Thought Not

Buster "Boo Radley" Kamm, RIP

Boo died today. He was the best dog in the world.

The Death of Thought Not... Part 1

If you've followed blogs for any length of time, you have probably witnessed a few dramatic "I'm quitting blogging forever" posts. They are generally followed up by a quiet period -- then a grand "I'm back!" post.

So -- to spare people, let's just say I'm signing off for now. No real reason, it's been fun -- I've posted 498 posts -- told a bunch of stories and had a good time.

So -- thanks for reading and I'll see you around.

O

Joe Ovelman -- Sao Paulo Wall

I have had the pleasure of working with Joe Ovelman for the past few years. This weekend we produced one of his "Wall" pieces -- photo collages illegally wheat-pasted in the middle of the night on construction sites.

The latest wall was comprised of images from Sao Paolo where Joe has been living.

One of the great things about all of the Chelsea development is that Joe was able to do his largest project to date, stretching most of the block on 10th Avenue between 22nd and 23rd Street.

Some Reviews from the blogsphere:

Towleroad
James Wagner
and
Bloggy

To see more of Joe's work you can check out his site.

Photo by James Wagner

Purple Rain

I got home from dinner tonight and Purple Rain was on.

AMAZING.

In honor of the Purple Paisley God himself, love sexy, sitting all alone under a cherry moon, It's a sign of the times, it I sign of the times, to Lisa and Wendy on their own, I give you:

PRINCE

When Doves Cry
Purple Rain
I Would Die 4 U

And

Little Red Corvette

More Coachella 2

Mark, me and Chris
Dizzle and I on the bus
Dizzle and I right before they went on stage....

More Coachella

If you wanna know why I think Madonna didn;t really live up to the hype at Coachella -- check out this video of Daft Punk from Saturday in the same tent. They blew the fucking roof off the place. Hat tip: Bob

 

Photo Courtesy of Kevin Tachman

Da Bears of Coachella

Madonna's Mindge

Madonna at Coachella. So much could be said -- but I'll just say this. She was 20 minutes late -- causing the crowd to boo repeatedly -- and she sucked. The shound was bad. Daft Punk was twice as loud and the sound was clear. Clearly some heads should roll after that show.

One does not need backup dancers at a festival. She is however a much better guitar player than she was the last time I saw her. I guess she has plenty of time to take lessons.

Ray of Light was great though.

It's a huge file (20 megabytes) so be patient.

Download rayoflight.MPG

The Trip To Shorline

Thursday we trucked out to Shoreline for the Scissor Sisters/Depeche Mode show. We took Matt's VW camper van -- Olive. Notice the pimento front.

1. Hank in the van
2. Matty in the driver's seat
3. Olive
4. The Shoreline Crew
5. Andy and Bill
6. Hank and Dizzle after the show
7. Matty and I getting ready for the show.

Depeche Mode was amazing. Great Moment -- "Personal Jesus." Imagine 20,000 throwing their hands in the air screaming "Reach Out and Touch Faith."

Coming up:

1. A poorly shot video of Madonna's "Ray of Light" performance.
2. Bears Gone Wild at Coachella

Stay tuned.

Coachella in Pictures

I have a ton of pics and many, many stories but I'm too tired to put together a full report, so in the meantime -- here's a visual diary of the last couple days. I'll put up the narrative later.

The pics are:
1. The dressing room
2. Jake in a outfit made for Coachella by Zaldy
3. Me, Wizzle and Chris
4. My shot with Lady Stardust
5. Dizzle and I at "Eagles of Deathmetal"
6. Jake and I early in the day
7. Ana Matronic's Amazing Sun Hat!
8. Rockin' Dizzle
9.Del, David and Jake.