Monthly Archives: January 2012
Sesame Street Hustle
Hello friends, Have you ever noticed that Oscar the Grouch looks like he’s made outta weed? Seriously. Of course, I don’t think this is intentional. Frank Oz probably had a run of the green shaggy stuff laying around and the rest is history. Along with groovy music and the kind of social awareness that came [...]
Inside Look at Outdoor Art
Dearest Dear ones, I have been so busy working on other creative projects and responding to requests for art/book/movie reviews that I’ve been neglecting this little bright blinking space where we seldom – if ever – bother to sleep. With that said, I’ve decided to fill you in on some of my latest doings by [...]
Lance Henriksen's Role of a Lifetime
Hey y’all. I read a lot of great books last year, but one of the best was a new biography of cult actor Lance Henriksen. Published by a new Nashville book concern, Not Bad for a Human is a necessary read for Henriksen fans and anyone else who is interested in a fascinating look at [...]
Happy Birthday, You Handsome Devil
Welcome, initiates… This week, we celebrate the birthday of Jimmy Page: a guitar hero, an occult dabbler, and – just like Jesus – a Capricorn. Page was a well-known session guitarist before working with the Yardbirds and – of course – Led Zeppelin. One of the most influential musician/songwriters of all time, Page has been [...]
Add it Up
What up, yo? A good friend of mine recently suggested my teaching a course on writing and William Burroughs came to mind. Although it might seem strange to think of El Hombre Invisible standing in front of a room of eager students, teaching them the fine art of writing (“I’m not sure I really believe [...]
Download OccupySong!
What up, peeps? Happy New Year to you one and all. Those of you who follow me on Facebook and Twitter and Coincidence Control Network may already be hip to this jive, but I’ve become fairly occupied with OWS/OccupyNashville in the past several months. I’ve attended numerous GA’s and have joined in with the People’s [...]
