equal time for satan

Having devoted a blog entry to J.C. Superstar, it’s time that Beelzebub got his due. There’s much to admire about the prince of darkness. You’ll notice how he’s turned a receding hairline to his advantage. The pointed hair on his forehead causes your eye to naturally sweep back and fixate on the horns instead of [...]

jc superstar at theater babylon

Last time we saw this show was about ten years ago when the Indigo Girls came to town with a bunch of musicians from Athens, Georgia. They turned up the rock and roll, focused on the music, and it was pretty good. Theater Babylon does a fine job with it also. That’s an achievement, because [...]

the mirror in the cat’s mouth

let’s be happy

Two things to be thankful for:
1.
The band called The Apples In Stereo, who have been around for a while but I recently discovered them. I’m thankful for most of the Fun Trick Noisemaker album. After just one or two listens, these songs feel like the kind of favorites that bring up memories of wonderful times [...]

freezing man

Someone on a Burning Man list posted this URL. The night photos towards the bottom are reminiscent of Black Rock City. I want to put on 3 tons of warm clothes and go to this event.

meat, bees, and bunnies

Talked Scot into abandoning his floor tiling project to go the the Mark Ryden show at the Frye. Because Mr. Ryden was there signing books, there was a big mob. Many of my favorite Rydens were there, like Princess Sputnik. Some of his paintings are much larger than I anticipated, allowing for the viewing of [...]

the boles-aero

Someone came across Maggie’s travelog, “Trailer Love,” on the Seven Cats Barking site and posted a link to it on an Airstream RV enthusiast’s mailing list. We’ve gotten five e-mails so far this week from people who liked the article. That was a surprise, since I often forget that the old site still exists. The [...]

hwp

There’s a theater company asking for very short plays (under four pages) made up of e-mail messages instead of spoken dialog. I wrote one, and this rhyme is included in it:
Sweetest thoughts
through mail they fly
to melt our hearts
and make us sigh
to lose this love
would be unfortunate
so I won’t ask again
if you’re height-weight proportionate