how to publish your short story panel @ AAWW

Wednesday, December 7, 7pm How to Publish Your Short Story: Cosponsored with Poets & Writers magazine
You wrote it, you showed it, you loved it (still). Now learn how to improve your chances of getting a short story published. A panel discussion featuring four top short story editors at major magazines and literary journals on how to crack the submissions pile and get your work out there. Discussion also about the state of the short story. Followed by audience Q&A.
Panelists: Cressida Leyshon, Deputy Fiction Editor, The New Yorker Nathaniel Rich, Associate Editor, The Paris Review Hannah Tinti, Editor, One Story Joanna Yas, Coeditor, Open City
Moderator: Quang Bao, AAWW Executive Director
7pm at the Workshop 16 West 32nd Street, $5 suggested donation. Please RSVP at 212.494.0061.

U.S. Casualties in Iraq 11/28/05

reported in D.O.D. releases dated 11/28/05

Master Sgt. Brett E. Angus, 40, of St. Paul, Minn. , died Nov. 26 from an improvised explosive device while conducting combat operations against enemy forces in the vicinity of Camp Taqaddum, Iraq. He was assigned to Marine Wing Support Squadron-372, Marine Wing Support Group-37, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. During Operation Iraqi Freedom, his unit was attached to 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward).

Pfc. Ryan D. Christensen, 22, of Spring Lake Heights, N. J. , died at the Medical University of Charleston in Charleston, S. C. , on Nov. 24, of a non-combat related illness identified in Balad, Iraq, on Nov. 10. Christensen was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 64th Armor Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.

Sgt. 1st Class Eric P. Pearrow, 40, of Peoria, Ill. , died in Baghdad, Iraq, on Nov. 24, when his M1A2 Abrams tank accidentally rolled over into a canal. Pearrow was assigned to the 3rd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Carson, Colo.

Staff Sgt. Aram J. Bass, 25, of Niagara Falls, N. Y. and Sgt. William B. Meeuwsen, 24, of Kingwood, Texas died in Baghdad, Iraq on Nov. 23, when their unit came under direct fire during combat operations. Both soldiers were assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky. The circumstances of the soldiers' deaths are under investigation as a potential friendly-fire incident.

U.S. Casualties in Iraq 11/18 - 11/27/05

Staff Sgt. Steven C. Reynolds, 32, of Jordan, N. Y. and Pfc. Marc A. Delgado, 21, of Lithia, Fla. died in Baghdad, Iraq, on Nov. 24, when an improvised explosive device detonated near their HMMWV causing it to flip into a canal. Both soldiers were assigned to the Army's 170th Military Police Company, 504th Military Police Battalion, 42nd Military Police Brigade, Fort Lewis, Wash.

Spc. Gregory L. Tull, 20, of Pocahontas, Iowa, died in the Al Anbar Province, Iraq, on Nov. 25, when an improvised explosive device detonated near hisvehicle during combat operations. Tull was assigned to the Army National Guard's 1st Battalion, 194th Field Artillery, Storm Lake, Iowa.

Spc. Javier A. Villanueva, 25, of Temple, Texas, died in Al Asad, Iraq, on Nov. 24, of injuries sustained in Hit, Iraq, on Nov. 23, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his dismounted patrol during combat operations. Villanueva was assigned to the Army's 2nd Squadron, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Irwin, Calif.

Spc. Allen J. Knop, 22, of Willowick, Ohio, died in Baghdad, Iraq, on Nov. 23, from non-combat related injuries. Knop was assigned to the Army's 2nd Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky. The incident is under investigation.

Petty Officer 3rd Class Emory J. Turpin, 23, of Dahlonega, Ga. , died Nov. 20 when he drowned in the Seychelles. Turpin was assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 74 currently deployed to the Seychelles.

Pfc. John W. Dearing, 21, of Hazel Park, Mich. , died in Habbaniyah, Iraq on Nov. 21, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his HMMWV during combat operations. Dearing was assigned to the Army National Guard's 1st Battalion, 125th Infantry Regiment, Saginaw, Mich.

Spc. Matthew P. Steyart, 21, of Mount Shasta, Calif. , died in Shah Wali Kot, Afghanistan, on Nov. 22, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his HMMWV during patrol operations. Steyart was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 508th Infantry Regiment, Vicenza, Italy.

Spc. Michael J. Idanan, 21, of Chula Vista, Calif. , died in Bayji, Iraq on Nov. 19, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his HMMWV during combat operations. Idanan was assigned to the 1st Squadron, 33rd Cavalry, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky.

1st Lt. Dennis W. Zilinski, 23, of Freehold, N. J., Staff Sgt. Edward Karolasz, 25, of Powder Springs, N. J. , Cpl. Jonathan F. Blair, 21, of Fort Wayne, Ind. and Spc. Dominic J. Hinton, 24, of Jacksonville, Texas died in Bayji, Iraq on Nov. 19, when an improvised explosive device detonated near their HMMWV during combat operations. The soldiers were assigned to the 1st Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky.

Sgt. Dominic J. Sacco, 32, of Albany, N. Y. , died in Taji, Iraq, on Nov. 20, when his M1A1 Abrams tank was attacked by enemy forces using small arms fire. Sacco was assigned to the Army's 1st Battalion, 13th Armor Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, Fort Riley, Kan.

Lance Cpl. Miguel Terrazas, 20, of El Paso, Texas died Nov. 19 from an improvised explosive device while conducting combat operations against enemy forces in the vicinity of Hadithah, Iraq. He was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. During Operation Iraqi Freedom, his unit was attached to 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward).

Lance Cpl. Tyler J. Troyer, 21, of Tangent, Ore. , died Nov. 19 from wounds received as a result of small arms fire while conducting combat operations against enemy forces near Al Karmah, Iraq. He was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N. C.

Pvt. Christopher M. Alcozer, 21, of DeKalb, Ill. , died in Mosul, Iraq, on Nov. 19, when his unit was attacked by enemy forces using small arms fire and grenades. Alcozer was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 1st Infantry Regiment, 172nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, Fort Wainwright, Alaska.

Sgt. Luis R. Reyes, 26, of Aurora, Colo. , died en route to Ali Al Salem, Kuwait, on Nov. 18, when the bus in which he was riding rolled over. Reyes was assigned to the Army National Guard's 947th Engineer Company, Durango, Colo. The incident is under investigation.

Master Sgt. Anthony R. C. Yost, 39, of Flint, Mich. , died in Mosul, Iraq on Nov. 19, when a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device detonated near his position during combat operations. Yost was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group, Fort Bragg, N. C.

Spc. Vernon R. Widner, 34, of Redlands, Calif. in Tikrit, Iraq, on Nov. 17 & Pfc. Anthony A. Gaunky, 19, of Sparta, Wis. , at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Landstuhl, Germany, on Nov. 18 died of injuries sustained in Bayji, Iraq, on Nov. 17, when their HMMWV was involved in a vehicle accident during convoy operations. Both soldiers were assigned to the 3rd Special Troops Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky.

U.S. Casualties reported 11/17-11/18/05

reported in D.O.D. releases

Lance Cpl. Roger W. Deeds, 24, of Biloxi, Miss. Lance Cpl. John A. Lucente, 19, of Grass Valley, Calif. Cpl. Jeffry A. Rogers, 21, of Oklahoma City, Okla. and Cpl. Joshua J. Ware, 20, of Apache, Okla. died Nov. 16 while conducting combat operations against enemy forces during Operation Steel Curtain in Ubaydi, Iraq. Deeds, Rogers and Ware all died as a result of enemy small arms fire, while Lucente died from wounds sustained from an enemy hand grenade. All four Marines were assigned to Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. During Operation Iraqi Freedom, their unit was attached to 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward).

Pvt. Dylan R. Paytas, 20, of Freedom, Pa. , died in Baqubah, Iraq, on Nov. 16, from injuries sustained from multiple gunshot wounds. Paytas was assigned to the 3rd Brigade Troops Battalion, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Benning, Ga. The incident is under investigation.

2nd Lt. Donald R. McGlothlin, 26, of Lebanon, Va. , died Nov. 16 from small arms fire while conducting combat operations against enemy forces during Operation Steel Curtain in Ubaydi, Iraq. He was assigned to Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. His unit was attached to 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward).

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U.S. Casualties in Iraq & Afghanistan 11/16/05

Reported in D.O.D. releases dated 11/16/05

Lance Cpl. Nickolas D. Schiavoni, 26, of Haverhill, Mass. , died Nov. 15 from a suicide, vehicle-borne, improvised explosive device while conducting combat operations against enemy forces near Al Karmah, Iraq. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N. C.

Sgt. 1st Class James S. Ochsner, 36, of Waukegan, Ill. , died in Orgun-E, Afghanistan, on Nov. 15, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his HMMWV during a supply distribution mission. Ochsner was assigned to the Army's 2nd Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group, Fort Bragg, N. C.

Cpl. John M. Longoria, 21, of Nixon, Texas, died Nov. 14 of wounds sustained from small arms fire while conducting combat operations against enemy forces during Operation Steel Curtain in New Ubaydi, Iraq. Maj. Ramon J. Mendoza Jr. , 37, of Columbus, Ohio, and Lance Cpl. Christopher M. McCrackin, 20, of Liverpool, Texas, both died Nov. 14 from an improvised explosive device while conducting combat operations against enemy forces during Operation Steel Curtain in New Ubaydi, Iraq. All three Marines were assigned to Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. During Operation Iraqi Freedom, their unit was attached to 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward).

U.S. Casualties in Iraq reported 11/14 - 11/15/05

Reported in D.O.D. releases 11/14 - 11/15/05

Sgt. Tyrone L. Chisholm, 27, of Savannah, Ga. , died in Tal Afar, Iraq, on Nov. 11, when multiple improvised explosive devices detonated near his M1A2 Abrams Tank. Chisholm was assigned to the 2nd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Carson, Colo.

Sgt. 1st Class Alwyn C. Cashe, 35, of Oviedo, Fla. , died on Nov. 8 at Brooke Army Medical Center, Fort Sam Houston, TX from wounds suffered Oct. 17 in Samarra, Iraq. Cashe was on patrol in a Bradley Fighting Vehicle when an improvised explosive devise detonated near his vehicle. He was assigned to 1st Battallion, 15th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division, based in Fort Benning, Ga.

Cpl. Donald E. Fisher II, 21, of Avon, Mass. and Pfc. Antonio Mendezsanchez, 22, of Rincon, Puerto Rico died in Kirkut, Iraq, on Nov. 11, when their convoy vehicle was involved in a collision. Both soldiers were assigned to the 40th Transportation Company, 44th Corps Support Battalion, 593rd Corps Support Group, Fort Lewis, Wash.

Staff Sgt. Stephen J. Sutherland, 33, of West Deptford, N. J. died in Al Qadisiyah, Iraq, on Nov. 12, when his Stryker military vehicle accidentally rolled over. Sutherland was assigned to the 4th Squadron, 14th Cavalry Regiment, 172nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, Fort Wainwright, Alaska. The incident is under investigation.

Lance Cpl. Daniel F. Swaim, 19, of Yadkinville, N. C. , died Nov. 10 of wounds sustained from an improvised explosive device while conducting combat operations against enemy forces during Operation Steel Curtain in Karabilah, Iraq. He was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N. C.

Lance Cpl. David A. Mendez Ruiz, 20, of Cleveland, Ohio, and Lance Cpl. Scott A. Zubowski, 20, of Manchester, Ind. , both died Nov. 12 from an improvised explosive device while conducting combat operations against enemy forces in Al Amiriyah, Iraq. Both Marines were assigned to 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Twentynine Palms, Calif. During Operation Iraqi Freedom, their unit was attached to 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward).

NY Premiere of Brit film, SHOOTING MAGPIES

NEW YORK THEATRICAL PREMIERE A FILM BY AMBER COLLECTIVE

SHOOTING MAGPIES November 10-15 at 7 & 9 pm & addtl. weekend screenings at 5pm.Wednesday, November 16 at 9:30 only Anthology Film Archives is proud to present the first ever US theatrical premiere of a film by the Amber Collective. Based in Newcastle upon Tyne, UK, the Amber Collective formed in 1968 with the declared aim of documenting working class communities. Pooling their earnings, they paid themselves a relatively low equal wage and subsidized early production work. Since then, they have produced over 20 documentaries and nine feature films. SHOOTING MAGPIES is their latest feature film and first use of digital video. Emma, a mother at fifteen, now in her early twenties, wants some kind of normality for her two daughters. Local gold dealer Ray tries to steer an addict son back towards harness racing. Barry, single father and ex-youth worker, keeps an eye on the streets and encourages his son's interest in ferrets. “You used to come across the kids you worked with in the court round-ups… you're getting them in the obituaries now,” he observes. When, one last time, Emma tries to get her partner Darren off heroin, Barry is drawn into a chain of events that begins to threaten the relationship he has built with his son. Beyond the edges of the mainstream economy, gold chains can be more useful than savings accounts; bad decisions have hard consequences; but people keep going, trying to construct new lives, watching their children. SHOOTING MAGPIES is a film about hope and survival. Heroin and the hopelessness it both feeds off and inspires are just a part of an everyday landscape that has to be negotiated. Shot on digital video, it grew out of a process that has seen over fifteen photographic commissions and community-based projects. Developed in collaboration with people from the community, some of whom play versions of their own lives, the film blurs the edges between fictionalized narrative and documentary.
“Amber are to be cherished as an enduring highlight of Britain’s cinematic landscape.” – Geoff Andrews, TIME OUT
GRAEME RIGB, of the Amber Collective, will be present during the run to answer questions about the film and the history of the Collective.

Anthology Film Archives is located at 32 Second Ave. at Second Street and can be reached by the Second Avenue F and V train or the #6, Bleecker Street stop. Tickets are $8 for adults, $6 for students & seniors, and $5 for AFA members. www.anthologyfilmarchives.org

U.S. Casualties in Iraq reported 11/10/05

Reported in D.O.D. releases dated 11/10/05:

Lance Cpl. Jeremy P. Tamburello, 19, of Denver, Colo. , died Nov. 8 from wounds sustained from an improvised explosive device while conducting combat operations just west of Rutbah, Iraq. He was assigned to the 1st Light Armor Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.

fio's travels - antwerp & amsterdam

my friend Fio is off traveling again...

antwerp arrival
okay, so i arrived this morning hopped up on caffeine and airline food. Got the train to antwerp and started my day. Went to a museum, because i am all about the cultcha. Had lunch over a couple of beers and got into a conversation with a guy who took the day off from his scaffolding job. He talked about how he also works translating german in Rotterdam. His english wasnt that good so he may have been talking about a rotten dam in german tha ruined his scaffolding and that is why he wasnt working today. You know, alcohol plus affeine plus lack of sleep can distort reality pretty bad. Anyway had a couple of more beers Dekonock only costs 2 dollars here compared to back home so if i drink 12 of them i will save enough money to pay for my hotel. all they play in bars here are cheesy eighties ballads. i will gouge my eyes out before the night is done. already buzzing and it is only four. cant wait to finish the night. talk tomorrow. Fio

Antwerp next day

Okay, right after i wrote last i was walking back to ly roon when i passed the Philadelphia Bookstore. So i stood qnd stared for a while because i was dumbfounded. Who in Philadelphia even reads books? Yuengling labels dont count. So tha kept me occupied for awhile. Then I went out. Oh boy! I cant count the number of places i went to but it was over 10. So i stumbled around for a while but did manage to find my hotel, tricky to get in the building and hallway was dark. I am in room 9 but on my key it could easily be a 6. Almost went to the wrong room. I was in a bar last night where the men all greeted each other with a kiss but it wasnt a gay bar. I know this because none of them hit on me (im attractive arent I? so whats the problem?) I woke up about 12:30 but my but was sore. I hope it was from the uncomfortable bar stools i was sitting on all nght and not...something....more....sinister. Ah, what the hell, im on vacatiion. Went to the cathedral today which is absolutely amazing. So awe inspiring that i nearly prayed myself. But then i didnt know who to pray to or for what reason. Went to the Kulminator, Antwerps best known beer bar, for a couple. They have a cat which became my new friend. At least i hope it existed, for all i know i was the only one to see it. After finally getting rid of that blue dog that stalked me for 4 years I hope i did not find a new demon to haunt me!!. So its about 8:30 now and i will try to have an easy night but i am not promising myself anything. Im happy to just find my way home. Teetering on the edge of insanity, Fio

Antwerp next day

Had an early night last night, about 12:30. Only reason was becuase i had a chimay then an orval which just put me out. Ate a bunch of fries before bed realizing that fries, bread and beer have been my only sustenance. I have to stay hydrated as i kept dreaming last night that all i did was drink water but stayed thirsty. Pretty much walked around in a dazed & confused state today. I walked by a park and saw what i believe to be a wild chicken. It was mixed in with some rabbits and ducks but it was definitely a chicken! (what do wild chickens eat anyway?). Walked by the DeKoninck brewery it was closed so i just left a note thanking them for doing a good job. Will try to be low key tonight but they are broadcasting the Chelsea-Man U game at the irish pub so i may have to check that out. Maybe i can convince them to show the giants game later. Anyway, tomorrow i leave for amsterdam so ican spread my evil to another country. Finding my way back to myself, Fio

Well, last night was really mellow. Ate a good meal and watched the soccer match and then they had 2 football games on. Unfortunately they were tampa-carolina and chic-new orleans (??????). Anyway started to break out in a cold sweat so called it a night. But woke up feeling good so rebound is in effect. Had some issues with the train but a kindly conductor motioned me to his train and helped me on my way. Sat with him up front and he was all excited about coming back to the US in June. Turns out his favorite place in the world is wyoming and also wants to visit oregon and idaho. So I just looked at him kind of curious and said "i hear its nice". Got to amsterdam with no worries went right out to a lunch of La Chouffe and Ossenwerst, which translates to "raw sausages", a rather accurate description. Like a poor mans steak tartare which is good because i am poor and like steak tartare. Went to my room which is the size of a closet and i have to share a bathroom but its only 30 euros a night so i cant complain. Had a conversation with a bartender who stayed in west orange for 2 months (agaiN ??????) hewas only 19 at the time so he got a fake id saying he was from philadelphia (again with that fucking city, why cant it just go away?). Had some food from Suriname (yea i have no fucking clue where it is either but it is a former dutch colony, a consolation prize from the british for taking new york). It is monday so it is pretty quiet. I am writing from a coffee shop (the same one i wrote from last time 4 years ago) and you can barely smell the mj. How can i get a contact high? Some young guys just walked in do hopefully they will light up soon. I might drink a bit tonoght. im feeling pretty good do who knows.
Staying close to the canals so i dont get lost. Fio

Woke up to this morning to major construction which involves banging, breaking glass, and screaming in a foreugn language, just like home. Last night, a kind bartender bought me a jenever which is a local spirit avaliable in assortment of flavors, like aquavit. Not bad tasted like a smoother version of jaegermeister. Went to Rijksmuseum which was good, had some excellent dim sum in chinatown, topped off with a venison dinner. Wandered around for a bit as usual. I have reached a point now where alcohol and food have no effect on my body. Except that i feel kind of crappy until i have a beer (probably not a good thing but a common experience on holiday). Took a breather in my room (pod) and even turned on the TV (I didnt have one in antwerp) and realized that US soap operas are very popular. Watched a bit of days of our lives and they still have the same fucking characters they had when i watched it 20 years ago in college!!! I will probably venture out tomorrow maybe Haarlem or Utrecht. We will see.
Currently listening to reggae and surrounded by marijuana smoke. Fio

Ahh yes i am now less than 24 hours away from my flight back to lovely, picturesque Newark. Last night after some reggae and secondhand smoke I visited a place i refer to as the candlebar. The bartender was entertaining 2 Bulgarian girls that were staying with him as they are friends with his girlfriend. They are on their way back to Bulgaria after 5 months in the US where they were interning on an island in Lake Erie near Cleveland (Yeah, I had no fucking clue what they were talking about either) but they kept asking the bartender why it was so necessary for dutch people to spit so much when they speak. He countered my since they were bulgarian they should be working in the redlight district. I didnt know who/what to mock so i just made fun of cleveland. Drank until closing but since i have become immune to alcohol it was no problem. Awoke to someone scraping in the bathroom next door (yes, the shared bathroom that i use for showering and other stuff). Went to reception where they kindly moved me into the basement with my own bathroom (woohoo, no more darting to my room in a towel!). Only source of heat is a pipe (just like home) that heats the room to somwhere between purgatory and the first layer of hell ( again just like home, maybe i should rent out my room for 30 euros). went to haarlem today based on recommendation of bartender who grew up there. Good call, nice little town beautiful cathedral and i got lost and walked in a circle for about 1.5 hours but made it back in time for a relax. Im sure tonight will be subdued and relaxed, at least that's the plan. Looking forward to drying out and wringing out my liver like a wet rag, Fio

Jerome Artists Coop Holiday Party...

For those of you lucky enough to be near the coolest little town in Arizona this weekend:

The Membership of the Jerome Artists Cooperative Gallery present
Annual Holiday Show
November 12 thru January 4th 2005

Opening Reception Saturday, November 12 5:00 to 8:00 pm

Refreshments - Music - Fun!

502 Main StreetJerome, ArizonaFor more information please call:(928) 639-4276

Don't forget to look at our web site: www.jeromeartistscoop.com

latest from Jesse Dayton

following is the latest from the Jesse Dayton Newsletter...

"Hardchargers... Khazakstan?

Where's it at? Weird, huh? I thought touring thru Laos and Thailand was weird?(even though it turned out to be one of the best tours of my career) Anyhooch, we're going to Khazakstan right after our West-coast tour to play the American Voices Concert.... Khazastan?

This week I'm sitting in w/ TWO HOOTS AND HOLLER on THURS. NIGHT at EGO'S in AUSTIN.(show starts at 10:30)

FRIDAY NIGHT we return to one of our favorite places in N. Texas....LOVE AND WAR in PLANO TX....this place ALWAYS goes off!(show starts early around 8:00 and goes 'til 12:00)

SATURDAY NIGHT we're down on the island....it's THE OL' QUARTER on GALVESTON ISLAND (show starts at 9:00)... this place is a shrine to Townes Van Zant(one of my favorite songwriters)... if you've never been, ya gotta check it out!

ps Last Sat. night we played the mother of all counter-culture private parties in South Austin. Over 1000, (literally), bikers, hippies, cowboys, greasers and cops threw down w/ help from St. Arnolds Brewing, Club Nel-Ray and the now imfamous Club Chiwawa....noone got busted....noone went to jail....we floated 20 kegs, drank untold bottles of spirits, eat 100's of pounds of BBQ and listened to non-stop live music all night...only in Austin baby!"
www.jessedayton.com

Nancy Goldring Tuesday 11/15 @ NYU

Artist and photographer Nancy Goldring '67 will lead a conversation and slide presentation about her new work PALIMPSEST (Mazzotta, 2005), with remarks by David Levi Strauss, writer for Artforum and Aperture.
Goldring has developed a unique process that combines drawing, photography,and projections. Based in New York, she has been exhibiting her drawings with photo-projections nationally and internationally for 25 years. Recently she has established a close relationship with the city of Parma, where her latest work originates. She has been a professor of drawing and contemporary art at Montclair State University in New Jersey for 28 years.

Tuesday, November 15 at 6pm
New York University
Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimo'
24 West 12th Street
New York, NY 10011-8604
tel. (212) 998-8730
casa.italiana@nyu.edu

another word for the day, "oneiric"

oneiric \oh-NY-rik\ adjective: Of, pertaining to, or suggestive of dreams; dreamy.

Some -- not all -- of Caravaggio's painting uniquely compels you to grope for words in order to describe the optical novelty and disturbing immediacy of the images. They're at once coldly precise, voluptuously real and strangely oneiric. --Peter Robb, "Candid camera," [2]The Guardian, October 20, 2001 _________________________________________________________

Oneiric comes from Greek oneiros, "dream."

word for the day "carceral"

carceral \KAHR-suh-rul\ adjective: of, relating to, or suggesting a jail or prison

Example sentence: Her friend suggested there was something rather carceral about her day job's requirement of no lunch break.

Did you know? Describing a painting of John Howard visiting a prison in 1787, writer Robert Hughes reminds us that Howard was "the pioneer of English carceral reform" (_Time Magazine_, November 11, 1985). Huges might have said "prison reform," but what about Vladimir Nabokov, when, in his inimitable prose, he describes a prison scene in _Invitation to a Beheading_: "The door opened, whining, rattling and groaning in keeping with all the rules of carceral counterpoint." Here we find "carceral" not only practical but practically poetical. An adjective borrowed directly from Late Latin, "carceral" appeared shortly after "incarcerate" ("to imprison"), which first showed up in English around the mid-1500s; they're both ultimately from "carcer," Latin for "prison."

U.S. Casualties in Iraq reported 11/8-11/9/05

U.S. Casualties in Iraq reported 11/8-11/9/05 in D.O.D. releases:

Gunnery Sgt. Darrell W. Boatman, 38, of Fayetteville, N. C. , died on Nov. 4 at Landstuhl Reginal Medical Center, Germany, from wounds sustained on Nov. 2 from an improvised explosive device while conducting combat operations in the vicinity of Habbaniyah, Iraq. He was assigned to 8th Engineer Support Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N. C.

1st Lt. Justin S. Smith, 28, of Lansing, Mich. Staff Sgt. Brian L. Freeman, 27, of Lucedale, Miss. Spc. Robert C. Pope II, 22, of East Islip, N. Y. and Pfc. Mario A. Reyes, 19, of Las Cruces, N. M. were killed in Baghdad, Iraq, on Nov. 7, when a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device detonated near their dismounted patrol. The soldiers were assigned to the 3rd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Carson, Colo.

Capt. Joel E. Cahill, 34, of Norwood, Mass. , died in Ad Dawr, Iraq, on Nov. 6, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his HMMWV. Cahill was assigned to the Army's 1st Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Benning, Ga.

Lance Cpl. Ryan J. Sorensen, 26, of Boca Raton, Fla. , died Nov. 6 from enemy small-arms fire while conducting combat operations during Operation Steel Curtain in Husaybah, Iraq. He was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N. C.

U.S. Casualties in Iraq 11/5-11/7/05

The following U.S. Casualties were reported in D.O.D. releases dated 11/5 - 11/7/05

Sgt. 1st Class Daniel J. Pratt, 48, of Youngstown, Ohio, died in An Nasiriyah, Iraq, on Nov. 3, from a non-combat related cause. Pratt was assigned to the Army National Guard's 211th Maintenance Company, Newark, Ohio. The incident is under investigation.

Capt. Jeffrey P. Toczylowski, 30, of Upper Moreland, Pa. , died in Al Anbar Province, Iraq, on Nov. 3, from injuries sustained during combat operations. Toczylowski was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group, Panzer Kaserne, Germany.

Spc. Timothy D. Brown, 23, of Cedar Springs, Mich. , died in Habbaniyah, Iraq, on Nov. 4, when a land mine detonated near his HMMWV during combat operations. Brown was assigned to the Army National Guard's 1st Battalion, 125th Infantry Regiment, Saginaw, Mich.

Capt. James M. Gurbisz, 25, of Eatontown, N. J. and Pfc. Dustin A. Yancey, 22, of Goose Creek, S. C. died in Baghdad, Iraq, on Nov. 4, when an improvised explosive device detonated near their HMMWV during convoy operations. The soldiers were assigned to the 26th Forward Support Battalion, 2nd Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.

Spc. Darren D. Howe, 21, of Beatrice, Neb. , died at Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio, Texas, on Nov. 3, of injuries sustained in Samarra, Iraq, on Oct. 17, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Bradley Fighting Vehicle. Howe was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Benning, Ga.

Sgt. 1st Class James F. Hayes, 48, of Barstow, Calif. , died in Taji, Iraq, on Nov. 6, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his HMMWV during patrol operations. Hayes was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky.

Staff Sgt. Jason A. Fegler, 24, of Virginia Beach, Va. , died in Baghdad, Iraq, on Nov. 4, during combat operations. Fegler was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky. The circumstances of the soldier's death are under investigation as a potential friendly-fire incident.

Lt. Col. Thomas A. Wren, 44, of Lorton, Va. , died in Tallil, Iraq, on Nov. 5, when a civilian vehicle pulled in front of his HMMWV causing it to roll-over. Wren was an Army Reservist assigned to the Multi-National Security Transition Command-Iraq in Tallil, Iraq. The incident is under investigation.

52 books in 52 weeks updated 11/4/05

Here's the update as of today 11/4/05...52 books in 52 weeks...[re-reads marked with * and ** if I've re-read more than once] ...is there some kind of prize?? Also, I don't count poetry collections, literary mags (even though I guess you could call them short story collections) & I'm not sure if I should count easy reads like Rowling or Dan Brown books.

1. denis johnson: jesus son*
2. stars at noon
3. resuscitation of a hanged man*
4. name of the world**
5. seek
6. jeanette winterson: passion
7. lighthouse keeping
8. sexing the cherry
9. written on the body*
10. chris offutt: out of the woods**
11. no heroes*
12. kentucky straight**
13. the good brother*
14. nick flynn:another bullshit night in suck city
15. ian rankin: resurrection men
16. knots & crosses
17.let it bleed
18. black & blue
19. haruki murakami: the wind-up bird chronicle
20. eugenides: middlesex (or as much of it as I'm going to read...)
21. the DaVinca Code: dan brown (as a part of my promise to myself not to condemn what I have not yet read...it takes about 2 hours to read & yes, it's as bad as you might think)
22. gould's book of fish
23. john koopman: McCoy's Marines: darkside to baghdad
24. evan wright: generation kill*
25. secret society of demolition writers
26. elizabeth gilbert: the last american man
27. phillipa gregory: the queen's fool (okay...read it for work)
28. gregory maquire: mirror, mirror
29. emile zola: nana
30. bastard on the couch (daniel jones, ed.)
31. men seeking women (mainly for the chris offutt piece)
32. JA Jance: name withheld
33. tony hillerman:sacred clowns
34. tony hillerman: sinister pig
35. tony hillerman: hunting badger
36. james lee burke: cimarron rose
37. james lee burke: bitterroot*
38. bill bryson: a walk in the woods
39. aimee bender: the girl in the flammable skirt*
40. aimee bender: willful creatures
41. aimee bender: a true sign of my own
42. Best American Non-Required Reading 2003
43. Best American Non-Required Reading 2004
44. Larry Brown: rabbit factory
45. denis johnson: already dead**
46. james salter: sport & a pastime
47. don delillo: cosmopolis
48. harry potter & the half-blood prince (should I count this as a book?)
49. neil gaiman: anansi boys
50. lori moore: frog hospital
51. jonathan lethem: gun with occaisional music
& only one more to go.

U.S. Casualties in Iraq reported 11/3- 11/4/05

from D.O.D. releases dated 11/3-11/4/05

Spc. Joshua J. Munger, 22, of Maysville, Mo. Spc. Benjamin A. Smith, 21, of Hudson, Wis. and Pfc. Tyler R. MacKenzie, 20, of Evans, Colo were killed near Baghdad, Iraq, on Nov. 2, when an improvised explosive device detonated near their HMMWV. The soldiers were assigned to the Army's 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky.

Staff Sgt. Kyle B. Wehrly, 28, of Galesburg, Ill. , died in Ashraf, Iraq, on Nov. 3, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his HMMWV during patrol operations. Wehrly was assigned to the Army National Guard's 2nd Battalion, 123rd Field Artillery, Macomb, Ill.

Staff Sgt. Wilgene T. Lieto, 28, of Saipan, Marianas Islands of the Pacific and Spc. Derence W. Jack, 31, of Saipan, Marinas Islands of the Pacific. died in Balad, Iraq, on Oct. 31, when an improvised explosive device detonated near their HMMWV during patrol operations. Both soldiers were assigned to the Army Reserve's 100th Battalion, 442nd Infantry, 29th Brigade Combat Team, Barrigada, Guam.

1st Lt. Robert C. Oneto-Sikorski, 33, of Bay St. Louis, Miss. , died in Iskandariyah, Iraq, on Oct. 31, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his dismounted patrol. Oneto-Sikorski was assigned to the Army National Guard's 1st Battalion, 155th Infantry, Biloxi, Miss.

Spc. Dennis J. Ferderer Jr. , 20, of New Salem, N. D. , died in Ad Duluiyah, Iraq, on Nov. 2, when enemy forces threw a hand grenade at his HMMWV during convoy operations. Ferderer was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Benning, Ga.

2nd Lt. Mark J. Procopio, 28, of Stowe, Vt. , died on Nov. 2, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his HMMWV during combat operations in Ar Ramadi, Iraq. Procopio was assigned to the Army National Guard's 3rd Battalion, 172nd Infantry Regiment, Jericho, Vt.

Maj. Gerald M. Bloomfield II, 38, of Ypsilanti, Mich Capt. Michael D. Martino, 32, of Fairfax, Va.
Both Marines died Nov. 2 when their AH-1W Super Cobra helicopter crashed while flying in support of security and stabilization operations near Ar Ramadi, Iraq. Both Marines were with Marine Light-Attack Helicopter Squadron 369, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. During Operation Iraqi Freedom, their unit was attached to 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, II MEF (Forward).
The crash is currently under investigation.

Sgt. Daniel A. Tsue, 27, of Honolulu, Hawaii, died Nov. 1 from an improvised explosive device while conducting combat operations in the vicinity of Ar Ramadi, Iraq. He was assigned to 7th Engineer Support Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. During Operation Iraqi Freedom, his unit was attached to 2nd Force Service Support Group, II MEF (Forward).

Petty Officer 2nd Class Allan M. Cundanga Espiritu, 28, of Oxnard, Calif. , died Nov. 1 from an improvised explosive device while conducting combat operations in the vicinity of Ar Ramadi, Iraq. Espiritu was assigned to 2nd Force Service Support Group (Forward), II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward).

U.S. Casualties in Iraq reported 11/1-11/2/05

Reported in D.O.D. releases 11/1-11/2/05

Staff Sgt. Joel P. Dameron, 27, of Ellabell, Ga. , died Oct. 30 from an improvised explosive device while conducting combat operations in the vicinity of Al Amiriyah, Iraq. He was assigned to the 8th Engineer Support Battalion, 2nd Force Service Support Group, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N. C.

Sgt. 1st Class Jonathan Tessar, 36, of Simi Valley, Calif. Spc. William J. Byler, 23, of Ballinger, Texas. Pfc. David J. Martin, 21, of Edmond, Okla. and Pvt. Adam R. Johnson, 22, of Clayton, Ohio were killed in Al Mahmudiyah, Iraq, on Oct. 31, when an improvised explosive device detonated near their HMMWV during patrol operations. The Soldiers were assigned to the Army's 2nd Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky.

Capt. Raymond D. Hill, II 39, of Turlock, Calif. and Sgt. Shaker T. Guy, 23, of Pomona, Calif. died in Baghdad, Iraq, on Oct. 29, when an improvised explosive device detonated near their HMMWV during patrol operations. Both soldiers were assigned to the Army National Guard's 1st Battalion, 184th Infantry Regiment, Modesto, Calif.

Pfc. Kenny D. Rojas, 21, of Pembroke Pines, Fla. , died near Bayji, Iraq, on Oct. 29, when his unit was conducting a combat patrol and a landmine exploded near his HMMWV. Rojas was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 7th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.

Petty Officer 1st Class Howard E. Babcock IV, 33, of Houston, Texas, died in a motorcycle accident on Oct. 13 in Bahrain. Babcock was assigned to the Naval Computer and Telecommunications Station in Bahrain.