Poetry Scores at Mad Art

Poetry Scores Art Invitational - Wole Soyinka's Ever-Ready Bank Accounts

The Safes at The Firebird

After a week of not wanting to put anything near my tender nose, I picked up my camera again. I didn't use it too much, but I wanted to grab some shots of The Safes when they came down from Chicago.







It was another night of playing with the new camera and my RAW software. Shooting in the dark isn't much of a challenge with the D5100. Friday night I decided to see how "filmish" I could get. It's not my normal way of working; I don't generally waste my time twisting one media to resemble another. Everyone has moods, though, right?

Live Music: At the Luminary, 7/30/10

Silver Ballroom, Bevo

Highly recommended.

Great Rivers Biennial 2010, Contemporary Art Museum

Running thru August 8.

Ben Folds, Midtown

Ben Folds and a Piano came to town.



It wasn't the best BF show I've seen, but I blame it on the audience. It was, flat out, no reservations, the worst audience I have ever been a part of. They were clearly not there for the music.



If I'd had those sticks I probably would have been escorted off the premises after using them to ask a couple dozen d-bags to please let me hear the show.

Happy Hour / Dinner @ the Bleeding Deacon

The Bleeding Deacon started running a new menu last night. Still awesome.

Allison Funk at the Regional Arts Commission

Julie & I raced over to the RAC after work Friday and made it just as Allison started to read. This book sounds great.

Poetry Scores, Luminary Center for the Arts

Good show.
Silent auction, complete with sniping.
Fun crowd.

Indie Underground @ Lumiere Place

St. Louis Fashion Week
aka Let's All Wear Boots







I enjoyed seeing familiar faces from Katatomic Labs and TwIsTeD. I enjoyed the people watching. The event offered me loud music and free drinks on a Friday night, so really, I can't think of much to complain about.

I didn't really know what to expect going into this event. Three days later and I'm still not sure. That's probably just my cold talking...

Don't worry, I'm medicated.

Out on the town with Jordan

Did I mention we took Jordan to his first baseball game?

We rode Metrolink to the stadium.


I don't think he followed most of the game, but I know he understood the "peanuts and Cracker Jack" part.


Little J lasted all the way til the 7th inning stretch, then we decided it was time to start home.

Matt & Ann's Birthday Party

Friday night fun for all.

Absolutli Goosed, South Grand

Cheese, fruit & martinis...

Friday Night Dinner at the Deluxe

So, imagine if Crybaby's mom decided to cleanup her act, go legit and open a diner in St. Louis. It wouldn't quite be the Deluxe, but it would be its closest competition.







On a side note, if you take a couple of left over Rings of Fire (large yummy onion rings dripping with Buffalo sauce), chop them up, and add them to your scrambled eggs the next morning, I recommend adding a touch of cheese.

Friday Night at Powell Symphony Hall: the SLSO

This was a great Carnegie Hall preview performance, and I'm really happy to have had the opportunity to go. (For the story of how our tickets fell in our laps, see Julie's poetry blog.)





Yeah, I know it's a little much with the pictures of the lights, but I was in an "oooooo, shiny" sort of mood.

It was an educational evening. I'd never seen anyone bow a cymbal, (or a xylophone, or a gong, for that matter) or play a cymbal on top of a tympani, or put a straight mute in a tuba.

I'd also never seen anyone show up for the symphony in flannel PJ pants before. I'm not complaining, though; I was just happy to see college kids showing up. I have this vague fear that the symphony audience is graying faster than it's growing. Anyway, I always use trips to Powell or the Fox as an excuse to dress up a little. I left the house worrying that my shoes were a little too sensible for my slacks. (I had no concerns at all about JulieDill's pumps being too sensible for her skirt. It was not possible, and they looked great.) The plaid flannel pants just reminded me that sometimes I'm a little silly.

Dinner at Crown Candy, Friday night

http://crowncandykitchen.net/







I had a chocolate banana malt and a BLT. I also had the wrong camera with me to show you what they looked like. You'll have to go and order your own.

Kung-Fu Chicken Opening, Friday in Old North St. Louis

Friday Night, Mad March at Mad Art