So i had some big goals for my summer mixtape. Aiming to quiet friends and colleagues looking for something to dance too while also trying to challenge my own approach to mixing, I thought I’d create the ultimate mix for dancing, lounging, dinner party chatter, summer top down driving, washing dishes and other random household [...]
Entries from August 2008
August 18, 2008
Hiking, Coyotes and the American Military
Who knew a lengthy hike and breathtaking views could become an educational tour of San Francisco’s military history and place within the national and global economy?
My friend S and I went out to the Marin Headlands in the North bay to do some natury stuff. Honestly, my interest in the north bay scenery was piqued [...]
August 11, 2008
“Freedom” as American Hegemony
“We knew we might be detained but we didn’t realize we would be this rudely…..” – white woman protesting in China, who thought she was entitled to a “less rude” treatment.
I’m getting tired of reading about American protestors who cross waters to save the world in the name of American democracy.
Fox [...]
August 8, 2008
Blind spots
Digging through some old shelves at home, I found sandwiched between a Betty Crocker cookbook and a Whirlpool Microwave Recipe cookbook (both from 1972) a copy of a menu from my dad’s old restaurant with a photo of my dad with his manager (thats not me) and 49er great and hall of famer, Steve Young. [...]
August 7, 2008
“Mercy Mercy Me…”
During a commercial break during the final TEAM USA basketball tune-up exhibition game versus Australia, the official Nike Team USA commercial played, all two-minutes and thirty seconds of it, unveiling a newer, more committed and “soul”ful U.S. basketball team and patriotism. The commercial features the footage from Marvin Gaye’s 1983 NBA [...]
August 1, 2008
State Agents, Dancers, and lots of Crying
This has been the summer of tortured men. And I love it.
Batman, 2-face, the Joker, Supreme Soul, Supa Crew, and now the Boogie Bots.
Seeing men cry is not a radical shift in what we think about how we think men should act, but its nice to see some emotional depth on television or the big [...]
