... ooh, the mystery, the intrigue ...

the mystery swirling around picardo continues ... i've been able to peel away a couple of layers of intrigue and can say this - i give him/her/??? mad props for doing what he/she/??? did ... long live creative spontaneity!

in other news ... i've received an invite to sneak preview a rembrandt exhibit next week - very, very cool. let's give it up to fine art ...

and, should the union college show fall through (or perhaps even if it doesn't?), there is another opportunity for mraz goodness in my future - northampton on 10/9. i've had good luck with northampton live musical experiences ... i traveled there a couple of years in a row for warped tour (yes, i rocked the warped tour train twice - or was it three times? i can't recall ...) and had a great time baking in the sunshine, seeking shade in the air conditioned tent while watching sublime videos in inflatable armchairs and, one year, running into andy shortly after getting beaten to a pulp in the crowd gathered for less than jake (but having a great time in the process). i also traveled the northampton way for howie day back in ... 2001, i believe? the performance was at iron horse music hall, which, for the record, is a fabulous gem of a venue - low-key and nice without being pretentious. i said at the time (and still say today) that if i were to open up a venue (something i'd love to do someday), i'd want it to be like the iron horse. except that i'd allow taping and photography.

this performance will be at calvin theater - never been there. but i'd be more than willing to make the trip ...

alright - time to do some more research for this weekend's "art & the city" (hahahahahaha - this still amuses me far too much) before dinner and reality tv at the home away from home. season finale of "cupid" - will america be kind (hank) or cruel (robert)???

we shall see ...