Comments for unBLOGGED http://tjnorris.net/blog unBLOGGED focuses on contemporary a/v media and sound art. Podcast by artist/curator TJ Norris, from Portland, OR Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:44:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 Comment on Freedom State on Hulu by Michael Fields http://tjnorris.net/blog/2009/04/freedom-state-on-hulu/#comment-76917 Michael Fields Wed, 27 Jan 2010 10:01:09 +0000 http://tjnorris.net/blog/?p=4729#comment-76917 Crazy! I just found this movie on Hulu and saw the credit... This is wicked awesome! Congrats! Crazy! I just found this movie on Hulu and saw the credit… This is wicked awesome! Congrats!

]]> Comment on unBlogged RIP by Richard Speer http://tjnorris.net/blog/2009/12/unblogged-rip/#comment-73486 Richard Speer Wed, 23 Dec 2009 02:43:50 +0000 http://tjnorris.net/blog/?p=7054#comment-73486 TJ, congrats on the grant! Have a great XXXmas and New Year if I don't see you before then. Cheers and till soon, Richard TJ, congrats on the grant! Have a great XXXmas and New Year if I don’t see you before then. Cheers and till soon, Richard

]]> Comment on unBlogged RIP by darrell http://tjnorris.net/blog/2009/12/unblogged-rip/#comment-73472 darrell Tue, 22 Dec 2009 20:27:32 +0000 http://tjnorris.net/blog/?p=7054#comment-73472 congratulations! Looking forward to your suprise! congratulations! Looking forward to your suprise!

]]> Comment on unBlogged RIP by bob vina http://tjnorris.net/blog/2009/12/unblogged-rip/#comment-73418 bob vina Mon, 21 Dec 2009 22:57:26 +0000 http://tjnorris.net/blog/?p=7054#comment-73418 I'm sure the new baby will have a nice "grrrrrr!" I’m sure the new baby will have a nice “grrrrrr!”

]]> Comment on unBlogged RIP by carywd http://tjnorris.net/blog/2009/12/unblogged-rip/#comment-73405 carywd Mon, 21 Dec 2009 20:04:19 +0000 http://tjnorris.net/blog/?p=7054#comment-73405 good for you, looking forward to it good for you, looking forward to it

]]> Comment on unBlogged RIP by Diedrich Dasenbrock http://tjnorris.net/blog/2009/12/unblogged-rip/#comment-73359 Diedrich Dasenbrock Mon, 21 Dec 2009 01:07:17 +0000 http://tjnorris.net/blog/?p=7054#comment-73359 looking forward to the ride!! looking forward to the ride!!

]]> Comment on unBlogged RIP by marc fischer http://tjnorris.net/blog/2009/12/unblogged-rip/#comment-73349 marc fischer Sun, 20 Dec 2009 18:22:38 +0000 http://tjnorris.net/blog/?p=7054#comment-73349 wow, congratulations. i can't wait to see what next year brings. wow, congratulations. i can’t wait to see what next year brings.

]]> Comment on Caffeine + Cosmos by bob vina http://tjnorris.net/blog/2009/12/caffeine-cosmos/#comment-72270 bob vina Sat, 05 Dec 2009 19:27:33 +0000 http://tjnorris.net/blog/?p=6928#comment-72270 Interesting choice of graphics. I remember buying one of these "Aztec Calendars" in Mex City about 35 years ago. It was made of old crushed bones. Not sure what the Mayan calendar would look like.... Anyway, I was at the Anthropological Museum in Mex City last year and they have now decided..is NOT Aztec....and not even a calendar. Best of all, they think it may have been a wrestling platform (which sounds pretty HOT to me!) Interesting choice of graphics. I remember buying one of these “Aztec Calendars” in Mex City about 35 years ago. It was made of old crushed bones. Not sure what the Mayan calendar would look like….

Anyway, I was at the Anthropological Museum in Mex City last year and they have now decided..is NOT Aztec….and not even a calendar. Best of all, they think it may have been a wrestling platform (which sounds pretty HOT to me!)

]]> Comment on Black + Blue: What Not To Do by tjnorris http://tjnorris.net/blog/2009/11/black-blue-what-not-to-do/#comment-71379 tjnorris Wed, 25 Nov 2009 06:44:25 +0000 http://tjnorris.net/blog/?p=6880#comment-71379 http://www.portlandmonthlymag.com/blogs/culturephile-portland-arts/black-and-blue/ http://www.portlandmonthlymag.com/blogs/culturephile-portland-arts/black-and-blue/

]]> Comment on Black + Blue: What Not To Do by darrell http://tjnorris.net/blog/2009/11/black-blue-what-not-to-do/#comment-71367 darrell Wed, 25 Nov 2009 02:37:21 +0000 http://tjnorris.net/blog/?p=6880#comment-71367 totally in jest Richard, but the sad part is there are people like that right in our back yards sucking the life out of us. I don't much like censorship. totally in jest Richard, but the sad part is there are people like that right in our back yards sucking the life out of us.

I don’t much like censorship.

]]> Comment on Black + Blue: What Not To Do by Richard Schemmerer http://tjnorris.net/blog/2009/11/black-blue-what-not-to-do/#comment-71341 Richard Schemmerer Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:14:47 +0000 http://tjnorris.net/blog/?p=6880#comment-71341 I just hope darrell was kidding otherwise the world surely will go down because of ignorance that is the true reason Rome fell at least in my book God help us all is the show still up? I just hope darrell was kidding
otherwise the world surely will go down because of ignorance
that is the true reason Rome fell at least in my book
God help us all
is the show still up?

]]> Comment on Black + Blue: What Not To Do by darrell http://tjnorris.net/blog/2009/11/black-blue-what-not-to-do/#comment-71233 darrell Mon, 23 Nov 2009 04:27:32 +0000 http://tjnorris.net/blog/?p=6880#comment-71233 Victor, Victor, Victor....I've said it before when that obviously talentless Mapplethorpe hung those abominations toward mankind. How could anyone make anything like that?...in my world we show restraint...restraint in our lives make us ignorant and simple. Two qualities I admire. Also, just because something is true doesn't mean you have to hold it up to the world for all to see...we prefer to turn our heads, sit on our hands and throw it in the closet. You could learn a lesson or two. Rome fell because it didn't show restraint. Is that what you want here? Oh dear...God's work will never be done. Victor, Victor, Victor….I’ve said it before when that obviously talentless Mapplethorpe hung those abominations toward mankind. How could anyone make anything like that?…in my world we show restraint…restraint in our lives make us ignorant and simple. Two qualities I admire. Also, just because something is true doesn’t mean you have to hold it up to the world for all to see…we prefer to turn our heads, sit on our hands and throw it in the closet. You could learn a lesson or two. Rome fell because it didn’t show restraint. Is that what you want here?

Oh dear…God’s work will never be done.

]]> Comment on RockNRollAllNight by tjnorris http://tjnorris.net/blog/2009/11/rocknrollallnight/#comment-70977 tjnorris Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:30:24 +0000 http://tjnorris.net/blog/?p=6864#comment-70977 That's just the phrase they use at the opening of Alive or Alive II. I think it's fitting given the 'circus' of this type of show. I also don't think you would feel the same way about Mr. Stanley anymore, well, let's just say, for niceity sake - he has 'changed'. But they are still a spectacle, so are the fans. I'll never forget my father's heterosexism, tearing my posters from the walls, leaving the shredded corners hanging from thumbtacks on my wood paneled pre-teen room (I was about 12 or 13). Men in makeup, after all, I guess that was "too gay" for him. LOL!!!! I had their 1974 debut in '77 I think. It must have been one of my first three albums. The other two were Saturday Night Fever and something by Abba (or was it Nina Hagen or ELO?). Those were the days! They were my first favorite rock band until I discovered Cheap Trick, then Gary Numan, and well the rest is HIStory.... That’s just the phrase they use at the opening of Alive or Alive II. I think it’s fitting given the ‘circus’ of this type of show. I also don’t think you would feel the same way about Mr. Stanley anymore, well, let’s just say, for niceity sake - he has ‘changed’. But they are still a spectacle, so are the fans. I’ll never forget my father’s heterosexism, tearing my posters from the walls, leaving the shredded corners hanging from thumbtacks on my wood paneled pre-teen room (I was about 12 or 13). Men in makeup, after all, I guess that was “too gay” for him. LOL!!!! I had their 1974 debut in ‘77 I think. It must have been one of my first three albums. The other two were Saturday Night Fever and something by Abba (or was it Nina Hagen or ELO?). Those were the days! They were my first favorite rock band until I discovered Cheap Trick, then Gary Numan, and well the rest is HIStory….

]]> Comment on Bountiful Backdrop by darrell http://tjnorris.net/blog/2009/11/bountiful-backdrop/#comment-70965 darrell Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:29:38 +0000 http://tjnorris.net/blog/?p=6847#comment-70965 Great pics TJ...THANKS! Great pics TJ…THANKS!

]]> Comment on RockNRollAllNight by darrell http://tjnorris.net/blog/2009/11/rocknrollallnight/#comment-70962 darrell Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:27:08 +0000 http://tjnorris.net/blog/?p=6864#comment-70962 I love KISS. Since a young teen I had attended all their shows starting at DRESSED TO KILL till probably DYNASTY. I remember the crush I had on shirtless Paul Stanley. I had all the stuff a real Kiss fan would have...and not to negate because i believe that music is very personal, but the greatest rock and roll band of all time? Wow....It would be hard for me to narrow that down. Personally I would call them the greatest rock and roll band of marketing in the world...and I love them. I love KISS. Since a young teen I had attended all their shows starting at DRESSED TO KILL till probably DYNASTY. I remember the crush I had on shirtless Paul Stanley.
I had all the stuff a real Kiss fan would have…and not to negate because i believe that music is very personal, but the greatest rock and roll band of all time? Wow….It would be hard for me to narrow that down. Personally I would call them the greatest rock and roll band of marketing in the world…and I love them.

]]> Comment on Jessica Skloven | Recent Work by Richard Speer http://tjnorris.net/blog/2009/11/jessica-skloven-recent-work/#comment-70505 Richard Speer Wed, 11 Nov 2009 06:34:53 +0000 http://tjnorris.net/blog/?p=6810#comment-70505 T.J., I really like this show. And I can see why Jessica's work resonates with you in particular, given your eye. Congrats to both of you. Beautiful work. T.J., I really like this show. And I can see why Jessica’s work resonates with you in particular, given your eye. Congrats to both of you. Beautiful work.

]]> Comment on Blue Moves by bryan http://tjnorris.net/blog/2009/10/blue-moves/#comment-69560 bryan Sat, 31 Oct 2009 16:38:40 +0000 http://tjnorris.net/blog/?p=6711#comment-69560 BLUE BALLED? BLUE BALLED?

]]> Comment on Madonna’s Celebration or Degradation? by swi http://tjnorris.net/blog/2009/10/madonnas-celebration-or-degradation/#comment-69237 swi Wed, 28 Oct 2009 23:56:16 +0000 http://tjnorris.net/blog/?p=6690#comment-69237 the "fame spectrum" has broadened. and, the idea of a generation has also evolved. the tides and currents of what things mean to different people is a complex pulse to try to keep a finger on. a multi-faceted pulse. toss into the mix the globalization that's going on, and i think trying to figure out what's happening is sort of incomprehensible at the moment. all that said, even though i feel like i'm missing out on more than ever before, and also failing to understand a lot of what i'm catching, i think it's getting better all the time. the “fame spectrum” has broadened. and, the idea of a generation has also evolved. the tides and currents of what things mean to different people is a complex pulse to try to keep a finger on. a multi-faceted pulse. toss into the mix the globalization that’s going on, and i think trying to figure out what’s happening is sort of incomprehensible at the moment.

all that said, even though i feel like i’m missing out on more than ever before, and also failing to understand a lot of what i’m catching, i think it’s getting better all the time.

]]> Comment on Wouldn’t Ya, Bearracuda? by gabe http://tjnorris.net/blog/2009/10/wouldnt-ya-bearracuda/#comment-68866 gabe Sat, 24 Oct 2009 09:51:24 +0000 http://tjnorris.net/blog/?p=6595#comment-68866 I have that pair of underwear, crazy. Sounds like a lot of fun. I need to go next time. I have that pair of underwear, crazy. Sounds like a lot of fun. I need to go next time.

]]> Comment on Wouldn’t Ya, Bearracuda? by darrell http://tjnorris.net/blog/2009/10/wouldnt-ya-bearracuda/#comment-68705 darrell Tue, 20 Oct 2009 00:28:23 +0000 http://tjnorris.net/blog/?p=6595#comment-68705 It is so good to hear that Cher vinyl never touched a needle...coming from you TJ, it sounds like the music was good. What a relief. The Bear community is much more progressive than that...right? I think I'll go next time just to prove it...if they play 'I Believe in Love', I'm outta there.................. It is so good to hear that Cher vinyl never touched a needle…coming from you TJ, it sounds like the music was good. What a relief. The Bear community is much more progressive than that…right? I think I’ll go next time just to prove it…if they play ‘I Believe in Love’, I’m outta there………………

]]> Comment on Wouldn’t Ya, Bearracuda? by randall http://tjnorris.net/blog/2009/10/wouldnt-ya-bearracuda/#comment-68677 randall Mon, 19 Oct 2009 01:58:50 +0000 http://tjnorris.net/blog/?p=6595#comment-68677 i have one question, why do we as a (bear) community have dances, and barely one percent of the attendees even bother to get out on the dance floor? afraid to burn some calories? afraid you might drop a pound or two? i hear so many default responses "oh i'm waiting to hear a song i can dance to", or "i havent had that much to drink... yet!". this to me is disheartening. why even bother having a DANCE if no one is going to rise to the occasion and do just that. otherwise, it was a good night, a nice collection of furries. it was good to connect w some new and familiar faces... but somehow i missed you, rumor has it you were out back by the voodoo doughnuts! LOL i have one question, why do we as a (bear) community have dances, and barely one percent of the attendees even bother to get out on the dance floor? afraid to burn some calories? afraid you might drop a pound or two? i hear so many default responses “oh i’m waiting to hear a song i can dance to”, or “i havent had that much to drink… yet!”. this to me is disheartening. why even bother having a DANCE if no one is going to rise to the occasion and do just that. otherwise, it was a good night, a nice collection of furries. it was good to connect w some new and familiar faces… but somehow i missed you, rumor has it you were out back by the voodoo doughnuts! LOL

]]> Comment on Wouldn’t Ya, Bearracuda? by Ian http://tjnorris.net/blog/2009/10/wouldnt-ya-bearracuda/#comment-68667 Ian Sun, 18 Oct 2009 20:28:08 +0000 http://tjnorris.net/blog/?p=6595#comment-68667 There was a distinct community vibe last night at Bearracuda that was at once very friendly in a furry kind of way, and very sexy. Some familiar faces and new and welcome faces from the local area and from beyond were there. But comradery in a bear universe kind of way was very distinct and I loved it..... Can't wait for the next one. There was a distinct community vibe last night at Bearracuda that was at once very friendly in a furry kind of way, and very sexy. Some familiar faces and new and welcome faces from the local area and from beyond were there. But comradery in a bear universe kind of way was very distinct and I loved it….. Can’t wait for the next one.

]]> Comment on Time Will Pass by bob vina http://tjnorris.net/blog/2009/10/time-will-pass/#comment-68114 bob vina Wed, 07 Oct 2009 19:25:46 +0000 http://tjnorris.net/blog/?p=6439#comment-68114 AND newly restored for 2009...after a series of winds took the glass away in 2008. The Column tops it out at 125 feet AND..here is a bot of Did You Know...? The Astor Column has to be the only place (I know of..) that allows...nay, encourages you to throw something from the outdoor balcony. Read on---> Nearby the Column is a small gift shed that sells small balsa wood gliders and are encouraged to launch from the Column. On a busy day you will see tens of these gliders sailing on the thermals before landing in the fir/ spruce trees that surround the park. Keep Oregon Weird! (not just Portland ...) AND newly restored for 2009…after a series of winds took the glass away in 2008. The Column tops it out at 125 feet

AND..here is a bot of Did You Know…?

The Astor Column has to be the only place (I know of..) that allows…nay, encourages you to throw something from the outdoor balcony.

Read on—> Nearby the Column is a small gift shed that sells small balsa wood gliders and are encouraged to launch from the Column. On a busy day you will see tens of these gliders sailing on the thermals before landing in the fir/ spruce trees that surround the park.

Keep Oregon Weird! (not just Portland …)

]]> Comment on Scott Wayne, Indiana [or bust] by swi http://tjnorris.net/blog/2007/11/scott-wayne-indiana-or-bust/#comment-67979 swi Sat, 03 Oct 2009 07:21:50 +0000 http://tjnorris.net/blog/2007/11/22/scott-wayne-indiana-or-bust/#comment-67979 totally repped by GD. totally repped by GD.

]]> Comment on The Joker: Remodelled by Mark Ray Grey http://tjnorris.net/blog/2008/07/the-joker-remodelled/#comment-67727 Mark Ray Grey Mon, 28 Sep 2009 20:17:22 +0000 http://tjnorris.net/blog/?p=1947#comment-67727 I loved every Joker there ever was and hopefuly will be. I've noticed that every Joker (cartoon and live action) changes. I'm sad that Heath wont be back as the Joker but am wiling to embrase the new Joker with open arms and a heart full of trust that they will become the next best thing in The Joker World. We all miss Heath. I loved every Joker there ever was and hopefuly will be. I’ve noticed that every Joker (cartoon and live action) changes. I’m sad that Heath wont be back as the Joker but am wiling to embrase the new Joker with open arms and a heart full of trust that they will become the next best thing in The Joker World. We all miss Heath.

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