On June 12, 1970, Dock Ellis pitched a no-hitter against the San Diego Padres while he was “high as a Georgia pine” on LSD.
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Stewart Home
Stewart Home’s rundown of the best of “Northern Soul”, where the hot sounds of Detroit, Chicago and Philly meet the cold climes of the UK…
The Editors
Two furry forest creatures grapple with the obscure dialectics of Sensitive Skin Magazine — who’s right, furry forest man or furry forest woman? Who’s to say, watch and decide for yourself… NOTE: Somebody informed us last weekend that they haven’t looked at our magazine yet because it looked “like it was for highly intelligent people.” [...]
Eddie Woods
The poem “Bananas” is a true story. I was flat broke in Hong Kong, strolling along Kowloon’s Nathan Road vaguely wondering how to pay my rent. But also thinking poems. Suddenly this stunning black GI on R&R from Vietnam stops me and asks where he can get a massage. There are big neon signs everywhere [...]
Bernard Meisler
I hate to write a negative review of anything – what’s the point, really? – and I don’t want to rain on anyone’s parade who might have enjoyed it – but I hated Inception. I mean, I didn’t just not like it, it made me angry. Sure it was better than your standard Hollywood summer [...]
Bernard Meisler
An homage to the great photographer, actor and director Dennis Hopper.
B. Kold
Another great shuffles off this mortal coil. Here’s a gem from the ’60s.
B. Kold
This is a fascinating interview with Georges Batailles from 1958, regarding his essay, La Littérature et le Mal (hat tip, Rob Hardin). Some of the high points include the statements that all literature is essentially evil, or else it’s boring. Literature has to deal with anguish…therefore any good writer is guilty of something when writing [...]
Charles Bukowski
Everyone in NY is dying of heat; everyone in SF is complaining that it’s too damn cold. I don’t know, it just feels like one of those Bukowski days… This one’s called, “The Night I Killed Tommy”. The video’s old and beat up, just like Bukowski, but that’s at least half its (and his) charm…
B. Kold
Dan Plonsey is a multi-talented composer and instrumentalist living in El Cerrito CA since 1978. He has written more than 200 works for large and small ensembles. His latest piece, Dan Plonsey’s Bar Mitzvah, will have its world premiere performances July 8th and 11th at the SF Contemporary Jewish Museum as part of the Jewish [...]
