Cake Soundcheck at Art & Soul

Cake Soundcheck at Art & Soul
Originally uploaded by dumbeast

Mary went to Pilates this morning, even though the dreaded Oakland Art & Soul festival was going on.  She figured out how to circumvent the madness & get to her gym, and off she went.

15 minutes after she left, she called home. "I think Cake is playing right now. You might want to get down here. Listen!"  She held her phone up to some low-fi noise.

I couldn't hear what the hell she was talking about, but I was pretty sure that Cake (co-headlining with MC Hammer) wouldn't be playing at 10:45 on Saturday morning.  Hah!  That's a laugh. I hope it's something really embarrassing.  A kid playing the Jonas Brothers on a boombox.  Polysonic Spree. An ironic Austrian Cake cover band named Pfannkuchen.  Whatevs.   I got on my bike and headed down there.  This should be good.

It was Cake, doing a sound check, and they were good.  A few other early birds and I got a free private miniconcert, just off stage left. Thanks for the heads-up, Babe. Sorry I thought of you as "Old Tin-Ear."

"Look, Why Don't we Change our Clothes and Play Badminton?"

Look, Why Don't we Change our Clothes and Play Badminton?
Originally uploaded by dumbeast

From Woody Allen's "A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy". Jose Ferrer delivers this immortal line.

New Fave TV Show

New Fave TV Show
Originally uploaded by dumbeast

I don't know what it's called, but I think of it as "People Who, if You Saw them Coming, You'd Gladly Cross a Busy Street in the Middle of the Block to Avoid, Get Their Hair Done"

News Item: DSM-V Will be Available in Rap Format

DSM-V code 301.56 Narcissistic Personality Disorder:
    Subtype Jewish

"Ain't no narcissist
like a Jew narcissist,
cuz a Jew narcissist
don't quit, whut whaat?"

You, too Could Enjoy the Glamourous Lifestyle of the Minor Functionary in a Public Services Non-Profit...

...just like me!
[sent from a dead woman's office in a methadone clinic.]

Man Sack

Man Sack, originally uploaded by dumbeast.

I completed my new carrying bag yesterday.

The last one was showing signs of wear, and it was bright yellow. Not really me.

So I made this new one out of cord from LL Bean that's made for stringing decoys together. It's camo green and appears to be really tough, braided nylon cord. Cutting down on all that chroma is certainly a relief. And this one is unencumbered by innertube rubber, as well.





I harvested this bit of endoskeleton from a discarded shampoo bottle. It's sewn in, and gives the center section just enough structure that it doesn't collapse when you put the camera into its slot.






Here's a detail of the finished(?) piece.

Sharks Vs Wolverine

Sharks Vs Wolverine, originally uploaded by dumbeast.

In a conflict such as this, who would win? I'll tell you. Nobody wins! Why oh why can't sharks and wolverines sit down, discuss their differences, and come to a reasonable agreement that takes both viewpoints into consideration? Otherwise, the inevitable carnage and devastation will result in such a senseless waste. [sob]

This shot is called "Gluing Up Mouthparts".