2007 is almost history. So looking forward to a brand new, fantastic 2008! KormaCurry and I will ring in 2008 in the winter wonderland of Mt. Baker @ a fantastic Chalet, near the little town of Glacier, with some good friends, drinking Washington wines & eating fine belgian chocolates. Doesn't get much better than that.
One of my all time favorite bands is Tool & I was surprised when I stumbled upon Maynard's vineyard website. Yes, he sells his product online. He has apparently been writing a blog for the "Wine Spectator" for sometime that chronicles the process of starting a vineyard in Arizona.
Create your own twisted fairy tales using the Proppian Fairy Tale Generator.
Deepak Chopra & his son have teamed up with Virgin Comics to produce a comic called "Indian Authentic", that tells the stories of classic Indian Mythology. Wicked Illustrations.
While cruising around sightseeing with the gang in Scotland, DJ Neeps was playing the great beats, as usual. Never heard of them until now, but I will mostly be listening to Gravenhurst this winter. Dreamy, space music with beautiful & haunting melodies.
Back in za hood...but stay tuned as I have returned from Europe with lots of blog fodder.
Love this city. Manchester has a great vibe. It is a great modern city. They have revamped the canal areas and old factories are now swanky pubs...a great mix of modern and old worldy. It is also home to Manchester University, so being a college town, it has super diversity and a great collection of public art.
In Glasgow now. Enjoyed a bit of DragQueen Karaoke last night at the local community center. Her lady was dressed in blue sequins from head to toe and had a great schtick. On the walk home last night...stumbled upon the gallows square and also the amazing Royal Dalton Fountain that was a tribute to the Empire. Off today West to the Scottish Isles and a Locke or two.
KormaCurry & I took a great daytrip to Malaga, Spain. It was a lovely, sunny day. We walked into the old town and amazingly enough, saw that the street was blocked off, looked up and saw The Thinker, a very famous Rodin bronze and many others on loan from Paris. We stumbled upon a little square where we had a tapas break and an amazing glass of Northern Spanish Rose'.
KormaC and I have been enjoying copious amounts of beachtime here in Torremelinos. It has been beautiful and sunny, the waters of the Med, a beautiful deep turquoise. Andalusia is beautiful, the white stucco, Spanish buildings, sprinkled with groves of olive trees and orange tree lined streets on the prominade. We are also in a ceramics area. Lots of tiled street murals, courtyards and buildings, in the traditional arabic style.
...bury me here please. We are back in Amalfi, it feels very dream-like. A tiny town built into the cliffs, KormaCurry & I stumbled upon this town in 2003 and never wanted to leave. We thought one day we would return, but did not know it would possible so soon, thanks to all of the cheap air carriers now. Lemon Groves, vineyards, epic sea views and rocky cliffs that plunge right into the aquamarine sea. The hospitality of the Amalfian people is neverending. Amalfi is where all of the Italian potter's live and create. All of the duomos are multicolored tiles and marble. The cliff towns are full of ceramica painted brightly with designs. The cemetery is high on a cliff with
KormaCurry and I arrived in Rome just in time for lunch. We found a lovely restaurante' and both dove into some amazing wood-fired pizzas, ensalada & some fabulous local vino rosa. Since we had flown out of Manchester at 3am, we settled into our space age come oppulant roman B&B for a nap. Gussied up and went on a lovely stroll to the Trevi Fountain, now restored back to it's original waters...Happy Halloween my fellow Pagans, witches, ghosts and goblins....
Just in time for Halloween, researchers are releasing new data that show darkness increases the impact of social stress, in an article scheduled for publication in the November 15th issue of Biological Psychiatry. As children and adults alike gear up for the anticipation and excitement of this "spooky" holiday, this study lends a further understanding to our inherent fear of the dark.
Amy Winehouse is releasing a Combo edition of her new live DVD I Told You I Was Trouble, which comes complete with a pint glass and an ashtray, both engraved with her name.
The Wolverhampton musician's body was found on Saturday in Geneva, Switzerland, where he was recording. Raven earned his stripes in local punk band, the Neon Hearts. Raven joined Killing Joke in 1982 as the bassist, and later Ministry.
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KormaCurry & I fly into Rome for Halloween and plan to be at Trevi Fountain. Some "Futurist Movement" guy dumped dye into the fountain and ran into the crowd. Hopefully the nutjob did not use toxic material.
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We visited Amalfi, Italy on a whim in 2004, a tiny, jewel of a town, built into the cliffs. Amalfi Coast is where all of the Italian ceramics are made. The cliff towns in the area have brightly colored tiles on the duomos. Via the Tourismo office, we were hooked up to stay in a family’s home. The family was lovely and so was the stay with a private terrace all to ourselves, where we ate lunch & had vino every night gazing at the sea. The man of the house is from generations of ceramic artists in the area. His art was displayed all over their home. We are headed back to Amalfi in a month…we will visit our friend at her café, eat at our favorite places, take walks amongst the lemon groves, drink the local wine and chill the heck out…One of my top "destinations to see before you die"...
Journalist, Michael Azerrad was granted several midnight to dawn interviews with Kurt C between December 1992 & March 1993 which has been made into a film. Cobain on "Aliens"...
Insomnia has taken hold, so I am keeping amused with a bit of haiku. I have not written poetry since high school & you will soon know why. My inspiration for this or lack thereof, is that we have had literally, no summer here in Vancouver this year and now it is fall...
I have been listening to Lightning Dust, a side project from Black Mountain's psychedelic duo, Amber Webber & Josh Wells. Fav new tune is "Listened On".
Yet another amazing use of those disks that go awry. This chair looks quite comfortable. "Panda Chair" was designed by Belen Hermosa.
