this isn't an eagles concert

it is a hotel california & a lot of residents give it as much respect as they do a hotel room

avl

elected terry bellamy 33 smart black woman mayor
pro hockey minor league baseball
13" snow/year
low crime
all galleries & independent local shops & street cafes & parks & construction & tourists no chains
2 universities lakes rivers hospitals live music film festival decaying warehouses bookstores moldy shack gingerbread house chain link fence live music film festival street musicians tenor sax when the saints go marching in couple fiddlers young & hot biscuits river district artist studio stroll heady grocery stores manufacturing pvc pipe backpacks shrimp & grits & dogs all over the place

from "The Octopus and the Squid - The Soft Intelligence" by J.Y. Cousteau

The octopus is the chameleon of the sea. Or rather, the Proteus of the sea -- the modern-day embodiment of the mythological hero who escaped his enemies by constantly changing his form. Indeed, the sudden changes of color and form by means of which cephalopods attempt to throw their enemies off the track are called "protean manifestation." For cephalopods are excellent actors, with vast repertories, and they are able to play many roles by making use of stratagems which, on dry land, are usually found only in the theater: disguises, gestures, mime, poses and posturing.

The octopuses we encountered displayed all these tricks in abundance for our divers, just as they do for eels and groupers. Being without the natural protection of shells, they find safety only in flight or in disguises. They are undoubtedly the champions of hide-and-seek.

nc trip

north carolina =


tea leaf green



asheville




charlotte






road to panthers' game


BUZZ bank of america stadium free visor nite panthers v. bucs

(how many visors can you count?)

LISA was the best topcat! so amazingly cool!


charlotte's changing

on holiday

nixon letter

mix of tenants

big liquor store on the right

vote!

who can forget nacho in the voting is for old people shirt?
(bottom of page)

there is no cat

stretch it out

keep barking dogs

peace haiku 23-29

imagine them in
their underwear & know that
they want you to win

figs are full of red
sweet pulpy seeds to eat when
birds don't get there first

try best not to take
personally or assume
impeccable words

i hate your fear and
want you to be stronger than
i can imagine

push harder against
the tendency to just sit
there & do nothing

i'm sorry you cried
i tried to be honest &
gentle but couldn't

i can see past it
the walls of scars of blue pain
erupt swept away

not longing haiku 56-62

intentionally
bored lady is painful to
look at forced phony

i don't trust you to
execute my ideas
where does that leave us

you poured paint in my
garden poisoned all of my
tomatoes bastard

you can't have lust's rush
and love's security at
the same time for long

petty pecking for
three years learn the lingo pass
bar you're a lawyer

jealous petulant
obstinate au contraire mon
frere get over it

same thing as before
different cast of characters
same thing as before

day of the living

soho santa barbara

rock n roll band dvd

if you're looking for a present to give, and a t-shirt won't do, this tea leaf green live cd/dvd with interviews might be good and comes out tomorrow, while you wait for the guadalajara joe 2+-disc set to come out, which maybe by the holidaze.

i get newsday

clark, what do you need a hammer for?

nacho sheds

hound dog

you said you was high class

a couple from the midwest

back from a great two days in madison and chicago!

kitshickers in the madion concourse, photo: parttown

come in peace and seek out your cheese, who is fun to have on roadtrips?

our hero & the warrior king

who else would change channels at the airport but chicago city cops on segways?

good times!

happy anniversary mom & dad!

i hope your day is more fun than a shrimp convention in texas!


i'm headed to the midwest & that oven mitt made of cheese they call wisconsin for the weekend!

seeds

if you dumped some kind of organic seeds (fruit, vegetable, grass, tree, or) onto landfills would good prevail

smog

jj wanted something 'the colors of the sunset'



i made some california smog




which will color the sunset till it's gone

nachos alertos

happy birthday bobby huntington!

i hope you have a great day & don't let that punk henry boss you around!

cops love me

10/14/06 3:30PM

Pulled over in Del Mar
Followed for past mile from highway twisting streets neighborhood by
dark shark of roads
patrol car
flashes lights
Officer A. Garcia badge 50-ish
short of course stout aviators khaki
license registration proof of insurance
did i do something wrong?
i'll tell you just as soon as you do what i just said
hand license from wallet
reach to glove box
ehh- it's okay - everything in your name? -the registration?
yeah yeah all me
well heather you know what you're sposta do at a stop sign?
stop
yeahhhh- you rolled through not one but two stop signs usually you see a patrol car behind you people come to complete stop or they been drinking--?
i haven't
Loud beeping sound muffled operator walkietalkie
okay i'm gonna let you go today with just a warning heather
writes my name in all caps in pocket notebook
but you're gonna hafta show some more effort-?
sure yeah okay
okay boots on gravel turn walk back
shaking hands shift to drive
i thought i stopped

how they got there

stats from october 06 kitshickers.com-

Top 20 of 31 Total Search Strings
#	Hits		Search String
1	23	20.35%	ivan drago
2	15	13.27%	sexpanther
3	10	8.85%	kitshickers
4	9	7.96%	her spandex
5	8	7.08%	beaner
6	6	5.31%	ivan%20drago
7	4	3.54%	redteam
8	3	2.65%	trampolines
9	2	1.77%	drago rocky iv
10	2	1.77%	female target
11	2	1.77%	ivan%20drago%20pictures
12	2	1.77%	kickball teams southern california
13	2	1.77%	moose drunk
14	2	1.77%	mooseknuckles
15	2	1.77%	rocky 4 drago
16	2	1.77%	rocky drago
17	2	1.77%	rocky ivan drago
18	2	1.77%	ruggy joesten
19	2	1.77%	tuck-oop scoop-uk
20	2	1.77%	www.kitshickers.com

stats from october 06 vintagevantage.com-

Top 20 of 1153 Total Search Strings
#	Hits		Search String
1	3908	37.00%	vintage t-shirts
2	598	5.66%	steroids
3	495	4.69%	vintage vantage
4	328	3.11%	cowgirl
5	300	2.84%	vintage t shirts
6	298	2.82%	rednecks
7	279	2.64%	mud trucks
8	213	2.02%	vintage tee shirts
9	181	1.71%	tuna
10	168	1.59%	noodling
11	115	1.09%	2 live crew
12	104	0.98%	vintage tshirts
13	97	0.92%	jack johnson
14	93	0.88%	vintage tees
15	80	0.76%	weekend at bernies
16	70	0.66%	vintagevantage
17	69	0.65%	vintage tee
18	61	0.58%	chunky
19	58	0.55%	hoochie
20	57	0.54%	vintage shirts

i want to find the two people who searched for "tuck-oop scoop-uk"

conversation between supermarket produce workers

A: hey i got a invitation on myspace to a party down in TJ

B: i’m good with TJ i got boys in TJ. a friend of yours?

A: naw i don’t know

B: are you gonna go?

A: no i don’t think they like white boys down there

B: it’s cool man i can go with you if you want

A: cool yeah okay

restaurant waste

sell by today
or throw it away
make you some more
a big tub before
the trash men
come empty your tray

enough for an army
or family of five
served all to one
that old principal's wife
and she eats like a bird from benin

fold up your manners
remember your napkin
if asked to say grace
just say
thank you sweet garden
of heavenly bounty
a bountiful heaven on earth
here today
with you all
peaceful blessings
of health and great cheer
let's dig in

simple if then logic

i shouldn't see the driver

not longing haiku 49-55

ignorance is bliss
and yet we're still compelled to
learn at every turn

oh jesus christ god
almighty give me someone
to blame besides me

the toasty warm lives
i imagine for others
are cold & grinding

fertility drugs
blessing the rich with the curse
of the poor masses

if he could live that
long would all Holden's hair turn
gray eventually

cover your bases
with plastic foam padding &
you'll never get home

how long will you just
hide behind your bad choices
and pray for sunshine

guadalajara joe's latest antics!

guadalajara joe does gerardo better than gerardo!

(Gerardo's Rico Suave) Vegoose Contest

tootie's bong

Tootie's Bong

"look here
BONG
BONG
BONG
...
we figured if we couldn't be in the group, at least we'll have the same stuff"

junk on the trunk

i'm on an asian urn

"'Beauty is truth, truth beauty,—that is all
Ye know on earth, and all ye need to know.'"
- John Keats, "Ode on a Grecian Urn" 1819

toubab krewe at winston's

great show friday night, check them out if you like to hear guys play stringed gourds and logs.

exactly as i found it

here they come, the new arrivals
ready to lose a little bit of their innocence
ready to be free --

thrift store in north park 9/30/06

see it

please share my umbrella

someday my name and hers are going to be the same

kali yuga

these hands of invisible organic forces
are pushing and pulling us

the germ of transcendence is always within us, at least

three colors

not longing haiku 41-48

without tomorrow
should i save or should i spend
is a no brainer

to look like this is
my destiny what i do
with it is free will

wet empty sorry
evil danced in the shadows
it was a bad trip

lucky or perfect
if you're perfect you're lucky
not the other way

everybody's got
opinions but nobobdy
knows where they come from

the holy grail is
two faces together and
also the gold cup

to sleep means to dream
of concrete & dark & tires
rest these puffy eyes

it would be a crime
to live all these days & die
without yodeling

comes around