I ran across a tutorial on designing t shirts for your avatar on Second Life. Robin Wood has a tutorial on his site using Photoshop. It went somewhat easily so here it is. If you would like one ask and I will give you one. It’s free so ask Victor Carson for one. I’ll have a larger selection soon.
Ingredients:
¼ cup ketchup
2 tbsp brown sugar
¼ cup vinegar
¼ cup bbq sauce
2 tbsp worcestershire sauce
1 tsp paprika
1 tsp garlic powder
1 lb ribs
Directions:
Bake ribs at 450° F for 20 minutes. Pour off fat. Reduce oven to 300° F and cook 30 minutes more. Meanwhile, mix sauce and simmer over low heat for 30 minutes. Drain ribs and cover with sauce. Cook another hour basting every 15 minutes.
The moon is in my sign Sagittarius approaching Mars which may be an aggressive day. Hopefully my Sag mood will stay quiet focusing on larger spiritual things. Relationships sometimes interfere with long term visions. Mercury is retrograde now so I guess things will make for communication difficulties. The eclipse is coming as well. So things may be a little difficult. But then again the new billboard in Times Square is cool.
Andrew John Huddleston and Lissa Ladefoged G3WZZ have put together a video on ham radio. The recording was done in Nashville. It’s one of the best ham commercials I have seen. I just wonder how it was done? Hanging on a tower at 100 feet above the ground in a top hat and tux having champagne looks so casual in the video. All the songs are about amateur radio and the booklet which comes with the “Seek You” CD tells the whole story of contests, dx-peditions, antennas etc.
More information about Andrew and his life at www.lastres.com
http://www.hamband.com/html/the_ham_band.html
For those who spend more than they make like me there is always Beans and Rice for dinner parties to save a little. You can be polite if you present the dish with a good wine and some cool music. Actually I found a really cheap wine recently that is fantastic. If you like red wine try Salice Salentino. It is paradise. Bottled in Italy by Midanna Leone de Castirs. Bon Appetite!
Ingrediants:
1 cup dry kidney beans
4 tablespoons olive oil
1 bulb shallot, minced
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 cup uncooked short grain rice
2 bay leaves
1 tablespoon salt freshly ground black pepper to taste
1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
3 sprigs fresh parsley
3 sprigs fresh thyme
1 chile pepper
Place beans in a large pot, and cover with 3 inches of water. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer 1 1/2 hours, or until tender. Drain, reserving liquid. Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Saute shallot and garlic until fragrant, stir in cooked beans, and cook for 2 minutes. Measure reserved liquid, and add water to equal 4 cups; stir into skillet. Stir in the uncooked rice. Season with bay leaves, adobo seasoning, salt, pepper, and cloves. Place sprigs of parsley and thyme, and scotch bonnet pepper on top, and bring to a boil. Reduce heat, cover, and simmer for 18 to 20 minutes. Serve hot.
Please join gala co-chairs Jacob Miles and Theresa Moschetta for the 2007 Greater New York Gala Dinner. I have donated a photograph that will be auctioned in the Silent Auction.
Date: Saturday, February 10, 2007
Time: 5:30PM – VIP Reception
6:00PM – Cocktail Reception & Silent Auction
7:00PM – Seating for Dinner
Post-program – After Party w/ DJ Brian Poillon
Place: Waldorf Astoria Grand Ballroom
Address: 301 Park Ave
New York, NY 10022
Special Performer: Cyndi Lauper
Awardees: Nathan Lane – Individual Equality Award
Merrill Lynch – Corporate Equality Award
Creative Alternatives of New York – Community Equality Award
Heatherette – Visibility Award
Ticket Info: $600 – VIP Tickets
$400 – Regular Tickets
Please visit www.boxofficetickets.com/hrc or call Box Office Tickets at 800-494-8497 to purchase tickets for this event.
For More Info: Please visit www.hrcnewyork.org
John Kelly’s Boots – NYC 1995
Victor Carnuccio
11 x 14 Silver Gelatin Print
Signed and numbered verso with studio stamp.
Edition of 10
Estimated value: $400.00
I recently bought an Epson Perfection 3590 Photo Scanner to replace the Canon that died on me last month. It scans negatives, slides, both in color and black and white. I’m very pleased with it so far. So I started going though some of the Ancient Photo Archives from the 70’s to test it’s negative scanning capabilities. Here’s one take while I was a student at Pratt Institute while living in the East Village nearly 30 years ago.
I still have the trunk in my studio after all these years. How things have changed!
I spent the weekend operating in an amateur radio contest with members of Frankford Radio Club. The station, located in New Jersey, was spectacular. A pulsating buzz during the day was an annoyance that we attempted to resolve. With the help of an AM radio Mark, K2AX attempted to track it down.
3 tablespoons light brown sugar
1 tablespoon honey
2 tablespoons butter
1/4 cup Dijon mustard
2 tablespoons soy sauce
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 tablespoon finely grated ginger
Vegetable oil
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
8 salmon fillets, 6 ounces each
On the side burner, melt the brown sugar, honey and butter in a small saute’pan over medium-high heat. Remove from the heat and whisk in the mustard, soy sauce, olive oil and ginger. Let cool.
Preheat grill to medium heat. Brush salmon with vegetable oil and season with salt and pepper to taste. Place the salmon skin side down on the grill. Coat the flesh of the salmon fillets with the brown-sugar mixture. Grill for 6 to 8 minutes to medium doneness, turning once after 5 to 6 minutes.