Archive for 'Domokun'
Change We Can Really Believe In: Domo!
Share Thanks to E-Verser Bill, famous lawman, for sending this in.
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Domo Crashes a Christmas Birthday Party at Zot!
Share Domo turned up at Zot, unexpectedly, and he even brought a copy of Kingsley Amis’s classic Everyday Drinking. He’s aiming for some serious boozing! Oh, there we go. He’s already getting into his cups. Slow down, Domo! Beer’s not running out. There’s plenty of it here at Zot. Aaramae and Ernie work together to [...]
Full StoryDomo Goes Camping in the Poconos, Gets Lucky, and Returns to Find Out He’s Famous
Share Domo hits the bottle hard and parties when he first gets out to the deep woods. Domo, keep your hands to yourself. She’s not interested. She’s not even the right shape for you. Come on out of the tent, Domo. It’s nearly noon. He says it’s too comfy in here! Ah, another romantic evening [...]
Full StoryDomo Hits Minneapolis/St. Paul Like a Ton of Bricks (and Makes a Booty Call to Hello Kitty!)
Share Domo is on the bus to Minneapolis! Put on that seat belt. Domo visits the Minneapolis Institute of Arts to get his dose of high culture before hitting the town. Domo, your tag is showing! Domo is hanging out with some hipster museum-world types. They’ve adopted him. Uh oh, what’s Domo got this kid [...]
Full StoryDomo Visits the Historic Battlefield at Gettysburg
Share Domo wants to see the site of Pickett’s famous charge. William Faulkner wrote of that fateful hour: For every Southern boy fourteen years old, not once but whenever he wants it, there is the instant when it’s still not yet two o’clock on that July afternoon in 1863, the brigades are in position behind [...]
Full StoryDomo is Truly International
Share Chicago literary critic and publishing professional Levi Stahl writes in about Domo finding equilibrium at Translation Party: Dear Ernest, My wife and I were playing around with Translation Party, a new site that translates any phrase from English into Japanese, then back into English, then back into Japanese, and on and on until the [...]
Full Story“Merry Old. . .”: Domo Visits England with Ernie and Lynn
Share Some scenes from a typical English wedding. A good friend of mine from Oxford tied the knot. Here I am with two other Oxford friends, Dan Mitchell (scientist, on my right) and Charlie Phillips (famous DJ on my left). We left Domo in the room so he could catch up on his sleep. The [...]
Full Story“La Dolce Vita”: Lynn and Domo Travel to Italy
Share Lynn returned to her excavation of a pre-Roman, Etruscan acropolis at the Poggio Colla Field School in the Mugello Valley. Domo came along, promising to help out in the trenches. Here we go. This is serious work, Domo. Lynn is an archaeoethnobotanist (say that fast ten times). She sets up a field lab to [...]
Full StoryThe E-Verse Crew Picks its Favorite New Orleans’ Cocktails!
Check out the E-Verse picks for best summer New Orleans’ cocktails.
Full StoryDomo Heads Out for Some Sushi
Share Domo heads out for his favorite food, eel. But of course he hits the sake right off! Please eat something, Domo. You’re getting pretty drunk. Domo, we’re going to take you home if you don’t straighten up and fly right. Lynn says “let me have him. I can handle him!” He’s cracking everyone up. [...]
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Some Photos and a Fun Video Slideshow from the E-Verse Party at R.U.B.A.
Check out some photographs from the E-Verse anniversary party at R.U.B.A.! See all your favorites, Paul, Ernie, Lynn, Kara, Jessica the Contessa, Ffej, Niamh, and of course DOMO!
Full StoryDomo’s Cousin Pogo Goes to Jail
Share Domo’s cousin Pogo, in Connecticut, is one tough piece of burnt tofu. He hangs with a dangerous crowd. And he’s wanted. Don’t go outside, Pogo. Oh no, the police have spotted him. Run! Pogo is getting away! Oh no, they’re gaining! . He’s caught! Now settle down. Order in the court! Order in the [...]
Full Story“These Go to Eleven” Don’t forget: Saturday, June 27th, E-Verse Eleventh Anniversary Party at Ruba
Share Saturday, June 27, 2009 at 9:00pm till . . . . we’ll figure that out that night. Ruba Hall 414 Green St Philadelphia, PA It’s been ten full years, and July 1st will start the eleventh year of continuous operation here at E-Verse Radio! Hard to believe. We wanted to have a tenth anniversary [...]
Full StoryOthers Love Domo Too
Share Renowned Chicago literary critic and editor Levi Stahl wrote in to say that he too has a Domo he and his wife travel with. His wife took these pictures (below). You can visit Levi’s superb reading blog at I’ve Been Reading Lately. He is also an editor at the excellent Quarterly Conversation. And, the [...]
Full StoryDomo Hangs Out at the Chelsea Hotel
Share Rock stars, artists, actors, wealthy bohemians, and . . . . Domo! Check out the cool art in the hallways, Domo! Domo, slow down. He can’t wait to get to the room. Yup, this is the room! The legendary 124, where Ernest Hilbert stays when he’s in Manhattan. Finally, he can whip off his [...]
Full StoryDomo Visits the Grand Canyon and the SXSW Film Festival
Share Domo finally got to see the Grand Canyon with his friends. He wants to see what’s down there, but he’s also worried about that hawk circling overhead. Domo only weighs five ounces! Domo jumped onto the Dr. Pepper truck. We know you like soft drinks, but you’re needed at the SXSW Film Festival in [...]
Full Story“Purr Bombs”: It’s that time of the year again — E-Verse has kittens on offer
Share Yes, spring has sprung, and momma cats have been huddling in vacant lots and old woodpiles with their broods. We spotted one family of kittens in a stack of lumber in the neighboring yard (the home is owned and maintained but vacant). Lynn managed to gently trap the family one by one and is [...]
Full Story“That’ll get the thoughts running round your head”: Ernest Hilbert at Newburyport Literary Festival
Share This past weekend, Lynn and I drove up to Newburyport, MA, near the New Hampshire border, for the Newburyport Literary Festival. The moment we coasted into town, I suspected I was on the set of a Hollywood movie or television show, maybe Star’s Hollow from Gilmore Girls. It is a little paradise by the [...]
Full Story“Sonnet” by Alice Oswald
Share I can’t sleep in case a few things you said no longer apply. The matter’s endless, but definitions alter what’s ahead and you and words are like a hare and tortoise. Aaaagh there’s no description—each a fractal sectioned by silences, we have our own skins to feel through and fall back through—awful to make [...]
Full StoryDomokun Visits Pat’s Steaks
Share Domo has a hankering for a cheese steak. Let’s hit Pat’s! He can’t go to Geno’s, because he can’t order in English . . . Domo gets in line, just like everyone else. He’s getting his w/Whizz! Domo likes his w/hots! And a root beer. Domo can’t get his steaks from Geno’s. Now over [...]
Full StoryDoes Domo Read?
Share We’re not sure if he actually knows how to read, but he has been spotted with books. He sometimes winds up eating the books! An E-Verser sent this one in. If you have any more pictures of him reading, please send them in.
Full StoryDomo Wishes you a Spooky Halloween
Share Domo loves Halloween. He celebrates it all month long. He’s even friends with a cool sorceress, who doesn’t know how to hold him correctly. Whooohahahahahahahahha! Come along with him on a tour of Domo’s Dungeon . . . . Domo knows what to do with troublemakers. The smallbox! Domo likes Iron Maiden. “Pay attention!” [...]
Full StoryDomo Has a Few Too Many at the Black Angus / Stoudt’s Brewery
Share Domo takes a table at the Black Angus. Hey, what’s going on over at the bar? Let’s check out the bar. Domo looks forward to trying the seasonal beers. So many choices! Hey, check out the lovely ladies at the end of the bar! They love Domo! They like to party. They’re a bad [...]
Full StoryE-Verse Visits the PA Renaissance Faire with Domokun
Share Domo points out that in olden tymes life was slower. Cool it, you, in the Ford Expedition! Rockin’ on the dulcimer! Domo dances. Wow, it’s just like being back in medieval Europe. Except for the sneakers. And all the cameras. A regal ladies room: The Royal Flush. Domo shops for magical herbs. Domo, watch [...]
Full StoryDomo at Harkness
Share Domo puts on some sunscreen. Usually, he just butters his butt. Some theorize that he is a hash brown. Others, that he is a portion of tofu that went bad. Either way, we love you Domo! He hangs out with all manner of hip, fashion-industry women. He’s doing a lifestyle spread for Vanity Fair [...]
Full StoryDomo Visits Ants Pants
Share Many of you know that E-Verse sidekick Paul Fleming owns (with his wife) the best brunch joint in the city. The other E-Verse sidekick, Domo, woke up Saturday morning with a serious growl in his tummy. He said “let’s go to Ants Pants!” So we told him he could come with us if he [...]
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