The Mabuhay Gardens Re-Opens This Friday
The beloved San Francisco music venue The Mabuhay Gardens (aka The Mab or The Fab Mab) is re-opening this Friday, September 7th. Legendary promoter Dirk…
Alfred Peet 1920-2007, Founder of Peet’s Coffee & Tea
Alfred Peet, who founded Peet’s Coffee & Tea in 1966 in Berkeley, died last Wednesday at his home in Ashland, Oregon. Peet was responsible for…
San Francisco Electronic Music Festival 2007
The San Francisco Electronic Music Festival 2007, an international festival of electronic music and sound art, takes place Wednesday, September 5th through Sunday, September 9th…
Remote Access to Burning Man 2007
I attended Burning Man from 1995 through 2002, and during that time I was very involved with the event, working with the Web Team and…
The Neon Smiley Face at Burning Man 1996
Many people are very upset about Tuesday’s premature burning of Burning Man, but others consider it to be the ultimate Burning Man prank. For years…
Eric H. Brown at World Beard & Moustache Championships
My friend and talented photographer Eric H. Brown of Jersey City, NJ is competing the World Beard & Moustache Championships 2007 (see my previous write-up).…
Darth Vader Star Wars Transformer Turns Into Death Star
It’s the best of both worlds, Hasbro has created an awesome Darth Vader Star Wars Transformer that turns into a Death Star battle station.
Braille Graffiti, Public Art For The Blind
Braille Graffiti is a public art project for the blind in Portland, Oregon created by Scott Wayne Indiana. Here’s Indiana’s artists statement. Most braille found…
STRANGEco Releases Mainframe by Dean Bradley
Our friends over at STRANGEco have just announced the release of “Mainframe”, a really cool new series rotocast figures by Dean Bradley that take the…
Burning Man 1990-1995 Photos, The Birth of Black Rock City
Tuesday’s premature immolation of Burning Man has been awakening many of the event’s old-timers. Kevin Evans, who was part of the original crew who helped…