AMP: Artists' Meeting Place and Resource Collective

Assumptions

I thought I understood
What you meant,
But I didn’t.

I thought you meant
That I didn’t know
What I was doing,
But you didn’t.

Then I reacted to
What I thought you meant,
Even though you didn’t.

You thought I was being critical,
Though I wasn’t,
And I reacted to your defensiveness,
All because I didn’t understand
What you meant.

It went downhill from there.
So much for ignorant assumptions.

Please forgive me.

Donnel Lester
November 2004

In Coffeehouse shadows,
Moonlight collects on faces
Of silver wear,
Reflects off my earrings
Brightens the ragged skies
Of my half-open windows,
Your eyes are miles of sun filled shoreline
Filled with invitation
To leave this grey-stained city I have become.
Cups rattle, strangers whisper
As I listen in sin,
And graze on the damp fur of rumor.
But then your voice sighs
Through my hollows
I push away from those shallows of myself,
Force my fingers across distances
To find hands that beckon
Toward Your sweet and foreign country.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Title: FIRE ESCAPE
Subject: Art Show
Location: Upstairs at the Market Gallery
1057 South San Pedro Street
Downtown Los Angeles, CA 90015
Date/Time: Opening Event, Saturday, May 12, 4pm-10pm
Closing Event, Saturday, May 19, 4pm-10pm
By appointment, May 13 - 20
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LA Artlab presents FIRE ESCAPE, a group showing of artwork thematically inspired by the concept of fire. The show features new work specifically created for the exhibit by 15 innovative emerging artists within the LA Artlab collective. Pieces on display will include individual and group installations, mixed media, painting, drawing, photography, video and digital media.

I must admit that I went to the store to pick up an ipod when the salesgirl asked me, "what do you need it to do". I hadn't thought about that, but when I told her; she suggested I check out the Micro. For the same price, I could not only download and listen to songs; but I can also record songs live and from the radio, convert files from wav to mp3 and back, and do things that a performer needs to do.

Now I don't leave home without it. I use it to record live gigs with my band, rehearsals, and sometimes auditions (I just drop it in my bag when I walk in the room). I've recorded shows I've done from the audience and the sounds come out great.

Ok, so I bought this camera because a friend had the exilim z700, and I loved the features. I wasn't quite prepared for what I got. This camera is amazing; I love it and carry it everywhere I go: to take photos of myself and with friends, to take video of funny things I see on the streets, to record rehearsals and performances and even auditions (it has a vocal recorder that records for 49 hours!!!).

There are so many uses I've found including posting quality video to the internet at [...]. Everyone I know comments on the quality of the video and the pictures come out amazing.

I'm just a layman as far as photography is concerned, but I feel like a professional when I use my exilim. It's sleek and easy to manipulate; it has a very nice size display screen; and the buttons and prompts are very easy to follow.

Atiim Chenzria tours San Diego, Tijuana and Los Angeles along-side Divasonic & Celeste Lear

WHAT: The Fuxedos return to Club Kiss or Kill at Safari Sam’s!

WHERE: Safari Sam's, 5214 W. Sunset Blvd. (bet.
Western & Normandie), LA, 90027. http://www.safari-sams.com/

WHEN: Wednesday, April 18th. Doors at 9 pm, show
starts at 9:30. The Fuxedos hit the stage at 11:45
sharp, for a succinct yet atomic 30 minute set.

HOW MUCH: A measly $3 before 10 pm, and a scant $5 after 10. All ages welcome, so bring the kids! Caffeine or small amounts of meth help 'em safely stay up past their bedtime.*

http://www.myspace.com/thefuxedos
http://www.kissorkillclub.com/

*Statement neither evaluated nor endorsed by the American Medical

Come out and see us. This is our first show of the year and we are ready to groove with you all.

Yes, yes yall... And it don't stop!!!

With a new Name... (formerly known as Supa FRENDZ)
A new Line up... (www.Myspace.com/BOMANImusik)

BOMANI will play live at FAT CITY in San Francisco @ 11th & Folsom.

WHAT: Vagabond Opera, The Fuxedos, and The Abe
Lincoln Story at the Echo. Creative music, fire
performance, live circus, and more!

WHEN: This Thursday, March 29th. Doors at 8:30 pm,
Abe Lincoln at 9, The Fuxedos at 9:45, followed by
Vagabond Opera at around 10:30/10:45.

WHERE: The Echo, 1822 W. Sunset Blvd. (near Glendale
Blvd.), Los Angeles, 90026. http://attheecho.com

HOW MUCH: A mere $10. But if that's too steep for
you and you still want to attend, email me at glazedyams@yahoo.com (I
have a limited $5 ticket list).

http://www.myspace.com/thefuxedos
http://www.vagabondopera.com/

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Welcome. Realizing that every aspect and level of life is reflected in some way through art, if it encompasses everything we can conceive, I would like to begin to develope the movement that predicts this reflection in a living capacity. This movement is based in fine arts with great attention to it's literature, philosophy, physics or which ever means to convey the operation of the art in purpose to life.

Focusing on the literature written by artists of today, to develope the ideas and concepts of a super post-modern world. Philosophical views illuminated in their artworks, visual poets with scientific concepts or writers who try to draw out their conclusions about a whole universe with so many parts.