Archive for May, 2008

My beloved leather jacket becomes a bag

In 1987, I was bartending in New York and saved tip money until I had enough to buy this leather motorcycle jacket at a store in Greenwich Village. This jacket and I had many crazy adventures together, but I haven’t worn the jacket regularly in ten years. Eventually I got the notion that [...]

links for 2008-05-01

Ghost Bikes
Although my attitude towards roadside shrines is usually pretty negative, I find these very poignant.
(tags: art memorials bike bicycles)