Today, Nov. 3rd, marks the anniversary of Laika being sent into space. She is the only living creature sent into space hopelessly, that is, without the ability to be retrieved.

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I've been working on a Gristleizer for awhile now and am rounding the home stretch - if it works when i turn it on...
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I hope to have this mocked up before the end of the day.

tapes and tapes and tapes and tapes:

tape machine made from a barbie karaoke machine with echo. instructions courtesy of Casper Electronics





new toy, marantz cassette recorder, couldn't afford to go digital, but its better this way.

I was lucky enough to meet Nate Powell at the Small Press Expo (SPX) in Bethesday Maryland. Nate is a fantastic comic artist and illustrator and I'd had his book Tiny Giants years ago which always reverberated with me growing up punk. His new book Swallow Me Whole is a wonderful, surreal look into the lives of a brother and sister growing up with schizophrenia, and the tragedy of that experience in a "wholesome" and crippling christian town. Read it twice.

Nate was fantastic to meet and is a really great guy. Talking to him was the highlight of my experience at SPX, which I must admit was the second Comi-con I've ever been too, the first being the Philadelphia Alt-con a few weeks ago. He plays in several bands including Sophie Nun Squad, Wait, and Universe all worth giving a listen.

Even though we both missed the Rorschach show in Philly last night, him because he was busy accepting an Ignatz award at SPX and me because i'm broke as a joke, know you've always got a place to stay in Philadelphia, Nate.



I have been playing over and over the tape Under Pressure by Aaron Dilloway & Emeralds. The ebb and flow of loops and drones makes for a perfect Sunday afternoon staring at the ceiling imagining drowning in a sea of subtle electric tides. I've got to get the tape machine I was working on up and running this week, because I am fucking inspired!

Now coming at you live from Philadelphia...

(I'm still getting set up, expect new posts in a week or two, thank you for your patience)

The Abortion by Richard Brautigan

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"Reportedly Carlos had also been spiked with psychedelics just before taking the stage..." from gibson.com