weather finally broke over the weekend. so today the high was in the upper 80s f. which kinda feels like fall, my favorite time of the year. and i did manage to buy tickets to the california state fair which opens in 2 weeks. last year nicholas had a blast, and we had a great time watching nicholas ooh and ah over lights, sounds and stuff. so yep, expect photos in few weeks.

so but anyway, some great zines went live over the weekend. you all know about otoliths and melancholia's tremulous dreadlocks. let me also point toward a new zine published by jesse crockett, listenlight. crockett used to maintain the blog differentia before it went dark. anyway, he's got a few terrific poets already up. read, send him stuff, spread the word.

so trying to write but am constantly distracted cuz the video channel vh1classic is showing the 1st 24 hrs broadcast of mtv. sac didn't get cable until the mid to late 80s so i missed the early days of mtv. i'm struck now of the flat-bottom suckness of most of the bands on rotation at the time. who's rupert hines? precisely. interesting. video did kill the radio star.