mama put on that party dress

Ooops, had this set up for yesterday for THROWBACKTHURSDAY but didnt get around to posting. This guy could really crack me up.  I loved hanging around with him,  he would mutter the funniest tidbits then go back to twitching.  Just looked him up on FB, apparently he is still with us.  Hi there LT!!!
Today's excitement: R's most recent LYNDA.com offering is now up.  Congratulations R!
Still no tour or shows or anything...2busy holding my breath until the final JINX episode.

so unbelievable OH!

Shit i just hurt my neck dancing to EMF. That song, what a groove it is.
During afternoon coffee today the NTD staff had a discussion about groove. U have no choice but to dance when u hear Unbelievable or Give It Up but not so with Turd, er, Blurred Lines. Jeez what a dud of a song. Anyway that doesnt have anything 2do with the case but the outcome and why the jury arrived at their decision is v interesting;RWS may write an article about it for LYNDA.com, will keep u posted on that.
And speaking of blurred lines, been looking at a fan's blurry pix from the Suicide show the other nite at Webster Hall. First i thought "oh that's too bad, they're blurry" but then realized that hmmmm maybe blurry wasnt necessarily a bad thing in this instance if u catch muh driff. Hey they're not alone, i could benefit from having one of those blurry blue dots on my face,  u know, like permanently.
So anyway, yeah, my neck.  Oh well, that's what happens when u try to show off in front of your one&only.

newness

ACC has a brand new bandcamp page. Thank u to the staff for putting it up.
It's a work in progress,  ACC videos plus other stuff will be added soon.

kings of the 212

Still no tour or shows or anything...way too busy listening to Howard Thompson's brilliant SUICIDE tribute on WPKN. For dear readers in the NYC area, SUICIDE are performing live tonite at Webster Hall. Honk if u love Alan and Marty. I know I do!

duck duck normlock

Hello.  Still no tour or shows or anything...2busy watching movies and attempting small home improvement project. Oops, hit a snag. How the f*%k do u get this offa here anyway?

no movie, just the theater

On a tour of Alameda the other day we stepped inside the Alameda movie theater for a quick lookaround. Wow.
The town of Alameda is totally flat, and right at sea level,  so different than San Francisco and the greater Bay Area in general.  Not sure where one would go in case of flooding there.

gimme some

Gave a homeless man two tangerines today, he was wearing an orange t-shirt. While handing him the tangerines i thought of Prokofiev's The Love for Three Oranges.
He thanked me then put his fist up for me to bump and said "Gimme some."

look up part1

Spectacular, colorful bling all over the hillsides and neighborhoods.  Spring in Cali!

look up part2

someday my meal will come

Last in a series of dental appts scheduled for tomorrow, here's hoping i'll be saying goodbye to the guacamole applesauce mashed potato tapioca butterscotch pudding diet.
After the appt Ima eat up a storm and be happy about it.
That's fish tacos in the picture, with mango/radish salsa and black beans, carrot juice/beet-apple juice. I got food on the brain! Giddy with excitement and anticipation about ordering these tacos soon. Just a bike ride away!

oh hey broadway

Still no tour or shows or anything...2busy promoting Bar Stool Walker's new CD.

put a bird on it, innit?

Whoa, truly cant wait for this. Until then, this is keeping me occupied pun intended even tho #ihatepuns.
Still no tour or shows or anything...2busy gearing up for more dental work.

california dreamin'

Hi.  Still no tour or shows or anything...2busy California dreamin'.  The evening shots are in Pismo Beach, the daytime shots in Carpinteria.    (Dear Picasa help support, what happened to the caption button on the upload page?  Am i looking right at it?)

one night with u

Bottom photo is an Airstream rolling thru downtown Pismo Beach last nite.
Packing up now, heading back to our friends in Sausalito, a 4-5 hour drive.  Thanks Socal!

back in pizzizzmo bizznitch

Back in Pismo Beach for final nite of working vacay. (Well, one of us worked and the other one vacayed.)
They say that into each life a little rain must fall but why did my new pedometer have to fall in the toilet in the bathroom at the gas station?  When i came out and told R what had just happened, he, for some inexplicable reason, thought i said that the dental surgery mouthpiece i've been wearing for 3 weeks was the thing that fell in. Let's just say things got pretty crazy with me talking about the pedometer and R thinking i was talking about the mouthpiece and it all ended with R laughing so hard he had to lean on a telephone pole.
The sidewalks in Pismo have been treated with a smelly dark red sealant of some kind. As u stroll along, instead of the smell of the ocean breeze or cotton candy or pizza or popcorn, u smell varnish.   The finish is shiny which makes the sidewalk look wet and slippery.  It was apparently done to help "improve" sidewalk maintenance.   No good no bueno.  P.U.!

locals say "carp"

Uh oh. I could really get used to this socal lifestyle. It is unbelievably gorgeous in Carpinteria. They take the outdoors very seriously here, there r many parks, the beach is beautiful and clean, no trash anywhere, no smoking allowed anywhere, so no cigarette butts laying all over the ground and sidewalks.  Huge public outdoor swimming pool, tennis courts, campgrounds.  Really sweet very tall palm trees and majestic mountains.
No wind,  and mostly flat, u can ride a bike or scoot all over the place. I brought my scoot with me, it's been really great zipping around. Zipped past these cottages just now, maybe will stay there the next time, half the tab picked up by R's employer lynda.com.
Well, that's all for now, time to scoot back to Beach Bowl for my 3rd wellness shot of the day.  These shots make me feel like barking!  They r stiff!  And u know what "they" say.

pismo beach is a party town

People ride bikes barefoot while eating ice cream cones, head for the beach on their bikes with beach chairs strapped to their backs, it's all so very super-casual. Lots of places to get caramel apples and salt water taffy, more than several tattoo/piercing salons. Adult-sized swings at the beach!
Good night Pismo, see u next time.

greetings from pismo beach

Took a drive down the coast, stopped in Pismo Beach for the night. Hotel room with a balcony right on the beach, the surf is so loud! Dis be my happy place.
And eating up a storm after the 2 weeks of mashed potatoes, smoothies and chocolate mousse, butternut squash soup.  Culinary tip:  Pureed broccoli is not a good idea.
OK, next stop: Carpenteria, home of LYNDA.COM where RWS will be filmed presenting his second in a series of music law tutorials.  He's on a roll.

is it friday yet?

That's when i can eat solid food again, if all goes well at the dentist's office.  Excellent weight loss plan tho, weighed in at 107 pounds this morning.  Everything reminds me of food.  Like yesterday, walked by a Wells Fargo bank, the logo made me think of a giant bag of  Fritos corn chips.  Later that night, in my mind's eye i kept seeing the sandwich a guy was eating at an outdoor cafe.  Cant wait to go here, here, here and here.

open maximum

Making a mental list of foods to enjoy after current dental process is semi-finished on January 23rd.
"Open maximum" is what Dr. Stroumza says when he wants u to really open your mouth.
One week down, one to go eating only blended soups, applesauce and vegetable purees.
Tomorrow's dinner:  mashed potatoes, chiogga beet puree.
No tour or shows or anything...2busy recommending movies.  FIVE STARS.  #allcapsintended