The Video to Watch at the moment – Christian the Lion
July 30, 2008
In case anyone missed out on the opportunity to view this bewitching and beautiful little video about Christian the Lion, here you go:
ArtServe RedEye Event in Fort Lauderdale on July 25, 2008
July 27, 2008
Sweet Bronco and Inkpen hurried home from Jacksonville to attend the ArtServe Redeye event on Friday. We chatted and drank with local peeps, exhibited what we had to exhibit and watched and listened to others exhibit the tropical fruits of their talent. A big thanks to ArtServe and IWAN for having us out. For more info on unlabeled photos, just let your mouse rest on the pic and wait for the magic bubble to appear.
The event, despite the casual clothing and the embracing disposition toward massive alcohol consumption, reminded Inkpen of an Austenian ball, with the whole town getting together to catch up, gossip and exhibit mastery of governess’ lessons.
Below: Models showcasing more than the designers’ wares, this little demonstration was not only the highlight of Inkpen’s evening, but also the highlight of her life.
If you’ve ever wondered what would happen if you put Dancing Rene in a headlock during a Map of the Universe concert, it looks a little something like this:
For a good chuckle, note Mike’s head in the upper right. Also, note, if you have the patience to follow, that he was playing a song at the time that this picture was taken.
It was just about supergreat to hang with Jimmy, Joanie, Jake, Scott Putesky, Dan, Sarah, Jen, Ivan, Garo, Yvonne, Robert and others. Inkpen hung until 10pm for Scott Putesky’s solo performance piano medley, which features Queen’s “Bohemian Rhapsody” and The Beatles’ “Happiness is a Warm Gun” among other selections. Inkpen spent most of the evening on the gallery, as opposed to the live band, side of the event, so she regretfully missed performances by local bands Dooms De Pop, Call It Radar and Pretty Please.
Warmed through by the bubbly spirits of friends old and new, Inkpen called it a night. Below is a gallery of thumnails from the RedEye event.Nab them if you feel you must. It’s supersimple. Just right click and hit “save as”. Attribution is a wonderful thing, but not required.
Sweet Bronco and The Celestials at Pop Thursdays at ECLiPSE in Jacksonville
July 26, 2008
“S” to the Double “V” Double “E” “T” to the Bronco and I found ourselves back on the road again. More than just living out a cliche from a Willy Nelson lyric, Inkpen and Bronco take to the road, despite gas prices, to see new scenery, keep our perspectives fresh and to meet new friends to drink with, play with and play for. Plus, there’s nothing like seeing the wild pines and winding rivers and cricks of the South.
After an easy 4 1/2 hour drive (and one speeding ticket – thanks to the eternal construction projects, also known as speed traps, in Palm Beach!), Inkpen and Sweet Bronco rolled into
Around the 8 ‘o’ clock hour, we headed over to ECLiPSE for Sweet Bronco’s show with Jacksonville local band Celestials and an evening with the poptastic sounds of DJ Paul Pop — not to be mistaken for Pol Pot, the less-than-poptastic leader of the mass-murdering Communist Cambodian regime, the Khmer Rouge, who may have been charismatic in his own way, but probably couldn’t take a side on life’s truly burning question: Pulp or Blur?
At ECLiPSE, we met Joe Parker, front man for The Celestials, Dan, the sound man, Steve, the cool signmaker, Lisa, ECLiPSE’s booker and scenester extraordinaire, and, of course, Mr. Pop himself, Paul. We didn’t get much a chance to speak with other Celestials members, Sean Irwin and Jason Leader, but there’s always next time! We had a couple of Yuenglings ($2!) and Inkpen took a few little sippy sips on a Capt. Die.
Sweet Bronco played his standards, such as “North Star”, “Out At Sea”, “Permanent Dream” and an instrumental cover version of Radiohead’s “Fake Plastic Trees” on guitar and harmonica. Below: Sweet Bronco singing like a real champ!
Below: Sweet Bronco performs “North Star”.
The Celestials, a three-piece band that sounds like a four, wowed with their full sound and Mr. Parker’s rich, striking voice. Below: A dreamy pic of Joe Parker from the Celestials.
Below: Celestials perform “Strident Trident” live at ECLiPSE on July 24, 2008.
Thumbnail Gallery. Click to open and enlarge in a separate window. Right click and “Save As” them to steal them for your own purposes.
Advice for Genesis Fans
July 20, 2008
If you’re a Genesis fan, Inkpen suggests the following for you:
a) change your mind about many, many things, including the band called Genesis.
b) stay far away from jukeboxes, especially if you’re in the same bar as Inkpen.
c) if you load up the jukebox with Genesis songs, don’t sit at the bar and talk about what a great band Genesis is.
d) stay home.
Introducing The Bodhi File – Puppy Therapy Teaser
July 20, 2008
Puppy Therapy Available Here at Mood Vane. On the upper right-hand corner of the home page, you can find a link to therapeutic pictures of the cutest puppy on Pla-pla-planet Ear-Ear-Earth.
South Florida Bands The Pretty Faces and Catalonia – Brogues Show 07-18-08
July 20, 2008
Last Friday night (07-18-08), Inkpen and Sweet Bronco went to Brogue’s in Lake Worth to watch The Pretty Faces and Catalonia (a band that Sweet Bronco co-founded forevs and a day ago with lead singer Evan Rowe) tear up the stage for a few hours. It was a rip-roaring good time. It certainly didn’t hurt that Inkpen and her sometimes side kick Misha had downed a few red and whites at the 33rd Street Wine Bar earlier in evening. Steve and Adam from South Florida band Hello Human were also hanging out at Brogue’s on Friday night.
Above: The Pretty Faces performing at Brogue’s in Lake Worth on July 18th. Sweet Bronco and Inkpen marvel at their style and enjoy their live show every time we see them. They’re also a family band, which we think is almost as adorable as Hannah (on the red guitar) in her sailor hat! The Pretty Faces show featured plenty of cutesy moments like when they played “Sweet Sixteen”, but there’s a gritty side to The Pretty Faces too! Lead singer/guitar player/husband to Hannah (yes, boys, she’s taken) Jeph jumped right up on the tables in the front row and thrust more than his guitar at the appreciative audience!
Above: Catalonia plays a set of new songs and songs off of their album An Island Is Land. What can Inkpen say about Catalonia except for that she loves their new songs and loves their old songs and has been a fan and friend of this great South Florida band for over ten years? From watching Chris and Evan write songs on a porch swing in Victoria Park in the late ’90s, to living with Chris and Evan and (former drummer) Chad in Gainesville in 2001 to watching them last week at Brogue’s, Inkpen loves the Catalonia carefree, careful, confident, doubting, whatever they may be at the moment. What they are is a great band with an immense amount of unreleased output that should reach more ears than there are heads in South Florida. That’s for sure! They’re definitely one of the, if not the, oldest Fort Lauderdale bands with consistent songwriters. There they are above with two other local fantastics for members: drummer Ed Malone and bassist/cutie pie Mike Johnson. Chris Horgan (AKA the one and only Sweet Bronco) joins Cat for their second set.
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The Pretty Faces play “Rib”.
Below is a thumbnail gallery from Friday night’s show. Put your mouse over the photo to see caption and click to enlarge the photo in a separate window.
It doesn’t get more desperate than this!
July 16, 2008
That’s pretty desperate! This is one of the worst photo ops I’ve ever seen. Everyone knows that Montag is nothing but a publicity skeez. Inkpen has interviewed her many times, and she never has anything to say. And, when she’s done saying nothing, she wraps it up with a “that’s about it”.
Videos of Sweet Bronco Playing at Crazy 8s a Few Weeks Ago
July 13, 2008
Videos of South Florida’s bard Sweet Bronco killing it at Crazy 8s a few weeks ago.
Below: Sweet Bronco original song “Out At Sea”
Below: Cover of “Wrote a Song For Everyone” by Creedence Clearwater Revival.
If you can’t get enough, here’s the search link for SB on YouTube.
Astute Political Analysis – How pets factor into Election 2008 – McCain fuzzy warm, Obama sterile cold
July 8, 2008
Now that’s an interesting topic for a political study! Yahoo! reported on this story about how people prefer McCain to Obama because McCain has pets and Obama doesn’t. No wonder people can’t think straight. Sorry so long, but this article is just so incredibly loaded with garbage logic and throwaway quotes. Here’s how the logic flows:
“Well, if voters identify with a guy who owns pets, it’s easy to see why they’d like the Arizona senator.” Cause he has pets, and they like that.
“He has a veritable menagerie, including Sam the English springer spaniel, Coco the mutt, turtles Cuff and Link, Oreo the black and white cat, a ferret, three parakeets and a bunch of saltwater fish.” Here’s a list of all these cute little names you should associate with McCain: McCain Sam, McCain Coco, McCain Cuff and Link, McCain Oreo. Aw, that was supercute!
“On the other hand, the poll found that among people who don’t have pets, Obama leads McCain 48 percent to 34 percent.” Obama doesn’t have pets, so he’s boring and sterile.
“But that still leaves McCain looking strong, since the majority of homes have a pet.” Yay! McCain won the cutesy little contest that made me nostalgic for my dead dog but happy because of that fluffy little puppy I saw yesterday. I guess Obama just wouldn’t understand any of those things, though, wouldn’t understand me, not like cuddly little McCain. I guess he won! Is the election over yet? It’s obvious what kind of guy we need and what kind of guy we don’t need. Forget the stupid election!
It’s official. Inkpen just got dumber for having read that, but she still can’t stop. Here are some random lines pulled from the quotes and the text of the story.
1) “John McCain is looking like best in show.“– Yes, it’s part of a nonsensical and self-congratulatingly (on the surface) clever if-then clause, but the meaning is too clear to be interpreted.
2) “pets are a longtime presidential tradition for which the presumed Republican nominee seems well prepared” — Obama isn’t presidential in this way.
3) “Barack Obama, on the other hand, doesn’t have a pet at home.“ — He’s not prepared to be president and his home is an empty sterile place, not bubbling over with life like McCain’s place.
4) “The pet-owning public seems to have noticed the difference.” Based on some poll AP-Yahoo put up, we’ve got not only a trend but a news story.
5) “I think a person who owns a pet is a more compassionate person — caring, giving, trustworthy. I like pet owners,” said Janet Taylor of Plymouth, Mass.” – How did they track down this one person to interview? What’s she saying: McCain is compassionate, caring, giving, trustworthy and I like him, he’s likable. The flip side: that Obama guy, who doesn’t have the kind of warm heart pet owners have, is aloof, insensitive, selfish and deceptive. Other noteworthy quotes about pet owners: “if a person owns a pet that “tells you that they’re responsible at least for something, for the care of something.” AND “if a president owns a pet, then “I’m glad to know they like animals.” – So, you can guess what it tells you if someone, esp. a president, doesn’t own a pet.
After all, who would trust a guy who makes potentially empty promises to his own daughter?
6) “Obama has reportedly promised his daughters a dog once the campaign is over.” – “Reportedly”, or is it just another empty promise, like the ones he’s making to the American people? Either way, that’s a long time to keep a little girl waiting. He seems like kind of a selfish, self-absorbed dad, doesn’t he?
7) “But that still leaves McCain looking strong, since the majority of homes have a pet.” — Phew! I got worried for a second there when they said that the majority of non-pet owners (whatever kind of people those are!) prefer Obama. All I can say is thank God that McCain will probably win because he’s more like the American people than that weird guy who doesn’t have a pet.
Trolley Tour Happy Hour on Las Olas Thingadingy
July 7, 2008
Inkpen demonstrates the dark emotions that the trolley tour can kick up! The bear suffers the consequences. J/K. So, Inkpen went on this trolley tour all in and around Fort Lauderdale with the Little One and Misha. We bumped into more than one friendly inebriate on the trolley and all about town. We went to Lulu’s, America’s Backyard, Sidebar, Crazy 8′s and ended up at Briny’s Irish Pub on the Riverwalk at the end of the night.
Above and below are the thumbnail galleries. These photos are in no way meant to represent the full range of times, good or bad, had at the trolley tour, nor are they meant to represent the full range of bars/clubs/ or experiences made available to ticket purchases of said trolley tour. They are just snapshots of Inkpen’s experience drinking very, very, unbearably (but for America’s Backyard) cheap liquor at various joints around town.
