On April 27, I went to a local music hall and bar called “Johnny and Brenda’s” to see a live performance by Speedy Ortiz.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Johnny Brenda’s is a bar, restaurant, and music venue located in the Fishtown section of Philadelphia. Featuring a world-class sound system, and a balcony (a rarity for a room it’s size), it is unlike any performance space in Philadelphia. It maintains the feel of an elegant, iconic historical social hall with design elements reminiscent of a turn of the century burlesque club or theater. Johnny Brenda’s bar is 1.3 miles from my house.

Heres a map!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

About Speedy Ortiz

 

 

 

 

 

 

“From their start as a full band, Speedy Ortiz found a warm reception in the Bay State’s rock underground, from Boston’s basements to Western Massachusetts’ experimental scene. In March 2012, the band recorded and self-released a two-song single (“Taylor Swift” / “Swim Fan”) with Paul Q. Kolderie (Pixies, Hole) and Justin Pizzoferrato (Chelsea Light Moving, Dinosaur Jr.). Establishing both creative momentum and a fanbase earned through near-constant U.S. touring, they continued with the Sports EP, a loosely conceptual 10″ released on Exploding In Sound that June.

Their debut album Major Arcana, named Best New Music by Pitchfork, saw the evolution of Speedy Ortiz from a lo-fi project into a wholly collaborative effort, marked by Darl Ferm’s thick bass lines, drummer Mike Falcone’s boisterous fills, and the counterbalance between guitarist Matt Robidoux’s anti-melodic playing and frontwoman Sadie Dupuis’s angular riffing. The end result is a band able to distill their influences and impulses into something at once dissonant and melodic.

For their Real Hair EP, Speedy Ortiz has teamed up with Paul Q. Kolderie once again, resulting in a collection brushed with effected guitars and pop-conscious vocals. Here Dupuis attempts to untangle concerns about misrepresentation of identity in four songs delivered with the band’s signature abrasive clarity.”-http://www.johnnybrendas.com/event/784507-speedy-ortiz-philadelphia/

This concert was the third concert of their tour to support their new album “Foil Deer.”

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I really liked this poster and I recognized the art from somewhere. I couldn’t quite remember so I did a little research. Turns out, the posters have been made by an artist named Michael DeForge. Michael worked with cartoonists of the kids television show Adventure Time. The style of art is reminiscent of the show.
Here is a short bio:

“Michael DeForge was born in 1987 and grew up in Ottawa, Ontario. He began drawing gig posters in high school order to get into clubs for free. He attended the University of Toronto and dropped out after two years in order to focus more of his mental energy on drawing dogs wearing sunglasses, or whatever. He spent a lot of time dishwashing. After a few years of experimenting with short strips and zines, he finished Lose #1, his first full-length comic, in 2009. It was published by Koyama Press and won in the Best Emerging Talent category at the 2010 Doug Wright Awards. Issue 2 of Lose was released in 2010, and issue 3 is scheduled to debut at the 2011 Toronto Comics Art Festival. His influences include Jack Kirby, Eduardo Munoz Bachs, Mark Newgarden and Hideshi Hino.”

The more I begin to explore the music of Philadelphia, the more I realize how linked visual arts and music are.

Here is a video of Speedy Ortiz performing at Johnny Brenda’s!

 

Located in Northern Liberties, about a mile and a half from my home, the Piazza at Schmidts is a beautifully landscaped, 80,000 square-foot, open-air plaza with free events year-round, surrounded by three new buildings including 35 artists’ studios and boutiques and four new restaurants.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Here is a short video about the Piazza.

Click here to view the embedded video.

 

Last night, I walked through Fishtown into the Piazza in hopes of hearing live music. To my disappointment, no one was playing. Before I left, I went inside a music shop in the Piazza called Creep Records.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For 11:00 p.m., there were quite a few customers. The employees behind the counter seemed to know the customers who were casually looking through records in between heckling one another. I asked if there were any bands playing nearby. One of the employees was eager to tell me about a concert at a local venue called Ortlieb’s. The main act was a blues/psychedelic/rock/pop band called “The Blurry Nights.” Before he left, he gave a free copy of their latest album, a poster advertising their show, and a few free local music magazines.

Here is the poster he gave me:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I immediately left Creep Records in hopes of finding the concert. As you can see by the map below, I was within walking distance.

 

 

 

 

 

The Ortlieb’s night club has had a long, iconic history of music in Philadelphia. Throughout the decades Ortliebs has been “the local place” to see Jazz, Funk, and Soul music. This is the front of the venue:

 

 

 

 

 

 

According to various websites, the venue also had a brewing company that is now abandoned in Northern Liberties and is also a local hotspot for photographers who take pictures of “Ruin Porn.” The abandoned building that almost encompasses an entire block traces its roots back to 1869. An extensive history of the brewing company can be found here: http://pabreweryhistorians.tripod.com/OrtliebFinalEdit.htm

The following are images of the inside of the abandoned factory:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unfortunately, I didn’t make it to see the opening act “Fishtown Beats” but I made it in time to see Blurry Nights. They were a psychedelic blues band that covered several songs from Seattle in the early 90’s. I have noticed that a lot of bands play covers from the grunge era. Several bands that have been suggested to me by my coworkers (several of which are art and music majors at Temple University outside Fishtown) are signed to Sub Pop records in Seattle. Two of these bands are Metz and Piss Jeans. Although the bands started out side of Philadelphia city limits, several of the members from both bands live here in Fish Town.

Here is a crude recording of Metz playing at the The First Unitarian Church in Philly.

 

Here is a crude recording of Pissed Jeans Sub Pop Release party on February 13, 2013.

The El Bar and venue is located under the Light Rail less than a mile from my house. It’s considered a local “Dive” spot. The El shows music almost overnight.

On April 11th, they featured a Four Local Philadelphia bands, Harsh Vibes, Ttotals, Natural Velvet, and Dulls.

 

 

 

This is the first band that played, Harsh Vibes.

I was unable to talk to any of the members of Harsh Vibes, and I have been unable to find much information about the band. However, I enjoyed their music. They were a mix between Shoe Gaze, Psycadelic, and Indie Rock.

The second band, Ttotals, are a national contempory blues/rock band from Nashville, Tennessee.

 

 

 

 

 

 

They are signed to Twin Lakes records. Here is what Twin Lakes records had to say about the Ttotals sound…

“Nashville’s outer blues duo Ttotals are back, creating dark, brooding twisters of sound, downing power lines with leagues-deep drums and haunting vocals, scorched-earth guitars, and flashes of sampled electronics…a careening vortex performing a muddy dance stomp along the Mississippi Delta as it flings the blues up to the heavens. ”

Here is an example of their music:

The third band called themselves, “Natural Velvet.” They are from Baltimore Maryland

 

 

 

 

 

 

They sounded like a punk rock band that decided to play indie music instead. According to their Bandcamp site, they identify with a “Dazed Post Punk band.
During their perfomance, a lot of people left the stage area to use the restroom, buy a beer or smoke outside. Their crowd response wasn’t that great. Although they didn’t appeal to the Fishtown crowd, they played a song titled “Salome.” The following is a DIY video with the comment underneath,””Salome” video from the EP “Salome With The Head of John The Baptist” by Natural Velvet.” It became apparent that they were influenced by music of the second Vienese School. Here is the Video:

The last band to play were called “Dulls.” I have researched high and low for information about this band and I can’t find a single thing about them. They were a really intense punk rock band that received the biggest crowd response. Not a single person stood at the bar. Everyone was on the main floor moshing, jumping on and off the stage, and dancing. I wish that I could find something about the band because I enjoyed their performance.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

On April 14th, my roommate and I were talking about the local neighborhoods and the history behind the area. Tim brought up a historical hotel located at
699 North Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA 19123 (2.6 miles from my house in Fishtown.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

When we arrived, it was late at night. The building has been abandoned since 1999. The building wasn’t guarded by any fences. People born in Philadelphia often regard their unlawful trespassing into The Divine Lorraine as a rite of passage

According to Philadelphia Weekly’s article “One woman’s big dream to reinvent the Divine Lorraine—and Philly’s art scene,” “there are 1,390 Instagram posts tagged #divinelorraine; 488 tagged #divinelorrainehotel—most images are taken in a style of photography called “ruin porn”: (which are) images of abandoned or decomposed places that are sort of beautiful in their own way. That’s largely what the Divine Lorraine has become: a luxury apartment turned progressive-minded hotel turned architectural zombie standing ten stories above many of the apartment buildings in the lower end of North Philly where Fairmount Avenue meets Broad Street.”

Here are a few examples of Ruin Porn taken inside the Divine Lorraine-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rhttp://www.philadelphiaweekly.com/news-and-opinion/covead more: er-story/Divine-Lorraine-254435611.html#ixzz3XhfWa35B

Early History-

Both the location of the building and the architecture itself reflect the changes that were occurring rapidly in the city of Philadelphia and in the country at the time. North Philadelphia of the 1880s attracted many of the city’s nouveau-riche, those individuals who became wealthy as a result of the industrial revolution. The Lorraine was a place of luxurious living, providing apartments with new amenities such as electricity. In addition, the building boasted its own staff, eliminating the need for residents to have private servants. There was also a central kitchen from which meals were delivered to residents.

The Lorraine Apartments were also an architectural feat. Prior to this period, the majority of Philadelphia’s buildings were low rise, generally being no more than three or four stories tall. Not only were construction materials and techniques not capable of supporting taller buildings, but the inconvenience of the many flights of stairs to get to higher floors in the absence of an elevator was significant.

The Lorraine, at ten stories tall, was one of the first high-rise apartment buildings in the city. The building’s architect, Willis G. Hale, also designed an earlier high-rise apartment building at 22nd and Chestnut Streets, which stood from 1889 until its demolition in 1945. Hale designed many other buildings around the city, but quickly fell out of favor at the turn of the century when most patrons rejected his highly stylized Victorian designs for the sleeker style of modern skyscrapers, and most of his landmarks had been torn down after the Great Depression.

Father Divine and the Universal Peace Mission Movement

In 1948, the building was sold to Father Divine (Reverend Major Jealous Divine) for $485,000. Father Divine was the leader of the Universal Peace Mission Movement. After purchasing the building, Father Divine renamed it the Divine Lorraine Hotel. His hotel was the first of its class in Philadelphia, or indeed in the United States, to be fully racially integrated.The Divine Lorraine was open to all races and religions, men and women who were willing to follow the rules of the movement. Among others, the rules included no smoking, no drinking, no profanity, and no undue mixing of the sexes, with men and women residing on different floors of the building. Additionally, guests and residents were expected to uphold a certain level of modesty, meaning that women were expected to wear long skirts – pants were not allowed. Believing that all people were equal in the sight of God, Father Divine was involved in many social welfare activities as well. For example, after purchasing the hotel, several parts of it were transformed for public use. The 10th-floor auditorium was converted to a place of worship. The movement also opened the kitchen on the first floor as a public dining room where persons from the community were able to purchase and eat low-cost meals for 25 cents.

The Divine Lorraine received a historical marker from the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission in 1994 and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002 as a site significant in terms of both architectural and civil rights history.

Abandonment

The building was closed in 1999 and sold in 2000 by the International Peace Mission. In May 2006 it was resold to Lorraine Hotel LP. to be converted into apartments. Development never come to fruition but furnishings were sold while floors, paneling, and other architectural items were removed by salvage companies.As of 2015 the building remains a hollow shell, covered with graffiti, with windows boarded up or open to the weather.

The Universal Peace Mission Movement still exists in the form of a network of independent churches, businesses, and religious orders. Its followers operated another hotel, the Divine Tracy in West Philadelphia, but the building also was sold. It is now The Axis Apartments.

The property was transferred to developer Eric Blumenfeld in October 2012 at the city’s monthly Sheriff’s sale. He was the sole bidder for the empty hotel at 699 N. Broad Street. Blumenfeld gained control of the site in a two-step process: first, for an undisclosed price, he paid an outstanding note on the property from the New York-based Amalgamated Bank. Then he paid off city taxes and other liens. The value of both the mortgage and liens was $8,054,104.39.”- Wikipedia.

I found a really great video of a drone flying of the the abandoned “Divine Lorraine.”

Click here to view the embedded video.

 

 

 

While I was on lunch break at work, I looked through the local newspaper and found a listing of the “Top 10 ShowsAround Philly This Week.”

At number one is Dave Manley & Boots Greene performing at 8:00 p.m. April 8th (tonight) at a venue called World Cafe Live.

 

 

 

 

 

 

ABOUT DAVE MANELY:

Philadelphia based Guitarist/Composer/producer/educator Dave Manley has worked with major artists ranging from neo-soul, world, and Jazz. Touring and Recording with artists Such as: Dj Jazzy Jeff, Jill Scott, Music SoulChild, Jeff Bradshaw, Carrol Riddick, Herbie Hancock, Raheem Devaughn, Chiwoniso Maraire, Kindred The Family Soul, Dave Chappelle among many others. Dave co-wrote the song “Still Here” on Jill Scott’s Words and Sounds Vol. One, released in August of 2004, was featued in Jill Scott’s “Live In Paris” DVD as well as performing in Dave Chappelle’s “Block Party” Movie. Dave has also performed on “The View” “Ellen”, “The Tonight Show”, “Jimmy Kimmel” “The Tavis Smiley Show”, The Today Show Philadelphia and New York.
His early experiences include performing in the Detroit area with Dr Morris Lawrence and his Afro Musicology big band, (Dr. Lawrence was prize pupil of Sidney Bechet), as well as members of the original Funk Brothers Motown House band. Dave has since worked and lived in Los Angeles, Dallas, Philadelphia and New York City.
Soon after arriving in Philly in the mid-nineties, Dave broke ground working with international Dj’s King Britt and Josh Wink.
Over the years Dave has demonstrated his expansive knowledge of musical styles from Jazz, R&B, Rock, Electronic and Latin music.
Dave is currently recording his group “The Indigenous Trio’s” first record. The group formed after meeting Cuban born Drummer- Percussionist, Francois Zayas and bassist Jason Fraticelli.
In between touring and recording, Dave has also held a position as an adjunct professor at Eastern University Music School for over 10 years where he teaches Jazz improvisation and Private students.”

The link below is a video of Dave Manley playing at the Grape Room on 12/22/2015. I would describe the performance as a soul/ska/progressive rock performance. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8UO2rl2lE-g The World Cafe Live is located at  3025 Walnut Street Philadelphia, PA 19104.

ABOUT BOOTS GREENE:

“Eric ‘Boots’ Greene born Eric Tyrone Jr. in Georgetown, South Carolina has been a hidden commodity within the music industry for years. Raised in the city of Philadelphia, he was influenced early in his life while watching his father play the drums in the church. While Boots mastered the skills of playing the drums at the age of 15 he also learned music production. He was considered a musical prodigy by his peers in the music industry at this time.
At the age of 15 Boots went on to produce his first album as producer/ & composer of the entire gospel album for Tarra Scotton and Strong Tower on the independent label Zopro out of Pennsylvania.
His career in the music industry as a musician began to take on a life of its own. Hanging out at Jazzy Jeff’s studio, in the Philadelphia area, he met many older friends that were already established R&B musicians who had the connection that was needed to get his foot in the door. He was offered his first big gig with one of Philly’s finest, Ms. Jill Scott whom he toured with at the age of eighteen for two years. Since that introduction to the industry he has toured with such well-known artists as; Floetry, Kelis, Common, Pharrell Williams (N.E.R.D.), Patti Labelle, Kid Cuddi, Skylar Grey Jay-Z, Sean “P-Diddy” Combs, and currently tours with Wiz Khalifa.
As a producer, Boots has comprised a library totaling ten albums where he has been the lead or sole producer, including the latest album for his production work for Def Poetry Jam’s “Black Ice” on the album Death of Willie Lynch.

“I have toured the world with many artists. Now, I want to step out and let the world hear me, the artist and my music.””- World Live Cafe’

ABOUT THE VENUE

 

 

 

 

 

The venue has two levels. Opening act, Boots Greene, and Dave Manley played downstairs, a local artist named “Lady Lamb who wasn’t listed on the venue’s website, played an acoustic set on the second (street) level.
When you enter the venue, the first thing that you see is a giant mural that is faces the entry way in a stair case.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

When you go down the stair case to reach the second level, a second mural is painted on the right side in the lobby.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Both murals were created by the local artist Paul Santorleri. You can find more of his artwork at http://www.paulsantoleri.com.

ABOUT PAUL SANTORLERI

“Birthplace -Philadelphia, PA, 1965

Currently resides, Philadelphia PA

Received a BFA (Painting) from Tyler School of Art, Temple University, in Philadelphia and Rome, Italy (1987), and an MFA (Painting) at the University of Arizona in Tucson (1991).
Also at the Skowhegan School of Art in Maine on a scholarship (1991 and 93)
Artist in residence at the Banff Centre, Canada, the MacDowell colony (Peterborough, NH), twice, also at Altos de Chavon, Dominican.Republic, Fundacion Valparaiso, Spain, and Villa Montalvo in California.
My work is included in the collections of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, Pennsylvania State Museum, the corporate collections of Wyeth-Ayerst, Standard and Poor’s, McDonald’s, Moorfeed, Rohm and Haas, among others.
I have numerous public works commissioned by the City of Philadelphia (MAP) and the city’s Percent for Art Program: I’ve completed 30 mural commissions, including murals /mosaicsfor the Philadelphia Zoo, Sunoco, Rohm and Haas, and the Philadelphia Free Library where I did a fresco commission for the Walnut Street Branch (Percent for Art Competition) 2004, and a stained glass mosaic at the Rodriguez branch (2006) also 2 murals at the University of Pennsylvania’s WXPN/World Café Live. also a 3story mosaic/mural relief at Mural Arts Program headquarters at the Thomas Eakins’ House
Grants received from the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts (1992 & 2004) also from the Independence Foundation, Philadelphia, PA, (2002) and the Brandywine Workshop (1998), MacDowell fellowship 98 &92
Some of my latest group exhibits include , The Noyes Museum, in NJ(2 person show), L’Annotazionid’Arte, Milano, and Galeria Aunkan, Barcelona, Spain, and also at the Spector, Projects and Qbix Galleries in Philadelphia, and at Robert Miller Gallery NY, PRIMO Piano Gallery, Lecce ,Italy: “Effemera Meravigliosa”
Recent Solo exhibits: Thomas Eakins’ House Philadelphia,: 08, RED Gallery, Hull, UK Nov..- Dec 07; the KENTLER International Drawing Space, Brooklyn, NY Sept-Oct 2007;; the Arts Center in Troy, NY 1/07; the PAINTED BRIDE ART CENTER, Philadelphia, 2005-6 and 1997; also at the Delaware Center for Contemporary Arts, Wilmington, DE, 2003; and at the Projects Gallery, Philadelphia, 2005; the Spector Gallery, 2000; the Philadelphia Art Alliance, , 2000.

I recently presented work as part of an annual festival at CESTA, in Tabor, Czech Republic. The semi permanent installation in an 18th c. smokehouse is still on view at the Art center.”

 

I have recordings from both Boots Greene and Dave Manely, however, I am experiencing technical difficulties uploading them to Word Press. I will post them shortly.

The borders of Fishtown is debated. The newest resident suggest that the borders are defined by a triangle created by the Delaware River, Frankfor Avenue, and York Street. Newer residents believe the area to expand to Lehigh Avenue while traditional working class Irish Catholic families shrink its borders to Norris Street.

Below is a link to see the borders of Fishtown, Pennsylvania.

https://www.google.com/maps/place/Fishtown,+Philadelphia,+PA/@39.97208,-75.127167,15z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x89c6c840e1ff0b9b:0xd6180b4ad17b6374

 

 

 

 

 

 

The neighborhood is a mix of “Row Housing,” small Fishtown convenient stores, Irish pubs, and music venue. In addition, many people rent spaces that were originally Warehouses that were converted into living spaces. These areas have provided excellent spaces for musicians to practice. A lot of people who play music try to find housing in warehouses because they are big enough to support a full band practicing but they are cheap. Local musicians and artists who occupy warehouses in the neighborhood typically work entry level positions at local businesses on Frankford Avenue. Frankford Avenue is a long street of Cafes’s, Art Venues, Bars, Musical Venues and Restaurants. Frankford Avenue’s local Art and and Music scene has been crucial to the neighborhood’s radical transformation into a Philadelphia hotspot. Many attribute the the success to an Architect named Roland Kassis.

“Roland Kassis is the reigning developer. Over 25 years, Kassis estimates, his company, Domani Developers, has collected a million square feet of property, mainly in old manufacturing buildings along Frankford Avenue, the neighborhood’s commercial spine. That’s almost as much space as the Comcast Tower holds.

Kassis, 44, who was born in Lebanon, raised in Liberia, and speaks French, exhibits the same manic energy and insatiable appetite for abandoned factories as the other neighborhood titans, but he has a sensibility more in tune with Fishtown’s arty, DIY, tattoo-and-vintage-loving culture. He not only nurtured a yoga studio on Frankford Avenue, he practices there and eschews meat. It’s hard to imagine many other Philadelphia developers chanting “Om.”

Having already populated Frankford Avenue’s eclectic buildings with a beer garden, La Colombe super-cafe, vintage clothing stores, an edgy hair salon, Web designers, and upscale BBQ and cheesesteak restaurants, Kassis is attempting his first new construction project, a boutique hotel a half-block north of Girard Avenue next to Frankford Hall. Its inspiration comes from the Wythe Hotel in Brooklyn’s Williamsburg section. Kassis has even hired the Wythe’s New York architect, Morris Adjmi.”-http://articles.philly.com/2015-03-07/entertainment/59848685_1_boutique-hotel-beer-garden-frankford-hall

While I have a great deal more to learn about Fishtown’s architecture, I believe that the Row houses, local shops, and Frankford’s  Brooklyn infused “nouveau industrial” styles are the primary basis for the aesthetic.

Currently, I am staying in a neighborhood called Fishtown in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The neighborhood looks a lot like Williamsburg, Brooklyn and is located ten minutes from Center City (downtown). Fishtown is becoming widely accepted as an art, music and cultural center. Several years ago it was considered a poor neighborhood. Crime, drugs, and poverty were prevalent. Throughout the past few years, the neighborhood has experienced an art and music renaissance. As a result, new businesses have been opening their doors, property value has spiked, art and music have become more prevalent than crime.

When someone is walking through Fishtown, it is impossible not to notice the unbelievable amount of Murals and Graffiti. Some of the Murals have been painted by nationally acclaimed artists like Kurt Vile and Shepard Fairey. Through independent research, I have discovered that Philadelphia has more Murals than any other city in the United States.

The Philadelphia Mural Arts Program’s website describes the history of Mural art in Philadelphia under their “overview” page.

“Mural Arts was first established in 1984 as part of the Philadelphia Anti-Graffiti Network’s effort to eradicate the city’s graffiti crisis. Artist Jane Golden was hired to reach out to graffiti writers and redirect their energies to constructive public art projects. In addition to addressing the problem of graffiti, Mural Arts’ collective mural-making processes proved to be a powerful tool for generating dialogue, building relationships, empowering communities, and sparking economic revitalization. In 1996, the Anti-Graffiti Network was reorganized and the Mural Arts Program became its own entity. Soon after, the nonprofit Philadelphia Mural Arts Advocates was established to raise additional funds for the program, making Mural Arts a unique public/private partnership.

The organization targets every neighborhood in Philadelphia, each year enrolling 2,000 individuals in its three programmatic initiatives and directly engaging an additional 8,000 in its projects. The programmatic initiatives include Art Education for youth; Restorative Justice for inmates, those re-entering society, and victims of violence; and Porch Light for those struggling with mental illness, trauma, and addiction. Each of these initiatives generates projects with themes and processes relevant to their target constituencies. Mural Arts also has a Community Murals department, which focuses on creating projects in collaboration with community groups and organizations; and a Special Projects department that produces large-scale artworks meant to push the boundaries of public art.”

Here are a few of the murals I have seen in Fishtown so far.

The man, the myth, the legend…Mississippi John Hurt.

Below is a painting of a Delta blues player. Anyways, I’m going to be talking about all of this and informing you about the blues. I’m going to continue writing to see where the rest of these words will end up when I begin to run out of space in between the photos. whoa. it ended up here.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Things I need to do before I leave this Spring:

• Build web-based academic journal (this site)

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