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Justin Townes Earle's "Burning Pictures."

9/22/2014

Apart from his Americana lineage, I don't know nuthin' 'bout Justin Townes Earle. But "Burning Pictures" is a pretty awesome song.

Excellent imagery; great storytelling.

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There's a wonderful set of photographs of "Abandoned Italian discoteques" over at Slate. I love this stuff. I'd love to visit these places and take my own photos, or do a small gig, or something fun and creative. Unfortunately, these wonderful buildings serve a more "real" purpose today:

Today, many of the old discotheques are abandoned and collapsing, and victim to vandalism. Sometimes they are still used for underground parties and raves, but they are more often occupied by homeless people and others seeking temporary shelter.

I'd love to have some "underground parties" in a space like this...

... or this...

Here's a link to the actual photography project that Slate's referring to.

The way these ruins can just be abandoned kind-of reminds me of Egypt, where we saw thousands of buildings abandoned or unfinished. They could abandon buildings because the climate was so dry that they wouldn't rot. In BC we can't get away with that; abandoned buildings rot quickly and usually get torn down. Perhaps that's why I like these "modern ruins" so much; we simply can't have them here, so they're particularly exotic to me.

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Joshua Walters' spiritual journey story.

9/9/2014

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I just heard this story from SNAP! Judgement last night. Here's the live performance.

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Magnetic Poetry of the day.

Justin Townes Earle's "Burning Pictures."

Dilapidated discos.

Joshua Walters' spiritual journey story.

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