Concrete Flower » Mojave Desert

MY OCTOBER

Johanna Björk — Tue, 02 Nov 2010 15:46:45 +0000

It started out in the Mojave Desert, where I was nearly left in the dust, visited Pioneertown and 29 Palms, admired saloons and desert flowers. Back in Brooklyn I hung out by a truck farm and discovered Fultummy’s. I spent 21 hours in Dallas, with a stopover in Memphis. The world celebrated 10/10/10. Back in NYC, I saw friends on stage, took photos with apples, stepped in street goo, watched rain on my windows, biked in the sun, enjoyed a fall feast, did some community service, showed my face without makeup, admired the gorgeous colors of fall, and put on a lot of makeup for Halloween. I bought green boots and a coat, wore dad’s pants, old leopard and a scarf by mom, lusted for tie dye, bloomers, awesome shoes and fair trade fashion. I took issue with Vogue’s vague attempt at eco-fashion and raved about eco-chic NYC and stylish bags made from leather scraps.

MY SEPTEMBER

Johanna Björk — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 19:24:45 +0000

My September started out in Hawaii, took me back to NYC for a while, for NYFW and The GreenShows. Then I was off again to L.A., Sky Farm and the Mojave Desert. Sometimes I get depressed because nothing fun seems to be happening, but then I realize that life is fucking good.

PAPPY & HARRIET’S PIONEERTOWN PALACE

Johanna Björk — Sun, 03 Oct 2010 19:10:30 +0000

After the dusty desert drive, we ended up at Pappy & Harriet’s Pioneertown Palace.

My vest matched the backdrop of the stage.

Where a country-western band was playing. Inside, the crowd consisted mostly of locals — with plenty of families and kids.

We had a plate of cheese fries, then ventured outside, to the outdoor concert space.

There was plenty of meats roasting over an open fire.

The crowd was very L.A. We even had a minor celebrity-sighting, Pixie from the reality show L.A. Ink. The evening’s acts were Alain Johannes, Sweethead and Earthlings?, pretty good.

Pioneertown was founded in 1946 by a group of Hollywood investors with dreams of creating a living movie set — an 1870s frontier town with facades for filming and interiors open to the public. It still has the feel…