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- 22. May 2012: Viagra Naturale - Amalfi, Italy
- 21. May 2012: Church square, Positano, at sunrise
- 20. May 2012: View from the Albergo Montemare, Positano, Italy
- 18. May 2012: via frattina, rome, italy 2009
- 18. May 2012: lanterns
- 16. May 2012: red barn
- 16. May 2012: sunflower center
- 16. May 2012: hall of power2
- 15. May 2012: marin county, california, sunset 2011
- 15. May 2012: new spheres at sunset 2a
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Viagra Naturale - Amalfi, Italy
22. May 2012 by admin.
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Church square, Positano, at sunrise
21. May 2012 by admin.
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View from the Albergo Montemare, Positano, Italy
20. May 2012 by admin.
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marin county, california, sunset 2011
15. May 2012 by admin.
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skateboarder at Venice Beach, California
12. May 2012 by admin.
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china bazaar, chinatown, san francisco, ca
10. May 2012 by admin.
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pBr Abstract
7. May 2012 by admin.
An abstract I did some time ago.
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sheetmetalface abstract
6. May 2012 by admin.
A piece I did quite some time ago.
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Black and white 2
30. April 2012 by admin.
An abstract I created some time ago.
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Hall of the Patriarchs, Abraham, Isaac & Jacob–Zion National Park, UT
28. April 2012 by admin.
Hall of the Patriarchs, Abraham, Isaac & Jacob–Zion National Park, UT, a photo by joeeisner on Flickr.
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Hall of the Patriarchs — Zion National Park (detail)
28. April 2012 by admin.
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morning in Zion National Park -1
24. April 2012 by admin.
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Kodachrome State Park, UT -vista 4
24. April 2012 by admin.
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zion national park 04-2012 -3
24. April 2012 by admin.
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A picture I shot last week in Zion National Park
24. April 2012 by admin.
lone tree hill in Zion National Park 04-2012
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‘55 T-bird
25. February 2012 by admin.
An image from my new self-published book of photographs of classic American cars, “Classic American Steel”.
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17-year Army veteran Lt. Col. Daniel Davis, who served two combat deployments in Afghanistan: “…I witnessed [in Afghanistan] the absence of success on virtually every level.”
20. February 2012 by admin.
Lt. Colonel Daniel Davis, a 17-year Army veteran of 4 combat deployments, 2 in Afghanistan, recently returned from a second tour in Afghanistan. He wrote the article below "Truth, lies and Afghanistan", appearing in the Armed Forces Journal, about our occupation of that country. Read it if you have the chance.
Here’s a particularly striking if not surprising assessment–
"What I saw bore no resemblance to rosy official statements by U.S. military leaders about conditions on the ground.
Entering this deployment, I was sincerely hoping to learn that the claims were true: that conditions in Afghanistan were improving, that the local government and military were progressing toward self-sufficiency. I did not need to witness dramatic improvements to be reassured, but merely hoped to see evidence of positive trends, to see companies or battalions produce even minimal but sustainable progress.
Instead, I witnessed the absence of success on virtually every level."
You can read the report here and a more detailed unclassified report here.
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First music recommendations of 2012
20. February 2012 by admin.
A great duo, The Ting Tings, are coming out with a new album soon, “Sounds from Nowheresville” and this track is from that album…whole album is solid.
This is a great Beastie Boys track that was an extra from their 2011 album, “Hot Sauce Committee Part II”. As good as, if not better than, anything on the standard album.
Never heard of this group except for this song, but it slams.
A great remix by Portishead…
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New music recommendations
9. October 2011 by admin.
Here is some good music to check out if you haven’t heard it already…
Slinky tune from The Herbaliser…”Gadget Funk”
And another one from the same band…
Here’s one from an artist I never heard of before hearing this song, Abbe May with “Mammalian Locomotion”
A very catchy tune from Joy Formidable, “Heavy Abacus”…This is the live version but studio version is also great—like a combo of CBGB-era Talking Heads & Blondie.
A great remix by Jagz Kooner of an already good Kasabian tune…
Here’s one, “DNA”, that I like from The Kills, Alison Mosshart’s other band…you’ll have to click on the link below to listen though…
http://pigeonsandplanes.com/2011/03/the-kills-dna.html
Great tune from Thievery Corporation that they performed really nicely live when I saw them a few weeks ago on their current tour. Great show in general, though the vocals were badly miked.
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Some new music recommendations
31. July 2011 by admin.
Hope you are enjoying the Summer. Here are some more music recommendations, mostly dance tunes.
If you haven’t heard Thievery Corporation’s new album, “Culture of Fear”, you should check it out. Some great tracks, including this one, “Free”…
Kidz in the Hall, “Jukebox”…
This is a great tune from Gil Scot-Heron, who died in May of this year. “Me and the Devil” from his 2011 album “I’m New Here”. Video is well done but spooky…
Here’s a previously unreleased but great rocker from New Order, “Hellbent” from the recently released compilation “Total”. Wish Sumner and Hook would kiss and make up and get back to work together.
What do you get when you mix Queen’s “We Will Rock You” with Folk Implosion’s “Natural One”? “Kids” by Sleigh Bells…
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Some more good music to check out
17. June 2011 by admin.
Here are some tunes I like that you might also like:
1. Planet Funk is a great Italian dance band, which consistently pumps out great dance tunes.
Here’s one of their best, remixed pretty well:
Some of their other great tunes include: “Stop Me”, “The Switch”, “Chase the Sun”.
2. This is a great tune by Greyboy with Sharon Jones of the Dap Kings on vocals. Good remix.
3. Here’s a tune by an obscure band, Cetu Javu. Doubt many have heard of it, but it’s a great tune and pretty good remix.
4. Here’s an awesome tune from a band I’ve never heard of before or since. I have no idea who they are but I sure like this tune.
5. An oldie but goodie—Oran “Juice” Jones, “The Rain”
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Think the U.S. has freedom of expression? Watch this video and then decide.
7. June 2011 by admin.
What is it our soldiers fight to protect? What makes or used to make the U.S. a great country? The ability for citizens to express peacefully their ideas and views without fear of retaliation or imprisonment.
At the monument to Thomas Jefferson, who said:
"I would rather be exposed to the inconveniences attending too much liberty than to those attending too small a degree of it."
Police brutalize peaceful citizens whose only ‘offense’ is quietly dancing in front of the monument. The police refuse to tell the citizens they are harassing what law they are accused of violating. They then proceed to treat the citizens with unwarranted brutality.
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Some more good music
23. May 2011 by admin.
My guitar hero, David Gilmour, toured several years ago with Rick Wright (R.I.P.) from Pink Floyd, and with Ray Manzanera from Roxy Music on guitar and several great guest stars. I saw him on this tour, and his revival of “Echoes”, one of my favorite songs, which Floyd hadn’t performed live in decades, was the centerpiece of the show—one of the best live performances I’ve ever seen (and I’ve seen some great artists over the years).
Here’s a video of Gilmour and his band performing “Echoes” beautifully in Gdansk from the same tour I saw him on.
This next song is one of the greatest dance remixes ever done, period. It’s a Duran Duran song that, unremixed, is okay (perhaps even mediocre), but as remixed by Paul Oakenfold becomes a masterfully produced and interpreted song—listen to it with headphones.
Here’s a great song by the Charlatans, “Blackened Blue Eyes”—not new, but rocks pretty hard.
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Some pictures I shot at a classic car show – May 2011
21. May 2011 by admin.
You can see more of my photographs and artwork here
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Check out these tunes
16. May 2011 by admin.
Greetings! Haven’t posted in a long time.
Here are some songs/albums I really like—maybe you will like them too:
Ancient Astronauts.
I first heard these outrageously great guys a few months ago, and then was lucky enough to go to their show with Rob Garza (of Thievery Corporation) in San Francisco. AA rocked the house hard; they are seriously funky. This is only one of their many really good tracks from both their 2009 album “We are to Answer” and their most recent album, “Into Bass and Time”.
Here is another one by these guys…
Massive Attack.
I finally saw these guys last May on their current tour. They had a great live show. There are several favorite tracks I have from “Heligoland”, including “Girl, I love you” and “Atlas Air”. But my friend turned me on to this remix of “Pardise Circus” and this has now become another favorite on this LP.
Lykke Li:
She is a much better singer and more interesting by far than Katy Perry, Kesha, RiHanna, etc. Lykke has a great voice and presence.
She channels an uncanny resemblance to Roni Spector of the Ronettes back in the ‘60s. And I think she’s got an Amy Winehouse vibe going that works for her.
This track, “I follow rivers” is also great, but in a different way.
TV on the Radio
If you haven’t heard TV on the Radio’s new album, you should check it out. I especially like this track, “Will Do”. They remind me a little bit of The Roots.
Big Audio Dynamite
Also, if you are, like I am, a fan of Big Audio Dynamite (Mick Jones’ band after The Clash), you will be interested in this video of BAD performing recently in LA, sounding very good.
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