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  • Come in close. I will speak softly. I will try to be more quiet, more still, more contemplative. Shhhh. I will endeavor to be a better wallflower, a smooth grey stone… with some good music mixed in for creative motivation.

  • Spent a beautiful day with my beautiful son Jesse on his 29th (!) Birthday. We started the day with crepes at a sun-drenched restaurant, followed by a hike across the land at UCSC with a rich view of the entire Monterey Bay. The sun was glistening, glass-like, on the ocean. It was perfect t-shirt weather.…

  •   Practice that speech which brings people together, abandon that speech which pushes people apart. ~ buddhist precept                           try     try     try     try     try

  • 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…

  • Post is meant to be viewed while video plays.        It is the evening of the day I sit and watch the children play …                                                        …

  • My beautiful Italian friend Paola is selling her Moroccan guest house, located at the waters edge, facing the Strait of Gibraltar. It comes furnished with local antiques, handwoven silk and wool textiles, Italian linens and Murano mirrors. It has been lovingly decorated with Islamic Moorish artwork, Arabesque patterned stencils on the walls and Berber designs…

  • The world was softened around the edges for a time. A most romantic time. He was profoundly romantic. In the early morning light he would go out into the dewey garden and compose bouquets. Enchanting, passionate bouquets so vast in their expression as to obscure my view of him standing there on my doorstep…in love's…

  • Listening to his guitar teacher:     Hot days in Roma:   Curry on a hot day in Trastevere:   At the Villa:     Best friend:       Harvesting:   Peace:     From his garden:   With Italian cowboys:      

  • Marcel was inspired to dress as Jack White this Halloween. He's also been inspired to write some stunning song lyrics these days.  Here are a couple of photos from the dress rehearsal for this All Hallow's Eve:             Cheers!

  • Marcel, my young film historian son, won a Charlie Chaplin look-alike contest yesterday in Niles, California. Yipee! He has a special place in his heart for silent films, and Charlie in particular. Monsieur Chaplin made five films while living in Niles and the district celebrates this in spades. His likeness embellishes businesses up and down…