Sunday, February 22, 2009
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Thursday, February 19, 2009
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
Monday, February 16, 2009
Wednesday, February 4, 2009
r.i.p. yukon
had to put down my dog of 11 years a few days before new years, this is my dedication to him. wanted to do it in the snow for the flick. man, it was cold, first my fingers, then my toes, the the paint was acting all funny. all worth it now that i'm back home nice and warm.
he was a good boy. when i got him, from a freind who'd just moved to the city and didn't have room for both his dogs, i was surprised he was so calm. my friend told me the story of how he got him. there was a dog breeder he worked for in upstate ny on his farm. one day the farmer was going to shoot yukon for eating one of his chicken, my friend saved him and took him home. the farmer wasn't the best owner. he tied yukon to a pole for his first 6 months of life, then when yukon got free and attacked his chickens, he tied him to a dog house for his next 6 months of life, and obviously my friend interjected in the next time yukon got free. he had clearly been beaten because he was such a timid kinda sad animal. maybe this was also because he was blind, cateracts in both eyes.
when i lived in Weicoff Heights next to Bushwick he was known all over the block as the dog who could pee the whole block. he'd leave a weaving zig zag all up n down the sidewalk. he outlived his 5 puppies, two of whom were in my friends posessions. one got hit by a car, and another ate rat poision.
when we lived in chicago, i'd walk him without a leash all the time and he'd always come when i'd call. we daily would go to a park and he'd explore while i'd draw or read, sometimes i'd look up and wouldn't see him and my heart would freeze and i'd start whistlin finatically a bit paniced but he'd always come, somtimes he'd come back dirty, but he came back. he was pretty old and had cancer in his testies and bladder and an enlarged prostate. he was leakin all day long and it wasn't your normal pee, it was very rank and toxic. it was a hard decision, but it wasn't going to get any prettier. we loved him very much and he is missed.
Saturday, January 31, 2009
Painting at Felix Natal Jr.'s with Rain and Pose 2
Today I had the extreme pleasure of painting at Felix Natal's Studio with my man Rain and the legendary Pose 2. Rain is Rain, what can I say? you wanna know more about him check out his life at http://leonrainbow.com Dude gets real giggly around Pose though:) Pose is a cool fella. Got to hear some mixes he's been working on for a play going down this summer in Cali, see the painting process and connect. I like what I painted, but could tell I didn't stun him. Got real inspired to try doing some abstract non figurative, non lettering type stuff from being around him. see more pose stuff at http://posetwo.com will post felix's shots when they get in, which r sure to look better
Friday, January 30, 2009
Saturday, January 24, 2009
r.i.p. doc ellis
Ellis is best-known for several incidents during his career:Beaning Reggie Jackson
Beaning Reggie Jackson in the face in apparent retaliation for Reggie's monstrous home run off Ellis in the 1971 All-Star Game in Detroit.
June 12, 1970 no-hitter
No-hitting the San Diego Padres on June 12, 1970 despite being, as he would claim in 1984, under the influence of LSD throughout the course of the game. Ellis had been visiting friends in Los Angeles under the impression he had the day off and was still high when his girlfriend told him he had to pitch a game against the Padres that night. Ellis boarded a shuttle flight to the ballpark and threw a no-hitter despite not being able to feel the ball or clearly see the batter or catcher. Ellis claims catcher Jerry May wore reflective tape on his fingers which helped Ellis to see his target. Ellis walked eight, struck out six, and was aided by excellent fielding plays by second baseman Bill Mazeroski and center fielder Matty Alou.[2] During the game, Ellis is reported to have commented to his teammates on the bench between innings that he was pitching a no-hitter, despite the superstition that discourages mentioning a no-hitter while it is in progress. Because the no-hitter was the first game of a double header, Ellis was forced to keep track of the pitch count for the night game.[3]
As Ellis recounted it:
"I can only remember bits and pieces of the game. I was psyched. I had a feeling of euphoria. I was zeroed in on the (catcher's) glove, but I didn't hit the glove too much. I remember hitting a couple of batters and the bases were loaded two or three times. The ball was small sometimes, the ball was large sometimes, sometimes I saw the catcher, sometimes I didn't. Sometimes I tried to stare the hitter down and throw while I was looking at him. I chewed my gum until it turned to powder. They say I had about three to four fielding chances. I remember diving out of the way of a ball I thought was a line drive. I jumped, but the ball wasn't hit hard and never reached me."[4]
The incident inspired the song "Dock Ellis" by indie rock singer Barbara Manning.
May 1, 1974 game against Cincinnati
Attempting to hit every batter in the Cincinnati Reds lineup on May 1, 1974. In an effort to prove a point to teammates, Ellis hit Pete Rose, Joe Morgan, and Dan Driessen in the top of the first. The clean-up batter Tony Perez avoided Ellis' attempts, instead drawing a walk, and after two pitches aimed at the head of Johnny Bench, Ellis was removed from the game by manager Danny Murtaugh. Ellis' box score for the game reads: 0 IP, 0 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 0 K.
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