Elfy Aladdinballs

4.4.2013

If you've ever gone to an art supply store and looked around, you know that art supplies are really fuckin' expensive.  Paint, markers, paper, clay ... all that stuff costs big bucks.  It's no wonder that lots of artists are broke because they spend all their moo-la on supplies.

I went to the Blix art supply store the other day and bought some resin.  I aim to coat some "Batarangs" I cut out of styrofoam sheets.  I did a test on some scrap styro as I've never worked with this kind of resin before and the test went well.  It was a bit messy, but I prepared for a mess so cleanup was a breeze.

I did, however, overestimate how much resin I needed to mix up and had some left over.  I realized that I still had a mold I'd made out of some OTHER resin the last time I fucked around with the stuff and quickly snagged it, dusted it off and poured the excess goop into it.  I waited the suggested 72 hours before I de-molded it and it turned out well!  Check it:

I made it from this sketch I did many years ago on a note to make three 3/4" dubs of KLCK 3103 and send them to Bonnie at Leo Burnett (she was on the 15th floor, yo).

I need to make a cig and some legs for the little fucker to finish it.  Then I send it to someone.  Maybe Phil.  (The other Phil.)

Tonight - The Homestead.


bye-ee!
whrr ... clik!

Yahweh Redux

4.3.2013

I knew my friend Jamee was going to throw out her decades-old boom box and I had an idea and then asked her if she'd heaved it yet. She said she did only to recover it from the bin moments later so to tune into the radio. But she did give it to me. She brought it over and explained that it wasn't just the radio program that compelled her to save it, but her odd habit of anthropomorphizing inanimate objects. I knew just what she was talking about.

Ever since I was very young, I've been assigning human characteristics to non-human and often times non-living things. As a child I had a gingerbread man that I named Oscar and kept for weeks. Every one of my bikes have had names, the two most recent being Sir Francis Gary Powers and the aptly named, "Chuck." The cars, hats and sunglasses have had names. My hot sauces, the steadfast soldiers they are, have names. My charcoal Weber grill is named, "Fireball." It's slightly compulsive, I know, but I don't give a damn. It helps me sort shit out.

So Jamee bid farewell to her trusty boom box and I gladly accepted it. She asked why I wanted the old thing. I told her I was going to tear it's bits out and Frankenstein me a outdoor speaker-system for my iPod. She was horrified. But she let me have it anyway.

Tonight - A special excursion to Alameda:  Forbidden Island

There we'll be entertained by none other than Bud E Luv

1st set is 8pm, so get there early if you can.


bye-ee!

whrr ... clik!

Froggy!

4.2.2013

Nothing really interesting to report, but Ez has found Scooby-Doo cartoons and he is enjoying them.  I noticed in the credits that Matthew Sweet (former indie rocker) does the music and doing the VO for the enigmatic "Mr. E" in the show is one of my favorite comedians, Lewis Black!  Fun stuff, and even though these are newish Scooby cartoons, they're not revolting to look at and really stupid, as many new cartoon series are.

Also not really noteworthy is that my stable of Weber™ cooking devices all got a Spring Cleaning and are looking great.  SmokeBall, my Weber™ Smokey Mountain® smoker got a once-over twice, and I'm looking forward to smoking some exciting stuff this very weekend.  On the list:

Cheese
Almonds
Garlic
Tomatoes
Jalapeños
AP Flour
and
Sea Salt

I'm going to use the last two as ingredients for smokey biscuits and such.  I've never smoked cheese, flour or any of the other things before, so I'll be treading new ground.  But I can't wait and I'll let ya know how it goes!

Tonight - The Armory Club.
Whip it good!


bye-ee!
whrr ... clik!

#88

4.1.2013

What time is it?
Oh shit!  It's time to go skating!

And later, it's time for:

Tonight - Doc's Clock.


bye-ee!
whrr ... clik!