Saturday, October 11, 2025

Jiffy and his Skateboard: NEVER TOO OLD TO SKATE

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Night Court by Darryl Gussin - Dave-O, Emilor, and Jiffy Jiffy Marx ended up having a longer quote than I used about skateboarding than appe...

Two show tango tonight: Royal Strays and Night Court

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So I am happy to be seeing the Hausplants tonight -- a band I have missed but have, when I investigated, enjoyed. I am delighted to see Roya...
Sunday, October 05, 2025

Italian Irritations AKA Deep Red Dubbing Dilemma AKA Audio Options Argh!

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THIS MAY GET TWEAKED. EARLY DRAFT. HITTING "PUBLISH" ANYHOW. I find myself with "bachelor time," and rather than plungin...
Thursday, October 02, 2025

Circle Jerks live at the Commodore 2025: backstage with Bob, NOW WITH ADDED AARON CHAPMAN!!!

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Keith Morris by Bob Hanham, not to be reused without permission All photos not identified as Bob's are by me! It was a night beset with ...
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Monday, September 29, 2025

Clearcut post-screening report

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I doubt very  much I will be involved in another public screening of Clearcut , but I am happy to report that Sunday's screening was at ...

Keith Morris interview outtake: The Circle Jerks, the Red Hot Chili Peppers, and the Chuck Biscuits Death Hoax

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 Circle Jerks Vancouver 2022: Joey Castillo, drums; Keith Morris, vocals.  \Photo: Bob Hanham, not to be reused without permission Do you al...
Saturday, September 27, 2025

Welcome Back, Zander Schloss! (Plus Josh Nickel's generic beer can story, plus Andy Warhol soup can story, plus...)

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Emilio Estevez and Zander Schloss in Repo Man The last time the Circle Jerks were coming to town, I did a big interview with their bassist, ...
Friday, September 26, 2025

The Limits of A.I. as a Language-Learning Tool, re: Articles and Determiners

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The school where I work (as an English tutor) is encouraging us to explore the use of A.I. in language learning. While on some level I am no...
Wednesday, September 24, 2025

Tribute to Graham Greene at the VIFF Centre: Clearcut comes back

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Tom Charity, year-round programmer of the VIFF Centre, says that he typically does not like to do "in memoriam" screenings, "...

Sparks Vancouver review: a night among friends with good taste

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Turns out I enjoyed saying hello to a ton of people I knew tonight as much as, maybe even (dare I say) more than, I enjoyed seeing Sparks ag...