paint it black friday

ACC and R just aint down with the whole holiday thing. And Black Friday? What an embarrassment.
And speaking of turkeys and other birds,  a little birdie sent me this link.
No tour or shows or anything for me...2busy sitting on a fence, er, the steps.

gobble diddilee gobble gobble diddilee

Is anybody there? Hello?
Gee i red this crazy headline about the number of turkeys that will be eaten in the USA tomorrow. Gak. Gag. I keep thinking what does a pile of that many turkeys look like.
No tour or shows or anything...2busy getting an early jump on Easter.
And speaking of furry and feathered animals, check in here b4 u move on with your life.

i gotta go

ACC and R drove through Pt. Reyes on the 17th, and even tho u cant see them in this picture, a few folks were in the Commons occupying together. I think maybe it doesnt matter where you Occupy, the Occupying is the thing.
ACC ordered vegan vegetable soup to go from the Bovine Bakery and ate it in the park with the people.
R went across the street to the Pine Cone Diner for some eggs and potatoes.
HELP! BEEN SITTING HERE FOR OVER AN HOUR TRYING TO COME UP WITH SOMETHING ENTERTAINING! I gotta go.

aint no drag, papa's got a brand new, um, rug

Hello.
And speaking of rugs, ACC just learned of Catherine Breillat, who is included in the group of directors in the documentary Great Directors.
No tour or shows or anything...2busy learning new tricks.

he kissed me and it felt like a hit

Had too much Lou Reed to dream last night. Actually it wasnt too much, it was just enough.
And there was something about an old crusty navy blue bathrobe on a sofa we'd been sitting on, dont remember the details but Lou was trying to hide it when the Mrs. walked in. And all the while i was there, the only music being played was Lou Reed and VU. And then ACC woke up.
You'd think i'd be hearing Rock and Roll Animal music when i woke up (happy belated Halloween) but instead it was Let the Good Times Roll by the Cars.

sexy kitten

Here at ACC headquarters, we've been looking at pix of the great Bridget Bardot. And speaking of kittens, this just in, compliments of a favorite NON TOUR DIARY reader.
No tour or shows or anything...2busy watching TV.

wiggle and a walk

Hello?
No tour or shows or anything...2busy
watching this video of Angus Young.

represent

This maybe wont be that funny to non-American NON TOUR DIARY readers but it cracked us up here at ACC headquarters.
Thanks to Brooklyn reader Sunshine for today's photo.
No tour or shows or anything...2busy running around like a chicken with its head cut off.

heads up, heater!

Rainy day in Sausalito today. And in my heart since Heater left. Come back, girl!
No tour or shows or anything...2busy drinking coffee.

heater

Hello. Yo i still gots more pix of Supreme Guest Heather, i guess u all will just have 2 suffer thru them haha. And speaking of the Whole Foods parking lot, have u seen this ?
No tour or shows or anything...2busy taking a lesson.

dog girl

Boo hoo, ACC's Supreme Guest Heather has gone back to Edinburgh. Here she is, pictured a few days ago in a downtown Sausalito shop getting her dog on. Is this the cutest girl ever or what? Bark twice for "Yes".
No tour or shows or anything...2busy reading about Rin Tin Tin.

back to doghead

Been having an extrafun time with Superb Guest Heather. Here she is, looking good in front of the Taj Mahal in Sausalito.
No tour or shows or anything...2busy with Buddy.

more on heather's pants

A&R's Superb Guest seen here getting her wii on. No tour or shows or anything...2busy keeping up with Heather's friend the make-up artist who did ACC in NYC for the WCP photo shoot. I knew her as Andy Cambridge, these days she's known as Bambi.

heather is so darn cute

She showed up at the airport in these sparklysnakey pants. Fun! More pix of Heather's pants later.
No tour or shows or anything...2busy reading a letter from George Earth.

he's got a tv eye on me

I cant believe he wrote all those books either. And in case u r wondering about the recent amazon searches, they were on behalf of a disadvantaged underweight family member and his little dog Iggy. M&M cookies, yum!

chris hedges occupies

Click here for interview.

the revolution will not be sanitized

Hello. R walks thru the Occupy San Francisco site two days a week on his commute to Berkeley and he's having an issue with the untidiness there and other Occupy sites as welll. Similarly, when he watched a docu on the Pioneers he kept noticing that they left so much trash everywhere. And who can 4get R's Littering in the Movies?
No tours or shows or anything...2busy preparing for special event.

awww lil guy

this little bird

...that somebody sent.
No tour or shows or anything...2busy looking for "accordion bird" links.

jonathan livingston halloween seagull

when i paint my masterpiece

love thy neighbor

This beautiful movie plays daily right next door to NON TOUR headquarters. Footage courtesy of R;he's pretty excited about the time-lapse thing he's into these days. (actual time 3 hours).

ring of fire

Reading this headline I wondered what fast, funny, and rude response reader HT would come up with. He's so quick with his quips.

And speaking of quick quips, The Trip is a real must-see. It's gorgeously shot, it has alot going for it.
No tours or shows or anything...2busy hitting it sideways just like sister rays says.

because we can

R decided to spiff up the cd artwork for DIVINE HEALER. It looks really great. And, NO PLASTIC! Yay.
Leave a message with the girl at the front desk if you'd like a new copy sent to u.
No tour or shows or anything...2busy working on my Elvis impression.

kiss him goodbye

It's a shame about Paul.

itsa lonely ol' night can i put my arms around u?

owwww my watermelon

And speaking of private parts, i see in the current issue of Rolling Stone that Lou Reed named I TOUCH MYSELF as one of his favorite jukebox songs. Watch here for snazzy microphone trick!
That's Bruiser Anderson above. Today is his birthday.
No tour or shows or anything...2busy occupying Sausalito.

robert downey jr call your agent

band girl

I've always been Bruce and Rich's band girl, proudly serving since the mid-70s.
Bruce is here today with Rich in the recording studio at hb headquarters;i'm upstairs totally plotzing
over what i'm hearing. Whoa! U r gonna fucking LOVE this song (working title is Smoky).
So we'll break for green tea and sweet stuff in awhile, then later this afternoon we'll have a lunch break 2gether then the guys will get back 2 work. Wish we didnt have to take Bruce back to the City afterward tho...it's so great having him around.

there aint a woman that comes close 2u

I couldnt sleep the other night because ANGIE was playing in my head over and over. I could hear every part just as clearly as if the song had been playing from speakers in the room. I laid there trying 2 determine who the piano player was. The piano sounded extra-beautiful, like if u were tripping, u would think there was maybe a deep meaning to it, or some hidden secret message that could heal the world.

hot links

Hello.
It's hot on the hb today. And speaking of hot, check this out. NON TOUR readers may recall ol' ACC talking about being in Michigan during the Stooges years, and what those early shows were like. These pix capture all that perfectly. Thanks to HT for link.
No tour or shows or anything...2busy practicing.

Rusty never sleeps

Can u see a dog in the rust? I used to do yoga with a real dog but these days, Rusty is my yoga dog. I see him plain as day, but not everyone does. His front legs r so cute and i like the white stripe between his eyes and the way his head is tilted.

nancy kravitz enter and sign in please

Hello. Mister Nancy stopped by NON TOUR's Sausalito headquarters on the way to a bass-player audition at Proof Lab. I sort of even hate 2 tell u what happened it's kind of sad, but at the same time it was also kind of funny.
So, as we r getting out of my car I say "Nancy, maybe it's better the guy doesnt see me, know what i mean?" She says, "oh yeah, u mean the age thing?" Yeah, the age thing. So we decided I'd help her carry her gtr and stuff only part way to the door. Because the band is you know, like young guys. "Oh, is that your mom who dropped you off?"
But b4 i could set her amp down and beat it, the guy came out and saw us standing there in the parking lot. Nancy says to me, "Dude, uh, he sees us." So the guy walked over to us and started to introduce himself, but Nancy answered a call right as he was putting his hand out to shake hands. So 2 be polite i chatted a bit with him but finally i said goodbye and got in my car. As i was driving away, i looked back but couldnt see if she was still on the phone or not. Mister Nancy: To Know Her Is To Love Her.

and the winner is...

Paul Dodd, 4 correctly identifying the picture in yesterday's post, taken in the Mill Valley redwoods.
And speaking of Paul Dodd, after returning home from the farmers' mkt this morning, I showed these blackberry containers to R, saying "Are these containers beautiful, like little paintings?" and R answered "Paul Dodd would think so."
No tour or shows or anything... 2busy trying to come up with Paul's prize. Hmmmmm....

yellowjacket

this is a test

Correctly identifying this photo (please click it) will win u something, not sure what tho.
Still no tour or shows or anything...2busy thinking about changing my name.

besmerched

Hello. Here's a funky fresh new t-shirt from the Dear Rich blog. To order yours, click here. (Dear Rich feels apologetic about the high price which was set by Cafe Press.)
And speaking of t-shirts, i ordered a t for Pinky's birthday with this image on the front, but it was way too small so i'll have to use it for my own self.
Have u seen TO DIE LIKE A MAN? Wow. (Even tho a bit on the long side that's what she said.)
No tour or shows or anything...2busy burning calories.

Calcutta Cutie

seasick tree-hugger

NON TOUR DIARY has been hosting a really great visitor for the last few days;U may know her as Lil Mimi Hooper---she sang back-up vocals on ACC's cover of Heaven.
Getcha hoop own, Mimi!
Howz everybody been? See u tomorrow, people.

closed

Rochelle Anixter, ACC's former co-worker, would say "the kitchen is closed" as soon as she had washed the dinner dishes and put them away, and the kitchen would be off-limits to her family for the rest of the night. That wouldnt work around here;dinner is the gateway meal of the evening.
No tour or shows or anything...2busy pigging out.

windows

I dont do windows anymore.

nothing about steve albini

I only mention his name in order to keep my numbers up, after R told me that whenever i blog about ol' Steve my stats skyrocket. Hey, i need all the help i can get. And i need all the love i can get. (read the comments, so cute and funny.) Some of my best times as an audience member (not counting u-know-who of course) were at Sisters shows except for one in Sam Fram when i took some E and felt very very strange and not in a good way. I had to keep my head on the table and my eyes closed the entire show. Other than that, it was a great night ha ha. Later, i found out that u should never take E if u've had spinal meningitis which may explain why i felt so weird during the show. I was with HT and Mary Gross, who wore a black rubber dress for the occasion and i remember HT really appreciating that dress.