Unsolicited pool music recommendation: Tito Ramírez "El Prince". Wild musical mix of soul, mambo, boogaloo, rock and roll, psych, and more with one of the greatest LP covers I've seen in some time.
Thanks and thanks for the advice, "to finish what your start," says someone who has several half finished pieces of book art lying around. But isn't that advice that almost any parent gives their child when growing up? Looks like parents are right on this one....
Patrick DeWitt is one if my favourite authors! As an added bonus he’s a Canadian who comes from my neck of the woods on Vancouver Island. My fav books of his UNDERMAJORDOMO MINOR. He did a reading in our local bookstore when it came out and it was great to be able to tell him it was my fav book. Looking forward to his new one!
Looking forward to diving into the Hidden Systems and influences you list. I'll have to check out the WHAM! doc too—and holy moses, that's amazing news about Chris Smith's next two projects. (Side note: finally watched the Wright Sparks doc after seeing them live and also *finally* get the band now.)
If you haven't seen it--and if it's possible to see it--you should check out Chris Smith's very first feature length film, American Job. It's not a documentary, but it's documentary-ish. So good.
I'm getting behind on my newsletters... they're piling up in my inbox... and after reading this one I'm feeling overwhelmed because it is FILLED WITH SO MUCH STUFF I NEED TO RETURN TO! Argggg! Bookmark, bookmark, bookmark!
Unsolicited pool music recommendation: Tito Ramírez "El Prince". Wild musical mix of soul, mambo, boogaloo, rock and roll, psych, and more with one of the greatest LP covers I've seen in some time.
https://open.spotify.com/album/1zHaPJAvnypT3ijTmG8iSL
https://hitiderecordings.com/products/elprince
Thanks and thanks for the advice, "to finish what your start," says someone who has several half finished pieces of book art lying around. But isn't that advice that almost any parent gives their child when growing up? Looks like parents are right on this one....
Patrick DeWitt is one if my favourite authors! As an added bonus he’s a Canadian who comes from my neck of the woods on Vancouver Island. My fav books of his UNDERMAJORDOMO MINOR. He did a reading in our local bookstore when it came out and it was great to be able to tell him it was my fav book. Looking forward to his new one!
WTH? I had no idea! Why is it always so startling to find out that exceptional people grew up near you? 😅
Looking forward to diving into the Hidden Systems and influences you list. I'll have to check out the WHAM! doc too—and holy moses, that's amazing news about Chris Smith's next two projects. (Side note: finally watched the Wright Sparks doc after seeing them live and also *finally* get the band now.)
To paraphrase remarks by Mel Brooks about the creative process in an AARP magazine article:
Creative process! It's called REHEARSAL!
If you haven't seen it--and if it's possible to see it--you should check out Chris Smith's very first feature length film, American Job. It's not a documentary, but it's documentary-ish. So good.
I'm getting behind on my newsletters... they're piling up in my inbox... and after reading this one I'm feeling overwhelmed because it is FILLED WITH SO MUCH STUFF I NEED TO RETURN TO! Argggg! Bookmark, bookmark, bookmark!