Unrequited Records

“Chaos the Cat” takes readers on a journey into the heart of California’s cannabis legalization era, where a secluded pot farm becomes the backdrop for a clash between preservation and exploitation. Amidst this backdrop, a diverse group of characters converges, each seeking their own form of self-improvement. At the center of the conflict is a trio of antagonists whose schemes threaten the harmony of the farm, pitting greed against enlightenment.

The protagonists, an artist dedicated to meditation, a trumpet player on the journey to sobriety, a Vietnam POW with cultivation expertise, and a serene guru overseeing the farm, unite in a unique collaboration to safeguard their sanctuary. The tale is narrated by Chaos, the cat, reincarnated from an artist deeply connected to the farm. Through Chaos’s feline perspective, readers witness personal transformations, humor, and wisdom amidst the unfolding drama, fostering a sense of shared experience.

As the story progresses, the farm becomes a microcosm of larger societal changes, with characters banding together to defend their sanctuary. “Chaos the Cat” ultimately explores themes of resilience, redemption, and community spirit, underscored by the unpredictability of nature’s influence on their fate.

Limited Edition, casebound with debossed artwork on canvas, of 150 copies all signed and numbered by David Dondero.

We are reserving the remaining copies for the book release in San Francisco. Thank you to everyone who purchased the book!

A legend in her own time, Australian artist Vali Myers was the premiere dancer with the Melbourne Modern Ballet at the age of seventeen. Leaving home in 1950, she spent years in Paris, where the Dutch photographer Ed van der Elsken photographed her and some of the other young people hanging out in the cafes. Those photos became the book, Love on the Left Bank. During that period she befriended George Plimpton, who published an article about her, along with some of her drawings, in The Paris Review, the first time her artwork was in print.

In 1958, Vali and her then-husband Rudi Rappold made a home for themselves in the wild Valley of Il Porto in Positano, Italy, where she would live for the next forty years, working on her exquisite drawings and looking after a large menagerie of animals. She fought local authorities who wanted to introduce loggers into the Valley, and succeeded in having it designated a protected wildlife oasis.

When she returned to Australia in 1993 for the first time since she’d left, she found herself welcomed as a national treasure. In this memoir by her long-time companion Gianni Menichetti, Vali’s life and life’s work are brought into beautiful, clear focus with wit, candor, and great affection.

This letterpress broadside, 10 x 14 inches, was exquisitely produced by Nick Whittington at Impart Ink in Oakland.

The poem was discovered, by poet S.A. Griffin, after the Collected Poems of Bob Kaufman went to print.

Bob wrote this poem in NYC in 1961. Thus, 61 copies were printed to celebrate Parker Kaufman’s 61st birthday. 100% of the sales of this broadside go directly to Parker.