Friday, February 09, 2007

Art for Arts' Sake

Lost at Sea, by Michael K. Ross

Peep-in-law Michael Ross is the subject of a show with three other artists at the Hillyer Art Space in DC. He and Nicole will attend the opening reception, which is Feb. 9 starting at 6 pm.

Diplomat groupies note that Norwegian Ambassador Knut Vollebæk, Danish Ambassador Friis Arne Petersen, and the Finnish Embassy's Minister Counselor Pekka Voutilainen will formally open the exhibition at 6:30 pm.

The artists will also be on hand Saturday for extended hours, 11 am to 3 pm, to personally present their etchings, watercolors, and other works.

The exhibition runs from February 9 through April 20, 2007. Gallery hours are M-F, 9:30 to 6 pm or by appointment.

For more information contact Michael Knud Ross at mkr@michaelrossart.com or visit the gallery's website.

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Thursday, February 08, 2007

Shred, He Said


What is "not as good as quitting your job" but "better than getting married?"

Why, getting a guitar, for free!

Regular readers of peepsNet know that Samer recently welcomed a new addition into his family. A VW GTI, that is. Boudoir shots here. There was no ring exchange but she is wearing his brand.

It turns out that when Samer bought his new toy VW had a promotion going on with Boston Guitar company First Act to highlight the fact that the GTI and six other models have AUX in plugs. You know, what normal people might use for their iPods and, teenagers, who already shouldn't be allowed to drive, will use for bad Van Halen impersonations while trying to pass on the right doing 87 mph.

First Act, doing its best to make what is actually a cool idea sound as uncool as possible, has these suggestion (recite in the voice and cadence of a pompous British newsreader):

Owners of new VW models can transform their cars into mobile amps, with a newfound freedom to rock in the driveway, play at outdoor parties, or shred in the beach parking lot. New rockers will hit the road with a First Act GarageMaster guitar in the trunk, ready to stop and dispense riffs wherever the mood strikes.
I really don't want to see Samer dispensing riffs wherever the mood strikes, even if that isn't a euphemism for something else teenagers shouldn't be doing in cars.

There will be a bit of a learning curve since Samer doesn't play guitar (keyboards are his specialty :). And this new field of study may have to be put off for a bit since Samer has only had his copy of "Building CAN and CANopen Networks" since Jan 5 and, you know, first things first.

But when he's up to speed I hope Samer abides by these simple Guitar God rules. And keep it down in there after 11 pm, please. Some of us have to get up in the morning.

Thursday, February 01, 2007

Samer, Exposed!


Not really, so don't worry.

But our friend has been selected as one of the winning talents for the DC Exposed Photography show. An opening reception for the show is scheduled for March 9 at 6:30 p.m., where the winners may deign to interact with their public. We understand beer will be served, so it's a pretty sure bet that if the vanity won't get him there the libation will.

And for those of you who can't make it, here is his winning shot.