It ain’t all punk and metal. Bobby at Vinyl Conflict has some pretty sweet Trojan box sets of classic reggae and ska for sale.
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‘Dream Delivery’ Service
Times Dispatch had a recent article on this unique, growing business.
Here’s the first portion of the article, click above for the whole thing.
If you see a guy on a bicycle riding around Richmond in the middle of the night, dropping off dreams on people’s doorsteps, don’t be alarmed.
It’s just a dream delivery service.
And Mathias Svalina is the dream deliveryman.
Svalina is a poet who’s returning to Richmond to deliver dreams by hand in the middle of the night. The dreams are surrealist, prose poems that cover everything from drinking a beer with actor Tom Skerritt to knitting a complicated sweater.
“I try to write a unique dream for everybody every day,” Svalina said from his temporary digs in Oregon Hill. “On a good day, I can write up to 40 dreams a day. Then I deliver them from 2 a.m. to 6 a.m.”
The Chuck Wagon
Throwback Thursday strikes again.
Another photo from Bill Altice: The Chuck Wagon, 1990
Carter’s Dry Goods/Notions (1990)
Photo courtesy of Bill Altice.
Kyle Sajban ‘Guest Spotting’ At Salvation Tattoo
From Salvation Tattoo’s FaceBook page:
We are lucky to announce our good friend Kyle Sajban @k_sajban will be guest spotting here August 23rd-26th. Interested parties please feel free to email him at slayban@gmail.com for any tattoo related inquiries. While he’s here feel free to swing by, say hello and give proper high fives. Cheers!
Nuclear Meeting Tomorrow
Tuesday was the 5th anniversary of the Virginia earthquake, and this Thursday is another meeting of the Virginia Nuclear Energy Consortium Authority (VNECA).
Open to the public~
VA Nuclear Energy Consortium Authority (VNECA) Board Meeting
Thursday, August 25, 2016 at 10:00 am
VCU East Engineering Hall, Room E3218
401 W. Main Street, Richmond, VA 23284
“4-Plex” Auction Later This Month
Transom Auction will be conducting an auction sale of 516 S. Pine Street on August 18.
Their website includes details about the sale, including this description:
Great Investment Opportunity! Located in the heart of trendy Oregon Hill and just down the block from restaurants Mama Zu and L’Opossum. Easy walk to VCU and Belle Isle. This quaint building has everything an investor could want – 100% occupancy – (4) one bedroom/one bath apartments as well as (4) separately leased garages. Extra large lot with fenced backyard, expansive covered front porch as well as first and second floor rear porches accessible by each unit.
Rare 4-plex on Oregon Hill with 4 garages
Current occupancy 100%
4 new hot water tanks 2014
Huge lot with potential to add additional units (subject to city approval)
Annualized gross rents nearly $35,000/year ($2,896 per month)
Relapse Records and Vinyl Conflict Records presents: NOTHING
Tomorrow, between 4pm and 5pm, there will be an in-store acoustic set by the Relapse Records’ band NOTHING at Vinyl Conflict.
NOTHING will be playing again later tomorrow night at Strange Matter on Grace Street.
Drum Lessons
From announcement:
Hey Oregon Hill! I’m offering drum lessons to beginners of all ages, whether you want to learn academically or just for fun.
I’ve been playing drums and percussion for 13 years. I studied percussion from middle school through to getting my bachelor of music from JMU in 2014. I’ve also played in a progressive rock band called Fight Cloud since 2008 (fightcloud.bandcamp.com).
I’ll focus instruction on technique, rhythm, notation, and learning by ear. Having solid fundamentals will allow you to more freely play whatever you like, whether it be rock drum set, jazz, classical percussion, or drum line.
I would prefer to teach at the student’s home as mine is not ideal for teaching lessons. This also adds the benefit of being able to focus on your needs on your drums in your space.
If you’re interested, I’d love to hear from you, and we can negotiate time and price.
Thank you!
Miles Blunt