This Is Hopewell

Recuerdos de Mexico

Christopher — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 05:01:41 +0000

Mexico City - Cokes y Hielo

Limpieza de Zapatos, Mexico City

Jugo de Naranja y Fresa, Condesa, D.F.

Hostel Home, Condesa, D.F.

Parque Nacional de Desierto de los Leones

Cafe El jarocho, Coyoacán D.F. muy delicioso...

Los amigos embarcamos en una aventura

Las palmas de coco, Michoacan, MX

Mariscos 'Tito' y un gallo, Michoacan, MX

policia militar, Michoacan, MX

Colores, Michoacan, MX

La primera vista del Pacifico, Michoacan, MX

Nuestra Casa, Caleta de Campos, Michoacan, MX

Puesta del Sol, Caleta de Campos, Michoacan, MX

La vista del Pacifico, nuestra casa, Caleta de Campos, Michoacan, MX

Palma de coco, nuestra casa, Caleta de Campos, Michoacan, MX

La vista de la communidad, nuestra casa, Caleta de Campos, Michoacan, MX

El Pacifico, Caleta de Campos, Michoacan, MX

Las piedras cerca de Nexpa, Caleta de Campos, Michoacan, MX

Un pájaro y una ola, Caleta de Campos, Michoacan, MX

Refugio, La Barra de Nexpa, Michoacan, MX

La madera, La Barra de Nexpa, Michoacan, MX

surfista, La Barra de Nexpa, Michoacan, MX

Buen Provecho, Nuestra Casa, Michoacan, MX

Steve, Nuestra Casa, Michoacan, MX

La vista cerca de Maruata, Michoacan, MX

Scottie cerca de Maruata, Michoacan, MX

Documento de la aventura de Scott, Carmen y yo, Michoacan, MX

La playa en Maruata (mi favorita), Michoacan, MX

El Pacifico

el faro, Caleta de Campos

el barco, Caleta de Campos

Puesta del Sol, Nuestra casa, Caleta de Campos, MX

Casa de los vecinos, Caleta de Campos, MX

Michael y Juancho en la cantina, medianoche en Mexico D.F...

Matthew Dear toca en Pasaje Americas, Mexico D.F.

Nevería Roxy, Los mejores helados de México?

Creación de las aves (Creation of the Birds) by Remedios Varo, Museo de Arte Moderno, Chapultepec Park

La Communidad de Coyoacan (Artist Unknown), Museo de Arte Moderno, Chapultepec Park

Alan Glass Assemblage, Museo de Arte Moderno, Chapultepec Park

Scottie en el cuadro, Museo de Arte Moderno, Chapultepec Park, Museo de Arte Moderno, Chapultepec Park

El Vagabundo (The Vagabond) by Remedios Varo, Museo de Arte Moderno, Chapultepec Park

Jeff, Biggi, Paula, Museo de Arte Moderno, Chapultepec Park

Style Wars, Mexico City

Robot Amigo, Mexico City

Katsu Skull, Mexico City

Lego Leisure Series #2 – “Later That Night – Keg Stand and Funnel”

Christopher — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 15:40:34 +0000

Built by John…

Kellogg’s Frosted Flakes

Christopher — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 15:35:43 +0000

Saw this bizarre photo on my cereal box this morning as I sat down to breakfast. Thanks to John for pointing it out to me…

Elephants – The Puzzle

Christopher — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 15:28:32 +0000

Live in the Upstairs Kitchen

Christopher — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 03:23:53 +0000

Saturday night brought a concert into our very own upstairs kitchen! What a magnificient evening to behold, four sonic adventurers converging under the colorful lights and sending us all into an other-worldly trance. Here for your listening pleasure are the evening’s proceedings:

Zillion (Purchase/Hopewell Jct. my favorite futurist r&b space love)

Boats (Ridgewood, Queens, our new friend Dave, a cassette & effects chain wizard)

Farmathon (Home Sweet Home)

Shower Panther (aka Sean M. of Zillion, aka some of the best music I’ve ever heard.. -cjl)

Lego Leisure Series #1 – “Cocktails at the Hot Tub”

Christopher — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 23:02:00 +0000

The Politics of Sledding

Christopher — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 02:46:29 +0000

Following our total outrage at the fact that sledding is no longer permissible at Bowdoin Park, where we’ve gone for 25 years, we collected ourselves and sought our fortunes elsewhere… Here are some highlights from Mt. Alvernia, a Franciscan retreat in Wappingers where the Brothers are obviously not immune to winter fun. Thanks to the Franciscan Brothers of Mt. Alvernia for putting the “win” back in winter. An added note, I have written a letter to the Dutchess County Parks Department regarding the Anti-Sledding situation at Bowdoin, and will update as I learn more. Thusfar we were told that it has to do with a lawsuit…

WVKR 91.3 FM, Poughkeepsie

Christopher — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 16:42:50 +0000

When I was a teenager, I gratefully embraced the fact that I was obsessed with music. At about the same time, I discovered Poughkeepsie’s own Vassar College Radio, 91.3 WVKR. I listened with an almost religious attention to detail that would carry over into my adulthood. I learned many things about the world of independent music from WVKR, and always felt a kind of gratitude toward the existence of such a cultural and aesthetic enclave in our relatively bucolic, homogeneous corner of the world.

Here’s a screenprint I found in the archives. I went to this show when I was 16, going on 17:

I went forth from the Hudson Valley to live in big towns and cities, digging into various scenes and music currents and histories. And now, in a small but potent “full circle” situation, I’m gonna be a DJ on WVKR. I am again feeling very grateful that I will be able to share my devotion to music, and music independence, with a wider audience. Here’s a photo of the WVKR studio I took last night while a nice young man named Paul was showing me how to work all this stuff.

My show’s gonna be called Tinkertronics and it’ll focus on new and various styles of electronic music. For now it’ll air Sundays 10-Midnight, but that’ll change once the students come back from winter break. You can listen online at wvkr.org if you like, and call and say hello too! Stay tuned.

Wiccopee Ice Forest

Christopher — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 17:49:11 +0000

Much has been made in the news about the Ice Storm that has hit the northeastern USA, causing thousands of households to lose power and heat, many for nearly a week now. While driving the other day, I saw that the top of Mount Beacon was covered in what looked like a sheet of ice. It looked crazy, and I really wanted to investigate this apparent Ice Forest.

Nearby to Hopewell Junction, there is a woodsy mountain village/hamlet of sorts called Wiccopee, NY. My school bus used to travel back there when I was young. Even at the age of six, I gathered that there was something special about the place.

More recently, brother Peter introduced me to an area in Wiccopee called Flat Rock, which is a multi-use parkland area with trails (including the Appalachian Trail). We took a little hike up there on Saturday afternoon, and all of a sudden we were in the Ice Forest.

Northern Cardinal

Christopher — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 16:19:21 +0000

Male Northern Cardinal in the front yard this morning.