11.18.2009

Make the time, show up, turn it out

nonsense genius
experiments - screen printing prep
Experiments
Inspirings interestings - james blagden so good. ## Milosh blog wow. ## el oso always interesting ## Caleb Chung ## Elizabeth Gilbert on nurturing creativity ##
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And of course - THE ZOMBIES!
But til I can see, that you'd really care for me, I'll keep trying to hide the way I feel inside.


11.16.2009

Just my soul responding

Smokey from the heart
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There is a heaven on earth in music and love.
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!!!!!
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WORK
Jam on it.
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Life in SF links from D
Yeah - Right on
Reminds me of Curbside Romance ...
still going after all these years.
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A recent experiment following headphonerecord formula.
Experiment
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Ease into it. Everything is gonna be alright.

11.15.2009

Vuelvo a vivir, vuelvo a cantar

Still Bill Trailer from B-Side Entertainment on Vimeo.

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Meanwhile at the Pastry Palace... Our spiritual guide says it's time to get the records out.
Mochi
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Heart nose.
Heart nose
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Let me down easy sunshine.
Saturday sunset
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I gotta dance to keep from crying
More Soul parties please. This Thursday TS and Kirk the Selector - some sweater funkin?
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HABLANDOME DE AMOR!
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Getting together
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Plan your work and
work your plan.
Make your schedule.
Show up.
Turn it out.
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Headphonerecord is ... Poketo Knows
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and James Blagden's work is hashbrowns!

11.14.2009

Doc Ellis and the No-No

Trying to build a home inside your heart

Chaud comme un soleil
Ou froid comme un glacon
Pour moi, c'est tout pareil
Salsepareille
C'est moi, et mes polymorphoses
-Dick Annegarn
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...at the top of last century's music stand, the loose pages of a score where only the down-beats were marked, spaced at intervals as regular as tears - Colette
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growling daylight
Sailor's warning
Resonating...
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Nobody sees a flower - really - it is so small it takes time - we haven't time - and to see takes time, like to have a friend takes time. - Georgia O'Keefe

11.12.2009

Open hearts for Maitreya

Charter for Compassion launches today...

"Today, we celebrate the unveiling of the Charter for Compassion, a document created to unite people of different religions and moral codes by acknowledging our shared principles of love, understanding and compassion.

The Charter grew out of Karen Armstrong’s 2008 TED Prize wish. Since that time, over 150,000 people from 180 countries have contributed their words, 18 prominent religious leaders have refined these words — and the world is now invited to affirm, celebrate and discuss the final document. " (lifted from today's Ted landing page)


Let's take a moment. Let's think about love in the world. Let's tip the balance toward love.
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related Talks

Learn to swim by swimming, learn to cook by cooking, learn to love by loving. - Swami Dayananda Saraswati


Cherry blossoms in feb

...she was planning journeys and undertaking them, but that for the possible bursting into bloom of a tropical flower held everything up and silenced even her heart, made for love - Colette

11.06.2009

Crab Malice lives in San francisco

bartender! another crab malice please
Crab malice.
An angry crab on rocks in a glass.
The cocktail of choice for a certain music and arts loving octopus who lives in the waters near Alcatraz.
The octopus is in love with a swimmer. They can never be together for obvious reasons. As in the past and as it will probably be in the future, parts of the city are underwater. The swimmer plays accordion. The octopus has a record player and a hairy best friend.
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The above theme has been interpreted by participants in the form of cephalopod, pacific ocean, Alcatraz, crab malice, bay area related photos, stories, record reviews, fake advertisements, original music, interviews, essays and other contributions to be published ina limited edition 7"x7" zine and website... As soon as I save enough money for paper.

11.03.2009

Do the HUG

Do the HUG! It's a new dance craze straight from Taiwan's Won Fu!
Won Fu video extras do the hugging dance
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>^_^<
headphonerecord is busy.
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Many awesomes all day and night.
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And many works.
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Bisous.

Pelicans are coy


scruz
Originally uploaded by slowcrash
Just look at them.

10.30.2009

Le grand diner


Six heures du soir, ils vont arriver
Je vais m'asseoir me reposer
Pour avoir l'air décontracté je vais me raser
Je crois que je sens un peu les légumes
Je vais mettre mon costume
Oh puis non, ils vont rire de moi comme l'autre fois...
Que j'avais ciré mes chaussures pour aller en voiture

Mes amis ne sont jamais à l'heure
Ils ont toujours à faire
Mais ils ne repartent jamais de bonne heure
Encore un verre

Jean et Mariane, Suzanne et François
Robert et Danièle, Joëlle et Michel
Il n'en manque qu'un, j'ai dressé pour neuf
Le neuvième c'est qui, ah oui c'est le veuf
Le veuf c'est moi et j'attends
Pendant que je bois mon troisième verre de vin blanc

Mes amis ne sont jamais à l'heure
Ils ont toujours à faire
Mais ils ne repartent jamais de bonne heure
Encore un verre

Il se fait tard, pourvu qu'ils viennent
Tout le caviar je l'ai donné à la chienne
Et si ça continue les bouteilles seront vides
Je crois que je vais partir en Floride
Une table vide que je préside
C'est le bide

Mes amis ne sont jamais à l'heure
Ils ont toujours à faire
Mais ils ne repartent jamais de bonne heure

Encore un verre


A VERY ROUGH TRANSLATION Of the lyrics by me.

Six in the evening, they will arrive soon
I'm gonna sit down and rest
so I can seem relaxed I'll shave
I think I can smell the vegetables
I'll put my suit on ...
Then again no, they will laugh at me like the last time...
When I polished my shoes to go on a car trip

My friends are never on time
They always have something to do
But they never leave at an early hour
"Come on let's have another drink"

Jean et Mariane, Suzanne et François
Robert et Danièle, Joëlle et Michel
I'm missing one, I set the table for 9
who is the ninth person, oh yes it is the widower
The widower is me and I wait
while I drink my third glass of white wine

My friends are never on time
They always have something to do
But they never leave at an early hour
"Come on let's have another drink"

It is getting late, I hope they come
All the caviar I gave to the dog
Is this continues all the bottles will be empty
I think I will leave for Florida
I preside over an empty table
"C'est la bide"*

My friends are never on time
They always have something to do
But the never leave at an early hour

Another drink

Thank you Manu for introducing me to Dick Annegarn.
* No idea how to translate that. - Literally "It's the belly"? Someone help me out.


I'm loving the crisp cool air and the golden light that paints everything at sunset.
October in San Francisco is so beautiful. Little orange leaves swirl as I slide by on my blue bicycle.
I love you California.

Marine and Sadie

Happy Halloween
Halloween from plastic bags
Halloween from black plastic bag

PS remember my hard drive failure? This guy, our in house handsome IT professional, fixed everything along with his company Backblaze .
Dayday

10.25.2009

Transmission

Human is all better now.
Computer died though:(
human's photos here

10.21.2009

Tonight - Cafe du Nord

Wonfu at the cal academy
Wonfu, Scrabbel & U.S.E. Tonight

10.19.2009

. . .

a child forever
That's the beginning of growing up. As long as we don't want to be honest and kind with ourselves, then we are always going to be infants. When we begin just to try to accept ourselves, the ancient burden of self-importance lightens up considerably. Finally there's room for genuine inquisitiveness, and we find we have an appetite for what's out there. - Pema Chodron

10.18.2009

I'm dead!

The Flu killed me. I need a reset isications. I'm a Ghost
The cookie warden
ichi gatsu

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Rad photos from Myleen Hollero

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Facing a tidal wave of hypotheticals, I dissolve this death trap into a benevolent drizzle over Clement street. Faith was swallowed honey-like and savored with the sun that followed. Shock. A rogue ghost went haunting.

10.14.2009

Home Movie Day Oct 17th

Home movie day Oct 17th
It's that time of year again to start digging for home movies in your closet, basement or attic.

Tell your relatives. Tell your friends. Tell your neighbors. (and ask them if they have home movies to share!)
Please help us spread the word if you know of anyone with home movies!

Come to Pacific Film Archive
Saturday, October 17th!

We are looking for 8mm, super-8mm and 16mm films! I encourage you to drop off your home movies at PFA in advance by September 25th if possible. If you're unable to drop off your film in person, we could talk about shipping it here (please give me a call if you're interested in this option). Dropping off your film in advance will guarantee a spot in the screening, as long as your film's in good shape!

The other possibility is that you can drop off your film at the PFA Theater on Saturday October 17, from 11:00am to 1:00pm, and we'll inspect it and get it prepped for the 1:00 screening. The screening will take place 1:00 to 4:00 pm.

This year I'm looking for Kodachrome in particular for a one-reel salute to lovely Kodachrome (RIP), so if you have any Kodachrome home movies, or know folks who do, please send them in my direction.

More Info

WonFu arrives tomorrow!

Read all about it here

Come out to the Scrabbel & Wonfu show at Cafe du nord Oct 21st

10.13.2009

FLU - I haz it.

Boy - Tom V wasn't kidding when he said this bidness lasts forever. Ok! I cleared the rest of my week for rest. that's how it is gonna be huh Flu? You jerknob. Now it seems more achey and fevery than before. The nice? It is stormy so staying in is ok. Not nice is - I have work, I am busy and my friend is here from France and I can't take her out for funtimes. boo.

OK. OJ, check. Lemon ginger honey garlic thing, check. Stack of dvds from library, check. Soup for the next three days, check.

Don't tempt me for fun things til next week! If you want to take my visiting friend to your favorite bar, gallery, music show, neighborhood etc - -get in touch.

Over and outs.

Dear FLU,
FINE! FINE! I stay home. You happy?
You suck.
-nathalie

10.10.2009

BLOW YOUR OWN MIND

BLOW YOUR OWN MIND

10.07.2009

DIzzy Dizzy Dizzy

Another illegible concert flyer

Marine and Damon from 2005 - Marine arrives October 10th :)
Marine et Damon
Seahorses. Forever.
Seahorses! Forevah!
leafy sea dragon
I went to the Cal academy a few weeks ago on my way back to work after taking care of a few things in the Richmond. I thought a visit with the octopus might cheer me up. I also visited the Leafy Sea Dragons. This is the first wood cut I started in September 08 after being sick all summer. It is the first reduction woodcut I have ever carved free hand and also the largest one I have ever carved. By freehand I mean I didn't draw it out first I just looked at a photo and started carving the wood. I haven't been able to do that since but I hope to be able to do it again someday because it was really fun. It felt very intuitive and free. Marine helped me print this one -It was too big for the press so I did old school styles.
Old skool Roland style
Studio photos from Damon
This was a very special moment for me.

Transmitting

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10.05.2009

The next.


Listen

How we stay in the middle between indulging and repressing is by
acknowledging whatever arises without judgement, letting the thoughts
simply adissolve, then going back to the openness of this very moment.
that's what we're actually doing in meditation. Up come all these
thoughts, but rather than squelch them or obsess with them, we
acknowledge them and let them go. Then we come back to just being
herre. As Sogyal Rinpoche puts it, we simply "bring our mind back
home." - Pema Chodron

10.04.2009

Welcome WONFU from Taiwan!

Welcome Wonfu from Taiwan!
WONFU

10.03.2009

October 21st at Cafe du Nord

October 21, 2009
U.S.E. FROM SEATTLE!
Wonfu FROM TAIWAN!
Scrabbel FROM SAN FRANCISCO!

9.27.2009

Lion pin return to me

Lion Pin return to me.

9.25.2009

Ball of light exercise - for a friend

Inside this cage there is a ball of light.
Shall we take a closer look?
Oooh. It's so beautiful.
Meanwhile
Everything according to plan sir.
transmission confirmed
Umi says

9.22.2009

Design above all

Had my nose to the grindstone last couple weeks finishing some big projects. I didn't get to properly explain what went on regarding Leslie's project. The SF Design center put on a contest of sorts where designers submitted proposals to design an apartment at 1 Rincon based on 1 of 4 themes. These themes are not readily available on the websites but Leslie's company labexperiment won the bid for the bachelor google executive primary residence theme.

Leslie invited me to participate in the decor by decorating Ralph Lauren upholstered walls with giant black Yeti crab designs (here is a picture of the stencil. We did a number of tests following one of my original Yeti Crab Designs and eventually decided to go with black instead of the more accurate white color. Here is of the finished product in the Labexperiment master bedroom.
Master bedroom
(Yeti crab inspired stencil by Nathalie Roland)
Here are some other pictures of the Labexperiment apartment.
Home office at 5301
The home office featuring antique macs and space invaders.
Kitchen at 5301
Rad lighting items in the kitchen with awesome view.
Labexperiment
This is a photo before it was finished featuring columns painted by Ryan Francis.
Here is an article about the event from sfgate. Here is Leslie talking about her plans for the apartment- it features "before" views. Here is an in progress video where Leslie talks about the Master bedroom plan and home office plan.
Finally here is a picture of our Darling Leslie on the bougie party night where Willie Brown himself came through and told her "This is fantastic"
Labexperiment Leslie
CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR FIRST DESIGN SHOWCASE LESLIE!
Thank you for letting me be a part of it.

9.17.2009

So many possibilities

Lingering memories
Meagen's beautiful dress
I wore your beautiful dress to the Great American Music hall the other night because it seemed like a special occasion. I didn't show it off as much as I should have cause I suddenly became very nervous and retreated into the balcony shadows.
Girls!
Could there possibly be more happening tonight? Happy birthday Charlie DJing at triple crown happy hour, Design above cocktail party, Jessie and Jay DJ the Attic, TS DJs Beauty bar, Gold medalists 9pm sharp at the Hemlock and Thee Oh Sees, Fresh & Onlys, Wooden aslfjlkasds at the eagle...

9.14.2009

Noisepop 2010

Noise Pop 2010 is now Accepting Band Submissions on Sonicbids

Think you have what it takes to play Noise Pop? Send us your music and information through Sonicbids! We'll be picking at least one band to play during the festival, and the selected artist will be paid $500. Go to Sonicbids for more information and good luck!

MORE INFO

This year's festival will take place February 23 - 28, 2010 and will take place in various venues around the city (including The Bottom Of The Hill, Bimbo's, and Great American Music Hall).

9.12.2009

Transmission Labexperiment

Crabs installed
Finished stencil ready for the moment of truth!
Nathalie Roland ->Black Yeti crabs-><3 Labexperiment -> Design Center's Design Above All Showcase.

9.10.2009

Things don't always go according to plan

This is my solace
Mendo
Cows too enjoy the view

9.03.2009

Don't be a grumpy banana

Grumpy Banana
Take yourself to the ocean
Take a risk
That's a happy panda
Pandas may distract you
I'm booked through September 17 but I am looking for new projects after that.
Do you have a job for me?
headphonerecord
I'll be posting pictures from my current projects in the next few weeks please stay tuned :)
PS. Hearts all over your face!

This could be fun

Tonight September 3.

From 5-midnight Divsadero Art Walk more info Here

From 10-2 at the Beauty bar - Lifestyle

From 9ish Sonny and the Sunsets at amnesia

Friday

11am GIRLS will be on sleeves on hearts on KUSF for a live performance and interview

Saturday

Magic Bullets at Cafe du nord

All weekend Barn show Wish I had a ride so I could go.

Next week

Sept 9 Cass McCombs, Papercuts and Girls at GAMH

Sept 12 Skinwalker at Receiver

Coming soon Girls pre-release Instore at Amoeba, Design above all showcase at 1 rincon hill.

The beautiful sights and sounds of San Francisco await us. Make it happen.

8.24.2009

Mystifyingly glad

Rainbow bird


Rad colors
LIKE : Nathaniel Russell . thanks Uncle Turdface
Camillea Engman . thanks flickr
Maru
Doing some tests for Leslie's project at 1 rincon hill.
Some experiments
Some experiments
Some experiments

Thanks Sadie
Damon thinks in the future we will have nanobots in us that will be able to sprout or retract fur on command. I asked him what kind of fur he would have in this case and he said Calico.
Damon as a cat

8.22.2009

Boosh to San Francisco please


Demand The Mighty Boosh in San Francisco!
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View all San Francisco events on Eventful

8.17.2009

shirokuroshirokuro

nogoodtoday
A strange journey
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