Swung by Symbolic Gallery yesterday for the opening reception of "Pop: Images of the British Invasion." Pretty cool. I'll probably do a write-up at VEGASinsight later, so hang tight if you're interested. That's me showing off my best assets, fist and ass, with Jeremy Ginsburg, who used to sell ads at the Las Vegas Weekly, but now ... well, I don't really know what he does. Except pose for pictures with me and get his ass grabbed.
Christian Audigier: The Nightclub opens tonight, at least for those of us on the invite list, and I may swing by there before going to Risque at the Paris for a party celebrating the launch of the property's "French Kiss II" Gay Days promotion. And probably drag
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leolz with me. I finished one story for 944 Tuesday night and tomorrow I'll be spending Independence Day finishing another before journeying into uncomfortable heat for First Friday.Don't forget to buy tickets for As Yet Unbroken's July 27 Battle of the Bands appearance and please don't shoot off any fingers this weekend.
Thanks!
- Location:The Basement
- Mood:hungry
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See that? That's the future of Downtown Las Vegas right there. Oh, yeah, sure, it's just 61 acres of dirt right now (and one half-completed Frank Gehry designed building), but in five years, that's going to be the pulsing heart of Las Vegas' cultural, philanthropic and non-gaming business communities.
Or so we all hope.
Thursday night feels like it was yesterday, but according to my calendar, it was four days ago. Before all that booty-shaking I did at Tao later that night, I stopped by the Arts Factory to check out the new exhibit inspired by Matt O'Brien's book Beneath the Neon. Took some pics, wrote some words. Matt gave a shout-out here. You're welcome, old buddy. Thank you.
Spent the rest of the weekend ... um, not doing much. Went out to eat a few times. Mixed songs for As Yet Unbroken that are now on MySpace Music. Slept. Self-hypnotized myself into sleep. Watched Office Space. Nothing big.
On deadline for 944 this week, still, so ... yeah, hang tight. There are at least three cool events this week not counting the usual First Friday madness or Independence Day, so if I can get these stories done, I can actually leave the house!
- Location:The Basement
- Mood:hungry
- Music:"Funkyhomosapien" - Del tha Funky Homosapien
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If taking these two grad classes this semester have proven anything, it's that even though I could excel in grad school despite all my other commitments, it's one more thing I really don't need to add to my life right now. This was a good learning experience and should I choose to pursue that master's degree in the future, I have these credits down (unless, of course, I decide urban sociology is not that course of study, therefore negating the last five months).
If anyone is for some reason (hell if I know why you'd want to) interested in reading either of these dizzying articles, I'll be happy to share them after final revisions. The pulse-pounding titles:
- "Locked and Loaded: The military-industrial complex and its influence on U.S. economy and policy decisions post-World War II"
- "Midtown UNLV: Pipe Dream or Inevitable Outcome? Exploring the feasibility of success for a public-private partnership in the redevelopment of a university district on Maryland Parkway"
In better (I guess) news, As Yet Unbroken finally recorded another batch of songs last night, with slightly improved results. I have yet to clean up the final mixes, but I think we'll finally have songs posted for your enjoyment/ridicule by this weekend. We're planning to start booking shows by July, so stay tuned for me to surely self-promote the hell out of those right here in this space.
No new articles from me this week, sorry to say. I have (allegedly) a big one coming up some time this month, and I was working on one for (I think) July's 944, but due to some issues with the story's subject, I might have to get it pushed back an issue. We'll see. Right now, I'll just be happy to have no deadlines for anything the next few weeks. I want to get this house up to speed, catch a few movies, rock out with the band, and get out of town next weekend.
- Location:This Old House
- Mood:accomplished
- Music:"A Pain That I'm Used To" - Depeche Mode
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popgoestheicon as a friend.Bug man comes tonight, band practice/recording session tomorrow and then hypnotherapy (for a story I'm working on ... among other things) on Wednesday. Somewhere in the middle of all I have to finish off two research papers by 8:10 p.m. Thursday.
So yeah, you won't be seeing much of me. And for some of you, this is a good thing, I know.
- Location:The Basement
- Mood:discontent
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2. Pick Up Stix's Pad Thai is surprisingly awesome and one order is enough to feed Burma. All of it. Well, what's left.* And the tofu is reaaaallly good.
3. 944 edits the hell out of my stories.
OK, that's it for me. About to watch a film about the deception and devastation of the Vietnam War. Good stuff before bed, no?
*Is it too soon for jokes? Pah.
- Location:This Old House
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- Location:Racket HQ
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