I had been having dreams of returning Kansas City Art Institute. The dreams were reoccurring, and when that happens I feel like I need to do something about it. So over the holidays I took a sentimental stroll through the KCAI campus. It was empty obviously because of the winter break, and the trees were bear because it’s winter. That, along with the fact that I was alone added to the melancholy of the visit. But it was interesting to see what had changed and what was the same. The book/supply store is now a cafe. The library is now the book/supply store. The painting building has been modernized. The strange sculptural addition to the railings in front of the dorms is still there, as is the spiral stone sculture that was built shortly after I graduated. Missing was the Dale Eldred sculpture which I thought would be there forever. But much of the campus looked exactly the same.

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My brother who works at Ultimate Image screenprinting in Toledo Iowa, helped me out with some screenprinting for the new Paper Fleet record cover. He made the screen and showed me what to do, and I pumped out the 500 odd covers. Here’s a couple pics of that process. Oh, and Josh inman drew the art on the cover. Check out the final record here

Just some shots of what my neighborhood looks like when we get a decent snowfall. I took these pictures on January 27, 2011. ( Here’s what it looks like when we get another form of weather.)

Here’s a video of riding over the Williamsburg bridge after the snow. (The video is sped up)

And here are some more pictures:

My benevolent employer Tony Millionaire and my friend Nicholas Gazin both had gallery openings this week.  Well I missed Tony’s gallery opening because it was at the same time as Nick’s, but Tony did have a signing at Desert Island comic shop in brooklyn the night before which I was able to attend. Nicholas’s show was called “No Escape” and happened at the Mishka store on Broadway in Brooklyn. Here are pictures from both shows. My fuji camera doesnt do great in low light without a flash. the pictures arent great but they are in THREEEE DEEEEE

Here’s Tony Millionaire and Ridge Carpenter. Who has the better name?

Nicholas Gazin and Pappy Gazin

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I went to see Joe Jack Talcum (of the Dead Milkmen) at Bruar Falls last night and got a special treat. Samuel Locke Ward Opened with his band the Boo Hoo’s, and then proceeded to be Joe’s backup band (The called The Powders) . I took a couple pictures. The lighting is low at bruar falls. Doesn’t make for great video, but I tried that too.

Samuel Locke Ward and the Boo Hoo’s have some releases. Notably a 7 inch record I bought and Joe just released a CD called “Live in the studio” which is mostly him playing some old hits acoustic with friends accompanying on slide guitar and bongos.

Oh, and yes there were 3 other acts but I didn’t see them because I was eating Korean food down the street.