2014-10-28

Minor occupational hazard of living in L.A.: getting stuck in traffic behind one of these slow-moving things.

2014-10-24

Well, I guess this is a vintage photo now.

2014-10-20

Mott the Hoople and the game of Life, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Andy Kaufman in the wrestling match, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Monopoly, 21, checkers, and chess, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Mr. Fred Blassie in a breakfast mess, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Let’s play Twister, let’s play Risk, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
I’ll see you in heaven if you make the list, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

Now, Andy, did you hear about this one?
Tell me, are you locked in the punch?
Andy, are you goofing on Elvis—“Hey, baby”?
Are we losing touch?

2014-10-16

Well, the presentation setup was admittedly a little makeshift, but I think my fundamental points were heard and understood.

2014-10-12

Trolling the Sunset Strip the other day and seeing what bands I’ve never heard of are playing the clubs. Barely any foot traffic on the boulevard at midday, and nary a metalhead in sight. I know it was a weekday and a few decades too late to see hordes of the latter passed out on the sidewalk with bottles of Jack in hand, but if any scene was gonna have a straggler or two still reliving the glory days, it’s that one, you know?

2014-10-08

At the Bowers Museum: two bis poles of the Asmat people from New Guinea.

Tsjémens. Those...projecting things, they’re called tsjémens. Let’s just get that out of the way now.

2014-10-04

I haz all the chicharrónes. I win.