Mandolins and Traditions – Jam Report #7
Another great night at the Jam! I would like to mention the importance of community, that feeling of belonging to some kind of evolving open cohabitation in the ‘hood, up
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10th Anniversary
Yep, 10 years here on Word Press as of yesterday. I sure got to meet a lot of really cool and interesting people because of this blog. I have been
6 Cities Where Highway Removal Made the City Better
Car culture has ruined cities with never ending traffic problems and made the streetscape untenable for modern living. Smog from cars kills too many people every year. Yet, we still…
Energy – Jam Report #6
One thing no one is going to accuse Verdun of being is a hotbed of live music, for the most part it’s non existent. But things are changing. There is
December 6, 1989
The words never come easy once a year as this date approaches. I never feel like anything I can possibly say could even pretend to possibly give a little perspective
Dirt
Have a new album coming out, uh, no, new photo project actually, and this is more motivational (for me) than it is promotional. It might the most radical off the
Hobo Leisure Camp
Just looked at the “about” page here for the first time in forever and realized I have never talked about the picture I used over there. Anyway, this was in
Special Event – Jam Report #5
Overflowing house Friday night as a bunch of things were happening as well as the Jam. Politicians came by, lots of artists were networking, Rocky Mt Lo led a ribbon
All Along The Watchtower, A Dylan Song, A Hendrix Masterpiece
So Dylan makes this apparently (postapocalyptic motorcycle accident) disappointing (next release after Blonde on Blonde) album that includes this song. And the only reason anyone, anywhere on this planet (or
Three Musicians
My take on the Jam last night with a sort of Picasso Meets Matisse homage. Report on the Jam will be up in the next few days.
Magic – The JAM report #4
Lots of new faces at the Jam last night and many new connections were made, ideas shared, and, of course, some great music! First time Jammers Craig Girardin, Marie Andree
Detroit to Have the Largest Urban Farm in the USA
Detroit was once a great city, then the economic collapse of car-dominated industry in the city happened. Because of the prescence of Ford and GM in Detroit the city’s urban…
View of Verdun
Taken from a window on the fifth floor at City Hall.
View of Verdun
Taken from a window on the fifth floor at City Hall.
Woe
Photo post by @adamei. Source: Woe Street Photography from New York City – I highly recommend you follow this blog!
Woe
Photo post by @adamei. Source: Woe Street Photography from New York City – I highly recommend you follow this blog!
Forget it, Neath, it’s Turcot…
Been having a kind of film noir week so the other day I decided to return to Turcot Yards for the first time in years. It started raining when I…
Forget it, Neath, it’s Turcot…
Been having a kind of film noir week so the other day I decided to return to Turcot Yards for the first time in years. It started raining when I…
The Slow City, The Good Life
Cities are often associated with the hustle and bustle of life and commerce. Whereas the countryside is associated with stillness and slowness. One author, William Powers, decided to see what…