Monthly Archives: May 2004

Watched Game Six down the block from my house in a sports establishment called CHANCES. The experience was epitomized when Luther Vandross’ “Power of Love” came on jukebox during Kevin Garnett post-game crying shots. Sole Lakers fan in bar, talking … Continue reading →

“The man who wins the pissing contest loses at life.” this has been a public service announcement from the Disciples of Kokopelli

My friend Jen Davison: designer/visual & performance artist. An only child, obsessed with being a twin.

Also, some back history on lowrider culture (which is rooted in post-WWII Mexican migrant worker’s necessity, as an outgrowth of then-emerging American car culture, and a mimicking of paseos.) Cesar Chavez, it must be noted, really did drive a 1940 … Continue reading →

above strip copyright Dave Gonzales, creator of Homies Excerpt from an interview I had with Ralph Fuentes, editor Lowrider magazine. What got you into lowriders? “For me, it was the love of cars at an early age. My mother says … Continue reading →

Was the name of an ex-boyfriend’s Sonic Death-loving noize band ca. 2000. Oh Baby was only a side project; his main project was the band “Fuck Yes.” They had better posters than music. In case you are not keeping track … Continue reading →

amazing email from my friend Marie, who grew up with me in Wyoming, but now holds it down in Severance, Colorado: “Severance is just like 8 miles east of Fort Collins. The population sign says 106, but there are like … Continue reading →

missive from teeny lucky bass player, in Japan: “ate a smoked egg — it-s a miracle — hardboiled egg and a veggie dog\smoked meat in one great taste…. my love to the kids and the blogosphere” (‘s tough to type … Continue reading →

The Nation on Punkvoter, Project Democracy, and this year’s movement to register kids to vote at punk shows.

Give this woman the Pulitzer. This paragraph was of particular interest: “It is hard to measure the increasing acceptance of brutality in American life, but its evidence is everywhere, starting with the video games of killing that are a principal … Continue reading →