The LAB Gallery will host a live art instillation/performance Jewish Lightnin’ on June 19-20, 2012 The Lab Gallery is located on the corner of 47th St. & Lexington Ave. New York, NY. Performance will commence at: 5:30-7pm Jewish Lightnin’ (pilot) Promo from Aleks Degtyarev on Vimeo. About the Project: These are stories about the coming of age [...]
Continue reading...26. April 2011
The last organic instrument I tried playing was a ukulele. When I say organic, I mean, non-amplified, non-electric, non-digital. In Costa Rica that dream was shattered, along with the Ukulele, in a strange shamanic ritual involving some green tree frogs and lots of Cuba Libres. Wait, maybe I should start from the beginning here. This [...]
Continue reading...25. March 2011
“Thanks to a fluke of orbital mechanics that brings the moon closer to Earth than that it has been in more than 18 years, the biggest full moon of 2011 will occur on Saturday, leading some observers to dub it a “supermoon.”” ~Yahoo News I don’t know where you were on Saturday, March 19th. 2011, [...]
Continue reading...24. January 2011
One may never know. Believe Nothing! Today began simply with disgust. My non-fluoride toothpaste was all but gone! It was young Izziz Esquire who had warned me of the dangers of this lethal compound called fluoride. Since I trust no one, and especially not my stinking wasp lawyer. I decided to finally do the fluoride research on my own. But [...]
Continue reading...4. December 2010
11/17/10 I have a very strong urge to paint. It started in the Henry Miller Library. I was looking forward to seeing his watercolors but was disappointed by the lack of his artwork displayed. Most of the pieces on the walls are paintings done by Emil, Miller’s friend and founder of the library. Emil’s folksy [...]
Continue reading...15. November 2010
An old book that smelled old Not too long ago, upon returning home to my apartment after work I found a little gift from heaven wedged between my screen door and wall. A small package from the Pilgrims of Pleiades themselves! Huzzah, what could it be? Such excitement. I tore into the package and discovered [...]
Continue reading...15. November 2010
10/11/10 It was our first morning camping on the King Range National Conservation Area, a wildly majestic piece of north Californian coast. The warm sun was out and the salty wind blustered; perfect elements for doing the dirty laundry that had accumulated over the past couple weeks or so. Fresh water was easy to be [...]
Continue reading...5. November 2010
Just in time for the upcoming elections, I came across this old Native American tale in a bookstore in Jackson, CA. I love stories like this one for their earthiness, humor, and truth. The Dogs Are Having An Election as told by Lame Deer You ask me about elections, presidential elections, tribal elections. Well, for [...]
Continue reading...30. October 2010
Apprehension seized me full bloom– RV -doom caravans. Niagara Falls blooms in my memory. Booms in my minds clouds. Everyone should see this wonder in all of its majestic glory. Hurry… Shit’s about to get gory The Fifth-wheel Caravans’ a-comin American Nightmare… Into my minds’ eye I stare: I must have been but nine When [...]
Continue reading...29. October 2010
You just can’t believe that your partner, my partner, Lulu doesn’t mind the McDonaldizzation* of another natural wonder. A force of nature fortified by malls, ticket booths, boarder crossing stations, hot-dog carts and parking lots. I went on to suppose by the logic of it all that millions of gallons of water falling every second [...]
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7. June 2012
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