i get by with a little help from my friends

i stopped by the urban bean on 33rd and bryant this morning and sprinted in through the rain to drop off my donations to the Matt Call Benefit happening tonight... if you haven't heard about this event please take a moment to read the invite and consider stopping by to help out. http://www.facebook.com/events/144775325651384/ 
I'll be there tonight!






TICKETS // http://www.brownpapertickets.com/ref/166047/event/258652

Local musician, Urban Bean barista, and good friend, Matt Call, was the victim of a hit and run on Wednesday, June 27th, 2012. He suffered extensive injuries including two broken femurs, a cracked pelvis, and spinal fractures, which will require months of recovery.

This benefit is to help offset medical expenses, additional personal expenses, and loss of income during his time of recovery.

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The benefit will be held at Greg Martin's loft in the Whittier neighborhood of Minneapolis. There will be two floors of events happening. The first floor will hold a silent auction, DJ sets, and drinks mixed by members of the Northstar Bartenders Guild. The second floor will have live music from local musicians and additional beverages provided by 2 GINGERS Whiskey. 

Tickets are by donation, starting at $20, and must be purchased in advance. Exact address will be given with ticket purchase. 

TICKETS
http://www.brownpapertickets.com/ref/166047/event/258652

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Contacts:

SILENT AUCTION
Greg Martin // urbanbeancoffee@yahoo.com

LIVE MUSIC
Sara Montour // hello@liveletters.net

BAR
Shawn Jones (Sven Jonis) // seanjonze@gmail.com

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If you're unable to attend this event but would still like to donate, you can do so via paypal, here:
http://liveletters.net/mattcall/

Thank you, all!

I have also recently made the decision to get back on etsy... I used etsy as a resource for years with great response... but once I started doing numerous shows around the cities it got to be confusing at times... things would sell and I would have to track them down across down. Well... I think I have a new system in place... and I have started uploading items this past week... I have literally hundreds of pieces... and they take some time to index but that will be happening in the coming weeks so check back if you're interested in something...

I have also been adding shows and special events for the fall/winter months to my schedule. So check here for more details: UPCOMING SHOWS

In particular I am very excited for this event for the Guerilla Girls at Cult Status Gallery...

http://www.facebook.com/events/402084226518564/ 

More information:


Saturday, August 11th, 2012
7-11pm
Art auction/benefit to raise funds for a Guerrilla Girl billboard
campaign in Minneapolis in support of defeating the marriage and voter
ID amendments during the month of October.
Cult Status Gallery
2913 Harriet Ave S, MPLS

Internationally acclaimed feminist public and protest art activists, The
Guerrilla Girls, and
Whittier Artists in Storefronts and Cult Status Gallery will partner to
bring the famed activists to the MN electoral process with a benefit to
raise funds for a political public art campaign.

Local DIY arts organizer, Joan Vorderbruggen whose successful Artists in
Storefronts project in the Whittier neighborhood now in it's second run,
will partner with Cult Status Gallery, Minneapolis's go-to gallery for
subversive, cutting edge urban art. They are organizing this one night
event to support all of our friends and citizens who are affected by the
amendments. Both Joan and Erin have been inspired by the Guerrilla
Girls' feminist art movement throughout their careers, and are extremely
honored and excited to be working with the activist group.

Silent auction, sponsored by another amazing women run art organization,
WARM, will include work by over 50 local artists who are in support of
our efforts.

Music by DJs Christy Hunt of Lady Heat and Venus DeMars, photo booth, food truck and
gorilla masks galore. 

Participate by wearing your own gorilla mask, supporting our artists,
GLBT brethren and our immigrant community by purchasing art!

http://www.guerrillagirls.com/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guerrilla_Girls 

I haven't had a lot of time for painting the last couple of weeks.... work has been insanely busy... I had the pleasure of interviewing an amazing lady for a short feature... check it out...  http://whyharrelson.weebly.com/18/post/2012/07/angeleisha-rodgers-interview-072412.html

and last... and also probably least... i heard this flaming lips song on the radio today... and it drove me crazy... WHAT DOES THAT SOUND LIKE... i kept wondering... i think i finally figured it out...

am i nuts or do these sound eerily similar?

pps. the flaming lips show at sommerset last year was a combination of crazy and amazing... one of those shows you watch and feel weirded out and also moved... i wonder if cat stevens ever made someone feel like that?

i do know one thing... at the end of the night... i felt really happy... because sometimes in life you have to just throw confetti and balloons and roll around in a human sized hampster ball... because you can... and it's fun... i left wishing that everyone... would try to give that much fun to everyone else... every day... the world really is a giant playground... we just forget how much control we have over what we do... remember all those things you wished you could do when you were a kid? guess what... now you can.