Jumbo Barking

[MP3] Jimi Hendrix - The Star Spangled Banner (Live)

I'm driving Cindy, a.k.a. Denver, a.k.a. Audrey to a doctor's appointment on Tuesday. I didn't realize she had alter egos until Anna told me, but now that I think about it: "Denver" totally fits.

[MP3] The New Pornographers - July Jones

iTunes Update

Updated to the newest version of iTunes this week and it wiped out my entire music library. I'm only slightly bent out of shape by this, but I'm sure there are lots of people who have been pushed right over the edge by it.

Phoenix Live at KCRW

Good stuff.

Chicago, baby. Chicago.

New Spoon

Mp3: Spoon -- Got Nuffin

T-Shirts

Had a dream the other night I was wearing a t-shirt that had lots of tiny pics all over it and each pic was of something or someone in my past. I think I had this dream because I've been way into Woot shirts lately. They post a different shirt every day by different graphic artists around the world and you can order one (in the U.S.) for 10 bucks, including shipping. The site gives you the name of the artist who designed the shirt, where he or she lives, and what the concept behind the shirt is. I have two so far. One is this wild abstract print that looks kind of like a maze and says "stuff" at the beginning and end. It's charcoal grey. And the other one is royal blue with a sketch of an old school telephone next to an answering machine and it says: "Answer me." As if all that's not enough, the graphics are printed on American Apparel shirts, which are made in L.A. and not some sweatshop in Asia. Thanks to Mark Davis for turning me on to the joy of the Woot shirt.

Dance

Drove Anna's kids to Toledo, Ohio for a dance competition yesterday. There was just no way she could take off work to do it and it was pretty important to Nicole and Victoria. Hey, keep in mind that Madonna got her start dancing in Detroit. Anyway here's a pic of Victoria. As for me longing to be a mom? I think the world's okay without Nancy as a mom. I'm just glad I'm available to help my buddy out now and then.

Music from Gothenburg, Sweden

Mp3: Compute -- I Thought One Kiss

Mp3: Michael Jackson -- Forever Came Today

Bubblicious

Sent from my iPhone

Mp3: Michael Jackson -- I want You Back (featuring Lil Wayne)

Here's a pic of me that my mom took in front of the Michael Jackson shrine at the Motown Museum. And that's all I have to say about that.

Home Movie

This is a wacky new video I put together of my trip to Saugatuck with Lora. I got a little carried away in the end. Blaim it on Bettye LaVette.

SFO

I'm flying to San Francisco July 15th for two weeks. I like to go once a year to check in with my peeps and to say hello to the Pacific. Karin and her new girlfriend will be there on vacation from Germany. Dorotta will be there (from Spain). Sunil and Richa will be welcoming their new little baby into the world right around then, and, basically, I'll get to see a lot of people that I really miss.

As a side note: I had a dream that I met Karin's new girlfriend and she had razor stubble on her face :-) Had to share that.