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DESTINATION OF THE MOMENT >> Computer Love.







NOW 11/29/01

>> Jean companies have sold "used" jeans in the past... but premium destroyed? Damn. Give it up for the J. Crew writers...


>> The 222 Gallery in Philadelphia will feature, "800 x 600 x 30", in December. It will project in the gallery as a slide show with contributions from numerous graphic designers. 222 will also offer a CDrom of all the works. Check the description info and contributor list here.




THEN 11/28/01

>> An interesting photo of captured Taliban soldiers ( source: Time magazine ).


>> More Adidas curiosities... Check out the finalists in the "Adidas Stan Smith Re-Design Contest" at computerlove.net. Yup, that's Bend's Jenkins, rockets and all.




THEN 11/18-26/01

>> Bend staff in Cheyenne, Wyoming.




THEN 11/14/01

>> Donnie Darko.




THEN 11/13/01

>> You want to feel like this right now...
( image from M. Leon )




THEN 11/12/01

>> One of the Hessen-Jenk boards is gone already... skateboard collector, Nick Halkias from Florida swept it up.


>> New special up in the Bend Store : Flow Package / Bend#19 "Good Night" / Little Engines #2 -- all for $15. A $3.50 savings! Hot damn.




THEN 11/09/01

>> We've gotten 5 more of the Hessenmob/Jenkins boards in. These sold very fast last time, so... get on it. Here.





THEN 11/08/01

>> A new one from Oak.




THEN 11/07/01

>> The commodification of war. What the hell happened to us?




THEN 11/06/01

>> Ray Barbee and his band will be playing at the opening of the new Giant Robot store. November 10th at 2015 Sawtelle Boulevard in West Los Angeles. Ray goes on about 4pm. Check his new CD out on Galaxia (they've also got the Len Brown Society on there -- excellent with a bonus -- cover art by Hecox). Anyhow, go out and support the Robot and Ray, it'll be a good day,




THEN 11/05/01

>> Cheryl Dunn sends this invitation to:

"Widely Unknown," an art show in honor of Margaret Kilgallen.

Nick Akderman, buZ blurr, Bill Daniel, Cheyl Dunn, Chris Johanson, Margaret Kilgallen, Alicia McCarthy, Barry McGee, Manny Miranda, Eamon Ore-Giron, Rigo 01, and Clare Rojas will all show work curated by Eungie Joo.
Track Star will perform.

Deitch Projects, 18 Wooster Street, New York.
Opening will be November 10, from 6-9 p.m.


>> "Attached is that photo of Satan I told you about. Three, actually. The one
on the bottom is his shadow. Red shadow with horns... a dead giveaway." --Bob K




THEN 11/04/01

>> Two respected person's strongly recommended this film to me in the same week. We went last night. Now I recommend it to all of you. Waking Life. Go.

And if you didn't see this one when it was out, go rent it. Now.




THEN 11/03/01

>> From somewhere in this life-thing :

"So this morning it was 64F with primarily blue skies. The small puffy clouds accenting the clear sky were lit beautifully by the sun. As I watched my motorcycle's speedometer displaying 78, I thought, 'what a grand adventure this life-thing is . . . .' and a smile melted onto my face."

-- Adam Stewart, Oklahoma City




THEN 11/02/01

>> Fighter jets are flying over San Pedro, home of Bend Press and the Vincent Thomas bridge, this morning.




THEN 11/01/01

>> Mr. Bob Kronbauer (aka The Silver Crotch) joins the Girl Skateboard Company Art Dump. Today is his first day. Welcome aboard, Bob -- now get into your cubical and go, go, go...

Speaking of Bob, check his site, Crownfarmer, for an addition : Open questions for you/me, the reader/viewers. This time around?

"Are there more or less insects on the planet now than there were a thousand years ago?" Let him know... the guy is losing sleep.


>> Bucky Fukumoto has an amazing Quicktime movie up on the Stacks Cinema page. Check it here (click on the black window to the right).













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