“Magic in Manhattan or Witchcraft Around Us”
Abracadabra Department comes from a film from ’58, set in the Village about beatnik witchcraft, so it feels odd not to be updating about the magic I’ve been dealing with while I’m back in New York awhile. All that will come. Words, photos, smiles, you betcha I won’t fuhgeddaboudit. But for now: SHOUTS OUTS to [...]
The World Backwards
Stealing a minute at home before heading out again yesterday afternoon, I was listening to Tender Buttons. As Corporeal came on, I glanced to my left and saw the above on my wall. Light reflecting through a palm tree and old glass, hovering above my bed like a curious crystal. The news of Trish Keenan’s [...]
Two Lane Blacktop
In 2011, I’m planning on a lot of road tripping and sea faring. A D V E N T U R E ! In January & February: Dia for sure. Perhaps DC? (HMMPH) In March: Ballets Russes & some gold soundz! (HAWKWIND) Ralph Lauren’s garage Photos by Todd Eberle An aside: Have you seen Two [...]
2000-and-then
I’ve been watching other people’s New Year’s parties, home videos from the 60′s and 70′s. A lot of wood paneling and semi-shy teens. Some favourites: Unknown family home, ’71 NB Quiet girls on the lounge Altoona, 60′s NB Make-out king & queen Unknown location, 60′s NB Decorated pool room! East 28th St Brooklyn, ’60 NB [...]
Feliz Naviblah
My father, with cats and a humble tree, late 60s? Great shorts. I’ve a soft spot for Christmas music, an innate appreciation for bubblegum. Usually my favourites verge on novelty (I swear to you there must have been a super producer, Buddah Records style, behind the Pebbles & Bam Bam holiday record because Snowflake verges [...]
La Belle
“Take it easy!” said my my GP, as he examined my convalescing tonsils. OK! I said, fingers crossed behind my back, and went out immediately to buy a bicycle. About time. A shout out to my father who would never read this because he has only sent two emails in his life (both to me, [...]
Postcards from the hedge
I like receiving postcards. Everybody does, no? I keep a favourite one sent by CW from Paris, tucked into the sun visor in my car to amuse myself in traffic jams. The front of it features a terrifying gargoyle, and the overleaf inscription explains that it wasn’t picked for me but he’d filled that one [...]
Jiwawa
Every so often I like to revisit this article from June 2006 in the New York Times about Pat Lillis, a volunteer pet detective in the Hamptons. It’s really the kind of story you’d expect to find in a local paper or perhaps assigned as a high school summer assignment: lady is into finding pets, [...]
The whole room moved
A special Sunday. Early preview of a really good new Australian film first thing in the morning (still wondering what the conversation between Jane Campion & Ronan Keating afterwards might have been about). Later on, a poetry reading by Tracey Emin. She stood, barefoot, on top of an ottoman in the family room to read [...]
Rainbow Maker
So totally busy, right now. But lately . . . The whitest whites! The brightest brights! (1: Louise Bourgeois via Aurora, 2: via Oola), 3: →♥)