#Michael Magic Kerman

[bayareabackstage]

My Favorite Poster in my Collection?

Probably Ace and His Smoking Guitar from 1977 !!

It’s in a frame.

I have 3 from that era.

Ace ,Gene and Paul.

I never bought the Peter Criss one.

He’s sitting down crooning Beth.

So. Nope.

Ace is awesome.

Ace Frehley

Live in Monterey Ca.

Brett6262

Bay Area Backstage.

[bookiesandcream]

Previous Book Selections

07/12/22: More Than You’ll Ever Know by Katie Gutierrez

06/24/22: The Rose Code by Kate McQuinn

05/19/22: The Lobotomist Wife by Samantha Greene Woodruff

04/21/22: No One is Talking About This by Patricia Lockwood

03/17/22: Hood Feminism by Mikki Kendall

02/10/22: Beartown by Frederik Backman

01/07/22: The Last Thing He Told Me by Laura Dave

11/28/21: One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston

10/24/21: The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid

09/19/21: Why Fish Don’t Exist by Lulu Miller

08/06/21: The Bookish Life of Nina Hill

07/12/21: The Vanishing Half

06/17/21: The President’s Daughter by Patterson and Clinton

05/21/21: Legendborn by Tracy Deonn

04/23/21: The Sanatorium by Sarah Pearse

03/23/21: The Authenticity Project by Clare Poole

02/19/21: American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins

01/22/21: City of Girls

12/18/20: The Newcomers by Helen Thorpe

11/13/20: Such a Fun Age by Leanne Treese

10/02/20: Untamed by Glennon Doyle

08/27/20: Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, HER Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed by Lori Gottlieb

07/24/20: White Fragility by Robin DiAngelo

06/15/20: Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan

05/18/20: Red, White, Royal Blue by Casey McQuistion

04/20/20: Wind, Sand and Stars by Antoine de Saint-Exupery 

03/23/20: The Last Black Unicorn by Tiffany Hadish

02/24/20: Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman

01/23/20The Giver of Stars by Jojo Moyes

12/2019: L.A.M.B: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhoold Pal

11/2019: Educated by Tara Westover

9/30/19: Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid

08/05/19: The Moment of Lift by Melinda Gates

07/10/19: Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens

06/12/19: Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End

05/16/19: Hillbilly Elegy by JD Vance

04/17/19: Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng

3/18/19: Bad Blood by John Carreyrou

02/04/19: Good Luck with That by Kristan Higgins

12/2019:  The Power by Naomi Alderman

11/2019:  The President is Missing by Bill Clinton and James Patterson

10/08/18: The Night Circus by Erin Morgensterm

08/21/18: Turtles All The Way Down by John Green

07/10/18: Codename Villanelle by Luke Jennings

06/04/18: This Is How it Always Is by Laurie Frankel

05/07/18: The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck by Mark Manson

03/19/18: My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante

01/28/18: Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell

12/11/17: Nevermoor: The Trials of Morrigan Crow by Jessica Townsend

11/13/17: Rules of Civility by Armor Towles

10/09/17: Born a Crime by Trevor Noah

09/06/17: When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi

07/16/17: The Most Beautiful: My Life with Prince by Mayte Garcia

06/13/17: Eleanor and Park by Rainbow Rowell

05/11/17: Shrill by Lindy West

03/30/17: Secondhand Souls by Christopher Moore

02/23/17:  Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking 

01/18/17 - The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead

12/14/16 -  Today Will Be Different by Maria Semple

10/19/16 - The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing by Ami Polonski

09/14/16 - Year of Yes by Shonda Rimes

07/13/16 - Hunger Makes Me a Modern Girl by Carrie Brownstein

06/15/16 - Daring Greatly by Brene Brown

05/18/16 - The 100-year-old man who climbed out the window and disappeared by Jonas Jonasson

04/21/16 - So You’ve Been Publicly Shamed by Jon Ronson

03/18/16 - When She Flew by Jennie Shortridge

02/17/16 - The Year of Living Biblically: by A.J. Jacobs

01/13/16 - Modern Romance by Aziz Ansari

12/02/15 - I am Malala by Malala Yousafzai, Christina Lamb

11/04/15 - The Martian by Andy Weir

10/07/15 - All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr

08/26/15 - The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins

07/22/15 - Yellow Crocus by Laila Ibrahim

06/03/15 - The Boys in the Boat by Daniel James Brown

04/15/15 - Girl in a Band by Kim Gordon

03/18/15 - The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion

02/18/15 - Deep Down Dark: The untold stories of 33 men buried in a Chilean Mine and the miracle that set them free by Hector Tobar

01/14/15 - Orange Is the New Black: My Year in a Women’s Prison by Piper Kerman

12/05/14 - The Light Between Oceans  by M.L.Stedman

11/05/14 - Orphan Train  by Christina Baker Kline

09/24/14-  Horns by Joe Hill

08/28/14-  The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot

07/23/14- The Psychopath Test by Jon Ronson

06/18/14- Lost Girls: An Unsolved American Mystery by Robert Kolker

05/21/14- The Fault in Our Stars by John Green

04/30/14- A Bad Idea I’m About To Do by Chris Gethard

03/27/14- Heartburn by Nora Ephron

02/19/14- Gang Leader for a Day by Sudir Venkatesh

01/08/14- David and Goliath by Malcom Gladwell

12/04/13- Where’d You Go Bernadette by Maria Semple

10/30/13- The Checklist Manifesto by Atul Gawande

09/18/13- A Dirty Job by Christopher Moore

08/14/13- Lean In by Sheryl Sandberg

07/10/13- Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn

05/22/13- How to Be a Woman by Caitlan Moran

04/24/13- Flawless: Inside the Largest Diamond Heist in History by Greg Campbell

03/27/13- Under the Banner of Heaven by John Krakauer

02/13/13- The House at Riverton by Kate Morton

01/07/13- The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield

12/05/12 - Why We Broke Up by Daniel Handler

10/24/12 - Paris, I love you but you’re bringing me down by Rosecrans Baldwin

09/19/12 - Born Standing Up by Steve Martin

08/22/12 - The Book Thief by Mark Zusak

07/18/12 - Them: Adventures with Extremists by Jon Ronson

06/27/12 - Starvation Lake: A Mystery by Bryan Gruley

05/30/12 - Plainsong by Ken Haruf

04/25/12 - You’re Not Doing It Right: Tales of Marriage, Sex, Death, and Other Humiliations by Michael Ian Black

03/21/12 - Room by Emma Donaghue

02/22/12 - Just Kids by Patti Smith

[leifandthorn]

Thanks to the Volume 2 backers

This is the post where I credit everyone who backed Leif & Thorn Volume 2!

Without these people, the book wouldn’t get to exist — so browse the list, click some links, and shower them with appreciation.

Professional Rock Stars

Dorothea W. Clara Danao

Magical Girls (boys, etc)

Dan Michael Fielding Svirdilu helen-louise Barbara Alienea Chimervera gladdecease yamiangie

Knights of Ceannis

shizamura Izzy “Strontium” Hall Sailor-Cresselia Flyboy254 Olivia Montoya Lenora Rose Ada and Robert Kerman John Irvine Shard Kris Preusker Naomi Butcher Simone Pietro Spinozzi B. Sawyer Janet neeneko Tom Allman Daniel Lin Beth Culp Liz the Lucky KendallPB Eva S. Steph Fir TM Jocelyn John Albinsson Sydney Savoy N. Jay C. paralianBlue Tracy Denali audible_smiles Judith Owens MsM Dinglehopper Julie Spradley

Embassy Tech Support

Kristen Kiomall-Evans DialMforMara Poetry CJ Gibson Esther Alaina R maileguy Jens Bejer Pedersen Susan Wilson Michelle Owens Hannah Rae Anaxphone Brett Bennett H. Kat Ware Lielac Zaza D Erin Subramanian

Amateur Karaoke Stars

Jaime Dear

(Read the original post on Leif & Thorn.)

[thesweetpianowritingdownmylife]

update on the shelf of shame

I had a New Year’s resolution of reading 50 books in a year... But I’ve done it in half a year!

1.       Electric Dreams – Phillip K. Dick

2.       Dark Alchemy: Magical Tales from Masters of Modern Fantasy – (several authors)

3.     Los diarios del diablo – M.J. Weeks

4.     La porta dels tres panys – Sònia Fernández-Vidal

5.     Nausicää 1 – Hayao Miyazaki

6.     Nausicää 2 – Hayao Miyazaki

7.     Nausicää 3 – Hayao Miyazaki

8.     Nausicää 4 – Hayao Miyazaki

9.     Jessica Jones: Alias – Brian Michael Bendis

10.   Pecado – Laura Restrepo

11.   Uncle Scrooge & Donald Duck – Don Rosa

12.   A lion among men – Gregory Maguire

13.   Pare de rates – Joan Barceló i Cullerés

14.   The Handmaid’s Tale – Margaret Atwood

15.   Más allá del planeta silencioso – C.S. Lewis

16.   My solo exchange diary – Nagata Kabi

17.   Claudine – Riyoko Ikeda

18.   Wuthering Heights – Emily Brontë

19.   La Belle Sauvage – Phillip Pullman

20.   Grimm Tales – Phillip Pullman

21.   Positively Queer – Auraboo

22.   Viidakon Tuliainen – R.L. Stine

23.   Left hand of darkness – Ursula Le Guin

24.   Orange is the new black – Piper Kerman

25.   Orlando – Virginia Wolf

26.   Los ojos del dragón – Stephen King

27.   Teoria King Kong – Virginie Despentes

28.   Big Mushy Happy Lump – Sarah Andersen

29.   Chewie and the Porgs – Kevin Shinick/Fiona Hsieh

30.   Cris & Cris – Maria Felicitas Jaime

31.   El bosque profundo – Sofia Rhei

32.   Nueve cuentos malvados – Margaret Atwood

33.   The scarecrow and his servant – Phillip Pullman

34.   Los escarabajos vuelan al atardecer – Maria Gripe

35.   Ewald Tragy i altres textos de joventut – Rainer Maria Rilke

36.   Un pavo rosa – Diana Gutiérrez

37.   El príncep i el captaire – Mark Twain

38.   The Ghost Prison – Joseph Delaney

39.   Little Women – Louisa May Alcott

40.   Heidegger i un hipopòtam travessen les portes del cel – Daniel Klein / Thomas Cathcart

41.   Nälkäpeli – Suzanne Collins

42.   Else & Barbulette – Susana Arrabal

43.   A feast of sorrows – Angela Slatter

44.   Pandora – Anne Rice

45.   La expedición – Stephen King

46.   El misterio del cuarto amarillo – Gaston Leroux

47.   Moss Dash – Apila Pepita

48.   The bride was a boy – Chii

49.   10 Dances – Inouesatoh

50.   Hän on kannoillasi – R.L. Stine

Some were borrowed, but most were from my Shelf Of Shame (that is still...very full bc I keep buying books or taking them from bookcrossing spots at the library).

Some of them (like the Stephen King ones) had been there since I was 14yo. Others (like 4, 13, 40, and 46) had been gifts from relatives who only knew I liked to read and had no idea of which genre.

I’m not gonna comment on the classics in here, I liked some and some I didn’t, and I’m not willing to disclose which ones. Probably 23 was my favourite of this group though.

The Finnish titles I had already read in either English or Spanish, and re-read them in Finnish to practice the language. 21 and 47 are by independent Finnish artists/authors and in English, they have queer themes and are cool.

I liked most of the mangas (5,6,7,8,16,17,48,49) and some of the comics (28,29).

Was a bit disappointed with the Phillip Pullman books that weren’t n.19, but mostly bc I expected something different when I bought them.

Special mentions:  

A feast of Sorrows, I found second hand for free and it was really, really good, and up my alley in what I’m interested right now: new fairy tales, with women protagonists, and just damn thrilling.

Nueve cuentos malvados, surprised me because the protagonists of the tales were elderly people, an age group that I’ve barely read about, and it was an interesting persepective.

El bosque profundo is a collection of microtales and it was!!! so!!! good!!! Sadly it’s in Spanish and hasn’t been translated yet. I’m half-way through another book of the same author and I’m liking it a lot.

 Most of the books I have left now are very thick, so I won’t be able to read them as quickly, but maybe I could try to aim for 25 more books before the end of the year? But it’s a soft objective because I have already read so much. I’m currently re-reading Good Omens (which doesn’t count) and I have like, three more books started, the rest of the Hunger Games in Finnish, etc.

[khelinski]

Stuffs/thangs/lists/and moments in 2018.

Books I’ve read in 2018:

What Does This Button Do?, by: Bruce Dickinson Fire and Fury, by: Michael Wolff The Great and Secret Show, by: Clive Barker All the President’s Men, by: Carl Bernstein/Bob Woodward In a Dark Dark Wood, by: Ruth Ware The Colorado Kid, by: Stephen King The Invention of Hugo Cabret, by: Brian Selznick The Sirens of Titan, by: Kurt Vonnegut Almost Famous, by: Cameron Crowe Sharp Objects, by: Gillian Flynn Everville, by: Clive Barker What Dreams May Come, by: Richard Matheson Sherlock Holmes and the Servants of Hell, by: Paul Kane Columbine, by: Dave Cullen Hellraiser – The Toll, by: Clive Barker/Mark Alan Miller You’re Never Weird on the Internet (almost), by: Felicia Day Hellbound Hearts, by: Marie O'Regan and Paul Kane Gerald’s Game, by: Stephen King Wild, by: Cheryl Strayed The Scarlet Gospels, by: Clive Barker A Clockwork Orange, by: Anthony Burgess The Night Circus, by: Erin Morgenstern Fevre Dream, by: George R.R. Martin The Godfather, by: Mario Puzo A Good Life, by: Ben Bradlee The Handmaid’s Tale, by: Margaret Atwood Girl Interrupted, by: Susanna Kaysen Breaking Bad – The Official Book, by: David Thompson Looking for Alaska, by: John Green Strange Weather, by: Joe Hill Robin, by: Dave Itzkoff Writers Dreaming, by: Naomi Epel The Lamb Was Sure to Go, by: Jackie Sonnenberg Nightflyers, by: George R.R. Martin Boredom Kills – A Serial Killer Love Story, by: Melissa Gibbo The Outsider, by: Stephen King Kitchen Confidential, by: Anthony Bourdain The Ocean at the End of the Lane, by: Neil Gaiman Braveheart, by: Randall Wallace This Star Won’t Go Out, by: Esther Grace Earl 20th Century Ghosts, by: Joe Hill Purpose for the Pain, by: Renee Yohe Still Here, by: Rowan Blanchard Useless Magic, by: Florence Welch The Dark Half, by: Stephen King Orange is the New Black, by: Piper Kerman The Trumpet of the Swan, by: E.B. White The Books of Blood Vol 1-3, by: Clive Barker Fear, by: Bob Woodword The Haunting of Hill House, by: Shirley Jackson Hocus Pocus & the all-new sequel, by: A. W. Jantha Stargirl, by: Jerry Spinelli Elevation, by: Stephen King Love - Stargirl, by: Jerry Spinelli Fantastic Beasts – The Crimes of Grindelwald, by: J.K. Rowling If You Feel Too Much, by: Jamie Tworkowski Pillow Thoughts, by: Courtney Peppernell Pillow Thoughts II, by: Courtney Peppernell Seeds Planted in Concrete, by: Bianca Sparacino The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon, by: Stephen King

Short stories I’ve Read in 2018:

Lost Souls, by: Clive Barker Report on the Barnhouse Effect, by: Kurt Vonnegut Epicac, by: Kurt Vonnegut Unready to Wear, by: Kurt Vonnegut Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow, by: Kurt Vonnegut Harrison Bergeron, by: Kurt Vonnegut 2BRO2B, by: Kurt Vonnegut Laurie, by: Stephen King Blue Rose, by: Peter Straub Reaper, by: Robert Bloch The Transfer, by: Edward Bryant

Top ten favorite films:

10) Christopher Robin 09) Black Panther 08) Halloween 07) Eighth Grade 06) Ready Player One 05) Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind 04) Annihilation 03) Avengers:Infinity War 02) The Post 01) A Star is Born

Honorable mentions:

Deadpool 2, Solo: A Star Wars Story, Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, Ant-Man and the Wasp, Hereditary

Disappointments:

A Wrinkle in Time, A Quiet Place, Skyscraper, Bohemian Rhapsody

Worst film of the year:

The Cloverfield Paradox

On my ‘to watch’ list:

How to Talk to Girls at Parties, Mary Shelley, Adrift, The Incredibles 2, Fahrenheit 11/9, The House with a Clock in its Walls, Bad Times at the El Royale, First Man, Suspiria, Dr. Seuss' The Grinch, The Girl in the Spider's Web, Overlord, Ralph Breaks the Internet, Mary Poppins Returns, Bird Box

Favorite shows:

05) Everything Sucks

04) Chilling Adventures of Sabrina

03) Castle Rock

02) Sharp Objects

01) The Haunting of Hill House

Classic films I saw on the big screen:

Die Hard, Gone With the Wind, Schindler’s List

Concerts I’ve been to:

Sons of Apollo, Nightwish, Evanescence/Lindsey Stirling

[bayareabackstage]

Jeff Beck

Johnny Depp

On a tour Supporting their current musical collaboration.

It's unique.

Not Like Corey Feldman unique but has a similar charm.

Meaning- Actors Name alone gets people in the seats.

Yes. Johnny had a bunch of middle age women in the house screaming .

It was an older crowd

I noticed all types of Grey hair colors were represented.

Jeff Beck?

Freeway Jam and Starcycle?

I could have left happy after hearing them live but I stuck around.

The Fictional Lead Guitar Character in spinal tap was created using Jeff Beck as the inspiration

His amps do go to 11.

Jeff was portrayed in press from the old days as temperamental too.

Tonight's Show?

No issues.

Smiles

Guitar heroics and Cool Vibes.

Opening the festivities?

Straight from New Mexico / Max Gomez.

Singer Songwriter throwback and he would have been touring with Trini Lopez for the folkie crowds if he was born in that Folk music heyday.

His music was good but at times hit like a folk act at Woodstock

Like The Time slot between Sha Na Na and Jimi Hendrix

Don't get me wrong.

he had charisma and skills.

Riffed on Being from New Mexico

even wrote a song about it.

led a sing along too.

Had the Civic singing on cue and that was unique.

Has potential.

Jeff Beck was the reason I was there.

He's a certified Guitar Genius.

His set included Starcycle and Freeway Jam

Price of admission basically hearing those jams.

Rumble

The Rock Anthem was the first song introducing Mr. Depp to his adoring fans.

It's an instrumental.

Next up were cuts from their latest project.

it sounds gothic very outsider and maybe throw in a spaghetti western .

His guitar work was non existent and why would it be any other way.

He was going up against a living Guitar titan.

what can you do ?

Sing ,strut around maybe play a few chords .

It was fun. The music was interesting.

Check out my Pics.

[bayareabackstage]

R. I. P. Jeff Beck.

[bayareabackstage]

Like Christmas in July we Celebrate Summer In December!!

Cali Style and Rocking Slightly Stoopid Vibes.

Beaches, Bikini Go Go Dancers and throw in Santa wearing vintage OP Shorts.

Shot In Santa Cruz.

Tour Bus Memories ?

Super Fun awesome bunch.

Like Smoking with Willie.

Just as Epic.

everything you'd expect even more

They're rock stars.

[bayareabackstage]

Bay Area Backstage is on Creatv San Jose

the 501c3 non profit TV station and education Lab.

Basically an underground broadcast always playing what we want.

Not what's cool or on pop radio.

This is part of Bay Area Backstage's annual programming!.

We always air a Holiday Special and this year we have Rush, Exodus, Kiss, Metallica,Trapped Under Ice, Krokus , Black Sabbath and always will end it with King Diamond.-No presents for Christmas

[bayareabackstage]

Bay Area Backstage vs California Extreme expo.

[bayareabackstage]

Chad Hardin is one of my favorite Harley Quinn Artists.

We caught up with him and asked questions .

Questions like his introduction to the craft.

First Comic he bought.

Advice for the aspiring students of Comic Art.

Channeling My 15 year old self !!-

I blurted the question -the ultimate question for Comic Nerds !!

will there be an uncensored Harley Comic Available ?

Hammer Crushing Goons Heads peppered with the hint of Skin like Heavy Metal Magazine ?

You'll have to watch for answers.

Chad Hardin freelance artist, co-creator of Temerity and Owner of Hardin Comics! Probably best known for his work on DC Comics: Harley Quinn, Wonder Woman, and Zatanna. Dark Horse Comics: Dragon Age. Boom Studios: The Traveler, and Warhammer. Marvel Comics: Spider-Man (Web-of and Family).