at the halloween parade

This celebration somehow gets me down.

especially to be here without you

grassy knoll

Took an afternoon walk, carried an umbrella just in case, but, nope.
Started the David Bowie audiobook.  Everybody knows he's had tons of sex with all different kinds of people, but whoa, the incredible Nina Simone too.   Uh oh, gotta go...malware!

yes and no

Hello. Viewed the Meyerhoff collection at the de Young museum where 3things happened:
1) i found a Philip Guston print in the gift shop to give to the Bruiser for his upcoming birthday. (Shhhhh...)
2) discovered a new2me painter, Howard Hodgkin.
3) witnesssed viewers being overcome by the Barnett Newman series titled Station of the Cross. I was glad they were able to connect to something in such a deep way but ol' ACC couldnt shake the feeling that they were being duped. Because if the paintings were not titled as they are, could u really sit in front of them and cry and take notes and sniffle into your kleenex? Somehow i dont think so. I was really taken aback by this and wished that Kevin Teare and Popwars were there to discuss. Luckily i did have my art-knowledgeable pal with me. Without her i wouldnt have picked up on what was happening. Thank u!
Still no tour or shows or anything...2busy poisoning the competition.

shadowlands

Still no tour or shows or anything...2busy being charmed.

the tide is high but i'm movin' on

Hi kids. I hope u were able to listen to at least a little of the Wooly Bully cover from yesterday's post. It's got to be mighty real. So sincere and heartfelt and i love the serious approach, miles away from the novelty-tune category of the original.
I think about doing some Cracker songs but u could never do those songs any better than the original versions.  Lowery's voice and guitar sound go perfectly with his lyrics and chords, everything is very well matched up.  Lou Reed was the King of that, choosing chords that would put the most emotion into the lyrics.  Anyway...

matty told hatty

Hello i like my new hat.

on point

Pencils all sharpened, ready to record brilliant thoughts?  Check.
And speaking of brilliant, Terry Tolkin recently shared some info with me about Spacemen 3
with a promise of future installments.  Not sure if additional info from Terry will be for public knowledge but here's a cute story about Pete that doesnt violate anyone's privacy:  After a show at Bimbo's in San Francisco, Pete spent the night at A&R's place.  In the morning I offered fruit, cereal, almond milk, wheat grass shooters, stuff like that.  Pete looked at the array and said "When i stay at Dean's he makes boiled eggs for me."  "Well fine", i thought, "when u r at Dean's u can have that breakfast." But Pete was right, i should have been more prepared, like with beans and toast and ciggies and a pint and such.  Oh, and the eggs.
Later, maybe even a coupla weeks later, i discovered that Pete had left me a lovely present.   Tucked away in the back of a drawer was an industrial-sized empty Methadone bottle. Thanks mate!

by the time you're 30 gonna look 65

Except 65 seems not so bad these days if u catch my drift. Yeah so what my hair is gray and pretty face has gone2hell did the waitress really have 2 talk 2 me the way she did? I guess she was just trying 2b nice but something about her tone of voice and the way she tipped her head when she spoke, like, "Awww, look, cute, she's old, i better be extra-helpful",  i felt like either bursting into tears or slapping her.
And speaking of aging rock stars,  here's a fabulous tip from J Neo:  Mix baking soda and clear vinegar into a paste, use to clean mold in the shower.  Now THAT'S helpful!

ted

Hi.  Back home from swimming laps, the pool was crowded today.
Still no tour or shows or anything...2busy wondering what the hell.