3 things:

my new tiny & adorable record player. first albums played to christen it: JoJo Zep & the Falcons' Step Lively, Elvis Costello's Goodbye Cruel World, The Cuban Heels' Work Our Way to Heaven, and Lou Christie's Lightnin' Strikes.




Willy kitteh blends in with the comforter.




redecorating my bedroom walls;
pop-art wall with Lichtenstein poster & stapler print by me.



Warhol painting done by me years & years ago and cool little cards collage.



framed Herman's Hermits sheet music, Warhol cat drawing, and my interpretation of a Lichtenstein sculpture.

summer playlists.

i just made two excellent mixed tapes for the summer.

the first is called Summer Dreamy:

1. summertime- galaxie 500
2. don't drop out- dolly parton
3. that summer feeling- jonathan richman & the modern lovers
4. death-defying- hoodoo gurus
5. car wash hair- mercury rev
6. an hour before the light- the clientele
7. a place in the sun- marine girls
8. this summers been good from the start- gorky's zygotic mynci
9. the violet hour- the clientele
10. indian summer- beat happening
11. california (all the way)- luna
12. perfect for shattering- ladybug transistor
13. the good earth- the feelies
14. so good today- the woodentops
15. rain- the clientele
16. gulf shores- bonnie "prince" billy
17. watch your step- elvis costello
18. please rain fall- the sea urchins
19. lovedust- luna
20. i know where the summer goes- belle & sebastian
21. face like summer- gorky's zygotic mynci

the second is called Summer Fun:

1. a summer wasting- belle & sebastian
2. wait until june- the go-betweens
3. here comes the summer- the undertones
4. this old chase- ladybug transistor
5. fresher than the sweetness in water- gorky's zygotic mynci
6. mexico- the desert wolves
7. sunday under glass- beulah
8. threw it away- dean & britta
9. sunnyside of the street- the pogues
10. summer in your heart- the razorcuts
11. shame about the rain- the chesterfields
12. double summer- the chills
13. sunlight bathed the golden glow- felt
14. hazey jane II- nick drake
15. all summer long- the beach boys
16. look away- apples in stereo
17. dream boy- jackie deshannon
18. my days are numbered- the close lobsters
19. the gauntlet/summer with you- masters of the hemisphere
20. the sun goes down and the world goes dancing- magnetic fields
21. adore him- the angels
22. let the serpent sleep- elf power
23. i believe- r.e.m.
24. my heart- gene vincent
25. it's only life- the feelies
26. wan light- orange juice

"a mama cat and her baby, torn apart!"

my 1st video made with my new video camera. red hook, ny. may 2008. starring me & EKB.