MUSICIAN. ARTIST. GARDENER.
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JOURNAL

MICHAEL MUSIKA'S CHRONOLOGICAL DOCUMENTATION OF CREATION THROUGH WRITING, PHOTOGRAPHY, AND PERFORMANCE ON VIDEO.

JOURNAL

EVERY TIME WE MAKE A WORK OF ART WE PUT A DOCUMENT OF IT HERE IN THIS JOURNAL FOR A JAPANESE DOCUMENTARIAN FILM MAKER SO THEY CAN MAKE A DOCUMENTARY ABOUT THIS ARTIST IN THIS WEBSITE BECAUSE THEN WE CAN GO TO JAPAN, HOPEFULLY NOT SO LATE IN LIFE THAT IS A CRUEL IRONY.  MOST PEOPLE BESIDES JAPANESE PEOPLE EVER GET TO GO TO JAPAN. WE UNDERSTAND, BUT WE GENUINELY WANT TO GO TO SEE THE COUNTRY AND OUR FRIEND NOBU.


 
Posts in RETRO
SAT SEPT 29, 2007 // VISITING OBO + GUILIA

NEVADA CITY, CALIFORNIA

I drove from San Francisco to Nevada City to visit Obo and Guilia in the house where they were living. They lived in the forest which was very pleasant. Obo made a nice dinner and knew how to use a bay leave to make soup which impressed me. At night I did not sleep well because a cat persisted in walking on my face.

RETROMichael Musika
JAN 7, 2007 // MONTE RIO

MONTE RIO, CALIFORINA

This was a trip Pua, Kalei and Ben took, I believe in January of 2007. We rented a house in Monte Rio, California for a few days and also took a day trip to the coast.

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RETROMichael Musika
AUG 1, 2006 // A COSTA MESA WEDDING

COSTA MESA, CALIFORNIA

BRIDE + FRIENDS PRIOR TO THE CEREMONY // PENTAX IQZOOM 90MC ISO 400

GUESTS ENJOY THE CEREMONY // PENTAX IQZOOM 90MC ISO 400

BRIDE + GROOM (DRESSED AS GROUCHO MARX) CONCLUDE CEREMONY // PENTAX IQZOOM 90MC ISO 400

GROOM, OFFICIANT, + BRIDE // PENTAX IQZOOM 90MC ISO 400

RETROMichael Musika
JUNE 6, 2006 // NEHALEM, OREGON

NEHALEM, OREGON

Two touring bands, Ramon & Jessica, as well as The Light Switches pose for a photograph in front of a fence with a dog on a rural property east of Manzanita, Oregon the day after playing a concert on the top floor of a barn.

RAMON & JESSICA W/ MICHAEL MUSIKA AND BLACK DOG // PENTAX IQZOOM 90 MC 400 ISO

I have fond memories of this tour, both musically and in terms of the friendship. I remember being a neurotic, pain in the ass too, in some regrettable ways. I’ve realized subsequently the source of that behavior and have aimed to be a better person. This was a lovely day, and a great dog that I really enjoyed meeting. Dina and Jesse seem happy in the picture. We’re trying to use this website as a map, and as I write this entry, somewhere near this farm is a potential place to move. We’ll see. One thing I’m learning is to keep everything moving and the camera rolling and the bats flying.

RETROMichael Musika