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watt’s picture of the week – friday, november 18, 2016

Posted on November 18, 2016 by Mike Watt

just back from the “canto secondo tour 2016” in europe w/my fratelli in il sogno del marinaio (you can read the tour diary here), I discovered the pickup ring on my 1965 gibson eb-0 (I call it “the dan bass” … Continue reading →

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watt’s picture of the week – monday, september 19, 2016

Posted on September 19, 2016 by Mike Watt

I was in petaluma last month and got a shot of this incredible memorial to bill soberanes – the world’s number one people meeter. now that’s something else, huh? wanna arm wrassle mr petaluma? too late now but you can … Continue reading →

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watt’s picture of the week – monday, september 5, 2016

Posted on September 5, 2016 by Mike Watt

it was a good time at the labor day parade in wilmington, much solidarity and great spirit. dug it. photo by mike watt – – – – – mike watt’s hoot page

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watt’s picture of the week – monday, august 15, 2016

Posted on August 15, 2016 by Mike Watt

yesterday I got to witness history in the making: after twenty-five years (see a video of them playing back then) at casa hanzo here in my pedro town supersession started recording their definitive album w/pete mazich on the knobs. from … Continue reading →

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watt’s picture of the week – friday, august 5, 2016

Posted on August 5, 2016 by Mike Watt

I found this art from michael parker called “the ides” near the lighthouse (by the way, curbed la just wrote about it here) at point fermin in my pedro town this morning. I found out it’s part of the “current:la … Continue reading →

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watt’s picture of the week – tuesday, july 12, 2016

Posted on July 12, 2016 by Mike Watt

here’s some very young sailors just as they put out from the cabrillo beach youth waterfront sports center in my pedro town this morning. that oocl can boat in the back is docked across the main channel at terminal island … Continue reading →

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watt’s picture of the week – wednesday, july 6, 2016

Posted on July 6, 2016 by Mike Watt

guess who I saw sailing towards the angels gate and headed for santa catalina yesterday? it’s the new auto ferry catalina provider (see her hull launched in portland last november here) cuz you know ‘pert-near everything they need to replenish … Continue reading →

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watt’s picture of the week – tuesday, june 28, 2016

Posted on June 28, 2016 by Mike Watt

being a pilot doesn’t just mean you might operate an airplane – that word is way older than people in flying machines… a buttload of years before that it was a cat who scooted out from his harbor station, got … Continue reading →

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watt’s picture of the week – sunday, june 19, 2016

Posted on June 19, 2016 by Mike Watt

happy father’s day got celebrated in my pedro town w/very-new-at-being-pop todd congelliere kickin’ up much dust at the “fujipop” blow-out for the today opening brew pad brouwerij west so my guess is gig was for telling folks about what’s up … Continue reading →

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watt’s picture of the week – sunday, june 12, 2016

Posted on June 12, 2016 by Mike Watt

when my pop got his orders for us to move from virginia to san pedro here in california, I was nine years old and it was the summer of 1967. there was a navy housing on the other side of … Continue reading →

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