TRAVELS TO DISTANT CITIES
Blake Nelsontravel writing and other things
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SOUNDSCAPES: My First Ambient Concert
Tycho Awake (2014)
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I went to my first “ambient” music concert recently. Or maybe I...
EAST VILLAGE, NYC (1984) “Art Parties”
Jean Michel Basquiat
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I landed at JFK in late December, 1984. I had graduated from New...
REVIEW: David Lee Roth - Live @ Spirit Mountain Casino (2026)
David Lee Roth
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A friend and I went to see David Lee Roth at the local Spirit Mountain...
SALEM, OR (2108) "On the Campaign Trail"
First, I had to be vetted. To make sure I wasn't a spy for the opposition.
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REED COLLEGE, OR (2026): The Reed College Zine Festival
Riot Grrrl was too white. So they memory-holed it.
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Blake Nelson's many novels include GIRL, RECOVERY ROAD and PARANOID PARK (adapted to film by Gus Van Sant). He's also written for The New York Times, Details and Conde Nast Traveler.
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