Real Low Vibe

(photo courtesy: Movieline.com) So, for years, Frank Worth has been one of my favorite popular culture photographers. He wasn’t trained to be a photographer, didn’t seem to relish the art of it, and eventually gave up the glamour shots to go work as an official photographer for the Dodgers, but his compositions stand out starkly [...]

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I had some good ticket karma left, apparently, but used it all up unexpectedly on Tuesday, when I stumbled across a cheap tenth row seat to the Rolling Stones show at Qwest Field. Heck, it’s literally across 4th Avenue from where I work, so how could I not? I just worked late (and avoided opener [...]

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Today is a day I’ve been dreading: CBGB’s closes its doors tonight with one final show by the peerless Patti Smith — an ending fitting for the start, indeed. A great friend of mine is there (can’t imagine her being anywhere else, even if the Mets’ season is on the line), and she just sent [...]

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So, the Smoking Gun posted this last night, and I’m just getting around to looking at this 18 page epic now…the whole thing is classic Jim. Take a peek yourself – I do believe this is now the epitome of riderdom, a dizzying masterpiece to which all other bands should aspire: http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/1004061iggypop1.html

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The Thursday trip to the Puyallup that Hillary, Shaley and I took wasn’t enough, so Hillary and I went back last Sunday — the fair’s last day — to send summer off as best we could. Here’s some of what we saw: The whole gallery is here.

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