I love this video of a dance jam breaking out at the Bootlegger's Ball this Saturday that I participated in. The band is the "Bootlegger's All-stars" — a mash-up of some of our favorite swing musicians in San Francisco. They are tearing up the song "I've Found a New Baby" and us dancers are going…
Is Neko Atsume a Game? (TLDR Answer: sorta)
Neko Atsume is another weird, popular app coming to us from (of course) Japan. Originally released in Japan in October 2014, a year later an English version was released for the IOS and Android, which has garnered over 10 million downloads as of December 2015. The app could not be more simple: you are presented…
My Review of “Star Wars The Force Awakens” on the “LOUD on the Set” Podcast
I was very happy to be invited to be on the podcast "LOUD on the Set" to help review the film "Star Wars the Force Awakens" along with hosts Kyle and James, along with my friends Josh, Andrea, and Patrick. We had so much to say, we had to break the podcast into two separate…
Mole the Cat sees a YouTube video for cats for first time
Spoiler alert: he gets bored and goes away. What does your cat do? Link to YouTube video "The ultimate video of birds for cats to watch."
Where to Find Free-to-Use Lindy Hop Photographs (Public Domain, Creative Commons)
In the lindy hop world, there are lots and lots of people creating flyers, websites, Facebook pages and other media using photographs of dancers. Unfortunately, the internet has made it a lot easier for folks to just straight up steal someone else's photo and put it on their website or flyer. It's super not cool…
Epic Photo Shoot with Jess Keener in Chloe Hong Suit!
As you know, a few weeks ago, I received in the mail the amazing Chloe Hong suit that I ordered back in August. It’s the most expensive piece of clothing that I’ve ever purchased — and well worth every penny. I wanted to commemorate the occasion with a photo shoot done by a professional. Last week,…
Five things I learned giving out free coffee at a lindy hop event
Late last night, I returned from my second epic dance adventure at Lindy Focus in Asheville, North Carolina. There’s lots I can say about the event, but in this post I wanted to share what I learned by setting up a free coffee stand at this swing jazz / lindy hop event. By…
Rik’s 2015 Year in Pictures
Here's a quick pictorial rundown of 2015. It's a good reminder to me of what a remarkable year it has been! Dancing and Music This has been a great year for dance. I did a lot of house dancing in 2015, including organizing semi-regular practice sessions in the Golden Gate Park , taking classes with…
Merry Christmas, from San Francisco
At Hayes and Masonic, San Francisco.
T-rex Attacks Holiday Sweater!
I have more than my share of awesomely terrible holiday sweaters. But this is definitely the most tasteless one that I own. I found this treasure several months ago for a few bucks at Goodwill, and I just had to have it of course. While Santa's magic reindeer have the gift of flight, that has not spared…