Friday, June 17, 2011

Kiri Name

The name for my son, Kiri, is written on the purple party bag for a reason- it is the color of the blossoms of the Pawlonia tree, which is what my son is named for. How I got the calligraphy on the bag is an industry secret of mine, but let me tell you it takes a lot of work.

Let me tell you real quick a story that occurred at Punjabi Halal Market on 33rd St, Balt. My friend AVAM there, he likes my son Kiri whenever I bring him in to shop, and he gives him mango and bananas as a treat. When he first heard his name, he told me, "I have taken a picture of Kiri, no I have it here, let me show you!" He pulled out of his brother's wallet a picture of a pretty Pakistani baby. I always somehow knew that the Japanese name Kiri would also be proudly used in the mountains of the Mid East. A father calls his son, "Kiri!".

AVAM later told me that his brother in New Jersey, his wife is Japanese and Kiri is named after a tree. Great to hear that Pakistani are mixing with Japanese. I think Kiri is a pretty name for pretty babies.

I asked AVAM, when can I meet Kiri, oh he's in New Jersey. Check out the track "Desert Rose" by Sejayno, from the new record, I95. It's on the new "unofficial fanpage" of the band, that I just finished, using GoogleFonts! In the back of the Punjabi Market, is a butcher. Sometimes I can score really good goat meat if he is in a good mood. His mood is enhanced by the presence of EJAZZ, who is related to AVAM I presume, but I see less and less of EJAZZ these days.

Tuesday, June 7, 2011

Pamphlet Series

Just met with David Flores over cake (birthday, handmade) and coffee (zeke's in a french press). Talked about the various polychlorinated and polyaromatic hydrocarbons. Had a conference call with my wood guy, Jeremy, out in Forest Hill. He is the goto guy up Belair in the region of "Deer Creek" not joking, the farmer's there all call him when they have a tree on the ground. He has quartersawn sycamore and another load of cherry and walnut almost ready. Persimmon almost gone. Trying to get him to saw studs out of Pawlonia, but he seems reticent.

As Dave was departing, I mentioned my pamphlet series I want to make, by the "Baltimore Department of the Invaded", Dave, a bio-communicator, wants to collaborate so it looks like it's gonna happen. We have to do a full species survey, but I think it's gonna be Mulberry, Pawlonia, Japanese Knotweed, etc, about the benefits of using these invasive species, what they can be used for, etc. See my Facebook post: Mulberry Shirt Party.