Email Author Silke Tudor

2003 Stories by Silke Tudor

• House of Tudor

  published December 31, 2003

  I want to be a cowboy, just like the Ledge -- all wild eyes and savage animal cries, safety-orange shirts, bolero hats, hell-spawned bugles, and... More >>

• Holidaze

  published December 24, 2003

  My Christmas memories are few and far between. I could say that I remember last year, but it would be more truthful to say I know what I did:... More >>

• Good Times

  published December 17, 2003

  I missed the '70s. Culturally speaking, my folks were still grounded in the idealism of the 1960s, determined to find themselves or create new... More >>

• House of Tudor

  published December 17, 2003

  The first time I saw a fat man fuck was at a Butthole Surfers gig in the mid-'80s, at the chicken-tender age of 15. The sex-change-operation... More >>

• Adventures in Wonder-land

  published December 10, 2003

  Alchemy: 1) a medieval chemical science and speculative philosophy aiming to achieve the transmutation of the base metals into... More >>

• House of Tudor

  published December 10, 2003

  Frank on fashion: "Cock your hat -- angles are attitudes." Frank on promises: "Always do sober what you said you'd do drunk. That'll teach you... More >>

• A Pug at the Heartstrings

  published November 26, 2003

  Under the table, Wilson the Pug settles onto his napping mat and carefully arranges his paws before acknowledging me with his deep brown... More >>

• House of Tudor

  published November 26, 2003

  Oakland gets cooler by the day. If you are still a San Francisco shut-in with any doubts, might I suggest a quick visit to the newly opened... More >>

• Normal Weekend

  published November 19, 2003

  "Do you think things are finally getting back to normal?" The question is posed by a longtime acquaintance as I am standing on an elevated... More >>

• House of Tudor

  published November 19, 2003

  As a percussionist, Gino Robair has long plumbed the junk drawer of inspiration: Hand whisks, spoons, bells, wire, mixers, nails, and bowls... More >>

• House of Tudor

  published November 12, 2003

  Founded and fronted by former Cop Shoot Cop bassist Tod A., Firewater has always possessed the elements that commingle to transfix a person... More >>

• Hair Story

  published November 5, 2003

  No, no, not by the hair on my chinny-chin-chin. -- from "The Three Little Pigs" Time was that an oath made on a man's beard... More >>

• House of Tudor

  published November 5, 2003

  Despite the dearth of prominent cheekbones, which the Panthers attribute to a lack of breeding, the post-punk five-piece is one of the most... More >>

• Fright Flight

  published October 29, 2003

  Sacrifices must be made. -- Otto Lilienthal, the granduncle of aviation Even during his schoolboy days, Prussian-born... More >>

• House of Tudor

  published October 29, 2003

  It shouldn't be surprising that the Tiger Lillies are the recipients of Edward Gorey's creative legacy. Their critically acclaimed staging... More >>

• To Hell and Back

  published October 22, 2003

  As with the previously touted "scene," I am exasperated and beleaguered by the mention of "community." The word as a title does not imply a group... More >>

• House of Tudor

  published October 15, 2003

  For the last month, I've been neglecting my columns while slaving on the SF Weekly Music Awards. I've missed my place in the... More >>

• Ship Shapely

  published October 1, 2003

  This following program is dedicated to the city and people of San Francisco, who may not know it, but they are beautiful, and so is their city.... More >>

• House of Tudor

  published October 1, 2003

  Tiny Voices, the ninth recording by Los Angeles songwriter Joe Henry, lolls on the edge of time in a juniper berry haze, as elegant... More >>

• Perfect Parking

  published September 24, 2003

  When I was a girl, my father and I stumbled upon a great, unlikely dome of brambles somewhere in the heart of Golden Gate Park. The growth... More >>

• House of Tudor

  published September 17, 2003

  For me, as for so many kids transitioning from childhood to adolescence in the summer of 1983, the Violent Femmes' eponymous debut provided... More >>

• Camel Jockeys of the Sierra Nevada

  published September 10, 2003

  VIRGINIA CITY, Nev. -- Time was, Virginia City could lay claim to 30,000 residents, two newspapers, five police precincts, countless opium dens, a... More >>

• Brewing Conversation

  published September 3, 2003

  In 519 A.D. the great Indian sage Bodhidharma entered China, where he attained enlightenment while sitting in front of a stone wall.... More >>

• House of Tudor

  published September 3, 2003

  While American politicians and flag-wavers continue to rant about the hypocritical milquetoasts in France and Germany who dare question the... More >>

• Squeezing the Best From Summer

  published August 27, 2003

  The blacktop is soaked in summer, unusually hot, even for August, but climate seems of little consequence to the girl. She is a portrait of... More >>