From the monthly archives:
Vowels:
A E I O U
Consonants:
H K L M N P W
Corbin and I were IMing yesterday trying to figure out what our names would be in Hawaiian. Corbin could be “Kopu” or more fun “Kopu’u” and Roger just might be “Waku” or more fun “Waku’u.”
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I just finished one of the Alarcón pieces and I feel spent. Y’know, like after sex. I’m sweaty, stinky, and need a nap. When I work, my heart rate elevates. I’m certain my eyes are fully dilated. I breath faster. I see nothing but what is before me. I get hot rushes all over my [...]
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Face and Heart
may our ears hear what nobody wants to hear
may our eyes see what everyone wants to hide
may our mouths speak our true faces and hearts
may our arms be branches that give shade and joy
let us be a drizzle, a sudden storm
let us get wet in the rain
let us be the key, the hand, [...]
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The terror alert status is still elevated, and musicians are just sick about it. A pair of American violinists may have to leave their fiddles in Britain because the airlines won’t let the instruments into the cabin. Having just gone through quite a few check points just getting to Hawaii, I relate. I misunderstood what [...]
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I was shocked flying to the island of Maui yesterday. I expected it all to be green and lush, but saw, on the south part of the island, this kind of terrain. It seems the northern part of most of the islands are wetter, greener and cooler, and the southern part more desert like. As [...]
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Here is a really bad video of a really good song from the 60s. Did you think the guy singing this song looked like this? Where are they now?
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You know what a purist I am when it comes to martinis, but for you vodka martini enthusiasts, take note of the most recent addition to martinidom: The balsamic vinegar vodka martini! Sounds, uh, refreshing!
[Click on the picture to see a video demonstration at Videojug.com]
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Body in Flames
I want to abandon
words
go and awaken
the senses
I want
no memory
rather to embrace
every instant
to a frenzy
I want to think
with my feet
I want to cry
with my shoulders
I want to set
my body on fire
© Francisco X. Alarcón
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This will be the last movement of the set for Iris Levine and Vox Femina/LA. It’s an erotic number for sure. [...]
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Twelve years ago, Daniel and I went on our first date. For some reason, he wanted to take me to his grandmother’s grave. He explained that they had been very close. Yes, this seemed a bit odd but I was up for it. We drove out to Simi Valley and found her unmarked grave. We [...]
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In my opinion, Rufus Wainwright should have gotten “Best Song” for “The Maker Makes” (in Brokeback Mountain”) in last year’s Academy Awards. The only ones who heard it were the ones who waited until the end credits. The composer of “Brokeback Mountain” (I’ve forgotten his name already) did NOT deserve it. His work was minimal [...]
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