http://www.escapevelocity.org/2005/06/28/deathtrap/ of random thoughts and pickled cabbage Sat, 22 Nov 2008 11:29:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 http://www.escapevelocity.org/2005/06/28/deathtrap/#comment-361 escapevelocity » Blog Archive » grandmaster flash & the beats of basquiat Thu, 16 Feb 2006 07:40:06 +0000 http://www.escapevelocity.org/wordpress/?p=127#comment-361 [...]  On Saturday night, I headed over to the Museum of Fine Arts with Andres for the last of the Beats of Basquiat series, featuring Grandmaster Flash. The Basquiat exhibit was ending on Sunday, so this was the big finale. [If you didn’t get a chance to make it over to the MFAH, you missed an amazing exhibit - one of the best I’ve ever seen.]  The Beats of Basquiat events were four evenings of music inspired by Basquiat’s work….and sponsored by, inexplicably, Starbucks.  Basically, Starbucks turned the MFAH into a big dance club.  There was a cover at the door, a cash bar with wine/beer/liquor, dance music with synchronized videos projected on the wall, and a little Starbucks kiosk in the corner with little Starbucks baristas pouring free coffee for people.  Kind of strange.  I also wonder what Basquiat would have thought about a corporate coffee company hosting this event.  Don’t get me wrong, through - I loves me my non-fat, sugar-free vanilla lattes.   But the best part was Grandmaster Flash, DJ Jester (who won me over with his mix of ‘Fraggle Rock’), and of course, all of Basquiat’s work. [...] [...]  On Saturday night, I headed over to the Museum of Fine Arts with Andres for the last of the Beats of Basquiat series, featuring Grandmaster Flash. The Basquiat exhibit was ending on Sunday, so this was the big finale. [If you didn’t get a chance to make it over to the MFAH, you missed an amazing exhibit - one of the best I’ve ever seen.]  The Beats of Basquiat events were four evenings of music inspired by Basquiat’s work….and sponsored by, inexplicably, Starbucks.  Basically, Starbucks turned the MFAH into a big dance club.  There was a cover at the door, a cash bar with wine/beer/liquor, dance music with synchronized videos projected on the wall, and a little Starbucks kiosk in the corner with little Starbucks baristas pouring free coffee for people.  Kind of strange.  I also wonder what Basquiat would have thought about a corporate coffee company hosting this event.  Don’t get me wrong, through - I loves me my non-fat, sugar-free vanilla lattes.   But the best part was Grandmaster Flash, DJ Jester (who won me over with his mix of ‘Fraggle Rock’), and of course, all of Basquiat’s work. [...]

]]> http://www.escapevelocity.org/2005/06/28/deathtrap/#comment-42 roach phobic in htown Thu, 30 Jun 2005 03:48:00 +0000 http://www.escapevelocity.org/wordpress/?p=127#comment-42 dude, i'm still traumatized. dude, i’m still traumatized.

]]> http://www.escapevelocity.org/2005/06/28/deathtrap/#comment-41 Roach phobic in Oak-town Thu, 30 Jun 2005 03:21:00 +0000 http://www.escapevelocity.org/wordpress/?p=127#comment-41 i'm pleased to note our shared phobia of roaches. unfortunately, now i'll always wonder if there is a car on my rooftop i’m pleased to note our shared phobia of roaches. unfortunately, now i’ll always wonder if there is a car on my rooftop

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