JAMES MATHERS DECODED – Storyboard scenes from the animated short film, ‘The Parking Lot At The Center Of Time’
Posted: March 17, 2012 Filed under: Bailey Rye, Cara Tompkins, Derek DeVries, Doug Lewis, James Mathers, Malia Luna, Pablo Capra | Tags: bailey rye, derek devries, doug lewis, james mathers, los angeles music, malia luna, pablo capra, parking lot at the center of time, post-paradigm, venice, venice arts club, venice arts club music, venice CA Leave a comment »No one would ever accuse VAC founding member James Mathers of spreading it on ‘too thin’. Everything he does is spread thick, especially his paint. Many of these oil-stick drawing were completed here at the VAC. During this period, the script for Parking Lot was refined then recorded with an ensemble cast including DJ Lyf, Malia Luna, Bailey Rye, Pablo Capra, Dead Dave, Doug Lewis, Cara Tompkins, Derek DeVries.
These drawings form the groundwork for the produced version of Parking Lot. Approximately 80 drawings make up the storyboard for Parking Lot, here are a few choice selects. The complete collection will be posted on this blog, coming soon.
JAMES MATHERS – STORYBOARD SCENES FOR ‘PARKING LOT AT THE CENTER OF TIME’
PARKING LOT AT THE CENTER OF TIME – YOU TUBE
BRASS TACKS PRESS – Chap Books
Posted: March 15, 2012 Filed under: BRASS TACKS PRESS, Pablo Capra | Tags: brass tacks press, chap books, life as a poet, topanga beach, venice arts club, venice CA Leave a comment »Visit BRASS TACKS PRESS, the home of VAC member PABLO CAPRA, for poets, chap books, prose and media:
BRASS TACKS PRESS – Topanga Beach Experience
Posted: March 15, 2012 Filed under: BRASS TACKS PRESS, Pablo Capra Leave a comment »
“Topanga Beach Experience: 1960s-70s”
by Paul Lovas & Pablo Capra
(Brass Tacks Press, 2011)
Excerpt from a foreword published in “Free Thinkers” zine #2
by Pablo Capra
Photo by John Clemens
As I delved deeper, I was impressed to learn how much Topanga Beach had contributed to surf culture. In the ‘60s, it was a place of refuge for Miki Dora (and Charles Manson!). “Surfer” magazine’s main competitor “Surf Guide” was based at Topanga Beach. Several pioneering skateboarders grew up there, including world champion Woody Woodward. In the ‘70s, the three best surfers in Malibu called Topanga their home break: Jay Riddle, Davey Hilton, and George Trafton. Topanga Beach was also home to three influential surf filmmakers: Hal Jepsen (“Cosmic Children”), Grant Rohloff (“Men Who Ride Mountains”), and Scott Dittrich (“Fluid Drive”). Surf films like “The Californians” by Jamie Budge and “Muscle Beach Party” starring Frankie and Annette were shot at Topanga Beach. The beach even had its own surf band, Blue Juice.
more at http://www.lifeasapoet.com
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New Lower Topanga slideshows w/ music by Doug Lewis and DJ Lyf
Posted: November 13, 2009 Filed under: BRASS TACKS PRESS, Doug Lewis, James Mathers, Jean Batiste, Norton Wisdom, Pablo Capra Leave a comment »
New pics uploaded to the Lower Topanga Photo Archive
Posted: September 25, 2009 Filed under: BRASS TACKS PRESS, Pablo Capra Leave a comment »
http://brasstackspress.esmartdesign.com/misc.html#Lower_Topanga_Photo_Archive
There are about a dozen more from pro photographer David Blattel, circa 2002 (I mixed them in with the ones that were already there — sorry!):
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And a few cool surf shots from recent years by J. Murph:
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Penny-Ante: Three @ Stories Books & Cafe
Posted: September 15, 2009 Filed under: BRASS TACKS PRESS, James Mathers, Pablo Capra Leave a comment »Penny-Ante: Three event @ Stories Books & Cafe in Echo Park (9-15-09)
Flyer 1
Flyer 2
Toylit’s poem
Tearist (w/ Douglas from BIRTH! and Bestial Mouths)
Sharon Cheslow and Julia Holter
Echo Park cowboy
(pics by Pablo Capra)
NEW BOOK: “Rohloff’s Snake Pit” by Chris Rohloff (as told to Pablo Capra) and Toylit (illus.)
Posted: August 15, 2009 Filed under: BRASS TACKS PRESS, James Mathers, Pablo Capra Leave a comment »
From “The Snake Pit”
The Snake Pit… was basically the armpit of Malibu. If Malibu had a hood, Topanga and The Snake Pit would be it.
As kids, we were proud to call our neighborhood The Snake Pit because we were all dirt-rat, creeker degenerates. So it was pretty cool!
The Snake Pit was a place that the surrounding community didn’t want to have too much contact with. Even to the police, it said, “Keep out!” Police and firemen tried to avoid going there as much as possible because there was weird stuff that happened down there back in the ’60s and ’70s. Everybody knew about Charles Manson’s connection to The Snake Pit, and that they shouldn’t deal with those people. The Manson Family lived across the street from us. I was three or four years old, and I’d be on the dirt road playing with their kids.
(c) Brass Tacks Press
www.lifeasapoet.com
(See Toylit’s drawings on the website!)
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Belongings of former resident James Mathers (a.k.a. Toylit) found in trailer
Posted: July 19, 2009 Filed under: BRASS TACKS PRESS, James Mathers, Pablo Capra Leave a comment »
James’s psycho-iridescent mattress
From Obliterature by Toylit
“That moment the artist began to trust the dream he was living in… surrendering over tea.”
Pablo’s trailer (a.k.a. Timeship Medusa)
Posted: July 19, 2009 Filed under: BRASS TACKS PRESS, James Mathers, Pablo Capra Leave a comment »
Formerly parked in Lower Topanga, this trailer was immortalized in the comic Voyage of the Timeship Medusa by Toylit…
Pablo is learning about Venice gangs
Posted: July 19, 2009 Filed under: Pablo Capra 1 Comment »
Click to find out what VXIII stands for?
New Lower Topanga pics added to the Brass Tacks Press archive
Posted: July 14, 2009 Filed under: BRASS TACKS PRESS, Pablo Capra Leave a comment »
Robert Campbell and Pablo Capra looking over Robert’s graphic novel Floating in 2002.
Click to see the rest of the Lower Topanga pics by David Blattel.
Where Brass Tacks Press came from…
Posted: July 2, 2009 Filed under: BRASS TACKS PRESS, James Mathers, Pablo Capra Leave a comment »
“Malibu Song” is a 2006 documentary film about the Lower Topanga artists community with Herb Bermann, Baretta, Pablo Capra, James Mathers, Colina Rentmeester, Tool, Carole Winter, Norton Wisdom, and others. Directed by Natalie Lettner and Werner Hanak.
Penny-Ante #3…
Posted: June 30, 2009 Filed under: BRASS TACKS PRESS, James Mathers, Pablo Capra Leave a comment »…will include 3 Brass Tacks Press poets: Robert Campbell, Pablo Capra, and Toylit!
Pre-order a copy from the Penny-Ante website.
Full list of contributors:
Release party info below:
Another party for Andy
Posted: June 27, 2009 Filed under: Andy Kravitz, Pablo Capra Leave a comment »
The breed of the neighbor’s dog has a unique mane, and is used for hunting lions in Africa.
Rags visits and destroys the remote control
Posted: June 26, 2009 Filed under: Pablo Capra Leave a comment »
Pyramids without Points (Pablo’s old punk band)
Posted: June 22, 2009 Filed under: BRASS TACKS PRESS, Pablo Capra Leave a comment »
