So, a dear friend and feisty lady, Marie De Camp, asked me to draw a tattoo design for her. Flattered? Yes. Freaked out at drawing something permanent for somebody I care about and see often? Just a bit. Here’s my first draft.

Here’s Marie and I, with all her monies. M dog has the money, see. M dog gets the honeys, see.

At the tattoo parlor, Marie sat down with me and really nailed down the specifics of her vision. It was a direct and effective way to make a revision, and I was pleased to get it Juuuuuuust right for her. It’s semi permanent, ya know! She wanted one sparrow to be male, and the other a lady. Also, she was able to specify just how dead they should be. Pretty Dang Dead, was the amount.

We decided to have the tattoo artist do the roses and banner, as Marie wanted a real traditional look, and he was a total pro. Here is the Tat stenciled on, with proper placement.

Then, Marie got stabbed for like 6 hours. Marie De CHAMP is more like it!

I was hanging around the parlor for so long, I got bored, and decided to get a little something done myself. No, not the care bear heart on my butt. I got my ears pierced. For the first time. I AM SO RADICAL! Cat was kind enough to hold my hand, and smirk at my wincing, which is also mostly smirking.

Then, after we were all hungery and tired and Cat and I had read every People and Maxim in the waiting room, Marie done got inked!
Here’s her brand new tat, a week post op. You can really see the size and scope of the thing, no foolin. It came out so good, that I don’t have to avoid Marie to not have to look at the drawings! By which I mean, By gum, I like it. More importantly, Marie does too. Next up? COLOR!

Posted in photos, tattoos - June 2008 - 2 Comments »

Oh, I’m late on posting these. This Is from Opening night of the TMCM Opera. I snuck back stage and took photos. I’m a real tourist.

Did I mention I co wrote the 2nd act? I’m now a card carrying librettist. I don’t go and buy a ball gown for no reason, ya see.

Stacey Murdock and Daniel McLaughlin in all their Deserved Afterglow , when I peeped them with my peepers.

Murdock and Main mugging. Can you find the Creeper?

Matt Dolphin is a man about town. Fresh off of chewing the scenery!

Mars needs Coffee. What is Coffee?

I caught Jasmine Presson asfter she took off her beehive! Pity. We took this photo with my practiced “Myspace arm”

The man behind the music. The blurry, non picture liking, Daniel Steven Crafts. His songs stay stuck in my head.

Good Old Wheeler Dealer. This squinty pic is the only one I have of you in a suit coat.

Posted in non-frontal, photos - April 2008 - 1 Comment »

So, I made this on Christ ass eve this year, and wanted to show it off. I also made one for each of my two sisters, as well. Katie got a TMNT NES clock, and Andie got a Bart Vs. Space Mutants NES clock, and promptly bent the hell out of the clock arms. I kept this one, as it is iconic. This game, that duck. It all seemed very important at the time. I made up this idea, but i’m sure other peeps have done it too. I burnt out the back of the cartridge with my wood burner, and it stunk to hell.

Apologies to my friends with working NES’s

Now, somebody mod me a Super Nintendo Toaster.

Posted in photos - April 2008 - Click here to Comment »

Too Much Carolyn Main. Nope, too much Coffee man! I’m getting ready for the Opera, which is going to be a total hot mess. You really have to go. Buy tickets, and see art, and everybody will be very impressed with you. I know you live in Portland, but once in a while you actually have to go see a unique art, not just a 3$ movie at a pub. I swear, legitimate theater is important. I implore you to be a cultured member of the community, you freaking hick.

(Psst, tickets are cheaper at the box office, f micket taster)

Opening night isApril 4th at Brunish Hall in Portland, Oregon with the Too Much Coffee Man Opera Sequel (the Refill). Tickets on sale now! Hey, big spender.

• On the web at www.ticketmaster.com
• By phone at 503-224-4400

I co-wrote the second act along with the enduring Shannon Wheeler, which , yes, deals with the universal problems of relationships gradually corroding your own sense of self, stalking the lovely lady who doesn’t know if you exist, deceit upon one’s character, jealousy, becoming jacked up on caffeine, murdering a rival, and even the helplessness of god. Not that I wrote any of that from personal experience. But I know, is this is a unique and singular performance, and all the players are brilliant. Trueness, you’ll want to say you saw it when.

We all made Stacey Murdock interact and harass people at the Saturday Market. Here is a photo I mugged with his mugged mug. Oh yes I did just say that.

That eyebrow is his money maker. The whole cast, including lovely Jasmine Presson, as the ambitious and harried Barista, swanky Matt Dolphin, the creeper peeper Espresso guy, are also very well equipped in the Eyebrow department. New comer Daniel McLuaghlin is sure to step up to the plate as the waring Martin and bring his big voice to the party for the second act. As someone who is pleased if they sing a simple Karaoke song mostly competently, I am in awe of the skilled voices these kids (full grown adults) belt out.

Buy your tickets NOW, because this thing sold out last last time, and you don’t want to be left in the dust.

Posted in non-frontal, photos - March 2008 - 2 Comments »