it’s the beard, man. the BEARD tells me what notes to play.

Credit for original photo: Leland Sklar in Trondheim, Norway, August 4, 2007 by Magnushk via Wikimedia Commons. Image edits by yours truly.

oakland california, corner of william and san pablo, 8 am fri. 9 july

took sam for a walk, and saw this paper mask on the corner near my apartment building.

i was struck (read: saddened, angered, offended) at the face of an innocent victim having been co-opted by a coward for the purpose of hiding their identity.