Here is the free-associating blog of a guy who lives in South Seattle, works downtown at a day-job and who works at night to write/record/mix songs, spot sounds-for-picture, eat pegao and meditate. I play la guitarra baja, electric guitar, keyboards not so much. You can write me old-fashioned email. Twitter Updates follow me on Twitter table.lfmWidgetquilt_2cfb39f20ac81244e399b7825a590e1f td {margin:0 !important;padding:0 !important;border:0 !important;}table.lfmWidgetquilt_2cfb39f20ac81244e399b7825a590e1f tr.lfmHead a:hover {background:url(http://cdn.last.fm/widgets/images/en/header/quilt/album_vertical_red.png) no-repeat 0 0 !important;}table.lfmWidgetquilt_2cfb39f20ac81244e399b7825a590e1f tr.lfmEmbed object {float:left;}table.lfmWidgetquilt_2cfb39f20ac81244e399b7825a590e1f tr.lfmFoot td.lfmConfig a:hover {background:url(http://cdn.last.fm/widgets/images/en/footer/red.png) no-repeat 0px 0 !important;;}table.lfmWidgetquilt_2cfb39f20ac81244e399b7825a590e1f tr.lfmFoot td.lfmView a:hover {background:url(http://cdn.last.fm/widgets/images/en/footer/red.png) no-repeat -85px 0 !important;}table.lfmWidgetquilt_2cfb39f20ac81244e399b7825a590e1f tr.lfmFoot td.lfmPopup a:hover {background:url(http://cdn.last.fm/widgets/images/en/footer/red.png) no-repeat -159px 0 !important;} var skin = {}; skin['BORDER_COLOR'] = '#cccccc'; skin['ENDCAP_BG_COLOR'] = '#e0ecff'; skin['ENDCAP_TEXT_COLOR'] = '#333333'; skin['ENDCAP_LINK_COLOR'] = '#0000cc'; skin['ALTERNATE_BG_COLOR'] = '#ffffff'; skin['CONTENT_BG_COLOR'] = '#ffffff'; skin['CONTENT_LINK_COLOR'] = '#0000cc'; skin['CONTENT_TEXT_COLOR'] = '#333333'; skin['CONTENT_SECONDARY_LINK_COLOR'] = '#7777cc'; skin['CONTENT_SECONDARY_TEXT_COLOR'] = '#666666'; skin['CONTENT_HEADLINE_COLOR'] = '#333333'; skin['NUMBER_ROWS'] = '4'; google.friendconnect.container.setParentUrl('/' /* location of rpc_relay.html and canvas.html */); google.friendconnect.container.renderMembersGadget( { id: 'div-2995001227991917535', site: '03617775208010991879' }, skin); Tumblr (3.0; @jmhtalley)http://jmhtalley.tumblr.com/<object width="400" height="300"> <param name="flashvars" value="offsite=true&lang=en-us&page_show_url=%2Fphotos%2Fjmtalley%2Fsets%2F72157622884204476%2Fshow%2F&page_show_back_url=%2Fphotos%2Fjmtalley%2Fsets%2F72157622884204476%2F&set_id=72157622884204476&jump_to=" /><param name="movie" value="http://www.flickr.com/apps/slideshow/show.swf?v=71649" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://www.flickr.com/apps/slideshow/show.swf?v=71649" allowfullscreen="true" flashvars="offsite=true&lang=en-us&page_show_url=%2Fphotos%2Fjmtalley%2Fsets%2F72157622884204476%2Fshow%2F&page_show_back_url=%2Fphotos%2Fjmtalley%2Fsets%2F72157622884204476%2F&set_id=72157622884204476&jump_to=" width="400" height="300"></embed></object><br/><br/><p>Thanksgiving with the parents in Kirkland, WA…</p>http://jmhtalley.tumblr.com/post/259775357http://jmhtalley.tumblr.com/post/259775357Fri, 27 Nov 2009 11:45:43 -0800<embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://jmhtalley.tumblr.com/swf/audio_player.swf?audio_file=http://www.tumblr.com/audio_file/258483095/tumblr_ktq50xrk8D1qz4u07&color=FFFFFF" height="27" width="207" quality="best"></embed><br/><br/><p><a href="http://topherchris.com/post/258366244/vince-guaraldi-trio-thanksgiving-theme" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank">topherchris</a>:</p> <blockquote><p>Vince Guaraldi Trio — Thanksgiving Theme</p></blockquote> <p>Happy Thanksgiving!</p>http://jmhtalley.tumblr.com/post/258483095http://jmhtalley.tumblr.com/post/258483095Thu, 26 Nov 2009 10:13:26 -0800simko: I have a spelling checker;It came with my PC.It plainly marks four my revueMistakes I cannot...http://jmhtalley.tumblr.com/post/256212829http://jmhtalley.tumblr.com/post/256212829Tue, 24 Nov 2009 16:26:27 -0800<img src="http://1.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kthh7uTPbP1qz4u07o1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://topherchris.com/post/252379753/this-is-my-favorite-cat-picture-from-the" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank">topherchris</a>:</p> <blockquote><p>This is my favorite cat picture from the internets. What’s yours?</p></blockquote>http://jmhtalley.tumblr.com/post/252766524http://jmhtalley.tumblr.com/post/252766524Sat, 21 Nov 2009 22:46:10 -0800<img src="http://18.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ktbnalTy6S1qz6a9mo1_500.gif"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://maura.tumblr.com/post/248753064/lol-blogging-ht-chris" target="_blank">maura</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>lol blogging</p> <p>(ht<a href="http://twitter.com/ChrisSteffen/status/5836074911" target="_blank"> chris</a>)</p> </blockquote>http://jmhtalley.tumblr.com/post/248774891http://jmhtalley.tumblr.com/post/248774891Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:48:44 -0800<object width="400" height="300"> <param name="flashvars" value="offsite=true&lang=en-us&page_show_url=%2Fphotos%2Fjmtalley%2Fsets%2F72157622679197497%2Fshow%2F&page_show_back_url=%2Fphotos%2Fjmtalley%2Fsets%2F72157622679197497%2F&set_id=72157622679197497&jump_to=" /><param name="movie" value="http://www.flickr.com/apps/slideshow/show.swf?v=71649" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://www.flickr.com/apps/slideshow/show.swf?v=71649" allowfullscreen="true" flashvars="offsite=true&lang=en-us&page_show_url=%2Fphotos%2Fjmtalley%2Fsets%2F72157622679197497%2Fshow%2F&page_show_back_url=%2Fphotos%2Fjmtalley%2Fsets%2F72157622679197497%2F&set_id=72157622679197497&jump_to=" width="400" height="300"></embed></object><br/><br/><p>I didn’t take a lot of pictures at The Pixies gig at <a href="http://www.stgpresents.org/" target="_blank">The Paramount</a> in 11/12…Kirsten and I were too busy screaming our throats out signing along. She woke up with a sore neck from headbanging the next morning…I woke up with a trashed larynx. Ah, youth! </p> <p>I love that they played the “UK Surf” version of “Wave of Mutilation” during one of the encores. It was a treat, to catch them again live and to be reminded of who really set me on the road to playing bass guitar (obsessive listening to <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Doolittle/dp/B000S559VW/ref=sr_shvl_album_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1258394085&sr=301-1" target="_blank">Doolittle</a>, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Surfer-Rosa/dp/B000S5AISQ/ref=sr_shvl_album_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1258394113&sr=301-1" target="_blank">Surfer Rosa</a>, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Come-On-Pilgrim/dp/B000S5AI1I/ref=sr_shvl_album_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1258394136&sr=301-1" target="_blank">Come On Pilgrim</a>, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Come-On-Pilgrim/dp/B000S5AI1I/ref=sr_shvl_album_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1258394136&sr=301-1" target="_blank">Master of Puppets</a>, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/And-Justice-For-All/dp/B00122D8HW/ref=sr_shvl_album_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1258394182&sr=301-1" target="_blank">…And Justice For All</a>, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/The-Winding-Sheet/dp/B0011VNMLG/ref=sr_shvl_album_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1258394202&sr=301-1" target="_blank">The Winding Sheet</a>, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Pump-Up-Original-Picture-Soundtrack/dp/B000002O8M/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1258394245&sr=8-1" target="_blank">Pump Up The Volume</a>, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Goo/dp/B000W1TJOK/ref=sr_shvl_album_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1258394274&sr=301-1" target="_blank">Goo</a>, etc., mostly on cassette).</p>http://jmhtalley.tumblr.com/post/246202459http://jmhtalley.tumblr.com/post/246202459Mon, 16 Nov 2009 10:08:58 -0800<img src="http://23.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kt0l5cwhJn1qz4ufyo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://jamiew.tumblr.com/post/241793130/weird-al-yankovic-guest-stars-in-our-latest-know" target="_blank">jamiew</a>:</p> <blockquote><p>Weird Al Yankovic guest stars in our latest, <a href="http://vimeo.com/7545734" target="_blank">Know Your Meme: Auto-Tune</a>!</p></blockquote>http://jmhtalley.tumblr.com/post/241851087http://jmhtalley.tumblr.com/post/241851087Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:09:13 -0800View Larger Map Went for my second actual jog this week…the previous one was the first real...http://jmhtalley.tumblr.com/post/241100325http://jmhtalley.tumblr.com/post/241100325Wed, 11 Nov 2009 20:28:00 -0800seattlerunelspethjane: brit: From now until January 15, 2010, you can access free wifi in 47 different...http://jmhtalley.tumblr.com/post/239540130http://jmhtalley.tumblr.com/post/239540130Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:44:46 -0800<img src="http://5.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kswk3sE8dU1qz5ykyo1_500.gif"/><br/><br/><p>(via <a href="http://shinymama.tumblr.com/" target="_blank">shinymama</a>)</p>http://jmhtalley.tumblr.com/post/239304932http://jmhtalley.tumblr.com/post/239304932Tue, 10 Nov 2009 09:43:00 -0800seattle<embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://jmhtalley.tumblr.com/swf/audio_player.swf?audio_file=http://www.tumblr.com/audio_file/238450056/tumblr_kstwgx8Jv41qz4u07&color=FFFFFF" height="27" width="207" quality="best"></embed><br/><br/><p><a href="http://topherchris.com/post/237797462/nirvana-something-in-the-way" target="_blank">topherchris</a>:</p> <blockquote><p>Nirvana — Something in the Way</p></blockquote> <p>I appreciated this tune less during my senior high school year, when Nevermind dropped…I was obsessed with playing “<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Drain-You/dp/B000V695T0/ref=sr_1_10?ie=UTF8&qid=1257805770&sr=1-10" target="_blank">Drain You</a>”, “<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Stay-Away/dp/B000V639FG/ref=sr_1_13?ie=UTF8&qid=1257805770&sr=1-13" target="_blank">Stay Away</a>” and the footage of “<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Negative-Creep-Album/dp/B000YN33HU/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1257805846&sr=1-3" target="_blank">Negative Creep</a>” from “<a href="http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0103595/" target="_blank">1991: The Year Punk Broke</a>” repeatedly, jumping around the room with my beat-up <a href="http://www.takamine.com/" target="_blank">Takamine</a> metal-fin electric bass unplugged & strapped on, trying to play the bass as low on my right knee as possible, like my hero Kris Novoselic (which trashed my left wrist…it seems I’m not meant to play bass the way he does). I appreciated “<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Something-In-The-Way/dp/B000V6ABAC/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1257806006&sr=1-1" target="_blank">Something In The Way</a>” more as the years piled on…it was nice to hear it in “<a href="http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0418763/" target="_blank">Jarhead</a>” during the protagonist’s dream sequence. Creepy little tune about feelin’ lonesome, or something…</p>http://jmhtalley.tumblr.com/post/238450056http://jmhtalley.tumblr.com/post/238450056Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:25:00 -0800<object width="400" height="336"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Cqz9ZXUoUcE&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Cqz9ZXUoUcE&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="336" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/><p>One of my favorite net-memes comes full-circle via The Cookie Monster & Ella from <a href="http://www.rocketboom.com/" target="_blank">Rocketboom</a>…</p>http://jmhtalley.tumblr.com/post/238444122http://jmhtalley.tumblr.com/post/238444122Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:18:00 -0800om nom nom nom<img src="http://14.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ksuytx1UPf1qz9ufeo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://muxtape.tumblr.com/post/238341430" target="_blank">muxtape</a>:</p> <blockquote><p>“<a href="http://www.sonicfabric.com/" target="_blank">Sonic Fabric</a> is woven from 50% recorded audiocassette tape & 50% polyester thread.”</p></blockquote> <p>I’ve never been one to wear ties to interviews, or in general…I might make an exception for one of these tape-ties. </p>http://jmhtalley.tumblr.com/post/238441450http://jmhtalley.tumblr.com/post/238441450Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:16:05 -0800Today was made for pho. (from Google SMS) Weather: Seattle, WA 98101 58F, Rain Wind: S 12 mph...http://jmhtalley.tumblr.com/post/234217426http://jmhtalley.tumblr.com/post/234217426Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:03:00 -0800<img src="http://18.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ksnmhchlBt1qznkcjo1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://jmhtalley.tumblr.com/post/234217625http://jmhtalley.tumblr.com/post/234217625Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:03:00 -0800seattlepho<object width="400" height="318"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube-nocookie.com/v/U1O-RKROCC4&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0x5d1719&color2=0xcd311b&border=1" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><embed src="http://www.youtube-nocookie.com/v/U1O-RKROCC4&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0x5d1719&color2=0xcd311b&border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="400" height="318"></embed></object><br/><br/><p>Remember, remember, the Fifth of November…</p> <p>(If you haven’t seen <a href="http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0434409/" target="_blank">the film adaptation</a> of <a href="http://dccomics.com/vertigo/graphic_novels/?gn=1731" target="_blank">V For Vendetta</a> yet then the above video contains SPOILERS.)</p>http://jmhtalley.tumblr.com/post/234077658http://jmhtalley.tumblr.com/post/234077658Thu, 05 Nov 2009 09:44:00 -0800<img src="http://23.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kslb5dRfNd1qzoaqio1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://olerud.tumblr.com/post/234065678/bohemea-cameron-as-long-as-ive-known-him" target="_blank">olerud</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://bohemea.tumblr.com/post/233366150" target="_blank">bohemea</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><b>Cameron:</b> As long as I’ve known him everything works for him. There’s nothing he can’t handle. I can’t handle anything. School, parents, the future. Ferris can do anything. I don’t know what I’m going to do.</p> <p><b>Sloane:</b> College.<br/><br/><b>Cameron:</b> Yeah, but to do what?<br/><br/><b>Sloane:</b> What are you interested in?<br/><br/><b>Cameron:</b> Nothing.<br/><br/><b>Sloane:</b> Me neither.</p> </blockquote> </blockquote>http://jmhtalley.tumblr.com/post/234074368http://jmhtalley.tumblr.com/post/234074368Thu, 05 Nov 2009 09:39:00 -0800chicago<img src="http://2.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ksimvsdqHS1qzfme7o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://travelhighlights.tumblr.com/post/232247843/all-saints-day-kites-in-guatemala-by-johan" target="_blank">travelhighlights</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2009/11/days_of_the_dead.html" target="_blank"><b>All Saints Day kites in Guatemala</b> </a>by<i> Johan Ordonez</i></p> <p>Residents of Sumpango, Guatemala make these gorgeous, enormous kites to honor the dead for All Saints celebrations this week.</p> <p>-<i><a href="http://katherinespiers.tumblr.com/" target="_blank">Katherine</a></i></p> </blockquote>http://jmhtalley.tumblr.com/post/232254029http://jmhtalley.tumblr.com/post/232254029Tue, 03 Nov 2009 15:05:14 -0800dia de los muertossubmission<img src="http://18.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ksekctQmwY1qzft91o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://calaca.tumblr.com/post/229316804/irobots-http-severedmoi-deviantart-com-art-the-de" target="_blank">calaca</a>:</p> <blockquote><p><a href="http://irobots.tumblr.com/post/229270702" target="_blank">irobots</a>:<a href="http://severedmoi.deviantart.com/art/The-Dead-Family-141744962" target="_blank"></a><a href="http://severedmoi.deviantart.com/art/The-Dead-Family-141744962" target="_blank"><a href="http://severedmoi.deviantart.com/art/The-Dead-Family-141744962" target="_blank">http://severedmoi.deviantart.com/art/The-Dead-Family-141744962</a></a></p></blockquote>http://jmhtalley.tumblr.com/post/230017106http://jmhtalley.tumblr.com/post/230017106Sun, 01 Nov 2009 12:20:42 -0800http://jmhtalley.tumblr.com/post/229974126http://jmhtalley.tumblr.com/post/229974126Sun, 01 Nov 2009 11:27:17 -0800