(no) rockets red glare etc.

No hot dogs, no fireworks, and no strawberry shortcake.
Also,  no tour or shows or anything...2busy sitting around.

my new hat visits fort mason and the community gardens

And my new hat CANNOT WAIT to see this. U hear me? CANNNOT WAIT. I saw the movie so many times when it came out that i ended up memorizing every line of dialog.
"They're my girls, i'm goin' back in deh."
"Sal, Wyoming...it's not a country."
"You got kids?" Yeah, I got kids and I'd like to see them again." "You'll see them, I got no complaints against you whatso-ever. You wont fuck wit me, will ya?"
"Leon, did they give u a shot at the hospital?" "Yeah, what they shot me with was like unreal."
"Why rob a bank when you've got a sucker for a mother?"
"I bark. U see this man here? He bites."
Not all moviegoers appreciated when i would talk along with the characters but i felt compelled.  I wouldnt do that today tho;I'd like to think i'm more considerate now than i was then.
But!  At home, like right this minute, i can yell as loudly as i want to:  SONNY ALL THE WAY! HEY!  SONNY ALL THE WAY!
Still no tour or shows or anything...2busy shape-shifting.

this is a real place it actually exists

Step inside/outside BJ's yard.  Wowness.

i look down and my shoes r so far away from me. i got a real indication of a laugh comin' on

Still no tour or shows or anything...2busy grabbing the gusto.

what??

show me yours

It feels kind of sneaky to "go" inside other ppl's dwellings.  This place is on a neighboring dock; the editors at NON TOUR DIARY have a full view of the south and west sides of it, which glow golden yellow at sunset. The above pic shows the dock which is totally different than all the other docks.  First of all, the part u walk on is not wood, but a fire-safe material, which makes sense, right?  And the plants and olive trees have been placed on the outside of the railings rather than on the dock itself.  It's a streamlined look, not shmegeggy like the other docks.  The lighting is better too, recessed underneath the top railing and goes the whole length of the dock so u dont have these pools of light surrounded by darkness, which isnt that helpful at night.
Still no tour or shows or anything...2busy giving up looking for cool giphs.  One of those times when it feels like ive used up the internet.

interplanetary craig leon

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This is so badass.  (Scroll down)

the sun is still sunny

Hello everyone. Yup, still got the Stones on repeat all night long and now they r even creeping into my daylight hours. Not sure where all this Stonesmania is leading, if anywhere. Kinda hard2beat Bossa 'n Stones for covers with vocals so perhaps another Accordion Pop?
On a completely unrelated note, shouldnt this read "fewer" rather than "less"?
Still no tour or shows or anything...2busy licking it up.

well pixelate myblueberries

Still no tour or shows or anything...2busy scrolling.

their eyes are blue

Saw the seriously good Dean Wareham show at the Chapel on Friday night. It appeared to be sold out and not one audience member left b4 the show was over.
There's a new drummer in the band, i liked his playing alot. It's difficult to lose drummers and audition new ones, it can put your band behind the 8ball for awhile but i had no complaints against this guy whatsoever and he was interesting to watch too, using mallets and brushes as well as sticks.
The words that come to mind as i'm trying to describe the band's performance:  'deep' and 'personal'. Beautiful gorgeous singing by Dean and Britta, with more singing by Jason Quever, who doubled up on Dean's lead vocals. So good.
I felt like i was witnessing something, something  important about how the years of dedication and perseverance have led to the deepness i was feeling, but u should read this instead of listening to my mumbly incoherence.
Tomorrow:  More on blueberries!

when u shave off all their baby hair

Lil troll lives on NON TOUR DIARY car for years, suffers hirsute consequences.

stars and stripes

down the road a'piece

Took these slapdash pix onthefly while dockwalking yesterday, just walking along and snapping willynilly.
Still enjoying the ever-amusing Mick Jagger  audiobook. Too bad Andrew Loog Oldham's book isnt available as an audiobook. Well, there's this i guess.
Still no tour or shows or anything...2busy zooming in and out.

it's just my (still) life

Still listening to the Stones under my pillow every night and finally heard Beast of Burden after weeks of listening.  Have also begun the Mick Jagger book; the author is very funny.  Hey I just thought of a new word:  Britchy.  The author is funny in that bitchy British way the Englishters have about them. And, nothing to do with the Stones, but dont4get about the Fri the 13th full moon tonite.
Still no tour or shows or anything...2busy doing the numbers.

push it

Got a really goooood pkg in the mail containing handmade gifts along with a card in this envelope.
Thak you!
Still no tour or shows or anything...2busy playing catch.

hi ange, whatr u doin'? oh, just hanging out with keith backstage after the show

Had a dream that at a Stones' show an all-access pass got me into Keith's private area, er, that is, dressing room, Keith had taken off his shirt and was standing there smiling at me. I was blathering and babbling and blabbleing jeez i couldnt shut up about how much fun i had at the show. The dream didnt include any concert scenes but i knew that i had just seen the best Stones show ever. And Keith just kept looking down at me, smiling,  then ACC woke up.

antlers in the tree-tops by who goosed the moose

Remember silly fake book titles like that? There were a bunch of them, like in grade school or something but the only other one i recall is 'How i won the war, by General Confusion.'
And speaking of silly book titles, this is the audiobook i'm listening to. Funny, well-written and narrated by the author.
And here r a buncha photos from A&R's recent shorty vacay in Mendocino. Gosh it is extraordinarily beautiful there. Positive and uplifting.  Those watertowers.
Still no tour or shows or anything...2busy pondering new hair color.

pitty party

as terry tolkin would say, THE SONG IN MY HEAD WHEN I WOKE UP THIS MORNING WAS:

Prime Mover. Arent i a littttle too old to still find this shite amusing? Evidently not as i've just sat here and watched the viddie not once but twice. The guitar sounds and drums still sound exciting. I saw Zodiac Mindwarp at the sweaty and smelly Stone in San Francisco where i was the only female in the audience.   Too bad the book isnt available as an audiobook as i cant be arsed to read paper books anymore.  Or even kindlebooks.
Anywayz, back from another short vacay in Mendocino, pix to follow.

clowny clown clownsex

Here's another fun viddie from the desk of R. Stim.  Enjoy! (You're welcome.)

cherry oh baby

Friday=a bike ride to the farmers' market in Mill Valley. These cherries were grown at the evocatively-named Hidden Star Orchards.
And still got the Stones under my pillow at night, as well as listening to Lisa Robinson's book during waking hours.  I seem to never tire of these music biz books. Next up will be Mick Jagger by Philip Norman and after that Christopher Ciccone's book.
No tour or shows or anything...2busy poppin' wheelies.

escape while u can

Watched the film Escape From Tomorrow. The trailer claims that it is "unlike anything you've seen before".  Roger that.  Recommended.
Still no tour or shows or anything...2busy watching life pass me by.

u were stuck in a dream and u wanted to scream

This is hardly a post. I dont know why i just dont use instagram instead. I also dont know why the picture is black when u click on it. Maybe not the case in your case?

i do dog! i do!

I married Rich Stim 37 years ago today. What did i ever do to be so lucky?

another sign for pdoddy

Still no tour or shows or anything...2busy looking at a site called mic drop. I didnt know dropping the mic was a thing. Huh. Anyway, found this there.
And how YOU doin'?

daytime treetruck

Later that night...

cauliflower doesnt grow on trees

Went to a holiday dock party. Went home.
I love these trees.
Still no tour or shows or anything...2busy looking at cats on the internet.

mom bursts in says what's that noise

Heard alotta racket on the roof, like the seagulls were up there bowling. Later, saw this half-of-a-pingpong ball that had been dropped on the deck.
Still no tour or shows or anything...2busy sound-checking.  Is this thing on?

that light

lowtide strawberries

And speaking of blogs, been listening to the audiobook Hatching Twitter.   I'm not techy but still enjoy reading all the books about Silicon Valley startups and companies.  What abuncha characters these ppl are.
Still no tour or shows or anything...2busy organizing a meet&greet.

goin' faster miles an hour

Yeah ok so this is all over the 'net but if u havent seen it yet: Click for Craig Leon video.
Say what?  Arthur Brown?  Aliens?   And all the tech-talk and info about each selection is so interesting. I love him.  He's a happy guy.
Still no tour or shows or anything...2busy missing u.

and i look on this as a blissful moment to fly into the sun

Yesterday the sun was shining selectively (or should 'selectively' come before 'shining'? Too lazy to google adverb placement). Big patches of intense sunlight kept appearing right next to unlit areas, like there was a giant-sized roving spotlight being operated.
Still no tour or shows or anything...2busy giffing. Suggestion:  click the photo, today and every day please.

i'm no (catholic) schoolboy but i know what i like

Trying to emulate the photos of P Doddy, i took a buncha shots of this red dumpster out behind Heath Ceramics.  Didnt Bresson say u should take only one shot per subject?  I can never manage to do that.
Actually went to a party last nite, held in a huge ultra-beautiful house with a shiny black grand piano and lots of bedrooms and couches and dishes and chairs and tables and books and artwork and plants and packed with people. An Edwardian house, all the wood except for the floors had been painted an uplifting white that brightened things up and kept the house from feeling spooky. Sneaked out after 3 hours which i prefer over interrupting the hosts to say goodbye. Everything was very welcoming and gorgeous but back at home it felt refreshing to be surrounded by one table, one bed and nothing on the walls except two portholes.

museum matte

Found a new button at Picasa..."museum matte".

pave paradise and put up a paradise-like parking lot

Click the photo.

JLG LIFT to heaven

Still no tour or shows or anything...2busy eating cherries.

red joysticks

Click pic please.

sally cant dance (but bruce can)

yellow and green ooooh what a surprise

golden sun, cable cars, etc.

lady of the house wonderin' when it's gonna stop

For the past 2 weeks ive kept the iphone under my pillow at night with the Stones playing. Every night.
I thought i knew what Charlie was doing on the songs all these years but boy was i wrong. I had no idea how many notes he plays on the bass drum. And the fills go by so fast i cant really tell what just happened.
It's awesome hearing Keith sing Happy under the pillow. The best voice in rocknroll ever.
Still dont like Satanic Majesty's tho.

OBvi

Had some dreams last night about Ocean Beach.
And speaking of nights, tonite is, sadly,  the last nite of vacay for our guest.
I'll miss u Heater, U my dog.
And in case u havent heard the new Keith yet, here dear readers.

if you're coming to sausalito be sure 2wear some flowers in your hair

Enjoying my kookykrazykool houseguest. She be all fancy and shite. Hi Heater!
Got a kick out of hearing Big Black Cloud on the "radio" 2day. What a huge racket that song makes.
Thanks HT and CL 4ever.
Still no tour or shows or anything...2busy um, swimming.

shining gleaming streaming flaxen waxen

Having fun with out-of-towner. Tacos, make-overs, haircuts, lap-swimming, workouts.
Still no tour or shows or anything...2busy planning today's activities.

craig leon is amazeballs

All i'm sayin' is, just scroll down to the 5th paragraph to read how he worked on this project.
NYC gonna be a crackin' place 2nite!  Have a great show Craig and Cassell.  Streaming live btw.

red shirty

Bruce Anderson's guitar and red Pendleton back onboard for a session recording more (yes more) MX80 songs. My favorite of the day was 'M'.
Some of the new songs r covers.  And speaking of covers, did u know about this? Pretty good, right? And what about this one? It's ok, but the original is so touching. Still no tour or shows or anything...2busy being obsessed with this guy.