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So two of the kids next door did some yardwork for me. I gave them 8 bucks each. So the little girl has a walkman type radio the next day and i ask her if that is what she bought with her earnings. She said it was. I asked her what she was listening to.…

Yes I got a job. For me to accept a job it has to be soemthing, really. For years I have been curating basically for free (i-5 Gallery) or as an entrepeneur (Coagula Projects Gallery), along with the occasional small-compensation show and the even less occasional prominent gallery show. But all that has changed. I…

I spoke at Joel Bloom’s memorial service, held on a blocked-off Traction Avenue. There were quite a few people there. Council people Jan Perry and Jose Huizar spoke and then Ed, the master of ceremonies, called me up and all I could do was get everyone to sing Joel’s favorite song, “Take Me Out to…

Lotta strong reaction agianst the post below about MIMI the dog – well she is still at the pound, 11258 S. Garfield avenue, so instead of laying on your guilt trip on me like a Baptist does to teen girls at a Family Planning Clinic, maybe you should just drive on down there and ask…

So there is a stray pack of little dogs in the neighborhood – definitely dumped from someone somewhere away from where anyone would see and on the streets for a few weeks. The kids next door take one of them, a filthy, famished, flea and lice riddled pekinese terrier and tie a rope loosely around…

So we moved. Moving is a chore and a half. My girlfriend moved her art studio into my loft – so that is now our job site – she has her art studio, I have my publishing offices and writing desk. But home is where the clean underwear is, and our cleanies are out our…