The full moon nightswim at Barton Springs was excellent last night. Good friends, big crowd, live music, cool water, and some super-solid howling at the big ol’ moon.

Tonight, I’ll hit Flipnotics @ the Triangle with the returning Matt the Electrician. Friday night, we’ll visit the legendary Anderson Fair in Houston. The song title of the week seems to be “Phillip and Kathy” or some variation thereof. Do attend!

Ed Verosky sent me a cool performance photo from last week’s show at the Cactus Café. I think it captures my somethingness while subduing my nothingness. My guess is it’s the moment I was thinking, “Did I leave the stove on?” I dig it, so I’m sharing it right here:

as reported in The New York Times

June 19, 1908
GOT NEWS FROM THE TIMES.
Chicago Paper Got Platform from New York by Wire in 38 Minutes.
CHICAGO — The much-talked-of “beat” achieved by THE NEW YORK TIMES in obtaining and printing in advance on last Tuesday morning a draft of the tentative platform from the Committee on Resolutions of the Republican National Convention furnished the telegraph companies an opportunity to show what they can do in an emergency.

One clue whose answer consists of two rhyming words:

At the annual Condiments Convention, mayonnaise spoke beautifully about the betrayal of Miracle Whip, and ketchup had a great presentation on his lifelong connection to the potato. But that other guy seemed agitated, nervous, and confused. I’ve never seen such…

Highlight here for answer: [flustered mustard]


Diem Chau Crayon Art

I wish the Bald Eagle had not been chosen as the representative of our country; he is a bird of bad moral character; like those among men who live by sharking and robbing, he is generally poor, and often very lousy. The turkey is a much more respectable bird.
Benjamin Franklin, letter to Sarah Bache (January 26, 1784).

EVERY DANG THURSDAY
8:00 PM
Flipnotics at the Triangle
4600 Guadalupe
AUSTIN, TX
(512) 380-0097
http://flipnotics.com
________________________________________________________________

FRIDAY, JUNE 20, 2008
9:00 PM
Matt the Electrician & Southpaw Jones
Anderson Fair
2007 Grant St. 77006
HOUSTON, TX
713.528.8576

http://andersonfair.com

Doors open at 8:00pm

Sweet Maggie gave me a 1-day mohawk yesterday for our visit to Barton Springs. It was a HOT afternoon. Here’s a side view:

as reported in The New York Times

June 16, 1908
CASH REGISTERS IN CHURCH.
Installed at Entrances, So Parishioners May See Offerings Rung Up.

One clue whose answer consists of two rhyming words:

Bruce Banner sure does gain a lot of weight when he transforms into that thing. I think he could fight evil more effectively if he lost a bit of that…

Highlight here for answer: [Hulk bulk]


Diem Chau Crayon Art

The great moral question of the twenty-first century is this: if all knowing, all culture, all art, all useful information can be costlessly given to everyone at the same price that it is given to anyone; if everyone can have everything, anywhere, all the time, why is it ever moral to exclude anyone?
Eben Moglen

EVERY DANG THURSDAY
8:00 PM
Flipnotics at the Triangle
4600 Guadalupe
AUSTIN, TX
(512) 380-0097
http://flipnotics.com
________________________________________________________________

FRIDAY, JUNE 20, 2008
9:00 PM
Matt the Electrician & Southpaw Jones
Anderson Fair
2007 Grant St. 77006
HOUSTON, TX
713.528.8576

http://andersonfair.com

Doors open at 8:00pm

Sometimes people give me things at shows. Tips, e-mail addresses, drinks, advice, mononucleosis, etc. I dig it. Last week, at Flipnotics @ the Triangle, Bruce McCormick gave me a picture of a chalkboard. Lo, this was no ordinary chalkboard, mind you, because on it, his wife Rebecca had created a work of art inspired by my song Moon Whore. (Available on Matt the Electrician & Southpaw Jones, Playing: Live @ Café Mundi.) I absolutely love it. It was a complete surprise, it’s beautiful, and it contains two heavenly bodies! Rebecca is a Chalkboard Artist here in Austin, the kind of town where art inspires art which in turn inspires art, then we all lay in the sun for a while before making more art. Thanks for sharing, Bruce & Rebecca!

as reported in The New York Times

June 3, 1908
OVER EIGHTY, WEDS AGAIN.
Mr. Perkins Gives His Bride $10,000 in Cash.

One clue whose answer consists of two rhyming words:

That guy gives blood every chance he gets, and he writes check for dozens of causes, but he really keeps to himself. He’s a generous hermit, that…

Highlight here for answer: [loner donor]


The 700 Hoboes Project

The chief enemy of creativity is “good” sense.
Pablo Picasso

EVERY DANG THURSDAY
with Matt the Electrician
8:00 PM
Flipnotics at the Triangle
4600 Guadalupe
AUSTIN, TX
(512) 380-0097
http://flipnotics.com
________________________________________________________________

FRIDAY, JUNE 20, 2008
9:00 PM
Matt the Electrician & Southpaw Jones
Anderson Fair
2007 Grant St. 77006
HOUSTON, TX
713.528.8576

http://andersonfair.com

Doors open at 8:00pm

That cake doesn’t look half-bad, either. Zing! My sweet Maggie made it for my birthday. As you can see, I also got a good roll of paper towels and two beers. Who could ask for anything more?

as reported in The New York Times

April 24, 1908
ATLANTIC CITY MUST BE GOOD.
Mayor Stoy Threatens Saloon Keepers and Hotel Men.

One clue whose answer consists of two rhyming words:

You can adjust the mattress firmness to your preference, the integer that helps you sleep best, your…

Highlight here for answer: [slumber number]


Ice Cream People

The knowable world is incomplete if seen from any one point of view, incoherent if seen from all points of view at once, and empty if seen from nowhere in particular.
Richard Shweder

EVERY DANG THURSDAY
with Matt the Electrician
8:00 PM
Flipnotics at the Triangle
4600 Guadalupe
AUSTIN, TX
(512) 380-0097
http://flipnotics.com