Posts Tagged Venice
Who’s Fault
on April 6, 2010 by alchemystic in American Downbeat, American Upbeat, Depression Cookbook, keg party, Comments (2)
It seemed, no sooner did I post Martin Luther Kings 1967 speech, then the ground started shaking beneath my feet. Well that begs the question, who’s fault is it, I […]
4/20 nineteen(1969)sixtynine
on April 5, 2010 by alchemystic in American Downbeat, Depression Cookbook, Rim Shot, Comments Off
Damn, I love this title, its like I’m pulling up on a Five Point Intersection, its like I need to decide which way I’m gonna go, these times I’m writing […]
Once On A Blue Moon!!
on January 4, 2010 by alchemystic in American Upbeat, Comments Off
Sometimes, you have to see the worst, before your shown the best! Rolling into Milwaukee, on the train out of Chicago, Lawrence, our car attendant, a retired Carpenter, MY BROTHER, […]
Opening Day
on October 27, 2009 by alchemystic in American Upbeat, Comments Off
It really is a wonderful game, while watching, the Yankees and the Angels, I realize how much I love Baseball, how, as a kid, I enjoyed going to the Ball […]
The Gambling Monk
on October 11, 2009 by alchemystic in American Upbeat, Comments (1)
In Venice, the second most traveled tourist stop in Southern California, business was off. It was just after 9/11, a section of the Boardwalk, (actually concrete) starting at Horizon, continuing […]
Wasted Money
on July 20, 2009 by alchemystic in American Downbeat, Rim Shot, Comments (1)
I just don’t know how anyone could be worth $7211.54 per hour. This is, as I see it, a big part of the problem. I saw this morning, that the […]
Venice Under Siege
on July 8, 2009 by alchemystic in American Downbeat, Rim Shot, Comments (1)
Coming back to Venice on a bus from Santa Monica, where I had just finished hanging my photographs at the 17th Cafe, had taken an ugly turn. The traffic began […]
“american upbeat”(welcome home”
on June 29, 2009 by alchemystic in American Upbeat, Comments (1)
How many more times will I come back to this town? Don’t get me wrong, I enjoy coming back. I will say, when I leave, I enjoy that too. This […]