cloudy cloud cloud

Still no tour or shows or anything...2busy with multiple viewings.

squash remnants with highlights

If only i could think of something interesting 2 talk about. But no.
And speaking of no, still no tour or shows or anything...2busy with incoming.

this is the end my only friend the end

The end of summer that is.
Still no tour or shows or anything...2busy going toward the light.

it always seems so strange to me when things r what they seem to be

intel smackdown(from the sublime to the redunkulous)

Heard a fascinating lecture by Ray Kurzweil last night. I think my IQ bumped up just by being in the same room as the other audience members. Gosh everyone looked so smart. Architect types, hacker/programmer types, designer types, artist types, stoners in sandals, all ages. It was a pretty cool SF scene. But the good times were not to continue.
Came home and watched The Bling Ring and felt those extra IQ points I'd gained at the Kurzweil lecture slipping away one by one. Not recommended. Or watch with the sound off, like a magazine with self-turning pages.
Still no tour or shows or anything...2busy polishing the silver.

future's so bright

ring my bell

in the warm california sun

'scuse me while i

This sky with pile-driver is right out my south/west window.
Still no tour or shows or anything...2busy eating grapes.

hot wax

Does anyone but me sort of miss Tone Loc? His rhymes r pretty sticky, they r still living in my head. I recited one the other day and it really cracked up my room-mate.
Put in on wax
Ship it to the store
If and when they run out then u order some more.
Still no tour or shows or anything...2busy being wanted4 a crime i did not commit.

i've heard of putting sneakers on roosters, but elephants?

This post's title sounds like a punchline. And speaking of punchlines, i had intended to share a joke with u but when i tried to type it up just now, i couldnt get it to sound right. So here's your punchline: "Hi, I'm Tonto Goldstein."
With I-tal i can fight all: dinner of brown rice/brussel sprouts/salmon/salad/watermelon/green grapes/pear juice.
And speaking of brussels, the other day in the car we r driving along and R pops up with the question "How many minutes was it in Brussels?"
Still no tour or shows or anything...2busy with Bible studies.

parlor tricks

At a terrific party in Berkeley yesterday one of the guests mentioned that someone told her that Vincent Gallo was an a**hole. Marc Weinstein, also a guest at the party, defended him, saying that Vincent was a real sweetheart and passed around his phone with this picture of him with Vincent.
Marc is kind of Zelig-like because he knows so many people, also because he travels alot so he's always running into somebody he knows who is also traveling. Once, while onstage at the Splash Club in London, i looked out into the crowd and Marc was standing there with his lovely wife Valenta.  It was a great surprise.
Jason Pierce was also in the audience that night.  I was kind of nervous about that but it all went well, so well actually that after the show Jason asked if i would like to do some shows with his band which turned out in a typical and funny Jason way when later on during that same tour i saw flyers with ACC listed as support for some upcoming Spiritualized shows.  I guess he made the flyers b4 speaking to me.  Ya gotta love the Spaceman, right?  Hey look, somebody else loves him too.
Another thing that happened at the party:  I heard someone say to his girlfriend "Remember that song i played for you 'I Cried When John Cassavetes Died'?",  then pointed at me.  The girlfriend looked at me with a big big smile.

it is the evening of the day

Turning the lights on at about 7:30-ish these days. May i repeat myself and say again that i'd b happy living in non-stop daylight.  With amusement i think of Paul D on these super-bright days, and how the Cali sunlight interferred with his picture-taking when he visited here.
Had a great yesterday adding beautiful gtr parts to 2 songs on ACC's Tom Petty project, courtesy of Bruce 'The Bruiser' Anderson.  And speaking of yesterday, did u know that the Aborigini language has no words for 'yesterday' or 'tomorrow'?  Learn more about fascinating Australia here.
Still no tour or shows or anything...2busy watching Wilfred.

lou reed dream #12,695

Had a dream last night that I was with Lou Reed, celebrating his birthday.  When i handed him his present he said "Ah, and i have something for you."
But b4 giving me the present, he was telling me about it, something about "the 3 M's...Monk, Material, and..."  Sadly, i couldnt quite catch what the 3rd M was.
I kissed his face, and my birthday wish for him was that he'd have a good year doin' the things he wants to, and he said "Oh there's no problem there. I never get bored and there's no shortage of projects." Then ACC woke up.

the leaves are what?

The leaves are falling.
Still no tour or shows or anything...2busy making extra money.

fire in the sky (click the pics)

Smoke from the Rim Fire makes for dramatic daytime clouds and super-vivid sunsets.
Still no tour or shows or anything...2busy standing in the blackness smiling at the tinklin'.

from now on it'll be total organization

Hello. Still no tour or shows or anything...2busy cooling off.

2 faces have i

Hello.  It's a long weekend, hope i dont get any holiday sauce on my new sweater.
Still no tour or shows or anything...2busy memorizing quote of the day.

if u liked that maybe u'll like this

U know that service that recommends songs 2u based on what u just listened to?  Apparently,  if u like ACC, u may like the Tikis.
I liked the drums so i looked up the Tikis, hey wow! Ted Templeman was the drummer.
He's a great producer as well as an excellent drummer, i kind of followed his producer career backintheday; he was on a list of potential producers for ACC's White Courtesy Phone.  Ted's one of these producers that even if u dont particularly love the band, u like the general sound because it's just so attractive.
AND he's from Santa Cruz. (Here's a cool place2stay if u find yourself there. Kim and Dave once visited A&R at the Edgewater.)
Santa cruz is pretty cool. U got the Mystery Spot, the Boardwalk, and surfing, and u can drive by the house where George Earth was living when the Big One struck.
Still no tour or shows or anything...2busy swatting flies.

a face in the crowd

B4 all of this
Ever went down
In another place
Another town
U were just...

soulfingers

free free fallin'

When working on a new song i always have in mind a list of 8 people i need to please. Here's hopin'.

in a silent way

I'm so quiet lately.  What have i been doing? What day is today?
Still no tour or shows or anything...2busy living beyond my means.

r those bananas on my head or is rich just #happy2see me?

In the 80s Calistoga was empty, hardly anyone went there and u could have the place to yourselves. HT once went there with A&R, i remember him taking a glider-trip with R over the hills of the surrounding area which was blissfully un-developed then.
And speaking of HT, i heard the best song on his show yesterday: "Preservation" by Hookworms. Just now at the link i saw that someone called Spaceman 33 was also listening. Heh. Funny. Anyway i'm pretty much loving Hookworms. They're my new Loop.

heatwave in sausalito

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This picture reminds me of a great comment posted at one of ACC's videos:  "Welcome to hell, here's your accordion."
Still no tour or shows or anything...2busy reading the news.

obama car/e

Cant believe i beat Tarred and Branded to this gif. Best gif ever. Well, except for the naked sweary ones.  Thanks to Pinky for 4 the linky dinky.

u have to have a snail's eye to see it

Still no tour or shows or anything...2busy with the wonder of it all.

rip vh of kb

i'm younger than that now

Been trying to "blog" for over an hour. Fail.

time keeps on slippin'

Uh oh. The clouds today look like autumn clouds. Summer kind of got away from me this year due to circumstances beyond my control-top pantyhose. I'd prefer living in perpetual-ish summer, with its long and bright days stretching on forever.
And speaking of long, "only" 11 more hours to go on the Leonard Cohen audiobook. I didnt know too much about Leonard b4 so it's all news to me, but did u know that he dropped acid b4 going onstage? I cant imagine doing that. How did he keep track of all those words?
Anyway, still no tour or shows or anything...2busy eating cronuts. (Not really, i dont even know what they r and as a matter of principle i havent clicked on any cronut links and i also havent clicked on any A-Rod links.  Didnt he used to "date" Madonna?).

abs fab

ACC's big excitement this week: taking two Pilates classes.
Still no tour or shows or anything...2busy seeing double.

it's a long(waisted)day livin' in reseda

Still no tour or shows or anything...2busy
swimming laps.

bruce's gear rich's feet

Bruce "the Bruiser" Anderson back on the boat, recording a contribution to a Kevin Teare project using a wild-sounding set-up Bruce called 'Deathray', and ongoing work on the next MX project.
And speaking of special effects, due to the drifting smoke from the Oregon fires,  it looks like someone has put a filter on everything around here.  Sort of similar to the way it looks when there's a partial solar eclipse.   There's a sadness or melancholy feeling to it.  At sundown/eveningtime things appear even more orange than usual, but with a shadow or dark highlight effect.
No tour or shows or anything..2busy shopping for Pinky's birthday present.

eetsa jowsa

Still on the lookout 4 a new swim suit.
No tour or shows or anything...2busy with my ear to the grindstone.

forever-ish young

On the recommendation of a favored NON TOUR DIARY reader, A&R finally watched YOUNG@HEART. Seeing the group rehearse I Feel Good made A&R so nervous, but the night of the performance, when it really counted, they pulled it off.
Songs like Bowie's Golden Years, the Ramones' I Wanna Be Sedated, and The Who's, oops i meant The Clash's Should I Stay or Should I Go take on a whole new meaning when sung by a group whose median age is 80+.
One of the performers'phrasing brought to mind Marianne Faithfull circa the Broken English LP. That's my favorite MF record.
Still no tour or shows or anything...2buy fearing the repo man.

bed is bedder

Another freezing cold foggy summer day in northern Cali.
Still no tour or shows or anything...2busy working on exciting new project.

see the tree how big it's grown but friend it hasnt been too long it wasnt big

I remember the day in Golden Gate Park when this tree was planted along one of the bike paths that end at the beach.  Sweet ride.  The beach is behind u as u r looking at this photo.
Best gif of the day award goes to Tarred and Branded.
Still no tour or shows or anything...2busy looking for a new bathing suit.

bloody hammer

ACC has never been a Black Sabbath fan but still, i'm getting a kick out of Tony Iommi's audiobook Iron Man: My Journey Through Heaven and Hell with Black Sabbath , narrated by Bev Bevan. Naturally there r the generic but hilarious stories, sort of like a template for band stories...get really drunk, cut off the pantlegs of your bandmate's jeans while he is passed out/get really drunk, intentionally drop Ozzy off at the wrong house after the show/get really drunk, accidentally hit the guy behind u with the swing of a hammer, etc. The funny thing about dropping Ozzy off at the wrong house is, they did it 5 times before Oz figured out it was a prank.
One of my favorite bits: a guy falsely claimed that he was Tony's son, and another band made a song about it titled "Practicing to be Tony Iommi."
I never get tired of reading band bios.
Still no tour or shows or anything...2busy exercising.

heaven's tweets

Where have i been anyways? Just now learning about the more recent goings-on in Michael Cimino's life, personally and professionally.  He looks like a different guy now, not just his face and hair, but his whole body seems to have undergone the transformation.  He used to be chunky, now he's downright wispy.  What an intriguing fellow.  See his tweets here.  
Still no tour or shows or anything...2busy learning sign language.

8x10 glossy

Bruce Anderson is aboard the HB today, recording gtr for next MX80 project. He usually brings prezzies from his lovely paramour.  This high-school picture of Bruce was one of today's prezzies.  Thank you MCA!!

flowered up

Friends from Berkeley visited A&R on the HB, and brought cake and these flowers. Nice.
Speaking for everyone in the room because i'm bossy like that, i thanked them 4the cake but said it wouldnt get eaten at the HB so they should take the cake home and enjoy it there. When i started to put the cake back in its box, there was a mini-outburst and the people spoke: They wanted their cake.Almost a little panicked that maybe they wouldnt be having any.  It was funnier than it sounds here. Also, they were probably not looking forward to eating whatever healthfood snax i had put out.  Things like organic agave-infused young Thai coconut balls dipped in mashed yeast, things like that.
I've always been bossy. I LOVE telling people what to do. Now stop doing that!

have i ever told u you're my hero?

R's new thing is filming his bike-rides. My new thing is, is, umm, i'll have 2 get back2u on that one. Still no tour or shows or anything...2busy flossing.

gated community

R installed this chain-link tourist repellant yesterday and so far so good---no strangers standing at our door, peering into the window at me dressed only in a t-shirt and undies, stuffing blueberries into my face.  A&R's dock, which is kind of proletariet compared to some of the other docks,  doesnt get many tourists but lately there r alot of extra ppl in town for the America's Cup.
Still no tour or shows or anything...2busy listening to Mixerman.

put a stamp on it

Just received this ultra-hip Stamp Lamberts Productions t-shirt from me old pal Kevin Teare. Kevin and Chris Stamp were neighbors/friends when Chris still lived in Sag Harbor. I love the shirt. Nice swag, Kebn, thank u.  Im sorry about your friend.  He was such a dynamic person.
And speaking of girls in tight t-shirts,  heard some Archie Shepp coming from R's office today and i suddenly shot back to the early 1970s. (i was listening to alot of jazz then.) Anyway, shot back to then and recalled being in the audience at an Archie Shepp performance in a small club.  There were two sets and i was surprised when Archie came over and sat at my table during the break.   We were talking and having drinks and he asked me if i'd be interested in "traveling" with him.   Jee, it sounded so exciting and glam, on the road with a bunch of musicians,  i guess i was somehow thinking that i'd be up on stage with them, like dancing around or even singing, i dont know.  Then realized 'hey wait a minute'.  So  I asked Mr Shepp "what would i be doing?"  and he burst out laughing.  Oh, ok.  Never mind.

fear of a cracked planet

Click duh.
No tour or shows or anything...2busy recommending movies.

thin post (what, again?)

No tour or shows or anything...2busy babysitting.

cats on the internet

Still no tour or shows or anything...2busy generating steam heat.

i saw my head laughin'

Still no tour or shows or anything...2busy rollin' on the ground.