Lift Off...

The splintering of available computer time has begun -- I'll be here erratically at best until next weekend, so I'll come up with a playtime recipe, then back to normal when I'll return to daily posting and more ambitious rambles.

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Art: Sean Morgan and yours truly from "Area Stoned" in Sean's May 2007 anthology comic Capsule: The First Dose, now on sale in the Quechee Antique Mall, dealer #653 booth -- and soon online here!

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Man, I miss my kids. All growed up and in their 20s, life a wide road. Happy trails -- Maia, Daniel, love ya!

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Had a great breakfast with Dan yesterday AM, did Marge and I, and it made my week.

Turns out the band Danny plays in is indeed on YouTube with one short number.

Check out "Vipers in the Tires" by the Jeremy Latch Love Always Love Band, recorded June 13th, 2007 at the Brickhouse Community Resource Center, Turners Falls, MA -- the very performance CCS grad and Pizza Wizard creator Sam Gaskin saw/heard and wrote me about.

(That's Dan on the left of the sidewise Brickhouse sign, playing bass.)

The Jeremy Latch Love Always Love Band features Jeremy Latch (voice/guitar), Cory Bratton aka "Corey Mule" (drums), Sam Phillips (guitar), & Daniel Bissette aka "Pretty Danny" (bass). It's described as a "lousy one take shot!," so keep your expectations in check. (PS to Sam: Hey, I helped your Uncle Bill move this morning; we were done by 10 AM. It's a small world.)

Here's the scoop on the Brickhouse Community Resource Center,

where the band may appear again sooner than later. Come fall (October), the planned tour will begin; it's still taking shape, but Dan tells me The Tinder Box in Brattleboro, VT (on Elliott Street) is the local venue. Others include Athens, GA, Montreal, Chicago, Philadelphia, Maine and Rhode Island, and though the band name is still being discussed, the lineup remains Jeremy Latch (guitar, clarinet, percussion, voice), Sam Phillips (guitar, clarinet, vocals) and Dan himself (guitar, percussion, trombone, voice).

If any one has an electric bass they're willing to give up to the band, shout out (post in comments, here).

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Yo, Maia Rose, what's happening with you?

Being a 21st Century Dad now with high-speed access at last,

Also found my daughter Maia on line -- well, on myspace, with art, music, insights and more -- don't know if it's current (the blog isn't), but still neat space and nice to see.

The photo gallery is full of Maia's art, worth a look.

Her art show is still up at Mocha Joe's Cafe on Main Street in Brattleboro for its final week -- catch it while you can.

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Have a great weekend, one and all, and see you here, catch as catch can, this week.

Marketing Bissettes:

Maia's Art Show in Brattleboro; Daniel's Band Tour in August...

Just a quick heads up: You want to see a great show of Maia Rose's art, photos and such? There's still another week to go for my daughter Maia Rose's art exhibition in Mocha Joe's Cafe at 82 Main Street in Brattleboro, VT (phone: 802-257-7794).

This is a retrospective exhibition of Maia's work from her high school years to present, including oil paintings, watercolors, pastels, pencil, marker, pen & ink drawings and digital rendering and photographs; it's pretty comprehensive, really, and an ideal overview of her artistic development. Mocha Joe's provides a pretty comfy space in which to view and spend a bit of time with her work, especially if you catch the venue when it isn't too crowded -- and you can't beat their coffee or tea!

Maia Rose works at Mocha Joe's, too, so you may even luck into a chance to talk directly with the artist.

I'm touched by the writeup Maia provided for the monthly Gallery Walk: A Monthly Guide to Area Galleries & Exhibits (Vol. 6, No. 7, July 2007): "Maia's work owes much gratitude to the influence of music and the natural world while growing up in southern Vermont. Her creative inspiration has been nurtured by exposure to an international underground of countercultures, particularly those fueled by revolutionary hip-hop and experimental genres. Equal respect goes to Maia's supportive and talented parents, for living their lives in accordance to their dreams, regardless of what others may think."

Thanks, Maia, and much love to you, as ever.
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Mysterious photo of my mutant son Daniel, which arrived with the following cryptic note: "greetings from the new laboratory. everything is going as planned. soon i will have these puny earthlings on their hands and knees. As long as that meddling santa claus doesn't get in my way. love you." (Photo compliments of Cory Bratton)

Maia's bro/my son Daniel is also stretching his creative legs via his work with his musical circle of friends.

Alas, I haven't heard/seen them perform as yet (I always seem to find out after the fact), but CCS graduate and Xeric Award winning cartoonist Sam Gaskin (Pizza Wizard) emailed me last month to mention his catching the band performing in Massachusetts, and Sam dug 'em -- and soon, you may be able to, too!

Y'see, Dan tells me (over our breakfast together last week) that he and his musical compadres are hitting the road later this summer or early fall for a multi-state tour! I'm excited as can be for them, and will post more info here as soon as I get it, though I don't know how tight that info will be presented to me. I'll do my best!

Mucho manly love to you, Dan, as always!

Have a great Wednesday, one and all...