Debbie who? Tina’s my new wave pin-up girl…

Tina I LOVE you!!

Tights in mimosa of course. All from Etsy.

In crowd-gazing terms the Monterey Pop Festival just pips Jazz on a Summer’s day to the post. West coast prep meets burgeoning far-out-ness and it’s just the right mix. By Woodstock it was a  little too hairy and by the Isle of Wight you’re in complete tie-dye, freak-out territory.

I’ll sit with Michelle Phillips and watch Peter Tork and Ravi Shankar any day. Pennebaker’s film, Monterey Pop, is one of my favorites.

Sorry for the bad quality. Screengrabs from YouTube - go watch!

Unlike last week- snow frolicking and a little trip away - this week has been desk-bound, emotionally draining and kind of unpleasant.

Luckily I’m a big subscriber to the Saturday Night Fever “dance it out” theory. It loosens up the limbs, recalibrates the brain and before you know it you’re three songs in and the week is a world away.

The amazing space dance routine is from a one-off TV special Raquel did in 1970.

So tonight I am off for dinner with friends courtesy the Booyah Cook. Surely the best tonic for the blues…

I spoke to my bro in Australia today as it’s his birthday. He was sitting on the verandah about to have a beer and it was about 30 degrees celsius. I was chatting to him gazing out our back window at about a foot of snow and counting. Eight years of living here and it still freaks me out.

I’m deep in 1970 at the moment. Hence the Creedence. They have a special place in our family history and mythology so this is for my sister who loves John Fogarty and who I know reads this blog every day.

Two words about John: gap teeth.

Liz Bougatsos of Gang Gang Dance is one hot lady. And gap-toothed as it happens.

Photos by Akahiro Imamura from Myspace.

Gang Gang Dance led the east coast Boadrum 88 concert of 88 drummers, which took place on 8 August 2008, starting at 8.08pm. The concerts were conceived (and hosted in LA) by The Boredoms. The New York concert took place on the Williamsburg waterfront, of course.

Reminds me of when Cindy and I camped in the mountains in Ibiza and met the German family who were techno Djs in Berlin, wore leather “garments” and now got their kicks from all night trance drumming. Boadrum 88 was sponsored by Nike, wheras our German couple were brought to us by years and years of acid.

My birthday this year will be 09/09/09. I think it’s too late for my Saturn’s Return, but if anyone has a drum kit I’ll hit it nine times for luck.

Today I’m painting the kitchen in preparation for our new cupboards going up. I was supposed to do it at any point since last October but have left it until the day before. Of course.

Not that I don’t enjoy painting - I love it in fact. It gives me a chance to wrap up my long hair in a scarf a la Rosie the Riveter and wear paint spattered ancient Levis. Always makes me think of Bananarama in the Cruel Summer clip.

All duds from Etsy.

Liking the song.

Loving the look.

Vinni Puh is the Russian version of Winnie the Pooh. Except that he’s a Russian bear, not a teddy, and Christopher Robin is nowhere to be seen.

Listen to the Radio 4 programme to hear the whole story. If you can get through the first fifteen minutes without being incredibly irritated by Michael Rosen the dividends pay off.

Or just watch it here. A delight.