Neapolitan

did it sink in so far that it affected my painting as well... "bigger is better"?? i suck at small. this tiny piece has been kicking my ass. is this a normal thing for painters? i just don't feel as free.. if i pull this one off it will be a miracle and its been a month already...not that im a fast painter at all.

hammell on trial

this cat plays a 70 year old guitar and makes it sound like 5... his lyrics are politcal, well thought out and sometimes a bit crude... even for me:) but what a show! he has a great love song he sings to his guitar, talking about how he delivered pizzas to get it out of layaway. his live show is much better than what i heard on his site previous, glad i went. www.hamellontrial.com

indy review

saw a documentary called "keep the river to your right" which was about an anthropologist cat who immersed himself into the tribal cultures of peru in the 1960's. he found out and participated in many things ie.. cannibalism, homosexuality, tribal rituals etc.. at age 74 he decided to return to this area of the world and revisit his past.

"smoke signal" was a quaint movie full of unique characters on an indian reservation. a young man deals with the mistakes of his father and the journey of forgiveness.

then there is "blue car" a hopeful movie at first about life as a troubled teen, only to witness an outrageous misuse of friendship and trust.

OOPS!

Hamas? F#@K

this has got to be one of the biggest "be careful what you wish for" ive seen in a long time:(

Be not angry that you cannot make others as you wish them to be, since you cannot make yourself as you wish to be. ~Thomas à Kempis, Imitation of Christ, c.1420

Pussy

ok, that is a bit harsh and i do feel a little bit sorry for this guy....having to go in front of the media everyday and in front of the US and answer the questions, that our GW dosent want to answer until he has got someone to write him a good excuse.
but you know what sucks, really, is that this guy, scott mcclellan, knows that!! and purposefully stalls and or lies (this is documented at least to the white version and mom always said that those were as bad) to us, the american people, and since when did things like this mean so little??? so i take that first part back....he is a pussy

vikings

i got a message from my buddy thomas today about the vikings gig he was up for. thomas is the director of college scouting for the patriots, and was up for the "GM" job with minnesota. he interviewed yesterday morning and after a day of fact gathering he withdrew his name from the race, electing to stay in boulder and with the pats... im glad he got the opportunity to interview and am proud of my vegan buddy making it to the top echelon of the NFL...its gonna happen soon:)

indy review

it was one of those weekends... stayed in and navigated through some indy films. "safemen" was a hoot,
i dig steve zahn of "happy texas" fame. "sundays" was a very odd but sweet love story, good film. "im trying to break your heart" a documentary about the band, wilco, was a great character study of jeff tweed... fun to watch this film if you have friends in the music biz. next one, "joe the king" involved val kilmer, in a depressing look at low income life.

filthy oboe

back in tulsa this weekend, always have fun with the gang. blakey was in from boulder so it was good to see her, hung out one night with lovely jesse and her new beau, josh, at his bar mercury... got by the house and hung with jeff, saw sean and congratulated him on the projected "frank", hung with the folks and watched a little football. robert, as always, was a great host and now he has a pretty side kick to look at:)