October 30, 2009
Hello Brooklyn
When I say "Hello Brooklyn," in my mind, I hear some Beastie Boys beats immediately drop afterward
I got here to New York yesterday and it's been go! go! go! ever since.
This is why I live in Ohio because otherwise I'd be dead from sheer exhaustion.
Heck, I should be sleeping now.
Last night? The Long Count opened, which is part of the reason I'm here. I had no idea what to expect from this visual and musical collaboration and I found it to be weird and wonderful and exhilarating. I'm not good with words, Brooklyn Vegan puts them together real good (and has a sample MP3) as bonus.
Today? Woke up way early and made it down to the chock-full-of-awesome-people Studio 612a where I finally, after years of online fawning, met The Swiss Miss live and in person.
First words? "Oh my you're tall!"
A bit of chat, gushing, 30 questions, some of the most excellent coffee one can make without a barista on hand, then it was time to get down to survey the possibilities with FictiveKin.
Not sure exactly what will be packed in the next few days, but I am reminded that any trip to New York is too short.
Current music: The Long Count "Bull Run" (featuring Kelley Deal)
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October 28, 2009
backlog
so many days, I lost count
So those 60+ days that just rolled by? Well, I was taking photos all along the way. Don't worry, I'm fine, really. Just remiss and have lots of stories and news to share.
At one point I thought I'd never get my act together and post them. So I spent this week sorting and selecting and did a push on Sunday, filling in all the visual blanks.
There were a lot of moments that deserve their own journal entry - but for now? This'll have to do:
Scroll through all the snapshots at the "album," ten days at a time.
Current music: Oingo Boingo "Just Another Day"
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August 06, 2009
The Breeders
Various backdrops in a Dayton alley
The Breeders kick-off show at the Southgate House last night was awesome. They played a mix from every album and sounded extremely great. Man I love this band. And this type of succinct articulation is exactly why I am not getting paid to write about music. Extra bonuses of the evening: - Sushi.
Designed by a nerduo, printed by us We're going to get a good workout at the studio when this BATTLE shirt goes to press. Its been the fastest selling design on our site. In commemoration of G.I. Joe, I present my favorite fake PSA. Look at all your different colored hats! A Shriner in Celina, Ohio Perfect weather this weekend. Squeezed in some bike riding which is fast becoming a favorite activity to combat my pear-like shape. Also hit up a Celtic Festival in Dayton and a Lake Festival Parade in Celina. Good summer fun.
| Long time no see So we're having a fine brunch and my visiting friend says I never update my journal. Then just yesterday I read an interview with Jeff Harris, a fellow that has been taking a photo of his life for the past 10 years. His site was one of the biggest inspirations for me to start playing with a camera. As he faces cancer, he reflects on the past decade and his work. "Even the repetition makes it interesting." he says. And I remember that's one of the things I got out of all this — I was always hoping to see patterns emerge from my own life through these photos. But more than that, I wanted to share the days with my friends and family. Then things got muddled somehow. Self imposed deadlines, comment guilt, forlorn with my own visual repetition, wondering if I was thinking too much. This, that, and the other thing. It just wasn't simple. So I stripped it all down and started anew over here in the album. And I hopped on that short update thing and the yearbook exploded site. Yeah, I'm still around. And things are well outside of the screen! Just trying to stay outta trouble. Sleeves rolled up. Tipping my hat whenever possible. Trying to make sense of it all and keepin' my eye out for patterns. Current music: OMD "Of All The Things We've Made"
transfer type We used to make things with this transfer type. Man. In other news, we're using the last hour of the workday this week to super-clean the studio. Current music: Ray LaMontagne "Lesson Learned"
Oh hi there My friends had a birthday party for their youngest yesterday. Current music: Grizzly Bear "While You Wait For The Others"
A snippet from the second volley Man I'm unprepared. Let's hope this coffee kicks in soon. I'm up against this Greg Hubacek character.
| In the UK So somehow I ended up on a plane and a train and a bus, and now I'm in Minehead which is in Somerset I think, which is most definitely in the UK. This marks my first time to this country. Exciting. I should be out experiencing things, but I thought I'd pop on and say howdy. Hope to enjoy lots of the bands performing at this edition of All Tomorrow's Parties. I'll be posting photos here through the weekend:
- Running in to Shiv from WOXY before he heads down to big hot Texas.
- Seeing for the first time, the new full color version of the Fate to Fatal EP.
- Hanging out with lots of friendly folks I haven't seen in a while. Music |
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July 31, 2009
Knowing is half the battle
July 28, 2009
The weekend zipped by
More photos from the Lake Festival Parade
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July 22, 2009
Oh hi
And he's right.
I've been awful remiss. Pondersome |
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July 01, 2009
somewhat of a relic
It started with a sketch.
A plan.
Then casting a baseline with mechanical pencil and metal cork-backed ruler.
Laying each letter down, one by one.
Talk about arduous.
That's how we turned up this Letraset.
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June 30, 2009
lunchbag puppets
A bit of a miracle that one year old.
I like these friends and don’t see them enough.
Their house is filled with life.
Right out in their front yard is a vegetable garden.
On the day I visited, the back was filled with families and kids running all around.
There was a slip and slide,
tables filled with summery salads,
brownies and cake.
Inside, an activity room had these lunchbag puppets lined up saying, “photograph me!”
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June 12, 2009
Layer Tennis Playoffs
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May 15, 2009
All Tomorrow's Parties
UK Trip photos
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