Good Ol’ Boys
This article is not about women’s rights, so please don’t email me with your complaints. This article is about my distain for women trying to get in the venerable “good ol’ boys” club. More [...]
Letters of horseshit.
Here are two letters made both public and private. The first from Josh Cadji the founder and stoner of Sacramento Copwatch. The second is a letter I received from Sacpress, and the comment was never [...]
I refuse to take drugs I need
I woke up today about 630 am for a doctor’s appointment, the appointment was at 815. I didn’t get to sleep till about 3 am, I can’t fall asleep when I have to be anywhere before ten am. I have [...]
Colors // Poem
White went to grey Grey went to black The black blankness was there Nagging Although still functional in life, Still having the urge to move forward Missing something, Without [...]
‘WFS’: an update on the people
Why Folsom Sucks: An update on the people. I recently had lunch with an old colleague and old journalist sage of mine, his name is not important. He is a far more level headed and sober journalist [...]
The Possibility That String Theory can Unify all of The Underlying Theories in Physic
One of Physicists primary objectives is to find a Grand Unifying Theory (GUT). The point of this GUT is to unify all of the four fundamental forces that we observe in nature into one complete theory [...]
Sociology of Religion
Emile Durkheim had many ideas about society and religion, how they supported each other and how they are linked together. This paper takes two church services of different faiths and examines them [...]
Deal Ticket // Save Money in Sacramento!
How would you like to save 51-90% on Sacramento's top restaurants, salons and businesses every day? Well, now you can! We introduce to you, Deal Ticket. To give you an idea of what's in store, [...]
I don’t want to be the first
I don't want to be first As a tribute to the Folsom community and reader input, I have adopted the Folsom motto for my sub-title. "I don't want to be first, I just want to be in front of you". [...]
Booze, yes // Poem
Vodka, yes Rum, only when I’m in Puerto Rico Whiskey, Only ones not blended Gin, sure Beer, sometimes Vermouth, in a martini Wine, red Tequila, no thanks Absinthe, now and [...]
Why Folsom Sucks el numero dos
Why Folsom Sucks el numero dos On my way to work today, in a scorching 104 degree weather, I discovered why Folsom sucks, again. It’s hotter than Egypt here and traffic is about as fast as a [...]
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I woke up today about 630 am for a doctor’s appointment, the appointment was at 815. I didn’t get to sleep till about 3 am, I can’t fall asleep when I have to be anywhere before ten am. I have been having chest pains, tight chest, shortness of breath, possible ulcer, fatigue, insomnia, my left nut retracts way deep into my body when I do Kegel exercises, the taste of blood in my mouth, and I have a weird lump on the inside of my lip. This appointment was to go over my test results. I had a chest x-ray, [...]
White went to grey Grey went to black The black blankness was there Nagging Although still functional in life, Still having the urge to move forward Missing something, Without knowing Chance encounter Hopefully not just a rebound Picking fresh flowers like a teen The spring dew drips off the flower It drips down to the ground like ink Slow Slow motion It splatters and writes a name Back to normal motion Walking around in the moonlight The names appear hear and there In between Joking, Laughing Writing on shit, not caring Grey turns to white White turns to something potentially Colorful
Why Folsom Sucks: An update on the people. I recently had lunch with an old colleague and old journalist sage of mine, his name is not important. He is a far more level headed and sober journalist I’ve come across in my five degrading years of chasing this stupid profession. He helped me get some gigs and in return I helped him get one of the worst jobs in the industry, a real shady business run by people who should be employed by Dick Cheney. Both he and I were working at the same entity which will remain unnamed, a business [...]
One of Physicists primary objectives is to find a Grand Unifying Theory (GUT). The point of this GUT is to unify all of the four fundamental forces that we observe in nature into one complete theory that can explain them all. There are many GUTs in existence but the most primarily focused upon GUT is a theory that goes by the name String Theory. Since String Theory seems to be the most promising GUT at the moment and has been for many years, I will use current literature to highlight and explore the implications, problems, and possibilities with String Theory. In [...]
Emile Durkheim had many ideas about society and religion, how they supported each other and how they are linked together. This paper takes two church services of different faiths and examines them prima facie, then draws parallels to Durkheim’s work. The two services are compared and contrasted and then a discussion will follow that explains how the services each fit into Durkheim’s paradigm. Durkheim argues that in either a mechanical or organic society when there is any separation of the profane and the sacred, religion arises. Durkheim’s view is that no object was intrinsically profane or sacred. A mere objects [...]
I don’t want to be first As a tribute to the Folsom community and reader input, I have adopted the Folsom motto for my sub-title. “I don’t want to be first, I just want to be in front of you”. This came from my only loyal reader and as a comment to my post. So thank you to the guy who enlightened me further on the collective paradigm of Folsom. I am plagiarizing you to further embarrass the average Folsomite, and because I am impressed I had no idea that this was Folsom’s motto. WFS
Just hearing that familiar voice Sometimes, that’s all it takes When you are in the depths of a sorrow Depression or whatever may cause it Sometimes that voice Or that call, That visit Makes all the difference But usually however much you want When you are down and out, That voice does not come But You have substances Alcohol, pills, etc They can help to some extent But the reassurance, The feeling of life Of purity That only comes from another human Makes you feel OK It only comes sometimes Usually when you don’t need it But when you need it And it does come Its lifesaving
Vodka, yes Rum, only when I’m in Puerto Rico Whiskey, Only ones not blended Gin, sure Beer, sometimes Vermouth, in a martini Wine, red Tequila, no thanks Absinthe, now and then Brandy, no Scotch, with soda water Cider, OK Water, in the morning
Why Folsom Sucks el numero dos On my way to work today, in a scorching 104 degree weather, I discovered why Folsom sucks, again. It’s hotter than Egypt here and traffic is about as fast as a dial-up modem in the late 90’s. A stop in the road occurred on E. Bidwell, after waiting on the shitty road work on Sutter St., which is apparently going to take another few months to complete. Apparently two blocks worth of retrofitting a tube for shit and piss to flow through takes these people months of labor. I don’t know I don’t install tubes [...]
Exhausted yet exhilarated Drained but excited Death lurks around every corner But so too does love Doves fought and fell to the ground Right in front of me I stared down at them in awe Why did two birds just fall out of the sky? Landing at my feet The victor of their skirmish Flew away, to find the love It fought for The Other dove gasped its last Breath I shook my head as if in a dream As I kept walking to my car From the hospital doors
Women or shall I say; Girls Nowadays, act as if they can do anything Largely because guys want to get their penii Wet And don’t react normally to the stupid Shit they do So, last night, this GIRL Hit me in the nuts She thought it was funny I didn’t, Another GIRL Came up to defend I wanted to bitch slap them both But some Captain-Save-A-Hoes, Some Larrys Were pervin’ around And wanted to fight So I didn’t
I work for 15 days I get direct deposit into my bank account The bourgeoisie quickly takes it all out Bills to pay I work another 15 days for the bourgeoisie They take it out again Bills to pay I’m broke in 8-9 days; Usually I eagerly await the bourgeoisie to drop my cash in my bank account once again So they can take it again
Why Folsom Sucks #1 Why Folsom sucks, is not an axiom, it’s a careful observation and participation in a community known for its small town vibe, and small town ideas, compounded with conspicuous consumption, and egregious whiteness. Folsom, and I dare even include the grid which is Sacramento, act like, what they think people in Los Angeles act like, and add to it unimaginable levels of parsimonious behavior. This is a series which I am confident will have no end, much like the expansion of the universe. Which is nice because the continuing series of Why Folsom Sucks can go on [...]
The Fourth of July is so fucking lame, especially here in Sacramento. But it sucks in general too. I haven’t found an article claiming so, and yet I feel compelled to write it. The Fourth sucks harder than a deaf kid under the surplice of a Catholic. When one thinks of the Fourth of July, independence I’m sure (I hope) comes to mind, maybe freedom of the press, or even why Tea Partiers can’t spell check cardboard signs. I was thinking, damn I’d sure love to go camping in the woods, and not deal with what typically sounds like the [...]
When I was little Sometimes I would go to my grandpa’s house He had bamboo in his back yard A greenhouse Big hands And a pool filled with cold water But I liked swimming in it There was an Orca tiled into the bottom that I would dive down to He would give me “Highlights” magazines to read And the tagline “Fun with a Purpose” I misread As synonymous with that Orca I wondered what his deal with whales was… I was told he loved us, but he was hard and rough Aside from the pool The big hands The greenhouse And the bamboo What I remember most about going to my grandpa’s house Was how he used [...]
The highlight of the night was watching Dusty Brown brilliantly perform from 11:30 – 1AM. If the show would have just been him playing all night, the groups of people who walked by as no music filled the clubs sound system would have come in. Opportunities were lost from the rejects of surrounding local affliction clubs to catch a breeze of something new and perhaps make a convert or two. No, they walked by, looked in, saw nothing and kept walking. Who would pay for nothing, no music? I wouldn’t. Paper Pistols a one person act, a drummer who plays along [...]
It’s the adrenaline It’s the fame It’s the double life It’s the night life It’s for the girls who jock It’s for the love of it It’s for doing something people hate It’s because I like doing things you won’t It’s for the friendships that are forged It’s for the power It’s for pissing people off It’s for the risk It’s for the fights It’s for having a life that’s different Lastly Most Importantly It’s to keep me sane
I was brushing my cat’s short gray hair She is about 14 or 15 years old She is very temperamental If you touch her too long Or in the wrong place She will bite But she loves to be brushed If you brush her too long She will bite She has been wearing here leathern spiked collar for years I bought it at Petco Real leather, it was not cheap If you touch her leather spiked collar She will bite If you pet her stomach She will bite I almost bit her once But I didn’t I didn’t want to get bitten On the face
There was once this night not too long ago I was with the type of people I really don’t have much to do with often People concerned about looking good and having lots of money And objects, stuff, lots of stuff And not at all of what lies beneath the surface The real substance This one person in particular Peculiarly connected with me I wouldn’t give way to their expected norms The norms of she Expected from he I felt like I broke through Just for a second even; To that person It gave me hope in humanity People are capable of change Sometimes it takes much heartache But it doesn’t have to
“And just like that he left, taking an old hard-bound copy of the sound and the fury with him. That’s what smart people read, right? I’ve been told that. By a junior college professor once… Smart people are overrated. And what did he do for a living? You mean to collect money? I suppose that’s what I mean. I don’t know, suffered, nailed his soul to a cross and cried like a little girl. What does anyone do? What they can: work. I should have figured as much. Nothing would have just come easy. Well, that’s not entirely true; walks on the beach come easy, sleep comes easy… It doesn’t [...]
Once upon a time When I was in 8th grade 1992 or 1993 Before the internet was accessible There were bulletin board systems (BBS) I dialed to one in Sacramento I downloaded a nude picture of Cindy Crawford Topless I saved it to my computer It took about 20 minutes The file was 10KB I printed it off using my dot matrix printer Then I experimented I experimented I experimented
I may have met you on the street Or in an alley Or in a club Or on the sidewalk Or in the gutter Or in the nice lounge You are invariably a female I’ve either become bored of you Or you’ve become bored of me Or you gave me your number to entertain Or to get rid of me Or I don’t want to play your chasing Games So what I do is add a “Z-“ To the beginning of your name in my phone So you go to the bottom of my list So that I know when you are calling Or texting me And can know when to ignore you
Eye contact occurs In a dingy club Dancers dancing, Bros tossing back shots You casually meet You exchange phone numbers Then you text You text Text Finally you talk (in person on the phone) If you get lucky you get coffee Then later you might do lunch Then you climax with dinner Then you have sex Dating is boring I don’t care what any girl says The thrill of the “catch” I’d rather the surprise of turning over In the morning And seeing whether I did well Or failed
This is a chapter from a novel that I am working on. This is fiction, do not get mad at me. Two straights and two gays occupied the night of May 15th 2010. As we pioneered from destination to destination it seems the good times happen between the end points rather than at the destinations themselves. The night didn’t get too eventful until we all had perfectly measured and thought out proportions of liquor. Pints of Beer and good whiskey and other shitty whiskey burned down our throats and into our bellies, mixed with our stomach acid and entered our bloodstream [...]
Opening Reception May 22, 2010, 7-10 p.m. On view May 22 Through June 12, 2010 If cooking is an art form, then food is the most common medium of artistic expression in the world. Opening May 22, Scion’s Installation L.A. Gallery presents “Palate,” a group exhibition of internationally lauded artists in which food takes its rightful place inside the gallery. Curated by Zio Fulcher, “Palate” features new works and installations by Clare Crespo, Jeph Gurecka, Scott Hove, Tamara Kostianovsky, Alan Macdonald, James Reynolds, Martha Rich and Jeff Vespa at Scion’s 4,500-square foot Installation Space in Culver [...]
The unthinkable has happened, something I would have never suspected the pioneering folks over at Buffalo Trace Distillery would have ever even considered. Let me tell you how the story goes. I was at the local liquor store “A&P” on the corner of 21st and K, a staple of Sacramento boozers, trannies, junkies, weekend warriors, etc. I buy a very special Kentucky bourbon, Ancient Age, a good amount of time, ok nevermind, everyday. It is literally my favorite Kentucky bourbon. Yeah, fuck you bourbon snobs; back off with your snide remarks. As I handed over my 5 bucks for a [...]
Rotten Apples is finally coming together for Summer 2010, and here’s a sneak peek. What started in a garage in Fair Oaks in 2006 has changed course half a dozen times and is slowly but surely growing into a brand. More to come at www.rottenapplesco.com, so stay tuned, and keep the scene alive.
The only girl I ever loved Was a complete fraud Frauds are fakes and fakes Never change People try as hard as they can To forget about their lies That’s why they Go to the grave Hating themselves That’s why you should be open Be you Be what you won’t regret Love what you love No matter what anyone thinks Don’t blow your Brains out Good luck Getting brain Love, love, love Forget the nay Sayers Love And be happy Be happy You; I
During a quick visit to Upper Playground Sacramento I was shown M.I.A.s new music video, “Born Free”. To be honest, at first I was expecting some corny video that would cater toward a teeny hipster crowd. But my preconception of M.I.A. was extremely far from reality. The video reminded me of a mix between District 9, Gummo and the last Rambo. The video is about 10 minutes long with M.I.A.s new song serving as a good soundtrack. The video, like District 9, makes a political statement about how easy genocide can and does happen. It makes you want to raise [...]
I woke up drunk regretting all of the usual mistakes from the night before, felonies, moral transgressions, and copious drug use. I had a mind numbing headache, so I decided what better way to make myself feel a little less hung over? Perhaps I’ll eat some greasy fast food. As I was on my way to Taco Bell I saw a KFC joint, and I thought to myself “fuck that I’m going to get some chicken!” On my way into the fine KFC establishment I saw this “thing” on the door, a sandwich with chicken for buns, Yeah. So being [...]
Editor’s Note: Another inconsequential article on Californians to Protect Local Taxpayer and Vital Services. Californians to Protect Local Taxpayer and Vital Services has gathered close to a million signatures in support of the Local Taxpayer, Public Safety and Transportation Protection Act of 2010. Support for this bill has been overwhelming throughout California. The number of signatures gathered by late February stood at 500,000. Roughly 320,000 signatures were gathered between the end of February and the end of March. The act is designed to prevent the Legislature from transferring, borrowing, restricting, taxes imposed by municipalities by amending the California constitution. The coalition list in [...]
Alex Pardee kicked off his US art tour today starting at Upper Playground in Sacramento. Legions of loyal fans started to patiently line up outside of the store waiting to get a print, vinyl toy or some other art related object signed and perhaps drawn or painted on by Pardee. Alex Pardees first stop was here in Sacramento he will then go around the United States stopping in cities and finally do his closing show at Fifty24SF Gallery in San Francisco. Pardee and his team had a webcam and laptop in tow which they are streaming all of their showings [...]
Press release: Characters are both the most easily accessible and neglected area in graffiti culture. They are the figures that stand by the side, drawing attention to the graffiti writer’s name. After Dokument Press’ first coloring book, the Graffiti Coloring Book, art expert and PhD Jacob Kimvall thought it was time for characters to stand in the spotlight. “I’ve always been fascinated by the characters of graffiti. They add playfulness to the poetic quality of the letters, and help to open up the pictures to the viewer. But they also have an artistic language of their own. At the same [...]
Editor’s Note: Here is an article about tomorrow’s event at Harlow’s on J st. Richard Trainor an investigative journalist will be signing copies of his book. Having spoke with him on the phone and started reading the book, he is a legit badass. He definitely sets a standard for investigative journalism, as a shitty and thankless job as it is. Richard Trainor investigative jouranlist to promote new book at Harlow’s Investigative journalist Richard Trainor will be promoting his new book, “Paradise Lost?: High-Speed Trains Get Waylaid, Shady Politicians get Billions and Taxpayers Get the Shaft!” at Harlow’s Wednesday. The book opens with [...]
It’s gotten to the point; I go out every night Drink a pint of whiskey and talk to girls or not Night after night After night After night It gets old I’d say it contributes to a collective ring of depression I see the fellow lurkers out and know they are Depressed We all have problems Dead dads or moms Handicapped dads or moms Raped or abused Our own little reasons To explain why we do what we do Trying to break out of this cycle Is damn near impossible
Editor’s Note: This is fucking retarded. There is a saying in science that goes “This isn’t even wrong”, and this is what I first thought while reading this tripe. I find it amusing that Catholics think they’re the next Jew. I’m not seeing even a correlation between the two groups. Anyfuck, for your reading pleasure. VATICAN CITY — Pope Benedict XVI’s personal preacher on Friday likened accusations against the pope and the Catholic church in the sex abuse scandal to “collective violence” suffered by the Jews. Sacbee
From various people at various times. Patricia: It’ll be cool. I can think of something more fun Regina: me too.im hella borming but u better hang out! Ernie: Hella sick… Just chillin on night meds. Amir: Haha. Sounds good. With hard work comes sluts, drugs and guns… Kyle: Aha. Why didn’t i think of that. Theres burger and gaga. I swear we discovered another one that i cant remember right now. Lets do research. Jessica: You said shes an upgrade do you not remember? Jessica: I know but u said shes betterthan me, i dont disagree Jessica: Um your texts were saying “u horny? Do you [...]
Me: hey Me: sorry agian about the party i Me: recently listened to the audio Me: and im pretty mean Me: really mean Me: but I think im going to transcribe it all b166er2501 : I’m not here right now Me: fuck nevermind Me: faggot
Editor’s Note: I wrote this letter to my mother because I thought it would be funny to fuck with her. This is a resignation letter I wasn’t going to send and never did. But I think it belongs in the public sphere. I didn’t have much time to write the letter, so it could have been much longer. My office job, which I quit recently was nothing less than awful in every respect. I found out the very day I quit my job, when I crashed my aunt and uncle’s house and drank all their Budlight in their garage that this letter [...]
Editor’s Note: This crazy banter was written in Bullhead City, AZ. I decided to Bullhaed City of this year and some friends agreed to meet me at a vacation house my mom squats at. I think…think my friends had some contributions to it. But to keep with original mood and right ways of thinking, it has not been edited for clarity, grammar, or sense. And was not actually sent to my mother, but should have. Dear mom, I found found drugs in your night stand along with used condoms. Rob brought his dog Cisqo he shit all over the hallway walls and [...]
Editor’s Note: Here is the ten year round-up for The eXile. Just another gem in the archives of one of my most admired publications. Excerpt: Worst Business decisions: 2.OFFENSIVE COVERS. From the start, we started losing distribution points due to our offensive covers and photos, yet gained other points due to reader demand. Then after September 11, 2001, we published a cover showing a boss banging his secretary in the WTC just as a jet is about to crash into their office window, and the secretary cries, “It’s so !” We lost about 20 distribution points and thousands of dollars in advertising. Then in [...]
Editor’s Note: Here is a recent article posted on Sacpress.com The City of Sacramento is negotiating a deal with Clear Channel Outdoor (CCO) to install four digital billboards along several freeways within city limits. The four proposed digital billboards would be located at Interstate 80 at Northgate, Interstate 5 at Richards Blvd., Capital City Freeway at Fulton Ave., and Highway 99 at Mack Road. The city’s goals for installing the digital billboards are to diversify and increase city funds. Sacpress
Word on the street is that the name of the club will be pronounced “KOO-PROSE”. I am unsure of the actual spelling of the name of the club / bar. There will be a full bar and dining. They have a dumbwaiter installed in the back and a wheelchair lift in the front. There is a bar island in the middle of the bar area kinda mimicking the looks of The Shady Lady. It looks like it is coming along nicely inside. It will be curious to see how well this new locale bridges the gap between the lavender district [...]
Opening Reception April 24, 2010, 7-10 p.m. On view April 24 Through May 15, 2010 LOS ANGELES – Opening April 24, Scion’s Installation L.A. Gallery presents “Rooms,” a group exhibition curated by Roger Gastman that brings eight diverse artists together under one roof. “Rooms” will feature unique installations and new works by Kime Buzzelli, Adam Wallacavage, Dueling VHS, Chris Stain, Bill Daniel, Justin Van Hoy, Rocky Grimes, and Dan Monick with Caitlin Reilly. For the exhibition, Scion’s 4,500-square foot Installation Space in Culver City will be built out and subdivided into eight individual spaces. Each space [...]
The Pharm party bullshit I first heard of pharm parties from a friend and thought it sounded cool. I want to get in on the action of a pharm party. It doesn’t sound like a very upbeat or energetic sort of party but at least it’s social. Apparently the term has been popularized through expensive cable television shows I don’t get, so needless to say I’m out to lunch when it comes to famous peoples’ problems. I digress, this isn’t about Pharm Parties at all. This is about why I fucking hate kids who have access to good pill drugs and [...]
March 27 – April 20 “SPREE” – new works on paper from Jennifer Davis opening night Saturday March 27th, 7-10pm First Amendment Arts (1101 Stinson Blvd at Broadway, NE MPLS) all ages, free admission live music TBA A Minnesota native, Jennifer Davis discovered her passion for painting and drawing while studying at the University of Minnesota, from where she graduated with a BFA degree in Drawing and Painting. Davis’ paintings have a surreal, candy-land exterior of innocent charm which only hint at an undercurrent of darker truths. Her acrylic paintings contain a mysterious yet familiar language of invented symbols which continually grow, repeat, and change. This new series [...]
Scion’s National Art Tour Features Celebrated Multimedia Artists and Expands Into New Market With An All-Video Installation Format Scion launched the sixth edition of its successful art tour, “Installation 6: Video” in January at its own 4,200 square foot Installation L.A. Space gallery in Culver City. Having visited Austin, TX in February, the tour now moves on to Wichita, Kansas, a brand new market for Installation. The show opens at Tangent Lab, 143 N. Rock Island, 3rd floor, Wichita, KS 67202 on March 26th with a reception from 7 p.m. – 11 p.m. The exhibit will run until April 10th. The annual [...]
never so cold nor necessary but interpretive
We had the privilege to sit down with the winner of last years Cat Fanciers’ Association “mutt” category winner. “Shark,” is a beautiful 4 year old pulled from the mean streets of Orangevale, CA and has turned into whats some may say is an “icon”. In a rare and uncharacteristic move she walked off on the interview. Click Here to Watch [HD]
For full disclosure; everything that was heard and witnessed tonight was hearsay. As the hipster dance-party crowd was dismantling from their usual FUCK Friday locale at Townhouse, 3 gun shots burst out in the crisp late night air. One fast, then, after a few seconds, two more in quick succession. Many witnesses were talked to, all of which were in direct contact with what happened. A car was crossing the street at 21st & P, with wannabe gang-banging white dudes in it, stopped at a red light. There were club-going pedestrians that were crossing the street at the same time. Somehow, they [...]
Recently the string of Broadview (formerly Brinks) Security commercials has caught my eye, and I have to tip my hat to their brilliant marketing department. For those who may not have seen them, here is an example: Setting: Upper middle class neighborhood. A party of clean-cut white thirtysomethings is wrapping up. The nondescript hostess stands in the door thanking everyone. The last person to go is a blond douche who looks straight out of an LL Bean Catalog, his name is A.J. Hostess: (tight lipped smile) “Thanks for coming A.J., it was nice meeting you.” A.J.: (aw shucks) “Yeah, you too.” Mildly Concerned Friends: [...]
I have been living in downtown Sacramento for quite a while now. I, as many others have been working here steadily for about a decade or more. I have maneuvered the parking system for years just fine with no problems. Well, the city is starting to outmaneuver me. I have talked to outsiders about the current parking situation and they often say, “Just be really careful” or “Why don’t you park at X location and bike in?” I don’t know, maybe because I don’t want to ride my bike to my car in the morning before I have to drive [...]
By Ragnar Persson Ragnar Persson’s new book, Feel the Darkness, from Dokument Press offers a world full of death mysticism and tenderness. Chopped-off heads, Heavy Metal logos, girls, rabbits, flower meadows and barren landscapes with naturalistic small birds.Feel the Darkness is the best of the collected works of Ragnar Persson from 2006 to 2009. The scenes in Ragnar Persson’s pictorial world might have been culled from a teenager’s diary. A time and place where you sneak out into the woods, smoke a cigarette and think “Nobody understands me.” Ragnar Persson grew up on Heavy Metal and discovered drawing through album covers. He [...]
JOHANNA O’DONNELLFlorida artist Johanna O’Donnell often envisions a painting after listening to a song. “Fully formed pieces will pop into my head. Some call it the artistic muse. I call it awesome because it reminds me that I’m merely an instrument of creative forces, not the force itself. This helps with reducing the artistic ego, which is not your friend.”http://www.hurley.com/index.cfm/aid/39274/FEATURED-ARTIST–JOHANNA-O-DONNELL KEVIN EARL TAYLORKevin Earl Taylor was one of those skate-or-die kids in high school. Those were the days when he was sponsored by Thunder Trucks, skipped prom to skate, and listened to punk. Skateboarding was important for another reason too. The San [...]
Rappist, Postal AKA Charlie Hunt released his sophmore album “What’s Next” on Anomie1 Records. The CD came free with 1000 issues of Anomie1 Magazine issue 7, which successfully sold out. This, the second album from Postal shows steady progress and maturity since his debut release “Darker Than Black.” The lyrics are sincere, the beats are great and the production is top notch. Anomie1 Records, a newly formed record label branch off Anomie1 Magazine has released two full Postal of Silent Scribes (his crew) albums and has 2 split 7 inchs in the works, one with Sacramento and Reno natives “Who Cares” to be [...]
Screening Monday, March 15, 2010 American Cinematheque at the Lloyd E. Rigler Egyptian Theatre Please join American Cinematheque and Flux for the exclusive theatrical screening of Under Great White Northern Lights, director Emmett Malloy’s highly-anticipated new documentary about The White Stripes. The night will include a Q&A with the director, free posters and other fun surprises. In the summer of 2007, The White Stripes embarked on a cross-country Canadian tour to accomplish their goal of performing in every province and territory across the expansive northern nation. The Emmett Malloy-directed documentary film, Under Great White Northern Lights, captured that incredible journey. On March [...]
There is little more precious to me in politics than finding out about a closet gay politician who has consistently voted anti-gay throughout his or her career, getting caught originally for a DUI,then having their cover blown as being a big gaybo. Sen. Roy Ashburn R-Bakersfield, what can be said about your lascivious lifestyle that hasn’t been said about every other closet gay politician? You blew it man. Ashburn was seen partying at the gayest club in Sacramento then leaving with a potential, and I’m pretty sure, sweetheart. How do I know? I’ve been to every gay club in Sacramento [...]
Editor’s Note: I am digging deeper into The Exile archives and finding fucking gem after gem. I thought this one article was particularly funny. Two of my favorites are 10. Lame Assassins and 25. America’s Post Racist Delusion. 20 Reasons Why We’re Ashamed To Be American
Editor’s Note: This is an old article I discovered just shortly after discovering The Exile. It offers great advice for those who think religion is a pile of horseshit. God Can Suck My Dick By Matt Taibbi You know what really pissed me off about 9/11? You know what got under my skin more than anything else…more than all the flag-waving, more than the fact that we dropped all those food packets in minefields, more than the regular sight of John Ashcroft on television? More even than the bombing itself? What really pissed me off was the news that Mohammed Atta and Co. [...]
Wow, Where to begin? Should I start with the overzealous security staff, or should I start with the fact that Kid Sister played for approximately 15 minutes? No, I won’t start with my gripes; I will start with the highlights of the show. The staff and event coordinators at the Beatnik Studio were extremely nice and accommodating, hats off to them especially The Sol Collective and DJ Whores. The folks who came to the show were collectively in a great mood the atmosphere was very nice. The local bands and DJs did a fantastic job and really rocked the crowd. Moookiesaake, a [...]
Editor’s Note: A really good article about rabble-rousers in Moscow. This is romantic journalism. Lost Exile
Like Lipstick Traces, Daily Life Polaroids from thirteen graffiti writers, is an absolutely beautifully published hardcover book which showcases Polaroid photos from 13 different graffiti writers from all over the globe. The artists who participated in the project are, Aroe, C.B.S., Dumbo, Honet, Kegr, O’clock, OS Cururus, Rate, Remio, Rocky, Scan, Smash 137 and The E.R.S. The name of the book Like Lipstick Traces comes from the book Lipstick Traces by Greil Marcus. In the beginning of the book the publishers described that they thought that the graffiti movement could have been a part of that book, and so as [...]
Two things are dominating the news right now, and I will address them thusly: Joe Stack flying his plane into an IRS building in Austin, TX. Look, I’m up to my eyeballs in debt and unemployed. I get the urge to do something crazy, especially since bills seems to pour in nonstop and our tax money has gone to bailing out banks, but those banks won’t clear our debt. Everything costs money, yet no one has anything to show for it. I get it. The world is fucked up. But… this guy had his OWN FUCKING AIRPLANE. I don’t care how [...]
Last year the biopic “Notorious”, about Notorious B.I.G. (Christopher Wallace) came out and I have to say that I never thought that I would ever watch it. I just assumed Notorious was going to be another one-sided pop bullshit movie that was going to reanimate the east side/west side something-or-other from the 1990’s. Plus this really isn’t a subject matter I’m too passionate about. It’s going to be garbage, right? Well, I was wrong. The movie was actually really good. There are no major actors and therefore no ego. Even though the movie is produced by Sean Combs it is [...]
Scion Presents: ‘It Was On Earth That I Knew Joy’ curated by Sixpack France from Scion ART on Vimeo. Exhibition Features 15 original Posters, 10 Installations and 1 Short Film Exploring The Theme of Man Vs. Machine Opens February 20 Through March 13 Opening February 20, Scion’s Installation L.A. Gallery Space presents “It Was On Earth That I Knew Joy,” a group exhibition curated by Lionel Vivier of Sixpack France that explores the increasingly blurry boundaries between humans and the technology we create. Scion’s 4,500 square foot Installation Space in Culver City will host this exhibition, which will feature Sixpack France’s first ever short [...]
Editor’s Note: Jack Young wrote an article on Jack Young. An auctioneer, an appraiser of large machinery, and a man on the people. after reading such a shameless promotion feel free to scroll down to the comments section to see the official community disapproval and satire. Both me and a colleague, or friend or whatever had the pleasure of ruining his day, mostly my friend DF. Jack Young
Interview with amazing stencil artist Logan Hicks, who participated in Scion’s Installation 5 tour. He discusses his painstaking process, fatherhood, high dynamic range photography and losing a fingertip! Logan Hicks Interview from Scion ART on Vimeo.
Editor’s note: Here is an article I wrote on Daniel Fredrick. Published today at www.scramentopress.com. Personally I think Ted Gaines is retarded and his hyperbole about businesses leaving California is retardeder. Peace and Freedom Party candidate
I have to say that I have a love/hate relationship with Southern California. There are creative/business oportunites everywhere and it certainly provides a platform that should you succeed in whatever it is you are pursuing, you set the bar pretty high for any future competition. What I’m not so clear on is that for some reason the majority of the world aspires to something that really isn’t that impressive once experienced in person. Like anywhere else, L.A. is what you make of it. That being said, I do have a gripe. This city is enourmous and you have to travel to reach nature or [...]
I was graciously invited to a UFC to Super Bowl party last night, a potentially disastrous 36 hour long party, I obliged. I like neither sporting events but I had been a recluse for the last day and a half sitting on the couch reading Letters to a Young Contrarian by Christopher Hitchens and needed some air…and beer. I stayed for the UFC fight but drinking until the Super Bowl the following day wasn’t on my agenda. I don’t really care for UFC or the cult of personalities within this fad. Some of the fights were good I guess, bloody, [...]
I’m already tired of hearing about this faggy T-Bow character and Super Bowl ads. I can’t escape this culture even if I tried. I’m getting the perception ‘fair’ media is at stake and that CBS won’t show ‘controversial’ ads but will air T-Bow talk about pro-life. It is presumptuous and completely erroneous to think that the Super Bowl is (re)defining media coverage. And people watch the Super Bowl for commercials. Human beings are waiting for a clip of video stream that wants to sell them something. Ultimately. The Super Bowl is not a daily newspaper, it’s not Mother Jones, it’s [...]
Editors Note: Back in the mid 90’s I was into going to a lot of punk shows – I still am from time to time even now. The other day I was rummaging through some of my old stuff and I found an article that I had cut out that reminded me of one show I attended. It was a more memorable one that I went to with a few friends, I forget exactly who, But I remember my friend Jarret Cook was there. I could be way off on some of the minor details but I think the show was [...]
Last night I had the opportunity to go music/comedy extravaganza “Stand by Haiti” hosted by Jack Black at what I consider an awesome venue, the Wiltern (probably just because I saw NIN at the Wiltern for their last show, so it has a special place in my heart). To be honest I didn’t much want to go out on a Tuesday, and an earthquake in Haiti is nowhere near the top of my priority list, but it was free, and I have to say I was very pleasantly surprised. The lineup was broken into two groups: stand-up acts (Maya Rudolph, Tig, [...]
“Life Geos On” is a photo diary by photographer Per Englund. He has spent much time in Cape Town, South Africa and the outlying cities. In South Africa apartheid lingered at one level or another until 1994. The effects of apartheid, on the people and surroundings, permeate the photos vividly. A couple pictures portray Per Englund (white) being treated almost as if royalty, with presumably his slippers waiting for him in his hotel room in one photo to his greeting card and complimentary wine glass and tray in what looks like his hotel or place of residence. Other photos showed [...]
So I had a great night at the last day of the Sacramento Electronic Music Festival (SEMF) at The Townhouse in Sacramento. Sister Crayon played great as usual, except they didn’t have the volume up high enough on the lead singers’ voice. Since her presence and voice transcends sound barriers it made up for the issue. I talked to a few old friends about the old Capitol Garage location, reminiscing on punk rock shows. I am fairly sick with a cold, and was trying to keep my distance from a lot of my friends and may have seemed unfairly rude. If [...]
Editor’s note: My hatred for the Mormon religion increases on a daily basis the more I sadistically subject myself to this strange belief system. The correlation is obvious between my perplexity and loathing the more I learn about Mormonism. The recent documentary at the Sundance Festival titled, “8 The Mormon Proposition” is getting some amazing reviews, and yet reignited the civil rights debate. So with the showing of the documentary I am posting an old article I wrote the night before the presidential election about Prop 8. The Constitution versus God When Proposition 8 came up on the California ballot I thought to [...]
Some of you may not like my opinion, and about that: I don’t care. This article is mostly about a band that I went out with intention to review, Trainwreck, A side project of Jack Blacks Family of bands and side projects Tenacious D. As rumors ran rampant that Jack Black and Tenacious D were going to be in town I unfortunately helped propagate the false rumors that Tenacious D (full crew) was indeed going to play. After further investigation did I find out it would in fact be Trainwreck performing. After a talented but slightly predictable band opened for Trainwreck, [...]
The Peace and Freedom party is currently gathering signatures to put their candidate Daniel Fredrick on the ballot. Fredrick pending enough signatures would be running against Ted Gaines-R. They are fighting for Assembly District-4 which covers Sacramento, El Dorado and Placer County. This is not a very compromising district for Fredrick’s mission since according to The Capitol Enquiry Republicans hold about a 47 percent majority in the district while Democrats follow at roughly 31 percent. The Peace and Freedom Party has a dismal .025 percent or 656 registered voters. Gaines is detached, period. According to his website is the same [...]
By Dustin Millhollen My Boat: I want you to imagine that I have a boat. I talk about this boat quite often. I say things like, “I went out for a sail on my boat today” and “my boat is 25 feet long.” In all these mentionings of my boat you have an image of what a boat is. Among its characteristics you think its first and foremost a physical thing. A thing made of materials that exist in the real world. A thing that may be touched and felt and looked upon, and most people would agree with you that this thing that we call ‘boat’ is a [...]
L.A. has something like 50,000 homeless people roaming the streets. I can only assume that a combination of Vietnam, Ronald Reagan and a warm climate make it this way, but regardless they often make for some interesting people watching. Here on the strip of Santa Monica Blvd. that runs through West Hollywood there are a few local bums that have earned a special place in my heart. In no particular order, I introduce you to the hobos in my neighborhood: Harriet the Snake Woman. She usually sits on the sidewalk with a crumpled paper cup asking for change. On a particularly [...]
photo: harmarsuperstar.com I walked to Sacramento lesbian bar turned hipster funhouse, Townhouse, by my lonely. A girl invited me to see The Storytellas, a great local ska band that were playing at a venue nearby. She said she would be outside when I walked by. I walked by and didn’t see her curls so I kept on going to do what was originally planned at The Townhouse. As I was approaching my good friend Josh called me and said, “It’s bullshit man, its 7 bucks to get in tonight” I replied, “There is no way I am going to pay 7 [...]
Friday, January 29th, 9:00p – 2:00a Mr. Smith’s in SF is hosting a fundraiser for Upward Bounce (an incredible attempt to break a Guinness World Record) all in the name of raising money for everyone’s favorite pre-college program, Stanford College Prep! CHECK THIS OUT: During the night of this fundraiser, Mr. Smith’s will donate all money from the cover charge ($10) to Upward Bounce. This bar can hold 400 people, so please help us fill it up–invite your friends and help us make this big! WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU? * $6 drink specials * Specialty drinks created [...]
Editors note: I recently came across this piece and thought it was fuckin’ rad. By Salman Rushdie, Dear little Six – Billionth Living Person: As one of the newest members of a notoriously inquisitive species, it probably won’t be too long before you start asking the two $64,000 questions with which the other 5,999,999,999 of us have been wrestling for some time. How did we get here? And, now that we are here, how shall we live? Oddly – as if six billion of us weren’t enough to be going on with – it will almost certainly be suggested to you that [...]
I was watching the news this morning and an interesting commercial caught my eye. The commercial was for McCormick dried oregano leaves and what I found particularly odd was that the dried oregano was being billed as a “source of antioxidants.” Really?! Oregano? I had ignored this trend for years, but now I have to draw the line. In the last five years this antioxidant trend has grown into a multimillion dollar business in which thousands of people buy products that they think are going to make them healthier in some way. So what is an antioxidant? As I understand it, [...]
Local government leaders are ready to face state lawmakers head on in an attempt to stop more raids on local taxes and are ready to collect enough signatures to get a measure on next November’s ballot to prevent the practice. read the rest here: San Mateo Daily Journal
Just as any other night of the week, my friend Ron and I decided we would walk to a local hole in the wall and get some drinks. Flask packed so I could discreetly pour additives to my one, or possibly two, bought drinks at the bar, we grabbed the umbrella because some clouds were looming. There was a strange feeling in the air, probably because the streets were dark and quiet. We were talking about this girl I had just met and we were going to go to a location that she would be at. He told me about [...]
Editor’s note: This was also published on www.sacpress.com under a different title. By Justin Smith The California office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-CA) recently published an annual report revealing civil rights abuses, and harassment against Muslims in California. Verbal harassment, employment discrimination and the denial of religious accommodation all increased by double digit percentage points, 41 percent 19 percent and 12 percent respectively, while the number of workplace incidents rose from 88 cases in 2007 to 103 cases in 2008. In 2008 CAIR-CA processed a total of 480 incidents, a decrease from the 553 reported in 2007. The report noted that despite [...]
“Cholo Writing: Latino Gang Graffiti in Los Angeles” was released recently by Dokument Press of Sweden. The editor is Francois Chastanet. The photographs can be attributed to him and Howard Gribble. This book is a very comprehensive documentation of Cholo art / gang graffiti in the Southern California area. Many people may think that gang graffiti is only some ugly scrawls there to mark the particular gangs turf. While it may be true that in some instances the graffiti is marking their turf, this book really does a great job on outlining the history of Cholo writing. The foreword by Chaz [...]
If these people were strung up by their feet heightened voices continuing in narcissistic banter smacked with bamboo sticks they would split apart spill plastic jewels caviar crackers prawn cocktails, bail bonds, David Sedaris novels, and their unfathomable insecurity. entrails displayed below youths gather the trinkets and display twisted sensibilities it becomes them. the spinal cord dangles the skull ceaselessly nodding with apprehending glee “I know exactly what you mean! Feel! See! It’s like we’re the same!” etc
So many people talk about Barrack Obama being a socialist and/or communist, flying banners saying “Barrack HUESSEIN Obama this, and Barrack HUESSEIN Obama socialist that”. Clearly emphasizing his middle name because it sounds Middle Eastern, this is only done to garner racism. Most people who spout that and right wing talking points are usually dipshits who don’t really read, ever. My intention here is to write a quick article that one can read then be able grasp the real idea and ideals behind big bad communism. And then Karl Marx was born. He linked up with a man named Friedrich Engels. [...]
The Flower does not bloom for you, young Bee. She possesses her own predilections, appetites, agendas of unknown origin and intent which I can guarantee have made bigger Bees than you or I swoon in rapture or horror which may be existentially synonymous. No. Sucking from the ground her nourishment, roots sunk into wherever She has decided to draw from, inviting the sun on her inner pedals while you sleep or are otherwise distracted, She will not bloom on your schedule, She has her own. When the blooming does occur, there may be occasion of an extended showing, as though [...]
Here are two letters made both public and private. The first from Josh Cadji the founder and stoner of Sacramento Copwatch. The second is a letter I received from Sacpress, and the comment was never published. Judging from the comments made by Cadji he appears to be your typical unrealistic shithead reader. The irony is that his grammar looks like a rape victim’s butthole. Anyfuck the white bastard cops who beat the living piss out of Rodney King got a slap on the wrist at best. justin: i think your story is a little more accurate this time around, but [...]
This article is not about women’s rights, so please don’t email me with your complaints. This article is about my distain for women trying to get in the venerable “good ol’ boys” club. More and more these days I see females trying to emulate guys and the actions that guys do on the regular. Sex, a lot of it, with many different people, drugs, boozin’, fightin’, etc. Many are tom boys gone terribly wrong, many are just trying to recreate what they see on shitty reality TV shows, and others are just doing what they find fun. As a guy, [...]
As a resident of Fair Oaks and a California native my entire life, I am humbly requesting you put forth legislation that prohibits certain types of Christmas music to be played in public. Christmas music is something none of us can endure for an entire month, especially if its played everywhere we shop. I think it is fundamentally undemocratic to be subject to this awful tripe that symbolizes little else than spending money as a hobby. The reason why I think Christmas music is undemocratic is because the entire nation is subject to this when in the public arena. The same music [...]
There is a lot of talk about “net neutrality” these days. If you don’t know what net neutrality is here is a quick rundown; If you bought a certain speed level of internet access, for example, say you decided to go with the middle plan with AT&T. They should allow you to connect to CNN.com at the same speed as GoFuckYourself.org. That is essentially all there is to it, allowing you to connect to any website or web service at the same speed level within the package that you bought. All people in the middle range AT&T plan could, or [...]
