comment on the music industry

we went through such hell trying to get the record company to lower the price of our records... still $18.99 in most places. and now one cent on ebay. beyond surreal.

i wonder how all these big companies will shake down over the next few years.

awesome

this song and video blow my mind.

NASA PHOTO COLLAGE OF THE MILKY WAY

ABOUT THIS PHOTO COLLAGE:

The Spitzer Space Telescope's encompasing infrared view of the plane of our Milky Way Galaxy is hard to appreciate in just one picture. In fact, more than 800,000 frames of data from Spitzer's cameras have now been pieced together in an enormous mosaic of the galactic plane - the most detailed infrared picture of our galaxy ever made. The small portion seen here spans nearly 8 degrees, roughly the apparent width of your fist held at arms length, across the galaxy's center. The full mosaic is 120 degrees wide.

MORE AT THE ASTRONOMY PICTURE OF THE DAY

changarro

Oh, a collage I made got sold on this sweet cart that Sam rolled around called the Changarro. read his post(s) about the changarro here.

whoa

jordan belson = amazing
read about him
here
here
or here

mexico camping / writing trip

some photos from my trip:




click here
for the whole set.

i was not stoned when i made this post (pretty cool album cover / NORML)

cut-up from a contact sheet

click for a close-up

cut-up from a contact sheet

gone camping in northern mexico

bye bye

ROBERT FRIPP

THIS IS A GREAT CLIP WITH FRIPP USING HIS FRIPPERTRONICS SYSTEM AND GIVING SOME FANTASTIC INSIGHTS.

TO DO LIST, 4/8/2008

1) Sit on my ass
2) Check email 10 times
3) Cook some food, don't do dishes
4) Drink 10 espressos
5) Smoke some pot
6) Worry about what a waste my life has become
7) Flex arms in front of mirror
8) Listen to the Grateful Dead
9) Quote-along with "Blade Runner"
10) Plan an elaborate concept album I will never record
11) Dump out my "change cup;" search for nickels and dimes; use money for a slur-pee
12) Check email again
13) Write a to-do list
14) Throw all my dirty clothes into a single pile on the ground
15) Think about all the stuff I could be doing
16) Potato chips

"SUCCESS" MAGAZINE

THE FOLLOWING ARE SOME HEADLINES / ARTICLE TITLES I WROTE DOWN FROM THE LATEST ISSUE OF "SUCCESS MAGAZINE:

"INSTANT INCOME"
"WHEN TO BUY AN OFFICE CONDO"
"FINDING E-FULFILLMENT IN LIFE"
"WE DO THE WORK SO YOU DON'T HAVE TO"
"TEXT MESSAGE SUCCESS"
"CLICK N BUILD"
"TURN YOUR WEBSITE INTO CASH"
"SUPERSIZE YOUR START-UP"
"THE 7 WEALTH SECRETS OF THE RAINFOREST"
"YOUR ONLINE SOURCE FOR SUCCESS"

THE FOLLOWING ARE TITLES OF ARTICLES DISCUSSING CHARITABLE GIVING:
"COMPANIES THAT CONTRIBUTE ARE FINDING THAT GIVING PAYS OFF"
"GIVE IT TO GET IT"
"OFFERING UP YOUR GOODS, SERVICES, AND MONEY CAN PROPEL YOUR BUSINESS TO A NEW PLACE, ONE THAT'S A LITTLE LESS LONELY AND A LOT MORE PROFITABLE"

THE BORDER FENCE

Can we all just chime in now and agree this fuking border fence in the Rio Grande Valley is an idea far beyond bad ?

Hmmm... let's think of all the great walls in history and how well they fared.

If we can be honest and just admit the real goal of the fence is to get somebody re-elected,,,, then perhaps this construction boondoggle could be construed as "successful."

Read this if you want to know what I'm ranting about :

A National Treasure That May End Up Without a Country

some thoughts on departures

it's been really crazy ever since i left texas. just driving, driving, more driving, beer, women, 100 foot trees, snow-capped mountains, cold breezes, incessant rain, rare shine, scalding coffee, parties where i know nobody, random sadness, random elation, relentless rejection, days without showers, holes developing in my jeans, angry rednecks, plaid clad lumberjacks, lost toothbrushes, elvis presley on the radio, a meatball stain on my t-shirt, thrift store hunting for cold weather gear, 6 days without changing socks, cheese and bread for every meal, fresh apples from roadside fruit stands, being scared of strange noises, marveling at snow covered mountains, sacred time with my girlfriend, long talks about being scared or alone or the future, marveling at the fresh air and clean sky and stars and everything just flying by- days, hours, towns, miles.

EXCERPT FROM TAO TE CHING, VERSE XX

The multitude are joyous,
As if partaking of the t'ai lao* offering
Or going up to a terrace** in spring.
I alone am inactive and reveal no signs,
Like a baby that has not yet learned to smile,
Listless as though with no home to go back to.
The multitude all have more than enough,
I alone seem to be in want.
My mind is that of a fool - how blank!
Vulgar people are clear.
I alone am drowsy.
Vulgar people are alert.
I alone am muddled.
Calm like the sea;
Like a high wind that never ceases.
The multitude all have a purpose.
I alone am foolish and uncouth.
I alone am different from others
And value being fed by the mother.

* T'ai lao is the most elaborate kind of feast.
** going on an outing

2 AMAZING FILMS

ADD THESE TO YOUR "NETFLIX" QUEUE...


"FANNY AND ALEXANDER," BY INGMAR BERGMAN.





"LA JETEE," BY CHRIS MARKER

RAYMOND SCOTT

UNDER APPRECIATED 20TH CENTURY GENIUS
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CLICK HERE FOR AN ILLUSTRATED INTRO.

SHAKESPEARE, SONNET XXX

When to the sessions of sweet silent thought
I summon up remembrance of things past,
I sigh the lack of many a thing I sought,
And with old woes new wail my dear time's waste:
Then can I drown an eye, unused to flow,
For precious friends hid in death's dateless night,
And weep afresh love's long since cancell'd woe,
And moan the expense of many a vanish'd sight:
Then can I grieve at grievances foregone,
And heavily from woe to woe tell o'er
The sad account of fore-bemoaned moan,
Which I new pay as if not paid before.
But if the while I think on thee, dear friend,
All losses are restored and sorrows end.

JAZZ WOLF