My favorite San Diego Tea House, Infusions of Tea, owned by Ronald and Emily…Besides having great knowledge, and selection, of tea, they are doing their bit to help. From the San Diego Tribune: ************ When Dow …
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KaiBorg says, “Hoi!”
KaiBorg at STEIM After our stay in Göteborg, KaiBorg moved on to Amsterdam (which involved flying and transferring at Oslo, where we picked up a plane of loud Norwegians all reading the same newspaper article on …
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Nice blurb in Eugene Weekly
From the Eugene Weekly: Welcome to the Machine Barry Threw’s laptop-generated soundscapes immerse listeners in ominous clouds of music occasionally lit by bolts of electronic sound. It’s no surprise that the San Francisco-based electronic musician often …
Vlat!
Many of you are familiar with my dear friend, the wonderful trombonist and composer, Michael Vlatkovich. I had a chance to surprise him while he was on tour in Portland, Oregon last week. Trying to sneak …
Maximus P in Eugene, Oregon…
Barry Threw and I first performed together as Maximus P at the Palindrome in Oakland, then again at a sideshow to Siggraph at UCSD last summer. Well, finally, another chance: Here in Eugene, Oregon at the …
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May 1968 and…Tea?
A business that was attacked following the May 1968 revolution has released a tea to commemorate the historical event, “The tea, flavoured with lemon zest and rose petals, is packaged in a metal tin emblazoned with …
Oliva Serie V Torpedo
(Interesting…here I am working on my PhD…I thought I’d be blogging more about music, but instead, it’s all about cigars…) For my smoke this week, I had the very highly rated and regarded Oliva Serie V …
Rocky Patel Sun Grown Torpedo
(Makes my mug look small.) Smoked last Thursday…The Rocky Patel Sun Grown Torpedo is a phenomenal cigar. I’ve changed y mind about having a whisky or port while smoking cigars, now I go for tea…while smoking …
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Bloody Mary’s, Texas, David Bartel
SD_bloody_mary.jpg What a lovely bloody mary, from the appropriately named “Bloody Mary’s” in the San Diego Airport. I have much to report on, including the gig, workshop, recording session with Guerino Mazzola, Heinz Geisser, Sirone, and …