By: Llyod Price. To my surprise, I was informed that Stagger Lee Shelton was a real life murderer (there’s even an author duo from Oakland who created a graphic novel all about it). But for the past three years, I’ve been in love with Lloyd Price’s version printed on vinyl by Springboard International Records. Here I thought it … Continue reading »
Monthly Archives: May 2011
Trust Your Struggle
Mariposa @ 21st St Image By: M-squared Continue reading »
Los pies en la boca
Supermodel By: Marlene Dumas It’s unfortunate, but I’m very successful at saying things the wrong way. I sit there, paralyzed, vomiting words as though I have no control. Even so I’m responsible for them–my words. What’s the alternative? Keeping my mouth shut. I’ve tried that, but often times I feel too calculated. And then people … Continue reading »
Evil Love
By: The Race Continue reading »
TGIF Throwback—Ansel Adams
Poem Of Dead Song
His left shoulder popped the one to witness my death dead weight hung heavy. –M. Aggrey Continue reading »
TGIFriday The 13th
When I was 13 years old, I fell from a shower stall and gashed my calf with a porcelain soap dish. I was horse playing and probably deserved it. In the emergency room while getting stitches, the doctor joked that some folks would be happy to be getting some liposuction done (there was a lot of fat tissue … Continue reading »
Taniguchi Buson (1716-1783)
Mi ni shimu ya Naki tsuma ni kushi wo Neya ni fumu. The piercing chill I feel: my dead wife’s comb, in our bedroom, under my heel. –Buson . Continue reading »
A ‘Lil Freak In Us All
I watched something this evening; a documentary about the life of people who are heavily involved in Dungeons and Dragons (D&D). I couldn’t really say that I was well versed in the lifestyle of D&D. It seemed more like some strange way for geeks to escape reality. So as a lark, I decided to watch it. It … Continue reading »