THIS Rhett Butler Will Never Die

I've eaten at this place twice. Well, I don't eat while I'm in SF all that often. If I do eat, I usually gravitate to Tommy's Joynt or the Burger King a few blocks down Van Ness after a late night concert. Last October though, I was in the city scoping out Mission Dolores for future Cemetery Girl photo shoots and found that I was extremely hungry and had not brought any sandwiches or snacks for myself. That was when I broke down and decided to spend some money for a sandwich at this place, a virtual hole in the wall, on 16th St. called Ike's Place . On one's first visit to Ike's they might have difficult choosing what to order. One thing that is easy about ordering is that they only serve sandwiches. But when you look at the felt marker, hand written menu on the wall where over 20 different sandwiches are described, well, I was overwhelmed. I just wanted to stand there and read what the makings of every sandwich were, and fantasized that if I were a neighbor...

Woke up EARLY this morning to take my mom to San Francisco to meet her friend Ellen. It was an experience different for me than any I've had in a long time. We went to a museum; The Legion of Honor to see the display of paintings by female impressionists. It's probably been over 30 years since I've been inside the LoH, and if I had thought about it better, I would have taken more photographs of the day than I have to show you here. I'm just so out of practice taking photos with my phone, or of thinking in a documentary way of mind. Rodin display room in Legion of Honor. Green Apple Book Store on Clement Street Irish Pub on Clement Street with a great deal on Pabst & Jamesons!

don't worry, i will write a full and proper review of the concert for publication at Ground Control Magazine in a few days. right now i need to share and document some of my immediate feelings. first off, the first most amazing thing that happened tonight was arriving at the ticket office at Slim's and finding once again that my name was NOT on the guest list. Slim's is losing my respect in this department because as usual, once the tour manager is found everything is rectified. this was amazing in a NEGATIVE sense. next amazing thing was meeting Renee (Tickledrop) in line. in fact, i didn't even take 2 steps from the ticket window when she walked up to me and called out my name. i have only seen this woman once before and that was in Santa Cruz at the ABPT show back in November 2006. first thing she said was to comment on, how in my blog i talked about coming off meds. she said that she could tell that a definite change had occurred in my countenance, that i seemed mo...

Well, my day has finally come. I have been recognized by my efforts to establish myself as a quality concert photographer. Two bands have granted me -=photographer passes=- for concerts happening this week. Mind you, they are the opening bands for these shows, but hey, this is the very first time that I've asked for this privilege and it's been granted. Wednesday night I will be photographing Spindrift (as well as Vietnam and The Black Angels) at The Independent. Then Friday night I will be photographing Stolen Babies (as well as Kylesa, Within Temptation, and Lacuna Coil) at Slim's. Feeling pretty jazzed right now folks!!!