"You're all over living me" Lake Gallery, San Francisco

Okay so timeliness isn't always my strength but I wanted to mention that during my SF trip I went to the opening for a show of work inspired by Dinosaur Jr.
I know ryte???

Mat O'Brien's "Seemed Like the Thing to Do."

Freak Scene Zine by Andrew Scott

The show was curated by Dan Johnson, who probably doesn't know who I am but back in 2003 someone gave me a sticker he made that said "p.s. you're pretty" and I bet I still have it somewhere.

George Chen and Mike Kinney High Five

loved her rings

the gallery is housed in a plant store

oh btw did you know this guy created me? he did.

"You're all over living me" Art inspired by Dinosaur Jr.
Through July 19. Lake Gallery, 661 Divisadero St., S.F
Featuring the work of Alissa Anderson, Chris Baird, George Chen, Ryan Coffey, Amy Jo Diaz, Treasure Frey, Matthew Gee, Richard Hart, Rich Jacobs, Gayner Mann, Griffin McPartland, Mat O'Brien, Joe Roberts, Kelley Ryan, Andrew Scott, Sylvia Tan, Mark Whiteley, Bradley Wilson, Dan Wolfe, and Tomo Yasuda.

The Bob Haircut

100 Years of the Bob

The bob was invented in 1909 by Paris-based hairdresser Antoine and this year the hairstyle that never goes out of fashion celebrates its 100th anniversary and the iconic style is currently having a moment with new twists and attitude. It is my #1 favorite haircut I have had the pleasure to work with for the past 30 years. I love the bob and on the year of its 100th birthday it seems we have a wave of popularity with all the wonderful variations of bobs today. We are seeing, shoulder-grazing lengths, sharp fringes, choppy, layered and of course the jaw length bob, and their being worn by A-listers of celebrities and the fashion world.
The bob has always been and still is one of the most requested styles and it's also the best way for any long hair to go shorter you can take it slowly or dramatically and it remains classic, chic and trendy for many generations to come. And with the many variations today there is a look for almost everyone that can wear and sport a bob. Happy Birthday Bob!

Look For The Bob & Hair Color blog coming soon.

Me and Evan Dando

The Lemonheads, Varsity Drag, and The Legends at Bowery Ballroom, New York June 25, 2009

Last night (aka the day the music died, aka RIP King of Pop) I did not honor the memory of Michael Jackson. Instead I honored my 90s nostalgia with my favorite alternahunk. Anyone who knows me know that the Lemonheads is a band I fell in love with at 13 and never got over.

Lemonheads shows are usually full of dorks and normals and then some alt-power-couples like this one.

The stage was inexplicably adorned with tumbleweeds.

Set list!

I think this bass player is kind of a babe. Also how adorable is this young guitar player.

At first we thought it was funny that the only person we recognized there was Greg the Misshape.

After the show I ran into Ben Cho who explained to me that the young guitar player is a 19 year old cool kid and that is why there was a contingent of 90s nostalgic cool kids there making me feel old.

like this girl who pretty much out Leti-ed Leti

and this kid with the Mudhoney T-shirt who told me he did not like the show. (the nerve!)

He opened with Down About It, played a bunch of songs with the band and then a bunch solo and then brought the band back out for encores.

Hair Color For Kids

I was asked yesterday to highlight an 8 year olds hair which has prompted me to write this blog and share my thoughts on coloring a child’s hair. And through the years I have been asked countless times to do kids hair but never this young, I looked at the mother who is a great client of mine and said ‘really’ she assured me it was what her little girl wanted because her best friend got highlights, and she was at her whit’s end with her, so she brought her to me to add some blonde in her hair or scare her.

My Personal rule is, I might put 1 or even 2 foil highlights in the front of the hairline at 8,

which I caved in and did in fear my client would try to do it at home just to stop her 8 year olds crying, and her frowning was killing me, but no more ten that, “remember kids are finicky and get bored of things easily”, she was 8 going on 18.
In conclusion, today kids are smarter and more aware then I was as a kid, the wants are different today and so are the peer pressures, we hear of 8 year old little girls and boys are on diets just to be able to wear the latest hippest clothes or are using expensive computers and getting almost everything they want. Times are fast, pressures are high but something’s should remain innocent, children’s hair truly should be naturally lightened by the sun the ocean or by simply just playing outside, let a kid be a kid at least till puberty then have them come see me .

My Recommended Products for Children.

Aveda, Shampure shampoo and conditioner

Aveda, Brilliance shampoo and conditioner

Golden Poppies

The Golden poppies were in full bloom in San Francisco. I love them, those fuckers are everywhere, they grow wild, from cracks in the concrete. California, it really is beautiful.

I used to have this awesome light-up fiber optic golden poppy that I got at the California Adventure theme park at Disneyland. It is probably in storage somewhere.

Yoshiko Yamamoto, Based on a design by Lucia Kleinhans Mathews. Printed letterpress at The Arts & Crafts Press.

I almost forgot about Jill Bliss' poppies.

Something Strange Happens Orange Peels T-shirt

Delphine California Poppy Notebook

I have this awesome poppy print shirt that was a hand-me-down from Linda. (Seen here with my melanie.)

Smashed Pennies from Heaven

Old friends know I have an extensive collection of smashed pennies. Most of them are back in SF in a special display booklet that my college roommate Leor Jakubowicz bought me at Disneyland. I have them from all sorts of California attractions as well as London and other exotic places, brought back by Ami, Lauren and other friends. I am not sure what this 'empathy' one is all about but I believe it was designed by Marian Bantjes. I found it on Inspiration Resource and I am in love with it. This led me to discover Penny Collector.

OMG Fairyland! My favorite Oakland Attraction. I still have my Fairyland Key somewhere.

Haight Street!
Erica Weiner makes a necklace out of this 10 commandments smashed penny.

10 commandments necklace $40

I love when people send me smashed pennies from their travels. If you send me one I will love you forever in my heart and my blog.