Sunday, July 14, 2024

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Providence, Rhode Island is the presence of a begrudging ghost who carries the weight of his lost potential. Unsure what success is, and no time to do what is good. 

It comes through the glances of his disciples and the bends in the trees on Smith Street. My car then started making a noise when I hit the breaks, and I sweat with condensation in the front seat. 

I poured out 3/4s of a drink over the fence outside of the show. I was about to drive and didn't want an open can in the vehicle. The same people from there show up on Matthewson Street and the book store, asking about my opinion on critical theory and if I know about the Chance Festival in Nevada from 1996 before there was internet and social media. 

I like to imagine that all of these people are getting away from me and enjoying their time in Keene or Chicago, waiting to be documented of a part of something else. To be back in the swing of things is a feat in itself. 

Saturday, July 13, 2024

Venice Beach

 Privacy is the diamond of the earth. The Salem remix of Better Off Alone plays from the Hudson News. The cashier doesn’t seem to mind shoplifters. And life is beautiful

Money is now best spent on GF Blueberry Cornbread and a Cappuccino that gets brought out after the guy locates # 39. Hands daintily folded on the table thinking about what happens when painting gets DIY because that’s what Los Angeles is for, or if it’s for the idea of life that parents like to promote, or for realizing being a rebel was a bad decision after all, Vogue is sitting outside with number 40. And cyclists talk about how 808s can sound like vocals. It’s easier to picture Bob Dylan or Joni Mitchell.

About 10-15 years ago, when Salem first started in Chicago, it was Jack, John, and Heather. Fans on r/Salem still argue that Heather made them really good (better than they are now). 

It is clear that she did exactly that. A soft, angelic, and hauntingly beautiful voice. She bounced off Jack’s harshness in an extremely obvious, yet undeniably enjoyable way (“precious” from of $KrV3 1).

Standing at about 5’6” at live performances behind a mixer or a synthesizer looking totally unamused, like the lead singer of New Order, At some point, she had a falling out with John and Jack, which is still unclear and ambiguous to fans. Since then, she left the band and has been doing her own musical and creative projects. The music that she made with Salem is still on the internet, easy to find on YouTube and Soundcloud. 

Heather was the blonde with overgrown roots, at the last open table, seated with her husband and also waiting for a cappuccino pastry combination. Best wishes to her.

Under a tunnel to Malibu there is a black and pink house off in a spot that’s adequately quiet and swimmable, next to a place to spend 24 dollars on mango, papaya, watermelon, tajin, and lime juice. 

It smells wet and salty after those days and, in bed, it’s not uncommon to feel the grime of the ocean. It mixes with the smell of my companion in a very comforting way, nuzzled up with Miles Davis. 

Hudson News Cashier has now shifted to Strictly Ballroom after finishing Capitalist Realism in 50 minutes. Authoritarianism and bureaucracy demand that everyone deboards the plane, even if it’s the same one they will be getting back onto. It's the policy of the people who know best. Boys in baseball caps tend to enjoy romantic comedy as a catalyst to understand the importance of reading. One of them spent too long downloading netflix shows during the boarding process, and his cop dad scolded him by ripping his headphones out. It was slightly awkward, but the child's mom didn’t seem to care or be surprised at this behavior. Something else was on her mind. 

Before the plane to Boston takes off, she indulges in a George Clooney x Anna Kendricks feature film that is hard to pick up from when I can’t hear it, but my assumption is that it serves the purpose of sexual fantasization and escape. What’s not to love about George Clooney’s Greco-Roman disposition?

Benevento

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