Making a book Cover - Michele McDannold
Lovely little post about creating the book cover for her collection of poems Stealing the Midnight from a Handful of Days. I had a small hand in creating said cover. You can purchase the book, which I highly recommend, over at Roadside press.
#poetry#publish
i hope this email never finds you
i hope you are outside its grasp
i hope you are outside
walking in the woods
away from this
toward something else
breaking the chain
missing the message
and finding meaning
no longer concerned
with warranty opportunities
updated information
request confirmation
last chance deals
curated collections
misdirecting headlines
sad news about
a loved one
less known than loved
all wrapped
in a daily digest
bound by electrons
and cuddled under
an icon
with a
red badge glaring
Saw a post featuring Lydia Lunch which naturally made me think of Richard Kern, which made me think of Sonic Youth. I first became aware of him via the still of his film used as the cover for EVOL. I ended up with several of his books over the years. Always loved his transgressive nature.
If you are interested in physical page turn buttons on an B&W e-reader one of the best has some refurbs on sale (U.S. White only). Not an ad just like their products.
us.kobobooks.com/collectio…
The better half and I sat down to enjoy the always enjoyable. This has got to be a record of wholesomeness and quality that will be remembered. Nick Park never disappoints. Scope the books Gromit is reading.
New Ella, color me excited!
“Verve Records has announced a new, never-before-released live album from legendary jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald. Titled The Moment Of Truth: Ella At The Coliseum, the album was recorded at the Oakland Coliseum on June 30, 1967…”
The greatest creators are accident prone. The intention lies in their willingness to embrace their mistakes and elevate happenstance.
I enjoy the whirlwind that is CES. It reminds me of a more hopeful time, when technology was poised to be our savior. Admittedly, it has become a spew of endless vaporware mixed with cash grabs. Still if you are slightly interested try the simple and honest coverage by @lonseidman@indieweb.social
It’s been almost 20 years since I saw Samiam with AFI at Brownie’s in NYC. I have since fallen in love with Iron Chic as well. Very tempted to figure out some vacation time to see them in Brooklyn in May. #IronChic #Samiam
Just learning about this band and enjoying what I hear. Think 80’s darkwave darlings daring you to dance.
#nowlistening #nowplaying
Starting off the new annual running playlist.
First addition is Forever Endeavor - Short Fictions
Listen on any of these fine services.
Spotify
Apple
Soundcloud
Deezer
Tidal
YouTube Music
Or at YouTube www.youtube.com/watch
#nowlistening #nowplaying
Some feel good positivity for the new year Keyon Harrold - Beautiful Day
This entire album is well worth the time. His tone is smooth as butter.
#nowlistening #nowplaying www.youtube.com/watch
Joplin Template
I use Joplin a lot for my day gig and for creative stuff. For the day gig I created a template and a shortcut to run every day when I log on to capture my notes for the day. If you like OneNote, Evernote, Obsidian et al Give it a peek.
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# Check Email
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# Leftover from Yesterday
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# Check outstanding tickets
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# Today's Fun
## Meetings:
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# Long Term Projects
Ending the year on a bright bummer. Classic sugar helps your medicine go down.
Iyah May - Karmageddon
#nowplaying #nowlistening
Happy Solstice! Enjoy an old favorite. The Good Clean Fun crew is a crew I always want to be part of. #Nowplaying open.spotify.com/track/2x0…
For god’s sake I don’t know who needs to hear this but turn off the F’n judder reduction on your TV!!! Mine makes me disable independently for each picture mode. (nice granularity but PITA)
I do not want my films to look like 8th grade video productions.
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