"Just because it happened to you doesn't make it interesting."

[swag]

So said Dr. Waxling, played by Dennis Hopper, in the painter David Salle's directoral film debut Search and Destroy.

Nevertheless, some fragments from the gray, rainy weekend so far:
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From a letter from Richard Feynman to a distressed former student of his:

You say you are a nameless man. You are not to your wife and to your child. You will not long remain so to your immediate colleagues if you can answer their simple questions when they come into your office. You are not nameless to me. Do not remain nameless to yourself—it is too sad a way to be. Know your place in the world and evaluate yourself fairly, not in terms of the naïve ideals of your own youth, nor in terms of what you erroneously imagine your teacher's ideals are.
Best of luck and happiness.
Sincerely,

Richard P. Feynman

(Freeman Dyson, "Wise Man," NYRB, 10/20/05
http://www.nybooks.com/articles/18350
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Joe Strummer, "Midnight Jam," in the mix at the chicken wing place, Fire on the Mountain.

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/clipserve/B0000CD5FN001009/1/002-2746739-3668862
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Best hamburger ever, from organically raised beef, served on delicious bread with feta cheese, sliced onion, and tomato at Zaytoon: http://www.zaytoonbar.com (and my tastebuds had had their hearts set on hummous, fattoush, and yogurt, until the hamburger was suggested to a skeptical audience).
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Upon entering New Space Gallery, in an effort to view the current show ("Station to Station" by Lisa Gidley, which was really good: http://newspacephoto.com/ ), encounter a photoshoot underway involving a make-up artist, a stylist, a rack of cheeleader outfits collected from far and wee, a photographer in the back with some really fancy gear, and about a dozen female models, aged approximately nine to 16.
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Jazz station was playing some jazz piece with a brilliantly demented piano solo in the middle of it, which promtped someone in the car to say, "this is as fucked up as the harpsichord in the fifth Brandenburg." Flagged for follow-up: check the playlist tomorrow for 10/8, 1:30 p.m.: http://www.kmhd.org/index.php?option=com_playlist&Itemid=86
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Beth at the wine shop shared part of a cookie that she had bought down at Random Order. I need more of those cookies.


Beth on the phone. More wine needed in the foreground.

photo by h.

[WCGreen]

1. As I said before, and I will say it again.....

Swag, you are the coolest dude, amen...

[swag]

3. You are a kind man

and I hope that you are writing more for publication, if not for newspapers in your own city, for the DU Lounge, please.

Thanks for the kind words, coolguy. I'm always happy to read your posts and see your pics.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

2. You remind me, my dear swag, of the brightest kids in my hs.....

Amazingly intelligent, they seemed to speak a language, which although was demonstrably English, was almost incomprehensible to my ears......

You astonish me with your gifts......


There are NO appropriate smileys for the gentleman that you are.....

[swag]

4. You're so great, peggy.

I hope to meet you some day soon.

I must add about that hamburgers that some surprise guests from Seattle and from across Portland rendezvoused with us at Zaytoon, and it was noted that the burgers were spiced up in a traditional Lebanese kafta style, and that lemon aioli graced the top bun.

Peace and love to you and yours, sister.

[asthmaticeog]

5. Great pic.

I believe you have some other photos I'm curious to see...

[swag]

6. Sorry, I haven't finished shooting up that throw-away camera yet.

Maybe you'll be pleased to know that you're on the same roll as a rearranged Burgerville marquee which now boasts of "Free Hard On."

[asthmaticeog]

7. LOL!

Shit, I wish I'd known about that when I was there - it would have made a fine compliment to my "Hung Far Low" pic...



Which actually reminds me of another pic I wished I'd nabbed - for a while, and perhaps still, there was/is a depilatory product called, I kid you not, "Nads." The Wallgreens near me had, on their marquee, the following: "We have Nads as seen on TV."

[Susang]

8. It gets even better than that

That product is actually called "Aussie Nads" :D

[swag]

9. As a pre-lithium bi-polar used to chant to me when cycling down,

"I am surrounded by filthy, filthy people."

Great shot. You are one suave fuck. And HFL: cheap, strong rail drinks. Did you photoshop the "tails" out of "cocktails?"

In a like mood:

[asthmaticeog]

10. Re: Cocktails

It was vandalized like that, no need for photoshopping. A truly blessed event.