Monday, March 30, 2009

March, Just Barely

At first I feared, upon being told I was to write something ONCE A MONTH for this public display of erudition, that I –go ahead and start laughing now those who know me—would have nothing to say. Then I found this in my junk drawer. What's this got to do with architecture and design? Well, there's a house in the first and a modular staging system in the last. March.

 

Same Four Dreams

 
All sorts of birds have gotten in to my house –which is actually my parents' house—causing a ruckus and waking me up at some odd hour of the morning. While investigating how they got in I also find rabbits and I think some other creatures. Also, something has shit all over my shelves.
 
I abandon my bicycle for a moment to address something and return to find it stolen along with the contents of my blue and yellow bag. They've left me the bag. Nobody wants that bag. A policeman is nearby and seems to be interested in the theft.
 
Disguised as hotel banquet waiters, my girlfriend (?) and I foil some sort of large criminal action. There's lots of shooting and adventure and then we manage to slip back into the crowd with no one realizing that we're the heroes.
 
The cavalry is advancing on a village of Indians. They are, in fact very close. The Indians start to advance on the cavalry. They are women, men (maybe) and children in formalwear playing classical music. This confuses the cavalry who don't seem to know how to attack this civilized (and savage soothing?) orchestra. From off somewhere a piece of a bandstand is drawn in by horses and standing atop it is the conductor, a young white man with curly hair and highlights who was a side character in an earlier –lost—part of this story. The horses pull the bandstand into a larger stage where it fits like a puzzle piece. This larger construction includes assorted percussion (and maybe a piano) that would have been too large to advance on the cavalry. At least one item is a modern drum kit. I thought upon waking that maybe this was Mickey Hart's orchestra. The whole thing somehow looks more like a well-advised outtake from Little Big Man than something left in Blazing Saddles.
 
I'll try to be less personal and more focused in April.

Saturday, March 28, 2009

found objects


Check out the new homepage at www.savethecannibals.com - My good friends at Madeevent found a use for my growing archive of industrial decay.  Don't miss the MP3 section, everyone can always use some smart minimal tunes in the studio or at the office.

Monday, March 16, 2009

ice in Chicago and Bucky is open

Yes, that is ice pack still on Lake Michigan in Chicago and yes, that
is my crazy dog Crash who doesn't seem to mind the cold as long as I
throw the the ball. I took a warm shower this morning instead of a
cold dip but both he and I are enjoying a beautiful Chicago Spring
morning. There is a new Buckminster Fuller that has just opened at
the MCA. I intended to go to the opening on Friday but ended up being
triple booked. So, I will make it this week and report back. Somehow
I think Buckminster would have enjoyed my crazy dog - Cheers rob jillson

Thursday, March 5, 2009

Beer for Peace in the Middle East!

Yep, it's Bier Bike. One of the best designs to come out of Germany, maybe ever. Waiting for a nice spring day when WEETU GERMANY takes this thing for a spin and with purpose. Beer for Peace in the Middle East. Now THAT's form follows function! Sign up now....
http://www.bierbike-emsland.de/uploads/RTEmagicC_bb_uebersicht.jpg.jpg

Good Neighbors




A reminder to all that local area food banks need your donations more than ever. We were out doing some documentary work for Chrysler on their Auto Show food drive for the local Community Food Pantry on the Southside, where high school volunteers helped sort the loads that were brought in. Demand for their services is up, so help out with a can when you can.


Monday, March 2, 2009

branding

Bill decided to update his website based on his zoo name (given by daughter Emma) of "lemurs eating bacon ". It's pretty simple & highly effective. 

Get your own bacon branded website at http://bacolicio.us