Ken Rothman

These are cool

2010-12-08T11:52:00.000-05:00

Pix: Passover 2010

2010-04-05T09:57:00.002-04:00

Tell Louis What To Do: Listen to Sloan

2010-03-26T10:31:00.003-04:00

Lou, not terribly creative or surprising this time. But since you're a free man again, you should listen to a bunch of Sloan.

A bunch of new photo albums

2010-03-21T21:19:00.003-04:00

@ Trinas
Brunch with the Zentays
Macchu Picchu
Nicky Littlefield 2nd Bday
Diana's Bday
DT's at precinct

Tell Louis What To Do: Listen to Springsteen

2010-02-23T13:19:00.003-05:00

So, yeah, after watching Bruce on Spectacle... rekindled my interest a bit. Dug out "Darkess" and listened to it a few times. Now you must, too, Lou.

Photo: Kirill and Dedushka

2010-02-17T20:47:00.002-05:00

My dad took this one at Kirill's 18th birthday dinner at New Ginza

Photo: Sofra

2010-02-17T13:45:00.001-05:00

I like this one.

Random Photos from Jan and Feb 2010

2010-02-12T08:25:00.001-05:00

Here and there.

Theory / Rant: Smiling

2010-01-14T10:27:00.003-05:00

I find myself unable to not watch American Idol... despite the fact that I find it musically irrelevant. (Was going to say "abhorrent"... but that's probably a bit harsh. It basically doesn't stand for anything musically, for me.) That's fine. I'm still a snob, no doubt, but mellowing.

But, it does make me remember one of my long-standing "rules" about music. At least rock... the performer should not be smiling a lot while singing/playing. If they are, they're too damn happy and should get off the stage.

It's probably not a blanket rule for everything... i'll admit. First thought of this one back when the Barenaked Ladies were popular. At some point someone told me I would like them, so I think Klitt and I saw them at the hatch or something... wow awful stuff. And made worse by all that smiling. Trying *way* too hard. Maybe that's the key -- just be genuine.

I guess it's possible to be genuinely smiley playing rock on stage... but not those guys. Or the Idols, who are obviously coached on performance. Someone backstage there prob told them to "smile alot". Fuck that. Be real.

That being said, I will attempt to smile for the whole show at the next Sneaks performance, whenever that may be.

(Ok, Lou, you can go back to sleep now.)

Happy New Year

2010-01-04T10:45:00.001-05:00

Pix from New Year's... Russkie style.

Click Here, Comrade

Pix from Chanukah Party

2009-12-17T20:54:00.001-05:00

Click Here, Babycakes

Next album cover?

2009-12-14T17:14:00.003-05:00

Tell Louis What To Do: Listen to Jamie Lidell

2009-12-10T15:18:00.002-05:00

Lou,
Do you have a copy of "Multiply"?

If not, get one.

Then listen to it.

That is all.
-K

Kirill

2009-12-05T23:06:00.001-05:00

This pic came out great.

Pix from Sloan @ TT the Bear's Place on 12/3/2009

2009-12-04T12:48:00.001-05:00

Good show, but late. Didn't get home until 2am. :(

Pix from E-P1 with Canon 50mm f/1.4 LTM. (a couple with kit zoom, too)

Click Here to see Pix on Smugmug

The Online Photographer: The Leica as Teacher

2009-12-02T17:02:00.000-05:00

The Online Photographer: The Leica as Teacher

Tell Louis What To Do: Take out the Canonet

2009-12-02T00:02:00.002-05:00

Yeah, I know the G10 is like a 2nd or 3rd dick for you... but your Canonet is a different thing.

Go to CVS.
Buy some of the Kodak Professional Black and White film (not Tri-X... the C41 stuff).
Walk around Cambridge and shoot at least one roll.
Get it processed with a CD.
Marvel.

Pix from Thanksgiving 2009

2009-11-29T21:39:00.003-05:00

Took a buttload of pix @ our little Thanksgiving Family thing in the Berkshires.

Click Here

Tell Louis What To Do: Listen to Innervisions

2009-11-24T11:25:00.004-05:00

Just came up with a perfect idea for this blog. Since Lou is basically my puppet already, I figured I can just bark commands at him electronically here.

So, that's what I'm going to do.

Lou - listen to Innervisions.

See, that wasn't so bad, was it?

New Sloan EP

2009-11-24T10:42:00.001-05:00

Sloan has a new EP out, Hit & Run.

Theory: The Death Camry

2009-11-13T10:37:00.003-05:00

Something I've been pontificating about for years... the Death Camry.
Basically, it goes like this: Someone who knows nothing about cars... for whatever reason... and has little money, but needs a car... they buy the Death Camry.

A Death Camry is basically the oldest, cheapest, Camry you can find that's not totally falling apart.

I figure, since these people know nothing about cars, they buy Consumer Reports, look at the little circles, and see that the Camry has a bunch of red bulls-eye ratings. Sounds good. But since they only have, say, $800 to spend... you get the point. Death Camry.

This in itself is not really a problem, of course... it's just that a good majority of these death camry drivers have no idea how to drive. But since they're easy to spot... just be on the defensive.

Leica Pix

2009-11-11T12:52:00.002-05:00

Some of the first pix from the M6. Well, at least the meter works. Doesn't really change the fact that i'm a shitty photographer :)

All still with the Voigtlander Nokton 40mm f/1.4 SC lens from before. More lenses soon.

Photos Here

Archive of cell phone pix

2009-11-05T22:26:00.002-05:00

The Mother Lode

I think she smelled the rat

2009-11-02T16:20:00.002-05:00

Masha, when you were in Russia, did you have to wait on line to get your tomato-flavored ice cream?

Masha

2009-10-31T23:45:00.002-04:00

At least I can get cheap shoes

2009-10-29T12:20:00.001-04:00

Pollution

Flake

2009-10-29T11:19:00.003-04:00

After all this effort to match my clothes to my new ring, I left my ring in the car. Doh!

Fretless

2009-10-29T10:56:00.001-04:00

Allan's fretless P-Bass. In the studio, October 2009.

Traffic

2009-10-29T10:35:00.001-04:00

Who decided it's ok to keep messing with the lanes on the B.U. Bridge?

I bought a Leica

2009-10-28T13:43:00.000-04:00

Went insane and bought a 1986 M6 "classic" from EP Levine via the Photographica show.