Shorter days

I am out on the Square in Arcata, 5 pm for the 5 demands. The week has been hectic but thanks to the ladies of Hands On I am still mobile. There are some young travelers jamming on their guitars while a drunken pirate wench yells for her dollar. This Pirate looks at forty from the wrong side. The soup guys are here serving up a warmth that is more then the mere filling of bellies. The vibe is better than it has been in weeks. Men in Rabbit and Wolf costumes bum smokes and love breaks down in the corner of the square. I am sorry my comrade did not come along as good days come too few sometimes.

Fragile Fall

Spent a fine fall day immersed in a feast of transient art. Pastels on the Plaza happens the first Saturday in October. This year it happened to coincide with the Redwood Coast Belly Dancing Festival



While not as fragile as sand paintings the drawings will vanish with the first rains of the season. The ladies that came to share their joy of the dance will fade with the Sunday twilight. Enjoy a little taste October.

This is some footage of one of the headliners, Ya Habibi dance troupe, from an earlier performance.

Woodnot

We had both Woofstock and A concert on the square for local treats this weekend. I opted for Moogot2 over the puppies. I was not disappointed here is a little video.


I am a little young for Woodstock but the idea of Woodstock has always been much larger than the event. Time passes the idea of peace and justice fades and you have the corporate state that we live in today. We are back to the greatest wealth disparity in America since the gilded age. Woodstock being the mid point in time. The promise never materialized and the world has remained cold and dark for most of its' billions of inhabitants. The same people that screamed at the antiwar protesters now scream at the health-care reformers. The question is will we follow the Reagan retreads bullshit or will wetry another way? So far I am not encouraged.