loafered.

thought i was hitting peak loafer...

thought last year's "el nino" would quell the addiction, at least a tad....

but no.

people often comment on the mound of loafers near the door in my studio. little do they know, like an iceberg, the bulk of the collection is hidden in the closet.

loafer hound for life.

special shoe envy award goes to lunch skirt for these totally taser green flats.

for some reason they never fail to improve my mood and general outlook on life.

the taser side(s) of the world- drawings by rob hessler

my fandom for this fellow has been there from the moment i locked eyes w/ his work.

not only the work, but as a person, the experience is so damn taser.

a few years laters, and now with ~2,400 miles of distance between us, my incredible appreciation of this work has done nothing but grow.

(funny how that happens)

flipped worlds, feathered scopes, and re-revisited historical scapes... mr. hessler cleverly pulls together forever stare-at-able pieces in insanely exacting detail, with enough conceptual presence to draw plenty o' inkwell dry.

these grabbed photos are just a tease...

 not even the most intense, just a couple of faves. seeing rob's work in person is enough to make my wrist cramp, instant carpal tunnel vision....the amount of fancy, pen technique (to his own) involved in this action breaks my brain.

here's the online, a lot to offer. he's out there often, many cities... grab it live when/if you can.

http://www.robhessler.com/

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drawings by rob hessler

zapping the southwest

I must drop my taser for a moment, as this guy has one pointed directly at my brain.

Brooklyn based artist, sound-maker Brad Kahlhamer has been/is be combining almost everything I ever hoped to see in the push and pull where Native American influence meets expressionistic impulse in action.

All of it, the drawings, paintings, and especially sculptural work, strum my strings.

No more words from me. There are plenty out there online already. However, I suggest just going direct to the source: http://www.bradkahlhamer.net/

...and that's how jazz works.

gonna start refreshing this...like more than once a year.
thought i'd light it up w/ this giga-heavy heave of taserness:
paul flaherty/chris corsano/john olson in an ann arbor basement in 2004.

heard many words about this one, happy to finally see it.

a show i def wanted to witness...if only via video, it kills.

?!this is like that TM thing right?!

.taser factory.

selfiecity - the science of selfies

my favorite type of research... over the top data collection, analysis, and theoretic perspectives on a subject that seemed so whatev's and trivial like a blink ago.

encompassing locale, age, gender, smiling, and even head tilting. this goes above and beyond. #taserfactory for f'ing sure.

check it in full: selfiecity.net

coast-to-coast(er)

A few nights ago, a friend and I did a test drink of these new printed coasters from the Goatmother himself --- Mr. Mark Rice.

They performed brilliantly, and include some of my all time favorite terms to shout out when things are taser! 
Translation available upon request.

I'm no popcorn expert

from the always sensible Doug Aamoth (@daamoth):

Pop Secret Addresses the Challenges of Popcorn-Making with a Free Helper App

Let's face it: Making popcorn isn't for the weak, the stupid or the faint of heart. It's a complicated process that draws on more than one of your senses.

Read more: http://techland.time.com/2013/06/07/pop-secret-addresses-challenges-of-popcorn-making-with-free-helper-app/#ixzz2XevWLsVI

the square drive revolution...

screws...phillips head, slotted, star drive, etc. 
fuck all those!
square drive is superior.

minimum slip.
maximum torque.
single-handed driving.
taste like no other (the only phrase i can say with a nearly convincing australian accent).

they're the only type of screw i'll use...or at least the only type i'll purchase.
square drive=easy life.


buy the screws. buy the bit. 
make something taser factory.


this place has much more to say on the subject:
http://www.mcfeelys.com/tech/faq.htm

simon & fuckin' simon...

hands down the best show ever. 
with the best theme song ever. we used to jam this right before doing something really stupid...check out the bad-ass truck and the part where rick busts out of a burning shack in a piece of construction equipment:





here's a taste-uh...features rick, a.j., short shorts, san diego, and "marathon" music:



this is what taser factory was born from/for. eat it.

sean "sci-fi" connery

uhm...movie shit: ok, so i admit, we have netflix. blah, whateva... it's pretty rad in a town where video rental has taken a corporate color to an opaque degree.
it's cool for reasons like this...
i try, and succeed, at finding terrible movies, and recently i've come across a few sean connery fronted sci-fi titles that are simply terrific (terrible and terrific are interchangable terms for me, as many already know).
let's start with 1973's "Zardoz"...... directed by john "Noxzema" boorman, this post-apocalyptic gem has our favorite scotsman running around in a smashingly revealing red leather get-up, chasing after a giant floating stone head. it looks great, but from what i can tell, the story line reads like a bad RPG. incredible!
there are many amazing quotes, many of which have been picked thru the years by outsider sound-making acts..."the gun good...the penis is bad...", etc.

next is "Outland"

, a more discernable low point in the post-Bond career. In 1981, somebody directed this, and actors went along with the idea. the result is a (quite) depressing inter-Sol knock off of "High Noon", which apparently won a Saturn Award...whatever that is. i love it, and that's what i'm trying to convey. my favorite part is when his wife leaves him, and then he talks to peter boyle. i would do the same...great minds think alike.

note: i'm plugging these movies. NOT netflix.