The Travails of the Astounding!

May is nearly upon us and yet thick flakes fall as this mornings sun rises. Pittsburgh is the place to be.


Howard Hughes from the album "Thanks for the Ether" by Rasputina

I've scoured the internet for a video of a guy who gets a free alien from a box of cereal. The alien is a cute tan mound of slime that for the most part is innocuous and docile save for when he is munching happily away at a bowl of cereal. The alien conveniently eats his breakfast treat from inside the bowl (which makes the puppetry possible) and is perfectly amiable until he eats all the cereal around him. When he's done he loudly demands more by way of a loud piercing noise. Essentially the 'free alien' in every box is just a scam to force you to buy more cereal! When the guy runs out of cereal, the slime thing growls viciously and eats him. His breakfast treat eats HIM!
hah!
ANYWAY, this is a video I once had on my Mac. I don't remember where I got and so I don't remember where to get it now that I realize I've lost it. What a freaking bummer.


Saturday from the album "And Then Nothing Turned Itself Inside-Out" by Yo La Tengo

The Illustrated History of Folding Chairs




Wicked Game by Chris Isaak

The first meeting for Fat Tuesday was held on Sunday. This marks the beginning of the pre-production process of my feature film directorial debut. I feel like I have the memories of a thousand other souls who have attempted this same thing. This filmmaking thing. This creation of memory thing. This story telling thing. Scenes are read lines are cut/added, the plot is restructured, the very foundation of this entire mad adventure is constantly shifting, and all I can think of is the final shots, the magic of the set. Working with the actors to bring each twisted character to life. I must be sure not to get ahead of myself and do a better job of organizing this than


.... anything Ive done before. Easy, no?

Eternal Sunshine...Theme from the album "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind"

The Steps of the Post Office on 34th Street and 8th Avenue, NYC

to celebrate Jasmines birthday. Or so they said, but it was clear that these monsters were after more than your run of the mill jubilation. They were after stronger stuff. They were after the timeless Chalice of Intoxication.


From Left to Right
Drunk, Drunk, Drunk and..... ohhhh what's his name...

Bastard.



Take two smiling ladies posing for a pleasant picture, add Ryans shining mug and what do you get?
A ruined picture. Thanks a lot, Page!!


Rock N Roll..... yeeeeah!

11PM
Scotto does his best "gay" impression.


12AM
We all begin to feel much closer to each other. Intimate, even. And by each other, I mean Jasmine.

And then there's Sir Too-Cool. Burner of Bali Hais, maker of merriment and killer cocktails alike!