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Monthly Archives: November 2009

Die Bergen

I left America for several years just before I was old enough to rent a car. Now that I’m back I’m catching up, and it’s such a delicious feeling getting to know your own country…

Cartoon Holiday Boutique (Nov 29, 2009)

Looking for a one-of-a-kind Holiday Gift? On Sunday November 29, 2009 artists will be on hand at San Francisco’s Cartoon Art Museum Bookstore for their first ever ‘Cartoon Holiday Boutique’. Partnering with the artists from the Cartoonist Conspiracy San Francisco, they will create original one-of-a-kind hand made cards, artwork and gifts at reasonable prices. The [...]

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Frieden

Eastern Europe

I’m really missing Europe today, especially Eastern Europe. I feel like my destiny is somehow wrapped up there, which is strange, because I’m a small, brown and very optimistic person, which doesn’t seem to match very well with much of what people perceive Eastern Europe to be. I think I’m going to buy a large [...]

They don’t make them like they used to: More Ava

Maybe I just didn’t have the temperament for stardom. I’ll never forget seeing Bette Davis at the Hilton in Madrid. I went up to her and said, “Miss Davis, I’m Ava Gardner and I’m a great fan of yours.” And do you know, she behaved exactly as I wanted her to behave. “Of course you [...]

looking for Ludo

I’ve been looking for my friend Ludo Dumont for a while–he’s from Belgium and is DJ Ludo working with the African music group Irie Nation. Here’s a photograph of him in Gambia 10 years ago or so… If you could put me in touch with him that’d be great!

Maybe Mars Tour hits the U.S.A. in November

I wish I could be in New York City in November! The Maybe Mars tour hits NYC and Chicago … which means they should hopefully hit the West Coast and San Francisco the next time around. I especially love the D-22 portrait photographs from Matthew Niederhauser. Even if you can’t make it to the live [...]