DMLH Video randomness from 2008

Last year we had a bomb ass time making art and music all together in Portland between 134 and the Cantino Castle...and basically anywhere we could get together. The first video was a random occurance back when Mady was filming everything for the idea of "134 TV" (which would have been pretty sweet if everyone had been on board, but alas, some people desire a private life), when I walked in on Chris from Saudade fucking around with a rapman keyboard. The second was a cell phone clip of a rather cathartic DMLH set at the Jabberwocky punk house in NE pdx, that turned out pretty good despite having lost my voice earlier that day. Too bad she didnt get the 20 minute freestyle session with Atronix from bad crowd's stellar beatboxing.

DMLH on tour - Bring Back the Laptop

Well, I have been exceptionally lazy about blogging, returning emails or even phone calls since sxsw. I ended up traveling an extra few thousand miles on the train and started writing in my notebook more, and i cant seem to want to get back on a computer. Soon i will spend the time needed to throw up some good pix and whatnot, maybe send out an email to everyone who's address i picked up along the way and told that I would, but in the meantime, I wanted to post some videos from the tour...possibly with some more to come later.

Widespread Impacts at The Hotel Monte V in Flagstaff


Bring Back The Basics at the Canyon Animal House in Phoenix, AZ



You can see more about our art tour at watchitgrowtour.blogspot.com


goal oriented tourism has so far been educational and inspiring.

DMLH - Got My Taxes Done

Okay, so I did my taxes. Looks like I am not really getting much back. Which is good because it fosters independence from institutional monies. The goal here is to remember to have fun in the Great Depression, stay positive and use the creative energy to generate something greater than money. Right? I just keep reminding myself that its okay to be broke as fuck. Actually i keep getting reminders, when my friends in Portland and around the country respond and help me to build and keep working. Its all about mutual support. We all have our part to play.

Anyway I did my taxes with a certain online prep tool (and by hand of course, to double check) and it brings me back two years, when my good friend and owner of the dopest movie theater in Portland came to me with a proposal: write a song about taxes to win ten grand in an online video contest. He had just won another chunk of money from another random corporation, so I thought it was a pretty good idea. I sat down and wrote some funny lyrics, and we spent a day shooting scenes around Portland with a bunch of crazy cars a friend of ours had at the time. It turned out to be a pretty good video, really one of the better quality entries, but we did not win. I think it was rigged. Anyway now instead of 10 gs we have a silly video that has probably gotten some 3000 views. This is probably the ONLY time you will ever catch me shilling for corporate scum, and though embarrassed by that I still think its a funny little story and worth looking back on. Big ups to Kendall for rockin the boardslide.


Oh yeah, if any independent businesses need a dope jingle, holla @ me.

DMLH - Jam Session Freestyle at Cantino Castle

We were invited over for a potluck and eventually made our way down into the basement.

YARO!

DMLH stars in anti-smoking commercial? No lie!

I found a dvd of this ad while cleaning out my room to sublet for tour. Yes I am the model for the animated smoker. My buddy Matt the Robot made this commercial in 2006, and we shot the photos that most of it is drawn from at the Clinton St. Theater in Portland. Matt is a way talented animator, and this is really more of a quick and janky project compared to the stuff he does now. He is currently working on an animated series with Ben Joseph and David Arquette called "Motha Truckas" - check out the trailer for it below, and then check out his other work at manbaby.com if you want to see more.

"Smoke Buddies"

"smoke buddies" anti-smoking PSA from Manbaby on Vimeo.

"Motha Truckas"

Mutha Truckas from Manbaby on Vimeo.

more at manbaby.com

DMLH Videos from 2013

For a year beginning in August 2007 I was part of a collective effort to curate a store for progressive, visionary and local culture. We painted murals on all the walls and the outside, built out counters and shelves and networked like crazy with local artists and crafters to stock the best in local goods. We were open seven days a week for the whole year and we had shows there at least once a month. It was an awesome undertaking and a great learning expereince, and ultimately fell victim to the crumbling economy (thanks america!). Anyway, like I said we had a few great shows there and this little video player collects a night of my performance there. This night was funny because I got to the show after working an 8 hour day with a catering company on the 35th floor of a hospital. Regardless, I was amped to see the big group of people there for our re-modelling party, and brought the good energy out to share.