Category Archives: family

More Attempts to Not Make Pictures

Posted on 2016/02/27 by circuskitchen

aka: Total Fail! Friday,  February 26th 2016 1) WORLD MAP: After literally years of waiting, we got this gorgeous and wonderful wall art map. 2) BRICOLEURS:      In French it’s called “bricolage” -tinkering- and it’s part of the culture … Continue reading →

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AMERICA FEELS GREAT: Album Cover and Song Titles

Posted on 2016/02/24 by circuskitchen

February 2016 You’ve no doubt heard the unbelievable news that my brother and I founded a brand new fake band: AMERICA FEELS GREAT.   Well here’s the new album cover!     And here is our working list of non-working song titles: SET LIST:  … Continue reading →

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BackGavin

Posted on 2016/02/21 by circuskitchen

Sunday, February 21st 2016   2016-02-21 BACKGAVIN [28 seconds]:   PS:  To the uninitiated, her brother’s name there is “Gavin.”  (o:  

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Attempt to Not Take Pictures – Day 1

Posted on 2016/02/20 by circuskitchen

Saturday, February 20th 2016 Partly on account of stupid “Disk Full” messages on my computer (and honestly sated from recent trip), I commit myself to refraining from photographing the children for a while.  Their lives are hyper-documented.  I don’t need more … Continue reading →

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The Goldfish Cracker Game

Posted on 2016/02/17 by circuskitchen

Wednesday, February 17th 2016 By Gavin and ClaraJane.   2016-02-17 Goldfish Cracker Game [28 seconds]:

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Gavin and Grandpa Bruce on Trumpets

Posted on 2016/02/17 by circuskitchen

Feb 17, 2016   What a joy to witness my dad teaching my son.  Could be anything as far as I care, but it happens to be trumpet. 2016-02-17 TWO TRUMPETEERS [1min,32secs]:        

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America Feels Great

Posted on 2016/02/16 by circuskitchen

Monday, February 15th 2015 “That sounds wonderful Jennifer,” Dad says after listening to me play him a song the other night.  “Do you ever go to any auditions or anything?” Some open mics, a local TV station, but that’s it … Continue reading →

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Oakland Zoo with Grandpa Bruce

Posted on 2016/02/16 by circuskitchen

Tuesday, February 16th 2016 Things I learned from this trip to the zoo: A lion’s roar is louder than a lawnmower Circus elephants don’t graze Take the picture with Grandpa when you ARRIVE, not when it’s time to leave.   … Continue reading →

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UkeOke: Mamas Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Cowboys

Posted on 2016/02/16 by circuskitchen

  Here are the lyrics and chords to the iconic song written by our esteemed cousin, Ed Bruce (& his wife Patsy, then popularized by Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson). Chord Notes:  1, 4, 5 with 1-tone step up for 2nd … Continue reading →

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Kitchen Jam Sample Brah

Posted on 2016/02/13 by circuskitchen

Feb 13th 2016 While visiting my Dad and Anita in Oakland “up at the ‘Line,” (aka: Skyline) my brother treated us to a few tunes.  So this is a SAMPLE of my BROTHER, JAMMING a bit, in the KITCHEN. 2016-02-13 … Continue reading →

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