Posts from May 2008
My passion for WHAT?!
If you are logged in on eBay, the front page has this bit that says “Fuel your passion for _____” and then fills that blank with your most recent eBay purchase and lists several related items. That’s great and all, but my most recent eBay purchase was a one-shot Goon comic by Eric Powell entitled “Satan’s Sodomy Baby.” This results …
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Drink and Draw 2
Harvey will kick your entire ass.
So, I’m going to take a second to plug this band, Harvey, on account of their ability to kick all kinds of ass. Three of these guys are former students of mine, but I can’t claim any credit for their prodigious talent–they were awesome before I ever met them. I saw them perform a few weeks back at Mosaics in …
Tom Waits’ True Confessions
So Tom Waits is my MySpace friend, right? (I know! How cool am I?) Anyhow, I just read this bulletin and quite enjoyed it. I think my favorite bit was the “words to live by.” I just upgraded to the latest WordPress and ComicPress and am in the middle of tweaking things, so please forgive me if it all gets …
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Art on the Square
Like always, the #1 ranked art fair in the nation had lots of art and lots of food. Big variety of media, genres, and food. I got a gyro and some ice cream, but didn’t buy any art. One of the crumby things about being an art teacher is that I can’t afford to actually buy any original art. Last …
Third Degree Glass Factory
Last night I went to the Third Degree Glass Factory on Delmar in St. Louis for the open house thing they do the 3rd Friday of every month. My wife, Sarah, went last month, but this was my first time there. Very cool stuff–live band, glassblowing, fire juggling, beer, and one of the neatest men’s rooms I’ve ever seen. They …
