... and all I got was this t-shirt.

Is your name Michael Diamond?

2009-04-22T15:55:00.000-07:00

Oh Captain, My Captain: Stranded in West Virginia

2009-03-30T14:46:00.001-07:00

SDC11402, originally uploaded by joshuaspacek.

Oh Captain, My Captain's van died on the road back home from their east coast tour and they are now stranded in West Virginia. They need some help (at least $2000) to get back home. You can donate to their paypal account on their myspace page.

Disturbing footage

2009-01-31T18:48:00.002-08:00

Gary & Chris

2009-01-31T18:48:00.000-08:00

Tiny Lights

2009-01-31T18:47:00.001-08:00

Passenger

2009-01-29T15:43:00.000-08:00

My rideshare passenger is bringing colorful fabric and lights.

Fanny Pack

2008-12-26T19:17:00.000-08:00

Kim, Andy and I hit up some post Xmas sales today and found some finds.

Snow Days

2008-12-25T23:16:00.000-08:00

I was fortunate enough to be joined by the lovely Brittain Ashford for
these last few crazy snow days in Portland and Seattle. As always she
was a wonderful road companion as we ran back and forth between the
two cities for our shows.

I encourage Seattle friends to join us at the Josephine in Ballard
this Saturday as we play with Levi Fuller, Yonderlow and Luminous Craft.

Sunset on Alpine

2008-11-29T17:26:00.000-08:00

On our way back from dinner in Harrisburg we pulled off the road to
appreciate a gorgeous sunset. Individual rays of pink stretched out
from the horizon like the spokes of a wheel. Too bad my iPhone camera
wasn't able to capture the image with much fidelity.

Green River

2008-11-29T17:21:00.000-08:00

I was perusing the concert calendar looking for an entertaining show
for my out of town guest. I was more than surprised to see grunge
legends Green River listed in the evening's shows. I went to the show
and it was pretty fantastic. They were/are a force of nature.

Kim & Malcolm

2008-11-16T13:00:00.000-08:00

The cat's meow

2008-11-15T08:19:00.001-08:00

I was pretty tired and sad to leave my good friend, but the good folks
at Delta Airlines knew just how to cheer me up.

Grey Dog Cafe

2008-11-15T08:14:00.001-08:00

We had a late last day lunch at this place called Grey Dog. The
grilled sandwiches we're amazing and the pie was to die for. We
happened to grab a table that featured a handpainted map of Washington
& Oregon. We took a couple of photos of each other at the table but we
are both making funny faces in the photos, so I chose to show this
upside down image of Seattle. Brittain noted that interstate signs
shouldn't be printed in comic sans

New York Public Library

2008-11-15T08:07:00.001-08:00

For my last day in New York, Brittain took me out to the library (as
featured in Ghostbusters) and Grand Central Station. It was about all
that we could squeeze into the final fleeting hours of my two-week
visit.

The library is beautiful. My roommate had suggested I visit the
reading room and I wish I had taken her advice. It seemed like a great
place to read or simply update one's facebook profile.

Kitten Cookies

2008-11-10T15:02:00.001-08:00

Actually they are molasses crinkles.

Laundry Day

2008-11-08T10:28:00.000-08:00

I really hate the laundromat. I think someone should invent a gym /
laundromat / bar. That might be alright. I suppose you can catch up on
reading at the laundromat but otherwise your time there is just a wash.

Sexy Kitchenware

2008-11-07T16:43:00.000-08:00

Brittain and I ran some errands in Soho. I got in trouble for taking
photos in this kitchen store.

Election Day

2008-11-04T06:51:00.001-08:00

Today is day four of my visit to Brooklyn. We've been trying to keep
busy and working in making the most of these couple of weeks together.

Brittain is working today, an intern gig with a pretty cool music
distributor. It's election day so I tagged along with her to the local
polling place in Bushwick. It was a typical school basement room.
Hardly the kind of place that you'd expect to make important decisions
that affect the future of our country but it seemed efficient and the
voters were visibly excited to cast their votes. The woman pictured
above said, "is it only 9 o'clock?". They have a long day ahead of them.

I have a long day ahead of me as well. Brittain and I are meeting up
later this evening to get some beers and watch election results. Until
then I will try to get a few things done and maybe catch up with the
Loch Lomond kids who also happen to be in town for a few days.

Another NY Vacation

2008-11-01T06:27:00.000-07:00

I'm on the plane that will take me to Brooklyn to Brittain for one
last time this year. It is bittersweet. I have had the time of my life
these last few months and I spent more time then I could have ever
imagined in NY with some of my favorite people, but now appears to be
the end of that chapter and the start of a new one.

I still need a job and I honestly hope to find one soon. I also want
to achieve a few more things before winter comes and goes. I have
plans and this is good, but I'm taking a moment to celebrate all the
good fortune that these last months have brought ... and then I'll
move on.

"Sometimes you eat the bar and, well, sometimes the bar eats you."

Wooly Bear

2008-10-26T16:02:00.000-07:00

We found him at Alea's parent's house.

A helpful hint

2008-10-26T13:10:00.000-07:00

Just when it seemed completely hopeless, I found a helpful hint.

I just overheard

2008-10-24T14:21:00.000-07:00

"Is it a vampire who became a Nazi or a Nazi who became a vampire?"

Mountain Goats at The Wonder Ballroom

2008-10-21T22:10:00.001-07:00

PDX: Stolen Gear

2008-10-20T18:03:00.000-07:00

My friend Anne had all of her music gear stolen this weekend. Here's her post about the theft:

It was a weekend of parties.

Of parties, and dropping off people at places.

And somehow, an unlocked car door.

And, hence, a missing...

1) Off-white/yellow Luna hollow-body electric guitar with f-holes in a black case with a red Where The Wild Things Are monster sewn on it.

2) Busted up accordion with one brown tooth, and one wire-fixed strap. Blue straps. A busted case with blue velvet inside that says the following on one side in gold ink: "She seemed to throw off heat like a big iron radiator. She was appallingly human.
~ Vonnegut"

3) Boss 20 looping pedal--originally in a gold-and-white checked square zip-up cosmetic case.

4) bag of cords, with stickers with my face on them (so they wouldn't get lost.) Bag is blue and white zip-up with blue handles and kittens on it.

5) Pretty busted Shure microphone.

If you want, pass this along to other Portland music people. And if you see these instruments or their cases, or if somebody tries to consign them, I guess call cops. And email me.

Can't play now. Feel very stupid, and so, so, sad.

~Anne.

No Soap

2008-10-14T11:34:00.001-07:00

There was no soap at this party.