Happy for your sanity. Somewhere here I have a video where I talk about walking in Oakland, mid-Covid--past house after house with BLM, rainbow flags, Ukranian flags, Love is Love--and how I couldn't get a single person to look me in the eye and say hello. 'Beige Against the Machine'--so funny!
Tereza, I love your videos. (Btw I watched two yesterday but I was so tired I forgot to like/ comment) and that one sounds hilarious; please do share that here if you can find it easily.
The next time I'll be in Oakland will be Feb 8th to get my eyebrows tattooed ;-) My daughter finally moved out of Temescal after 7 yrs. They got married in Nov 2022, then all hell broke loose. Her husband's mom, who'd had cancer, died two weeks later. Then you remember the flooding last year, they had a basement apt where the landlord stuccoed over garage doors at the bottom of a sloping driveway. Inches of water covered everything, and this with her new husband gone to mourn with his family. Then black mold started coming through the walls ... She's still traumatized.
After a l-o-n-g ordeal, they found a place in the very beige Pleasant Hill. Strip malls galore but no theft, they don't lock their doors, they walk every night. I loved Oakland and miss the food, the edginess. But also don't miss the pretentiousness and edginess.
I remember seeing his memorial in DC. It was very well done and his stone likeness so perfect, I was waiting for it to transform into flesh. Our daughter lives right on the line between Oakland and Berkeley. We visit frequently. Everything you say here is true. Thank you for your work on Substack and elsewhere. Your voice is important.
I’m actually going to a private event later today in Oakland where Seneca Scott will be speaking and we’ll be showing the video I just finished. (Will share on here very soon).✨
EDIT: adding lyrics from this song of mine which are completely a propos to today:
https://micropixie.bandcamp.com/track/indifferent
"So tell me does your colour gauge
Contain all my shades of Beige
In innocence of heart I find
Stevie's rainbow, colour-blind"
Happy for your sanity. Somewhere here I have a video where I talk about walking in Oakland, mid-Covid--past house after house with BLM, rainbow flags, Ukranian flags, Love is Love--and how I couldn't get a single person to look me in the eye and say hello. 'Beige Against the Machine'--so funny!
Tereza, I love your videos. (Btw I watched two yesterday but I was so tired I forgot to like/ comment) and that one sounds hilarious; please do share that here if you can find it easily.
I'm not finding that one but this one seems from the same era: https://thirdparadigm.substack.com/p/manufacturing-contempt. This one you might like: https://thirdparadigm.substack.com/p/truth-telling-in-a-time-of-catastrophe. And this one contrasts the people we're allowed to hate: https://thirdparadigm.substack.com/p/appalachian-rage.
Ps on your next trip up here please let me know. It would be so great to meet you! 💕
The next time I'll be in Oakland will be Feb 8th to get my eyebrows tattooed ;-) My daughter finally moved out of Temescal after 7 yrs. They got married in Nov 2022, then all hell broke loose. Her husband's mom, who'd had cancer, died two weeks later. Then you remember the flooding last year, they had a basement apt where the landlord stuccoed over garage doors at the bottom of a sloping driveway. Inches of water covered everything, and this with her new husband gone to mourn with his family. Then black mold started coming through the walls ... She's still traumatized.
After a l-o-n-g ordeal, they found a place in the very beige Pleasant Hill. Strip malls galore but no theft, they don't lock their doors, they walk every night. I loved Oakland and miss the food, the edginess. But also don't miss the pretentiousness and edginess.
I'm actually green.
Ha!
With a hint of orange and purple.
With a hint of orange
I very much enjoy your writing by the way.
Thank you, Kevin! That is very nice to hear 🙂
You're welcome.
I once met Bernadette Devlin, Formula Flanagan and Angela Davis all in the same day.
Fionella. Not formula. Stupid phone.
Sometimes Kelley and sometimes forest.😉
I remember seeing his memorial in DC. It was very well done and his stone likeness so perfect, I was waiting for it to transform into flesh. Our daughter lives right on the line between Oakland and Berkeley. We visit frequently. Everything you say here is true. Thank you for your work on Substack and elsewhere. Your voice is important.
Thank you so much! 🙏🏾
I’m actually going to a private event later today in Oakland where Seneca Scott will be speaking and we’ll be showing the video I just finished. (Will share on here very soon).✨
You are so beautiful, and I love the song :)
Aw thank you Tessa! 💕 ✨🙏🏾