the praise blame trip (for stephen gaskin) by kevin teare

stairway to kevin

Hi.  This stairway brings to mind early paintings by Kevin Teare, the big ones that featured horizontal lines like the top row here. I loved those paintings.  Wow all of a sudden i'm smelling paint. Weird.
Still no tour or shows or anything...2busy growing longer arms.

monkey man

Me and my co-monkey RWS in the lobby of the SFJCC where we attended a lecture by Frans de Waal. Frans has quite a placid exterior that complements his massively intelligent, thoughtful, not to mention funny, interior.
We met our friend Linda there.  She looked great, wearing a new purple hoodie.
Hey, how 'bout that U.S. Senate, eh?

out 'n about or as lindsay hutton would say "oot 'n aboot"

 I like my bike.  Wanted to say "love" but decided to rhyme instead.

a woman's right to chew

Ate more than my fair share of the olive bread at a dinner party in Berkeley.

hula

poppin' ride

And speaking of poppin'...
And how YOU doin'?

back in the classroom open your books

This bud's for you.

birthday suit

Well! The postman delivered this elegant birthday prezzie to me today, all the way from Australia. Thank u friend!
A&R had a fantastic day with Bruce "The Bruiser" Anderson yesterday: a marathon MX80 recording/listening session, lunch on the boat and plenty of hang-out time. Still no tour or shows or anything...2busy getting back2the garden.

baby

that was then

Hello dear readers.   Back in the day ol' ACC brought in the big bucks as a photographer's model.  Later, after hooking up with guitarist Bruce Anderson, i gave him one of the nicer 8x10 photos.  He started calling me "Bubbles" and kept the photo in his gtr case.  I took that as a compliment.
Still no tour or shows or anything...2busy scaring away the crows.

bday prezzies

Hello and Happy happy birthday to me, look at the earrings and handmade necklace with gold leaf that arrived in today's mail from 2 of my favorite ppl.
Thank youse!
Still no tour or shows or anything...2busy reading.

i'll bet steve albini can't do this

 

If i remember correctly, Bruce would first get into position, then someone would hand him his gtr.
I love this poster by R Stim.

smiley

Walked around under the trees at Fort Miley. Except i call it Fort Smiley because i feel like smiling whenever i'm there.
Still no tour or shows or anything...2busy issuing ultimatums.

Cassell Webb and Craig Leon in St. Petersburg

Here's a clip from a recent performance by Craig Leon and Cassell Webb in St. Petersburg Russia.   (Cassell starts soaring at 17:04).
And here's an interview Craig did. He's always on 75rpm, going faster miles an hour.
And speaking of guys going fast...

yellow is the color of

I'd always enjoyed Paul Williams' writing so i was pleasantly surprised one night after an ACC show when he introduced himself, saying he was an ACC fan, and invited me to work as a volunteer at the next Philip K. Dick newsletter mailing party.
The mailing parties were held in Paul's apartment in the Mission.  At the first one i attended,  I was the only female, so u know, there was that. Me and maybe 10 or 15 or so guys.  But the thing that really sticks with me is the image of them sitting around a big table in their jeans and tshirts, collating, folding, stapling,  stuffing, stamping, licking... and eating Cheetos. All their mouths were ringed in yellow and yellow was all over their fingers, on the pages of the newsletter, and the envelopes.
R.I.P. Paul Williams 1948-2013.

waiting 4 someone 2come out of somewhere

MX Hard Attack reissue postponed a bit to allow for creation of bonus material. (Heh heh, u said "bone-us".)  Dont know what's up with all the broken links to this project tho. Dont go looking, none of them work.
Meanwhile, there's this.

sonny bozo

All caught up in the Phil Spector book. Phil had nicknames for everyone;he called Sonny Bono "Sonny Bozo". It's a fascinating book, even if u think u know all there is to know about him. Hmmm, that kinda sounds like a Spector song title.  The really good bits of info r the ones detailing the tons of deals Phil made during his career.
That was true in the Michael Jackson book as well.  Michael's deals have got to be the most insane deals ever made in the mucus bidness. Each deal would be contingent on some other past or future deal, it was one big dizzy maze. Because MJ was so far in debt to so many people, instead of the "payments" being actual pay-outs to him, the huge sums would be deducted from what he owed to so-and-so, or this one, or that one, with everybody lusting after the ultimate prize, Michael's ownership of the ATV catalog. I wish somebody would make an MJ 'deals chart' or spreadsheet or something, i'd love to read that.
And speaking of bozos,  have u seen the paintings done by W?
No tour or shows or anything...2busy brushing up.

the singular and staggering innovation of MX80

 Holla holla holla. Hard Attack reissued on vinyl.  Chunka bunk chunk chunk!

i said hey wont u leave me alone i'm talkin' on the telephone

packin' heat

Here kitty kitty.

darlings on charlie

crushed by mary gauthier (say "Go-SHAY")

Still no tour or shows or anything...2busy trying to recover from hearing some Mary Gauthier songs played on WPKN'S Pure show this morning.  DJ HT described Mary as "gracious, proud, edgy".   I'll add "devastating".  Mary, I dont know u but i love u.

still

Still no tour or shows or anything...

threw it away

I'm in one of those everythingmustgo moods: vintage Gibson Palermo wool blanket, huge rug pad, 4 pillowcases, mattress cover, and entire collection of Indian printed fabric.   When all of it was stacked in a pile, it practically came up to my hoo hoo.

happy birthday heather!

Have a glittering, fortunate year m'lady!

donny darko's all growed up

U need to check out the film End of Watch. Holy bunny rabbits, it's amazeballs. After seeing it last night i had dreams i was driving backwards really fast everywhere, including on the bike path at Ocean Beach. Buddy-cop-action movies arent usually my taste but this one...wow. So artistic with fantastic camera work. So get on the bus, Gus.

i want candy

Bay Area residents tend not to spend much time at Fisherman's Wharf. I like being there but I was glad that the Bushman wasnt around on my recent visit. It's a wonder somebody hasnt had a heart attack yet or kicked his ass.
The smells at FW r always sort of nauseating...that sickening sweet cotton candy smell, tourists smoking ciggies, the stinky seals, and lots of fried food odors.  U pass from one to the next with the trail of the last one leading into the next one. The End.

all aboard for funtime

Visited the Musee Mechanique at its new(ish) Fisherman's Wharf location the other day. I wish u could hear what it sounds like in there. Imagine a sound file packed from top to bottom and left to right with sounds from the old machines mixing in with the newer machine sounds, kids screaming and yelling, Laughing Sal laughing, chairs with metal legs being dragged on the concrete floor, people speaking different languages, all happening in a huge open concrete pier so u get all that soupy reverb on top of everything else. It's a crazy and very interesting soundscape. Still no tour or shows or anything...2busy living large.

walgreens easter nightmare

Still no tour or shows or anything...2busy trying to come down post-Walgreens visit.

question about PBS

The late afternoon sun shined thru the blooming trees on the hillsides today and the trees looked like tall lace towers.
So this new question format thing is working ok.  Keep your questions coming!
Question: Should i permit my wife to watch the PBS documentary Makers: Women Who Make America? I got alot riding on this if u know what i mean.
Mike Stevens, Brown County IND
Answer: Yes.  Giddy up.

question about pizza

 Hi readers and thanks for the great questions you've been sending to NON TOUR hdqrtrs; it makes the editor's job alot easier and provides more time for her to crochet and wander around aimlessly outdoors.
A reader from Boca Raton wants to know, "How much money should I be spending on pizza each month?" Answer: $27 per week = $108 per month. Next question please.

on to the next episode episode episode

 ...it's Spring again.
 And speaking of newness, i gotta come up with somethin' fresh 2 get thru 2 ya. It's been about 5 or so years now and it's become obvi that the current model is non-sustainable. So i'm thinking if MY NON TOUR DIARY took on a Q&A format i wouldnt have2generate content.
Yes, u in the back row?

picture for paul @ popwars

cant stay away, i just cant stay away

Probably u've had it up2here with all the Ocean Beach pix and blah blah but for me it's just the opposite. I never get tired of being there, it's always sort of thrilling.
The fresh air was very fresh today. Walked/jogged for an hour on the OB bike path/trail then over to Judahlicious for a spectacular vegan collard-green "taco" then a little shopping at Other Avenues, "my" store since 1977 y'all.
Still no tour or shows or anything...2busy eating toasted almonds.

got woods

 On Hwy 1 north of Pedro Point.
 Sorry goneski for so longski. Lately it's all about thinking about blogging as opposed to blogging.
So what if?  What if... MY NON TOUR DIARY shifted focus, like maybe became an advice column for awhile?
Here for you,
ACC

tell me have u seen her

one man's opinion

Butternut-squash soup and applesauce.
Sorry so blogless lately. Cant think.

u know what time it is

Going on a Presidio bike ride wif me #1 to celebrate, then a picnic lunch.
Kiss kiss y'all.

sky king

dean and britta at jcc sf

Sat behind this haircut tonite at Dean and Britta's performance of 13 Most Beautiful. I loved the haircut and i loved the performance and i loved Dean's jeans. Whew.

smilin' and shoutin' on top of this mountain

And what's not to smile? Valentine's Day is coming right up and love is in the er, air.
Still no tour or shows or anything...2bizzizzyy trying to make some quick cash.

we're not happy 'til you're not happy

Finished reading the Willie Nelson memoirs weeks ago but the "funny" sayings and jokes he tells r hard to forget:

A drunk falls out the window and lands on the sidewalk.  A guy walking by says "What  happened?"  The drunk says "I dont know, I just got here."

And another one, something about a flea with an erection is floating down a river or something and says "Raise the drawbridge."
So, like i was saying, not funny, but...something else.  Sticky.  My favorite one was "We're not happy 'til you're not happy."

half moon bay bike rack

Click these pictures fast. On Hwy 1 heading north from Half Moon Bay to Sam Framcisco.

dont kick me out of bed for eating pumpkins