:::FRIDAY:::

amen

fresno culture club

i've been a fan of music for as long as i can remember. i guess when my mom was pregnant, she took some class where mothers would tap the beat of music being played on their bellies to try and instill rhythm in their unborn babies. hippy shit.

from there i grew up in a house with a sister 10 years older than me who was deep in the 80's. music, culture and the vibe of the times was instilled in my head early. cindy lauper was the first tape i owned. i played that baby over and over. my first 45 was we are the world...hot off the press.

i was a boy george groupie. i had a couple fan mags of his (i was 6) and thought he was beautiful. with the help of my sister, i transformed into him one halloween night long ago.




testing my mike


today is her 42'nd birthday and i love her more than ever. she's always been a cool older sister and i feel lucky to have her. she's taught me a lot about life and has kept me laughing the entire way.
:::HAPPY BIRTHDAY TABITHA:::
xoxo

nifty thrifty

these two babies caught my eye. they're signed and numbered by ??? and will be for sale on my etsy site soon.


bought this lp for the ring of fire song. turned out to be a pretty good version...


creepy bunch


it's my friend philly mike's birthday today and to celebrate, he's having a big lebowski bowl-a-thon tonight. thought the two above lp's would be something to keep him on the straight and narrow this last year of his 20's.



oh the sweet sweet tiger jungle scene. it even has a plug in the back and i'm assuming lights up to highlight the mastery of it all. over the bed perhaps to get the blood flowing? i kid.......


i passed up on this heavy duty metal/wood ottoman today and hope i don't regret it. it sits on a swivel base and has a very cool modern look. the cushion needs to be reupholstered which isn't cheap. i think if someone was willing to put in the effort, the return could be huge. $19.99 was too much for me today. sigh.....



off to my white russian....

UPDATE:

the sponsor of the night


dj don cesar wishing it was his birthday


birthday boy and his new disguise




50/50 bars

top o' the morn...

meyer lemon tree after last night's rain


the ladies out for an aphid breakfast


crystal power




my joshua tree getting it's bonsai on

the countdown has begun for my trip to the UK. 5 days to go. packing to be done, work to be tied up and new adventures about to begin. i can't wait.

thoughts of notting hill and hole in the wall lp shops....dreamy.

edward and charis

thanks to the ovation channel, i discovered edward weston and charis wilson today. i first became aware of the O channel when they showed up at a local guerrilla garden dig to get some footage for a doc they're making. (i also got an interview in there...airs april.)

back to edward and charis: i'm totally intrigued and want to know more about these lovers, photographer and muse. i don't have this channel on my cable network so i'm going to miss the showing of the eloquent nude. augh!!!

The Eloquent Nude: (taken from Ovation's website)
She was beautiful, smart, and searching. He was an emerging genius in the world of photography. When they met, they fell instantly in love. Setting off across the West with camera and typewriter in the depths of the Great Depression, Charis Wilson and Edward Weston transformed photography, and each other. Now age 90, Charis Wilson recounts her years with Weston with great humor, candor, and some regret. She recalls the adventure they set out on and collaborations with photographer Ansel Adams. Combining insight from leading scholars, rare archival images, and convincingly authentic reenactments, Eloquent Nude presents a remarkable true story of love and loss, travel and adventure, and an intimate look at the making of Modern photography.

Wednesday, March 3, 2010

02:00PM

06:00PM

this plus that =

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my mom has started the daunting task of organizing her photos. the past few days she's been sending me some classics of the fam via email. my mom has an amazing collection of black and whites she's taken of us over the years. she has quite the eye and i feel very lucky to have have these treasures. keep 'em coming madre!

thoughts

go to guru, member of gang starr. he suffered a heart attack earlier this week and is now in a coma.

booya!

wild smoked herring in oil from trader joes (next to the canned tuna)
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thick slice of crusty sourdough
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squeeze of lemon juice over it all
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in your mouth.
+
omega 3's, calcium and vitamin c.
lots of booya!

lastest and greatest...

from etsy:

60's/70's mexican mini dress


yellow chiffon vintage peignoir nightgown: i was feeling that betty draper vibe, plus blonds look good in yellow..


40's/50's vintage lingerie by Luxite: found this baby around v-day....


sheer white chiffon black lace babydoll peignoir set


vintage pink rooster canisters by ransburg


russel wright modern eclipse glasses: too much $$ in my opinion for nifty thrifties, but still fun.


i want to ride my bicycle vintage locket


2 pyres/kimax glass laboratory flasks
i already have some of these but larger thanks to the remains of my mom's old darkroom we used to have in our house growing up. more on her later.....

dr. needed

while listening to some tunz this weekend, i couldn't help but noticed the slowdown...then speed up of a certain song. it WAS a dj mixed nina simone lp so i figured it was something i had never noticed before.

next song started up and nina started to sound like buffalo bill yelling for precious. this is where i got scared. baby just finally stopped spinning all together. yep i'm sad. good thing i have two back-ups...but still i need to get her to the dr. quick. humph.