Saturday night in Cleveland, Ohio. I am staying in because I feel like I am catching a cold.
A couple days ago, I wandered around downtown, trying to find my way back from a photo lab. I took a street that I thought was straight and on a grid. It wasn't. It curved around and led me in a big circle in the cold. For an hour or so. Now I feel the effects....
This street sign for "Theresa Ct." is at East 6th Street about one block south of St. Clair. The "court" runs across to East 9th Street. I took more pictures of it yesterday - in color.
Doesn't my life sound like a total bore?
Today is a day of rest. Tomorrow, I'll get organized.
Saturday, February 05, 2005
Friday, February 04, 2005
the corner of literary and professor
This is where I am now. This is where I went after my long weekend in Detroit.
The corner of Literary and Professor is actually about a block away from me in the trendy Tremont section of Cleveland. Ohio, that is.
I think Clevelanders are probably nonplussed by this intersection but I was tickled. On one of the four corners of this intersection is a restaurant called "Theory." Where's Andrew Ross when you need a clever quip?
It was a lovely day today. I went for a long walk - kind of out of necessity. It is a mile to the public transport that crosses over into downtown. There's a bus that would take me to the train, but it only comes around every 20 minutes. In 20 minutes, I can walk a mile.
I found a photo lab yesterday that was promising, but today, their results were extremely disappointing. Sloppy! I've had better work from Walmart!
One more reason to stick around here long enough to raise the bar for professional visioneering services. Cine lab, photo lab, etc. etc.
goodnight
The corner of Literary and Professor is actually about a block away from me in the trendy Tremont section of Cleveland. Ohio, that is.
I think Clevelanders are probably nonplussed by this intersection but I was tickled. On one of the four corners of this intersection is a restaurant called "Theory." Where's Andrew Ross when you need a clever quip?
It was a lovely day today. I went for a long walk - kind of out of necessity. It is a mile to the public transport that crosses over into downtown. There's a bus that would take me to the train, but it only comes around every 20 minutes. In 20 minutes, I can walk a mile.
I found a photo lab yesterday that was promising, but today, their results were extremely disappointing. Sloppy! I've had better work from Walmart!
One more reason to stick around here long enough to raise the bar for professional visioneering services. Cine lab, photo lab, etc. etc.
goodnight
the elizabethan world picture
i take pictures of signs, buildings, etc. that have my name on them. there's a building in hoboken, nj on garden street named "theresa," and there's a little street in cleveland called "theresa ct." in london, there is a "st. theresa's square" which was very near where i worked and of course there are a million italian restaurants called "theresa's" although many of them spell it wrong.
this is a photo taken in the west side market in cleveland. i have a friend named jim, as well as a first cousin named jim (he and i are only 6 months apart as well - very close childhood buddies) -- so i thought it was funny that these two vendors were next door to each other.
but it also represents to me a set of correspondences - correspondences as i understand them vis a vis my favorite book that explains everything - THE ELIZABETHAN WORLD PICTURE by EMW Tillyard. he taught at jesus college, cambridge - which is one of the colleges i attended there during a "summer abroad" session of my undergraduate years. the book was required reading for students studying shakespeare and marlowe. and it should be. it really does explain everything, and during the three months i sojourned in california, living with my jesus freak sister, THE ELIZABETHAN WORLD PICTURE gave me the only solace i knew.
a lot of people just don't get it - everyone has a cuckoo relative - but most people are lucky enough that the cuckoo relative is not a first degree relative.
repeating the insanity only drives me insane.... suffice it to say, i enjoyed reading the "unsaved" interpretations of how the world got to be the way it was - and explanations of angels and the like through the elizabethan purview.
on another note entirely, seeing Jim's Meats and Theresa's Bakery next to each other corresponds to the properties of cooking and baking and my life. baking is an unforgiving craft if you're talking about breads and cakes. in this craft, you must be exact and exacting or else everything falls apart. however -- if you are using the oven to bake meat, then the method is a forgiving one with lots of leeway, unlike the stove top, where a minute too much of direct fire heat can ruin a meal in a flash.
i learned something today that took me quite by surprise. the lesson i took from the news is that i must stop being subtle.
this is a photo taken in the west side market in cleveland. i have a friend named jim, as well as a first cousin named jim (he and i are only 6 months apart as well - very close childhood buddies) -- so i thought it was funny that these two vendors were next door to each other.
but it also represents to me a set of correspondences - correspondences as i understand them vis a vis my favorite book that explains everything - THE ELIZABETHAN WORLD PICTURE by EMW Tillyard. he taught at jesus college, cambridge - which is one of the colleges i attended there during a "summer abroad" session of my undergraduate years. the book was required reading for students studying shakespeare and marlowe. and it should be. it really does explain everything, and during the three months i sojourned in california, living with my jesus freak sister, THE ELIZABETHAN WORLD PICTURE gave me the only solace i knew.
a lot of people just don't get it - everyone has a cuckoo relative - but most people are lucky enough that the cuckoo relative is not a first degree relative.
repeating the insanity only drives me insane.... suffice it to say, i enjoyed reading the "unsaved" interpretations of how the world got to be the way it was - and explanations of angels and the like through the elizabethan purview.
on another note entirely, seeing Jim's Meats and Theresa's Bakery next to each other corresponds to the properties of cooking and baking and my life. baking is an unforgiving craft if you're talking about breads and cakes. in this craft, you must be exact and exacting or else everything falls apart. however -- if you are using the oven to bake meat, then the method is a forgiving one with lots of leeway, unlike the stove top, where a minute too much of direct fire heat can ruin a meal in a flash.
i learned something today that took me quite by surprise. the lesson i took from the news is that i must stop being subtle.
Thursday, February 03, 2005
Greg Cartwright Rools
On Monday, January 31, Greg Cartwright played a rare solo gig at the Belmont bar in Hamtramck, Detroit, MI. Like me, Greg was just up in the D visiting friends.
I extended my weekend just to see him. Greg is one of my favorite songwriters ever, and a good pal, too. Here he is pictured with Howlin' Pelle Almqvist of the Hives, taken this summer when The Hives and The Reigning Sound toured together. pic was taken at Irving Plaza. Greg & Pelle are looking over 7" singles they picked up that day.
in addition to delivering two awesome sets of original songs - Greg DJ'd. He cleverly even played the original of "You Got Me Hummin'" which the Reigning Sound covered on TOO MUCH GUITAR.
such a magical night, saw many friends and heard great music all night long. Who was there? The Coolest Man in the World, Troy Gregory, Mick Collins, Pat Patano and Ben Blackwell - all the Dirtbombs were in the house! Augie from the Hard Lessons, James & Sarah, the filmmakers of IT CAME FROM DETROIT, Matthew Smith of Outrageous Cherry, various Fondas, Steve Shaw, Chip, Mark - Mark joined Greg during the first set, supplying the acoustic guitar, Nick Bataran of the recently disbanded Back in Spades, Wendy Case of the Paybacks, Johnny Hentch and Loretta Lucas, Jackson Smith, various Detroit Cobras, Eddie Baranek of the Sights...
Its a good thing no one dropped a bomb on Hamtramck that night, because there was so much talent in the house
I extended my weekend just to see him. Greg is one of my favorite songwriters ever, and a good pal, too. Here he is pictured with Howlin' Pelle Almqvist of the Hives, taken this summer when The Hives and The Reigning Sound toured together. pic was taken at Irving Plaza. Greg & Pelle are looking over 7" singles they picked up that day.
in addition to delivering two awesome sets of original songs - Greg DJ'd. He cleverly even played the original of "You Got Me Hummin'" which the Reigning Sound covered on TOO MUCH GUITAR.
such a magical night, saw many friends and heard great music all night long. Who was there? The Coolest Man in the World, Troy Gregory, Mick Collins, Pat Patano and Ben Blackwell - all the Dirtbombs were in the house! Augie from the Hard Lessons, James & Sarah, the filmmakers of IT CAME FROM DETROIT, Matthew Smith of Outrageous Cherry, various Fondas, Steve Shaw, Chip, Mark - Mark joined Greg during the first set, supplying the acoustic guitar, Nick Bataran of the recently disbanded Back in Spades, Wendy Case of the Paybacks, Johnny Hentch and Loretta Lucas, Jackson Smith, various Detroit Cobras, Eddie Baranek of the Sights...
Its a good thing no one dropped a bomb on Hamtramck that night, because there was so much talent in the house
Wednesday, February 02, 2005
Witches are Real
On Saturday, January 29, I saw The Witches perform at Small's in Hamtramck, Detroit, MI.
Such an amazing performance the likes of which I haven't seen in ages! Playing a mix of old songs and new ones, these Witches entertained their life long fans and won over new converts. They are like no other band. They mesmerize; they alter your reality with their insanity, which is controlled and chaotic all at once.
Maybe if David Bowie was fronting TRex, there could be a band like the Witches, but they rock more.... like Queen in the old days or Led Zeppelin. Guitarists John Nash and Eugene Machine are both strong silent types, but they're like Jimmy Page wailing away. They brew up a lot of menace also - "Some Girls Basement" was exceptionally and excitingly creepy. "Attack ov thee misfit Toys" from the forthcoming album "Thriller" was over the top in its power and camp.
Please go visit the Witches online at the witches
so you can download their amazing songs and check out their noise... as I have said before: Troy Gregory is the coolest man alive.
Such an amazing performance the likes of which I haven't seen in ages! Playing a mix of old songs and new ones, these Witches entertained their life long fans and won over new converts. They are like no other band. They mesmerize; they alter your reality with their insanity, which is controlled and chaotic all at once.
Maybe if David Bowie was fronting TRex, there could be a band like the Witches, but they rock more.... like Queen in the old days or Led Zeppelin. Guitarists John Nash and Eugene Machine are both strong silent types, but they're like Jimmy Page wailing away. They brew up a lot of menace also - "Some Girls Basement" was exceptionally and excitingly creepy. "Attack ov thee misfit Toys" from the forthcoming album "Thriller" was over the top in its power and camp.
Please go visit the Witches online at the witches
so you can download their amazing songs and check out their noise... as I have said before: Troy Gregory is the coolest man alive.
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