Everything I think

Brother Wayne

I met Wayne today at Cheapo Records, my new spot for vinyl shopping. They happen to have an abundance of fine LPs at affordable prices, as you might have guessed by the store's name. Wayne works at this shop and helped me find some good records; Peter, Paul and Mary ($4), Glenn Miller ($2), Count Basie and Duke Ellington ($4) and Bill Rays and Red Mitchell ($2). Wayne is also on the radio station WNBR. Being new to the Boston area I'm not familiar with the radio stations, but I'm excited to check it out. I was lucky enough to catch Wayne on a cigarette break outside the shop to talk to him. When reading his interview, I hope you hear his voice as one of the most enthusiastic people you've ever met, because he sure was in my book.


Brynn: How long have you been working at Cheapo Records?
Wayne: I've been working here for eight years.
B: What are some of your favorite albums in your collection?
W: There is no way I could tell you. It changes by the day, honestly. By my mood. I have thousands and thousands of records I've collected and I don't really have a favorite.
B: There isn't anything you're always in the mood for?
W: As far as a favorite style, I'm usually in the mood for funk. There are always new surprises and they're always done well.
B: If you could travel back in time to see any musician live, who would it be?
W: It wouldn't be so much of a question of who as of where. There used to be a club called the Sugar Shack right here in Boston. Everyone played there in the 70's... Parliament, Funkadelic, Kool and the Gang; everyone played there. The crowd was 80% pimps... the other people were freaks, too. A few normal people. As far as traveling back in time, I've seen almost anyone I'd have wanted to live. I do wish I had been born ten or so years earlier so I could have collected more records. For cheaper prices, too. 65-75 was the big boom for music, for good music. I was 3 years old in 75. I could have collected so many more records.

Thankful for the cab driver

Cecilia and the Birds

Missing You

this is a movie I made about what it feels like to be across the country from the person you love most.

Ross Runge: professional badass

I spent today with Ross Runge and it was one of the best days I've had in a while. I first met Ross through my work. He comes in every day twice a day and gets a small coffee in the morning and a small mocha (yes whip) in the after noon. Ross works construction a block away from my job.



Brynn: Tell me a little about yourself, Ross.
Ross: Well, I'm a little bit of everything. I'm real friendly to everyone and some men think I'm a gay because of it. I'm real big on socializing. People come to me with all sorts of questions. I don't know why; do they think I'm a fxxxing answer maching? I'm a collector and a handyman too.

B: what do you collect?
R: everything. Everything under the sun. Bottles, knives, old things, clocks, things with eagles or owls, bird pictures, baseball things, bike things... It's all piling up and I'm getting a little sick of it.

B: Do you have any kids?
R: Yeah, I've got a 5th grade boy named Cole and he is a great kid. He lets me help him with his science projects and likes to help me in the garden and with the chickens. We play with our dog together. He's my buddy.

B: Tell me about your dog.
R: We've had Fergie for a year now, and she's a great dog.

B: Fergie?
R: I always liked that song 'Big Girls Don't Cry.'

B: Ross, if you could have any car in the world, what would it be?
R: Oh, easy. A 66 Chevelle. 375 Horsepower, red on black. Preferably a four speed. Bucket seats inside. Now that's an ass kicking car.

B: What is some advice that you think everyone needs to hear?
R: Always keep your word. Follow through with what you're going to do. This makes you trustworthy and reliable. If you don't follow through on a regular basis, people will remember and they won't call on you again because they remember when you let them down. Treat others with the same respect you'd like to be treated. Be the first to say hello in the morning or when you walk into a gathering. It creates more of a positive atmosphere. Talk to people from all walks of life. Listen to old people.

jellyfish vs owl

shoes for my friend Frank