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two of my nieces performed at a coffeehouse in lincoln recently, and i couldn’t be more proud. georgia had already done a few solo shows playing guitar and singing, but somehow she convinced her sister molly to join on accordion and backup vocals. i know from experience that it takes courage to put yourself in front of a crowd, and georgia and molly have what it takes. they also have a cool sound. here’s a sample of some of the songs they played. this isn’t the first time i featured them on my blog, they have also planked, and appeared as guests on abracadiner.

almost forgot about the volvo i saw on my way home from the crossroads art district last friday night. it was parked behind a big catholic church on southwest boulevard. i didn’t know it was a volvo at first, it just looked like an otherworldly vehicle that was waiting to come to life. thankfully i didn’t wake it up when i took this pic with my samsung phone.

i had a brainstorm last friday for a crossroads art district first friday show: i wedged myself between YJ’s snack bar and the fire jugglers, and made electronic sounds from various instruments (and non instruments). this mp3 features an optical theremin with kyle and kevin using their cell phones for a light source. most people were startled and annoyed, but the ones who dug it stood around and joined in after awhile. big thanks to kyle, kevin, danny, and parker for making the scene!

jeff hoover is an old friend of mine from high school. a couple of weeks ago his wife sent me a facebook message asking for my address. last friday jeff sent me a box of cool t-shirts with old boombox and turntable art. as i write this i realize that over the years he has mailed me multiple bowling shirts, a route 66 t-shirt, and a drive in speaker. in the mid 90′s i wore the bowling shirts for a temp assignment that required business casual attire (aka shirt with a collar).

spent a half hour at lake olathe thursday. over the years it’s been a good place to get the creative juices flowing for songs and art. back in the 80′s it was a good place to throw a frisbee or start a fire. these days most of my friends work normal hours, and i’m the only one who comes back. on this visit i saw a new playground that was built recently, it made me miss the old one with a tall pole that my nephew climbed when he was little.

the review above is  one that jon starcke wrote on homer’s coffee a couple of days ago. if you clicked on the about tab, then you know that homer’s is one of my income sources. jon is a friend that i met through alex makin, alex became my friend when i discovered he had seen the treasure of the sierra madre almost as many times as i have. jon can also quote much of the movie.

forget cold and flu season– the pixel art bug is the thing to catch. after getting a nice note from kristen (one of our co-workers at homer’s) kelly and i pixelated a flower and a robot. if you can draw a stick man, you can pixelate too.

i found a website where you can make and save pixel art. after the first try i realized that i had rethink and simplify the images in my head: i couldn’t draw them like i usually do– they had to look like stick people before they could evolve into  something that resembled an 80′s video game character.

neon indian is a band i rediscovered while checking out noise maker gadgets on bleeplabs.com. i had heard them before, but didn’t realize how hard they lean on retro futuristic sounds. so far they are the only band that can cover a t. rex song, and make it sound like THEY wrote it.

on our way back home from my sister’s house we stopped at rich hill to gas up & get coffee. as i was topping off the tank i heard someone say “aren’t you a little early for the black reunion?” it was my cousin nick. he was traveling south with his sister and nephew (above). we visited inside the gas station and swapped numbers before wishing each other a merry christmas. the world is smaller than you think.