These are cool

Vyconic thingies

Pix: Passover 2010

Why is it on this night we click here?

Tell Louis What To Do: Listen to Sloan

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

@ 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

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

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

Photo: Sofra

I like this one.

Random Photos from Jan and Feb 2010

Here and there.

Theory / Rant: Smiling

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

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

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Pix from Chanukah Party

Click Here, Babycakes

Next album cover?

Tell Louis What To Do: Listen to Jamie Lidell

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

If not, get one.

Then listen to it.

That is all.
-K

Kirill

This pic came out great.

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

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

The Online Photographer: The Leica as Teacher

Tell Louis What To Do: Take out the Canonet

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

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

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Tell Louis What To Do: Listen to Innervisions

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

Sloan has a new EP out, Hit & Run.