transonic

Completed several projects for work like Dove Valley Park sculpture, Agave Branch Library sculpture, Garfield Neighborhood sculpture. Thankful I still have a job with the city.

Thought I wanted to go to ASU for another Masters (Landscape Architecture) but discovered the College of Design over there is no bueno. I did get all my vaccinations up to date before registering for classes, though.

Spearheaded website redesign (coming in 10) and created a collections management database at my job which will drastically improve how our office operates.

Taught hundreds of online students about world mythology and the arts.

Wrote freelance articles for various magazines and zines.

Went to Denver for a vacation and tore my left ACL for a second time. Had knee surgery in June. Faithfully did my physical therapy.

Wrote some poems. Published one. Organized my poetry while recovering from knee surgery. Read a few times.

Helped the shizz in its development of a shizz record label. (Did that effort go anywhere?)

Won 3rd place in the City's Got Talent competition. Did a performance where I played bass while reading poetry. Will develop this performance and do more in 10.

Had season tickets to the Mercury who won their second championship!

Had season tickets to the Diamondbacks who sucked, but Mark Reynolds is my new man crush. I upgraded my season tix to section 133 row 3 so I can sit behind Reynold and watch his ass from close up.

Went to Coachella for the 10th time (that's right, me and the b* have been to every single one). Chatted with Perry Farrell in the VIP area. Ok, maybe I just sat near him and wished I had a Mondegreen CD to give him.

Moderated a session on public art maintenance at the Southwest Arts Conference. Got a panel session on poetry as public art accepted at the Associated Writers and Writing Programs conference in Denver in 10.

Recommitted to another term as Secretary of the Board for Nightboat Books.

Played nursemaid for my wife who had ACL surgery on her right knee in November.

Sat on a panel to jury artists for shows next year at the @central Gallery at Burton Barr Library.

Released Mondegreen's first CD. Had it featured and available for free in copies of hoozdo. Release party was a benefit for 513 Analog and raised a bunch of cash for Catherine. Played some great shows with some great bands. Highlight was playing on the outdoor stage at Lost Leaf for Art Detour First Friday with Back Ted N-Ted and Mr. Meeble. That show was mentioned as a reason the 6th St strip won "Best Place to be Seen during First Friday" in New Times.

Had lunch with Young MC. That's right, Marvin Young who did "Bust a Move". He lives in Scottsdale now. He did a track with my audio engineer friend who lives in LA. He had these credit card-size cards with a one-time download code on it. You enter the code and get the song--that was how he was passing it out--not on CD or anything. His new track sucks. Guess there's a reason you're a one-hit wonder. But it was cool just to hear his opinions on the music industry. He likes indie rock.

My resolution is to not be irresolute in 10.

Me and the b* are going to kick it again in Joshua Tree. Last year we rented a house with friends from LA. One of them was friends with the dudes from Eagles of Death Metal and Queens of the Stone Age. We partied at this house in the desert that is also a recording studio. The party was packed with a bunch of late 30's/early 40's tatted-out rockers with jeans, leather and stringy black hair. Seeking a way out of the crush of people, I slipped into a couple rooms in the basement only to find them loaded with music equipment: rows of guitars, basses, stacks of drums, etc. I wanted to bust out an impromptu performance right there, but the rest of Mondegreen was not there. The party got good when some girls got naked and started dancing on things. This year we have a hot tub inside the house we rented. I'll be doing my Eddie Murphy impersonating James Brown impersonation to ring in the new year.

Femocracy = Racy fems from the OC. Perhaps a logo like the Charlie's Angels silhouette but each holding a different tool of democracy.

Scam-a-lama-ding-dong.

i will be spinning some fine dancing music this thursday at the olive branch (just north of southern on mill) in tempe. there's a chance this could be come a regular night, so any / all support this thursday would be great!

it starts around 9 and will last until 2. come dance and have some drinks and enjoy yourselves!

My wife, ekb*, is spinning tonight in Tempe, too, at Cherry Lounge. 10-11. Hit up both events!