Tiki Bar TV episode 24: Bunnies

Interview with Dan Witz for Juxtapoz

Last week, I had a opportunity to have a chat and a roam around Brick Lane with artist Dan Witz before the opening of his show at StolenSpace. Here's the result:

Dan Witz - Interview
by Chris Osburn

Juxtapoz (website)
Tuesday, 10 April 2007










Our UK art show photographer Chris Osburn orchestrated an interview with Dan Witz before his show at StolenSpace in London on April 5th. Talking points: the smell of piss, cops, Giuliani, mosh pits, souls, and getting a black eye from a rough incident with a camera.

Click here for complete interview.

Photos from the Dan Witz opening at StolenSpace

Click here for photos from the StolenSpace opening of the first ever solo exhibition of Dan Witz in the UK.










Photography by Tiki Chris © 2007
for Juxtapoz
Thursday April 5, 2007

Great historical photography blog!

Do yourself a favor and check out Shorpy.com, "the 100-year-old photography blog that brings our ancestors back, at least to the desktop ... The site is named after Shorpy Higginbotham, a boy who worked in an Alabama coal mine near the turn of the century."

Thanks to Jen, for letting me in on this great site!

Tiki Racer dabbling in lino

Today, I got an email from Tiki Racer with a few pics of his foray into lino block printing. According to the Racer, "First run of about 20 all done and drying now. Will do more runs but plan to do different colourways on each." Very cool. Check 'em out:

SWEET TOOF interview for Whitehot Magazine

Chris Osburn interviews SWEET TOOF
by Chris Osburn
whitehot magazine of contemporary art
April 2007















I got into it after watching a film called “Style Wars” by Henry Chalfant, also “Beat Street” and the book Subway Art are to blame. When I started I was into letter forms and characters. Years ago it would be skinny cap tags; today, it’s fat cap. When I started, the paint was thinner and today the paint can cover most surfaces. I still do the odd letter form piece, but now I’m more interested in what I can get my teeth into … also working with cut outs and paste-ups.

Click here for complete interview.

How to talk like a pirate

Arrrgh! Here be an instructional video to help ye scurvy dogs learn to talk right!

Week in Review (Friday April 6, 2007)

This week's update is dedicated to the memory of my best buddy Uli.


Have a great weekend,
Tiki Chris

Below is information about four blogs that I administer: ontoLondon, ontoTravel, Rapa Nui News, and Tiki Chris. Each Friday, I hope to provide a weekly review of what I've posted. If a particular blog interests you, keep in mind that I’ve been blogging since well before this past week. You may want to take a look through the archives of any blog that interests you. Thanks.

ontoLondon
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This week's posts:
Free Tube rides for the kids
London Daily Photo - Priviledged
London Daily Photo - Smithfield
Orwell rolling over in his grave?
Surreal Things at the V&A
London Daily Photo - Not Dedicated to the Public
London Daily Photo - Dedicated to the Public
Chocolate billboard at Covent Garden
Record number of herons at Battersea Park
London Daily Photo - Polka
London Daily Photo - So Easy to be Rude
London Daily Photo: Just Fry It


ontoTravel
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This week's posts:
What cruise passengers want
UK hotels most expensive in Europe


Rapa Nui News
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This week's posts:
Rapa Nui is example of World Heritage site helping...
Moai comes to life in Night at the Museum
Columnist suggests reading Collapse for info about...
Copy of Alameda Sun photographed at Rapa Nui
Cruise visited Rapa Nui with anthropologist guide
"Monolithic" pop culture references #47


Tiki Chris
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This week's posts:
Out like a lamb (Friday March 30, 2007)
Fake volcano erupts in Minnesota
New York gallery says no to Chocolate Jesus
Joni Mitchell's California
Uli

Uli

Uli's kidney disease finally got the best of him, and we had to say goodbye. He was one of the sweetest souls I've ever met and one of the best friends I'll ever have.

Thank you, Uli, for giving me some of the happiest moments of my life. I love you so much, little friend.

Joni Mitchell's California

Now that Colorado has made "Rocky Mountain High" an official state song, I think California should follow suit and make Joni Mitchell's "California" their official song. Mitchell had a golden voice back in the day, and this song's more a love letter than an anthem. When I hear it, I wish I lived there.

New York gallery says no to Chocolate Jesus

Chocolate Jesus exhibit cancelled
A New York art gallery has decided to cancel an exhibit of a chocolate sculpture of Jesus Christ after protests by a US Catholic group.
BBC News
Last Updated: Saturday, 31 March 2007, 08:08 GMT 09:08 UK












The six-foot (1.8m) sculpture, entitled "My Sweet Lord", depicts a naked Jesus Christ with his arms outspread.

Click here for complete report.

Fake volcano erupts in Minnesota

Guests flee volcano fire
Sky News
Updated: 15:50, Saturday March 31, 2007













An imitation volcano at a Minnesota hotel and water park forced swimmers to flee after it started erupting like a real one. The 20 foot tall plastic volcano at the complex's swimming pool started belching black smoke and shooting flames.

Click here for complete article.









Click here to visit said Minesota water park online.

Out like a lamb (Friday March 30, 2007)

Did you know that 26% more people are visiting Rapa Nui than last year? That's quite an increase. Of course, with London hotel rooms being among some of the most expensive in Europe, all sorts of exotic locales may now seem like feasible destinations.

Plenty of reviews, photos, and zaniness for you to check out this week.

Have a great weekend,
Tiki Chris

Below is information about four blogs that I administer: ontoLondon, ontoTravel, Rapa Nui News, and Tiki Chris. Each Friday, I hope to provide a weekly review of what I've posted. If a particular blog interests you, keep in mind that I’ve been blogging since well before this past week. You may want to take a look through the archives of any blog that interests you. Thanks.

ontoLondon
http://www.ontoLondon.com
Site feed URL: http://ontolondon.blogspot.com/atom.xml
This week's posts:
South London Pacific's Vintage 'n' Retro market
Latest ish of NUDE Magazine
Mark Jenkins at Lazarides Gallery
London Daily Photo - Port of London Authority
Denying the Nineties with Fascination
London Daily Photo - Busy Market Area
London Daily Photo - Food Area
Banksy work stolen piece by piece A wall mural in ...
London Daily Photo - Tripe Dressers, Meat & Offal ...
Margarita Gluzberg at Paradise Row
DON'T DO THAT! at Elms Lesters Painting Rooms
London hotel rooms are second most expensive in UK...
Hugh Mendes at Sartorial Contemporary Art
Queuing up for pie and mash at Clark's
London Daily Photo - Neon Pearl
Spooky silence at the Barbican
Overheard: bitter prognosis for 2012 Olympics
Green Light Pharmacy in Clerkenwell
London Daily Photo - He insisted that I take his p...
London Daily Photo - I wonder if they sell Viagra?...


ontoTravel
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This week's posts:
What cruise passengers want
UK hotels most expensive in Europe


Rapa Nui News
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This week's posts:
Mysterious moai in Maryland draws attention
Inlet Dance Theatre performance inspired by trip t...
Peru tickles Europe to vote for Machu Picchu as ne...
Writer stirred by visit to Rapa Nui
Rapa Nui National Park on CONAF list of protected ...
Lindblad Travel and Rapa Nui
Easter Island Marathon among more "exotic" maratho...
Rapa Nui tourism up 26% from last year
Raiatea departure point for initial migration to R...
Entel PCS's geographic network coverage includes R...
Today Show manager discusses Rapa Nui trip
Rapa Nui features among "unusual destinations"


Tiki Chris
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This week's posts:
Latest ish of NUDE Magazine
South London Pacific's Vintage 'n' Retro market
A little Sunday morning praise for you
There is nothing more mesmerizing than ...
Peace is for wussies
Mommy, what were polar bears?
Why do you think you are nuts?
Check out jacksonpollock.org
Passengers demand more Cuchi-Cuchi on cruises!
Zombies attack New York!
Hexagon storm on Saturn

Hexagon storm on Saturn

This article reminds me of something from Saturn's most famous export, Sun Ra and his Arkestra.

Cassini images bizarre hexagon on giant Saturn
EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY NEWS RELEASE
Photography Credit: NASA/JPL/University of Arizona
Spaceflight Now
Posted: March 27, 2007












An odd, six-sided, honeycomb-shaped feature circling the entire north pole of Saturn has captured the interest of scientists with the Cassini mission.

Click here for complete article.

Zombies attack New York!

Click here for details.

Passengers demand more Cuchi-Cuchi on cruises!

Apparently, I'm not the only one Cuchi-Cuchi crazy for Charo!

What cruise passengers want: Private hot tubs and Charo from The Love Boat top survey
Cruisers in a recent survey put private hot tubs and adult-only pools at the top of their cruise vacation wish lists
© Sue Bryant
suite101
Mar 10, 2007

Thirteen percent played safe and started their voyage with a motion sickness pill, while 23% picked 65-year-old Charo as The Love Boat guest they would most like to party with.

Click here for complete article.

Check out jacksonpollock.org

Thanks to Vivian of TaoMassage for enlightening about one of the most fun websites I've come across in a long time - www.jacksonpollock.org - which allows you to create your very own Pollack-style art (minus the genius and the talent of course) by moving around your mouse. Click your mouse to randomly change color.

Here's one I made:

Why do you think you are nuts?

Why? Who knows? But, these ladies get an "A" for effort!
Thanks to cookiewonton for directing me to this video!

Mommy, what were polar bears?

Top titles of the future according to Time Magazine. Funny/scary stuff.
Just click on the image for a much larger, more legible view.
Thanks to Jen, the Chive Talkin' librarian, for sending this image my way!

Peace is for wussies

Not to get political, but I just thought this article/podcast was fascinating. Why folks would get so up in arms (no pun intended) about actually trying to strategically avoid bloodshed is beyond me. Oh well.

Peace Department Proposal Rattles Small Town
by Daniel Zwerdling
Weekend Edition
NPR
Saturday, March 24, 2007

Residents Neil Breitbarth and Duane Roloff were convinced that the Department of Peace would send a dangerous message to America's enemies: that the United States is weak and afraid to fight.

Click here for complete article and for downloadable podcast.