Category Archives: sex

gender, has to do with females of the species, generally but not pruriently except in rare cases; feminism sometimes.

Vienna Teng at Bol Park, Palo Alto, 2007

Someone taped this show by Vienna Teng on August 7, 2008 and then uploaded it to Youtube — that is, well before it was acquired by Google — the very next day, where more that 100,000 times it has been … Continue reading

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Barry Eisler coming to Kepler’s in February, Jerry Rice coming to Kepler’s tonite

I’ve met Jerry Rice twice and would say I don’t think he actually wrote this book. I don’t think I’ve met Barry Eisler, but I’ve stopped strangers two or three times to say “Are you Barry Eisler?” I will add … Continue reading

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I chose Etkin over Elias, I should have my head examined

Terry and I saw a documentary about Veterans dealing with PTSD, at Cubberley Hall, sponsored by Dr. Amit Etkin and his lab; meanwhile, at Bing Hall Eliane Elias held court with Brazilian piano jazz and voice. I would prescribe less … Continue reading

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Brodie Jenkins as The Cathedrals / 2 at le Poisson in NYC

Hats off to Yoshi Kato for his preview of Live 105 BFD, in the Palo Alto Weekly, for focusing on Cathedrals, which is a two-person rock band electronica featuring Brodie Jenkins and Johnny Hwin. Best music news story I’ve seen … Continue reading

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Yo La Tengo and BV

Yo La Tengo is a rock group based in New Jersey featuring the husband wife duo of Ira Kaplan and Georgie Hubley. They are big in my world, even if you’ve never heard of them. Their name is a baseball … Continue reading

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Quodlibet w. litany

Everybody saw the sun shine, but I saw a dragon fly, while Gretchen said “butter fly” and Eva shook her tuckas, rising towards heaven — posted, May 22, added June 22 Latin what plus it pleases I got to indirectly … Continue reading

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Something funny, I cannot quite put my finger on about Tom Brady (Serra) and Julian Edelman (Woodside High) on cover of this month’s Gentry

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Frank Hurley, 1915 >> Valerie Vagoda, 2015 and Shackleton

>>> Or: Oh! There’s Frozen Chicken in the Freezer, Excellent!! I met Valerie Vagoda when “Striking 12” was at Theatreworks and “Passing Strange” was more current; PS actually might have workshopped at Theatreworks if Public Theatre of New York had … Continue reading

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It’s funny how falling seems like flying, for a little while

The colleagues memo, written by alleged moderate or residentialists Karen Holman, Greg Schmid, Pat Burt and “the diplomat” Cory Wolbach, about “city engagement” reminds me of the Steven Bruton song, as sung by Jeff Bridges in “Crazy Heart”: falling seems … Continue reading

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‘all the patient dignity of a human form’ by hummingfish channelled kinda sort on a Sunday and Monday

“Herons” is a song by Hummingfish an indie band out of Portland, out of the 1990s. Thoughts of which folded into this: Hi, Bill. I am the one that bought your BEML cd based on the fact that the first … Continue reading

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