Identical Homes

    My talented friend and former roommate, Daniel Mackenzie released an album this week under the name Identical Homes (Out on 500 Records). Its a solo project that he been working on for at least three years, since we were living together. Great electronic, moody rock music. At that time I set out to make a video for each song on the album, which I completed. It was at the time I'd just began playing with live video.

    I grew a lot as an artist working on the series of videos with Daniel. But that was two years ago. And some songs have come some have gone. Those that remain have changed. 
    So I'm setting out to do this again with a really good head start. So I've been review the work that I did already. 
This one was rejected, but still cracks me up. I knew it was going to be rejected as I was making it. But I had to keep going. Creepfest! Enjoy.

Naked

I have been naked for a little over a week now.

No one seems willing to call the cops.

Or maintain eye contact for the most part,

So it’s a push.

 

The first couple days

it made my heart race

Now I feel trapped

In a twilight zone

Episode

 

One area

People always object over

Is furniture.

A towel

or plastic wrapping

 are pretty standard reactions,

from my experience.

 

Which is kind of a bummer, you know?

Having all your nakedness

touching awesome fabric

 was a major selling point

when I was considering

nakedness.

When ever they cover

That sweet soft leather lover seat

With that Knight Rider beach towel

Or you bring in that faded

deck chair that everyone knows is about to break,

I look longingly for a pair of pants.  

 

But I catch myself

And I chuckle,

with a fist covering my mouth,

But I chuckle.

“I’m naked in this guy house.”

Can’t give up the game,

Not just yet.

Maybe tomorrow,

It supposed to be breezy. 

a job and a home and a new music video

I looked at this page for the first time in a long while today and I felt a lot better about my current circumstances. Also I figured it'd be good to let all you nice people know that I'm longer jobless and homeless. 

My second attempt in 2009 to move to Oakland is far more successful than the first. I'm living in a house at 51st and Telegraph with three swell gents. Two of which are old dear friends; Jon and Winston. And I like Chris, my third roommate, more every day.  

My tiny room requires me to crawl through windows in the living room or walk through my roommates' room. But one step at a time since I do have a min wage job at this point, a cool min wage job but still. A second job is on the horizon I'm sure, but more time being Oakland has been kind to me. 

I'm working at an awesome restored 1935 movie theatre in El Cerrito. It used to be a speakeasy theatre but they went under. If you want you can read about the interesting story here. Its not going to be as cool before, but we will be serving beer and wine and delivering pizzas to the seats. Pretty awesome. 

Before I got hooked up with a job and a room (god bless good friends), I finished a new music video while in Placerville. Its for a band called Carcrashlander from Portland. My friends' Jon and Mimi Fee, who started a record label a couple years ago called Parks and Records, asked me to do it. I've said a few times to friends that I'm done with making music videos, but my boredom at that moment, lack of live shows, and being a fan of Cory Gray's previous band Desert City Soundtrack, I agreed. 

Here's the result, let me know what you think. Take care of yourself kids.