Beards and more...

Sick of me talking about beards??? You are not alone... but fear not, this is the last blog entry on the subject for quite some time.... and here is why:





Yes, that is right, my beard is no more! I decided to rock the old-timey chop/stache beard combo for the opening on Saturday Night. Do you know how incredibly difficult it is to have serious conversations with people in 2007 looking like you are from the 1880's? For some reason, people just don't take you seriously...


I kept that going for quite some time, trying to start the next retro trend, heading out to random bars and restaurants, but the only guy to give me props was, of all people, one of the Germans from the movie "Beerfest", whom I ran into (literally) at the Ice Rink in Culver City.

And so now, it is down to the Super Trooper mustache. With the Clips tonight fighting for the last playoff position, I had no choice but to go with the pure molester 'stache. Who else in that organization can help the Clippers win but the original Mike Noise? Sure I look like a Narc, but if the Clips do make it, I'll take full credit for it!

Anyway, back to art... despite it coming very late in this blog, we actually did have a show on Saturday night... and it was a barnburner. These kids rock... this is the kind of show we really like doing, giving some young artists a chance to rock it, and when they do, it just is fun... no other way to explain it.








It was nice seeing Misha and Todd... haven't seen those chaps in some time.

Oh, and one last thing: Pirates!
Our neighbor, Greg, runs an on-line record store... in his offtime, he is a pirate. No kidding. A Pirate. A swashbucklin', plank walkin', parrot havin', gold seekin' honest-to-God Pirate. He came by today to show me his new sword. Seriously. If you never have held a Pirate's sword, then brother, you haven't lived. Anyway, here is a plug for both his pirateness and music store...

Pirates!
Music Obsession

mike
www.project.bz

the kids and the sports fanatics...

First off, our next show, Youth Indiscretions, is looking beeyooteeful. Wow, these kids can paint. Everybody is super excited about Rebecca Urais, and why shouldn't they be, this girl came out of nowhere and is knockin' people's heads off. Derek Albeck came in with three of his largest (and best) paintings to date. Nate Frizzell is just disgustingly talented... sure its hard to get just one word out of him, but all that saved energy is just channeled into his work. And Edwin, he is so diverse - he can go from painting on rice to delivering large scale illustrations. Here is Edwin admiring Rebecca's work with her, and below that are various shots from set-up...






Now switching gears, this is probably my favorite time of year for sports. Nope, who cares about Baseball. Its all about Hockey baby, and last night was the start of the playoffs and the two month long process to reach the Stanley Cup. First night was amazing, I watched 9 hours staight! Quadruple overtime??? You better believe it.

And not to be out done, MLS - Major League Soccer, kicked off its season last week. I attended (ahem, worked) both the home openers for the Beckham-less Galaxy as well as Los Angeles-based Chivas USA. There is a big uproar at the Home Depot Center about me being the possible twin of this guy:

That's the Galaxy's two-time Goalie of the Year, Joe Cannon (appropriate name for a soccer player I must say). How bad is it? Well, people are starting to come up to me to ask for my autograph, so maybe there is something to this. Here is a better photo from some media guide. A handsome chap, if I do say so myself. Yes, quite the looker indeed. You be the judge!


mike
www.project.bz