My pal and esteemed artist D. Billy has a great solo show opening tomorrow night at the Transformer Gallery in Washington, DC. Sink Sank Sunk look to be a lot of fun, and I hear there’s a lot of interest in buying pieces; his art is a joy to look at and you should get there early and lay your money down. I’ve seen most of the pieces in his studio, and I would have bought most of them if I had the money.
Entries from October 2007
Go see Sink Sank Sunk tomorrow night at the Transformer Gallery
October 26, 2007 · Leave a Comment
Categories: art
Tagged: 10-27-07, art, d billy, saturday night, shows, transformer, washington dc
Wristcutters: A Love Story
October 21, 2007 · 1 Comment
I saw this excellent movie last night, thanks to some guy handing out free promo tickets in Union Square. I’d read some online reviews pointing out this movie’s flaws, and didn’t plan to see it even if it was still in theaters when I got paid. Those flaws included: loosely resolved plot points, an unexplained cosmology of the afterlife, and a main character with some initially unexplained motives.
Shows you what I know. All those flaws are true of the movie, but none of them matter. This was a great film; by turns funny, mysterious, absurd, poignant, romantic – but mostly just real. The metaphysics, while largely unexplained, are just present enough to frame the story in a pleasingly aesthetic and quirky way. Did I mention Tom Waits and Will Arnett are in it, as great side characters? With such heady company, I’m impressed that Patrick Fugit and Shannyn Sossamon still stand out and don’t get lost as the main characters. I’ve noticed them in previous roles, and Patrick especially, but for some reason this was the movie that makes me really conscious of them and look forward to whatever they’re in next. I can’t close without mentioning Shea Whigham, who was great as the currently trendy world-weary Eastern-European buddy-of-the-main-character. I haven’t seen him in anything before, but I’ll look out for his next project too.
Basically, just go see it. I mean, come on, Tom Waits!
Categories: film · reviews
Tagged: film, love story, movies, patrick fugit, shannyn sossamon, suicide, tom waits, will arnett, wristcutters
Oh Bondage, Up Yours…
October 16, 2007 · Leave a Comment
X Ray Spex are still my favorite band of the past.
Categories: music · video
Tagged: music, polystyrene, video, x ray spex
A merry trip through McDonald’s advertising history, and Evil Grimace.
October 16, 2007 · 1 Comment
This is an interesting article (with videos of the historical ads) about McDonald’s ads throughout the years (from Stay Free!). I like the unabashed psychedelics early on.
Bonus: Evil Grimace and Ronald’s Daughter (ready for Desperate Housewives?)
Please, please don’t eat there.
Categories: television · video
Tagged: ads, commercials, grimace, mcdonaldland, TV



