Basic for Irresponsibility

IT is a useful word. IT can do many things.

It cannot shine, the sun does that. But IT can rain, and IT can snow.

IT can look like trouble ahead. IT can look like the end of non-violence. IT can even look like another war. I would not want IT to happen. but we have nothing to do with IT.

IT is not my fault anymore than IT is your fault. IT is nobody's fault. IT is just the way things are.

That is the way IT goes.

IT goes by itself. We do not have to approve of IT. We do not have to do anything at all about IT. That is the best way for IT to grow.

~Eve Merriam

This one really hits hard.

Making pedalboards now. This is Algae Guitar Pedalboard #1.

First, there was Skulls & Pizza. Then, Bats & Cheeseburgers. Now it’s time for the 3rd annual Algae Skateboards showcase: Cats & Chili Dogs!

Twenty new skateboards and longboards, along with new t-shirts and stickers. One night only at Motor City Brewing Works, July 15th!

Whoa - I made this poster.

This AMAZING all-ages event is a BENEFIT show for GIRLS ROCK DETROIT Donations only - 8pm to 11pm - Friday, 7/10/15 - Yellow Barn  - 416 West Huron Street, Ann Arbor !! SPECIAL GUEST HEADLINER to be announced the day of the show !! This band is gonna rock you with their raw electric riffs but you’ll have to wait with heated anticipation until we announce them the day of the show because they’re so hot they will melt your mind! JIMMY OHIO - Rocking jagged off-kilter riffs to pulsating drum machine beats, Ohio puts on a sweat drenched once-in-a-lifetime show… every time. https://youtu.be/J6ENzic-Xk8 DEAR DARKNESS - This female duo’s sound is waxing and combustible—think the rawer side of PJ Harvey mixed with the rock economy of The Ramones, the drama of Siouxie Sioux mixed with the faux-pomposity of Pulp. https://deardarkness1.bandcamp.com/ w/ Selector RCady of Selfish Agenda on the turntables between sets Girls Rock Detroit https://www.facebook.com/GirlsRockDetroit Yellow Barn http://www.ouryellowbarn.com/event/jimmy-ohio-and-dear-darkness/?instance_id=22421

Harry Smith - Heaven and Earth Magic

Complete film, 1957-1962

"Harry Smith, painter, archivist, anthropologist, film-maker & hermetic alchemist, his last week at Breslin Hotel Manhattan January 12, 1985, transforming milk into milk." -Allen Ginsberg

(photo by Allen Ginsberg)

Harry Smith and butterfly in 1965.

photo by John Palmer.