Kevin Patterson's Journal
[Most Recent Entries]
[Calendar View]
[Friends]
Below are the 20 most recent journal entries recorded in
Kevin Patterson's LiveJournal:
[ << Previous 20 ]
| Wednesday, July 8th, 2009 | | 8:02 pm |
Summer
This summer has not been bad. I been here for eight summers. At about the third or fourth one in most know whether or not they can take it for a lifetime. For some it takes longer. My first summer here I did not have air, which I think counts for two summers. Anybody who has been here for a while usually agrees. I spent that summer in a Honda accord. When I drove down the mountain from Flagstaff for the first time and turned the air on and it died I knew it was going to a tough one. That summer I discovered a litmus test of the different parts of the valley. I would count for curiosity how many other cars like me had their windows down. Then I would try to guess which ones had the windows down because they preferred it that way. In south Phoenix it is about 3 to 4 out of 10 cars with the windows down. Maybe one out of town by choice. In Scottsdale, sometimes it is 1 out 10 with the windows down, sometimes 1 out of 20. Few had them down by choice. I am not sure what this teaches us, besides the obvious lessons. | | 11:17 am |
Submission to Outside Magazine
Outside magazine has a place where you can submit one photo with a short, 300 words of less, story to go with the photo. They take there best for the magazine. I am planning on submitting the following. Julie, would you mind taking a crack at editing? -------------- Luckily, the ruins of la Cidudad Perdida, the Lost City, is in Colombia and not Japan. If it was in Japan, I would have to walk one step behind our guide, Walter, for the rest of his life until I saved his life in return. I do not want to have to hike that path again. I fell in the first of eight river crossings. I was swimming, or more accurately, aggressively floating to a large rock to try and pin myself. Walter dove in after me. Later he told me that he has almost died five times in that river and it has always been at the spot I fell in. As soon as we made shelter I crawled under a blanket. I slept 28 out of 36 hours underneath a mosquito net. I had a cough, my joints ached, and I had the shivers. I wasn't sure if it was malaria, a cold, or sheer body exhaustion. I prayed to God, and I don't pray to God often, to make it exhaustion. I did not want to be the sorry son of a bitch that they had to carry out of the jungle. It had rained for three days. The excess weight in my bag was both my and the jungles sweat. My notebook was wrapped in plastic, and then placed in my camera bag, which was wrapped in plastic again. Yet it was still moist. The internal lens misted over. My fingers and toes had wrinkled in the constant dampness. The pack weighed heavier every day. It rained as we climbed the last 1,800 moss-covered stones. The German, Volker, counted. He claimed that is what Germans do. The military men liked my camouflage poncho; they claimed it made us brothers. The ruins were round.  | | Friday, June 26th, 2009 | | 9:02 pm |
Mexico Writer´s Conference
We took the bus last night and passed the border without incident. Had breakfast with Ernesto´s Mom and Dad, fresh figs from the garden. I am happy to report that in Ernesto´s home town the mountain overlooking town is called (loosely transalted) "Campana´s hill of radio towers." | | Wednesday, June 24th, 2009 | | 9:20 am |
anybody interested?
Anybody looking for a spot to run an event, or just read on First Friday? I got the email below. I won't be doing it because my First Friday is already jammed full. If interested contact Slade, sladestudio@gmail.com I'm now in Phx. and have a gallery/studio on Grand Ave @ the Pie Factory. I'm looking to share my space on First Friday's in July with some poets to do a slam and thought of you. Can you help me out? | | Friday, May 29th, 2009 | | 9:02 am |
Greyhound park tonight? Friday May 29?
I am thinking about going to the greyhound park tonight and try and get my baby a new pair of shoes. Anybody want to go? It is easy to get there by light rail, if you call and tell them when you get there they will send a golf cart to pick you up. It is close to my house so I would meet people there. First race is at 7. I think. www.phoenixgreyhoundpark.com | | Thursday, May 21st, 2009 | | 8:17 am |
Happy Birthday Mr. T! and Bob Nelson! | | Friday, May 15th, 2009 | | 7:16 am |
Real estate class and ear
I am several weeks into a real estate class. I am supposed to attend three nights a week for four hours. If I do attend all classes I will be done in 6 weeks with class. I am allowing myself to miss one night a week if there is a conflict with a show or something I don’t want to miss. I am taking the class just for general knowledge. It is a round about way to research renting my house to buy another place in Garfield. I am not sure if I will follow through with getting a real estate license. My understanding is you need to be an out-going person who meets people easy. I am enjoying the class and learning a lot, eventhough I am not a huge fan of 4 hours of class after a full day of work. Last night I was just beat half way through class. How did I ever manage to pull off 2 years of night school when I got my MBA? On a side note, I am going to a doctor this afternoon for my ear. It has been two weeks since I got hit in the head by a meth head on Grand. I still have a steady low headache and my ear is still ringing. | | Thursday, May 14th, 2009 | | 8:58 am |
| | Monday, May 11th, 2009 | | 6:30 pm |
lost phone
I lost my phone this weekend. I get a free upgrade in June so I might go without a phone for 3 weeks. In the meantime, care to give my your number? If you prefer email me at sonofpatter@gmail.com | | Friday, May 8th, 2009 | | 12:32 pm |
Bike Distribution of Flyers, tonight.
I believe tonight there is a group flyer distribution bike ride heading out from the Firehouse (1st Street and Roosevelt) The idea being bring your flyers for whatever show and we will all ride around on bikes and distribute them. 8ish. Details are thinish. I am going to be distributing the emprty frames flyer along with this one...  If you want to confirm this is actually happening, call me around 7ish. | | 10:39 am |
This Sunday
 The improv group I am in (along with ernesto, amy jean, debra, rick, and alex) have a regular monthly gig. its this this Sunday if interested. | | Thursday, May 7th, 2009 | | 4:38 pm |
| | 10:39 am |
Lucky March 13 at the trunk Space
Lies played while the phone beeped silently with messages. We laughed because pain is funny. The puppets gleefulyy danced to our misery. The audience applauded. The moon played the kudzu. Somebody hit the stimulus package pinata. Finally a call came through. It was a represenative of the indigenous garbage collectors. Sports bars with televisions over the urinals bug me. Are they scarred of the competition of silence? Does capitalism worry if they give us just a moment to pee in peace they will lose us forever? | | Wednesday, May 6th, 2009 | | 7:30 am |
Weekend Update.
Friday night was good. Typical First Friday, highlight was performing at Jeff Faulk’s place along with the Arcana Collective. Jack and Anna performed what they are going to do for the Chaos Show on Thursday and it was pretty cool. Also Highlight was the DJ’s on the roof at the Firehouse and the 100plus people hanging out in front of the Firehouse. LowLight was getting punched in the ear/jaw in front of the Trunk Space by a meth head. Andrew had gotten cut earlier by another meth head. These two guys had been fighting and then took their anger to the Trunk Space. Andrew got cut (and he is fine now) and then an hour later I got punched. I was standing talking to Ryan and others and then out of nowhere I get clocked. I did not see it coming. My ear and jaw are still sore and when I yawn it hurts. Aftwerwards went to Mario's to go somewhere lowkey to calm down. Saturday night was the Shizz prom at The Icehouse Tavern 3855 E Thomas Rd. Great Bar, it is beside an iceskating ring and the back wall of the bar is a glass that overlooks the iceskating ring.  | | Sunday, May 3rd, 2009 | | 11:30 am |
| | Friday, May 1st, 2009 | | 11:53 am |
What I am looking for in a woman
with the imagination of Andy Warhol with the elegance of a well planned collage as simple as an excellent confusion who looks like she is ready to party after the inauguration liberals and conservatives can agree on with the sensibilitiites and styles of my fondest memories as beautiful as Poe’s nevermore my most perfect vision of tomorrow a Victorian print on my mind as intriguing as a paradox with the poise of a tall glass of water | | 7:18 am |
Great Horned Owl
Yesterday I went for a hike and I am glad I didn’t take my camera. I was walking up Goodman Canyon, which is narrower than most of the canyons in South Mtn. I was looking for petroglyphs so I was not going straight up the wash like I normally do but skirting the wash about 15 feet above the wash. I came across and a Great Horned Owl. When I noticed him he was only about 10 feet away watching me. What was different was that not just that he was 10 feet away but we were at the same height because I was about 15 feet above the wash and he was sitting in the limbs of a tree in the wash. When I noticed him I was surprised he had not yet flown away. I wasn’t worried, a little spooked perhaps. Unlike most animals, I don’t think Great Horned Owls are scarred of humans which makes them safer. It’s the animals that are scarred of us that you have to worry about. I said in a deep confident voice to him, “I am just passing through” and circled him. Careful to move slow and steady and remain visible. I watched him watching me as I passed. His head slowly turning with my entire 3/4th circle around him. I was surprised he never flew away. I think I know this owl. For the last two years there are two owls that have been living in some of the South Mountain canyons near my house. Two years ago I would see them on a regular basis in the 32nd Street canyon. 32nd street canyon would be a better hunting canyon than Goodman canyon. They would often be perched on a ledge high above the canyon and watch me from far away as I hiked. I have only noticed them in summer. This would be out of character for Great Horned owls. Most stay in one place all year, but some migrate North in summer and South in winter. So I think having seen them only in summer that they are different than most owls. This would be the logical reason I think I have seen this owl before, but more I just sensed it. I also think he did not fly away even though I was so close because he recognized me. | | Monday, April 27th, 2009 | | 11:33 am |
Patrick hare
Patrick Hare is the featured poet tonight at Mama Java's reading (3619 East Indian School Road). I believe it starts at 7. For those who are familar with Patrick you should check it out, he has a wonderful cynical sly humor. He has a young baby now so he doesn't get out much. I strongly recommend you go! | | 9:51 am |
It was a great and very full weekend. A couple of the highlights was hanging out with the Jeff Faulk crowd for Breakfast on Sunday, watching Jack Cavanaugh and Jeff faulk meet for the first time and listening in on their 2 hourish conversation about the history of performance art in the Valley. I knew they would dig each other. Second huge highlight was watching Jazz improv session at Bobby Cee’s on Sunday. Campana, you ever been there? I bet you would dig it. http://www.bobbycee.com/They have a jam session every Sunday from 2 to 7ish. | | Wednesday, April 22nd, 2009 | | 10:05 am |
|
[ << Previous 20 ]
|
![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small}
pattersonphoto's journal
