her drueness

you got to get this girl on your blog... the queen of myspace blogging and the master mind to many of tulsa's bar advertising methods. we wined and dined at jessie's house participating in some good food, drink and fun.

pinc

i hung a show soon upon arriving to tulsa, just in time for the mayfest crowd. we all know tsunami downtown not only for its good grub but for its attention to the original vibe in tulsa. thanks to mark and julie, the pinc series rested there for a few months and now i have hung my second show with the remainder of the works from my time in north georgia, with some oldies as well. the brick walls bring a resemblance to the mother tongue days.

belated 40

i arrived to tulsa in may, 8 months after my 40th birthday last year in september, to find a wonderful surprise in store.... a 40th b-day bash with my friends here in tulsa and a few from a far. bert, the gracious host, did it up right with all kinds of great food and drink, to streaming music out on the deck.

jeremy david allbaugh

last night i spent some time with memories of my nephew, jeremy, who died yesterday in iraq. im not sure how to process this death. im ok with death and dying but it so much sadder when it is someone young, someone who never had the time to live. he was a great kid who loved to laugh and tragically circumstances in this life lead him to the military and to war. i share in the guilt of this country for letting kids like him fight for our capatilistic freedoms. i know he is smiling at what he has found around this corner, jeremy is OK and in a great place. it is a big loss to our family, his life was cut very short but its the government/world/us that makes me sad.
peace to us all, jeremy i know you have found it.

the secret

..is that you have no control over what others do. i was very positive about the sale, but there must be a reason for this one. my buyers backed out a week before closing and slowed me back down in my decision for a place to settle down. so back into the house and to finishing the original plan for the landscaping. ill be intersted in what i learn with this added time.

50

my parents had a big anniversary this weekend and i am so proud of them for making it 50 years. all of the siblings were present and we had a great time catching up and entertaining the folks. at my rate, if i make it to 50, i wont remember the last 10 of them:)

bitter sweet surrender

name the band??
so it seems as though my journey has been sped up, which i have to admit i like that pressure. it is hard to leave this house in many ways, having remodled it with my father, making it all me, and all the space that it has to offer an artist are great attributes for a home. i will close on the 29th of june at which time i will put my shtuff in shtorage...again:) i have a 2 week build out job to do in dallas and then am planning a 2 week trip put west to explore some towns and get my head into this decision. by the end of july i hope to be on the road to the place that calls me the strongest. the short list "today" is taos, ogden, pueblo, charleston wv, boone and maybe in the opposite order.

before departure

i got some pics of my last full day with the D-man from andrew. fun to see... and i thought they would give the blog a look of old. her is an update according to me: the family is doing well and andrew has taken over the full time duties seemlessly (i have this fantasy that he is growing a beard:) they have given in and put the house with a realtor, found a place to rent in boone and are cruising along on their journey to become full boonean. dante is on the verge of walking and talking, or so i hear... go "D".