PM DAWN!

i just moved to a new little duplex in atwater village (so cute!)
and was going through my boxes of CDs (remember CDs?!)
looking for some music for my boyfriend's party. while we were looking, he found my PM DAWN CD "Jesus Wept" from 1995!
OMG! that CD got me through a lot back then. so, ever since saturday i've been on a 90's r&b kick
here's some good stuff i've found so far. GOD, PM DAWN IS SOOOO GOOD! they are the pioneers of mash up i think. every song uses a very recognizable sample of a whole song and they write their own song on top of it! enjoy, and in standard PM DAWN style - PEACE!

Whale & Dolphin Safari in SoCal! who knew?!

I couldn't find en embed code for this short video on SoCal's whale and dolphin safari trip.
Who knew that only a few miles from Dana Point, Orange County there are thousands of dolphins and some whales waiting to see us humans?! I think it's time for me to take up scuba diving again or for sure take this boat ride out to sea and watch these lovely water creatures.
here are the links:
WHALE AND DOLPHIN SAFARI VIDEO
DOLPHINSAFARI.COM

Mark Gonzales, skateboarder and artist.

wow! my second post about a skater. can't help it, i really enjoy watching skateboarding. i found this while searching for hosoi videos, and think it's hysterical, life affirming and the dude's got cojones.

check out his wikipedia entry, he's got plenty of accolades and success as a skater, artist, writer, actor, and... skater...again.
Mark Gonzales

Christian Hosoi, skateboarder.

when i was just a tween, along with my crush for c. thomas howell, was a big ol' crush on then skater boy, christian hosoi.

this is hosoi and mark gonzalez going at it in a very old school 80's skating competition, the music is perfect so cal punk!



this is a beautifully shot slow-mo film of hosoi at his peak, CHRIST AIR aerial trick. classic! hosoi is the one in the aqua blue neon lycra shorts y black converse.
i think skateboarding is one of the best things to watch in slow motion because when you watch in real time, everyone is skating so fast - there's not enough space and time for the eye to catch every detail. yay for whoever discovered slow motion!

realities of being a female touring musician

canción del día!

Let's go back to 1985...ska revival AND songs with purpose and meaning!

melvins melvins melvins!

pilar & filip vs. the melvins! from pilar díaz on Vimeo.
it's taken filip and i a few tries recording a new song due to unexpected, past volume 11, crazy-insane music jams coming from the always loud but lovable, melvins!!!

4.9.09 good reads!

Caramelo by Sandra Cisneros

My review

rating: 5 of 5 stars
this book took me almost a year to read...now that i'm done, i love it! but it took me a while to love it...the beginning was good but it took a while to develop all the characters. but, worth the wait to understand each character's background and story, since they all overlapped with each other.



what a work of art. i kind of want to read it again but this time see how fast i can read it. just kidding. there are so many people out there like lala's character; second, third generation latino. feeling like a ping pong ball when relating between two cultures and i think in this story, generations as well.

if you've ever driven from chicago to texas to mexico and back, you'll relate.

if you have a mexican family, you'll understand.

if you've romanced about your family's past, your heart will sink.

if you're a woman longing to see the world again through your eyes when you were just a girl, read this book!

yay for 8 months of caramelo!








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4/3/09 ULI'S BIRTHDAY!

uli punches piñata from pilar díaz on Vimeo.
I went to Uli's birthday party in Echo Park last Friday. Around 1am, her husband and friends decide to dangle in front of her a piñata that later was full of small liquor bottles, cigarettes and twix candy. I've never seen someone box a piñata! GO ULI!