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It’s hard to preview a show by a group of musicians like the frequently expanding and/or contracting sextet that calls itself The Defenestration Unit. Were this band assigned that task, they’d likely shrug the whole thing off as missing the point. Besides, they probably only have a slightly better idea of what’s actually going to happen onstage than you do. As their name implies, the group is in the habit of willful and often joyful discarding of everything that is usually said to define a “band” – they have no particular set-list, instrumentation, or sound, or even fixed membership. Often reductively labeled as free-jazz, the group cartwheels freely through whatever sonic fields fit their fancy that night, though you might well detect the traces of a Sun Ra theme. So let’s just try to leave them with that most general of descriptors: “improvisational music.” And add that Defenestration Unit will stretch your sonic consciousness.
Sunday, June 01, 2008
Tuesday, May 27, 2008
HandStamp
HandStamp: "Sunday (May 25):
• I've yet to venture out to Discovery Green, but color us impressed by the dedication the park has made to local music. This weekend features the Defenestration Unit, whose improvisational style incorporates everything from jazz and rock to electronic and ambient grooves.
Details: 1 p.m. Free. Discovery Green, 1500 McKinney. 713-400-7336."
• I've yet to venture out to Discovery Green, but color us impressed by the dedication the park has made to local music. This weekend features the Defenestration Unit, whose improvisational style incorporates everything from jazz and rock to electronic and ambient grooves.
Details: 1 p.m. Free. Discovery Green, 1500 McKinney. 713-400-7336."
Kim Ritter’s Notions On Art » Blog Archive » Burning Flipside
Kim Ritter’s Notions On Art » Blog Archive » Burning Flipside
Kim must have been camping near us, as that is Shelley's car in the background.
Kim's entry is a nice introduction to Flipside.
my short summary:
I did not do enough socializing.
I never do.
or more accurately, I'm social in bursts.
Days of no privacy or time alone was harder than even the heat.
It was damned hot during the day.
We mostly sat under our ez-up and fanned ourselves.
Some of us went swimming.
I only went to the creek once.
At night it was loud bright and crazy.
TDU played at least two sets fri, sat, and sun
on the back of a trailer in the art car camp.
Fri night Jim and Doc Bull had not arrived
so there was no guitar,
however, Jo Bird sat in and played viola.
Unfortunately Jim was bringing the recording equipment too,
so there is no document of friday night.
We had crowds dancing at points, and sometimes
we were playing to the same handful that usually
see us in Houston...
although I assume many people could hear us
that I couldn't see.
Some of our most psychedelic music ever.
I didn't do much in the way of lyrics,
but did play the space echo a lot.
had a blast - got to see Aileen and Todd -
the burn and the fireworks were amazing -
i think i lost weight
and i know i got sunburned -
although not as bad as during the art car parade.
things i didn't mention - woola skirt, shit knuckles, BLP's brief flipside premiere, having way too much food and not sharing enough of it (although we got better at it), drinking less whiskey than i expected, glam camp, the sonic forest, the balloon tent, musical tesla coils and so much moe i'm sure...
her's some other flipside posts i found:
The Origin of Peanut Butter Guy -
Peanut Butter Briefcase / Going Through The Motions
A guy at a bar said, "You remember the briefcase from Pulp Fiction? This is that briefcase. Want to see what's in it?" Sure! He opens it up and it is full of chunky peanut butter. Excellent, and disgusting at the same time. A man gets some peanut butter on his fingers and begins to smear it in his hair and on his face. He then opens his mouth and pours beer into it, but without swallowing, so that the beer runs out of his mouth and down his front. He laughs and says, "I'm just going through the motions! I'm not even trying!"
Video of the musical Tesla Coils
This video is a joint effort of ArcAttack (Tesla Coils) and Craig Newswanger (Drums & PVC pipe organ) of Resonance Studios.
and
the flicker group
Kim must have been camping near us, as that is Shelley's car in the background.
Kim's entry is a nice introduction to Flipside.
my short summary:
I did not do enough socializing.
I never do.
or more accurately, I'm social in bursts.
Days of no privacy or time alone was harder than even the heat.
It was damned hot during the day.
We mostly sat under our ez-up and fanned ourselves.
Some of us went swimming.
I only went to the creek once.
At night it was loud bright and crazy.
TDU played at least two sets fri, sat, and sun
on the back of a trailer in the art car camp.
Fri night Jim and Doc Bull had not arrived
so there was no guitar,
however, Jo Bird sat in and played viola.
Unfortunately Jim was bringing the recording equipment too,
so there is no document of friday night.
We had crowds dancing at points, and sometimes
we were playing to the same handful that usually
see us in Houston...
although I assume many people could hear us
that I couldn't see.
Some of our most psychedelic music ever.
I didn't do much in the way of lyrics,
but did play the space echo a lot.
had a blast - got to see Aileen and Todd -
the burn and the fireworks were amazing -
i think i lost weight
and i know i got sunburned -
although not as bad as during the art car parade.
things i didn't mention - woola skirt, shit knuckles, BLP's brief flipside premiere, having way too much food and not sharing enough of it (although we got better at it), drinking less whiskey than i expected, glam camp, the sonic forest, the balloon tent, musical tesla coils and so much moe i'm sure...
her's some other flipside posts i found:
The Origin of Peanut Butter Guy -
Peanut Butter Briefcase / Going Through The Motions
A guy at a bar said, "You remember the briefcase from Pulp Fiction? This is that briefcase. Want to see what's in it?" Sure! He opens it up and it is full of chunky peanut butter. Excellent, and disgusting at the same time. A man gets some peanut butter on his fingers and begins to smear it in his hair and on his face. He then opens his mouth and pours beer into it, but without swallowing, so that the beer runs out of his mouth and down his front. He laughs and says, "I'm just going through the motions! I'm not even trying!"
Video of the musical Tesla Coils
This video is a joint effort of ArcAttack (Tesla Coils) and Craig Newswanger (Drums & PVC pipe organ) of Resonance Studios.
and
the flicker group
Friday, May 23, 2008
Saturday, May 17, 2008
Sunday, May 11, 2008
Art Car parade names its winners | LOCAL NEWS | KHOU.com | News for Houston, Texas
Art Car parade names its winners | LOCAL NEWS | KHOU.com | News for Houston, Texas
Music:
First Place: Last Concert Cafe Band of Gypsies with Carrie Ann and Apocalyptics by Dawn Fudge #52 (Trophy and $250)
Second Place: The Allen Oldies Band by Allen Hill #16 (Trophy and $100 gift card from Academy Sports and Outdoors)
Third Place: The Defenestration Unit - Space is the Place by Kirk Suddreath #213 (Trophy and $50 gift card from Academy Sports and Outdoors)
Music:
First Place: Last Concert Cafe Band of Gypsies with Carrie Ann and Apocalyptics by Dawn Fudge #52 (Trophy and $250)
Second Place: The Allen Oldies Band by Allen Hill #16 (Trophy and $100 gift card from Academy Sports and Outdoors)
Third Place: The Defenestration Unit - Space is the Place by Kirk Suddreath #213 (Trophy and $50 gift card from Academy Sports and Outdoors)
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Here's Jen on TDU's entry in the art car parade.
We won 3rd place in the musical entry category.
yahoo!
We won 3rd place in the musical entry category.
yahoo!
Thursday, May 08, 2008
When Christ Comes
is the title of the book dad sent me in the mail.
got here today.
he says I can't imagine how my life will change
when I turn it over to God.
I'm as likely to turn it over to Santa Claus.
I wish I was well enough to go out drinking.
got here today.
he says I can't imagine how my life will change
when I turn it over to God.
I'm as likely to turn it over to Santa Claus.
I wish I was well enough to go out drinking.
Wednesday, May 07, 2008
Magic trick costs teacher job - Tampa Bays Local News
Magic trick costs teacher job - Tampa Bays Local News
"I said, 'Well Pat, can you explain this to me?' 'You've been accused of wizardry,' [he said]. Wizardry?" he asked.
They don't just want to roll back the new deal.
They want to roll back the enlightenment.
This is one of the craziest things I've ever read.
"I said, 'Well Pat, can you explain this to me?' 'You've been accused of wizardry,' [he said]. Wizardry?" he asked.
They don't just want to roll back the new deal.
They want to roll back the enlightenment.
This is one of the craziest things I've ever read.
Monday, May 05, 2008
Saturday, May 03, 2008
Friday, May 02, 2008
End Of The World Near: Robot Enslaves Another Robot, Humans Next
End Of The World Near: Robot Enslaves Another Robot, Humans Next
The robot army rebellion is gaining on the zombie apocalypse, the plague, climate change, and all of them are gaining on nuclear annihilation.
yup.
The robot army rebellion is gaining on the zombie apocalypse, the plague, climate change, and all of them are gaining on nuclear annihilation.
yup.
Thursday, May 01, 2008
REAL ART (and politics and culture)
REAL ART (and politics and culture)
Ron explains why we still need one big union:
Even the press, which once considered itself to be working class, laughs at the notion of worker solidarity. We're supposed to compete with each other these days, not help each other.
Well, that's all crap. We're not the wealthy, and most of us never will be.
Ron explains why we still need one big union:
Even the press, which once considered itself to be working class, laughs at the notion of worker solidarity. We're supposed to compete with each other these days, not help each other.
Well, that's all crap. We're not the wealthy, and most of us never will be.
race to the apocolypse - robot army gaining ground - GO SKYNET!
Scientists Create First Memristor: Missing Fourth Electronic Circuit Element | Gadget Lab from Wired.com: "Researchers believe the discovery will pave the way for instant-on PCs, more energy-efficient computers, and new analog computers that can process and associate information in a manner similar to that of the human brain."
Deteriorata!
Deteriorata!
Deteriorata!
The following poem was not found in an old Baltimore church:
Introduction
You are a fluke
Of the universe.
You have no right to be here.....
Deteriorata! Deteriorata!
Go placidly
Amid the noise and waste.
And remember what comfort there may be
In owning a piece thereof.
Avoid quiet and passive persons
Unless you are in need of sleep.
Ro-tate your tires.
Speak glowingly of those greater than yourself
And heed well their advice,
Even though they be turkeys.
Know what to kiss.....and when!
Consider that two wrongs never make a right
But that THREE.........do.
Wherever possible, put people on hold.
Be comforted that in the face of all aridity and disillusionment
And despite the changing fortunes of time,
There is always a big future in computer main-te-nance.
Chorus
You are a fluke
Of the universe.
You have no right to be here.
And whether you can hear it or not
The universe is laughing behind your back.
Remember the Pueblo.
Strive at all times to bend, fold, spindle and mu-ti-late.
Know yourself.
If you need help, call the FBI.
Exercise caution in your daily affairs,
Especially with those persons closest to you.
That lemon on your left, for instance.
Be assured that a walk through the ocean of most souls
Would scarcely get your feet wet.
Fall not in love therefore;
It will stick to your face.
Gracefully surrender the things of youth:
The birds, clean air, tuna, Taiwan
And let not the sands of time
Get in your lunch.
Hire people with hooks.
For a good time call 606-4311;
Ask for "Ken."
Take heart amid the deepening gloom
That your dog is finally getting enough cheese.
And reflect that whatever misfortune may be your lot
It could only be worse in Milwaukee.
Chorus
You are a fluke
Of the universe.
You have no right to be here.
And whether you can hear it or not
The universe is laughing behind your back.
Therefore, make peace with your god
Whatever you conceive him to be---
Hairy thunderer, or cosmic muffin.
With all its hopes, dreams, promises and urban renewal
The world continues to deteriorate.
GIVE UP!
Reprise
You are a fluke
Of the universe.
You have no right to be here.
And whether you can hear it or not
The universe is laughing behind your back.
Performed by National Lampoon on "National Lampoon Radio Dinner," a 1972 recording by Blue Thumb Records. Lyrics by Tony Hendra.
Deteriorata!
The following poem was not found in an old Baltimore church:
Introduction
You are a fluke
Of the universe.
You have no right to be here.....
Deteriorata! Deteriorata!
Go placidly
Amid the noise and waste.
And remember what comfort there may be
In owning a piece thereof.
Avoid quiet and passive persons
Unless you are in need of sleep.
Ro-tate your tires.
Speak glowingly of those greater than yourself
And heed well their advice,
Even though they be turkeys.
Know what to kiss.....and when!
Consider that two wrongs never make a right
But that THREE.........do.
Wherever possible, put people on hold.
Be comforted that in the face of all aridity and disillusionment
And despite the changing fortunes of time,
There is always a big future in computer main-te-nance.
Chorus
You are a fluke
Of the universe.
You have no right to be here.
And whether you can hear it or not
The universe is laughing behind your back.
Remember the Pueblo.
Strive at all times to bend, fold, spindle and mu-ti-late.
Know yourself.
If you need help, call the FBI.
Exercise caution in your daily affairs,
Especially with those persons closest to you.
That lemon on your left, for instance.
Be assured that a walk through the ocean of most souls
Would scarcely get your feet wet.
Fall not in love therefore;
It will stick to your face.
Gracefully surrender the things of youth:
The birds, clean air, tuna, Taiwan
And let not the sands of time
Get in your lunch.
Hire people with hooks.
For a good time call 606-4311;
Ask for "Ken."
Take heart amid the deepening gloom
That your dog is finally getting enough cheese.
And reflect that whatever misfortune may be your lot
It could only be worse in Milwaukee.
Chorus
You are a fluke
Of the universe.
You have no right to be here.
And whether you can hear it or not
The universe is laughing behind your back.
Therefore, make peace with your god
Whatever you conceive him to be---
Hairy thunderer, or cosmic muffin.
With all its hopes, dreams, promises and urban renewal
The world continues to deteriorate.
GIVE UP!
Reprise
You are a fluke
Of the universe.
You have no right to be here.
And whether you can hear it or not
The universe is laughing behind your back.
Performed by National Lampoon on "National Lampoon Radio Dinner," a 1972 recording by Blue Thumb Records. Lyrics by Tony Hendra.
Tuesday, April 29, 2008
LSD Inventor Albert Hofmann Dead at Age 102 | Wired Science from Wired.com
LSD Inventor Albert Hofmann Dead at Age 102 | Wired Science from Wired.com: "attack at his home in Basel, Switzerland.
Hofmann's most famous discovery happened on April 16, 1943. He was researching the synthesis of a lysergic acid compound, LSD-25, when he inadvertently absorbed a bit through his fingertips. Intrigued by the effect it had on his perception, Hofmann decided further exploration was warranted. Three days later, on April 19, he ingested 250 milligrams of LSD, embarking on the first full-fledged acid trip. That day became known among LSD fans as 'bicycle day' because Hofmann began experiencing the drug's intense effects on his bicycle trip home from the lab."
won't be able to give him a proper memorial till flipside but i am going to propose we dedicate one of TDU's performances to the man that discovered something that changed my life.
Hofmann's most famous discovery happened on April 16, 1943. He was researching the synthesis of a lysergic acid compound, LSD-25, when he inadvertently absorbed a bit through his fingertips. Intrigued by the effect it had on his perception, Hofmann decided further exploration was warranted. Three days later, on April 19, he ingested 250 milligrams of LSD, embarking on the first full-fledged acid trip. That day became known among LSD fans as 'bicycle day' because Hofmann began experiencing the drug's intense effects on his bicycle trip home from the lab."
won't be able to give him a proper memorial till flipside but i am going to propose we dedicate one of TDU's performances to the man that discovered something that changed my life.
Monday, April 28, 2008
i try
i try to respect
you need walls
for protection
but walls
i want to scale
in yr mind
i'd like to be
even more than
in yr pants
you need walls
for protection
but walls
i want to scale
in yr mind
i'd like to be
even more than
in yr pants
They Do It With... - Chez Goodman
They Do It With... - Chez Goodman
Trombone players are constantly sliding it in and out.
Trombone players do it faster.
Trombone players do it in 7 positions.
Trombone players do it with slide action finger control.
Trombone players do it with slide oil.
Trombone players have something that's always long and hard.
Trombone players slide it in and out.
Trombone players use more positions.
Trombones do it faster.
Trombonists use more positions.
Trombone players are constantly sliding it in and out.
Trombone players do it faster.
Trombone players do it in 7 positions.
Trombone players do it with slide action finger control.
Trombone players do it with slide oil.
Trombone players have something that's always long and hard.
Trombone players slide it in and out.
Trombone players use more positions.
Trombones do it faster.
Trombonists use more positions.
Sunday, April 27, 2008
Saturday, April 26, 2008
Friday, April 25, 2008
Wednesday, April 23, 2008
Tuesday, April 22, 2008
Monday, April 21, 2008
Sunday, April 20, 2008
One Flea Spare Opens This Week
One Flea Spare by Naomi Wallace Opens This Thursday, April 24th One Flea Spare
by Naomi Wallace
Mildred's Umbrella Theatre Company presents the Houston Premiere of Naomi Wallace's One Flea Spare, running April 24 - May 10, 2008 at the Midtown Arts Center, 3414 La Branch at Holman.
Click Here To Purchase Your Tickets Today
One Flea Spare by Naomi Wallace
One Flea Spare is the winner of the Susan Smith Blackburn Prize, Obie Award for Best Play, and voted The Best of Theatre in 1996 by Time Magazine.
Darkly comic and deeply moving by turns, One Flea Spare is set in plague-ravaged 17th Century London where social roles and the boundaries that describe them have turned upside down. Upper and lower class are forced to live in quarantine together...
Click Here To Read More About The Show
About The Playwright Naomi Wallace
Wallace's work has been produced internationally and has been awarded the Susan Smith Blackburn Prize, the Fellowship of Southern Writers Drama Award, the Kesselring Prize, the Mobil Prize, an NEA grant, a Kentucky Arts Council Grant, a Kentucky Foundation for Women grant, and an Obie Award for best play. Wallace is also a recipient of the prestigious MacArthur Fellowship, the grant popularly known as the genius award.
Mildred's Umbrella theater company
visit our website
Saturday, April 19, 2008
the things
the things I wanna say
the things I wanna say
sound crazy
even to me
even when i don't say 'em
even when i just think 'em
another voice thinks alongside
thats crazy
thats crazy
trouble is
trouble is
it follows up with
say it anyway
say it anyway
the things i wanna say sound crazy
and keeping quiet
is not my greatest skill
making trouble
making waves
admiring shallow graves
eating nothing for breakfast
but dessert
tired
so tired
of playing nice
been doing it
all these years
the things i wanna say
are crazy
even to me
can't keep my mouth shut
can't keep my foot in
ask for seconds
of my just desserts
the only thing crazier
than the things
i wanna say
is wanting
to say em
to you
wanting
to say em
to you
the things i wanna say are crazy
the things
i wanna say
goin to hell
on a bicycle
takes a long time
'less of course
yr already there
the things I wanna say
sound crazy
even to me
even when i don't say 'em
even when i just think 'em
another voice thinks alongside
thats crazy
thats crazy
trouble is
trouble is
it follows up with
say it anyway
say it anyway
the things i wanna say sound crazy
and keeping quiet
is not my greatest skill
making trouble
making waves
admiring shallow graves
eating nothing for breakfast
but dessert
tired
so tired
of playing nice
been doing it
all these years
the things i wanna say
are crazy
even to me
can't keep my mouth shut
can't keep my foot in
ask for seconds
of my just desserts
the only thing crazier
than the things
i wanna say
is wanting
to say em
to you
wanting
to say em
to you
the things i wanna say are crazy
the things
i wanna say
goin to hell
on a bicycle
takes a long time
'less of course
yr already there
investment advice from a former professional.
I have told people for years
buy guns, gold and land
put yr money
under yr pillow
bury it
in yr yard
this was before
bear stearns
and the new
recession
this was just knowing
what crooks
brokers
and bankers
were
buy guns, gold and land
put yr money
under yr pillow
bury it
in yr yard
this was before
bear stearns
and the new
recession
this was just knowing
what crooks
brokers
and bankers
were
priest stands up to fox news
ran across this over on dailykos.
I ain't no God person, but more people should be talking like this priest...
I ain't no God person, but more people should be talking like this priest...
Thursday, April 17, 2008
experimenting
i'll be working on some short repetetive things here.
the idea being that they can serve as jumping off points for tdu lyrics.
I was able to do a lot of new lyrica at the burning puppet show tdu show recently and i think it was because i was able to jump off from something i had written here.
they might not read good, but chant/sung over whatever crazy thing tdu is doing at any given moment, they might just work.
we're doing shows at discovery green soon and i'm not sure if my normal topics of self-doubt, apocalypse, and drunken self-destructive behavior are the right kind of things to sing about in the park on a sunday.
anyway,
welcome to my bad poetry...
happy to share.
the idea being that they can serve as jumping off points for tdu lyrics.
I was able to do a lot of new lyrica at the burning puppet show tdu show recently and i think it was because i was able to jump off from something i had written here.
they might not read good, but chant/sung over whatever crazy thing tdu is doing at any given moment, they might just work.
we're doing shows at discovery green soon and i'm not sure if my normal topics of self-doubt, apocalypse, and drunken self-destructive behavior are the right kind of things to sing about in the park on a sunday.
anyway,
welcome to my bad poetry...
happy to share.
Hodos ano kato
the upward-downward path
a misunderstanding
enlightening
all the same
all the same
all greek to me
all greek to me
the upward-downward path
moving either way
even sitting still
moving either way
all greek to me
all greek to me
the upward-downward path
a misunderstanding
enlightening
all the same
all the same
all greek to me
all greek to me
the upward-downward path
moving either way
even sitting still
moving either way
all greek to me
all greek to me
the upward-downward path
Tuesday, April 15, 2008
thoughts on my evil twin
I like bad me. Bad me is alive. Good me is some kind of zombie. He
believes in things but does nothing. Bad me is an action man.
Although my bad actions have bore bitter fruit I would do them all
again. They made me feel alive.
believes in things but does nothing. Bad me is an action man.
Although my bad actions have bore bitter fruit I would do them all
again. They made me feel alive.
Saturday, April 12, 2008
Friday, April 11, 2008
sunday driver - a fragment
she was sunday driver evil
slow and cautious and out of place
he didn't mean her no good
you could tell by the look on his face
a little game
a little dance
a trap was set
and sprung
slow and cautious and out of place
he didn't mean her no good
you could tell by the look on his face
a little game
a little dance
a trap was set
and sprung
Monday, April 07, 2008
Saturday, April 05, 2008
Friday, April 04, 2008
Thursday, April 03, 2008
Mary Roach, "Bonk" | Salon Life
Mary Roach, "Bonk" | Salon Life:
"Women also seem to be more easily distracted during sex. Kinsey had this line in one of his books that said, 'Cheese crumbs spread in front of a pair of copulating rats will distract the female, but not the male.'"
"Women also seem to be more easily distracted during sex. Kinsey had this line in one of his books that said, 'Cheese crumbs spread in front of a pair of copulating rats will distract the female, but not the male.'"
Wednesday, April 02, 2008
RE: Don't miss the Happy Hour!!
Also this Friday there is a cinema festival at Bohemeo's. BLP has a five-minute piece in the mix (Dan'l Boone & Friends) that is part of our unseen TV show.
Date: Wed, 2 Apr 2008 08:41:08 -0500
From: mike.g.switzer@gmail.com
To: entityb@googlegroups.com; thelonenut.arrgh@blogger.com
Subject: Don't miss the Happy Hour!!
Hey y'all!
gonna be a fun event...
in addition to everything listed here there will also be some goodies from the chocolate bar and candylicious...
mmmm... candy...
come on out!
don't forget! The food and door is free!
Mildred's Umbrella Theater Co.
Gin and Oranges Happy Hour!
April 4, 2008
6pm-9pm
Happy hour drinks all evening!
Hors d'oeuvre provided by Prego Restaurant
Live music by Glenna Bell
Door Prizes!!!
No Cover (donations are appreciated!)
AVANT GARDEN
411 Westheimer at Taft
Come have a drink with us and let us tell you about our upcoming production,
One Flea Spare (April 24-May 10 at Midtown Art Center)
Jennifer Decker
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Don't miss the Happy Hour!!
Hey y'all!
gonna be a fun event...
in addition to everything listed here there will also be some goodies from the chocolate bar and candylicious...
mmmm... candy...
come on out!
don't forget! The food and door is free!
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gonna be a fun event...
in addition to everything listed here there will also be some goodies from the chocolate bar and candylicious...
mmmm... candy...
come on out!
Mildred's Umbrella Theater Co.
Gin and Oranges Happy Hour!
April 4, 2008
6pm-9pm
Happy hour drinks all evening!
Hors d'oeuvre provided by Prego Restaurant
Live music by Glenna Bell
Door Prizes!!!
No Cover (donations are appreciated!)
AVANT GARDEN
411 Westheimer at Taft
Come have a drink with us and let us tell you about our upcoming production,
One Flea Spare (April 24-May 10 at Midtown Art Center)
Jennifer Decker
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Sunday, March 30, 2008
Slashdot | Study Shows Males Commonly Mistake Sexual Intent
Slashdot | Study Shows Males Commonly Mistake Sexual Intent:
"Males are apparently clueless when it comes to interpreting sexual intent from females, according to a recent study (PDF) from Indiana University's Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences."
explains a lot.
"Males are apparently clueless when it comes to interpreting sexual intent from females, according to a recent study (PDF) from Indiana University's Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences."
explains a lot.
Friday, March 28, 2008
Thursday, March 27, 2008
so, here's the deal...
i am turning 38 on monday.
5 more years than jesus got.
you don't have to like me.
people used to like me.
now I'm happy if they just pretend.
so pretend
and come and
have a drink with me
at cecil's on monday night.
I'll be there shortly after 10.
I'll be the old one.
5 more years than jesus got.
you don't have to like me.
people used to like me.
now I'm happy if they just pretend.
so pretend
and come and
have a drink with me
at cecil's on monday night.
I'll be there shortly after 10.
I'll be the old one.
Monday, March 24, 2008
Sunday, March 23, 2008
Saturday, March 22, 2008
Thursday, March 20, 2008
Tuesday, March 18, 2008
i was gonna
i was gonna write about the new dirtbombs record, the new monkeywrench record, and the culturcide cd
but right now i don't have even that in me.
long story short they're all great
so go buy 'em already
in a record store
goddammit
but right now i don't have even that in me.
long story short they're all great
so go buy 'em already
in a record store
goddammit
Sunday, March 16, 2008
Saturday, March 15, 2008
Friday, March 14, 2008
Thursday, March 13, 2008
our liar in chief
just finished yapping it up on the cnn
they are now saying that is it confusing
it is not confusing
unless you are stupid
they are creating a police state
and some members of congress
are fighting it for once
but the worst president ever
wants to make sure
his pet corporations
aren't punished
for breaking the law
is that confusing?
they are now saying that is it confusing
it is not confusing
unless you are stupid
they are creating a police state
and some members of congress
are fighting it for once
but the worst president ever
wants to make sure
his pet corporations
aren't punished
for breaking the law
is that confusing?
Wednesday, March 12, 2008
Philip Gibbs interview
Philip Gibbs interview:
"Q: If you say, got a chimpanzee, and stuck some sweets on to your guitar strings, would the chimps efforts to remove the sweets end up sounding like some free improvised music, and would you be able to tell if this is real music or not? Because music is sound, after all.
A: Yes I’m sure the chimp’s efforts would sound like some free improvised music, and that music would contain the creators (in this case the chimp) stamp. For some listeners the result would be perfectly satisfying and for others not. I think any ‘musical’ events in this case would be accidental (and all the more apparent as the piece progressed) and as such, it would be divorced from the higher aspect of creative consciousness I have alluded to earlier. Whether anyone could tell or not isn’t necessarily the point (unless they are writing a review!) its whether or not it quenches your particular thirst. Having said that, if large expanses of my work could easily be confused with that of a chimp’s, I would seriously reconsider my options! For me music is ‘made up’ of sound, it is in a sense sound PLUS craft…..hence the ‘art’ of music. It’s a subtle difference."
"Q: If you say, got a chimpanzee, and stuck some sweets on to your guitar strings, would the chimps efforts to remove the sweets end up sounding like some free improvised music, and would you be able to tell if this is real music or not? Because music is sound, after all.
A: Yes I’m sure the chimp’s efforts would sound like some free improvised music, and that music would contain the creators (in this case the chimp) stamp. For some listeners the result would be perfectly satisfying and for others not. I think any ‘musical’ events in this case would be accidental (and all the more apparent as the piece progressed) and as such, it would be divorced from the higher aspect of creative consciousness I have alluded to earlier. Whether anyone could tell or not isn’t necessarily the point (unless they are writing a review!) its whether or not it quenches your particular thirst. Having said that, if large expanses of my work could easily be confused with that of a chimp’s, I would seriously reconsider my options! For me music is ‘made up’ of sound, it is in a sense sound PLUS craft…..hence the ‘art’ of music. It’s a subtle difference."
Paul Rogers interview
Paul Rogers interview:
"PG: Do you think that in the course of, let's say, an hour-long improvisation there is the potential for a lot of uncreative music?
PR: No, not if you are improvising properly. When you're playing, you can't be thinking about what you are playing - that's too slow. You have to act on the musical elements at that particular time, and do it honestly without ego, playing for the good of the music rather than some self-indulgence. And each person has his own way of doing that; someone might play very little, someone else a lot. But even when silent you should still be in the music. If there are ten people on stage and there is a drum solo, there are ten people involved in the drum solo ... plus the audience. If someone starts talking or goes out of the room the musical dynamics change."
"PG: Do you think that in the course of, let's say, an hour-long improvisation there is the potential for a lot of uncreative music?
PR: No, not if you are improvising properly. When you're playing, you can't be thinking about what you are playing - that's too slow. You have to act on the musical elements at that particular time, and do it honestly without ego, playing for the good of the music rather than some self-indulgence. And each person has his own way of doing that; someone might play very little, someone else a lot. But even when silent you should still be in the music. If there are ten people on stage and there is a drum solo, there are ten people involved in the drum solo ... plus the audience. If someone starts talking or goes out of the room the musical dynamics change."
Paul Rogers interview
Paul Rogers interview:
"PG: What music were you listening to at that time?
PR: My older brother would bring records into the house so I heard things like The Who, Jimi Hendrix ... and Cream I really liked at that time. And I'd also heard improvised music on the radio, people like John Stevens, Derek Bailey, etc., and that really turned me on to wanting to play. But I was told that you couldn't play improvised music unless you play jazz. That was the thinking in those days; some people maybe think that now. In fact, some people actually think you improvise because you can't play music! It amazes me how uneducated these people must be because we all know most people only play tunes because they can't improvise, and they play other people's music because they haven't got any of their own! Anyway, I left school shortly before my sixteenth birthday and as there were no options for going to college, etc., I apprenticed as a carpenter for a couple of years before moving to London around 1974."
"PG: What music were you listening to at that time?
PR: My older brother would bring records into the house so I heard things like The Who, Jimi Hendrix ... and Cream I really liked at that time. And I'd also heard improvised music on the radio, people like John Stevens, Derek Bailey, etc., and that really turned me on to wanting to play. But I was told that you couldn't play improvised music unless you play jazz. That was the thinking in those days; some people maybe think that now. In fact, some people actually think you improvise because you can't play music! It amazes me how uneducated these people must be because we all know most people only play tunes because they can't improvise, and they play other people's music because they haven't got any of their own! Anyway, I left school shortly before my sixteenth birthday and as there were no options for going to college, etc., I apprenticed as a carpenter for a couple of years before moving to London around 1974."
in the mail
dad sent religious tracts
at least he included cash
tonight i'll spend it
on whiskey
at pearl bar
and shake my fist
at a non-existent god...
at least he included cash
tonight i'll spend it
on whiskey
at pearl bar
and shake my fist
at a non-existent god...
Monday, March 10, 2008
File Under: FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK!!!!
ABC News: It Wasn't the Sex; Suspicious $$ Transfers Led to Spitzer:
"The federal investigation of a New York prostitution ring was triggered by Gov. Eliot Spitzer's suspicious money transfers, initially leading agents to believe Spitzer was hiding bribes, according to federal officials.
It was only months later that the IRS and the FBI determined that Spitzer wasn't hiding bribes but payments to a company called QAT, what prosecutors say is a prostitution operation operating under the name of the Emperors Club."
I am pissed about a lot of things right now.
Unhappy about a lot of things.
but fuckin' Spitzer...
a man I referred to as a Super-Hero -
one of the great progressive hopes -
fuckin' around - the Mann Act -
the goddamned Mann Act?
really?
did he not understand that they would
burn him on this?
that they would get him on anything they could?
that he had to be squeakier than squeaky clean?
he did so much good as AG.
had so much potential as governor,
and a helluva future...
fuckin' moron.
"The federal investigation of a New York prostitution ring was triggered by Gov. Eliot Spitzer's suspicious money transfers, initially leading agents to believe Spitzer was hiding bribes, according to federal officials.
It was only months later that the IRS and the FBI determined that Spitzer wasn't hiding bribes but payments to a company called QAT, what prosecutors say is a prostitution operation operating under the name of the Emperors Club."
I am pissed about a lot of things right now.
Unhappy about a lot of things.
but fuckin' Spitzer...
a man I referred to as a Super-Hero -
one of the great progressive hopes -
fuckin' around - the Mann Act -
the goddamned Mann Act?
really?
did he not understand that they would
burn him on this?
that they would get him on anything they could?
that he had to be squeakier than squeaky clean?
he did so much good as AG.
had so much potential as governor,
and a helluva future...
fuckin' moron.
Sunday, March 09, 2008
NonAlignment Pact: Music in Seven Days from Seven Writers
best McCain rally coverage ever:
NonAlignment Pact: Music in Seven Days from Seven Writers:
"There was a middle-aged white man who looked like Bum Phillips dressed in University of Texas garb who looked at a woman wearing a white sweater with multiple American flags sewn on it and said, 'You look like a young Kay Bailey Hutchison. I mean that in a good way.'"
NonAlignment Pact: Music in Seven Days from Seven Writers:
"There was a middle-aged white man who looked like Bum Phillips dressed in University of Texas garb who looked at a woman wearing a white sweater with multiple American flags sewn on it and said, 'You look like a young Kay Bailey Hutchison. I mean that in a good way.'"
Friday, March 07, 2008
origins of words and phrases
origins of words and phrases:
"rule of thumb -No, this phrase is definitely NOT 'P.C'! Who knew? 'Rule of thumb' derived from the days when woman were sometimes beaten with a switch. To be 'kind' the switch could not be thicker than a thumb's width. This was made law in 1782 when an English judge stated that men were allowed to beat their wives but that the stick could not be thicker than one's thumb."
"rule of thumb -No, this phrase is definitely NOT 'P.C'! Who knew? 'Rule of thumb' derived from the days when woman were sometimes beaten with a switch. To be 'kind' the switch could not be thicker than a thumb's width. This was made law in 1782 when an English judge stated that men were allowed to beat their wives but that the stick could not be thicker than one's thumb."
Three Cheers for Hot Shoes!
Dr. Rock Positano: High Heels And Your Sex Drive - Living on The Huffington Post: "Better for your health, better for your sex life, and better to renew your pelvic pleasures. Hard to believe that we're talking about wearing high heels, but recent studies reverse the old negative publicity which blasted those staples of everyday women's existence...studies which blamed high heels as a cause of bad posture, stress fractures and other injury. Now they're just the cure for failing sex drives according to a recent study published in the journal, European Urology. And just the cure for admiring men as well as consumer women."
Thursday, March 06, 2008
The spirits behind the writers - Los Angeles Times
The spirits behind the writers - Los Angeles Times: " Why do scribblers make drinking their second art? For one thing, it primes them for their task. In 1714, a young Alexander Pope , in an affectionate letter to a lady, began, "Most Divine! -- 'Tis some proof of my sincerity towards you that I write when I am prepared by drinking to speak truth." Keats, in an 1819 letter, described how "ethereal" claret "mounts into the brain" and makes one "a Hermes," god of, among other things, eloquence. "A good sherris-sack," said Falstaff (speaking, no doubt, for Shakespeare himself) "... ascends me into the brain; dries me there all the foolish and dull and crudy vapours which environ it; makes it apprehensive, quick, forgetive, full of nimble, fiery and delectable shapes which, delivered o'er to the voice, the tongue, which is the birth, becomes excellent wit." Well, perhaps."
Wednesday, March 05, 2008
neil young time machine
ok...
two songs have nothing to do with Neil Young, but do have something to do with the future.
I knew the Devo with Neil existed, but hadn't ever come across it before.
The Sonic Youth cover of "Computer Age" almsot makes Neil's Trans seem like a good idea. It wasn't.
SeeqPod - Playable Search
two songs have nothing to do with Neil Young, but do have something to do with the future.
I knew the Devo with Neil existed, but hadn't ever come across it before.
The Sonic Youth cover of "Computer Age" almsot makes Neil's Trans seem like a good idea. It wasn't.
SeeqPod - Playable Search
Monday, March 03, 2008
file under - drunk blogging
haven't done much substantial blogging in a while.
going to vote and caucas tomorrow...
think hillary is better on most of the issues,
but not sure she can beat McCain...
still not sure what I'm going to do.
Feeling broken lately -
been on the wrong track
(or some of the wrong tracks)
for maybe a couple of years
and I'm contemplating
some big changes -
gotta do something -
just not sure what yet.
New job?
New city?
Chase a somewhat appropriate woman?
I suppose anything is possible,
although not much is likely...
I guess we'll see.
feeling the disconnect pretty strongly.
at a point in my life where i have alienated
most of the people I've known longest,
and I'm not sure who to talk to,
or even where to start.
so instead of talking - maybe doing
is the key.
politically, we're fairly fucked right now.
the administration is STILL getting
away with damned near everything -
even though shrub's approval is something
like 19%.
I'm still sharing all the stuff I come across
on google reader that makes me want to holler.
it is over to the right.
and yes, i'm already drunk...
$2.50 wells at boondocks every night 5-9.
so three vodkas before dinner = drunk.
and so... i post.
yahoo!
going to vote and caucas tomorrow...
think hillary is better on most of the issues,
but not sure she can beat McCain...
still not sure what I'm going to do.
Feeling broken lately -
been on the wrong track
(or some of the wrong tracks)
for maybe a couple of years
and I'm contemplating
some big changes -
gotta do something -
just not sure what yet.
New job?
New city?
Chase a somewhat appropriate woman?
I suppose anything is possible,
although not much is likely...
I guess we'll see.
feeling the disconnect pretty strongly.
at a point in my life where i have alienated
most of the people I've known longest,
and I'm not sure who to talk to,
or even where to start.
so instead of talking - maybe doing
is the key.
politically, we're fairly fucked right now.
the administration is STILL getting
away with damned near everything -
even though shrub's approval is something
like 19%.
I'm still sharing all the stuff I come across
on google reader that makes me want to holler.
it is over to the right.
and yes, i'm already drunk...
$2.50 wells at boondocks every night 5-9.
so three vodkas before dinner = drunk.
and so... i post.
yahoo!
Friday, February 29, 2008
Thursday, February 28, 2008
Tuesday, February 26, 2008
What Was I Thinking?: Books: The New Yorker
What Was I Thinking?: Books: The New Yorker:
"Rational calculators are supposed to consider their options, then pick the one that maximizes the benefit to them. Yet actual economic life, as opposed to the theoretical version, is full of miscalculations, from the gallon jar of mayonnaise purchased at spectacular savings to the billions of dollars Americans will spend this year to service their credit-card debt. The real mystery, it could be argued, isn’t why we make so many poor economic choices but why we persist in accepting economic theory."
exactly. it is hogwash. people are no more rational actors than pigs, maybe less so.
"Rational calculators are supposed to consider their options, then pick the one that maximizes the benefit to them. Yet actual economic life, as opposed to the theoretical version, is full of miscalculations, from the gallon jar of mayonnaise purchased at spectacular savings to the billions of dollars Americans will spend this year to service their credit-card debt. The real mystery, it could be argued, isn’t why we make so many poor economic choices but why we persist in accepting economic theory."
exactly. it is hogwash. people are no more rational actors than pigs, maybe less so.
a devilish gleam
a devilish gleam
has left my eye
replaced by an
old, familiar,
dead look
the wrong women
the wrong things
till feeling feels wrong
and the heavy returns
and i put on the mask
and things get
comfortable bad
no real resolution
just part of the cycle
this old, familiar,
dead look
this comfortable bad
this sleeping too little
or too much
this mask
this death
of desire
has left my eye
replaced by an
old, familiar,
dead look
the wrong women
the wrong things
till feeling feels wrong
and the heavy returns
and i put on the mask
and things get
comfortable bad
no real resolution
just part of the cycle
this old, familiar,
dead look
this comfortable bad
this sleeping too little
or too much
this mask
this death
of desire
Monday, February 25, 2008
Houston Community Newspapers Online - Country Playhouse presents 'A Raisin in the Sun'
Houston Community Newspapers Online - Country Playhouse presents 'A Raisin in the Sun':
"This production has been partially underwritten by the Cullen Trust for the Performing Arts, and scheduled to coincide with the celebration of Black History Month. The play deals with family, feminism, identity, segregation, and the hopes and dreams of an African-American family in Chicago in the late 1950's. The Youngers are tested time and again and come to realize that their true strength lies in knowing where they have come from and the power of their family bonds.
* Cast: Osbie Shepard (Walter Lee), Roxanna Barnes (Mama), Erika Swanson (Baneatha), Shonda Thompson (Ruth), Brian Flora (George), Zachary Tubbs (Joseph Asagai), Paul Blue (Bobo), Mike Switzer (Karl Lindner) and Zachary Tubbs, Jr. (Travis)."
"This production has been partially underwritten by the Cullen Trust for the Performing Arts, and scheduled to coincide with the celebration of Black History Month. The play deals with family, feminism, identity, segregation, and the hopes and dreams of an African-American family in Chicago in the late 1950's. The Youngers are tested time and again and come to realize that their true strength lies in knowing where they have come from and the power of their family bonds.
* Cast: Osbie Shepard (Walter Lee), Roxanna Barnes (Mama), Erika Swanson (Baneatha), Shonda Thompson (Ruth), Brian Flora (George), Zachary Tubbs (Joseph Asagai), Paul Blue (Bobo), Mike Switzer (Karl Lindner) and Zachary Tubbs, Jr. (Travis)."
Saturday, February 23, 2008
Friday, February 22, 2008
Wednesday, February 20, 2008
Monday, February 18, 2008
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