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Month: November 2013

  • Mon fils, Marcel   Iggy Pop singing to Marcel at C2SV Festival, San Jose, California 2013   Click on the titles below to read the full articles.   Marcel Interviewed on Parisian radio     Marcel Interview: The Media     Bosnian Rainbows post   Deafheaven tumblr post   Werewolf (New Zealand) post   NME…

  • Marcel On Parisian Radio Today!

    In case you haven't heard, my son Marcel is a music journalist. He was interviewed by French DJ Charline Roux last week and it was broadcast today on radio station Le Mouv. Merci beaucoup to Nico Prat for the interpretation. If you don't wish to listen to the entire broadcast, although it's quite good, Marcel's…

  • My Inner-Child Is European

    Hey! I just found out that I could have an "About" page in my Etsy shop. Must pay closer attention to those notices they send. I discovered it when I was looking at things in other people's shops and I saw their portrait, with a "learn more" link, beneath each product. How cool. So I…

  • Proud As A Peacock Chair

    Chloe from One Kings Lane wrote to me recently about 'statement' chairs and asked if there was one that spoke to me. In terms of comfort I don't think this one is my fave, but for making a statement in a portrait I've always loved the Peacock Chair. In fact I referred to it in…

  • Marcel’s Almost Famous

    Marcel and I had the honor of being interviewed by the smartest, lovliest music journo in the Bay Area, Jody Amable. We hosted her and photographer Daniel Kielman at our barn last week and here is the result: The Bay Bridged  photo by Daniel Kielman  photo: moi   You might also be interested in reading…

  • Cornelius Richard Harp of The Marcels

    While doing a Google search on my son Marcel today I learned that the singer for The Marcels, Cornelius Richard Harp passed on June 4th. They are one of my Marcel's favorites and he even has a 45 of Blue Moon. We sang that song for my Dad while he was in hospice care. The…

  • Will The Circle Be Unbroken

    "Ge kunt verdriet niet delen. Niet echt. We waren er niet voor mekaar. Hoe goed dat wij ons best ook deden."   "You can not share grief. Not really. We were not there for each other. How good that we did our best."   – from the book "The Broken Circle Breakdown Featuring the Cover-Ups of Alabama" by Johan Heldenbergh…