unc: the weirdest art on campus., originally uploaded by minervacat. This one is for Andrea. This sculpture used to be tucked into the tiny sculpture garden behind the Ackland Art Gallery on campus. I thought it was simultaneously amazing, bizarre, and gratuitous, and it always made me think of a dumb joke that never fails…
Author: brandnewkindof
Photographer, baseball fan, lover of rock music, sweet tea, chili cheese hotdogs, and Matt Wieters.
hoots and hellmouth — the holy open secret
bristol rhythm & roots: hoots and hellmouth, originally uploaded by minervacat. Hoots & Hellmouth — The Holy Open Secret. Not a brand new release, but a 2009 album that I can’t stop thinking about and listening to. I often struggle to describe the sound of an album I’m talking about, because “hipsters with banjos” doesn’t…
bristol rhythm & roots reunion, 2009
Behind the jump, a thousand words in words and seven thousand in photos on Bristol, Tennessee. (This is long; sorry! In my defense, it’ll probably be the longest thing I ever post on here.)
bristol, tennessee/virginia
bristol, tennessee/virginia, originally uploaded by minervacat. you should be next to me in the passenger seat
rest stops i have known and sometimes loved: tennessee welcome area
rest stops i have known and sometimes loved: tennessee welcome area, originally uploaded by minervacat. All I need for inspiration today is this list of performers at the Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion and the prospect of 241 miles of road ahead of us. See y’all on Monday, we’re goin’ to Tennessee for the weekend.
baseball: international league governer’s cup
baseball: international league governer’s cup, originally uploaded by minervacat. I totally lied to you about having seen our last baseball game of 2009. We splurged — and by splurged I mean we spent ten bucks apiece, instead of $7 or $8 — on Bulls/Yankees International League Championship Series tickets for last night. Fourth row on…
aa bondy @ local 506
aa bondy @ local 506, originally uploaded by minervacat. we were raised by wolves and we are still wild
snuzzfest @ local 506
snuzzfest @ local 506, originally uploaded by minervacat. Go out and dance your ass off in public tonight in honor of Patrick Swayze.
rock and roll means well tour
rock and roll means well tour, originally uploaded by minervacat. What follows are two loosely related paragraphs, a single sentence, and a disclaimer: This one’s for cee. It’s one of only a few shots I took with my point-and-click during last fall’s Rock & Roll Means Well tour. It’s appropriate today, if not something that…
green #21
green #21, originally uploaded by minervacat. Finding the right work is like discovering your soul in the world. — Thomas Moore Maja picked out this photo yesterday when I said, hey, pick a photo for me to post tomorrow!, and this quote is for her. Whenever I read that line, it soothes me a little….
