by Jonathan Shaw One day he decided that the room was too much for him to take anymore. It wasn’t even a conscious decision on his part; he just woke up that morning (afternoon really) and scanned the bile-colored peeling green walls and something quite apart from his rational mind said “Enough.” A half an […]
read moreRio De Janeiro
Rio De Janeiro, 1973. I stood watching it cross the straight little bridge high up in the air and clatter off rhythmically around a corner up a windy street into the hills and on the other side, disappearing behind an ancient faded yellow building that emerged through a jungle of banana trees and billowing clotheslines. […]
read moreRio De Janeiro, 1973. Losing all track of time in my aimless wandering, I soon found myself on a series of winding labyrinthine narrow streets in picturesque Bohemian-looking quarter, bordered on one side by the looming shadows of imposing 1930’s style office buildings. A real old-time flavor… businesslike efficient shoeshine stands, snack bars with a […]
read moreNotes From The Belly of the Beast#3: PARTY TILL YA DROP HEAD FIRST IN A BUCKET OF SHIT.
February 24, 2009
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A crazy fog has just rolled in off the sea, suddenly converting Copacabana into a humid surreal night time nether world of terror. As if it wasn’t ugly and strange enough to begin with in the middle of this dark carnival of lost souls. Actually the fog seems to have even taken some […]
read moreFor those of you who are unfamiliar with Brazilian Carnival or “Carnaval”, you can read about HERE. Here are a few photos of last year’s parade:
read moreThe View From Here- Random slices of daily life in Rio from my phone’s camera.
February 23, 2009
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The Paderia God is in the details… Carnaval vendor…
read moreI remember all the bad times with the Crack Monster. I remember all the weird deadly moments of toxic lust and destruction and terror. What I don’t remember so well are all the years of my own drug addiction. Not without a conscious effort to do so. Maybe that’s why Divine Providence sent Narcisa to […]
read moreGypsy Party, final excerpt! From the new edit of Narcisa: Our Lady of Ashes!
February 20, 2009
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Without ceremony, Mimo and the other two who’d come with him quickly unpacked their instruments and dove right into the impromptu jam session and it was on… Dolo was laughing as he fiddled away furiously, leading the groove as usual. His bow tore at the violin with such fury I expected the thing to start […]
read moreGypsy Party Excerpt Part 2- From the new edit of Narcisa: Our Lady of Ashes
February 17, 2009
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“And Sergei here’s another great violinista,” Mimo went on, gesturing to the other guy. “These guys come all way here now from Para to see Dolo and play with all us together. Big Roma gathering on the weekend… Gonna be ciganos from all the South America, even some come from far away in Europa… Like […]
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