Alan Bennett, The Uncommon Reader
Nastasia Rugani, About Phoenix, trans. Paula Ayer
Arturo Vivante, Solitude and Other Stories
Thorstein Veblen, The Theory of the Leisure Class
William Carlos Williams, The Doctor Stories
Jean Day, Apicality
Ming La, Bliss Montage
Alice Childress, Like One of the Family: Conversations from a Domestic’s Life
Kamel Daoud, The Meursault Investigation, trans. John Cullen
Ruth Ellen Kocher, domino Un/blued
Gerald Murnane, Border Districts
Troubled Daughters, Twisted Wives: Stories from the Trailblazers of Domestic Suspense, ed. Sarah Weinman
Amparo Dâvila, The Houseguest, trans. Audrey Harris and Matthew Gleeson
performance review suspended
Most of what I’ve been doing since early May, I haven’t felt like placing on public display. That may or may not change, but reading logs will continue.
performance review 4/29 - 5/4
1. Small amount of editing on copyright essay. Deadline in < 2 weeks, need to make finishing a priority.
2. Worked on Human Hearts show at Mama Tried on 5/29; mainly, communicating with booker and other bands on the bill. This started last week: some progress, but still some things to nail down.
3. Saw Amps for Christ (Henry Barnes) and other local musicians at Claremont Lewis Museum of Art (Sat. 5/3). Good opportunity to catch up w/ people. Add’l social engagements in Upland/Claremont on Mon/Wed/Thurs.
4. Signed paperwork at my family’s attorney’s office, brought back papers requiring my dad’s signature.
5. Made sautéed zucchini w/ onions & garlic for my dad, for dinner Sun.
Cardio at gym 4 days of 7.
reading april 2025
Heinrich von Kleist, Michael Kohlhaas, trans. Michael Hoffman
Daniel Dutton, Prairie, Dresses, Art, Other
Faye Hammill, Sophistication
[a lot of travel and music, not much reading or writing edition]
performance review 4/21 - 4/28
1. Played the last 2 Tsunami shows in SF (Wed.) and L.A. (Thurs.). Members of Ida were sick, so both shows involved shorter opening sets from remaining members, from me fronting the Tsunami rhythm section, and/or with Jenny. In SF, I got Kyle Brodie up to play drums for Wckr Spgt’s “International Church of Pancakes,” with Jean Cook on violin. In L.A., Rachel Haden sang “Geniuses of Crack” with Tsunami, which was great.
2. Had an enjoyable post-show conversation about musical theater and, strangely, Oingo Boingo, with Karla Schickele’s cousin Train (with whom she plays in Penny Guitar), and his girlfriend Taylor Morgan (the subject, and title, of one of their songs).
3. Made it to my dad’s in Upland on Friday night, and managed a few tasks for him Sat.-Sun.: e.g., sorting accumulated mail, depositing checks, putting new insurance registration cards in both cars.
4. Wrote a longish email to clear the air about a personal matter. Can’t provide details here.
5. Attended Ida’s hastily arranged and announced make-up show in Laurel Canyon on Sunday, out of friendship. Glad they were able to do it; was able to say goodbye to most of them.
1 good cardio walk on Wed. morning before we left for San Francisco. I also did some credible Spotify DJing for the band’s in our Sprinter van (though not as good as Miggy’s), did some book and record shopping in Chico, CA and SF, and sang “The Ladies Who Lunch” at karaoke in Pasadena the night before our last show - but perhaps those are not accomplishments.