I was sent these by McQueen. You may remember him as the self-censored party on the Road Trip back in 2005 and the death hike in 2006.

From the brilliant Black Cab Sessions:
My Morning Jacket

From GQ:
Foolish, Foolish Throat: A Q&A with Steve Perry

Journey filled my high school days and later as an upperclassman, my high school nights. Making out to Journey is one of my top memories from high school. Also: slow dancing to “Open Arms” trying to hide my burgeoning, uh, excitement.

This is a great interview and I’m coming out of the closet to say that Neal Schon is one of the great underrated pop guitarists of our age. Also: Greatest pop hair.

I still think that Steve Perry and Dennis De Young (of Styx) need to do an all acoustic set mashing up hits from their respective oeuvres and call the tour “Mr. Roboto’s Open Arms: After the Fall of the Divas”. o

On Granville Island there are these giant boat propellers set around like art. I couldn’t decide if they were once functional or just made by artisans to look like they were once functional. o

These are all over Granville Island in Vancouver. Really cool decorative lights that also serve as streetlights. Plus, one more for the light meme that I’ve been fascinated with for the past year or so.

Heather posted a shot of these lights (which you’ve likely seen, but still). o

Roastin’ time.

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Not sure if this is a blackbird, a raven, a crow or an alien changeling from the counter-Earth that we don’t know about because its orbit is exactly opposite of ours. No matter. Birds are weird. But they can fly. Got me on the technicality AGAIN, birds. o

Right before Heather and Maggie’s panel. This is the green period, people. Compare and contrast to this one, taken last summer. o

Be very afraid | dooce ®

And feeling very Minnesota. o

Nothing says that it’s time for summer more than enjoying a late lunch outdoors. Nothing says funky like James Brown or maybe Parliament circa mid-70s. Nothing says funky lighting more than these groovy lights used to illuminate the front of a restaurant on Granville Island in Vancouver. o

Taken in downtown Vancouver at the Pacific Centre. Heather and Maggie were dying to see the new H&M which had just opened. I opted out of hitting the new Apple store and instead chose to take photos. I’m really glad I did. The weather was too good to spend our brief time inside a store! o