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Amoeba in Repose

December 20, 2006 – 8:00 am

This is how Amoeba looks on December 18, 2006 at 7:50 PM. By the time you read this I’ll be in the air on my way to New Mexico for a couple days. I’ll fly back in on Saturday early, pick up my car at LAX and then drive straight here, where I’ll work what [...]

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Police Man

September 21, 2006 – 11:40 pm

When I get in to work there’s a silver-haired guy standing in the far corner of the Mezzanine. Another guy trains a camera on him as he talks and gesticulates and looks really important.
“Who’s the star?” I ask.
“Some guy from The Police,” someone says. It’s Steward Copeland, I realize, and I spend the next hour [...]

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Amoeba at 13,000 feet

August 29, 2006 – 8:24 pm

Apparently, I can’t just leave my work at home. I have to take it with me on vacation.
Amoeba representin’ at Lamarck Col in the Sierra Nevada:

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Shopping Tip

August 20, 2006 – 12:12 am

While at Amoeba, try not to be too destructive while browsing. It makes things difficult for other shoppers.

This is our smut section (yes, we have one of those.) We all stand around and stare for a few minutes, just to absorb the enormity of what had been done here. Luckily, Logan is able to spot [...]

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Santa Monica Heat

July 28, 2006 – 4:32 pm

My Mom’s in town, so expect more photos and less verbiage. Yesterday we spend some time in the humidity and oppression of Summer ‘06. First it’s a hike in Temescal Canyon. Then it’s an evening on the Santa Monica Pier where I’m working the Amoeba booth for the Twilight Dance Series. Last night it’s Lyrics [...]

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Mandala 07.19.06

July 21, 2006 – 11:50 pm

The night before, I’m up until 3:00 AM, spinning vinyl, tweaking mp3’s, setting the last details of my set in place. And at 8:00 A.M. I roll out of bed and drop the first track onto my turntable. Almost exactly an hour and a half later the last notes of the complete mix die away. [...]

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Break Time

July 19, 2006 – 12:09 am

When it comes time for a break, most of my coworkers at Amoeba step outside and have a smoke. I don’t. In the interest of balance, when I take a break I do cancer research.
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Sorry it’s been quiet around here. But between the jobs and the writing I’ve had very little time in the past [...]

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Raconteurs @ Amoeba

June 9, 2006 – 1:01 am

It’s my day off, but I still drag myself out of bed, hop into my shoes and traipse down Sunset to work. Today is the occasion of a rare morning in-store by none other than Jack White The Raconteurs. I want to see how many people show up. People were calling the store yesterday asking [...]

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Yo Gabba Gabba!

June 7, 2006 – 12:01 am

Oh man, I got wind of this yesterday in conversation with Hiland, Kirk and Kyle on the Mezzanine. Then I spotted this reference to former Amoeba co-worker Lance Rock’s new gig. YO GABBA GABBA! This looks like a cast of characters I can get behind. I don’t think the show has been picked up yet, [...]

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Muppets on the Mezzanine

May 19, 2006 – 11:36 pm

Yep. It’s formal Friday on the Mezz. So I break out my formal wear.

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