Nathan’s Lego Plane

this weekend we visited with our friends kevin and victoria. they have 3 kids. one of those kids is nathan. he made this lego plane. nathan is 10 years old. i used to babysit him, his brother alex, and his sister kimberly. nathan emailed this pic and gave me permission to post it on my blog. thanks man.

The Cat’s IN The Bag

mojo is our cat. he was bored last night so he managed to get his 14 pound body inside a loose cloth aldi bag. we took a few pics, and this was the best one.

Starry Pac

First Friday Recap January 2013

last friday was the one year anniversary of mondo beep, the sound experiment that takes place every first friday on 18th street. i was disappointed when the cold temps kept pedestrians away, even though i brought a decent sized coleman heater that kept us from freezing. laura charged her smartphone and looped some crazy carnival sounds that kept us entertained. afterward we went to YJ’s, and then the screenland arcade.

One Year Beep

mondo beep will be one year old this friday. over the last 12 months we have:
-shared over a dozen instruments & effects with innocent bystanders
-played amidst jazz, hip hop, surf artists and fire jugglers
-discovered kindred spirits
-appeared in the pitch
-recorded audio and video to prove it all happened.
we hope you’ll join us this again this friday night on 18th street between wyandotte and baltimore around 6-ish.

All Was Quiet


i was singing this song to myself when i walked to homer’s this morning to open the shop with kelly. i felt like the only person on the planet. happy new year.

Story & Sound

i made two discoveries this week: the moth and walter steding. steding used to open for bands like blondie and the ramones @ CBGB’s, and his cameo in blank generation knocked me out. i loved the spinning glasses, and experimental violin sounds. and the moth? it’s a podcast with some of the best stories, and storytellers i’ve heard in a long time.

The Day After Christmas

it’s the day after christmas. i had some free time. i recorded this.

Bruce in the 80s

recently i started streaming american top 40 countdowns from the 80s, and heard a really cool intro about bruce springsteen and his charities right at the beginning of his born in the USA period. this one’s for you, zach.

Old School Christmas


matt hawkins told me about this video yesterday. so awesome.