Hi there.

just finished

nobody@vox.com(Michael Sippey) — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 22:05:00 -0800

Dan Chaon

I enjoyed this more than I thought I would...and I really enjoyed the last third as all of the seemingly disconnected bits came together. I haven't read a book this strongly about "identity" since the Auster binge I went on about 15 years ago. (Speaking of which, his new book is next up in the queue...)

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the a-team

nobody@vox.com(Michael Sippey) — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 09:29:09 -0700

A snippet of dialog from the Season 2 finale of The A-Team; found while procrastinating researching the best clip shows of all time.

line from the a-team

They think as one, feel as one, and act as one.

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QotD: Personal Strength

nobody@vox.com(Michael Sippey) — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 10:18:08 -0700

Where do you find your personal strength?
Sponsored by Nature Made.

In no particular order...
My kids!
Caffeine.
Breakfast cereals.
Doing my best to keep a sense of awe and wonder about the world, which even in its most mundane is filled with magic.
Naps.

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six apart anniversary party

nobody@vox.com(Michael Sippey) — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 22:47:41 -0700

Happy birthday to Vox (2), TypePad (5) and Movable Type (7). Here are a few pics from tonight's gig...

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last year, art ranch. this year, art cave.

nobody@vox.com(Michael Sippey) — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 21:59:24 -0700

Last year we were lucky enough to visit an art ranch. This year, an art cave.

Last weekend I took a trip with a group from the Berkeley Art Museum to visit "Stonescape," which is the Napa farm of Norman and Norah Stone, who have a completely off the hook contemporary art collection. (A few years ago we got to tour their house, and their entire fourth floor is full of Matthew Barney stuff.)

The place in Napa features an "Art Cave" that they bored into the side of the hill on their property. It has 26 foot ceilings. The cave. And this great Cady Noland piece outside the cave. Here are some pics.

That multi-paneled Baldessari is a Big Deal, it's one of the ones from the first series that he started after he destroyed all the work he had created up to that point. Oh, and they have this James Turrell sky piece that is part of their pool that we weren't allowed to take pictures of because Turrell had it in his contract that only his photographers could take pictures.

The whole thing was profiled in the Sunday Times magazine a while back; their photos are much better than mine. But I love this one of Norman Stone (who leads all the tours of the place and talks at length about the art, and how they bought it, etc., he's a great story teller) holding court in front of the group.

He's holding his dog in his arms, because he's worried that if he let the dog loose in the cave it'd potentially knock over the 3000 lb free-standing Richard Serra sculpture and kill someone.

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go see the maya lin show

nobody@vox.com(Michael Sippey) — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 08:39:49 -0700

Went to see the Maya Lin show at the DeYoung Friday night. It's definitely worth the trip, especially if you're into maps. There are three major pieces in the show - one of which is the maquette and documentary photos of the making of her big piece across the street at the Academy of Sciences. There's also a really great series of carved atlases, but I didn't get any photos of those. The big obvious thing photo'd below is made of 2x4s; I think it works really well with the massive Gerhard Richter...

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QotD: Broken Bones

nobody@vox.com(Michael Sippey) — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 10:25:59 -0700

Have you ever broken a bone? If so, how?

I've never broken anyone's bones, no. What kind of person do you think I am?

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QotD: Lights, Camera, Action!

nobody@vox.com(Michael Sippey) — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 11:00:00 -0700

Would you ever consider having your life taped for a reality show?

I'm not here to make friends.

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Tempting...

nobody@vox.com(Michael Sippey) — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 16:04:11 -0700

...but no.

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david jacobs is my hero

nobody@vox.com(Michael Sippey) — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 09:25:54 -0700

the head of dj, from 3000 miles away

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