Pavement Trotting

Gayngs - Spanish Platinum 

Juan's Tonimo Bay

Had my first day of work today. Corporate world. I dig my gig, but it dwells in the depths of a call center. 

Tiesto & Sneaky Sound System Vs. Axwell - Diamond Found Here

Lissie - Little Lovin' 

Third Eye Blind - Never Let You Go

Radio Trans Mundial

Saw Michael Cera playing bass in a band called Mister Heavenly the other night. He plays that bass well.  In other news, I Hope we can all all take a percentage of our paychecks/allowances/whatever and send it to Give To Japan

Dubmasta & Freaky Wicked - Never Can Say Goodbye (Night In Georgia Part 1)

Dubmasta & Freaky Wicked - Never Can Say Goodbye (Night In Georgia Part 2) 

Fredericks Brown - Betrayal (Dusty Remix) 

Kleeer - Keep Your Body Workin (Fingerman's Instumental Fonk Edit) 

Notorious BIG-we got machine gun funk-Relative Funk Remix

Camera + Music (Three)

Camera + Music (Two)

Camera + Music (One)

Thunderbird

I'm talking about traveling. 

Leo Sayer - You Make Me feel Like Dancing 

Smash Ya Moustache - 128 Preview 

You Know whats up - DJ OUTLIER from THE FUNK HUNTERS (Matty Blades Remix)
Part One (Evil Woman)

Fish Out Of Water

"Larry was okay, but Penny drove me nuts. She had long red hair and was a dance therapist. Whenever she felt threatened by the conversation because it was beyond the reach of her tiny intellectual powers, she would go off in a corner and dance, throwing that hair around expressively. The highlight of this endless weekend we had spent with them was that we went soaring in gliders somewhere in Sullivan County." - Julia Phillips, You'll Never Eat Lunch in this Town Again

No Rest For The Weary- Blue Scholars

Ryan Adams and The Cardinals - The Hardest Part

Billy Joel - We Didn't Start The Fire (TEAM BANZAI Remix)

Modelo Especial

I've had four Modelo Especial's. I plan to have two more. PLAYLISTS!

The Hood Internet - C.R.E.A.M. Theme (WuTang Clan VS. Javelin)

BlakRock - On the Vista

Vitamin String Quartet

Tsunami: I can't get behind that.

02 F-k You by Vitamin String Quartet

The American West

Conceptually and aesthetically, I have a hard time of thinking of places more beautiful and encapsulating than the American West. I really dig outer space, mountain stretches and coastlines, but all-in-all, the American West is the dream. Let's Chat (I will not be including Oklahoma, Nebraska, Kansas, or the Dakotas  - probably because I have never ventured to such lame places).

Texas: Texas has it all. Mountains, hills, plaines, pines, beaches, metropolitan, rural, lakes & rivers. Lots of healthy economy and professional sports. Lots of red meat and history. Cool towns like Marfa, Austin and Lukenbach. J. Frank Dobie, Guy Clark and the Alamo.

New Mexico: Cheaper skiing than CO/Utah. When you drive in to New Mexico from west Texas, your body and eyes experience this feeling of elevation and it's suddenly as if you've been lifted on to earth's next platform. It always seem surreal. Taos, Santa Fe and Roswell. I almost when to Military School in Roswell. That would've really blown.

Arizona: Ah, one of my favorites. Truly 'Out West.' 3:10 to Yuma, crater like cities (Phoenix). Northern Az is also awesome. I visited a school in Flagstaff called Northern Arizona University. Would've been a great option. Skiing to the North, desert to the South.

California: Big state. Has some flaws along with some really exceptional characteristics. Geographically diverse, the land of Steinbeck (East of Eden), San Fran, San Diego, Monterey Aquarium, a plethora of pro sports teams, the film/TV industry. Cons: Smog (mainly LA), overpopulation, traffic.

Colorado: Lots of recreation in CO. Rafting, biking, hiking, skiing, beer drinking. Elevation. Beautiful Spring Season. The Great Divide. A passionate sporting culture and mountain peaks that go higher than 15,000 feet.

Alaska: The real land of the big rock candy mountains. This place murders the competition from the wildlife standpoint. Moose, elk, whale, fish. I love it. But you fools, don't take an Alaska cruise. Cruises just give you the Mom & Pop Shop tour. Unacceptable. Get out there and get your hands dirty.

Utah: Cons: Mormons (sorry). Pros: Salt Lake City, Mountains, Moab, Zion Nat'l Park. Utah Kills!

Nevada: ....

Idaho: Recreational paradise. Smokejumpers for forest fires. Totally underrated state.

Oregon: I have family in Oregon. My cousin lives in Portland. One side of his house faces downtown metropolitan Portland. The other side faces Mount Hood.

Washington State: Orcas Whale Watching (x3). Seattle, Rain, Culture, Coffee, Fish, a ferry to Canada, and big, tall Mountains.

Montana & Wyoming: Chinese Wall (Bob Marshall Wilderness), Wind River, WY.

Adam Carroll - Oklahoma Gypsy Shuffler

Ray Charles & Willie Nelson - Seven Spanish Angels

Mountain Waltz

Begin. The rest is easy.


Angel From Montgomery by Old Crow Medicine Show


Jimmy Buffett - Wonder Why We Ever Go Home


Simon And Garfunkel - The Boxer (Live 1981)


Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros - Desert Song


Van Morrison-Into the Mystic

Audio Guides

The era of unemployment has ended. I officially join the ranks of the working force on the 16th of March. My work entails using mediums like Twitter & Facebook to talk to the American consumer about their technological products. I am also working on joining the US Coast Guard Reserves. Because of this, I have to wake up and be at Fort Sam Houston tomorrow at 5am for an extensive physical. Until then, I plan to do the following: 1) Finish 2001: A Space Odyssey followed by Network. I also need to continue to edit a short film I'm currently working on. Somewhere in there I hope to eat 2 bacon/egg tacos along with some oatmeal raisin cookies. For dinner, I hope to consume Naples Pizza. Unemployment. It's been good. It's been real. I have left you guys with a decent amount of decent tracks today. Stay cool and don't use audio guides at museums.


Foo Fighters - Walking After You
Choice music from the youth era.



Matisyahu vs John Lennon vs Blink 182 - Imagine One Day (Mashup-Germany) by Mixes and Mashups #12




(2010) Wamdue Project - Forgiveness by Mosaico Monteiro



The Avett Brothers - Laundry Room (Railroad Revival, anyone? I'm thinking Marfa...)



Ryan Adams - English Girls Approximately

Coastal Yerba

Lot of music today that doesn't really go together; figured I would make it an 'eclectic Monday.' Just FYI: If any of you are gonna be doing the SXSW Film section, look for me. I am working for the New York Film School as a Representative. Let's get cinematic.



Double Exposure - My Love Is Free (Original Tom Moulton Mix) by loudersoft

Gary Caos vs Double Exposure - My Love Is Free (Lazy Rich's Filtered Workout) by Lazy Rich
(Give that last one a moment. Once the chorus drops, it's pretty tasteful).

B.j.thomas - raindrops keep falling on my head

DJ Crazy J Rodriguez - Santana feat. Rob Thomas vs. Lady Gaga vs. Van Halen - Smooth Romance by DJ Crazy J Rodriguez

07 Wilco - Country Disappeared (Wilco)

Night Time, Night Time

Saw Rango tonight. Hans Zimmer did a lot of the score composition. The 2nd song I posted is "The Blue Danube." You'll recognize it. Very famous piece. Essentially an Austrian Nat'l Anthem. It totally kills and I can't stop listening to it. Anyhow, it was fused in with a bunch of other cool prolific pieces during one part of the film. You'll have to see it. I am really tired. Saturday was spent entirely under the influence of tall beers. Hope Everyone had a great weekend. Tomorrow is MONDAY. Boom.



A Fifth Of Beethoven by Dialgaan


The Blue Danube (Strauss)

Howard Beale

"I don't have to tell you things are bad. Everybody knows things are bad. It's a depression. Everybody's out of work or scared of losing their job. The dollar buys a nickel's worth, banks are going bust, shopkeepers keep a gun under the counter. Punks are running wild in the street and there's nobody anywhere who seems to know what to do, and there's no end to it. We know the air is unfit to breathe and our food is unfit to eat, and we sit watching our TV's while some local newscaster tells us that today we had fifteen homicides and sixty-three violent crimes, as if that's the way it's supposed to be. We know things are bad - worse than bad. They're crazy. It's like everything everywhere is going crazy, so we don't go out anymore. We sit in the house, and slowly the world we are living in is getting smaller, and all we say is, 'Please, at least leave us alone in our living rooms. Let me have my toaster and my TV and my steel-belted radials and I won't say anything. Just leave us alone.' Well, I'm not gonna leave you alone. I want you to get mad! I don't want you to protest. I don't want you to riot - I don't want you to write to your congressman because I wouldn't know what to tell you to write. I don't know what to do about the depression and the inflation and the Russians and the crime in the street. All I know is that first you've got to get mad. You've got to say, 'I'm a HUMAN BEING, Goddamnit! My life has VALUE!' So I want you to get up now. I want all of you to get up out of your chairs. I want you to get up right now and go to the window. Open it, and stick your head out, and yell, 'I'M AS MAD AS HELL, AND I'M NOT GOING TO TAKE THIS ANYMORE!'"

 - Howard Beale, Network, 1976

Dr Don Don - King Of The Stars - Dcup junkie remix by dcupmusic




Don't Tell Me, Tell Her (Superbreak Edit)-Odyssey by SUPERBREAK




Pimpsoul & Hong Kong Ping Pong - Umpa Jumper (128 kbps preview) by hongkongpingpong




Counting Crows - Colorblind (Signal Remix) by Signal [CA]

Morning Power

Bacon. Microwave 3 strips on high for 2.5 minutes. Lay a paper towel over the bacon to absorb liquidated-grease.

Bagels. Put two slices of a cinnamon raisin bagel in the toaster.

Eggs. Scramble 'em. Scramble two eggs on medium-high heat. Add milk according to how you like your eggs. Also add salt and pepper.

Once the bagel is done toast-roasting, put a layer of cheese over it. Then, add the eggs, followed by the bacon.

A Cheese Louise.  ENJOY THESE TRACKS, Happy Saturday/Mardi Gras Everybody. GodSpeed.



Jayl Funk - Lets Dance by Jayl Funk




Munchi - Calor by Munchi

Sydney Harbour Bridge

I watched Man on Wire yesterday. The 2nd conquest in the film comes when Philip conquers the Sydney Harbour Bridge. Wire-walking is one of the pinnacles of human achievement, it's just a shame that so few attempt/succeed at it. This instrumental track, by Fleetwood Mac, is the song that plays when Philip is walking atop the wire during the SHB conquest. It was a pretty cool moment where film and music meet.


Fleetwood Mac, "Albatross" by TwoThousand

Lee Fields-Expressions Theme

Sorry about the late post for today. Been busy doing a whole lot of nothing. Took 2 naps today and made pancakes.

Pat & Cat: A Crisis (Latest Short Film)

Filmed in Austin, primarily at Burleson Rd. Apts and Zilker Park.

Ella Meno

Frank Sinatra Remixed by Apple Juice Kid

New Short Film. Episode One. Mr. Awesome

Here is part I of my new mini-series. More characters to come. Enjoy!

Leaves on the Wind

2:00 a.m. cst. For those of you who have been active readers of Orcas, you might have become acquainted with one of my actors, Pat Berger. Pat is currently formulating a blog himself, which I expect to revolve around well-written reviews of metallic music and delicious food. Tonight, Pat told me about a delicious dish he made for dinner this evening. Some kind of meat and potatoes configuration. Meat and potatoes. Quality on a Sunday.

While I was showing Pat some of the latest short-film material (which will be released sometime early this week), Mr. Berger took it upon himself to show me some quality music. Some of it cannot be shared here, for I plan to use it later for a certain documentary. However, he did tell me about SUN KIL MOON. I know not enough to further delve in to the history, power and precision of this group - so I won't. Atleast not now. But, I would like to share with you all one certain thing that Pat shared with me. The entire album is about boxers (yes, those in the ring) who died tragically, be it within the ring or outside of it. What a beautiful concept. With regards to a boxer - and for the purposes of the aforementioned album - the idea that these were men who would punch, fight and scrapple for a living is honorable in every sense of the word. What further elevates this concept is that they died clawing, fighting and ultimately pursuing something.

Give this song a listen. It's likely not for everyone. But if anything, listen for the surprise in the back end. It's a little drum tap that finally kicks in and gives the song the wings it truthfully doesn't need. Nevertheless, it's like waiting around to open Christmas presents, while everyone else is asleep. And then suddenly, towards the end of the morning, the surprise arrives and the cheeks curl up in to a smile. JB, Out.

Supper (An Androgynous Moustache Production)

Another short from the old group...Enjoy.

Bill, the Thespian

See Bill, the Thespian: Top Left. This picture is ridiculous, as he is holding a man-purse. But this story needs telling, so let me be:

For the last couple of weeks, Mr. Bill has been a co-star in a local San Antonio theatrical production entitled Marrying Terry. I have yet to see the play, but I expect to enjoy it. He is a moderately good actor. When I was younger, he was the lead in a famous play called Our Town (a local production), in which he played a lawyer - go figure. But seeing your own Dad on the stage is kind of a trip - because he somewhat takes on the roll of someone else. My immediate thought is, 'Who is this guy?'

Once on a BOY SCOUT trip to ALASKA, we stopped in with our group at a local production house to see a small-musical at a theatre in SKAGWAY. By the way, Alaska kicks an incredible amount of ass. Pristine and somewhat still untouched. It's one of the last places where you can drive on the road and see three grizzly bears getting their grub on.

Anywho, Bill was called up on stage to be a participant. I was weirded out, and proceeded to put on my aviator shadiators. After the production, one of the actresses came up to me and said: "You know it's rude to wear shades inside a theatre while a production is going on." I apologized, but all I could think of was how sorry I wasn't sorry, because it's just weird watching someone be someone else, even if for a hot minute. So moral of the story, wear your shades whenever and wherever you want. Do what you want to do.

I am going to see the play this Saturday. Apparently Bill plays somewhat of a jerk in the production. Maybe I'll post a review of it another time. But most likely I won't - - because I am too busy trying to find awesome tunes like this one: BAM.

Mr Big Stuff (Matty Blades Mashup) by MattyBlades

Surface Thoughts & The Cosmic Soul & Funk Mix Hour.

People of the World: We gotta talk. First, I want to suggest you all try and cook up some Chicken Marsala. It is one of my favorite dishes and I find myself without hesitation when thinking of returning to the counter for plates 2, 3 & 4.

Secondly, bike riding with headphones is in. Running on concrete? Not gonna happen. If I haven't gone for a run in awhile, and I try to hammer out a 4-miler, my shin's will hate me for the better part of a month. So - biking it is. And it rocks. On recent bike rides, I have been listening to: Marc Cohn's 1970: Listening Booth (Marc Cohn is awesome, btw. He was the originator for 'Walkin' in Memphis').
I have also been listening to the latest single from the Fleet Foxes, "Helplessness Blues." I posted it a couple days ago. The song is very, very large in scope. And to round it up, some People Under the Stairs. Additionally, my good friend is attempting his first marathon soon. Follow his journey here: thetarahumarakid.blogspot.com .

Third: If you ain't on LinkedIn, change that. We gotta network, people. Help a brother out.

Fourth: NBA Trade Thoughts: Surprised that K. Perkins is out in Boston. And Nate Rob in an OKC jersey? Could be fun. He was never essential to the C's anyway.
I'm Not surprised about Melo. I don't have an Eastern team, but if I had a gun to my head - it would be the Knicks. I love Chauncey Billups. He goes hard in the paint and keeps getting looked over by figurehead sports analyst. Holla at me, Wilbon. Final East Prediction (s): Chris Paul is out of New Orleans after his contract. Who do I like in the East? After tonight, Chicago.

Let's Recap: Chicken Marsala, Biking with headphones (mountain bikes are more comfortable), LinkedIn, NYK may be back & Chicago looks solid. But Viva Los Spurs. Always. Enjoy these funk astroid jams. I gotta get some sleep.

In The Middle Of The Night (Dinner City Sounds, 12", 2011) by Volta Cab



Superman - Commodores (Hawk re-edit) by Hawk Edits




GENERAL CROOK - What Time It Is (BB edit) by Bill Brewster

J.M., Inc.

Spike Jonze's Being John Malkovich was a solid add to my 'instant' queue on Netflix last night. I remembered reading a review on the film by Roger Ebert shortly thereafter in which he states - 'The first 30 minutes keeps you guessing, just as much as the last 30.' Something to that tune. But Ebert is spot on. When John Cusack auditioned for the lead role of Craig, it was because he loved the script, having immediately fallen in love with it. While this film is merely 15 years old, it is a fine, fine piece of cinematic art - and even ranks on many top 100 lists. The film essentially deals with identity, being someone else, and becoming something of true significance. Check the lineup: Cusack, Cameron Diaz (who looks nothing like her self in this - frizzy, red hair, frumpy jeans, etc.) Catherine Keener (a woman who continues to be in decent pictures, while maturing gracefully) and J.M. himself.

For my generation of pop-culture feeders, Malkovich goes essentially unrecognized as an iconic man of the theatre and the silver screen. Don't let Burn After Reading fool you - Malkovich is the man, pulling off an incredible transformation in the film from himself to Craig, who inhabits his body through puppeteering. I'm not here to deliver a synopsis, but rather pay homage to a great piece of cinema that totally and completely came out of nowhere! We need more films like this...

Odyssey

Odyssey - Easy Come, Easy Go (Leftside Wobble Edit) by Leftside Wobble

Working on two short film projects right now. Hoping to have both done by the end of the week. Sellin' Belts, for what it's worth, is now in the hands of one film festival. I don't think it has much of a chance to be screened at the actual festival, but hey - why the Hell not?

City Talk

Nothing On The Best Thing (B.o.B. ft. Bruno Mars vs. Ray LaMontagne) by Wild Ginger

Dujeous feat. Sharon Jones - Spectacular (Main) by INgroovesmarketing

Sauced Oscars

Above is a photo from the film Leaving Las Vegas. Nowadays, people are shocked to find that he (Nic Cage) actually won an Academy Award for this film in 1995. But it's true - - Best Supporting Actor. On another note, I hope everyone had a great National Margarita Day. I spent $ I didn't have soaking up some fine rita's at Bombay Bicycle Club in historic San An. Here are a few tracks and mashes I came across in the last 24 H's to commemorate the event.

The Swell Season - The Rain by okannie



Broken Summertime by Calum Macdonald

 Florence and The Machine - Dog Days Are Over (Slick Werk Dubstep Remix) by Slick Werk

John Mayer - Heartbreak Warfare ($pecial K Club Mix) by $pecial K (No Body)

Youth Hero

I LOVE HELPING THE YOUNG FOLKS.

Stick Around Town, For A Nels Cline Solo

I can't wait to use this incredible solo for a short film. See your way to it at about 2:30..ish.

Wilco - Sky Blue Sky - Impossible Germany by pcagx

Speedway

Blindsided Bon Iver Jugoe Remix by Jugoe

Fleet Foxes, Jackson Browne, Eddy Sharpe Remix. Embedded!

Well, it has taken me long enough - but Orcas will - from this moment on - be bringing music in these download-friendly, embed-friendly music players. Enjoy! We have finally caught up with the present.


For A Dancer - Jackson Browne by rockonguy

Home (Whole-Z Remix) - Edward Sharpe by GBZGBZ

Fleet Foxes - Helplessness Blues by subpop

Pt 2.

Reginald's Groove (Classixx Remix) - Cosmic Kids by Classixx (Official)

Collegiate

One of many great shorts filmed at the Shelby House. You can watch the rest @ youtube.com/androgynousmoustache

Bedroom Shades & Arcade Fire

People: Here is my PSA for the Day.

Turn your shades up! Sunlight is going to creep through if you have them turned down.

Turn them up!

Old Wes'

Hate It Here

Hollywood in the 1970's Pt. I

There are two books that I have read within the past year that are in many ways unlike other books I have read: Easy Riders, Raging Bulls and You'll Never Eat Lunch In This Town Again. Both books revolve around the state of the motion picture industry in the 1970's and provide a truthful insight regarding the players in the game. Some key points I have gathered from Easy Riders, Raging Bulls:


If anyone has slept with more women that Wilt Chamberlin, it was Warren Beatty.

The nerds of Hollywood were Spielberg and Lucas.

If there is a director who makes films solely for the purposes of the unconventional, it is Robert Altman.

Leonard Cohen does an amazing soundtrack for McCabe and Mrs. Miller. But, throughout the movie - one frequently asks - WTF is the purpose of the western period peace.

Martin Scorsese had a terrible coke problem and is sort of a hypochondriac.

Jackson Browne's music video in Taxi Driver was the only song used from the period. The rest was a haunting and original score from Elmer Bernstein.

All the President's Men (Redford, Hoffman) is really a story about good journalism, not Watergate.

Terrence Malick is a literary, script-writing genius who never gets the credit he deserves (and then exiles himself, temporarily - abroad).

Martin Sheen is the man. My God. What a talent. Especially in Badlands.

Godfather Pt.II is the best film in the trilogy. If you disagree, I can convince you otherwise. But it accordingly goes to the tune of: Young Vito's (De Niro) rise is totally in sync with Michael/the family's demise - which is often overlooked. Brilliant, Francis.

Jaws, may likely have ruined Hollywood. While still a great film and can still scare the Hell out of me, it was the beginning of the Summer Blockbuster - which has since been known to produce feces.

Mark Hamill ruined his face in a car accident after Star Wars. Look closely in Empire Strikes Back (opening scene, when he get's whacked off of his snow llama). Yes, that mug was somewhat shifted.

Harrison Ford evolved in to an actual real-life pilot (thanks, Millenium Falcon). I was in the Grand Tetons one summer. My cab driver told me about some mountain climbers who got stuck on South Teton. Old Harry Ford took his chopper up and saved them. Then was fined by the state for some reason along the lines of a license, or using a radio signal out of his jurisdiction.

The Deer Hunter is my favorite movie with Huge, Huge flaws. Character building, racism, story-line. We can talk about it if you disagree. I've read four essays on the flaws of The Deer Hunter. I hated reading them, but I couldn't argue.

The Day of the Jackal - later inspired The Jackal (Bruce Willis, Richard Gere). Great movie. Keeps one guessing.

More to come later.

The Quan Kwon: Montego Slay

It's good getting reconnected with music you forgot you had (usually as a result of a computational crash or a stolen/lost iPod). Enough said, Let it Spin People.

To The Moon & Back

...The mission was launched on April 11, 1970 at 13:13 CST. Two days later an explosion crippled the service module upon which the Command Module depended. To conserve its batteries and the oxygen needed for the last hours of flight, the crew instead used the Lunar Module's resources as a "lifeboat" during the return trip to Earth. Despite great hardship caused by limited power, loss of cabin heat, shortage of potable water and the critical need to jury-rig the carbon dioxide removal system, the crew returned safely to Earth on April 17. NASA called the mission a "successful failure" ...

Shielded: Feel The Break

The beautiful Alyssa shielded by a hoodie on the West Coast. Enjoy the song (Thanks Hood Internet). I took the liberty of throwing a photo up and uploading it for the social music community.

New Film

Musical Punctuation

Another remix from another blog, but I applied video (pic) to make it youtube accessible. Power to the people! Enjoy this one, it's one of my favorites.

Stock Rising

Hitting up some of my California photography and applying it to some new remixes I have come across via animalswearingtuxedos.blogspot.com Thanks to Ror for making that a great music blog with some excellent photography. I'll try and get one more of these up today. Hang tight, Stocks are rising.

Lissie, the Organic

First off, I hate any youtube video advertisement that precedes a video. Additionally, now when I see 'Consumer Reports' or some credit card report agency, I am equally disappointed. So, bear with this video which has a minute intro by the service who put it on (I guess they do deserve a small spot for their work).

Here is Lissie, playing a very organic version of "Little Lovin,'"which I think is easily enjoyable. And take a look at those sweet spectacles she is rocking. No microphones here, just a couples Axe's and a guy who doubles on the bass and drum. When I saw them live at Antone's the other night, their set up was exactly the same. Mighty impressive. The more I listen to this girl, the more I understand why she is a pretty raw talent.

The Spirit

After seeing Citizen Cope at Stubb's last spring, I came to realize that he was more of a performance artist as opposed to an entertainer. I'm not sure if that makes total sense, but he isn't the kind of artist that you go to sing-a-long with, or get fired up to, or passionately passionate about. Seeing Lissie the other night was a different story. She was so dynamic and authentic. I will have more to say about her later, along with some live footage. Also, I have some comments regarding her opening act - Dylan LeBlanc. He was absolutely awful live. Totally inept in terms of Sounding C.L.E.A.R....However, he is dynamite in terms of what he can do in a studio. I also feel as though he ripped off the song "Wings" by Gustavo Santaolalla (which I posted at an earlier date), which I am highly upset about. "Wings" was the title score to Brokeback Mountain. I have more to say, but I am maliciously hungover and trying to organize a volleyball competition for this afternoon, seeing as how the weather is magnificent today in Central Texas.

BTW, this song below kills - but was meant to be performed in a studio - as opposed to live. It is the last-track-back-track to "Somehow," but "John Lennon" packs a passion punch, which I dig.

Sellin' Belts & Paper Boys: A Review by A.L. Fallin of Central California

Below is my most recent work, Paper Boys. But first, I shall post one man's review of the aforementioned and of Sellin' Belts. The author of this review is Austin Lloyd Fallin. He is an Officer of some sort in the US Air Force and he is also a highly adequate musician. Look for him here @ http://www.reverbnation.com/austinlloydfallin
Austin and his music are also on Twitter & Facebook.

Austin's Review:

A critique of Paper Boys (in 1001 words or less)

First off, it’s good. It’s the first of Orcas in the Park film I've seen with a real sense of plot and suspense, not that those are necessary, as evidenced in Sellin' Belts, but a moving story line definitely adds another dimension to the film. I went into the film expecting to see Pat and Paul throwing papers to Arcade Fire (a lengthy one-act which I personally would have been satisfied with) but what I got was much more. It's still very simple, which is key, and the storyline, while playful, lacks gimmick. It has just the right amount of young compassion that puts it into a lighthearted demeanor without coming off as overly-sophomoric. The third act doesn't play out like a punch line like it might in the hands of some kid grown bored of masturbation.

What sometimes bothers me about “hip” art, be it music, literature, performance art, whatever, is that it often takes itself far too seriously. I don't want someone to try and force an unknowable truth upon me, shaking me and yelling "look! Can't you see how IMPORTANT this is?!" I want simple, creative, elegance. It is much easier for me to find beauty in that natural innocence than in something overly-complex and weighty. The best writers of intellectual literature are those who retain the element of simplicity in their structure, their flow, their metaphors, their sentences, which makes their ideas, however heavy, simple to appreciate. I find that especially in your last two films. There is a warm comfort in them. It is as if looking through a forgotten family photo album. I have to note that some of my attraction to them is subjective, being closely associated to the actors and even the setting; it incites nostalgia that plays into that sense of comfort. But were they actors from and acting in Michigan, I believe I'd still experience the same feeling I get when the opening credits to The Wonder Years roll. It’s the sentiment of happiness for no other reason than it feels good to smile. The camera work adds to all of this. It doesn't feel like the camera was held in a too-ambitious tween's hands. It has just the right amount of craft and youthful ingenuity required to make the viewing experience fun but not saturated in sticky sugar.

If there is a fault to be found with Paper Boys, it would be the intention of being cute, which can be off-putting. But in that risk is found success. When Pat peeks his head out from around Paul's, well that is solid gold. Really the only irksome aspect that I noticed was the transition from Arcade Fire to Booker T. While both masterful pieces, and both very fitting to their respective acts, the two don't fit very well side-by-side.

Overall, out of the four Orcas in the Park films I've seen, I put this right below Sellin' Belts. What puts Belts a notch above Boys is its completely upfront nature. It’s called Sellin' Belts, and what do we get? A dude sellin' belts (and smokin' cigs). The intrigue of the film lies in the quirky capitalistic psyche of our antagonist. Door-to-door, on the side of a busy road, daringly fill up the tank, stop for some pizza, back to work. It's the wayward realization of the American Dream all set to some crazy loon rambling about whatever Dylan's rambling about. No bullshit, just belts.

I showed it (Sellin' Belts) to my roommate and his reaction was "I don't get it." There's not much to say to that response. I see what he's saying, which is essentially "What was the point of that? Nothing happened." And fine, some will miss what is to be appreciated about a piece lacking the typical tension found in almost all media. It is very Chekhovian, and he received much criticism for having a lack of narrative moral perspective or any sense of climax in many cases. Instead of giving his readers that, he gave them something much more precious: the unadulterated presence of there-ness. It is a style of presentation that allows the reader to be far closer to the story, the characters, everything. There is third person perspective, to be sure, but it is forever open, whimsical even when gaunt. The audience has legitimately fluid freedom to accept the art in whatever way they want without the pressures of right/wrong, good/bad pressed upon them by an overbearing narrator. It is the defining literary quality of the (good) haiku. But some people are uncomfortable with that amount of freedom. It allows the mind to wander too far into the possibility of challenging what they know, what they have always known since that very knowledge was germinated (probably from what they were once told). And where these more common critics will find frustration with the nebulous nature of Sellin' Belts, they will find solace in the structure of Paper Boys.

Paper Boys does something that Sellin’ Belts cannot. It takes the viewer into the realm of struggle. While there is implied struggle in Krevnash’s character in Sellin’ Belts (namely the tiresome grinding of the lower-level capitalistic gears), the struggle in Paper Boys is given to us forwardly in an alley with two men face to face. The scene is easily associated with the Western stand-off, and thus provokes similar suspense. This structural occurrence generally promotes the use of a three act format, and in Paper Boys, the three acts fulfill their roles classically. There is set-up (a familiarization with the setting and the circumstance of characters), tension (the point where the antagonist(s) cannot return to the consonance they knew before the dissonance now acting upon them) and resolution (which we are given in spades in our third act).

Ultimately, this flash film embodies the essence of storytelling with remarkable efficiency. There is no need for dialogue, for over-exaggerated expression, for some over-the-top deus ex machina. It is complete in its smooth rolling story of two Paper Boys.     

Junkyard Clogs

I read two Hemingway short stories this morning when I got up, both of which have always been favorites of mine. The first is The Good Lion and the second is The Faithful Bull. Both are just under 2 pages. They are essentially children's stories and are overlooked in the voluminous library of Hemingway, but if you stumble across them - sit down for a minute and scope.

Ice House Crouch Pounce

Watched Despicable Me last night. It was good. I enjoyed the character Vector and this song that I heard 3 times in the film. Boom.

Paper Boys - Teaser/Trailer

Here is a teaser for PAPER BOYS, my latest work. Hope to have the finished product up by middle-to-end of the week. ENJOY.

Sellin Belts. My New Short Film

Snow & Go

Snow Falls In South TX.

Those of us residing in South Texas are currently experiencing something we ain't used to. Nevertheless, love is still the heart of the matter. Snow falls, fires light, love soars and hearts crush. I have been a fan of this CC song for many a moment: Riding home from the picture-show or the 7th street Tavern in Fort Worth, or - - maybe anxiously awaiting some fridge leftovers or a late night text. But mostly, some time with my old roomie's dog, Dakota. I hope we can all find some semblance of joy in our own personal moments. Until then, stay safe, stay warm, and enjoy the snow. It may be 20 years before it returns.

Homeless. In A Cold Town.

2nd short. No moral/point/objective. It is simply...just there.

New Activities

It is awfully cold out right now. Seems like almost all across the country there are power outages, abandoned cars and snowstorms.

As of late, some big activities have been formulating for myself. I had a productive interview yesterday with a company that sounds like it is doing something really innovative in terms of social media. Today, I take my ASVAB for the Coast Guard Reserves. And oh yes - I have fallen in love with making short films! More to come.

Round 2

My favorite youtube clip of all time, courtesy of TCM'S 100 Yrs @ The Movies. Stay with it. It's Golden.

Culture Club

Introducing Michael Collins as P. Ness. I am behind the camera. Thanks to the rollerskates that helped make this go as smoothly as possible. BTW, It was shot entirely with a still-camera on  video setting. Take that, Hollywood. Enjoy this short film.

Eyes on the Ocean

Coming Home: A Love Story (Beginning Videography)

This video was intended to be funny...but, the more I watch it -- the more I think it looks...somewhat.. 'serious.'  My thought was that - the guy on the board - had been away, like a semi-Surf-Ninja. And he oddly surfs in to the beach, which is totally a mindless concept, but still hilarious. Anywho, had a fun time editing, filming and incorporating a new favorite song that I finally have in my archive. This is only the beginning. Ready for more videography projects..

Somebody Serve Me Something Similar

Finally found this song. I am dumb