xavier rudd

xavier rudd, originally uploaded by skippy haha.

a great way to spend a tuesday night is jumping and smiling at a sold-out orange peel while xavier rudd plucks and bangs and blows on his gadgets and sings about peace and love in a real real real way.

myxosarcoma

i heard from the vet yesterday after she got back holden's pathology tests on the tumors they removed. 5 of the 6 were benign lipomas, the 6th - the biggest one the size of the big mac over his heart - was a myxosarcoma. those have the potential to come back and spread. right now it's where the seroma is - the fluid build up - which is the size of a nerf football waterbed hanging from his chest.

she said if the tumor comes back the options are either radiation or another surgery with more 'aggressive' tissue removal. the closest place for dog radiation is in south carolina and he'd have to go back several times. i told her i would not have him radiated. i said i'd think about more aggressive surgery. she said it would be months or a year before the tumor came back and i said i'll monitor it & let her know.

because of the seromas and stitches he has been housebound for weeks now. he hasn't even gone for a walk around the block. i guess he's happy enough going from dogbed to dogbed but it seems like that's no life for a dog.

i think if it comes back, i'm not going to have him go through surgery again and i'll just let him go. you know?

i love you dog.

practicing confrontation

downtown asheville, walking past the jerusalem garden restaurant this morning, a man who looked to be the owner or manager was hosing down the sidewalk. spraying water on and in between all the cement blocks to wash cigarette butts into the street or in front of his neighboring businesses on either side.

he paused as i needed to walk on the sidewalk he was spraying

me: you know we're in a terrible drought?

him: (yelling) people should not be allowed to smoke on the street!

me: don't you have a broom? this is so irresponsible and greedy.

him: (glare)

scenic roots

scenic roots, originally uploaded by skippy haha.

scenic roots played a 'battle of the bands' today at the garage at biltmore & kicked ass! it's so much fun to watch talented friends do their thing.

the best part of this video is about 30 seconds in.

scenic roots is playing at the garage again november 6. see you there.

fluff jar

fluff jar, originally uploaded by skippy haha.

asheville gear stolen!

September 12, 2008

Dear fans, family, and friends,

Please forward this to everyone you know in Asheville NC....

So we played at show at the Garage at Biltmore last night in Asheville NC and had to leave our bus there because our fuel filter needed changing (and we were going to cange it in the morning) long story short...someone (or people) stole gear from our bus and below is a list of what it was. The worst thing about it is our lighting guy, Brian, had his recording gear from which he makes his living off of (valued at $8000) stolen. It was probably stolen between 3:30 and 8am. If you have any information about the gear below please email or call me as soon as possible. Luckly we still have all our instruments and lights so the tour will go on as scheduled with the exception of our alley katz show in Richmond VA tonight (9/12) which has been canceled so we can deal with this issue.

Stuff that was stolen

1. Brand new Red Ibenez Artcore Hollow body guitar, double humbuckers
In a epiphone case, semi scratched. Pocket Rocket headphone amp inside in console with $300-500 cash in it.

2. Macbook Pro silver. 15 inch. Not even a year old. Little bit of a dent on right front corner. In a foam silver and black gun case.

3. Macbook Black. Little beat up. One scratch in the middle of the screen.

4. Sound Devices 442 four channel mixer - Black

5. Sound Devices 744T four channel recorder – Silver

6. Schoeps condenser microphone w/ GVC & Cut 1 – silver

7. Audio Technica condenser microphone –Black

8. Sony 7506 Headphones – very used

9. Sony Cybershot camera 8.1 megapixels -silver

Total value approx. $12,000

**************************************************
Brett R. Wilson / Bombshelter Records
Management for Roots of Creation
Ph: 603-801-4477
rootsofcreation@gmail.com

Myspace: www.myspace.com/rootsofcreation
EPK: www.sonicbids.com/rootsofcreation
Label: www.harmonizedrecords.com
Booking: www.inthepocketartists.com

Sponsors:
Eastern Mtn. Sports - www.ems.com
Peterborough Music Company - www.peterboroughmusiccompany.com

Roots of Creation c/o
Bombshelter Records
PO Box 491
Rindge NH 03461

stealing musical instruments from a band? how low can you go? bastards! help these folks get their gear back!

palin is a fascist cunt. amen! vote!

palin is a fascist cunt. amen! vote!, originally uploaded by skippy haha.

bathroom wall graffiti in the preservation pub, knoxville tennessee.

i saw some of her interview with charlie gibson tonight. she winked at him. she is a pageant queen in addition to being a fascist cunt.

tea leaf green 9-19-08

tea leaf green 9-19-08, originally uploaded by skippy haha.

next friday, see you there. you will have a good time. guaranteed.

building model bridges

model bridges, originally uploaded by skippy haha.

well it's that day again, september 11, seven years later now. time to honor some big lights that were snuffed and pray and work extra hard for peace.

and peace starts with flicking someone in the face with balsa woodsticks.

cute couple

necessity is the mother of invention
curiosity is the father

come together with your hands

spoon, originally uploaded by skippy haha.

if you are looking for a handmade, one-of-a-kind present for somebody or yourself, might i suggest a spoon made by Wormwood Creations?

the spoons are super-high quality, made from an eastern red cedar tree branch that fell in my friend Estes' mother's yard about 10 years ago, and he has put hours and hours into making the smoothest, finest, most functional spoons you could imagine. they are simply beautiful.

he sells them sometimes outside the Grove Arcade downtown asheville, and is glad to take orders by email or over the phone.

if you give a spoon to somebody (your brother), you might get a message saying 'thanks for the spoon, i can't wait til i have kids so i can hit them with it!"

here is Estes booting ball last week while holding his 1-year old niece.

Wormwood Creations (note the branch missing from the tree!)
Functional Art for the Home
Estes Shell
828-275-1125
WormwoodCreations@gmail.com

neverending

poor holden. he had major surgery a week ago for his lipoma tumors, and still has stitches in for another few days, but the two biggest tumors look like they're back already. it's like the sites filled back up with fluid that didn't drain. he is going back to the vet this afternoon to get them looked at. if after all this he still has tumors the size of tangerines on his chest i will feel awful. i should have burned that $700 and just cracked him in the ribs with a sledgehammer.

in other news, HAPPY BIRTHDAY SH32! have a stupendous monday! yay being born in the year of the dragon!