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 in an unfortunate and disturbing choice of words.
If I truly had a passion for Satan’s Sodomy Baby, I doubt that any fueling of said passion would be wise or, in fact, necessary.
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 Belleville and they put on a great show. If you’re in the Alton area Sat. night, go to the shindig there. I can’t make it, but you totally should. They rock socks.
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 jacked up for a bit. Very busy w/ end-of-the-school-year junk, so it might be awhile ’til it’s all ironed out.
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 year, one artist really stood out, and I was happy to see him there again this year. Cbabi Bayoc is a painter/illustrator and his work is so much fun to look at. If you get a chance to see his work in person, you should–the pics on his website don’t do justice to the color intensity in the original paintings.
There was also a lot of food.
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 have a glassblowing program at SIUE, but I never got a chance to take a class while I was there. Anyhow, if you’re near St. Louis on June 20, go check out Third Degree.
Oh, by the way–Belleville’s Art on the Square (ranked # 1 art fair in the nation!) is this weekend. Lots of art and really good food (the line for the gyros is usually long but always worth it). I think we’re headed there tomorrow.
