By the time I pulled into this completely unfamiliar town my radiator was shot to shit and I was so stoned and hungry that I tried to get the woman at the Taco John’s to sell me a sour cream gun. I was headed for a seminar at a tanning academy, and that notion struck … Read more
Rififi, 1955. Directed by Jules Dassin, written by Dassin, with Rene Wheeler and Auguste Le Breton. Starring Jean Servais, Jo le Suedois, Robert Manuel, Jules Dassin, Marie Sabouret, Janine Darcey, Claude Sylvain, and Marcel Lupovici. I know what they say: they say that crime doesn’t pay. And it doesn’t I suppose. After all those years … Read more
Let’s eat y’all! I don’t think it’s cheating to call in some girlfriends to help with Thanksgiving. Just because those girlfriends happen to be professional caterers is neither here, nor there. The Chowgirls are a sassy couple of caterers who succeed at kicky, yummy food while caring about local farms and ingredients. They have a … Read more
Tonight, the Rake’s happy hour book club meets with regular Rake contributor Eric Dregni and his brother, Jonathan. These two co-authored the new book Follies of Science: 20th Century Visions of Our Fantastic Future, which rehashes all the more fantastical, mid-century predictions for the new millennium, most of which never came true, of course. We’re … Read more
I don’t know much about the following event, other than the fact that it touches upon something that we, as a culture of collective music-heads, have all felt. Before The Music Dies is a documentary film dealing with music-making in the wake of its corporatization. I suspect it is, for the most part, comprised of … Read more
The lovely pagoda top Mercedes 280, a car you can still afford. For some, the car is nothing more than a means of getting from point a to point b. For such folks, the automobile is an appliance that is less respected than a lawnmower (particularly if that lawnmower is electric and thus desirable to … Read more
www.motorbooks.co.uk It is well know that Nick Mason (Pink Floyd) is an avid automobile collector. He has a book that is available in England with a CD of the best engine note soundtracks called Into The Red (for redline, of course.) It is available at the link above (in British pound). Of note: Luv the … Read more
Steve Brandt, the Strib reporter whom I criticized yesterday, has posted a response to that blog and another comment I made at e-democracy. (The rules of the e-democracy forum prohibit me from making a response because I’ve hit my daily post limit already due to my own stupidity. The daily post limit is two, btw.) … Read more
So….the New York trip was fun. The marathon was super cool, basically it was a mass of humanity moving in one direction. Telepan was by far the best service, our server was invisible yet attentive. He helped us pair the best flavors for our tasting menu choices, but never over-asserted himself. Top bite was a … Read more
Hate to plug the obvious, but The Lit 6 Project‘s having another show this weekend. And they’ve been inviting some musician friends into the fold as of late, which makes things pretty interesting. This time that’ll be Chris Koza. There’s also a film preview/fundraiser for a long-in-the-making documentary by local filmmaker Melodie Gilbert. Her most … Read more