Project SteevIt's doctor's orders that I keep this blog.Return of the 48 Hour Movie- May 28, 2008 It's been almost 6 years now since I had my first experiences collaboratively making fiction films really really fast, back in Portland. Wow. Those were the days! The closest I've come, creatively, to those times was last weekend, when a team of people, mostly from Pan Left Productions, that included myself, took part in a contest here in Tucson called the 48 Hour Film Shootout. It was a lot of fun and the results are something to be proud of. There was some friction and some toes stepped on,...http://detritus.net/steev/mt/archives/001008.html Shut the Hell Up Mister Bush!!!- May 19, 2008 Here's a totally awesome, bitterly furious rant by Keith Olbermann on MSNBC, a personal commentary on Bush's most recent ludicrous bullshit - our idiot commander-in-chief announcing that he gave up golf in honor of our Iraq casualties. This is the angriest intelligent anti-administration thing I've seen on mainstream TV for quite a while, if not ever. Bravo, Olbermann! You rock!!...http://detritus.net/steev/mt/archives/001007.html toonlet as microblogging- May 16, 2008 smh - disgusted: I JUST REALIZED I CAN SUBSCRIBE TO INDIVIDUAL USER RSS FEEDS. smh - sad: A LOT OF FRIENDS OF MINE DON'T HAVE BLOGS. smh - disgusted: BUT THEY MAKE TOONS HERE. smh - normal: IT'S THE NEXT BEST THING. THANX TOONLET. REACH OUT AND TOUCH SOMEONE. WITH TOONLET(TM)" src="http:toonlet.comrendersteevpanelset10604-Toon_Syndicate-sfull.png" height="490" width="720">...http://detritus.net/steev/mt/archives/001006.html Our Man From the Left- May 14, 2008 I was surprised to discover this morning that Thomas Frank is today kicking off his new weekly Wednesday opinion column in the Wall Street Journal. The editors had this to say about his addition to their team: "Mr. Frank can help our readers understand what's on the mind of the American left as it bids to regain control of the federal government." Hmm. I'm not sure what to think. Mr. Frank will be familiar to some of you as the once editor of the excellent cultural criticism journal...http://detritus.net/steev/mt/archives/001005.html antiprom playlist- May 12, 2008 Friday night I did a short DJ set at Dry River's "anti-prom." Don't ask me to define what an anti-prom is. And I'm not sure why I volunteered to DJ. But it was somewhat fun and somewhat successful. Here's my playlist: Thatll Be the Day Buddy Holly Bossa Nova Baby Elvis Presley Honey Don't The Beatles Who Do You Love Bo Diddley Track 09 B.B. King Rock 'n' Roll High School The Ramones Chick Habit April March Holiday Innn Stereo Total Harley Davidson Brigitte Bardot Hicky burr Quincy...http://detritus.net/steev/mt/archives/001004.html Weekend in Alabama for WTR- May 7, 2008 Last weekend I was in Birmingham, Alabama for one of the twice-yearly meetings of the National War Tax Resistance Coordinating Committee. I was there to film for the documentary on war tax resistance, and also to give people in the committee a status report of how the film is coming along and show them some footage. It went well, and it was nice to spend a few days in a really green and humid place, very different from Tucson. David Gross was there too and has a pretty complete summary of the...http://detritus.net/steev/mt/archives/001003.html |