Bandai Miraclon vinyl
Non-Starter
July 27th, 2011 by Corey A. Edwards
A&W Rootbeer (or was it Shasta soda? some other company?) had at least one commercial in the early seventies featuring clips of early automobiles crashing into each other around the notion of the beverage’s excessive foaminess.
For some reason, these commercials really struck a nerve in me and, though I was never much of a soda fan, I developed an early appreciation for vintage vehicles – particularly ruined ones; the less intact they are, the more riddled with rust, the more interested I become.
This old water tanker rests picturesquely in the front yard of my girlfriend’s rented house. It took me a couple of months but I finally crawled out there with a camera.
Snat!
Fruit
July 21st, 2011 by Corey A. Edwards
Cancer: July 20-Aug. 10
July 20th, 2011 by Corey A. Edwards
Lost
July 16th, 2011 by Corey A. Edwards
The Neighbor
July 15th, 2011 by Corey A. Edwards
Takatoku Bibyun diecast
Weird noises come out of his place at all hours and the windows are almost always dark. Some nights you can see little, flickering lights moving around in there like he’s maneuvering about the place with tea lights in his hands and plenty of shochu in his veins.
Oh, yeah he drinks alright. Sometimes alone, sometimes with what sounds like a million angry ghosts but always the next morning: the clatter of glass and aluminum out the back door, down the steps, and into the recycle container, often to overflowing.
He bangs that porch door a lot and, if you look over, he sometimes waves his little, plastic swords menacingly in your direction.
We turn our heads when this happens, politely sucking on our cigarettes, pretending we aren’t amused, interested, or even aware of his bizarre, red costume with the bumpy blue eyes.
You don’t fuck around with a guy like that. Not in San Francisco. Not when he’s … the neighbor.
All Snarled Up
July 11th, 2011 by Corey A. Edwards
I was digging through the computer one day when I ran across a couple of old images of my daughter that made me step back.
She looked … she was … well, I don’t know what the hell she was doing. I hear hazy explanations now that she got tangled up in chains but, yeah. Okay. All I saw was the possibility for an interesting illustration.
It took me forever to actually get to it but here it is.
Brian Eno and Rick Holland – Drums Between The Bells – The Recordings of 2011
July 8th, 2011 by Corey A. Edwards
Brian Eno, in collaboration with poet Rick Holland, released a new album called “Drums Between The Bells” this 4th of July, giving me more than one reason to revel in noise.
Diverse in scope, “Drums Between The Bells” features numerous approaches to the sound poem, a form Eno has been experimenting with since the release of “Dead Finks Don’t Talk” on his first solo album “Here Come the Warm Jets,” in 1973.
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Pun with Lizards
July 7th, 2011 by Corey A. Edwards
Flea Market Finds: Ceramic Tyrannosaurus Rex
July 5th, 2011 by Corey A. Edwards
I’m not really “into” dinosaurs, per se. I mean, yeah, my collection of Japanese toys does feature some creatures that qualify as dinosaur-like but actual, regulation dinosaurs? Not so much, thanks.
That being said, when I spotted this little fellah in the “collectibles” case of the local Goodwill, I had to take a closer look.
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Chetzemoka
July 3rd, 2011 by Corey A. Edwards
Don’t even say that!
July 1st, 2011 by Corey A. Edwards
I frequently hear people admonishing others or even themselves for voicing a negative possibility.
Now I do understand and believe in the power of positive thought. Optimism is an important component of health and social advancement: perky people prosper.
Of course, this is a generalization – plenty of grumpy jerks make it to the top and live long lives while some incredibly cheerful people contract terminal illnesses and or remain in a state of penury their entire lives. The point is that the former never appreciate what they have while the latter never mind the deficit.
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Summer
June 29th, 2011 by Corey A. Edwards
Garamon Green
June 28th, 2011 by Corey A. Edwards
