June 21, 2011

My band, Cities & Years (with Ben Cureton), is playing a show in a week. Even though we’re opening at 8 PM on a Tuesday, I put us on top of the flyer because that’s how excited I am about us finally unveiling what we’ve been working on, for over a year, to other people. Our set exemplifies so much of how I’ve been feeling that there’s no way to disconnect me from it, to the point that I feel intertwined with it. That’s not even a strong enough statement. I guarantee it. I stand behind it 100%. This music is my Black Card, my Centurion American Express. It’s my private concierge to get me to where I want to go. And, it’s not just me. It’s me and my best friend. We decide everything together, and the way it works, and where everything goes. It’s a team effort. And it works.It’s made explicitly to be enjoyed.

My band, Cities & Years (with Ben Cureton), is playing a show in a week. Even though we’re opening at 8 PM on a Tuesday, I put us on top of the flyer because that’s how excited I am about us finally unveiling what we’ve been working on, for over a year, to other people. Our set exemplifies so much of how I’ve been feeling that there’s no way to disconnect me from it, to the point that I feel intertwined with it.

That’s not even a strong enough statement.

I guarantee it. I stand behind it 100%. This music is my Black Card, my Centurion American Express. It’s my private concierge to get me to where I want to go. And, it’s not just me. It’s me and my best friend. We decide everything together, and the way it works, and where everything goes. It’s a team effort. And it works.

It’s made explicitly to be enjoyed.

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March 25, 2011

If I were a hotelier.

If I were a hotelier.

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March 11, 2011

Temporary design/illustration for facebook photo. no ampersands… yet. I’ll post a link to it when we have 25 “fans” (aka: 25 facebook friends who “like” us). We’re planning to have a show soon, and we’re super excited for it. SWAG.

Temporary design/illustration for facebook photo. no ampersands… yet. I’ll post a link to it when we have 25 “fans” (aka: 25 facebook friends who “like” us). We’re planning to have a show soon, and we’re super excited for it. SWAG.

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January 20, 2011

I connected to this line very early on as far as the timeline of my appreciation for Purple Haze goes. Around the same time I connected to this record, I lost my best friend, and I connected with the sentiment of living for those who aren’t here. I enjoyed typesetting this in Mr. Eaves, and connecting the images to the words as appropriately as possible. I wish my homies could watch me live Happy Days like Joanie and Chachi

I connected to this line very early on as far as the timeline of my appreciation for Purple Haze goes. Around the same time I connected to this record, I lost my best friend, and I connected with the sentiment of living for those who aren’t here.

I enjoyed typesetting this in Mr. Eaves, and connecting the images to the words as appropriately as possible.

I wish my homies could watch me live Happy Days like Joanie and Chachi

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January 6, 2011

I enjoyed typesetting this. I love Didot, even though it looks awful when it’s small and on a computer screen. I just love the way the thicks and thins pull you and push you, even if it’s almost impossible to read.

I enjoyed typesetting this. I love Didot, even though it looks awful when it’s small and on a computer screen. I just love the way the thicks and thins pull you and push you, even if it’s almost impossible to read.

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December 19, 2010

“Strippers do nothing for me. I like a strong, salt of the Earth, self-possessed woman at the top of her field. Your Steffi Grafs, your Sheryl Swoopeses, but I will take a free breakfast buffet anytime, anyplace.”

“Strippers do nothing for me. I like a strong, salt of the Earth, self-possessed woman at the top of her field. Your Steffi Grafs, your Sheryl Swoopeses, but I will take a free breakfast buffet anytime, anyplace.”

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“After I got home, I drank six more glasses of whiskey and then I finished crafting this mall harp, using a bandsaw, a spokeshave and an oscillating spindle sander.”

“After I got home, I drank six more glasses of whiskey and then I finished crafting this mall harp, using a bandsaw, a spokeshave and an oscillating spindle sander.”

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“When re-caning an old chair, one needs to make sure that one has all the right elements in place…” “Over, under, and, you guessed it, and over. Over, under… This chair is almost caning itself.”

“When re-caning an old chair, one needs to make sure that one has all the right elements in place…”

“Over, under, and, you guessed it, and over. Over, under… This chair is almost caning itself.”

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December 18, 2010

“When I look at my palm I see a lady’s mouth French kissing a dog. Is that normal?”

“When I look at my palm I see a lady’s mouth French kissing a dog. Is that normal?”

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