Monday, July 18, 2011
Friday, July 15, 2011
Thursday, July 14, 2011
Wednesday, July 13, 2011
Tuesday, July 12, 2011
Saturday, July 9, 2011
Amazing photo...
This is one of my favorite photographs. It captures its moment so beautifully. We've all seen Dorothea Lange's amazing pictures of migrant workers before. This one is by Jack Delano (another fantastic photographer who worked for the FSA) and isn't quite as famous, but should be.
Friday, July 8, 2011
Governors Island Jazz Age Lawn Fest
No, I wasn't actually there-- but I wish I had been. Found this on the From Me to You tumblr here.
Oh, and that is Michael Arenella and His Dreamland Orchestra in the above cinemagraph.
Sideways Studded Belt
Nice jacket. And check out the studded belt, worn sideways. I've seen that before and always wondered about it. I'm guessing it was to keep the buckle from rubbing up against things that you might lean on.
Thursday, July 7, 2011
Wednesday, July 6, 2011
Tuesday, July 5, 2011
Friday, July 1, 2011
Thursday, June 30, 2011
Sunday, June 26, 2011
Saturday, June 25, 2011
Favilla Teardrop Ukulele?
This is my travel uke, and it is a bit of a mystery. It sure looks like a Favilla Teardrop, but it is not branded anywhere that I can see. When I first got it, I thought it was just a knock-off or something, but it certainly has a nice loud bark like a a real Favilla. This uke has apparently had a busy life-- the color on the fingerboard has worn away in the usual spots on the first four frets, it has chips and scratches all over it (but no cracks in the body, amazingly), and apparently someone knocked a piece off of the bridge at some point in its life. To make it tune-able, unfortunately I had to remove the cool old red, bell-shaped tuners and replace them with generic ones, and to make the bridge work, I added the round metal piece from the end of a guitar string-- it just holds in the nook of where the bridge broke off. It definitely has character, and it is pretty fun to play. Anybody out there know if Favilla made any un-branded instruments?
Friday, June 24, 2011
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