Moveable Feast Groundbreaking

Moveable Feast Groundbreaking
Originally uploaded by mrtoastey

Congratulations to Moveable Feast, who broke ground on their new home in downtown Lexington, Ky.

The whole set is here.

Rakadu Gypsy, The Mezmer Society and Pezhed at Al's Bar

Rakadu Gypsy, The Mezmer Society and Pezhed at Al's Bar
Originally uploaded by mrtoastey

August, of The Mezmer Society

Rakadu Gypsy, The Mezmer Society and Pezhed at Al's Bar
Originally uploaded by mrtoastey

Another great night photographing my wonderful, talented dancer and musician friends. Thank you, all!!

The full set is here!

Head Tracking for Desktop VR Displays using the WiiRemote

portraiture

A portrait that I did for local publication Southsider.

clipped from www.smileypete.com IN THE KITCHEN WITH Jeff Mayer and Rob Perez Saul Good Pub and Restaurant Saul Good's executive chef Jeff Mayer (left) and proprietor Rob Perez. photo by: Mick Jeffries.

Bitters: To Make or not to Make?

clipped from www.chow.com Bitters are potions that, with just a few drops, add backbone to a cocktail: The Sazerac wouldn’t be what it is without them. The best-known commercial bitters are practically household names: Peychaud’s, angostura, Regans’. Most were created during the golden age of the cocktail, at the turn of the 20th century, so it was high time for CHOW to try our hand at some. (We’ve also thrown in a couple of wild-card mixes for good measure.) But because the makers of the commercial varieties have kept their recipes under lock and key for over a century, and because they use such varied, hard-to-find ingredients—uncommon barks and dried berries among them—we can’t claim to have re-created them faithfully. Instead, consider these our own riffs. And rest assured they’ve been road-tested in a cocktail or two.

Rakadu at Natasha's

TT
Originally uploaded by mrtoastey

Here's some new photos from Rakadu Gypsy Dance's recent show at Natasha's.. I tried to be a little more introspective with these photos, resisting to some extent the urge to drink in the wonderful dancing, photographically. There's so much happening on a somewhat more close-up level that I challenged myself to step outside the norm a bit (and will continue to do so).

The whole set is here.

Thanks to Rakadu for always happily accepting my looming camera presence.

http://www.meccadance.com
http://www.beetnik.com

Everything's amazing, nobody's happy

This guy really really hits it on the head, and he's also funny. If you're having a bad day, watch this and hit "reset."

Album art in a shrinking world

Such a great thing to ponder for graphic designers.

clipped from www.wired.com Design Artwork for a Shrinking Album Cover Music is an aural art form. But the packaging for the recordings—the album cover—has a distinct aesthetic, one that has evolved along with distribution technologies and formats.

photo.jpg

photo.jpg
Originally uploaded by mrtoastey

Mick Jeffries mick@mickjeffries.com

Giant Pink Squirrel

photo.jpg
Originally uploaded by mrtoastey

A new bottle of Creme de Noyeux led me to an unfortunate yet delicious discovery: The Pink Squirrel. Strawberry Quik, anybody? Nothing should taste this good.

Lexington to Hollywood

I recently re-established contact with Bradley Picklesimer, a Kentucky native living in Los Angeles to whom Lexington's nightlife and culture owe an enormous debt for his gender-bending 80's night clubs Club Au Go Go and Cafe LMNOP.

Reflecting on the wonderful time that I spent with him in LA, I stumbled across this MSNBC piece.

clipped from www.msnbc.msn.com Oscar party planner Bradley Harrison Picklesimer holds a foam board containing 140 Swarovski crystals. The objects will be placed inside flower arrangements which will adorn the tables of the Elton John Oscar night party Feb. 27. So many Oscar parties, so little time

Mel Muir tiles

Don't you need some funky fresh tile art? I think you do.

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=9722605

clipped from www.etsy.com 8x8 grass green islands

Micksology

Micksology
Originally uploaded by mrtoastey

Amazing concoction from vincinzo at cola d'oro in Santa monica. Gin,
peycheux bitters, galleano, and cynar (which is some Italian bitter
that I don't really understand)

Mick Jeffries mick@mickjeffries.com

Case study #8

Case study #8
Originally uploaded by mrtoastey

Hi friends and family: I've slightly unexpectedly found myself on a pilgrimage to the home and studio of my unparalleled heroes Charles & Ray Eames. It is quiet and beautiful here in Pacific Palisades, CA.

And I would have to add: deeply moving.

There's nothing -- really, nothing -- that compares to their body of work or how they seem to me
to represent the very best spirit of America, the power of good design, and the allure of creative partnership. Right now I'm the only guest here (by appointment), so for a little while longer, I get to share the place with Charles and Ray.

Wilshire blvd near weinsteins etc

Wilshire blvd near weinsteins etc
Originally uploaded by mrtoastey

Mick Jeffries mick@mickjeffries.com

City of lights

City of lights
Originally uploaded by mrtoastey

Mick Jeffries mick@mickjeffries.com

LUPEC!

Ladies United for the Preservation of Endangered Cocktails - Boston

These ladies can dismantle the patriarchy all they want.

I'll be at the bar sipping their fantastic cocktails. I had a great experience recently in Boston in the care of LUPEC's Misty (here's an interview from the wonderful drinkboston blog), one of the amazing 'keeps behind the swizzle at DRINK.

Mick's Cocktail Blog Searchologist!

I finally got around to building a Cocktail Blog Search in Google Gadgets. It's ultra-helpful for me because it references only the expert mixologists that I want it to, and not the entireity of mixed-drink stupidity that exists on the Web.

You can search for ingredients or drinks by name or whatever; Feel free to use it yourself for amazing cocktail search results!

Black lite hula!

Black lite hula!
Originally uploaded by mrtoastey

Mick Jeffries mick@mickjeffries.com