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Ken Tanaka is hilarious. Today, I was filmed for one of Ken Tanaka's video spots. What an honor. It should be up in a few weeks. If you don't know Ken, he's the whitest Japanese man I've ever seen. I don't think he realized that he was holding the Raideen jumbo backwards, which is very Ken Tanaka. Also the Raideen is also missing it's left hand. Here's a video of what he sort of does.
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Ken Tanaka is hilarious. Today, I was filmed for one of Ken Tanaka’s video spots. What an honor. It should be up in a few weeks. If you don’t know Ken, he’s the whitest Japanese man I’ve ever seen. I don’t think he realized that he was holding the Raideen jumbo backwards, which is very Ken Tanaka. Also the Raideen is also missing it’s left hand. Here’s a video of what he sort of does.Film #2. Documentary about Takashi Murakami. Happened at JANM, and we’ll see how many moments that I’ll actually make it onto a documentary. I’m sure I’m there for comic relief, since there’s no doubt, big time curators, critics, benefactors, other artists, TV people, actors, rich folks, etc, and then me? Find me on the cutting room floor.
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After the Automator suggestion of the Yucatan spot on 15th and Valencia, and driving around the hot breakfast spots which are packed in SF, we were full. So much food, so good and on weekends, posole. I like this spot and the agua fresca is quite good too. I got the cantalope drink. SF never has a shortage of restaurants, but this one always has space.Check out Mi Lindo Yucatan on yelp.
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After the Automator suggestion of the Yucatan spot on 15th and Valencia, and driving around the hot breakfast spots which are packed in SF, we were full. So much food, so good and on weekends, posole. I like this spot and the agua fresca is quite good too. I got the cantalope drink. SF never has a shortage of restaurants, but this one always has space. Check out Mi Lindo Yucatan on yelp. Dave’s car is nuts. I like it, and he’s going to give this to me soon in trade. Owl of the day. Amazing work at Upper Playground. It makes noise through servos, and basically it’s like a pinball machine. When it runs right, it makes a rhythmic beat. This is a nice dog. So mellow. The little one is mellow too and has a nice bell. Later in the day, we went to some print place. SF has this indie thing where people who want to make shit can get stuff done in a community. I guess since it’s so spread out in LA, if you wanted to do this, you’d drive for an hour to find something. Andrew Schoultz’s mural still exists. How did this work in SF? In LA, it would be gone. Object of the day. Mao dogg at his desk writing standards of his own Red Book quotes. He had quite a robust hairline. This object was probably old, and I guess served a purpose of some sort, but was $485. Historical communist gear is expensive. I’d probably break it, but it would look great in a museum or something. I hope someone rad gets this. They sell some of our books and have a neat shop. Pens and Needles sells some of ours too. Tim Kerr and Rich Jacobs art. SF is an arty place and it’s fun to visit for a bit. I lived here once a while ago, and it remains a great place to visit.
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Are airplants in now? Walking through the mission, this arborist type of shop (at least that's what I think it was) used airplants for holiday cheer. I'm not sure if the lights are good for the plant, but they are looking for the warmth of summer and a little bit of humidity. I like the way this whole unit looked actually. Airplants are cool.
Then it was off to White Walls Gallery
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