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Updated AUG·19·2010

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Everywhere I Sleep

Everyone deserves a host
who outfits their guest
quarters with blue candles.
Much appreciated!
(Okay, can't say the same
about the gift from the cat.)

  

What's New... It's STILL HOT. Still flippin' crazy hot — 54 days with temps over 90º this summer and we usually get about 18. Gee thanks, Mama Nature! San Fran was grand, looking forward to a Tucson trip and another to Austin before the year's out. And, oh my, is that an album review?? Yes, it's a new hotty! Check out Scissor Sisters' latest, it's a dancey gem. We'll be enjoying that live next week and I can't wait!
   
  Why You're Here... Hopefully for music and images, and the occasional shot of blu(e), as there's little else to be found. You might find your mug in the gallery, but only if I knew and liked you two years ago, because I am wayyy behind.
   
What Pays the Bills (One of the Reasons
I Wake Up Each Morning)... Creative Direction (advertising / design) in Washington, DC. I brand, write copy, draw, design and photograph all sorts of things you might see or hear — while managing pesky budgets and staying current (I've a love/hate r'ship w/ pop culture). Did my agency time for cred and went out on my own a decade ago... I've a six-billed hat on but it fits! Art, photog and writing are deep loves, and I'm thankful they've also paid my sometimes steep bills for twenty-odd years. And though I still DJ for only very special people, my favorite side gig is the voice work I do for wine.
     

The Other (More Important) Reason I Wake Up... Music — everything about it and all kinds of it. As you'll learn elsewhere on this site, I'm partial to British rock and funk. Faves include the Beatles, Stone Temple Pilots, doves, Earth Wind & Fire, Cake, dada, Parliament, BRMC, Jerry Riopelle, The Old Ceremony, Soul Coughing, Roger Clyne & The Peacemakers (The Refreshments), Radiohead, Chris Cornell, The Hives and The Stone Roses — and all things lounge and chill the likes of Gotan Project, St. Germain, Thievery Corporation, and Lemon Jelly. See the Top 100 if you want more. I also sing, play keyboards and used to be a club DJ... read: obsessed. Rules my life, keeps me young!
play Drink,B*tch!
A Bit on This Space... This site started out as a six-paragraph joke in late 1996, when I felt the need to publicly question the relevance of a website for peeps (as in marshmallow chicks). Two months in it became a means of providing music leads for friends who were always asking me what new music I was listening to and would suggest they buy. Two years later it became a means of providing images for family and friends in one central spot -- way ahead of today's (mostly creepy) social networks -- and providing concert reviews for my live-music-loving friends. It's honestly not changed much since! And save minor organizational changes, it will always look this way, regardless of my prowess on the job. Don't look here for snazzy web design; my attention's on the real world and I'm lucky if I get in here to update things more than a handful of times a year. There will also never be a blog for countless reasons. However, I'll continue to offer my two musical pennies to feed my DJ jones, and to supply silly downloads and snapshots of life. I do it all for my friends and family scattered across the globe, though I appreciate you outer-circle visitors and some of your kooky comments! (Makes the time I spend here worth it.) If the site ever looks better than this, you'll know I have way too much time on my hands and am probably looking for work.

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