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Went Off Without A Hitch!

December 11, 2009

The talk went off without a hitch! Gave it my all. Had a hell of time.So surreal. I'm standing off to the side during the incredible introduction by Eric, and like, I'm kinda flaoting up out of my head a bit, getting swimmy and blurry and excited, and then I realize, Oh shit, it's me that has to go up there and talk. Ha. Funny how these things work. Real weird.-Thank you Eric Hillerns, for believing in the DDC!-Thank you AIGA Portland, for giving me a shot.-Thank you 52LTD, for putting the deal on.-Thank you Portland, for coming out. We packed the place full!-Thank you for everyone who Tweeted me, up to it, and afterward.-Thank you Leigh, Leah, Jacob, Lovejoy, Dale, Dale Sr., Betty, Jess, Jay Floyd, Bartel, Steve, Kirsten, Vin, Cory, Mitch, Shelby, Scotty, Robby, Kate, Clifton and the good people of Always With Honor. Meant a lot to have you guys out in the crowd staring me down.- - - -JUST LIKE IT SAYS: "Interview with Don from Invisible Creature." Some great work in there. Super memorable. Wow. Rather impressive, all around.Their new site is something to marvel at, too. Wow, again! Tight as a fiddle string. A product of our good buddies Instrument here in Portland, that site is a real kick in the ass along the lines of, "Time to update the DDC." We got plans.(Saw this on Vin's Twitterage.)- - - -ONE OF THE WEB'S GREATEST: Ted Staunton's Incredible Collection of Old 78s Labels. Hour and hours of enjoyment. Waste a whole day, on some fatcat employer's dime. How's that for fucked up? Strike back at Friday and throw the day away! (Hell yes, Bill Zindel!)- - - -LITTLE BABY FETUS ORNAMENT: Only from the Flaming Lips. Happy Holi-daze, you Okie fuckers!- - - -GET ONE BEFORE THEY ARE GONE: Lifter Puller vs. The End Of. My copy showed up today! "Must have" kind of thing. Comes with a card to download their whole mess. Wish I could have seen them back in the day. Missed it by a little under a mile.- - - -ON THE PLAYER:01. Lifter Puller - The Entertainment And Arts02. Lifter Puller - Half Dead And Dynamite03. Lifter Puller - Lifter Puller04. Lifter Puller - Slips Backwards

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