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Occupy print journalism

tgapen — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 03:17:01 +0000

Twenty five million, two hundred twenty eight thousand, eight hundred … seconds. That’s four hundred twenty thousand, four hundred eighty minutes. Or, seven thousand eight hours. Two hundred ninety two days. Exactly 9 months and 17 days since the Los … Continue reading →

Thought I’d something more to say

tgapen — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 05:33:04 +0000

A few years ago – well, four years ago – I wrote in this blog a piece about the ever-accelerating passing of time. You could read that here if you were so inclined. The title of that post, “Where’s the Time Go?” … Continue reading →

Thorazine, Tequila and Dancing in the Streets

tgapen — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 08:02:20 +0000

Only once. Only one time in my entire life – and I’ve been around for a quite a few years – has someone made mention that I wasn’t a half-bad dancer. This happened in the mid-1980s at an office Christmas … Continue reading →

Funeral for a friend

tgapen — Sat, 17 Sep 2011 01:49:18 +0000

He was ornery, cantankerous, whiney and a bit grouchy. He was confident, independent, determined and self-reliant. He had no use for chasing butterflies, no interest in birds or squirrels and he would … Continue reading →

Polarity on a rainy day

admin — Sun, 21 Nov 2010 02:42:05 +0000

It’s a cold, rainy day here today. The kind of weather we live for. I know that sounds odd. Don’t most people like warm sunshine? Yes. And I like warm and sunny as much as the next person. But when you … Continue reading →

Butterscotch Telecaster in open G

admin — Sun, 07 Nov 2010 01:42:14 +0000

Good music comes out of people playing together, knowing what they want to do and going for it. You have to sweat over it and bug it to death. You can’t do it by pushing buttons and watching a TV … Continue reading →

Does yer dug bat?

admin — Sun, 10 Oct 2010 01:43:48 +0000

One of my favorite scenes/lines in any movie from any era comes from “The Pink Panther Strikes Again,” I think about 1976. Clouseau, checking into a hotel room asks the clerk “Does yer dug bat?” The clerk replies, “No.” The … Continue reading →

Of habits and hangy down parts

admin — Wed, 06 Oct 2010 06:07:09 +0000

I’m not a creature of habit. Some time ago, like a year, I told myself that I was going to make one photo a day. I told myself that it didn’t have to be anything stellar, just something that would … Continue reading →

Magic Clouds

admin — Sat, 02 Oct 2010 23:59:54 +0000

SR126 at Sunset from Thomas Gapen on Vimeo. It was otherworldly. Mystical. Magical. Miraculous. It was magnificent. Maybe it was the combination of exactly the right amount of Irish whiskey and a single puff of “cloud.” Maybe it was simply … Continue reading →

That 70s freakshow

admin — Thu, 23 Sep 2010 05:04:58 +0000

Disclaimer: some of the names in this post have been changed, sort of, to protect the bipolar. It started last spring. My dear old friend Butch, a guy I grew up with … Continue reading →