vignettes of the nite XXXVI: we are all the same

I remain convinced that all creatures given the privilege to express personality, can and do. Case in point this video of goats bouncing on a flexible aluminum structure (think trampoline meets balance beam) for fun, and the larger tawny one who plays king of the castle, lol. Cuteness! Reminds me of that post I did […]


vignettes of the nite XXXV: from dumpster to mobile home

“With names like R2D2, Romanian Farm House, Uni-bomber Shack and The Chuck Wagon, these structures are built from pallets, bed frames, futon frames, doors, plywood, OSB, paint, packing crates, car consoles, auto glass, refrigerator shelves…when a home is completed, he pushes it into the street, take a few photos and then gives it away.”


mark lanegan covers and new silver threads/2013

Just listened to Mark Lanegan’s “Imitations” 2013, his second covers album, and as you’d expect some are better than others. I’m a big fan though so I gave it a thorough listening. Weirdly I like the songs that are most recognizable like Solitaire (Neil Sedaka and Phil Cody), 1972, and Pretty Colors (Al Gorgoni and […]


vignettes of the nite XXXIV: “death’s second self”

Came across this Shakespeare sonnet in the Bruce La Bruce film, Gerontophilia, 2013, which, as mentioned, I’m watching in prep for our interview. Melvin, the elder man, recites it to Lake, his young lover, while they dance in a nightclub on the former’s 82nd birthday. Its a brilliant moody scene, the whole film entrancing. Anyway, […]


vignettes of the nite XXXIII: beauty and the beast

Lady Amherst’s Pheasant. Have you ever seen such gorgeousness? I’m enthralled. And of course in a Google search, I find out people are breeding and selling them! Why? Because they can. Its like when I recently read that in traditional Chinese medicine the bile of black bears is extracted (after caging and painful process) for […]