snowvegas

the yearly trip to vegas to see my bro, was gifted with snow in the mountains and an epic snow hike at red rock. great friends old and new, wonderful food and many laughs made it a sweet but quick trip.

snow hike

mohonk preserve...outside of new paltz, ny and home of the "gunks" a sweet climbing destination about 80 miles north of NYC. Looking for a little "mountain" town, need some space to create, and that is hard to find in the city.

2/3rds

still one more session on "the arm of make believe".... it will be nice to have a tattoo break for a while:)

the eve

on the eve of life, on the eve of love, on the eve of hope,
on the eve of understanding, on the eve of a smile, on the eve of a tear,
on the eve of tomorrow, on the eve of death....on the eve of life.

am i adam, or "the eve" caught with apple in hand?

happy eve.

jesus expires

albany has a lot of groovy churches...old architecture and unfortunately some of them are abandon and in ill repair. there is a groovy neighborhood, a bit out of the hip spots of albany..kind of the hood... called ten broeke. well there is an old church there i have been dreaming about since my first stroll though this area. to buy in the area, to help renovate this church with the help of the city and the neighboorhood would be a sweet project. all this to lad onto an art show i went to in the church...very grass roots for a show but i got to the space and it is amazing....damaged but amazing.

43

the yearly nude, to be scrutinized. this yearly unveiling has kept me on my toes for the last 5 years, i guess it would help if i had a neighborhood pool.... note the gayish hands:) i need a stylist.

PUSH 09

last night was a celebration in albany, not unlike the celebrations going on everywhere in the united states. in adulthood, the 4th of july has never been a holiday i liked to celebrate. i have never been able to get past the money spent (the more the better) to market the wealth and prosperity of the city... and on something that has so little impact and lasts for 35 minutes. i would much rather see those millions put into the "community" somehow.

that said, in the past 2 years it has taken on a new meaning to me, and last night i was quite moved... thinking about Jeremy, my nephew, a marine who died 2 years ago today in Iraq, fighting for his country. Al Jareau was singing last night, a cat who can "scat", a cat who was a big influence on me musically through highschool, a cat im not sure jeremy ever heard sing. as a teenageer AJ pushed me to see the possibilities, he took me past rock and roll and opened me up to the creative options in life and music. how lucky am i, to have the opportunity at 43 to see this man up close and remember my youth?? and at the same time, it is so hard to think of Jeremy and how he sacraficed a life full of those chances.

today i vow not to take my time on this earth lightly and i thank Jeremy for giving me that PUSH again and always on the 4th of July. here's to Jeremy Allbaugh, my hero in life, i love you brother.

austin revisited

had a great time in austin last week with a collection of my good friends, despite the 107 degree temps. biking, boating, drinking beer, and eating mexican food as if i was on the baha coast. im lucky to have some wonderful, beautiful, and sharp friends, too bad they are so far away.