THIS Rhett Butler Will Never Die

if i had gotten out of bed at 9am, when i first awoke from this mornings dreams i'd have some crystal clear clarity to transcribe what i dreamed this morning for you. alas, i could not keep my eyes open (or get them to focus) at that hour. i had a bad nights sleep with lots of leg cramps... in a nutshell here is what i recall. i had won a contest to see two different concerts on opposite ends of the world. one was Pink Floyd in Australia and the other was Bob Dylan in London. i chose to go see Dylan first. i only know two people in London right now; Ellie and Polly. they are both photographers i know through Flickr. Polly photographs cemeteries, whereas one of Ellie's photographic interests is live music. so i chose to look up Ellie. i've known Ellie the longest, probably about 2 years now, so she was the logical one to hang out with - although, getting to have tours of London cemeteries with Polly will be very chill someday! anyway, i met Ellie at her flat and we ...

Before I let any more time lapse, I must state that the free pass I was given to attend the Spindrift/Vietnam/Black Angels concert earlier this month was NOT the first time I was given a photographer's pass to a concert. The first time was last November when Robin Slick gave me free admission to the Adrian Belew Power Trio 's concert in Santa Cruz . Robin is who credit goes to for my entry this arena of being able to develop this latent skill of creatively photographing live music performances. She has been a great encourager to me in the development of both my writing and photography endeavors and I'm very grateful to her for also being a friend. Robin is who got me my involved with the LitPark crowd too. So today, I whole-heartedly give a big shout out and astral hug to purveyor of the arts, Robin Slick! She is a great writer by the way...! So, my photos are getting some exposure. The Mutants , who played at Dirk Fest on Friday night have put one of my photogr...

it's been an interesting week. the after effects of the supposed food poisoning kept me in bed till Sunday. a depression has kicked in as a result and i've worked myself into a pretty good, isolation mood. tried to organize a photo stroll that was to take place this afterenoon but there were no takers. also, tonight and tomorrow night are the Dirk Dirksen Festivals in San Francisco. i had serious desire to attend this time last week. tonight, i could care less. i was going to tirade a bit about what a drag it is to try to organize, interest, and excite people to do something with you, and then i was going wonder out loud about what makes people then go silent in communications. i mean, you are talking about a plan on the phone and via emails, then silence. to say you are not interested in doing something by abstention of any sort of reply is rude. oh, i can't write this because by being vague in this manner i only lend more strength to confusion. tirade-ing anyway, aren...

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!!!