A good friend of mine gifted me with a beautiful Tapa cloth last week. Tapa cloth is made from bark, then imprinted with a batik-like design using natural inks. The art of tapa making is common throughout Polynesia. The Samoans call it Siapo.

Tapa should not be confused with tapas, which are spanish finger foods consumed with beer or wine. I want to go to the Dali Restaurant and eat tapas. Actually, I'd rather go to Spain and eat tapas, but that'll have to wait.

Tapa and tapas should not be confused with Tap, as in This is Spinal Tap. I watched the extended DVD version last night. It's still as hilarious as ever.

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After a long hiatus, I've re-established contact with Alan Scott, a fine amateur proseur who I collaborated with several years ago to write Two-Fisted Jesus Tales, essentially a piss-take on Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer detective novels and the Priory of Sion hoax.

Alan also sent me a great link to Googie architecture called Space Age City here's a couple of other interesting Googie sites I've run across over the years. Enjoy.

I'm heading to Minneapolis with my family for the weekend. We're going to go see The Seussification of Romeo and Juliet this afternoon, which is part of the annual Fringe Festival, then we'll see my son off at the airport tomorrow morning for his trip to LA. Ya'll have a great weekend!

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