Archive For November 2009
Empire Builder
on November 30, 2009 by alchemystic in American Upbeat, Comments Off
On New Years Eve, I plan, to roll into Portland, on this train, one of the historic routs on rail, I’ve yet to travel. It has always been Amtrak for […]
Trouble Check!
on November 29, 2009 by alchemystic in American Downbeat, Rim Shot, Comments Off
What ever happened to crashing a party, an event, because you just knew it was going to be a good time. Stephanie, Susie, and myself crashed the Tommy Party and […]
Eddystone
on by alchemystic in American Upbeat, Comments Off
Always thought it a part of Ridley Park, a little bit south of the old Boeing Vertol Plant, on the East side of 95, there used to stand, a mess […]
Egg Plant Empress
on November 22, 2009 by alchemystic in American Upbeat, Rim Shot, Comments Off
Hey Rocky, were not at Third and Indiana anymore, I don’t see any bindels, any crack vials, in the back alleys anymore, any around my neighborhood, around town, thinking about […]
The Genie Has Left The Bottle
on November 21, 2009 by alchemystic in American Upbeat, Rim Shot, Comments Off
Well I guess they put a stop to growing rope in Canoga Park, I don’t know if you saw it on the news, 16,000 square feet, 25 feet behind the […]
Fires On The Ice
on November 15, 2009 by alchemystic in American Upbeat, Comments Off
Walking into the Moravian Pottery and Tile Works, you cross the threshold, stepping back one hundred years. Not much has changed, the clay still comes from land surrounding the factory, […]
Fire And Clay
on November 14, 2009 by alchemystic in American Upbeat, Photography, Comments Off
North of Los Angeles, about 250 miles, is the Hearst Castle at San Simeon, built atop a mountain, a place Randolph Hurst had spent much time as a boy, the […]
Monkeys, Dragons, And The Rooster Cat
on November 8, 2009 by alchemystic in American Upbeat, Comments (1)
This year, I think Christmas will be different, already I see sales starting, I don’t think retail reports on the shopping season, will be cheery. Not to worry, these are […]
Cat Quilts
on by alchemystic in American Upbeat, Comments (1)
Now try to say that three times in a row quickly. So let me tell you about this cat of mine, she’s cute, and she just got a quilt. Thought […]
Who Cares?
on November 3, 2009 by alchemystic in American Upbeat, Comments (1)
Its football season anyhow, Eagles number one baby! How much of this matters anyhow, soon we all will be hit with the reality of our situation, that totals for the […]