I finally got around to editing and uploading the two shows from last week. My computer was wigging on me at the beginning of the process for both recordings so the two recordings start a little late (and i forgot to edit the bit of democracy now out of the end of Wolfie’s show) but they are mostly intact. You know, for all you completists out there.
My friend Mike Mackey, who sometimes plays for Kahoots, The Road Apples, and other bands, created this texture heavy album in february for the RPM Challenge. The purpose was to create an album in 28 days, from start to finish. I think he did a pretty sweet job – especially given only a month. The results are downloadable here.
I am not a smoker, but in Boston I was amazed by this – the video isn’t as impressive as the real thing – The “Electronic Cigarette” (link provided by the woman who was “smoking” it)- No tar, no smoke, just water vapor for appearances and system for distribution of nicotine inside it to give you your “fix.” The girl said “It’s like an inhaler.” She even got away with smoking it on the plane ride to Boston.
It’s not smelly. It even lights up at the end, looking like a surreal version of an actual cigarette. It’s actually pretty neat. I have no intention of taking up smoking because of it, but it seems like a good alternative for those who are looking to quit but still have the look and feel of smoking. We are living in the future and the future is electronic cigarettes. And turning your pockets inside out. Speaking of which, it’s probably less expensive than buying cartons of the real thing.
At the Burlesque Expo in Boston Wolfie and I witnessed an oddities fair. I snapped some photos. The oddities troupe is called “Eight Corner Globe.” It’s some freaky stuff, be warned. Here are the photos. Professor Badger was a funny guy and he had a wealth of knowledge, some real, some fake, about the materials in his collection. See below, and visit their website to book them for your town. Oh yeah, they vacation on the Vineyard and would love to do a setup near the flying horses.
(Feel free to click the comment button and ask any questions you may have about the above images, he gave a pretty decent description of what they all were. Human scrimshaw, live black widows, Vampire slaying kits, etc.)
There’s a pool party, classes on how to run a stripping oriented website, and various other events.
It’s at the Hyatt Regency in Cambridge, MA and it lasts through sunday (I’ll be leaving during the day that day).
Anyone gonna be in Boston this weekend? Drop me a line. Come on by? Or perhaps I’ll be able to peel my eyes away and get out of the hotel for a bit to visit.
Sarah’s going to have an Aequinox booth at the show and is selling several items.
Oh yeah and, on Saturday I’m going to run off to the AT&T store and buy myself an iPhone. Huzzah.
How’s this for service: the show performed, recorded, and available online within the same hour. Now I need some bands to perform on the show live so I can share them with the world instantly. Anyone? Smallish Acoustic acts preferable – the studio is very very small. I’m serious, drop me a comment, it’s free.
Here’s Wolfie’s latest, and I think greatest episode of his radio show, Strange Ways in 4D, yet. He played a ton of new music, much of which was new to me as well, and his radio presence was dynamic and funny. I got turned on to a few bands I’d never heard from this episode, and for me that’s a rarity. Listen to it.
And check out my show tomorrow night at 8 on WVVY – the stream is working again now, so I’ll be interacting live on twitter, facebook, and other avenues.
It’s still a work in progress, and I need to tweak some visual elements, add more images, categories, and various other details, but thanks to the glory of WordPress and the wonderful NextGen gallery plugin created by Alex Rabe I’ve easily integrated a gallery into the art section. Go check it out.
