~ghosts~
© john kieltyka :: verkstad.com
Ghostboy
I'm not dead. Just dealing with a lot of things that are keeping me about the ethers...
Ghostwalk
The above image was taken by a friend of mine, local artist/photographer/musician John Kieltyka. He's taken camera-phone shots of his walk to work every day for 6 months. This one was of particular interest to me, and he's graciously allowed me to post it here.
Ghostsongs
Last Thursday, I got together with the above-mentioned John K in his recording studio and re-invented Junior Walker's tune "Shotgun" as a Full Moon Swamp Monster. We stayed up late; the moon, alcohol, and the atmosphere of one of Seattle's oldest builings guiding us through the gritty pulverization of a pop-soul classic. I'll be posting the finished product soon...
Ghostride
Last Sunday I went on a scooter run with the Los Gatos Gordos club for their Paseo De Los Muertos ride. A beautiful fall day and dry roads led us through the major cemetaries in town, and macabre points of demise about our fair city. I even had such a close call on my bike that i'm still shaken by it, actually....but someone seems to want me around a bit longer. Ah, the irony of dying on a ride that's touring death....
Ghosttalk
Sometimes time stops still and you become aware of the way things are in a way you would never have perceived before. These moments feel like your skin has been pulled off your body, and the trance-state you acheive is nothing more than a divine communion with the universe. Your nerves may sear with agony, but ultimately the hand that heals you is your very own. You may follow the threads to points deep in the forest, but you have that same thread to pull yourself back...
This is a good thing. You find your humanity in moments such as this. You're one with the ghost...