Anytime someone in a city says, “I know a shortcut…” go ahead and add 20 mins to your travel estimate. They in fact do not know a shortcut. They have a preferred route which they are comfortable with, that invariably involves an inordinate amount of 4 way stops.
Working on another book cover. This time for a chap book by Christy Prahl. I am a fan of mid 70’s abstract loveliness. Check out the book over at Magical Jeep
Had a nice time grilling on my 1970’s charcoal burner. Previous owner kept the instructions and kept it pristine by putting clay cat litter in the bottom prior to charcoal. Pretty cool.
Here’s my evening sorted. Killed by Epitaph a Dutch double LP punk comp I picked up in NYC some 27 odd years ago. A “out of print” Billie Holiday record the Lady Lives, and really enjoyable instrumental version of Angela Munoz’s Introspection
#vinyl #nowplaying #nowlistening
Work continues to improve the living room. Ami put ups some record display shelves for me today while I was working. Proudly displaying some gifts from Noe. Hard Girls - A Thousand Surfaces, Iron Chic - not like this, and The Weather Report - I Sing the Body Electric
Chicago in no order- Southside flea market, O’hare airport, Jumping Bean cafe in Pilsen, North side intersection near Bucket O’ blood books and Records,
Medieval torture museum, Gyu-Kaku bbq, magical jeep adjacent snap on the freeway, and miners exhibit at the museum of science and industry.
Chicago always has the best abandoned shoes. Not sure what kind of Saturday night this baby had, but Sunday morning it was sans shoe
Had a nice Americano from Cosmonauts in the park. Met a new person on their very first trip out into the world. Their parents were a delight. There’s still hope out there folks. Keep being good people. Every little bit helps.
My favorite space wizard surprised me with my second favorite space wizard. Green Mind was a seminal album in my life, right up there with Sonic Youth’s Sister and Daydream Nation. My heart and ears are having a very nice evening!
Because we need wholesome distracting things, along with the commitment to evolution, even if through revolution.
Original here -> [saturnianspaceghost.tumblr.com/post/7777...](https://saturnianspaceghost.tumblr.com/post/777718307645227008/katajainen-definitelynotaminion)In a crazy time this makes so much sense Kasso Ep. 3
Perfect for a day that felt like it was gonna get me. Posi vibes out to all those out there struggling. Take a listen Concierto de Aranjuez #nowlistening #jazz #vinyl
in progress
the living room wall
the backyard fence
on the south side
simple attempts
at attention
this report
relayed via residue
letter and note
wars
large black shapes
of fur and fury
rights and refusal
remission reminiscing
2am hospital discharge
to number 44
the small damping
down
low compression
and compensation
memories moving
mist like in
this moment
making movies
out of a past
that
like everything else
remains
in progress
comment, like, prescribe
the mundanity of modernity
has misled us into
a metric uneven and deceiving
catching the comments
hoping to hold a connection
looking for symbols
badges and notifications
working the refresh
regretful
when nothing new
denotes acceptance
wandering across the globe
in seconds
wondering
how do you touch another
person
how do you express
anything
without recrimination
without understanding
without the experience
without the nuance
of faces, and eyes, and cheeks, and smiles
without the lean in
or away
what dystopian rhythm do we
dance to
here in our
private public
confused into apathy
losing our empathy
why aren’t they into me?
Another successful trip to grit city to find good music to play of an evening. This time we made our way to Drastic Plastic and it did not disappoint scoring a copy of Bill Nelson’s debut solo LP, along with a BeBop Deluxe Drastic Plastic promo poster, and some more Coleman Hawkins et al.
Record store haul. Chet Baker Quintet - Blues for a Reason, Chastity Belt - Live Laugh Love, Bud Shank - Brazil! Brazil! Brazil! #vinyl #lp #chastitybelt
