"…something like the supervisor of an entire team of political agents…"
Now more than ever we could all really use a yearbook photographer.
Whispering 'round the quad. Snapping photos of us and our respective pals through the zoom lens of a swank 35mm Canon (Christmas gift) as we participate in various… Read on Macduff...
If I end up founding my own university (“Cecil Vortex University” — or perhaps “the University of Cecil Vortex”) the CVU/UCV hymnal will include the following words:
Photo credit: Terry Lorant Photography.
Throughout the 1970s, Jon Carroll worked at magazines and papers that ranged from Rolling Stone and the Village Voice to Oui and WomenSports. Since 1982, he’s written a regular column for the San Francisco … Read on Macduff...
I’m so far behind, I think the Gravity’s Rainbow Deathmarch just passed me on the trail. Hey guys!
As with all things of late, I blame the Golden State Warriors. See, as a Warriors fan, I’ve been conditioned to expect … Read on Macduff...
Over the last few weeks I’ve begun tripping and cursing and toe-stubbing my way around the magical world of midi recording. The neatest thing so far has been seeing how easy it is go from playing a piece to printing … Read on Macduff...
“I’m not laughing at you.
I’m laughing with me.”
I’m chasing a tangled ball of yarn, I am — still a little bit behind, not quite a week’s worth. Seems like most folks who were likewise lagging have now caught up, which is kind of exciting. Infuriating, too. But … Read on Macduff...
Photo credit: Rocky Schenk.
For over four decades, Van Dyke Parks has worked as singer, lyricist, composer, arranger, producer, and sessions player on an astonishing assortment of projects, collaborating with everyone from Randy Newman, Ry Cooder, Bonnie Raitt, and … Read on Macduff...
After two whole weeks of being on target, I’ve fallen a bit behind. My hopes to stall some more and catch up before going live this week were dashed when two DMers showed up in an innocent little sidepost about … Read on Macduff...
The downright deviant number of flip-flops
we have in my house. We have, like,
fourteen pairs of flip-flops in my house.
And I don’t wear flip-flops. They flip too much.
So that leaves three people in my house with fourteen … Read on Macduff...