these bastards rock

last night was our third time seeing these guys live and they NEVER disappoint.

sandman, brakeman, and me

it was good to know you for such a short time.

those of you on instagram or twitter may remember a photo of a rather large pile of herman miller chairs headed to our house last week.

i am happy to report that most of that large pile is now SOLD - minus the 8 we are keeping for ourselves.  i love me a quick sale.

dabney says she's going to buy me something pretty.  why do i think this will be in the form of more chairs?

joe makes boston great

so surprised to see our old friend joe in this aol ad.

pretty picture

one of our all-time favorite pictures in our two year history with AT reappeared on the website today. Check it out here.

shiny things

we saw fanfarlo in KC a couple of years ago. now, i'm looking forward to seeing these guys (& gal) when they come through STL in march.

you catch em, we cook em

you know those evil claw games that, more often than not, sucker you out of your hard-earned money? here's one that, if you're hungry enough, might tempt you to shell out $2 for a try. (I said, "shell" out. hee.)



hey - if you can catch one in five tries, $10 for a lobster ain't bad.

life-size mailboxes

i never knew that mailboxes were such a thing, but apparently they are... or at least they are a big deal in this one neighborhood in florida. the sexy pirate lady above is so crazy. i guess even mailboxes can have obvious boob jobs.


a stately seahorse - stately in comparison to the pirate lady above. i think if i had to pick one this is probably the one i'd go with personally.


sailfish


grouper


mama manatee and baby manatee


mama dolphin and baby dolphin

lil duck, big duck

mayer's

our local rag recently covered our pals maggie and mike and their wonderful new endeavor, mayer's bakery. i look forward to making a stool at the bar my home away from home.  story here.

pancit

luella loves pancit just like her aunties.

more on richard prince

an article on richard prince and appropriation art appeared in the ny times yesterday.

newly acquired

the catcher in the rye, by richard prince

uncle ben

new ideas use old buildings

The Luminary from Anastasis Films on Vimeo.

the luminary arts center plans a move to cherokee street - the heart of st. louis' creative world. exciting news indeed.

check out their kickstarter campaign here.

evan hecox & incase

i've long admired evan hecox's work. i just wish i could afford one of his original prints. until then, i might just have to settle for one of his macbook pro sleeves.

new perch

friday has a new favorite perch from which to watch the world go by.

another happy mogo customer

waiting for le petit train to jardin d' acclimatation at porte maillot

thanks for sharing, cassandra!

latest tour

our bud, joe, shared his charming and cozy house with us on apartment therapy.  check it out here.

arrows

dabney bought these strange little magnetic bookends at a yard sale over the weekend.  they seemed kinda useless to me until i realized how freaking hilarious they are.

me, friday, and chuck

me and friday standing by the new-ish chuck berry statue in the loop on a breezy fall afternoon. hot boba tea in hand.

i won, i won, i won

i guess i should say "we" won. friday and i commented on a blog post sponsored by furminator, and we were picked randomly to receive this wearable microfiber towel.

not sure how fri feels about her prize though.



she looks like an embarrassed jedi warrior.

not again

in spring 2010, some big dummy hit the ugly schoemehl pots in the middle of our intersection.

last night at 2:30 am, we had a repeat performance from another bid dummy.

at least, no one was hurt.

manifesto

your past life

Your Past Life As A Blast from Okkervil River on Vimeo.

bowl cut

that's me with the unfortunate bowl cut in 1974.

it breaks my heart really.

friday and i walk by this place nearly everyday. i am sure at one point it served this neighborhood as a bakery or a little grocery store. it has been boarded up for ages now, but i have heard skateboarders inside from time to time (scary).

it used to have a very regal crest at the top of it that read "1909," but during the last bad storm, the top of the building just fell apart.



here's another place that stands just a block away from our house. it's a neglected wreck that has been abandoned and boarded up for ages. i bet that cupola (now cemented over) used to be so amazing.

playground

tough guy is afraid of puppies

i can't believe this is a real show.

happy belated birthday, rana

latest AT house tour: jenn's eclectic industrial italianate

this place oozed with style. even more impressive, the homeowner did most of the reno work herself.

click the image above to see the entire tour.

elvis strolls down sesame street in his red shoes

happy belated birthday, ron!

watch it, friday. there's a new bloodhound in town.

word as image

simply cool bathroom

i couldn't resist taking a quick self-portrait yesterday while shooting this uber-cool bathroom. the walls were made up of simple unstained plywood and convex security mirrors were installed over the vanity sinks.

tour should be up on AT in a couple of weeks.

herb & dorothy

mold-a-rama

found this little guy at a sale this morning.



at the bottom, it says "st. louis zoo." the family was so nice they gave it to me.

these little wax sculptures were souvenirs that one could buy at zoos, museums, and other attractions. i don't remember how much they used to cost, but all you'd have to do is put some coins into a machine and watch the thing get made inside its glass box. in fact, i know i have one from my childhood somewhere - an astronaut from the kennedy space center in florida, but it's either A) broken in a million pieces or more likely B) melted into a pool in a my parents' attic. come to think of it, i might have had an elephant at one point, too. it probably reached a similar demise long ago.

i've long-admired one our homeowners large collection of mold-a-ramas. check out anna & luby's house tour for pics.

turns out there is even a flickr pool of mold-a-ramas. of course, i adore the JFK mold-a-rama. he would look so great amongst my jfks.

do zoos and other attractions still have mold-a-rama machines? i wonder.

bubble girl

perfection

october AT house tour

we shot this one over the summer.

this place was pretty amazing. the setting, the sculptures, those glass garage doors!

click image to see the actual post.