Luis’ Top 10 Albums of 2008

1.) Fleet Foxes – Fleet Foxes

2.) Jon Foreman – Spring/Summer

3.) Copeland – You Are My Sunshine

4.) My Morning Jacket – Evil Urges

5.) Coldplay – Viva la Vida or Death And All His Friends

6.) Destroyer – Trouble in Dreams

7.) Mogwai – The Hawk Is Howling

8.) Beck – Odelay (Deluxe reissue)

9.) No Age – Nouns

10.) Beach House – Devotion

HONORABLE MENTIONS:

Radiohead – In Rainbows (techincally the cd release date was Jan.1, altought it was released digitally Oct. 10th of last year)

Nine Inch Nails – Ghosts I-IV (not so much for the music, but in terms of how it was released.  Much improved over the “In Rainbows” model before it and set the stage for Sigur Ros to do the same thing with their album)

Sigur Ros – Gobbledigook (yes, just the song.  not the album)

Bon Iver – For Emma, For Ever: I just picked this album up a few weeks ago, and I haven’t been able to stop listening to it since.  If I had gotten it a lot sooner, I’m sure it would’ve made the top 10.

OTHER TOP 10’s: Please visit these other sites for a few friends’ take on their top releases of 2008.

Deborah Adams @ Chasingghost.blogspot.com

Gabriel Adams @gabrieladams.wordpress.com

Matthew Civis @ theciv.wordpress.com

Thomas Green @ xanga.com/trogtom

Photo 11 / A Prayer for Sunday

“Sunday”

Day by Day

and in Every Way

Be My Strength

Seeing How I have none…

shadow speaking

a little keystyle rap inspired by the photograph.

capture the long autumn sun shadow before it dips, hit the brake lever on my handle bar grips ainsworth street north rose city proximity, generosity image camera given to me mode of transportation cost me nothing but never cheap, learn to speak meek, its a treat to listen in gratitude position for the vision seen with five senses, just a little peak through new lenses tear down the fences separating past, present and future tenses…

NO HAPPY PHOTO THIS WEEK

Seeing how I am in Texas for the week, I’m taking this week off to focus time with my family.  I’ll be back up next week.  Hope you all are well!

Happy Photo Vol. VII

Menomena live at the Crystal Ballroom (06-09-08)

This drummer was by far the best drummer I’ve ever seen live.  So much passion and intensity is rarely displayed by a frontman, let alone a drummer.  I’m glad I stuck around after the Fleet Foxes’ set to watch Menomena perform.  Sometimes during a song he would lumber about the stage like a shark circling it’s prey.  In this case, the prey was the drums, and they took a beating.

R.I.P Alan Powell (1969-2008)

Alan Powell

Today a co-worker of mine died in an accident at his home.  He was an extremely talented artist with a great sense of humor and will be dearly missed.  For examples of his work please check out his site.

Alan was always the first to invite people to do something, and was the first co-workers house I went to after a successful crabbing trip.  He recently came over to the Ainsworth house for my birthday.  Alan, thank you for your friendship.  I’m going to miss you “gubner”.

Please remember to pray for Alan’s family and loved ones during this time.

Happy Photo Vol. VI

Many thanks to the respectable Deb Adams for reminding me today was wednesday.

Happy Wednesday Photo V

How Many Racoons Can You Find?

Content Photograph I v. Happy Photograph III

Photo courtesy of Red Fossey

This didn’t make me happy.  My original happy photograph was never delivered as promised (taken on a friends camera) so I had to settle for this one.  That is my cool robot toy though.  It made me happy when I got it.

Here’s my happy photo.  I snuck this in American Apparel in Eugene, OR after Red tried on some ice-skaters pants.  The photo was show cowboy style (from the hip), hence the poor composition.

Happy Picture Wednesdays!

My new friend Abbi was clipping her toe nails on our front yard.  Catching her off-guard I grabbed my camera and took this picture while she was in the act.  We all had a good laugh.