Lorenz Inez--Working Class Playwright

11:30 am: *door creaks open*

Cough.

*strikes match*

*looks around*

*Exits*

09:49 pm: Stuff and Stuff
One day I'll actually write some interesting stuff, but right now I'm busy working and
still haven't seen "Inglorious Basterds" yet.

While you're waiting on me to actually write something cool again, check out this trailer. It's James Cameron's new film: $200 million and supposed to be a "game changer" in cinema.

I'm not sure about all that. I know it looks pretty cool.

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11:40 am: For Jeanette and Cameron and anyone else who still follows this LJ
--Went to Fairfield yesterday to see Amma. Always a nice way to recharged my batteries.

--Signed up for 48 Hour Film Project, but there's something tying up the registration. On the upside, we have a new HD camcorder and a digital sound recorder which will hopefully bring up the level of production.

Since you may not remember, and to push those awful Twilight posts off the page, here are the
previous two 48 Hour movies we've done.

"Tale of the Toe" 2006 (careful the loud beep at the beginning)


"Brutality" 2007

09:25 am: I think this expresses how I feel
...and why I'm shocked by people's reaction to Twilight...



Thanks to the people at Rebelious Pixels for showing how a woman SHOULD react to men like this.

L

11:22 am: Porkins' Ghost. Vaudeville Mews 05/15/09
Live!


Photo by Lynda

( More pics )

Overall, I feel pretty good. Made some good contacts, drank some Old Main Off Kilter, played well. I know what I have to do to improve my part of the band. The next one will be much better.

06:54 pm: What is happening to writing?
THIS is the book and movie everyone is going crazy over?

"Who gets to ask the questions tomorrow?" I asked quizzically.
"I don't know," Edward retorted.
"Is it you?" I wondered musingly.
"I think I get to answer the questions tomorrow," he remarked cheekily.
"Oh really?" I huffed angrily.
"Oh yes!" he chortled naughtily.
--Twilight by Stephanie Meyer

Compared to:

Pandemonium, city of devils and their torments, could scarcely have been noisier than that Mexican town, as cracks scurried like lizards along the walls of its buildings, prying apart the walls of Don Angel's hacienda with their long creepy fingers, until it simply fell away like an illusion, a movie facade, and through the surging dust cloud of its collapse we were returned to the pitching, bucking streets, running for our lives, not knowing which way to run but running, anyway, while tiles fell from roofs and trees were flung into the air and sewage burst upwards from the streets and houses exploded and suitcases long stored in attics began to rain down from the sky.
The Ground Beneath Her Feet by Salman Rushdie

"The man plays with language like the pizza chef tossing his dough around in the air. You owe it to yourself to read Salman Rushdie at least once in your life. Just like you owe it to yourself to never read Twilight." --Lynda

08:13 pm: Wild Buffalo Underground Dub Society
I think I have mentioned before, I'm playing with a reggae band. I've been with them for
a few months now, and I've ran hot and cold about sticking around; I just wasn't sure if it
was really what I wanted to put time into.

Lately, though, things are blowing up. We played at an art opening for local artist Jill Wells last month to positive reviews. Jill's boyfriend Laradee sat in with the group a couple times and sounded great. The final piece of the puzzle fell into place last Friday night when Laradee, Kajo, and Kali, all from Nigeria, showed up. We miked everyone up and started recording based on MY impromptu bassline! The room just exploded with music and good vibes.
Three hours later, we had 3 or 4 songs in the can, and everyone was sweating and smiling.

You can hear the music at www.myspace.com/dubiowa

Wild BUDS are:

Larry Enos (aka Salaryman aka Thumper): Bass
George Lane: Guitar, Vocals
Elliot Keosis: Drums
Doug Proffitt: Hand Percussion
Jeremy Gary: Tenor Saxophone, Melodica, vocals

Laradee, Kajo, and Kali: Vocals.

I really have to give a shout out to Traci regarding this: she turned me on to "The Harder They Come", Burning Spear, and so much more beyond Bob Marley and the other usual suburban reggae suspects. I'm also doing my best to inject some African influences-with the help of the new singers-from Fela Kuti, and other West African music.

Pictures are coming.

Thanks,

L

11:43 pm: an ode
"when i was a kid, i would get these headaches, and i went to the doctor, and they said that i needed glasses. i didn’t understand that. it didn’t make sense to me because i could see fine. and then i get the glasses, and i put them on, and i’m in the car on the way home, and suddenly i yell… because the big green blobs that i had been staring at my whole life, they weren’t big green blobs. they were leaves on trees. i could see the leaves. and i didn’t even know i was missing the leaves. i didn’t even know that leaves existed, and then… leaves!"

Ampeg, YOU are glasses!!!



I love you!!!

01:39 pm: This post has nothing to do with Bunnies or Jesus.
In what is apparently an attempt to drag me back from the Funky Jazz planet I've been living on,
I've been sent this album:


Chris Squire/Fish Out of Water (1975)

During a break after the release of Relayer, members of Yes took a break and recorded solo albums, this is probably the best one.

12:06 pm: Check it out!!!!!


Yes, no logo. And no apostrophe. I'm
sure every band had their name misspelled on their first
flier.

but for now...

Rock. And. Roll.

Be there. Aloha.