new hobbies and hobbyists... |
"Twas the year of the rat.."when certain forces converged&certain planets aligned&and new paths of like minds found themselves fortuitously crossed&those being Antonette Goroch, Greg Turner, Billy Tal...
Posted by The Hobbyists on Wed, 23 Apr 2008 03:46:00 PST |
period, comma or ellipses? |
four songs done...a journey...a practice, a show a new band reveals itself..old european wolves howl out mama, send me, no joy for the soldier, by your side...billy, tommy, elton, us...and the magic o...
Posted by The Hobbyists on Mon, 07 Apr 2008 11:06:00 PST |
youtube from the city of three kisses: Gap, France |
merci beaucoup to steph in Gap!this is us in france--our first show of the tour a couple of weeks ago....three kisses for the hobbyists...
Posted by The Hobbyists on Sat, 29 Mar 2008 12:08:00 PST |
the end of the beginning..an epilogue |
and so we return to the states...greeted..of course..by our dear friends at the SFO customs who so love to search through our luggage after the hash episode of 2006...but someone outsmarted them again...
Posted by The Hobbyists on Thu, 27 Mar 2008 10:51:00 PST |
best layover ever |
time for goodbyes&.can it be we’ve been gone for three weeks? and where was it exactly that we came from? it’s so easy to forget about it all&I guess we’ll see what is on the other s...
Posted by The Hobbyists on Wed, 26 Mar 2008 06:10:00 PST |
Prado not Prada |
last show in madrid&last night in madrid&spend the day at the prado not prada but the line is the same&see the skin skin skin scream so clear every wrinkle and scratch from Ribera&.el Greco&.just a gr...
Posted by The Hobbyists on Wed, 26 Mar 2008 06:06:00 PST |
lovely dog |
more shows&Saturday night at Scruffy Murphy’s&It’s an Irish bar and the owner Paul fills us full of rum&we play on a balcony or mezzanine of sorts&there is a dog&a lovely dog&.that keeps c...
Posted by The Hobbyists on Wed, 26 Mar 2008 06:03:00 PST |
toledo not ohio |
trip to toledo on holy thursday...i buy an extra pocket on the street...get some mazapan from a convent down a windy street it takes hours to find....history every where...roman walls and spanish conq...
Posted by The Hobbyists on Tue, 25 Mar 2008 05:06:00 PST |
a philatelist collects stamps |
the days flow together...a trip to placa del sol and placa mayor...i meet a philatelist (that is someone who does stamp collecting business over liquor NOT cerveza..they don’t like cerveza) who ...
Posted by The Hobbyists on Tue, 25 Mar 2008 05:00:00 PST |
in search of Sol |
and so we come to our final stop....Madridpack up bags to schlepp to the barcelona sants train station across town...forgot what a pain it is with luggage on the metro...bones ache...why didn’t ...
Posted by The Hobbyists on Tue, 25 Mar 2008 04:32:00 PST |
