brook adams

El Borko began as a way to play surf and related music styles. Like other genre based groups I have formed, just learning the style is not enough. In the case of El Borko, I wanted to follow the example…

we lived in the philippines in the early 70s, in a neighborhood of foreigners and rich filipinos. our next door neighbors were these italian guys, epilonio, romily and colombo. colombo had a monkey that lived in a tree, across from…

I got up early this morning and edited three videos. I use an app called “Open Shot Video Editor”. Like most open-source software, you can send the makers some money. I try to do this once a year for the…

When we don't get what we want, we often blame the source. We want to know why that person, institution, or process failed us. Even on the rare occasions when we examine our own role in this failure, it's unusual…

I was a kid in the 60s. I remember the music from radio, tv, movies, jukeboxes. I was lucky to hear such a wide variety of music; folk, country, classical, pop, I like 'em all. By the mid-seventies I was…

From the 50s through the 80s, albums were recorded on magnetic tape. This was still the case in the 90s, but by then, the industry was beginning the change to digital recording. In the age of tape, songs were often…

Histories of 60s pop focus on the British Invasion and American Psychedelia, but the zeitgeist reached far beyond that. I think all 60s music reflects the optimism and social evolution of the decade. Dylan, Beatles, Hendrix and the rest are…

Got away for two weeks in June. Back to my native southwest. Here's a few pics.

Big Trees State Park, CA

Lembert Dome, Yosemite

Well… duh

Desert View Watchtower, Grand Canyon

We are surrounded by tacos, and I love tacos. Whether they be from food trucks, fast food, or bourgeois restaurants. I categorize tacos as authentic, hybrid, and fusion. Let's talk tacos.

Authentic tacos are something you would find in Mexico…

If you have lived with other people (and you have), then you know the room-mate problem. As the number of room-mates increases, so does the pressure to be responsible, share, and get along with others. A big household may be…

Languages are more than just words. They express a world view. Some are loose and ambiguous, others technical and precise. Our languages reflect our environmental and social origins.

Behavior is a form of language. We say a lot through our…

A tribute to the Doors…

People are weird, when you're a weirdo.

When you're a weirdo, so is your clone.

People are mumbly, grumbly, and stumbly.

People get hungry, when they get stoned.

When you're weird, insects get trapped in…