(http://www.poorrichardswebsite.com/Ricos_Coffee_and_Wine_Bar.php).  This is a solo show, just Jay and his six string bass covering it all.  He'll be doing jazz standards and instrumental originals in a modern jazz, fusion style.

Free admission and good coffee, food, chocolate and wine.  7:30pm until 10:pm.  If you are looking to relax and have a good time, head out there and show some love...

Edit: and I should have actually looked at the cast list, because the female lead is ...drumroll... a very young-looking Kirsten Dunst!

McCain could probably use some Thorazine. Why? BECAUSE HE'S OLD AND GETS ANGRY EASILY.

Low blow. I apologize.

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last weekend i attended the savannah jazz festival up in savannah, to honor and support our good friend and world renown congo player, mr. Big Black.

in case you're wondering, Big Black is very big, and yes, he's very black.

Black, as he's known to his friends, has played with most of the "old guard" jazz greats, including Miles, Dizzy, and my personal favorite keyboard artist, McCoy Tyner.  Black's brother, an eclectic musician (gone for some years now) named Fish Ray, who played a home-made instrument that looked like a cross between a tin washtub and a broomstick-neck bass fiddle, which he jubilantly played with the original Lord Flea's band, back in the day when calypso was the true voice of the people.  the people i'm speaking of were mostly island-types, but also from all other walks of life (and all races) where, just as today, movement and dance are just as integral with human expression as the sound of instruments, including the soulful one of the human voice, singing the joys of life, as well as its pains.  yet when Lord Flea chose to sing about the pain of life, he sang with great joy, still. 

Big Black is  practically the only one left of that era, when Lord Flea rocked people's hearts, and Fish Ray made everyone want to jump up and shout, and Big and Fish's sister, Becka, that gorgeous nubian princess, caused a sensation with her rendition of the "sand dance," an erotic slice of rhythm and physical stamina performed, on a patch of sand placed on a shiny stage, to the blood-current-tingling sounds of Lord Flea's calypso band.

check out you tube's Lord Flea clip.  you'll know what i mean when you see it.  the early ones who knew that music was to celebrate the spirit, and uplift the soul.

 black invited us to come and help him celebrate being inducted into the jazz All-Stars, the veritable Hall of Fame for the greats, featured at the savannah jazz festival.  we enjoyed hearing him and all the All Stars Band play, and all the other fabulous musicians, including the jazz band of the university of florida, and simone, nina simone's sensational daughter (oooh, love those neat coppery coily-dreads!), whose lusty voice was strong and will be heard a lot more, i dare say.

meanwhile, back at the flea ranch, mom has suffered a slight set-back.  i've been busy rushing back and forth to doctor and hospital, and we finally determined she's had a TIA, a transcient ischemic attack, which is sort of like a "mini stroke" but much less severe than that implies.  all of a sudden she couldn't finish her sentences, was confused, and grew increasingly scared about what was happening to her.  terror set in when she tried to pay her bills and numbers just swam in front of her eyes.

life can change...for all of us...in just the blink of an eye.

mom is fine now, thanks, but ... she's been given a clear warning sign from the Great Beyond, that she has to make some major changes (diet, exercise, mindfulness, calming herSelf into let-go-let-God-ness) if she wants to live to her 91st birthday.  which we're all sure she will.

she's a strong, incredibly self-reliant person, and i'm very sure i wouldn't be half the artist, writer, and spiritual warrior that i am today, if i hadn't been raised by this particularly unique, lithuanian-descent woman (well versed in all the pagan-catholic fairytales that that culture embraces)--my mom.  i don't want to lose her, now that i've finally found, and accepted her.

thanks, mom.  it's a pleasure and a delight to be able to give you some loving support in your time of need.  for years, i couldn't.  now i'm strong enough, well enough, and self-reliant enough, like you, to pay back just a small portion of what you've given me all these years.  i love you and i accept that i had to be raised by someone so different from me, in order for me to find out who i really was.

i send love and Light, healing and invigorating, and filled with joy...to each and every one of us,

lord flea, your pal

I wonder what kind of candy would be given out if hoellege age chicks went around trick or treating? Wouldn't that be a sight to see. I bet you would see a whole lot more dads walking around keeping their tykes safe from marauders and child snatchers inappropriate? maybe. Care? definitely not. Hmm, then there runs the chance of the mothers and wives, mobilizing in some sort of anti-hoelloween version of M.A.D.D. , taking offense to all the fathers, and partners, going out ogling all the candy porn out there. If your wondering where this is going, i'll let you know, it's going right here, just wanted to say candy porn to lead into the fact that I fraquing loooooove candy corn. Sugar, corn syrup, and water and cooked them into a slurry; Fondant added for texture; marshmallows providing the soft bite. then all the different sizes, shapes and colours*. What's not to like. As much as I loooove it I hardly ever eat it at any time besides around halloween, I am pretty sure it is available at all times, I am considering stockpiling some corn of candy this season. Speaking of stockpiling, remember the people that used to leave a bucket of candy at the door with a note saying you should take one since they were either not there, not allowed by law to talk to kids (yes I went there again and I still don't care) or the third option that they could not be bothered to pretend to like your cheap ass costume but were still enough of a Lemming to feel they would not be doing their part in society without spreading the candy joy? Remember how you would sprint up to the bowl, excited that you would have a half time preview of the nd of the night goodness that is digging through a bunch of candy for what you like best, instead of the coin flip** that a knock on the door and a hand full of candy was? Remember finding the bowl, empty because some douche kid had taken them all? That kid was me, I got there and found shit candy (Tootsie Rolls) and instead of fleeing in terror as i believe all people should from the horror that is Tootsie roll, I took all the bowls contents in order to assuage my anger, disgust and disappointment by pelting costumed children, like you, with them. I kid I kid, you I did not live by you, I did not take the candy, but who wouldn't stoopid absentee adults, pedophiles*** and passive participators, "just take one," Ha! being hopped up on sugar and dressed as little demons will all of a sudden make kids and young teens start caring about each other.

I Intended to give some more recipes on how to make candy and talk more about its many virtues and dark hidden evils and untruths, but I tire of this. Halloween is 25 days away, on to costume ideas.

• Since Hoelloween is going nowhere, why not organize a candy porn party, pretty much just your regular college age Halloween fare + Candy.
• Ladies, I use the term loosely, if you must Hoelloween (punny haha loose, hoes? get it...) it up instead of going as one of the cliche go toes, like sexy nurse, why not go as a Foxxy Love (costume) from Drawn Together. If you have not seen the show do yourself a favor, go find it watch it, bring friends. If you would like to challenge yourself this Halloween, you could try and hoe up Strawberry Sweetcake or to be different without having to think too much of how to wear less, gender bend as Xandir (costume).
• Costumes for everyone: Candy! M & M's are always good, but you can try different takes on them. as a group you can go as 3 musketeers and be both the french and candy. Or one person the two people be the letter m and one an ampersand, here are pictures of candy costumes

• *See how I spelled colours there? I remember coming to the states from Kenya, where which the country formerly one of the colonies of the United Kingdom , I had learnt my English. I was rather dismayed to find that they did not use the letter 'U' in their spelling. I remember thinking, "What's wrong with you, what did U do?" or was it "What's wrong with U, what did you do?!" It was none, I was not that punny as a sixth grader, but I am bringing the U back. I do not mean "the U," I cannot bring that back, remember how dominant they used to be?
• **ever need to flip a coin when online? I have and after you bookmark this link I am sure you will find reasons to flip a coin or two online, just like if you'd find reasons to use a huge well financed and trained army if you had one, because you know that's what it's there for.
• ***I referenced the  a taboo subject 3 times, without any remorse. Your allowed to hate me know, since I don't care about you anyway. Kidding, unless its you Kali...so not my favorite.
  

Celebrities fly around locations so quickly!  One day they are in New York the next day in New Orleans like the Angelina Jolie family!

I was checking out these pictures and I didn't realize they had left New York.  I was like, what part of NYC is that?  Total blonde moment, sorry guys.  Here is the happy family enjoying a day in New Orleans!

The bad news is the Dow closed below 10,000 today for the first time in four years.  The good news is that the RA (Rummaging About) guest book closed higher than the Dow for the first time ever today!  Woohoo!

I mean, after all, how much can any one person take?  Lighten up!

Janie, soon to be Jaine's Crying, is 38 and a former stunt woman and actress.  Her career highlights are having been in Spider Man 2 and in an Enrique Iglasias "Be With You" music video.

She's a little stupid to be marrying an old man with 2/3 of a tongue and a bad bad case of alcoholism.  Is he finally over the booze?  I hope so. I never want to see another picture of him like this again:

I saw Eddie last October (And in 1986) and that entire concert was a holy experience, where I watched many grown men cry.  I was amazed by his solo's and I have read that he was sober. I LOVE EVH for the pure joy his music brought to my life for many, many years.  I still remember the day I first head him play guitar.  It was @ Wildwood Park, Madison Heights, MI, 1979. Wow!  I have a clear picture of listening to that entire tape with my neighbor Wayne.  I was hooked.  I was in love.  I wanted his babies, and I was only 8 years old ...

Who is this Jamie woman?  I had to find out more ...

She also has her own cute website www.janiesgotagun.com where I learned she was a stunt double for J.Lo and I found out she is Latin, Middle Eastern, Native American, Eastern European, and has also worked as a firefighter and EMT. 

Hmm.  Is is still cool to be married to someone who once was the hottest thing in town?  I'm not sure...

We are now 4 episodes deep inside season 3 of Heroes, and things are starting to turn from dog shit to wow.  Honestly, I was ready to drop this show for good.  Thank you Lord Ohmars.  You saved me from making a colossal mistake.

Most of tonight's episode was spent four years in the future, in a time when just about everyone has an ability.  Clair shot and killed future Peter, and is working with Daphne (the fast chick), the Haitian, and the dude who gets his strength from fear.  She had Daphne go to Molly Walker to pin point where "normal" Peter went.

Peter, after visiting Mohinder fly and reading his mind, headed to Costa Verde in California to find Sylar and get his power.  This was what made the show good, Sylar had a child (named Noah, which made me wonder about Clair's dad) and was dawning an apron whilst cook'n up some waffles.  We learned a bit more about Sylar, now Gabriel since he's not a killer no mores.  It seems that the evil part of him runs hand in hand with his ability.  Peter made him paint the future, and gained Gabriel's ability at the same time.  After a little Yoda-esque training session, Clair showed up, the shit hit the fan, little Noah was killed, and Sylar went boom boom.  Good bye Costa Verde.

This is where I got a little confused.  Parkman was taking a weird spirit walk, and we were seeing the future the same as him.  So does this mean that Peter doesn't have Sylar's power, or that he only got to see what was going on?  Please comment and fill me in, because I'm perplexed.

Things are going bat-fuck-crazy on this show.  This far in it's good that it's like this.  If they had only slowed down the action-fest in the first two episodes, it would've been a little easier to digest all that info.  It's still moving a little fast for my taste, but at least the show is getting better (with the exception of Mohinder).

I would love to rant and rave all night about the few amazing parts of tonight's zany episode, but this man needs to go and make some cash.  Yes folks, it takes money to get the horrible movies I watch to warn you about.  So until next time.....GO TEAM VENTURE!

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Go to THIS LINK to Register for Free Tickets

Having just released the leadoff single, “Gotta Be Somebody,” from their highly-anticipated new studio album Dark Horse, Nickelback has more exciting news for their Los Angeles fans. The unstoppable multi-platinum rockers will now perform a very special free mini-concert at The Forum on Sunday, October 12th as part of a video shoot.

The show starts at 4:00 PM (doors open at 3:00 PM).
The band will play several songs live and record a commercial video shoot featuring their new hit single, “Gotta Be Somebody.”

Go to THIS LINK to register for free tickets and be entered to win an autographed guitar. Please note that there is a 10 ticket limit per order.
Parking is free.

Dark Horse is set for release on November 18th on Roadrunner Records. The album was co-produced by Nickelback and famed rock producer Mutt Lange (AC/DC, Def Leppard).

This exclusive mini-concert is a sneak-peek at Nickelback’s next tour.
The group plans to embark on a worldwide trek next year in support of Dark Horse.

dear crazy old man,

you're sick and twisted and i miss you! how come you've posted so few times in the last few weeks? what's up? have you abandoned us like all the other once exciting weblogs?? well i for one sure hope not. listen, please get back at it and give us more of the bad stuff. love,

alexis

thanks alexis and all the others. no i haven't died or quit. i've been super busy getting ready for

BROKEN PENCIL CANZINE 2008

here are the details:::

Canada's Largest Zine Fair and Festival of Alternative Culture

Sunday, October 26, 2008 
The Gladstone Hotel 
1214 Queen St. West (Queen just East of Dufferin) 
Toronto 
1pm - 7pm

$5 at the door gets you the Comedy Issue of Broken Pencil, plus and access to hundreds of zines, all-day short film screenings, comedic readings, and other funny things.

Canzine is an annual event organized by Broken Pencil, the Magazine of Zine Culture and the Independent Arts.

for more details check out Broken Pencil ¡here!

THAT'S RIGHT the new deference IS GOING TO BE AT CANZINE

i've been at it super hard on a few 0wesome zines and i'll be hitting the scene with at least 3 efforts. also look for work from the ensemble crew, including an amazing work by Mr. Pink, zaniness from That's Wizard and (many?) more!

WATCH THIS SPACE for PREVIEWS in the COMINGS DAY

it's only two weeks away!!!