Storytime!

Art collective Bootown presents:

Houston, via Antoine de Saint Exupéry

hehee it's like the little prince!

Police Memorial 360 Panorama- Cropped (Custom)
by The Midnight Eclipse

Well, Why Don't You Blog About It?

Douglas Britt went to a bunch of shows, burned the 'ol midnite oil with his thesaurus and blogged about it in print. The Chronicle lets him do that? Click HERE for a more recent knee-scraping incident involving one of the Art Guys' brothers, Boy Scouts, four questions and a blowjob.

If you saw the recent shows at Texas Gallery, Inman, CTRL or Diverseworks guess which mashup of adjectives go with each show before you check the link!


These individuals lack individuality

Suffused with an everyday glamour

sumptuous surface and subtle color draw you in

alluring surfaces and beautiful colors carry the thrill of a lucky find

fortified by a precision

penchant for creating a variety of forms by combining boxlike shapes

propelled by a stream-of-consciousness logic







I thought I wrote the b.s. around here!



"Just don't dawdle on your way to the gallery"
(Remember to slit your throat)

Busy Man

One month in the life of photog mlsnp...


Lakewood Mega Church ~ Houston


Prayer Room at The Islamic Society of Greater Houston Mosque


Crenshaw Park ~ Pasadena


Pappasito’s Cantina ~ 610 and South Main


USS Texas (BB-35)


San Jacinto Monument


Neon Nights


I-45 at night ~ Houston


The best BBQ In Huntsville


David Adickes Statue of Sam Houston


"Old Sparky"


South Side Roller Derby ~Devil's Rejects VS Las Muertas


Sri Meenakshi Temple ~ Pearland Texas


Skyline shot from the 11th floor of the Criminal Justice Center


"I was night shooting with aggiechristine on January 6th around 10:30 PM. I parked on Capital along side The Federal Building. Walking back to the car we noticed it was gone! I called the police to report it stolen and the dispatcher told me that it had been towed because it was parked in US Marshal's parking. Luckily rhaaga came to the rescue and took us to pick up my car.

"The next day I went to the courthouse, contested the ticket and got it dismissed. To get the towing fee back you actually have to file a suit against the city. I went to court today and pled my case. I showed the judge my photos and was victorious! The judge said the tow was not justified and HPD will be sending me a check for $191 plus the filing fee.

"Moral of the story...if you get towed because the cop is dumb. Fight it! You can win."

C + C Design Factory

Creative Lab for Freelance Creatives

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Reply to: job-577070668@craigslist.org
Date: 2008-02-17, 12:20PM CST


I'm starting a small creative group that will get together on a weekly basis to discuss client projects and help each other brainstorm or offer constructive criticism for each other. This is an opportunity to engage with like-minded people, get creative, discuss design, and work with each other and offer feedback so we can bring our work to a higher level. As a freelance Graphic Designer I miss out on the brainstorming activities, and collaboration sessions that design/advertising firms have so I'd like to bring that to us.

Here’s the type of person I’m looking for to be part of my creative lab:
• Dependable, Trustworthy, Punctual, Creative, Open-Minded, Smart, Easy-Going, Friendly
• Strong desire to improve and learn new skill-sets
• Within the Graphic Design, Advertising, or Creative Photography Professions
• Mid-Level or Higher
• Works on Freelance Projects on a consistent basis.
• Will consistently be at creative sessions and sign NDA agreement.

Creative Lab will be located inside the loop (near heights), you must be willing to travel here or live nearby.

If this is you then send your resume and 3-5 of your best work samples (or portfolio link) as well as the best day-times for you. Please put 'Tiger' in the subject-line so I know you actually read the ad, otherwise your e-mail will be deleted.

Meeting starts this Wednesday!

Sign War!

I just fired the first salvo...



in what will likely be a protracted stalemate.



(we have a divided household. game on!)

Trainspotting

So why are they building legions of townhomes and massive apartment buildings next to train tracks in the Warehouse District? It is truly disturbing to live within earshot of the many of the 2,200 trains that travel through Houston each week. There are a ton of empty or seemingly abandoned imitation brownstones and modernist monstrosities, yet they keep building.



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The Warehouse District is currently a well-situated downtown location for many artists' studios, but with property values skyrocketing we all wait for the other shoe to drop and the exodus to begin. At least 5 new spaces have opened in the blue-collar Eastwood and East End neighborhood (adjacent to the Warehouse District) in the past few months. If the planned East-West commuter rail ends at the Eastwood Transit Center it may be an entirely different landscape in just five years as students and commuters shift their habits.

If the developers are right, they may be banking on the Freight Rail Study's designs on eliminating trains from the inner loop and their investments paying off quickly, but the longer those poorly constructed slabs sit in the swamp and rot the more likely it is that renters will fill the gap. Lower income families and students will fill the Warehouse District again, but not artists.



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Eastwood is too good for that. Storefronts and warehouse spaces for cheap, easy access off the freeway and less crime (not too much less). We'll see if trains actually do disappear from downtown, but it seems safe to say that the artists may migrate east anyway.

Rehab Makes Everything Better

Is that why the DA is stepping out? I think not.
Spread that bullshit thick, Chuck- 'cause I can still see through it.



Rosenthal cites prescription drugs in decision to quit DA post
via Chron BRIAN ROGERS and PEGGY O'HARE



Chuck Rosenthal stepped down as Harris County district attorney Friday after six weeks of mounting pressure and intense scrutiny brought by the exposure of embarrassing e-mails that prompted calls for his resignation from all but his closest allies.

Rosenthal, 62, said a combination of prescription drugs had impaired his judgment, and constant media coverage of his controversial e-mails — which included some sexually explicit and racist content, along with affectionate notes to his executive assistant — had taken its toll on his family.

"Although I have enjoyed excellent medical and pharmacological treatment, I have come to learn that the particular combination of drugs prescribed for me in the past has caused some impairment in my judgment," Rosenthal wrote in his resignation letter.





As recently as 10 days ago, Rosenthal publicly denied having any problems with medication to deal with pain.

At a Feb. 5 meeting with about 20 of his upper echelon administrators, Rosenthal addressed "rumors that he was addicted to painkillers" that he had heard was going around, said Julian Ramirez, a division chief.

Rosenthal said he didn't even take painkillers, Ramirez said.

Rosenthal's rapid downfall began Nov. 29, when Kelley filed a motion seeking to hold him contempt of court for deleting more than 2,500 e-mails that had been subpoenaed in connection with a federal civil rights lawsuit. Brothers Erik and Sean Ibarra filed the lawsuit against Harris County, claiming sheriff's deputies wrongfully arrested them and destroyed film in their camera six years ago after one of them photographed a deputy at a drug raid.

(some times it's the little things that count)




On Tuesday, the Harris County Commissioners Court will consider paying an outside law firm an additional $77,000 to defend him, Graham and Assistant District Attorney Scott Durfee in the Ibarra lawsuit. That would be in addition to $50,000 already approved by the court.

Meanwhile, Kelley said he will go forward with the other part of his removal petition seeking to expel Sheriff Tommy Thomas from office.

The lawsuit accuses Thomas of incompetency and misconduct, alleging he accepted benefits for his ranch from county vendors, failed to investigate the crimes and civil rights violations reported by the Ibarra brothers and gained "special advantage" for his son, Brent Thomas, when the younger man was arrested last year for possession of cocaine.

Here's a little Amy in your eye Chuck.

Frank Olson Oscillates Through the Interwebs

Haha. I wondered why this video had so many hits, and finding out that 12% of viewers are watching it on the site of equipment corp Global Industrial was frigging left field. I guess that's what happens when you tags something with the word "oscillating".



Another video from last year, when a curator at the Menil let me video Robert Rauschenberg's Radiant White from the Cardboards exhibit, is up on a lesson plan for a Dutch Correspondence School and has been viewed 22 times there (out of 1,598) by 'students'. I can't be too specific since I can't read dutch and someone who can read it and just said it was written badly. We couldn't figure out if they were supposed to make a video or write a paper or if it's just part of a badly written Rauschenberg bio. Anyone read Dutch?

Good Woman of Sezuan

Opens this weekend @ University of Houston!
Directed by Kim Weild
Music by Two Star Symphony Orchestra

This production will feature
an original score, composed and performed live by Two Star Symphony.

This collaboration marks the first time Two Star has set their music
to written lyrics. "Good Woman" is one of Brecht's less-produced
plays, with every production creating its own original score per the
playwright's request.

The Good Woman of Sezuan will have performances February 15 & 16th and
22 & 23 at 8pm, with a matinee performance Feb 24 at 2pm.

Burning Wheel Director Kim Weild has been brought in by UH to direct this
production.

Two Star is dedicated to creating original, compelling music and sharing it
with audiences outside the typical classical scene.
The group, ranging from four to eight members, writes and performs
all-original music in a variety of unusual settings. Performances
have taken place at venues across the board ranging from the
Wortham Theatre and Hobby Center to CBGBs
in New York and movie theaters and strip clubs.

Cuauhtemoc, East End, Houston

Read It; Reed It!

Studio Space for rent

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Reply to: comm-574403625@craigslist.org
Date: 2008-02-14, 7:22PM CST


I am looking to rent out studio space at my wonderful studios. I had to get rid of all the other artists that were here before because the voices in my head told me to. They were all out to get me anyways.

I am raising a colony of fire ants in the back corner of my lot too. If you are allergic to fire ant bites then you would need to wear winter boots when walking on the property.

I like to play cards and read mysteries. If I sound like you type of person come rent some space from!!!

I also have a bff who lives close to Onion Creek that needs to rent space to an artist. I think she is a lesbian but she is not a good kisser.

Just drop me a line and ask for Mary J