't leave
Polonius too much to do...
I thought the opening was a strong choice
that worked...
and the ghost was great -
provided for some really powerful moments.
overall,
a helluva show,
and I commend 'em for doin' it...
I don't think I could ever cut Hamlet -
the choices would all be too hard for me...
and I recommend ya go see it...
ya can see it for 5 bucks on saturday night if
ya poke around their site and print the coupon...
and after ya see it maybe we can all get together and read it?
whattaya say?
so normally I wouldn't recommend you go see a production of it...
get yr friends together to read Shakespeare aloud and you'll be better
off than if you go to most productions of his work these days...
but I saw Nova Arts Production
of the thing tonight,
and while I don't agree with
every choice that was made
it was a damned strong show...
fine performances
(Hamlet kicked ass...
fr real...)
staging
combat
video
all great
I think the changes made to the players
diminshes the audiences empathy for
Hamlet and makes him more like
his uncle and father than I'd like him to be
Whenever you cut Hamlet you lose something,
Nova mostly chooses to lose the funny...
which is fine, except it doesn't leave
Polonius too much to do...
I thought the opening was a strong choice
that worked...
and the ghost was great -
provided for some really powerful moments.
overall,
a helluva show,
and I commend 'em for doin' it...
I don't think I could ever cut Hamlet -
the choices would all be too hard for me...
and I recommend ya go see it...
ya can see it for 5 bucks on saturday night if
ya poke around their site and print the coupon...
and after ya see it maybe we can all get together and read it?
whattaya say?
Wednesday, January 03, 2007
Monday, January 01, 2007
Saturday, December 30, 2006
Tonight
De Schmog was great...
the bass and drums were loud,
mari pool sounded awesome...
they were funky, and funny,
and fun...
"better luck
better luck next time
john hinckley..."
the bass and drums were loud,
mari pool sounded awesome...
they were funky, and funny,
and fun...
"better luck
better luck next time
john hinckley..."
Thursday, December 28, 2006
Icke on Wogan
Just finished watching "David Icke - Was He Right?" and had to track this one down...
Wogan tries to get him to the reptiles knowing he won't give him any time to really explain,
just enough to sound ridiculous...
which puts his apology at the beginning in a different light...
where's my rocket car? predictions 2007
via the LATIMES:
"Pop Atheism" might include popular atheist TV and movie characters, professional athletes, political figures, etc. Look for the first billion-dollar IPO for the Web service that gets atheists together for "rituals," dating and political and business networking.
talk about wishful thinking...
Do Penn & Teller count as popular tv characters?
anyway, that bit was from the editor of edge.org
which I am browsing right now...
great atheist resource!
"Pop Atheism" might include popular atheist TV and movie characters, professional athletes, political figures, etc. Look for the first billion-dollar IPO for the Web service that gets atheists together for "rituals," dating and political and business networking.
talk about wishful thinking...
Do Penn & Teller count as popular tv characters?
anyway, that bit was from the editor of edge.org
which I am browsing right now...
great atheist resource!
Tuesday, December 26, 2006
ah hah!
here's to being manipulated by the media machine:
Hello world! Welcome to my little corner of the blogosphere!
I am so excited to have my very own page, even if the circumstances are a bit troubling. As you know, Veronica and I have started these blogs because we’re fighting a MAKEOVER planned for us by the Archie Comics Corporate Office. We don’t really know HOW we’re going to fight this change, all I DO KNOW is that we’ll need your help! We’ll keep you posted as we get a bit more organized…Monday, December 25, 2006
I know just what you mean...
Via Howling Curmudgeons:
In the old Dungeons and Dragons someone once wrote an aritcle about paladins. In it the article contemplated various situations in which a paladin would be forced to kill innocents or the like in a game scenario and ended up saying that a good dungeon master would avoid putting the paladins into such situations to begin with.
Saying that Sue Dibny's getting raped was a bad idea seems to be a criticism on that level. The wife of a leaguer getting raped is simply a situation which should never come up, and since the writers get to make this stuff up, they control whether it does, so they should have known it wasn't a good idea regardless of the skill with which it could be handled and never addressed the scenario in the first place. I can get behind that idea, though it seems to implicate a set of assumptions I would worry about artically. After all, there is a good reason not to publish a comic book wherein a baby is put in a microwave, Kyle Baker as writer or not.
Sunday, December 24, 2006
Thursday, December 21, 2006
writing
from Jane Espenson:
Tightening lines like that is especially important for comedy, where timing is an integral part of the whole point of the exercise. As a spec writer, you don't have the -- advantage? distraction? -- of a whole room full of people chiming in on the best way to tighten a line, so you have to do it on your own. It's worth making a whole separate pass through your script, just looking for words to cut.
Yes yes yes.
I am horribly about rewriting,
but I do go back through and make
small word changes,
and cut any line,
any word, that I can...
I can not emphasize how important that is...
I've seen shows that
just cutting 40-60 words
outta their script would
make them fly.
FLY!
but those extra words are
just hanging there,
mucking up the rhythm
not adding to the meaning
not bringing the magic
nothing
just extra words.
every word costs ya somethin'
so every word better do somethin'
Tightening lines like that is especially important for comedy, where timing is an integral part of the whole point of the exercise. As a spec writer, you don't have the -- advantage? distraction? -- of a whole room full of people chiming in on the best way to tighten a line, so you have to do it on your own. It's worth making a whole separate pass through your script, just looking for words to cut.
Yes yes yes.
I am horribly about rewriting,
but I do go back through and make
small word changes,
and cut any line,
any word, that I can...
I can not emphasize how important that is...
I've seen shows that
just cutting 40-60 words
outta their script would
make them fly.
FLY!
but those extra words are
just hanging there,
mucking up the rhythm
not adding to the meaning
not bringing the magic
nothing
just extra words.
every word costs ya somethin'
so every word better do somethin'
Wednesday, December 20, 2006
Merry Christmas from The Defenestration Unit!
Kid Ornery presents...
Crazy Sounds from Houston, Tx.
Hark the Herald Angels Scream!
Enjoy! -- Kid Ornery
Crazy Sounds from Houston, Tx.
Hark the Herald Angels Scream!
Enjoy! -- Kid Ornery
Sagan blog-a-thon
Sagan blog-a-thon :
from www.veryimportantpotheads.com -
In the essay, Sagan said marijuana inspired some of his intellectual work. "I can remember one occasion, taking a shower with my wife while high, in which I had an idea on the origins and invalidities of racism in terms of gaussian distribution curves,'' wrote the former Cornell University professor. Sagan also wrote that pot enhanced his experience of food, particularly potatoes, music and sex.
from www.veryimportantpotheads.com -
In the essay, Sagan said marijuana inspired some of his intellectual work. "I can remember one occasion, taking a shower with my wife while high, in which I had an idea on the origins and invalidities of racism in terms of gaussian distribution curves,'' wrote the former Cornell University professor. Sagan also wrote that pot enhanced his experience of food, particularly potatoes, music and sex.
Sunday, December 17, 2006
Saturday, December 16, 2006
contract
from here:
A Group Contract can address issues such as who owns the group name (and whether and in what capacity a leaving member can use the group name), who owns what property (including not only sound equipment but intangible property such as recording agreements and intellectual property such as the songs and the recordings created by the group), and how profits and losses are divided. Since it almost goes without saying that members of a band inevitably leave and groups inevitably disband, it is important to structure an interband agreement in the early stages of a career. It will function like a prenuptial agreement when matters start to disintegrate and make the break-up process less painful.
Friday, December 15, 2006
I knew there was a reason he was one of my favorites,,,
via bookslut:
We also get Raymond Chandler's philosophy on drinking to excess--"I think a man ought to get drunk at least twice a year just on principle"--and his gimlet recipe. "A real Gimlet is half gin and half Rose's Lime Juice and nothing else. It beats martinis hollow."
We also get Raymond Chandler's philosophy on drinking to excess--"I think a man ought to get drunk at least twice a year just on principle"--and his gimlet recipe. "A real Gimlet is half gin and half Rose's Lime Juice and nothing else. It beats martinis hollow."
Tuesday, December 12, 2006
At long last... Sweatbox!!!
Kid Ornery presents...
Crazy Sounds from Houston, Tx.
The Defenestration Unit - The Sweatbox Sessions - Ornery Master
Enjoy! -- Kid Ornery
This is the only studio album ever recorded by any version of TDU.
It was recorded at Sweatbox under the guidance of Mr. Tim Kerr
and futzed around with by Kid Ornery.
Crazy Sounds from Houston, Tx.
The Defenestration Unit - The Sweatbox Sessions - Ornery Master
Enjoy! -- Kid Ornery
This is the only studio album ever recorded by any version of TDU.
It was recorded at Sweatbox under the guidance of Mr. Tim Kerr
and futzed around with by Kid Ornery.
Sunday, December 10, 2006
wow! people sure can talk!
Via Theatreport - which is a site in Houston for Theatre or Theater or people who like to argue about soul vs. entertainment and the like...
but this bit from"licketysplit" is right on...
"Brushing teeth" is a common daily text we can all understand. We all do it, repeatedly...yet we never do it the same way twice, not ever.
The same can be applied to the process of "playing".
No matter the text. You learn it, you know it and you execute it, but each time should be as fresh as the last and as full of possibility as the next. It is this possibility, this breath of living truth that captivates the audience and keeps them from being bored, no matter the script, no matter the setting.
All you need is circumstance, action, emotion, something to play. Play truthfully, allow for discovery, allow for sensate experience rather than pre-rehearsed fake behavior, and you will succeed in "catching" the spectators.
but then again so is this bit from TDU's own Jmiller:
No really..stop doing crap plays. Sure acting is important...we are lost and swimming in a sea of sh*t when it comes to acting. We get it. That argument doesn't really say jack about the fact that we are doing crap scripts. Take a look at the front of this site. See all the crap? Do you see it? Glaring at you like a big poop stain on your kitchen floor? How can you miss it? Take a look at Texas Rep's season and DON'T DO THAT. That's what we are talking about here.
I'm not saying I'm an expert I've only directed one play,
and acted in handful,
but it seems to me a good script
inspires actors and makes,
if not bad acting harder,
at least good acting easier.
and other than that I'm just gonna keep quiet and go back
to watching the show!
but this bit from"licketysplit" is right on...
"Brushing teeth" is a common daily text we can all understand. We all do it, repeatedly...yet we never do it the same way twice, not ever.
The same can be applied to the process of "playing".
No matter the text. You learn it, you know it and you execute it, but each time should be as fresh as the last and as full of possibility as the next. It is this possibility, this breath of living truth that captivates the audience and keeps them from being bored, no matter the script, no matter the setting.
All you need is circumstance, action, emotion, something to play. Play truthfully, allow for discovery, allow for sensate experience rather than pre-rehearsed fake behavior, and you will succeed in "catching" the spectators.
but then again so is this bit from TDU's own Jmiller:
No really..stop doing crap plays. Sure acting is important...we are lost and swimming in a sea of sh*t when it comes to acting. We get it. That argument doesn't really say jack about the fact that we are doing crap scripts. Take a look at the front of this site. See all the crap? Do you see it? Glaring at you like a big poop stain on your kitchen floor? How can you miss it? Take a look at Texas Rep's season and DON'T DO THAT. That's what we are talking about here.
I'm not saying I'm an expert I've only directed one play,
and acted in handful,
but it seems to me a good script
inspires actors and makes,
if not bad acting harder,
at least good acting easier.
and other than that I'm just gonna keep quiet and go back
to watching the show!
Friday, December 08, 2006
lost my phone - need yr #
just got a new phone...
contact me with your ph# if I had it before
or need it now...
When I see an adult on a bicycle, I do not despair for the future of the human race
~H.G. Wells
~H.G. Wells
Thursday, December 07, 2006
Mountain Dew Christmas Tree
As someone who spends a good portion of his day currently sculpting with candy I thought this was pretty cool...
Via Make: Blog:
The amount of Mountain dew consumed to make this soda can Christmas tree is intimidating, check out the build photos and the final shot of a glowing 2 liter... - Link.
Via Make: Blog:
The amount of Mountain dew consumed to make this soda can Christmas tree is intimidating, check out the build photos and the final shot of a glowing 2 liter... - Link.
Monday, December 04, 2006
I know I'd sure like a raise...
Atrios says:
"The real point is that if the minimum wage has small or negligible employment effects, and there is both theoretical and empirical support for this idea, then it's a pretty effective and inexpensive poverty reduction program. Obviously if poverty reduction programs for poor people interest you less than, say, poverty reduction programs for oil executives then you don't much care about that."
"The real point is that if the minimum wage has small or negligible employment effects, and there is both theoretical and empirical support for this idea, then it's a pretty effective and inexpensive poverty reduction program. Obviously if poverty reduction programs for poor people interest you less than, say, poverty reduction programs for oil executives then you don't much care about that."
Friday, December 01, 2006
Garage Sale - I'm selling a lot of CD's (Jazz, Country, Experimental, etc...) - Saturday
furniture, computer items, free items, vintage stuff,
men & women's clothing, books, records, housewares,
bric-a-brac, 25c/10c items, art items, candles, bird cage,
many christmas items and decorations...
Me and some folks from The Adding Machine are getting rid of lots of cool stuff...
I'm selling a lot of rare and obscure cd's at 2 bucks a pop,
and some DVD's and a few other things...
if you want my vinyl you have to make an appt with me to come browse the collection...
anyway, come buy cool stuff on the cheap Saturday...
we're starting freakin' early...
by 8 for sure...
Kid Ornery
When I see an adult on a bicycle, I do not despair for the future of the human race
~H.G. Wells
~H.G. Wells
Thursday, November 30, 2006
New Podcast - Mixed Nuts
Kid Ornery presents...
Crazy Sounds from Houston, Tx.
A mix of interesting music from Kid Ornery and his associates.
Free Jazz, Drone, Noise, Improv, and general weirdness from Last Bastions, The Defenestration Unit, Kid Ornery, Avijit, and many more...
Avijit, TDU, Synapse and more... Enjoy! -- Kid Ornery
Click here to get your own player.
Crazy Sounds from Houston, Tx.
A mix of interesting music from Kid Ornery and his associates.
Free Jazz, Drone, Noise, Improv, and general weirdness from Last Bastions, The Defenestration Unit, Kid Ornery, Avijit, and many more...
Avijit, TDU, Synapse and more... Enjoy! -- Kid Ornery
Click here to get your own player.
Monday, November 27, 2006
Preach on Brother Ramon!
over at my favorite music blog:
Look, strings break, you offend people, you miss notes, hell you even frikkin’ bomb but goddamn that’s the chaotic fun of a live show. Make your noise, commune with your fellow noisemakers, raise a bottle of Shiner to those who came out, and fling your poo like the monkey you are. Playing live is like a baby kicking and screaming vainly; "Look what I made in my diaper! What’s on you epitaph, motherfucker?!"
Almost all the music I'm involved in is about playing live or performance in fundamental ways...
Music for the theater is about serving the show - so whether it's performed live or recorded for a show it is all about the show. You can listen to it outside of that, but you'll be missing what it is about, you'll be missing what it is...
and then there's TDU
We have recordings,
but they aren't the same really...
what happens the night of a show only happens
that night...
nothing ever really even gets close again.
When improvising is at the core of what you do
the concept that a record could be better
than a live performance seems just wrong.
Now, The Last Bastions, that's a whole 'nother
pail of worms...
Our live shows bear little relation to our "studio"
cd's...
but even then, when we create a 60 minute piece,
it is with the idea that you will listen to it as a 60 minute piece,
as if you were seeing it live.
Our recordings don't contain singles,
and the sweet spot is not on side 2.
Some of them do contain
ambient music for uncomfortable spaces.
Where was I going with all this?
Who knows?
Y'all come out for a drink wednesday night...
We're having a blast!
Look, strings break, you offend people, you miss notes, hell you even frikkin’ bomb but goddamn that’s the chaotic fun of a live show. Make your noise, commune with your fellow noisemakers, raise a bottle of Shiner to those who came out, and fling your poo like the monkey you are. Playing live is like a baby kicking and screaming vainly; "Look what I made in my diaper! What’s on you epitaph, motherfucker?!"
Almost all the music I'm involved in is about playing live or performance in fundamental ways...
Music for the theater is about serving the show - so whether it's performed live or recorded for a show it is all about the show. You can listen to it outside of that, but you'll be missing what it is about, you'll be missing what it is...
and then there's TDU
We have recordings,
but they aren't the same really...
what happens the night of a show only happens
that night...
nothing ever really even gets close again.
When improvising is at the core of what you do
the concept that a record could be better
than a live performance seems just wrong.
Now, The Last Bastions, that's a whole 'nother
pail of worms...
Our live shows bear little relation to our "studio"
cd's...
but even then, when we create a 60 minute piece,
it is with the idea that you will listen to it as a 60 minute piece,
as if you were seeing it live.
Our recordings don't contain singles,
and the sweet spot is not on side 2.
Some of them do contain
ambient music for uncomfortable spaces.
Where was I going with all this?
Who knows?
Y'all come out for a drink wednesday night...
We're having a blast!
The Mysterious death of Albert Ayler
1:
FJ: Albert Ayler's death is jazz's unsolved mystery, do you know how Ayler ended up in the East River?
GARY PEACOCK: I don't know. All the information I got was second hand. The information that I got was that he was found dead in the East River and died by gunshot. And why that happened and how that happened, what the circumstances were, I have no idea, Fred.
2:
Did Albert Ayler fall into the East River or was he pushed?
3:
Albert Ayler’s body was retrieved from the East River, in Brooklyn, on November 25, 1970, a few months after his 34th birthday.
4:
On the evening of November 5, Albert again told Mary, "My blood has got to be shed to save my mother and my brother." After an argument, he smashed one of his saxophones over their television and stormed out of the house. Mary called the police to report Albert missing. Albert took the ferry to the Statue of Liberty and jumped off as the boat neared Liberty Island (Hames 27).
Edward Ayler: He was truly a genius. Some make it and some don't. He didn't want to push out in front. That's all he wanted-to play. He had all the titles but not a dime ("Albert Ayler, 36").
On December 5, in the afternoon, Albert Ayler's body was buried at the chapel of Highland Park Cemetery in Cleveland, with 55 people, mostly family, in attendance ("Albert Ayler Dies").
Mysterious death came to two musicians closely associated with Ayler in the next year. Henry Grimes moved to California to become an actor and vanished without a trace (Wilmer 1980: 109). On September 21, 1971, Call Cobbs Jr. was killed by a hit and run driver ("Final Bar").
FJ: Albert Ayler's death is jazz's unsolved mystery, do you know how Ayler ended up in the East River?
GARY PEACOCK: I don't know. All the information I got was second hand. The information that I got was that he was found dead in the East River and died by gunshot. And why that happened and how that happened, what the circumstances were, I have no idea, Fred.
2:
Did Albert Ayler fall into the East River or was he pushed?
3:
Albert Ayler’s body was retrieved from the East River, in Brooklyn, on November 25, 1970, a few months after his 34th birthday.
4:
On the evening of November 5, Albert again told Mary, "My blood has got to be shed to save my mother and my brother." After an argument, he smashed one of his saxophones over their television and stormed out of the house. Mary called the police to report Albert missing. Albert took the ferry to the Statue of Liberty and jumped off as the boat neared Liberty Island (Hames 27).
Edward Ayler: He was truly a genius. Some make it and some don't. He didn't want to push out in front. That's all he wanted-to play. He had all the titles but not a dime ("Albert Ayler, 36").
On December 5, in the afternoon, Albert Ayler's body was buried at the chapel of Highland Park Cemetery in Cleveland, with 55 people, mostly family, in attendance ("Albert Ayler Dies").
Mysterious death came to two musicians closely associated with Ayler in the next year. Henry Grimes moved to California to become an actor and vanished without a trace (Wilmer 1980: 109). On September 21, 1971, Call Cobbs Jr. was killed by a hit and run driver ("Final Bar").
Sunday, November 26, 2006
Fist of Kong - Heinous Retribution - A Compilation
Kid Ornery presents...
Crazy Sounds from Houston, Tx.
A mix of interesting music from Kid Ornery and his associates.
Free Jazz, Drone, Noise, Improv, and general weirdness from Last Bastions, The Defenestration Unit, Kid Ornery, Avijit, and many more...
This week - Fist of Kong - in celebration of Charlie launching his own podcast - CharlieNaked.podomatic.com
Enjoy! -- Mike Switzer
Click here to get your own player.
Crazy Sounds from Houston, Tx.
A mix of interesting music from Kid Ornery and his associates.
Free Jazz, Drone, Noise, Improv, and general weirdness from Last Bastions, The Defenestration Unit, Kid Ornery, Avijit, and many more...
This week - Fist of Kong - in celebration of Charlie launching his own podcast - CharlieNaked.podomatic.com
Enjoy! -- Mike Switzer
Click here to get your own player.
Monday, November 20, 2006
TDU at BOHEMEO's on Wednesday...
Here's how I see it...
it's just not Thanksgiving without a hangover.*
So, grab yr favorite bottle,
and yr favorite girl,
or guy, or couple of girls,
or couple of guys,
or llamas, or a grapefruit,
or whatever -
and come on down to Bohemeo's this Wednesday night...
I know you don't have to go to work tomorrow...
So, what's yr excuse?
It's not money,
'cause we play for tips...
and they have cheap beer...
and better beer,
and wine, and setups...
that's right setups.
and not just
a bucket of ice and
some grapefruit juice
but mojito setups,
bloody mary setups,
and other crazy things...
really...
and they have desserts,
and wings...
you know you like wings.
and it's not like we're starting late...
we'll be on by 9:30 I promise...
really...
it'll happen...
so you could still listen to a lot of TDU
(and eat a lot of wings and drink a lot of
whatever)
and still be in bed by twelve...
how nice is that?
if ya wanna hear what we sound like at the place go check out my latest podcast at http://kidornery.podomatic.com
anyway,
come out and give thanks for all the things yr thankful for...
and drink for everything yr not...
or vice versa...
* Kid Ornery's first hangover was on Thanksgiving his freshman year of college.
He had to pull the ugly old beat up toyota corrolla over and throw up.
Twice.
He was sick all day at Grandma's.
He's still not sure if they knew what was up
or just thought he had some kind of stomach virus.
Now he doesn't go to Grandma's,
just Richard's.
But he is playing with The Defenestration Unit
Wednesday Night
at Bohemeo's...
you should be there.
K.O.
Wednesday, November 15, 2006
TDU Live at Bohemeo's
Kid Ornery presents...
Crazy Sounds from Houston, Tx.
TDU Live at Bohemeo's - 11/08/06
It's last week's show...
Enjoy! -- Mike Switzer
Crazy Sounds from Houston, Tx.
TDU Live at Bohemeo's - 11/08/06
It's last week's show...
Enjoy! -- Mike Switzer
tonight
Hidetown was effin' great...
more later...
for now...
Charalmabides...
so right on.
To have seen
Christina go from a girl
who couldn't perform
without facing away from
the audience and chain smoking
to the woman I saw perform tonight...
in a word - wow.
Tom's been one of my favorite git players since
The Mike Gunn, and tonight certainly didn't change that...
The performance just had so much meaning and resonance for me...
I'm really tying lots of pieces of my past together
with what I'm trying to do now
right now
and there was a lot about tonight
that helped me
with that
old friends
righteous theater
good music
whiskey
weed
connections
and
creativity
so many of you
are positive
and good
and right
more than
wrong
of course
that might be
the caffeine talking
so much today
I vibrated
and couldn't
stop smiling
anyway,
tonight
has recharged
my inspiration
and
my generosity
so
if yr gonna pull
some dick move
now's the time...
;)
more later...
for now...
Charalmabides...
so right on.
To have seen
Christina go from a girl
who couldn't perform
without facing away from
the audience and chain smoking
to the woman I saw perform tonight...
in a word - wow.
Tom's been one of my favorite git players since
The Mike Gunn, and tonight certainly didn't change that...
The performance just had so much meaning and resonance for me...
I'm really tying lots of pieces of my past together
with what I'm trying to do now
right now
and there was a lot about tonight
that helped me
with that
old friends
righteous theater
good music
whiskey
weed
connections
and
creativity
so many of you
are positive
and good
and right
more than
wrong
of course
that might be
the caffeine talking
so much today
I vibrated
and couldn't
stop smiling
anyway,
tonight
has recharged
my inspiration
and
my generosity
so
if yr gonna pull
some dick move
now's the time...
;)
Tuesday, November 14, 2006
Sunday, November 12, 2006
CHARALMBIDES!!! RUDZ! Tuesday night.
I livewd upstairs from tom and christina (and with jason bill) for a while...
and before that I saw charalambides every sunday at Harvey's
(with the dave/paul duo)...
In addition to being two of the coolest people I know they are also
an amazing band live...and a large part of the reason I make the music I do...
hope to see you at Rudz tuesday night...
When I see an adult on a bicycle, I do not despair for the future of the human race
~H.G. Wells
~H.G. Wells
Thursday, November 09, 2006
working in a candy story means...
eating really good halloween candy that nobody bought...
right before bed...
Hammond's handmade candy
Art Candy
While our Art Candy may have the same beginning as our Candy Canes and Lollipops, it is put together quite differently. After the candy has cooled enough and color has been added, our candymakers transform small amounts of the candy into the shapes, which they know they need from years of experience. Skillfully, they arrange these shapes together to form one large 'picture'. They must work quickly, not allowing the candy to harden. This large 'picture' will then be wrapped up into a jacket (just like the candy canes) and placed onto the batch roller. Next, it is pulled by hand into a smaller and smaller diameter, until it resembles a long rope. As the candy is beginning to harden, the long 'rope' is sliced into small half-inch long pieces, and the reduced-size 'picture' is visible.
right before bed...
Hammond's handmade candy
Art Candy
While our Art Candy may have the same beginning as our Candy Canes and Lollipops, it is put together quite differently. After the candy has cooled enough and color has been added, our candymakers transform small amounts of the candy into the shapes, which they know they need from years of experience. Skillfully, they arrange these shapes together to form one large 'picture'. They must work quickly, not allowing the candy to harden. This large 'picture' will then be wrapped up into a jacket (just like the candy canes) and placed onto the batch roller. Next, it is pulled by hand into a smaller and smaller diameter, until it resembles a long rope. As the candy is beginning to harden, the long 'rope' is sliced into small half-inch long pieces, and the reduced-size 'picture' is visible.
Wednesday, November 08, 2006
Listen to this podcast!
Kid Ornery presents...
Crazy Sounds from Houston, Tx.
A mix of interesting music from Kid Ornery and his associates.
Free Jazz, Drone, Noise, Improv, and general weirdness from Last Bastions, The Defenestration Unit, Kid Ornery, Avijit, and many more...
Enjoy! -- Mike Switzer
Click here to get your own player.
Crazy Sounds from Houston, Tx.
A mix of interesting music from Kid Ornery and his associates.
Free Jazz, Drone, Noise, Improv, and general weirdness from Last Bastions, The Defenestration Unit, Kid Ornery, Avijit, and many more...
Enjoy! -- Mike Switzer
Click here to get your own player.
Dave's Long Box: ELECTION DAY 2006 - WHOSE SIDE IS YOUR FAVORITE SUPERHERO ON?
Dave's Long Box: ELECTION DAY 2006 - WHOSE SIDE IS YOUR FAVORITE SUPERHERO ON?:
"It's times like these that make me wonder how superheroes would vote. Is Captain America a Republican or a Democrat? What about Batman? It's tempting to attribute one's own political beliefs to one's childhood heroes, but that would be wrong. We're in a No-Spin Zone here at Dave's Long Box, so I have examined the evidence and decided on a political party affiliation for some of my favorite heroes without regard to my personal beliefs.
So, in an effort to piss off readers of all political persuasions, here then is the breakdown. I can't wait for the Green Lantern fans to start flaming me in the comments section..."
funny stuff...
and I think fairly accurate....
"It's times like these that make me wonder how superheroes would vote. Is Captain America a Republican or a Democrat? What about Batman? It's tempting to attribute one's own political beliefs to one's childhood heroes, but that would be wrong. We're in a No-Spin Zone here at Dave's Long Box, so I have examined the evidence and decided on a political party affiliation for some of my favorite heroes without regard to my personal beliefs.
So, in an effort to piss off readers of all political persuasions, here then is the breakdown. I can't wait for the Green Lantern fans to start flaming me in the comments section..."
funny stuff...
and I think fairly accurate....
Global Orgasm - December 22nd, 2006 - Peace through Global Ecstasy
Global Orgasm - December 22nd, 2006 - Peace through Global Ecstasy
Great idea...
or something,
but the music on the site
does not make me hard.
Great idea...
or something,
but the music on the site
does not make me hard.
hmmm...
So TDU has this weekly gig now
and so we're looking for some
promotional ideas...
Working in a candy store I've been aware
of custom printing on m&m's via tha intraweb.
You get two lines - 8 characters per line -
two messages...
In trying to come up with appropriate phrases
for free m&m's at a TDU show I tried -
"Make Noise" "Not War"
and I got this message...
"sorry we cannot print offensive or potentially inappropriate messages."
with a phone # to contact them...
grrr...
and so we're looking for some
promotional ideas...
Working in a candy store I've been aware
of custom printing on m&m's via tha intraweb.
You get two lines - 8 characters per line -
two messages...
In trying to come up with appropriate phrases
for free m&m's at a TDU show I tried -
"Make Noise" "Not War"
and I got this message...
"sorry we cannot print offensive or potentially inappropriate messages."
with a phone # to contact them...
grrr...
Tuesday, November 07, 2006
Celebrate Amerca Day!
I decided to declare today
"Celebrate America Day!"
I celebrated America all right!
got up
got high
(on America)
went and voted
For Democrats when available
For Libertariants when not
and never for Republicans
never
came home
smoked some more
America
and went to see
Borat
disappointed
still a nice ride
on a beautiful day
then to the
other candy store
the one in the village
visited a bit
and bought some candy
then half price books
strindberg
shakespeare
beckett
and
the theatre guild anthology
first edition
1936
14 plays
I can't wait to read
and a great bike ride home
on a beautiful day
CELEBRATE AMERICA!
"Celebrate America Day!"
I celebrated America all right!
got up
got high
(on America)
went and voted
For Democrats when available
For Libertariants when not
and never for Republicans
never
came home
smoked some more
America
and went to see
Borat
disappointed
still a nice ride
on a beautiful day
then to the
other candy store
the one in the village
visited a bit
and bought some candy
then half price books
strindberg
shakespeare
beckett
and
the theatre guild anthology
first edition
1936
14 plays
I can't wait to read
and a great bike ride home
on a beautiful day
CELEBRATE AMERICA!
Go Vote!
Unless you were planning on voting for the bad guys,
then it's o.k. to stay home...
fr the rcrd:
Chris Bell gets my vote for governor.
His ethics complaint started the ball rolling
that eventually rolled over Tom Delay.
As far as I'm concerned he can do
anything but get as bad as Tom Delay
and he will now and forever have my
vote...
Maybe some of you folks don't understand
just how important that was. The man
had a stranglehold on our democracy
and Chris Bell stood up and pointed out
what everyone knew but nobody would
say, "The man is a crook."
The end result was Delay's resignation
and Nick Lampson's almost assured
win today.
So Bell gets my vote for anything
pretty much forever.
then it's o.k. to stay home...
fr the rcrd:
Chris Bell gets my vote for governor.
His ethics complaint started the ball rolling
that eventually rolled over Tom Delay.
As far as I'm concerned he can do
anything but get as bad as Tom Delay
and he will now and forever have my
vote...
Maybe some of you folks don't understand
just how important that was. The man
had a stranglehold on our democracy
and Chris Bell stood up and pointed out
what everyone knew but nobody would
say, "The man is a crook."
The end result was Delay's resignation
and Nick Lampson's almost assured
win today.
So Bell gets my vote for anything
pretty much forever.
Monday, November 06, 2006
miscellaneous heathen / politics/061105dhs-papers.html
miscellaneous heathen / politics/061105dhs-papers.html:
"It doesn't matter if you have a U.S. Passport - a 'travel document' that now, absent a court order to the contrary, gives you a virtually unqualified right to enter or leave the United States, any time you want. When the DHS system comes into effect next January, if the agency says 'no' to a clearance request, or doesn't answer the request at all, you won't be permitted to enter-or leave-the United States."
land of the free my ass...
we are quickly becoming slaves,
and it is our cowardice making us so...
grr.
"It doesn't matter if you have a U.S. Passport - a 'travel document' that now, absent a court order to the contrary, gives you a virtually unqualified right to enter or leave the United States, any time you want. When the DHS system comes into effect next January, if the agency says 'no' to a clearance request, or doesn't answer the request at all, you won't be permitted to enter-or leave-the United States."
land of the free my ass...
we are quickly becoming slaves,
and it is our cowardice making us so...
grr.
Saturday, November 04, 2006
Infernal Forum: The Arts and Civic Engagement
Infernal Forum: The Arts and Civic Engagement:
"While foundations and arts organizations increasingly have been taking isolated steps to staunch the bleeding away of younger patrons, Iyengar hopes the NEA's survey results will help galvanize a more unified effort. A 2005 study by the Rand Corp. contended that exposure to the arts in childhood is the most important predictor of whether a person will appreciate them as an adult."
It worked on me...
and my dad was a band director,
so it's not like I was even exposed
to good art...
"While foundations and arts organizations increasingly have been taking isolated steps to staunch the bleeding away of younger patrons, Iyengar hopes the NEA's survey results will help galvanize a more unified effort. A 2005 study by the Rand Corp. contended that exposure to the arts in childhood is the most important predictor of whether a person will appreciate them as an adult."
It worked on me...
and my dad was a band director,
so it's not like I was even exposed
to good art...
nothing I can say
to you people I ain't already said
i try
real hard
to give ya
the things
that you want
and all
I want
is the things
I can't have
is that
too much
to ask?
i try
real hard
to give ya
the things
that you want
and all
I want
is the things
I can't have
is that
too much
to ask?
Thursday, November 02, 2006
Home
Bohemeos
The Wednesday night gig went great...
we'll be there most Wednesdays with Fist of Kong,
and maybe some other folks filling in from time to time...
if you live in the neighborhood and wish there was more cool
stuff to do around here you should support this place...
They plan on having a lot of live music,
and they're really great folks...
even if you can't come by on Wednesdays come by and get a coffee, something sweet and talk to the owners...
maybe stop there for dessert after you eat some Thai food at Kanomwan...
it's right across the parking lot.
The Wednesday night gig went great...
we'll be there most Wednesdays with Fist of Kong,
and maybe some other folks filling in from time to time...
if you live in the neighborhood and wish there was more cool
stuff to do around here you should support this place...
They plan on having a lot of live music,
and they're really great folks...
even if you can't come by on Wednesdays come by and get a coffee, something sweet and talk to the owners...
maybe stop there for dessert after you eat some Thai food at Kanomwan...
it's right across the parking lot.
NonAlignment Pact: Music in Seven Days from Seven Writers
this blog does and will kick ass...
NonAlignment Pact: Music in Seven Days from Seven Writers
go ahead and bookmark it now...
NonAlignment Pact: Music in Seven Days from Seven Writers
go ahead and bookmark it now...
Wednesday, November 01, 2006
Cognitive Daily: Halloween special: Does Batman party with SpongeBob?
Cognitive Daily: Halloween special: Does Batman party with SpongeBob?:
"So it appears that children even as young as four distinguish between different fantasy worlds in the same way as adults do. Batman doesn't party with SpongeBob. "
"So it appears that children even as young as four distinguish between different fantasy worlds in the same way as adults do. Batman doesn't party with SpongeBob. "
a story
when i
was in fifth grade
we had
a talent show.
I was
going to do
some magic.
I had picked
two cute girls
to be
my assistants.
In the end
I decided not
to do the magic show
and did impressions instead.
I dedicated
my Barry Manilow impression
to my
would be
assistants.
I am music
and I
write the songs.
was in fifth grade
we had
a talent show.
I was
going to do
some magic.
I had picked
two cute girls
to be
my assistants.
In the end
I decided not
to do the magic show
and did impressions instead.
I dedicated
my Barry Manilow impression
to my
would be
assistants.
I am music
and I
write the songs.
Monday, October 30, 2006
Fwd: [TDU] Czech it out, Bohemian Music
a missive from our percussionist/madman re: wednesday night's show
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Thomas Zermeno
Date: Oct 30, 2006 7:08 PM
Subject: [TDU] Czech it out, Bohemian Music
To:
Oh, what a perty, perty day. Today was one of them days that makes
Houston famous. Now, I'm not talking about those days filled with
smog, or humidity, or rain; I'm talking about those 3 weeks of
perfection that get scattered through out spring and fall. I'm
talkin' blue skies, soft winds, kind bud, and no where to be until
mid-afternoon. Ah yeah. I'm talking about Houston Heaven.
Nice.
So, anyway, all you fans and fanettes, you'll be happy to know about
the awesome show this Wednesday. We're tearing up a new coffee house
on the East Side (wow, they serve coffee in that part of town?),
BOHEMEO'S. This is a nice little place with two stages, a patio,
great coffee, and... get this .. it's BYOB. Wow!
Czech us out Wednesday, at 9:30 pm. The address is 708 Telephone, at
the corner of Telephone and Lockwood. (Check their website for
directions, www.bohemeos.com, but it's over by UH Central.) Did I
mention that the cover was cheap? That's right!
CHEAP COVER - $3 / $5 couples, under 21 $5.
Wow! That's like... supercheap! Those are like 1980's prices, what's
going on? why is TDU pimping themselves out for such an affordable
price? Well, kids, I'm glad that you asked. We hope that we, as super
improv gods, will bring in enough people to this wonderous little
coffee house to start an improv weekly.
Can you imagine? Weekly jazz at affordable prices? And I'm not
talking about that crappy smooth jazz kenny g shit. I'm talking about
the real McCoy: squanking, funking, wah-wah, bang-bang,
DamnitJimI'mI'mAMusician, who the hell let that llama into the room,
improv jazz.
Shit, you can't beat that for $3.
Grab a bottle; Grab a girl; Grab a guy; Grab yourself and come on down
to Bohemeo's. Wednesday, 9:30.
AUTOGRAPHED CDS WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE
--
-TZ
"When I am working on a problem I never think about beauty. I only
think about how to solve the problem. But when I have finished, if the
solution is not beautiful, I know it is wrong."
- Buckminster Fuller (1895-1983)
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Thomas Zermeno
Date: Oct 30, 2006 7:08 PM
Subject: [TDU] Czech it out, Bohemian Music
To:
Oh, what a perty, perty day. Today was one of them days that makes
Houston famous. Now, I'm not talking about those days filled with
smog, or humidity, or rain; I'm talking about those 3 weeks of
perfection that get scattered through out spring and fall. I'm
talkin' blue skies, soft winds, kind bud, and no where to be until
mid-afternoon. Ah yeah. I'm talking about Houston Heaven.
Nice.
So, anyway, all you fans and fanettes, you'll be happy to know about
the awesome show this Wednesday. We're tearing up a new coffee house
on the East Side (wow, they serve coffee in that part of town?),
BOHEMEO'S. This is a nice little place with two stages, a patio,
great coffee, and... get this .. it's BYOB. Wow!
Czech us out Wednesday, at 9:30 pm. The address is 708 Telephone, at
the corner of Telephone and Lockwood. (Check their website for
directions, www.bohemeos.com, but it's over by UH Central.) Did I
mention that the cover was cheap? That's right!
CHEAP COVER - $3 / $5 couples, under 21 $5.
Wow! That's like... supercheap! Those are like 1980's prices, what's
going on? why is TDU pimping themselves out for such an affordable
price? Well, kids, I'm glad that you asked. We hope that we, as super
improv gods, will bring in enough people to this wonderous little
coffee house to start an improv weekly.
Can you imagine? Weekly jazz at affordable prices? And I'm not
talking about that crappy smooth jazz kenny g shit. I'm talking about
the real McCoy: squanking, funking, wah-wah, bang-bang,
DamnitJimI'mI'mAMusician, who the hell let that llama into the room,
improv jazz.
Shit, you can't beat that for $3.
Grab a bottle; Grab a girl; Grab a guy; Grab yourself and come on down
to Bohemeo's. Wednesday, 9:30.
AUTOGRAPHED CDS WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE
--
-TZ
"When I am working on a problem I never think about beauty. I only
think about how to solve the problem. But when I have finished, if the
solution is not beautiful, I know it is wrong."
- Buckminster Fuller (1895-1983)
Sunday, October 29, 2006
oh yeah....
TDU's playing wednesday night...
right around the corner somewhere...
watch this space for details...
feeling relatively
spirit filled
I expect this show
will be good...
right around the corner somewhere...
watch this space for details...
feeling relatively
spirit filled
I expect this show
will be good...
Saturday, October 28, 2006
drunk blogging
so
i had an incredible day today
how 'bout you?
went to a wedding
of a friend
and the way
the good will flowed
watching it
watching people just
being nice to each other
was invigorating
2nd time ever drunk on wine
so we'll see how tomorrow feels
all I can do to keep from going dancing
RIGHT NOW!
but since I spent
the groceries
on whiskey
last night
somehow
dancing isn't
a realistic option
and I think
that says a lot
a
lot
but right now
I'm kinda drunk
and kinda high
and really amazed
that people
maybe aren't
as damned awful
as I expect
on that note
I'm off
maybe tomorrow
I'll still like all of you
we'll see
i had an incredible day today
how 'bout you?
went to a wedding
of a friend
and the way
the good will flowed
watching it
watching people just
being nice to each other
was invigorating
2nd time ever drunk on wine
so we'll see how tomorrow feels
all I can do to keep from going dancing
RIGHT NOW!
but since I spent
the groceries
on whiskey
last night
somehow
dancing isn't
a realistic option
and I think
that says a lot
a
lot
but right now
I'm kinda drunk
and kinda high
and really amazed
that people
maybe aren't
as damned awful
as I expect
on that note
I'm off
maybe tomorrow
I'll still like all of you
we'll see
Thursday, October 26, 2006
Ned Lamont for Senate | Barack Obama Writes Emails
Ned Lamont for Senate | Barack Obama Writes Emails:
"Ned earned the Democratic Senate nomination through his hard work and clear message. And his victory paved the way for an entire crop of Democratic challengers to stand up and fight for the common good. Today the candidacies of Diane Farrell, Joe Courtney and Chris Murphy are integral to the Democrats’ strategy to regain the majority in the U.S. House of Representatives.
A majority of Connecticut Democrats supported Ned Lamont in the August primary. I hope they will see this impressive movement through to the end by volunteering their time with Ned in these next two weeks.
http://www.nedlamont.com/downthestretch
Sincerely,
U.S. Senator Barack Obama"
"Ned earned the Democratic Senate nomination through his hard work and clear message. And his victory paved the way for an entire crop of Democratic challengers to stand up and fight for the common good. Today the candidacies of Diane Farrell, Joe Courtney and Chris Murphy are integral to the Democrats’ strategy to regain the majority in the U.S. House of Representatives.
A majority of Connecticut Democrats supported Ned Lamont in the August primary. I hope they will see this impressive movement through to the end by volunteering their time with Ned in these next two weeks.
http://www.nedlamont.com/downthestretch
Sincerely,
U.S. Senator Barack Obama"
Wednesday, October 25, 2006
A living wage for Wal-Mart workers | The Progressive
A living wage for Wal-Mart workers | The Progressive:
"Wal-Mart could lift the average salary of its 1.3 million U.S. workers by a hefty$4,000 a year without raising the price of its pickles or Pampers even one penny."
"Wal-Mart could lift the average salary of its 1.3 million U.S. workers by a hefty$4,000 a year without raising the price of its pickles or Pampers even one penny."
Gore Vidal Interview | The Progressive
Via Real Art...
Gore Vidal Interview | The Progressive:
"Q: What do you think of the conspiracy theories about September 11?
Vidal: I’m willing to believe practically any mischief on the part of the Bush people. No, I don’t think they did it, as some conspiracy people think. Why? Because it was too intelligently done. This is beyond the competence of Bush and Cheney and Rumsfeld. They couldn’t pull off a caper like 9/11. They are too clumsy."
I generally try to post link to any and all Gore Vidal interviews I run across...
the man is just so damned smart.
Gore Vidal Interview | The Progressive:
"Q: What do you think of the conspiracy theories about September 11?
Vidal: I’m willing to believe practically any mischief on the part of the Bush people. No, I don’t think they did it, as some conspiracy people think. Why? Because it was too intelligently done. This is beyond the competence of Bush and Cheney and Rumsfeld. They couldn’t pull off a caper like 9/11. They are too clumsy."
I generally try to post link to any and all Gore Vidal interviews I run across...
the man is just so damned smart.
Tuesday, October 24, 2006
YouTube - Slowly I Turned
YouTube - Slowly I Turned
pardon me pal.
did you say pal?
it's been a long time since I heard that word.
NIAGRA FALLS!!
slowly I turned, step by step, inch by inch...
this makes me very happy.
pardon me pal.
did you say pal?
it's been a long time since I heard that word.
NIAGRA FALLS!!
slowly I turned, step by step, inch by inch...
this makes me very happy.
Listen to this podcast!
Kid Ornery presents...
Crazy Sounds from Houston, Tx.
A mix of interesting music from Kid Ornery and his associates.
Free Jazz, Drone, Noise, Improv, and general weirdness from Last Bastions, The Defenestration Unit, Kid Ornery, Avijit, and many more...
Enjoy! -- Mike Switzer
Click here to get your own player.
Crazy Sounds from Houston, Tx.
A mix of interesting music from Kid Ornery and his associates.
Free Jazz, Drone, Noise, Improv, and general weirdness from Last Bastions, The Defenestration Unit, Kid Ornery, Avijit, and many more...
Enjoy! -- Mike Switzer
Click here to get your own player.
The Blog | Davis Sweet: Every Review of a Richard Dawkins Book (slightly condensed) | The Huffington Post
The Blog | Davis Sweet: Every Review of a Richard Dawkins Book (slightly condensed) | The Huffington Post:
"The problem with all his logic and evidence and rationality is that he just doesn't understand how good nonsense feels.
Anyway, Bertrand Russell did it first."
"The problem with all his logic and evidence and rationality is that he just doesn't understand how good nonsense feels.
Anyway, Bertrand Russell did it first."
Monday, October 23, 2006
The Blog | Richard Dawkins: Why There Almost Certainly Is No God | The Huffington Post
The Blog | Richard Dawkins: Why There Almost Certainly Is No God | The Huffington Post:
"My scientific colleagues have additional reasons to declare emergency. Ignorant and absolutist attacks on stem cell research are just the tip of an iceberg. What we have here is nothing less than a global assault on rationality, and the Enlightenment values that inspired the founding of this first and greatest of secular republics. Science education - and hence the whole future of science in this country - is under threat. Temporarily beaten back in a Pennsylvania court, the 'breathtaking inanity' (Judge John Jones's immortal phrase) of 'intelligent design' continually flares up in local bush-fires. Dowsing them is a time-consuming but important responsibility, and scientists are finally being jolted out of their complacency. For years they quietly got on with their science, lamentably underestimating the creationists who, being neither competent nor interested in science, attended to the serious political business of subverting local school boards. Scientists, and intellectuals generally, are now waking up to the threat from the American Taliban.
Scientists divide into two schools of thought over the best tactics with which to face the threat. The Neville Chamberlain 'appeasement' school focuses on the battle for evolution. Consequently, its members identify fundamentalism as the enemy, and they bend over backwards to appease 'moderate' or 'sensible' religion (not a difficult task, for bishops and theologians despise fundamentalists as much as scientists do). Scientists of the Winston Churchill school, by contrast, see the fight for evolution as only one battle in a larger war: a looming war between supernaturalism on the one side and rationality on the other. For them, bishops and theologians belong with creationists in the supernatural camp, and are not to be appeased."
Well, I ain't no scientist but I reckon I belong to the radical version of the second camp.
I mean the good ol' scientific method is a pretty rigorous way of testing things...
more rigorous than just reading the truth outta the bible anyway.
Don't ya think?
"My scientific colleagues have additional reasons to declare emergency. Ignorant and absolutist attacks on stem cell research are just the tip of an iceberg. What we have here is nothing less than a global assault on rationality, and the Enlightenment values that inspired the founding of this first and greatest of secular republics. Science education - and hence the whole future of science in this country - is under threat. Temporarily beaten back in a Pennsylvania court, the 'breathtaking inanity' (Judge John Jones's immortal phrase) of 'intelligent design' continually flares up in local bush-fires. Dowsing them is a time-consuming but important responsibility, and scientists are finally being jolted out of their complacency. For years they quietly got on with their science, lamentably underestimating the creationists who, being neither competent nor interested in science, attended to the serious political business of subverting local school boards. Scientists, and intellectuals generally, are now waking up to the threat from the American Taliban.
Scientists divide into two schools of thought over the best tactics with which to face the threat. The Neville Chamberlain 'appeasement' school focuses on the battle for evolution. Consequently, its members identify fundamentalism as the enemy, and they bend over backwards to appease 'moderate' or 'sensible' religion (not a difficult task, for bishops and theologians despise fundamentalists as much as scientists do). Scientists of the Winston Churchill school, by contrast, see the fight for evolution as only one battle in a larger war: a looming war between supernaturalism on the one side and rationality on the other. For them, bishops and theologians belong with creationists in the supernatural camp, and are not to be appeased."
Well, I ain't no scientist but I reckon I belong to the radical version of the second camp.
I mean the good ol' scientific method is a pretty rigorous way of testing things...
more rigorous than just reading the truth outta the bible anyway.
Don't ya think?
Out of position: Against the politics
Out of position: Against the politics:
"According to Layard, Frank and others, we fiercely value positional goods because we fiercely value status—the ultimate positional good. This explains, they posit, why average self-reported happiness has not gone up over time, though wealthier people at any time are more likely to be happier. Higher relative standing makes us happier, but the middle of the income distribution is the middle, no matter how big the number. So there simply is no avoiding the positional downside of every positional upside. But, they argue, we cannot simply shrug off the inevitable cruelty of a world in which our interests are in irreconcilable conflict. Policy must take human nature seriously, and do what it can to help. We should take the dismay and anxiety caused by zero-sum competition over positional goods just as seriously as sludge dumped in a stream, the roar of jets at a nearby airport, or other classic examples of negative spillover effects (or ‘negative externalities’) of economic activity."
"According to Layard, Frank and others, we fiercely value positional goods because we fiercely value status—the ultimate positional good. This explains, they posit, why average self-reported happiness has not gone up over time, though wealthier people at any time are more likely to be happier. Higher relative standing makes us happier, but the middle of the income distribution is the middle, no matter how big the number. So there simply is no avoiding the positional downside of every positional upside. But, they argue, we cannot simply shrug off the inevitable cruelty of a world in which our interests are in irreconcilable conflict. Policy must take human nature seriously, and do what it can to help. We should take the dismay and anxiety caused by zero-sum competition over positional goods just as seriously as sludge dumped in a stream, the roar of jets at a nearby airport, or other classic examples of negative spillover effects (or ‘negative externalities’) of economic activity."
TPMmuckraker October 20, 2006 06:09 PM
Catching up on my reading...
This pisses me off...
TPMmuckraker October 20, 2006 06:09 PM:
"Ah, the magic of the presidency. The Senate has refused to confirm former coal company executive Richard Stickler as the head of the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA). So, while they were out, Bush gave him a recess appointment to the post.
MSHA exists to protect miners' well-being. Once a miner himself, Stickler spent most of his career above ground, much of it as an executive for companies like coal giant Massey Energy. According to the Charleston Gazette, Stickler's mines had accident rates of twice the national average."
This pisses me off...
TPMmuckraker October 20, 2006 06:09 PM:
"Ah, the magic of the presidency. The Senate has refused to confirm former coal company executive Richard Stickler as the head of the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA). So, while they were out, Bush gave him a recess appointment to the post.
MSHA exists to protect miners' well-being. Once a miner himself, Stickler spent most of his career above ground, much of it as an executive for companies like coal giant Massey Energy. According to the Charleston Gazette, Stickler's mines had accident rates of twice the national average."
The Lower Depths - a play by Maxim Gorky
The Lower Depths - a play by Maxim Gorky:
"Luka is the one bright spot in the play; technically, he serves as the contrasting figure to the rest, while his prophetic optimism makes the hopeless misery of his fellow-beings blacker. He is intensely Russian in his philosophic questioning of the meaning and ultimate purpose of all life, as well as in his inordinate desire to talk. Like Turgenev's Rudin, he is forever theorizing, and that tendency is perhaps whas has caused his failure in life."
"Luka is the one bright spot in the play; technically, he serves as the contrasting figure to the rest, while his prophetic optimism makes the hopeless misery of his fellow-beings blacker. He is intensely Russian in his philosophic questioning of the meaning and ultimate purpose of all life, as well as in his inordinate desire to talk. Like Turgenev's Rudin, he is forever theorizing, and that tendency is perhaps whas has caused his failure in life."
Fw: Suchu Dance -- Open Rehearsal THIS TUESDAY EVENING
I know where I'll be Tuesday night...
YAHOO!
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Suchu Dance presents an Open Rehearsal of its new production premiering in December 2006, I love mumoo ba* (* not affiliated with mumoo ba)
One in a series of open rehearsals to provide you with some insight into how Suchu Dance's new shows evolve, what that process is like, and what things are going through the minds of choreographer Jennifer Wood and the Suchu Dancers at a point roughly half-way through the rehearsal cycle. As you witness an actual rehearsal in progress and hear insightful explanations by the choreographer and dancers, get a glimpse of the challenges that arise and the methods employed to craft the movement and the mood into a cohesive whole. Please join the artists and Board of Directors of Suchu Dance before and/or after the rehearsal for casual meet-and-greet conversation while enjoying wine and light nibbles. There is no need to RSVP to attend this FREE event. Just show up at Barnevelder and you’re in like Flynn! 7:00 pm -- pre-rehearsal reception with board "At this Open Rehearsal, I'm looking forward to offering our guests -- those who would like -- the opportunity to try learning and executing a couple of simple movement phrases from our new choreography. Nothing conveys better what's different about the material we've been working on than trying it out on your own set of muscles! I swear it'll be fun, so don't be shy." -- Jennifer Wood, Artistic Director |
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MFAH Films
File Under: YEEHAH!
MFAH Films:
Now Playing
Directed by Robert Wiene
Germany, 1920
Black & White
75 Minutes
Show Times:
Fri., Oct. 27 7:00 PM
Sun., Oct. 29 7:00 PM
Live Accompaniment by Two Star Symphony Orchestra
MFAH Films:
Now Playing
| The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari Das Kabinett des Doktor Caligari | |  return |
Directed by Robert WieneGermany, 1920
Black & White
75 Minutes
Show Times:
Fri., Oct. 27 7:00 PM
Sun., Oct. 29 7:00 PM
Live Accompaniment by Two Star Symphony Orchestra
Sunday, October 22, 2006
Life, Meet Art: Pinter’s Last Stand - New York Times
That Pinter is doing Beckett is amazing, and I would love to see it...
but this is the real news to me...
Life, Meet Art: Pinter’s Last Stand - New York Times:
"He had, he said, eschewed parts of the original script that show Krapp gorging on bananas. “This is the first ‘yes, we have no bananas’ ” version, he said, speaking from a set strewn with boxes of tapes where Krapp has hurled them. The wheelchair remained behind Krapp’s desk like a sentinel.
It was “an artistic decision,” Stephen Pidcock, a spokesman for the Royal Court, said."
My understanding was that you just don't get to do things like that.
Very interesting.
but this is the real news to me...
Life, Meet Art: Pinter’s Last Stand - New York Times:
"He had, he said, eschewed parts of the original script that show Krapp gorging on bananas. “This is the first ‘yes, we have no bananas’ ” version, he said, speaking from a set strewn with boxes of tapes where Krapp has hurled them. The wheelchair remained behind Krapp’s desk like a sentinel.
It was “an artistic decision,” Stephen Pidcock, a spokesman for the Royal Court, said."
My understanding was that you just don't get to do things like that.
Very interesting.
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