tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-104754392011-07-07T16:07:44.740-04:00Postcards from Jodi, the (occasional) wandering samurai photographer.samuraiphotoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17785579047554363524noreply@blogger.comBlogger891100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10475439.post-85807508931473095752010-06-21T16:26:00.001-04:002010-06-21T16:26:32.177-04:00

.flickr-photo { }.flickr-frame { float: left; text-align: center; margin-right: 15px; margin-bottom: 15px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } national cold storage, originally uploaded by samuraiphotog. When you do the sort of work that I do, especially in a city like New York, you tend to get your heart broken often.Ever since I've been documenting my world, there's a few

samuraiphotoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17785579047554363524noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10475439.post-32764568017323452062010-04-03T12:05:00.001-04:002010-04-03T12:05:25.038-04:00

.flickr-photo { }.flickr-frame { float: left; text-align: center; margin-right: 15px; margin-bottom: 15px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } brett's guitar, like his grandpa, is a hobo, originally uploaded by samuraiphotog. I borrowed a Canon 5DMKII from LL last Sunday, so I could shoot my friend Brett's band. I had wanted to shoot film, but wanted to turn around the

samuraiphotoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17785579047554363524noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10475439.post-19578850686402177062009-09-12T14:05:00.001-04:002009-09-12T14:05:00.961-04:00

.flickr-photo { }.flickr-frame { float: left; text-align: center; margin-right: 15px; margin-bottom: 15px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } "candela structure", originally uploaded by samuraiphotog. I've decided to experiment with having other people interpret just what, exactly, my photographs mean. At my exhibition in April, I got to eavesdrop on people talking about

samuraiphotoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17785579047554363524noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10475439.post-75085974203030479892009-09-12T12:24:00.001-04:002009-09-12T12:26:17.191-04:00

Rhys posted a scan of a review of A Crimson Grail, in The Wire. And in the accompanying photo is...ME!Gotta get a copy.

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Captured on film!

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I'm doing Crimson Grail again. I haven't posted about it because I've been so busy with other stuff, but let's just say that this is a welcome diversion from 90% of the crap I have been dealing with lately.It's loud.It's tomorrow.All the awesome people in our section returned, and my friend Matthew joined us as a bassist. There's a couple of people way more famous than I am in the orchestra this

samuraiphotoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17785579047554363524noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10475439.post-16164481747734450952009-04-11T21:33:00.001-04:002009-04-11T21:33:38.289-04:00

.flickr-photo { }.flickr-frame { float: left; text-align: center; margin-right: 15px; margin-bottom: 15px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } i am not tseng kwong chi, originally uploaded by samuraiphotog. So.I'm in a group show.I have six pieces in an upcoming show at the Lana Santorelli gallery.I am super excited.I also have been putting stuff up for sale at Etsy. Take a

samuraiphotoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17785579047554363524noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10475439.post-71590886788295625772008-10-19T13:14:00.001-04:002008-10-19T13:14:07.928-04:00

.flickr-photo { }.flickr-frame { float: left; text-align: center; margin-right: 15px; margin-bottom: 15px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } the tasty results, originally uploaded by samuraiphotog. Seriously. I love them. I hope to be able to grow some, someday.

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Nature won.I'm despondent, disappointed, and sad.

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Full orchestra rehearsal tonight. For the most part, it sounded incredible. I have some issues with people in our section who can't keep time (because they are not looking at the conductor) but I'll get over it.One of the people in my section, a really super cool guy named Duane (I may be spelling his name incorrectly) made me giggle today by making the obligatory Spinal Tap joke about the

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AHHHH, AMPLIFICATION AT LAST!I got to play through the Park I borrowed from DV today. I think that first E chord is still reverberating through St. Paul's nave.It still scares me to hear such volume/power coming from myself. I don't know if I will ever get used to it. I guess I feel that once my sounds become amplified, they aren't mine any longer, but someone else's. Or not. I sort of don't want

samuraiphotoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17785579047554363524noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10475439.post-83626698727211035642008-08-13T10:04:00.002-04:002008-08-13T10:17:03.810-04:00

I'm a little bummed about rehearsal last night because I did not get to plug in! The beautiful Park amp that DV lent me went unused, but that will change today.As expected, there were plenty of people less proficient than I, including someone who strung the guitar incorrectly (the grommets were at the tuning pegs!) and someone who did not understand the concept of bar chords.I learned a new

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Today's the first rehearsal for A Crimson Grail, and as is the custom, I'm freaking out.It happens every time I do one of these massive public things. It's part of the process, and part of me likes it. Being nervous before rehearsal is how I get it out of my system, which is good, but it makes it a chore to be around me for a few days. I know as soon as I sit down in my section tonight all the

samuraiphotoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17785579047554363524noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10475439.post-43974022347640563232008-08-05T12:17:00.003-04:002008-08-05T12:23:25.358-04:00

If there's a multi-guitar orchestra playing on the Eastern seaboard, chances are I'll play in it. I am getting predictable!This time around it's Rhys Chatham's A Crimson Grail, which has been rewritten for 200 guitars.I got my part assignment today, and it turns out that I'm a Tenor. I've never been a tenor before, and I'm pretty excited about that. However, in Rhys' tuning scheme, I have the

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Yeah, I'm totally doing this.

samuraiphotoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17785579047554363524noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10475439.post-62776151360987338942008-06-09T19:28:00.002-04:002008-06-10T02:11:23.427-04:00

.flickr-photo { }.flickr-frame { float: left; text-align: center; margin-right: 15px; margin-bottom: 15px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } storytelling,originally uploaded by samuraiphotog. So tomorrow is put up or shut up time. I still need to print a few things, to fill in the "holes in the story" except it turns out that there really isn't any story in my

samuraiphotoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17785579047554363524noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10475439.post-25692393344891831732008-05-29T17:50:00.001-04:002008-05-29T17:50:13.909-04:00

.flickr-photo { }.flickr-frame { float: left; text-align: center; margin-right: 15px; margin-bottom: 15px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } chord, originally uploaded by samuraiphotog. I have to show the completed 10-week project to class on June 10th, so that means I have two weeks left to construct my narrative. I have a lot of good raw material to work with, but so

samuraiphotoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17785579047554363524noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10475439.post-48885873150808754592008-05-22T12:41:00.003-04:002008-05-22T17:18:42.757-04:00

So yesterday I shot some stuff for my 10-week project, some actual portraits of one of the guys (let's call him PW) outside and in his home.I was both excited about this and dreading it, because PW and I are actually friends.I was nervous about having him see me work (kinda like how I get when I play with people in a band) and unsure if I would be able to direct him without feeling self-conscious

samuraiphotoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17785579047554363524noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10475439.post-51506542480945247882008-05-04T12:59:00.001-04:002008-05-04T12:59:51.679-04:00

.flickr-photo { }.flickr-frame { float: left; text-align: center; margin-right: 15px; margin-bottom: 15px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } amstel, the drink of monday nights (and others), originally uploaded by samuraiphotog. I've extolled its virtues before, but I have to reiterate how amazing a film stock Ilford Delta 3200 is. This is one of the shots from my 10-week

samuraiphotoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17785579047554363524noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10475439.post-81759207478047658752008-04-23T11:38:00.001-04:002008-04-23T11:38:27.839-04:00

.flickr-photo { }.flickr-frame { float: left; text-align: center; margin-right: 15px; margin-bottom: 15px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } starting at zero, originally uploaded by samuraiphotog. OK, so I finally have time in my schedule to confront the next obstacle (both self-imposed and non-) in my photographic growth, which is the ability to get close - really close

samuraiphotoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17785579047554363524noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10475439.post-21121837433088940722008-04-11T00:30:00.001-04:002008-04-11T00:30:42.812-04:00

.flickr-photo { }.flickr-frame { float: left; text-align: center; margin-right: 15px; margin-bottom: 15px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } blue sky, originally uploaded by samuraiphotog. Last Saturday I shot 5 220 rolls through a Mamiya 7II. That's 100 frames. A personal record for medium format.

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.flickr-photo { }.flickr-frame { float: left; text-align: center; margin-right: 15px; margin-bottom: 15px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } saturday shopping, originally uploaded by samuraiphotog. So they demolished the building Gertel's was in today.They'd been closed since June, but I thought I would be able to shoot it one last time in winter before it went.

samuraiphotoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17785579047554363524noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10475439.post-11308941183949524802007-11-06T16:21:00.000-05:002007-11-06T16:27:03.691-05:00

1. Restringing the guitar with wound .22's and .52's was a very good idea indeed. It's the sound of doom. DOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!2. I wish I had the pipes to do justice to this but unfortunately I can only match the stature of Mr. Ronnie James Dio.3. Cinnamon Toast Crunch cereal is the best snack cereal since those maple and brown sugar Frosted Mini Wheats.4. It is probably a good thing I did not

samuraiphotoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17785579047554363524noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10475439.post-41411559001893301002007-11-04T11:51:00.001-05:002007-11-04T11:54:37.653-05:00

.flickr-photo { }.flickr-frame { float: left; text-align: center; margin-right: 15px; margin-bottom: 15px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } routemaster,originally uploaded by samuraiphotog. So I've been back from London for a few weeks now, where I played in Glenn Branca's Hallucination City ensemble once again.However, the more exciting part of my trip was seeing some

samuraiphotoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17785579047554363524noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10475439.post-12455008076524774502007-08-02T22:49:00.001-04:002007-08-02T22:49:18.669-04:00

.flickr-photo { }.flickr-frame { float: left; text-align: center; margin-right: 15px; margin-bottom: 15px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } might as well jump, originally uploaded by samuraiphotog. So I've been begging people to come into the studio with me so I can practice lighting portraits, and a few have agreed. I'm happy about that. But then I started thinking

samuraiphotoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17785579047554363524noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10475439.post-47542971075599005602007-06-11T12:27:00.001-04:002007-06-11T12:27:33.512-04:00

.flickr-photo { }.flickr-frame { float: left; text-align: center; margin-right: 15px; margin-bottom: 15px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } stata center, originally uploaded by samuraiphotog. Went to Boston this weekend to see Jandek play at the ICA. I realize that this sort of behavior is akin to Deadhead activity, but dammit, Boston's only 4 hours and $15 away by

samuraiphotoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17785579047554363524noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10475439.post-18162583993970763672007-04-28T21:12:00.000-04:002007-04-28T22:01:02.377-04:00

6 million years ago today, A message was seen travelling through space - Transcending time, Moving faster than the speed of light, Breaking the sound barrier, This message was known as the Future Language And we are here to deliver this message to you… now... LONG LIVE HEAVY METAL!!!So begins the album Future Language, a record released in 1981 by Von LMO.I am unsure how this record came to be in

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.flickr-photo { }.flickr-frame { float: left; text-align: center; margin-right: 15px; margin-bottom: 15px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } st lawrence cemetery,originally uploaded by samuraiphotog. Saturday night I went to see Jandek perform at the Abroms Arts Center (which is part of the Henry Street Settlement.) It was one of the most amazing shows I have ever

samuraiphotoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17785579047554363524noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10475439.post-14051854432396554042007-03-22T00:53:00.001-04:002007-03-22T00:53:49.434-04:00

.flickr-photo { }.flickr-frame { float: left; text-align: center; margin-right: 15px; margin-bottom: 15px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } a show of hands, originally uploaded by samuraiphotog. Every couple of months something really bizarre happens to my fingertips. I think it's got something to do with the photo chemicals I handle all the time, or maybe something else

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Last month, while having dinner at Sammy's Roumanian with my friend Robski and his partner in crime Maureen, we started talking about architectural preservation in our respective cities (they live in Chicago.) Of course, Frank Lloyd Wright was one of the examples, as well as Louis Sullivan.As far as I know, there is only one Louis Sullivan building here in NYC, the Bayard-Condict building on

samuraiphotoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17785579047554363524noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10475439.post-60379437987836231402007-02-18T14:44:00.000-05:002007-02-18T14:50:08.794-05:00

Did you play in one of the Glenn Branca Symphony #13 (Hallucination City) shows or recording session at Kaufman-Astoria Studios?If so, I want to hear from you. I'm currently compiling a list of people for a photo project I am planning.It doesn't matter if you played in the first one (June 2001, WTC) or the most recent one in Belgium. All that matters is that you played in it. Guitarists and

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.flickr-photo { }.flickr-frame { float: left; text-align: center; margin-right: 15px; margin-bottom: 15px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } smile for the camera, originally uploaded by samuraiphotog. Day two of Westminster is today, and I'm looking forward to the Spinones. Check the Flickr stream if you want to see what I did yesterday.

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I really, really don't need this but still.

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.flickr-photo { }.flickr-frame { float: left; text-align: center; margin-right: 15px; margin-bottom: 15px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } conan o'brien's head, originally uploaded by samuraiphotog. Which is my way of saying that my NaSoAlMo record is done. I am waffling between a few titles, but all the music is done.Please enjoy this photo of a papier-maché sculpture

samuraiphotoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17785579047554363524noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10475439.post-1163742865992677752006-11-17T00:46:00.000-05:002006-11-17T00:54:26.040-05:00

.flickr-photo { }.flickr-frame { float: left; text-align: center; margin-right: 15px; margin-bottom: 15px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } romanesco, originally uploaded by samuraiphotog. I bought some romanescos for dinner tonight. Of course, since they are so cool looking, I had to photograph them first. For a first attempt at shooting food with a light setup, I

samuraiphotoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17785579047554363524noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10475439.post-1163369824608699252006-11-12T17:09:00.000-05:002006-11-12T17:17:04.613-05:00

.flickr-photo { }.flickr-frame { float: left; text-align: center; margin-right: 15px; margin-bottom: 15px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } bridge, originally uploaded by samuraiphotog. Took out the 12 string today, just to see if it can do what I want it to do. I am hoping to fall in love with it again, so I can think of a reason why I shouldn't sell it.I am

samuraiphotoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17785579047554363524noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10475439.post-1162534200759974032006-11-03T01:03:00.000-05:002006-11-03T01:10:00.773-05:00

Yeah, I'm gonna do another solo album. All my albums are solo albums anyhow. It seems like a good time to do it anyhow, since my laptop crashed and burned two weeks ago. I just got it back today, and am in the process of re-loading all my sound toys. Expect guitar, bass, some singing (not by me) and lots of rain and construction sounds. Right now I think I'm going to call it "L'espace de

samuraiphotoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17785579047554363524noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10475439.post-1158531970884689912006-09-17T18:20:00.000-04:002006-09-17T18:26:10.920-04:00

.flickr-photo { border: solid 1px #000000; }.flickr-frame { float: left; text-align: center; margin-right: 15px; margin-bottom: 15px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } tim, originally uploaded by samuraiphotog. It's been a whirlwind few weeks, as I have been travelling to and fro photographing the rock (and Chicago.) Last night I went to see Bottomless Pit's NYC debut.

samuraiphotoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17785579047554363524noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10475439.post-1155877943454390612006-08-18T01:07:00.000-04:002006-08-18T01:12:23.506-04:00

.flickr-photo { border: solid 1px #000000; }.flickr-frame { float: left; text-align: center; margin-right: 15px; margin-bottom: 15px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } ACT-I-VATE 3: THIS TIME IT'S SORTA PERSONAL, originally uploaded by samuraiphotog. As if you need more excuses to love these guys, on Sept. 10th the gang grows larger.Dig it.Why do I love these guys? Two

samuraiphotoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17785579047554363524noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10475439.post-1153785588320997812006-07-24T19:57:00.000-04:002006-07-24T19:59:48.333-04:00

I finally have my power back!Most bummed about the $200 or so of beef I lost (from the Beefening, natch.) I had such plans for that cow. Yummy plans.

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A beacon of hope in my world has been forever dimmed: Yacht Rock is no more. Excuse me while I go lock myself in the bathroom and cry.Actually, I won't cry for too long, because The Venture Brothers season 2 has started up, and this season is even more brilliant than the first. I laughed out loud for the first five minutes tonight (what can I say, people who sing along to Gustav Holst are funny

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Have you checked out ACT-I-VATE yet? Well, have ya? If the answer is no, I feel it's my duty to point you to the work of one of the strangest artists ever. His name is Chip Zdarsky. I met this stylish young Canadian (bleah, Canadian) for the first time at MoCCA last week and I'm hooked. His strip, Zdarskyverse is a foray into his very convoluted and, dare I say, vaguely sick mind. I'm in

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Holy shit, Jaxon died.I just found out today, and oddly enough, had spoken about him maybe four times at MoCCA this past weekend. Some more info here. Obit from the Statesman here.Los Tejanos and God Nose are two of my favorite books ever. I am glad I have them - an unheard of score in Mercer Street Books (both of them are signed by him) for dirt cheap. I think I floated home that night.Rest

samuraiphotoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17785579047554363524noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10475439.post-1150318176807279462006-06-14T16:48:00.000-04:002006-06-14T17:26:13.340-04:00

And it's David Lee Roth doing "Jump" as a bluegrass tune.As much as something like this should not exist, it must be seen to be believed. Hork.Update: as if to counteract the aforementioned travesty, someone pointed me to this. Hope springs anew! Go Borat!

samuraiphotoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17785579047554363524noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10475439.post-1150037542222594302006-06-11T10:49:00.000-04:002006-06-12T00:39:11.976-04:00

.flickr-photo { border: solid 1px #000000; }.flickr-frame { float: left; text-align: center; margin-right: 15px; margin-bottom: 15px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } our secret, originally uploaded by samuraiphotog. So yesterday was my very first MOCCA, and I'm still recovering (more coffee, STAT!) I'm having a blast, and enjoying my job as the "official" photographer

samuraiphotoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17785579047554363524noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10475439.post-1149740196156677652006-06-08T00:13:00.000-04:002006-06-08T00:16:36.163-04:00

.flickr-photo { border: solid 1px #000000; }.flickr-frame { float: left; text-align: center; margin-right: 15px; margin-bottom: 15px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Creepiest Mascot Ever., originally uploaded by samuraiphotog. So I found this whilst cleaning up today, and I am unsure as to how, exactly, I came to acquire this small piece of creepiness. It made me

samuraiphotoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17785579047554363524noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10475439.post-1149207689625410542006-06-01T20:01:00.000-04:002006-06-01T22:33:59.796-04:00

I set up a minidisc recorder in my kitchen window earlier today to capture the truly annoying sounds of my super sawing through sheet metal, but as the day progressed and my toes and knees started to swell up, I knew that what I really wanted to make a recording of was the thunderstorms that were approaching the New York area.They aren't the first of the season, but the humidity and heat of the

samuraiphotoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17785579047554363524noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10475439.post-1148871392894284332006-05-28T22:53:00.000-04:002006-05-28T22:58:53.346-04:00

.flickr-photo { border: solid 1px #000000; }.flickr-frame { float: left; text-align: center; margin-right: 15px; margin-bottom: 15px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } ANthrax-God Forbid 269 copy, originally uploaded by JanDatuPhoto. I've had a long-term (since high school) crush on Scott Ian, the rhythm guitarist/one of the songwriters in Anthrax. Besides being a Nice

samuraiphotoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17785579047554363524noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10475439.post-1147754775929328552006-05-16T00:43:00.000-04:002006-05-16T00:46:15.993-04:00

.flickr-photo { border: solid 1px #000000; }.flickr-frame { float: left; text-align: center; margin-right: 15px; margin-bottom: 15px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } dan lookin' sexy..., originally uploaded by samuraiphotog. That stylin' guy to the left is Dan Goldman. Who the fuck is Dan Goldman? Well, if you don't know already, you sure as hell will know now. Dan

samuraiphotoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17785579047554363524noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10475439.post-1146802143529707952006-05-05T00:06:00.000-04:002006-05-05T00:10:12.683-04:00

.flickr-photo { border: solid 1px #000000; }.flickr-frame { float: left; text-align: center; margin-right: 15px; margin-bottom: 15px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } interpretive dance, originally uploaded by samuraiphotog. You heard me.Every time David Blaine does a stunt in New York I am compelled to go see him. Why? I know I shouldn't encourage him, and after he took

samuraiphotoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17785579047554363524noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10475439.post-1146529667368396242006-05-01T20:27:00.000-04:002006-05-01T23:29:00.436-04:00

.flickr-photo { border: solid 1px #000000; }.flickr-frame { float: left; text-align: center; margin-right: 15px; margin-bottom: 15px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } poor me, originally uploaded by samuraiphotog. It all started about two weeks ago, maybe three. One of my molars was hurting me, and the gums were swelling up. "It's nothing," I thought. "Just a seed or

samuraiphotoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17785579047554363524noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10475439.post-1145423394738754312006-04-19T01:09:00.000-04:002006-04-19T01:09:54.790-04:00

.flickr-photo { border: solid 1px #000000; }.flickr-frame { float: left; text-align: center; margin-right: 15px; margin-bottom: 15px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } koi, originally uploaded by samuraiphotog. I spent some time at the Brooklyn Botanical Garden today. Since it is Passover, lots of Jewish families were out to enjoy the sunshine. It was pretty great to

samuraiphotoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17785579047554363524noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10475439.post-1143823035390252052006-03-31T10:59:00.000-05:002006-03-31T11:38:08.753-05:00

Being a darkroom warrior can be a lonely pursuit, but then again, isn't being lonely sort of a requirement to being an "artist"? I'm not entirely sure. In any case, when I settle in for a long day in the safelights and fixer fumes, I make sure I have plenty of rock around. These records are too good not to share with y'all:STNNNG are from Minneapolis, and their most recent record is called

samuraiphotoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17785579047554363524noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10475439.post-1143390572581400992006-03-26T11:29:00.000-05:002006-03-26T11:29:32.660-05:00

.flickr-photo { border: solid 1px #000000; }.flickr-frame { float: left; text-align: center; margin-right: 15px; margin-bottom: 15px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } cosme/calero, originally uploaded by samuraiphotog. I have been fighting with the Sinus Infection That Wouldn't Die for the past couple of weeks, and on Friday I finally went to the doctor to see if he

samuraiphotoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17785579047554363524noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10475439.post-1142738584498610592006-03-18T22:18:00.000-05:002006-03-18T22:23:04.510-05:00

I've been trying to finish some tracks all day, in between waiting for the electrician (or someone like him) - who never showed up by the way - and throwing out some junk. I've been trying to finish but I am stuck.All the usual things are not working, so I think maybe I have to watch some John Woo flicks to get my head in order. Either that, or Spinal Tap.

samuraiphotoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17785579047554363524noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10475439.post-1142292757380592042006-03-13T17:35:00.000-05:002006-03-13T18:38:30.380-05:00

People who know me well know that I cannot smell anything. It's not psychosomatic, it's not the result of dental work (or lack thereof), and it's not because of a cold. It's an actual medical condition that has been studied at length. It's something that I have lived with all my life, and I think I've dealt with it pretty well, considering. Of course there have been a few times where it's

samuraiphotoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17785579047554363524noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10475439.post-1142139101565468022006-03-11T23:17:00.000-05:002006-03-12T12:34:32.183-05:00

I haven't bought new CD's in what seems like forever, so I knew going into Other Music last night was going to be tough. There's so much new stuff out that I want, and usually picking up one disc leads to three, then six...As if by magic, I went immediately to the "heavy" section (OK not by magic at all, but by sheer desire for the new Boris album, PINK) and was confronted with the expensive

samuraiphotoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17785579047554363524noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10475439.post-1141958237718134072006-03-09T21:31:00.000-05:002006-03-09T21:37:17.730-05:00

I've spent the past three days helping to install the ICP/Bard MFA program's Thesis show, and I am in more pain than even I could have imagined. It takes a lot for me to complain vocally, but I did plenty of it to various people. I even took a bath last night to stave off some of the really bad stuff, so it might have been worse. The bath also made all my bruises rise to the surface, so my

samuraiphotoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17785579047554363524noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10475439.post-1140887458107492652006-02-25T12:10:00.000-05:002006-02-26T18:46:54.413-05:00

.flickr-photo { border: solid 1px #000000; }.flickr-frame { float: left; text-align: center; margin-right: 15px; margin-bottom: 15px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } cowboy flannel, originally uploaded by samuraiphotog. For the second time this month I am sick, although this time it's not the flu (thank god) but rather a nasty cold. At least, that's what I think it

samuraiphotoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17785579047554363524noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10475439.post-1139972657665277902006-02-14T22:04:00.000-05:002006-02-14T22:04:17.696-05:00

.flickr-photo { border: solid 1px #000000; }.flickr-frame { float: left; text-align: center; margin-right: 15px; margin-bottom: 15px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } corgi, originally uploaded by samuraiphotog. Westminster is being televised now and I am exhausted. Photographic evidence here, fresh from the camera.

samuraiphotoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17785579047554363524noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10475439.post-1139776049947399812006-02-12T15:27:00.000-05:002006-02-12T15:27:29.976-05:00

.flickr-photo { border: solid 1px #000000; }.flickr-frame { float: left; text-align: center; margin-right: 15px; margin-bottom: 15px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } boots, originally uploaded by samuraiphotog. I finally got to test out my YakTrax today. These things are amazingly useful. I think I am going to give them to all my friends. I'm completely serious. If

samuraiphotoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17785579047554363524noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10475439.post-1139684529785415092006-02-11T13:53:00.000-05:002006-03-09T21:39:55.606-05:00

Mission of Burma, man.I shouldn't be amazed at how fantastic they still are, but I am. Yesterday was an emotional rollercoaster for me. It wasn't supposed to be, it didn't start out that way. Everything was just fine until someone I want some distance from (as in: stay away from me because if you don't I will have to say and do something hurtful, and I don't want to be in that position)

samuraiphotoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17785579047554363524noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10475439.post-1139363147695240812006-02-07T20:37:00.000-05:002006-02-07T20:45:47.706-05:00

OK, so it's an ancient song. I haven't listened to it in a really long time, but it was on my iPod.So I'm riding on the N train. It's the best kind of N train ride, which means the fluorescent lights in the car I am sitting in are off as we go through the tunnel. I relish rides like these because it's kinda like a trip without the drugs, or at the very least like the boat ride in WILLY WONKA

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1 - caffeine tallboy (joey cappuccino, baby)2 - the flaming lips, "the wand" ("flash gordon" era queen crossed with blue cheer)3 - qpe, GENTRIFRIED (mmmmmm, toasty)4 - the tv show "starting over" (very guilty pleasure. oh, so very guilty)5 - !!!, "instinct" (shake that white girl ass)6 - dio, "holy diver" (horns are up!)7 - golden earring, "radar love" (driving song for those who can't drive)8 -

samuraiphotoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17785579047554363524noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10475439.post-1139157791515245612006-02-05T11:43:00.000-05:002006-02-05T11:43:11.556-05:00

.flickr-photo { border: solid 1px #000000; }.flickr-frame { float: left; text-align: center; margin-right: 15px; margin-bottom: 15px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Glenn, originally uploaded by samuraiphotog. So the performance was last night. My left arm is achey and my back hurts. I feel like the punchline to a joke - "I just played with 99 other guitarists and BOY

samuraiphotoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17785579047554363524noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10475439.post-1138938455746803132006-02-02T22:39:00.000-05:002006-03-12T12:49:31.266-05:00

So today was the first rehearsal for Glenn Branca's "Hallucination City" and it is a completely different animal than it was the first time I played it 5 years ago (indeed, it's much different than our 2004 recording of it as well.)Gone are the long passages of drone and whoosh, instead there's a lot of strange syncopation and some extremely finger-spraining high register parts. You can bet I

samuraiphotoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17785579047554363524noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10475439.post-1138484922412855902006-01-28T16:40:00.000-05:002006-01-28T16:48:42.430-05:00

So on February 4th, I go for round three of the Glenn Branca 100 Guitar battle. The piece is Symphony #13, Hallucination City. It's going to be at Montclair State and if you have the means to go see it, GO SEE IT. I'm playing a different part than I have been, but I am not worried. I really like performing this piece and the people I meet every time I do it.All of the enthusiasm I feel,

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Holy hell, it's been 2006 for a week and I haven't posted. So here it is. Happy New Year, dear readers.New stuff on the horizon: I have enough material for two whole records, so once I figure out how to divide it up, expect a barrage/torrent/landslide of sonic stuff.Also upcoming: Westminster dog show redux, more arm wrestlers, some video work.I hope you are all well, and that 2006 is a better

samuraiphotoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17785579047554363524noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10475439.post-1133066921971144672005-11-26T23:45:00.000-05:002005-12-02T15:27:10.960-05:00

So the NPR piece was broadcast, and I didn't know about it until my father called me and told me. It was kind of bizarre hearing about it third hand (he had heard about it from one of his friends.)You can hear it for yourself here.

samuraiphotoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17785579047554363524noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10475439.post-1132695130682684032005-11-22T16:27:00.000-05:002005-11-23T16:51:28.436-05:00

Apparently NPR will be airing a piece about NaSoAlMo either this week or next. Also apparently, my *cough* melodious voice will be heard in this piece.Details as they come.I am sort of sorry I haven't been recording all the water pipe wierdness that has been happening in my apartment for the last hour. I awoke this morning to having no running water, which made me VERY angry (since I am

samuraiphotoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17785579047554363524noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10475439.post-1132283217161343242005-11-17T22:06:00.000-05:002005-11-18T09:55:53.243-05:00

.flickr-photo { border: solid 1px #000000; }.flickr-frame { float: left; text-align: center; margin-right: 15px; margin-bottom: 15px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } seydi and taka, originally uploaded by samuraiphotog. The sound an arm makes when it's being broken is terrifying. Imagine a dozen stalks of raw celery snapping in unison, and that's an approximation.It

samuraiphotoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17785579047554363524noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10475439.post-1132206194405611282005-11-17T00:32:00.000-05:002005-11-17T00:43:14.426-05:00

Some of the instruments/elements I am using on my as yet untitled album for NaSoAlMo, in case you were curious:Shizkuanai, my Travis Bean guitar with the single-coil pickups (a TB500)My Anpanman speak n' spellOne of FM3's Buddha MachinesMy kitchenRecordings of people snoring, including meThere's more, but this should be enough to give an idea of which direction I am going with this.

samuraiphotoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17785579047554363524noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10475439.post-1132104064227495692005-11-15T20:03:00.000-05:002005-11-15T20:21:04.253-05:00

It's November 15th, and that means that NaSoAlMo is half over.I am pleased to say that my album is almost done - well, in a relative sense. Since the album has to be at the very least 29:09 (though Douglas has offered up Nick Drake's Pink Moon as another timing option, which is 28:22) and I have recorded about 19 minutes of music in total, I consider myself to be a little ahead, and am going to

samuraiphotoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17785579047554363524noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10475439.post-1131406962430133232005-11-07T18:42:00.000-05:002005-11-07T18:42:42.490-05:00

.flickr-photo { border: solid 1px #000000; }.flickr-frame { float: left; text-align: center; margin-right: 15px; margin-bottom: 15px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } rhino, originally uploaded by samuraiphotog. I've been going to the marathon to cheer/hand out tissues for a number of years now. This year, all of the other people who do it with me had other commitments

samuraiphotoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17785579047554363524noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10475439.post-1131133137651192182005-11-04T14:38:00.000-05:002005-11-04T14:38:57.706-05:00

.flickr-photo { border: solid 1px #000000; }.flickr-frame { float: left; text-align: center; margin-right: 15px; margin-bottom: 15px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } radio, originally uploaded by samuraiphotog. Now that I'm on a reduced day job schedule (as in: I don't have one any longer) I can get back to shooting every day/shooting late into the night. While I wish

samuraiphotoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17785579047554363524noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10475439.post-1130822394609368682005-11-01T00:15:00.000-05:002005-11-01T00:19:54.620-05:00

November is National Solo Album Month. (Check it out here) So I'm making one, again. Last year's was basically a record about recovering from my car accident. This year's, well, there's no big concept behind it (yet) but I know a few things about it so far:a) It will be loud.b) I will play guitar on it.c) I will actually vocalize on it.Please note: vocalize does not necessarily mean "sing" so

samuraiphotoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17785579047554363524noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10475439.post-1123908656817069492005-08-13T00:50:00.000-04:002005-08-13T00:50:56.820-04:00

.flickr-photo { border: solid 1px #000000; }.flickr-frame { float: left; text-align: center; margin-right: 15px; margin-bottom: 15px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } sullen fish, originally uploaded by samuraiphotog. this monkfish (photo taken last year) looks the way i feel today. i remember the last time i was in heat like this, and it was in hong kong, about two

samuraiphotoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17785579047554363524noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10475439.post-1123906888441333662005-08-13T00:16:00.000-04:002005-08-13T00:53:08.236-04:00

this weather is making me insane. case in point? i totally freaked out on my coworker dan today. i am sorry.this weather makes it difficult for me to shoot outdoors. no shooting makes samurai photographer very, very agitated. agitated photographer = fucking drag to work with at day job.i wish it were october. all year round. perhaps then my mood would be better.i am even too hot to use the

samuraiphotoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17785579047554363524noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10475439.post-1121488826549986912005-07-16T00:31:00.000-04:002005-07-16T00:41:07.946-04:00

Michael Dahlquist of Silkworm died yesterday. That may not mean anything to any of you guys, but it means something to me.I wasn't what you would call best buddies with him; I am better friends with another member of the band, but that doesn't make me any less hurt, shocked, and saddened. The fact that his life was taken by someone who I perceive to be as a very selfish person indeed (Michael

samuraiphotoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17785579047554363524noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10475439.post-1115254775755360952005-05-04T20:59:00.000-04:002005-05-04T20:59:35.773-04:00

.flickr-photo { border: solid 1px #000000; }.flickr-frame { float: left; text-align: center; margin-right: 15px; margin-bottom: 15px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Hasids, originally uploaded by samuraiphotog. and drink champagne 'til I puke.Today I happened across a film shoot. Not all that rare an ocurrence, really, but this one was for THE PRODUCERS. I had just

samuraiphotoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17785579047554363524noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10475439.post-1114835729294489292005-04-30T00:35:00.000-04:002005-04-30T00:35:29.293-04:00

.flickr-photo { border: solid 1px #000000; }.flickr-frame { float: left; text-align: center; margin-right: 15px; margin-bottom: 15px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } one of the church officials, originally uploaded by samuraiphotog. Today is the Greek Orthodox Good Friday, which means that there is a processional down 31st avenue.Every year I come home from the darkroom

samuraiphotoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17785579047554363524noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10475439.post-1113451140955889082005-04-13T23:59:00.000-04:002005-04-13T23:59:00.956-04:00

.flickr-photo { border: solid 1px #000000; }.flickr-frame { float: left; text-align: center; margin-right: 15px; margin-bottom: 15px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Kissed by an angel, originally uploaded by samuraiphotog. Though I have lived roughly 40 minutes away from it all my life, I had never, until several weeks ago, spent any time at all in Newark, New

samuraiphotoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17785579047554363524noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10475439.post-1112570682432650752005-04-03T19:24:00.000-04:002005-04-03T19:27:54.403-04:00

.flickr-photo { border: solid 1px #000000; }.flickr-frame { float: left; text-align: center; margin-right: 15px; margin-bottom: 15px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } pope, originally uploaded by samuraiphotog. "REST IN PEACE MY NIGGA THE POPE!" I couldn't believe my eyes. I tried to think of a snappy comment for this, but I think you can concoct your own.Thanks to

samuraiphotoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17785579047554363524noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10475439.post-1110343532315219062005-03-08T23:45:00.000-05:002005-07-16T00:42:22.580-04:00

.flickr-photo { border: solid 1px #000000; }.flickr-frame { float: left; text-align: center; margin-right: 15px; margin-bottom: 15px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Richard Lloyd, originally uploaded by samuraiphotog. Yesterday was a truly glorious 60 degree day outside.However, I was supposed to spend some of that day inside a recording studio, photographing Richard

samuraiphotoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17785579047554363524noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10475439.post-1108443478205594802005-02-14T23:56:00.000-05:002005-02-14T23:57:58.206-05:00

Oh, and by the way, I officially Do Not Like this cold and torrents of rain thing happening in NYC as I type.Make it stop please.Thank you.

samuraiphotoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17785579047554363524noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10475439.post-1108441762820916402005-02-14T23:29:00.000-05:002005-07-16T00:42:47.960-04:00

.flickr-photo { border: solid 1px #000000; }.flickr-frame { float: left; text-align: center; margin-right: 15px; margin-bottom: 15px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } smudgie the bull terrier, originally uploaded by samuraiphotog. Spent the day at the Westminster show at Madison Square Garden.I realize that photographing dogs is similar, in some ways, to photographing

samuraiphotoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17785579047554363524noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10475439.post-1107730300427874392005-02-06T17:51:00.000-05:002005-07-16T00:43:15.543-04:00

.flickr-photo { border: solid 1px #000000; }.flickr-frame { float: left; text-align: center; margin-right: 15px; margin-bottom: 15px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } 4_soldiers2, originally uploaded by samuraiphotog. Since it would be too easy to sit home and watch poker all day, I got out of my nice, comfy chair and went to Central Park. I did it mostly to scope out

samuraiphotoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17785579047554363524noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10475439.post-1107024687257413572005-01-29T13:29:00.000-05:002005-07-16T00:43:38.953-04:00

For the past few weeks in NYC, the temperatures have been very chilly indeed. So chilly, in fact, that none of my cameras can function very well at all. I've been spending my time indoors riffling through my contact sheets, deciding what to print next.I'm not going to update this blog every day, because that would be rather boring: "Woke up. Drank an America's Best Caffiene Tallboy (Milkman

samuraiphotoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17785579047554363524noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10475439.post-1106975326334468692005-01-29T01:07:00.000-05:002005-01-29T00:08:46.333-05:00

Hello there ladies and gents, are you ready to rock? Are you ready or not? Would you like to do a number with me? - Cheap Trick, "Hello There"

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