MUSICIAN. ARTIST. GARDENER.
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JOURNAL

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

JOURNAL


 
OCTOBER 31, 2000 // HALLOWEEN

SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA

The after school program I worked for at a Chinese immersion school called Alice Fong Yu had a Halloween party.  I dressed up like Amelia Earhart. My colleagues were smart, young and interesting. The children there were pleasant. This job was walking distance from my apartment in the Inner Sunset. I liked it. Before work on this day I donated blood and picked up tickets for a Pearl Jam concert I'd purchased on eBay in the lobby of corporate building in the financial district. 

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Michael Musika
MAY 24, 2000 // THE FIRST SHOW AT SIMPLE PLEASURES CAFE

SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA

Nobu, Stephanie, the English People, and Mulrooney were in attendance. I was very ambitious and self important about it. I recorded the show on a four track tape machine. I brought furniture from my house and a children's book.  I played the harmonica too loud and too long. People are so generous and forgiving.  If only I were the same, I wouldn't feel so embarrassed about my behavior, nor so guilty about receiving unconditional love. That's true from my present perspective. Also, at the time, the night seemed like a success, and fun. 

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Michael Musika
MAY 5, 2000 // ADMIRAL GREEN LANDSCAPING

SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA

I was new to San Francisco and working for Terry Mulrooney’s Admiral Green Landscaping. Here is a photograph of the boss and his daughter on a day we were assembling planter boxes on the roof of his workshop.

Michael Musika