Posts that mention New Orleans.

I learned my friend and bandmate Doug DeRienzo passed away.

I hadn't talked to him in a long time but I thought I could just call him up, if I could find his current number.

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More demolition on Tricou Street.

There was one big boom today, when I think they pulled down more than they meant to. But I didn't have my camera.

New Orleans Holy Cross 315 Tricou Street demolition cats Shadow Buddy sunsets

I saw The Wedding Present and Mark Robinson.

The Wedding Present was the draw, but a few people had to be excited to see "Mark Robinson plays Unrest". I was.

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Buddy and Shadow shared the bed on a cold morning.

And Shadow pulled the blanket over herself.

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I found a record I'd been low-key hunting for: the Bugsy Malone soundtrack.

I didn't really have to have it since I know most of it by heart. I'm glad to have it though.

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I went to the Mardi Gras.

I never remember to take pictures. Please don't consider this the definitive Mardi Gras experience.

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Caught Don Wayne's act at Dodie's, a club I had no idea existed.

Don Wayne released a single on Swan Records in 1957.

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I painted my front porch.

I didn't take any before pictures, but I bet I have a couple by accident.

New Orleans 315 Tricou painting

I took a walk in the Lower Ninth Ward.

I think there are a dozen ways to get in the parking lot that this tangle of razor wire is supposed to be protecting.

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The Stacks play with Happy Talk at Checkpoint Charlie's.

Happy Talk at 9, Stacks at 10

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Buddy was king of all he surveyed.

Just Buddy absolutely enjoying his princedom, or principality, or what you will.

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Went to Kajun's to do karaoke with Andrew and ChanDella.

Andrew knocked out the crowd with his (single edit) "Thunder Road".

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Saw Silver Synthetic at BJ's Lounge.

It was a beautiful Saturday night, and there were twice as many people at the show than could fit in the bar at once.

Silver Sythetic Chris Acker BJ's Lounge New Orleans Bywater Beachwood Sparks Apples In Stereo

Saw a really good puppet show performed on the levee.

The String & Shadow puppeteers perfomred their original play _A Night At The Grand Opera_.

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I figured out who's been digging all the little holes in my backyard.

He or she is a really fast worker. There are deadly little traps all over the place back there.

armadillos wildlife 315 Tricou New Orleans

Buddy went out in the snow for the first time in his life.

It snowed in New Orleans. I let Buddy out in it.

cats Buddy 315 Tricou snow New Orleans

Notes for December 11, 2024.

I sent an email to Norfolk Southern Railroad today to ask them about this project they are planning in my neighborhood.

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I went walking on the levee and snapped a sympathy card-worthy sunset.

The Levee sunsets New Orleans

I found an adolescent possum in my kitchen.

I opened the front door and turned out the lights, hoping she’d be brave enough to leave before Buddy came home (though he has no interest in possums, no play value).

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We waited for Hurricane Francine.

This one knocked our power out for a day.

New Orleans 315 Tricou Street hurricanes Francine movies

Buddy thought a package of books was food.

It sounded like food.

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Notes for July 15, 2024.

Buddy got his stitches out, The Stacks had a great weekend, and somebody tried to kill the former President.

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The Stacks play Saturday, July 13, 2024, at Poor Boys Bar in New Orleans, Louisiana, opening for Mercyland.

End of the tour.

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Stacks play Thursday, June 27 at Holy Diver with Luxurious Faux Furs and Blue Shades.

June 29, 2024. 9 - 12 p.m.

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Buddy had surgery to remove his left eye and to remove melanoma from his right eye.

It was a scary and sad time but he'll be all right.

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Last picture of Buddy with his left eye.

This was so sad, and a dreadful time for us.

Buddy eyes cats New Orleans 315 Tricou Dr. Paul DaCosta

Stacks play a Saturday night in June at Pirogue's Whiskey Bayou.

June 15, 2024. 8 - 10 p.m. (Strictly observed.)

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I saw Echo and The Bunnymen at the Joy Theater.

The band went on at least thirty minutes late, leaving us to just stand there while a stagehand tuned the guitars about thirty times.

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Stacks played with Happy Talk at Checkpoint Charlie.

Excellent crowd, excellent sound.

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Stacks show coming up Saturday April 13.

At Checkpoint Charlie. With Happy Talk Band.

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A snake made itself comfortable in front of the house.

They're overall harmless but they will bite. Mostly they're good at getting away.

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Saw a bird I couldn't name while walking on the levee.

I think it's a Missisippi Kite, but maybe it's too big for that?

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Buddy and Otter watched out for me.

Buddy has already accepted that whatever happens is fate. Otter, on the other hand, never learns anything.

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Buddy let me see his cloudy eye.

Buddy finally let me get a picture of his cloudy eye.

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A few words about Dexter Romweber.

If you go listen today, please note how a lot of it is garage/rock/rockabilly, but a lot of it isn't.

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I did a new painting, of a critter saying "Aah".

Aah not pictured.

New Orleans 315 Tricou paintings notes

The first cold day of the year.

New Orleans 315 Tricou Street The Levee Buddy cold weather

Notes for September 9, 2022: I kept up my two-mile walks for another day.

I found some artifacts on the levee.

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I've been walking two miles a day now for a week.

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I hung out with Happy Talk Band and other friends at Pirogue's.

rock New Orleans Arabi Pirogue's Whiskey Bayou Happy Talk Band Gina

I painted a typical man.

New Orleans 315 Tricou Street paintings

A cat slept in my bed. It wasn't my cat.

New Orleans 315 Tricou Street cats Otter Buddy

I dreamed I saw a sandpiper try to eat a frog, and other things.

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I had a late summer fire. Nature decided to come in the house.

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I walked Daisy and we found an offering of rotting fruit.

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Buddy got in the bass drum.

New Orleans 315 Tricou Street Buddy cats

Buddy slept in the sunlight.

New Orleans 315 Tricou Street Buddy cats

I tested positive for COVID.

I would say I had a mild case, but it also seemed to last for a month.

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I found a bird's nest partly made of tape.

Perfect nest, no egg inside.

New Orleans 315 Tricou Street birds nests Chalmette Goodwill thrifting

An anole came in the house.

Maybe Buddy brought him in. Anyway, he escaped unharmed.

New Orleans 315 Tricou Street wildlife lizards anoles

The Stacks played the Saturn Bar on a rainy Thursday night.

New Orleans rock Saturn Bar The Stacks

Stacks played the Saturn Bar on a stormy Spring night.

We had the doors open so we could see the whipping rain and flashes of lightning.

New Orleans Saturn Bar The Stacks weather Covid-19

I caught Buddy.

This big ol' scamp is growing on me.

New Orleans 315 Tricou Street cats Buddy

The Stacks and Rabbit Hatch play at Sidney's Saloon.

It's a reunion for Rabbit Hatch, who last played in 2005.

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Buddy brought home a friend to play.

I caught and released the friend.

New Orleans Buddy snakes

Went for a bike ride with Gina.

We went about ten miles.

New Orleans bikes Industrial Canal Gina

Gina and I visited with Ben and Kathleen.

I tried on Kathleen's Mardi Gras mask.

New Orleans Gina Ben E. Kathleen K. masks

Went with Gina to the Bon Temps and played pool with friends from Florida.

New Orleans Gina Dana D. Jon Le Bon Temps Rouler bars pool

Went with Gina to see Lonnie Holley at the Music Box Village.

New Orleans Gina Music Box Village St. Claude Bridge Lonnie Holley

We had a great return to Mardi Gras.

I hurt my foot though, and couldn't really walk the next day.

New Orleans Mardi Gras Gina Tyvek suits Great Stuff The John

We saw Whiskeybutt.

New Orleans rock The Compound Whiskeybutt John Calhoun Gina

I tested negative for COVID.

I guess I got the symptoms for nothing.

New Orleans Covid-19

Gina and I played analog Wordle.

I had misplaced my phone but it was Wordle time so Gina set me up with the analog version.

New Orleans Wordle games Gina

Golden Ray played a house party on Magazine Street.

We were supposed to play on the front porch but some lady freaked out.

New Orleans rock house shows Golden Ray Magazine Street Greg D.

finally finished this painting of a Unimog.

The more I worked on it the simpler I made it.

New Orleans paintings Unimog

I got some dwarf bottlebrush shrubs for Gina.

The lady who sold them looked at me like I was too dumb to care for a plant.

New Orleans Gina stories birthdays plant stores

We went to the Michael Aaron/Billy Ding Memorial in Bywater.

I knew and liked Michael a lot.

New Orleans Bywater Egg Yolk Jubilee Silver Synthetic Malevitus Happy Talk Band Luke Allen Marcus Bronson John Thiry Vaughan's Billy Ding Michael Aaron

We had a Christmas bonfire at Gina's.

New Orleans Goldie Gina Christmas fires

Gina and I visited Holt Cemetery again.

It's one of the most interesting places in New Orleans, though I guess you could say that about every graveyard.

New Orleans Gina cemeteries Holt Cemetery

Another look at my place on Tricou Street.

New Orleans 315 Tricou Street panoramas

Golden Ray practiced.

Recorded for the sake of an uncaring posterity.

New Orleans music rock Golden Ray

Saw Quintron and Miss Pussycat in Arabi.

The cops shut it down, it's a peaceful neighborhood.

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Saw a house fire in the neighborhood, on Caffin Avenue.

New Orleans Caffin Avenue fires house fires

The Stacks and Unsound Check at Sidney's Saloon, November 19, 2021

New Orleans Stacks Unsound Check Sidney's Saloon

Just another bonfire.

I don't know why, I just like making a record of these.

New Orleans 315 Tricou Street Gina fires bonfires

I made a new improved animation setup.

New Orleans Lower Ninth Ward 315 Tricou Street lightbox animation

The Stacks played the Saturn Bar with Bad Misters.

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Buddy turned on the lightbox.

New Orleans Lower Ninth Ward 315 Tricou Street cats Buddy lightbox

Gina built a fire.

We've had so much stuff to burn.

New Orleans Sister Street fires bonfires

Gina went to City Hall and sent me a picture of a map.

The street names around here have changed since 1893.

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I took a picture of Buddy on the bed.

New Orleans Lower Ninth Ward 315 Tricou Street cats Buddy

Notes for October 13, 2021: Stacks show later this month, a reason to watch TV.

The Lemon Twigs are good on record but what really shines is the live show.

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I had a solo bonfire.

Still getting rid of Ida debris.

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I put new strings on my guitars.

I watched YouTube videos and now I don't know how to put the strings on anymore.

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I lost my leaf.

Gina and I were eating breakfast at Satsuma on Burgundy Street, and she said "You have a leaf on your shirt." I saw that it was true, it was perched on my left shoulder.

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I photographed a standing tire in the Holy Cross school parking lot.

Saw this lonely tire while biking around.

New Orleans Holy Cross biking photography

I made a pizza with ricotta and basil.

I was out of mozzarella.

New Orleans food pizza carbohydrates

We had a Monday evening bonfire at my place.

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I saw Bipolaroid at Sidney's on a Sunday.

Also FR and a band from Brooklyn called TDA.

New Orleans shows Bipolaroid TDA FR Sidney's Saloon St. Bernard Avenue Saints

Our trash got picked up and we were excited about it.

Gina's trash hadn't been picked up since August 25, before Hurricane Ida.

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An average day for Bubba.

New Orleans Lower Ninth Ward 315 Tricou Street cats Buddy

I saw Julie Odell and Alex MacMurray at BJ's.

I don't know why it took so long for BJ's to start putting on shows in the yard.

New Orleans shows BJ's Lounge Julie Odell Alex MacMurray

We had a big bonfire to burn up the post-Ida fallen limbs.

I wanted a big fire and I got one.

New Orleans 315 Tricou Street fires bonfires Gina Adam Farrington Nick Istas Hurricane Ida

I got started on a painting of a Unimog.

I took a picture of this wonder truck in Chattanooga last Thanksgiving.

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Buddy tried to help me with my Unimog painting.

New Orleans 315 Tricou Street Buddy cats paintings Unimog

I dreamed about looking for a movie to watch.

The movies weren't the ones I'm used to.

New Orleans 315 Tricou dreams Cher

Gina and I played Mastermind.

We remembered most things the same.

New Orleans Sally

Buddy napped with me.

He fell out first.

New Orleans 315 Tricou Street cats Buddy

We came home after Hurricane Ida to survey the damage.

There wasn't much.

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I found a shed snake skin in my fire pit.

Which probably means there's a snake in my fire pit.

snakes bonfires New Orleans 315 Tricou Street

Buddy and Otter went to the office.

I guess they got tired of working remotely and wanted to get back to the office.

New Orleans cats Buddy Otter

Saw Sunrise/Sunset at Portside Lounge.

It was part of Creepy Fest.

New Orleans Sunrise/Sunset Tom Beeman Ray Surinck Jay Steigner Portside Lounge Creepy Fest

Stacks played Sidney's Saloon with The Drupes.

The Drupes are just great.

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We took the bachelor out, and Gina found a kitten.

It would be a great story if they had happened in the same place.

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The Stacks released the recordings we did with Andre Marquette.

Andre played drums and also engineered the recording.

New Orleans rock The Stacks Anything Helps Andre Marquette recording Bandcamp Covid-19

Saw some of Gina's work from college at the Ogden Museum Of Art.

She made this in 1993.

New Orleans Gina painting Ogden Museum of Art

Went to a bonfire in the Lower Ninth Ward with a horse.

Our friend is moving away but she had a little bonfire to let people say goodbye. And her horse came.

New Orleans bonfires horses Gina Maria L. Kathleen K. Ninth Ward

Attended Goatstock at a neighbor's house.

Stoo Odom was joined by a friend from San Francisco, Allison Lovejoy.

New Orleans Lower Ninth Ward Holy Cross Stoo Odom Allison Lovejoy goats Tom Lehrer

I cut down an old clothesline support and it was a lot harder than I thought it would be.

New Orleans 315 Tricou Street labor power tools Buddy

Otter napped on my keyboard.

New Orleans 315 Tricou Street keyboards Otter cats

My new band Golden Ray makes its re-re-scheduled debut.

Playing on Gina's stage with George Wilde and Lo Amps, only rescheduled.

New Orleans music rock Golden Ray George Wilde Lo Amps Sister Street Stage Andrew Donaldson Brian Tyranny Anthony Donato Tracy Kennan Gina

My new band Golden Ray makes its rescheduled debut.

Playing on Gina's stage with George Wilde and Lo Amps, only rescheduled.

New Orleans music rock Golden Ray George Wilde Lo Amps Sister Street Stage Andrew Donaldson Brian Tyranny Gina

Buddy found a new place to sleep.

New Orleans Lower Ninth Ward 315 Tricou Street cats Buddy

My new band Golden Ray makes its debut.

Playing on Gina's stage with George Wilde and Lo Amps.

New Orleans music rock Golden Ray George Wilde Lo Amps Sister Street Stage Andrew Donaldson Brian Tyranny Anthony Donato Tracy Kennan

I made some shelves.

I made these specifically for unread books and charging electronics.

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Another bonfire in my yard.

New Orleans 315 Tricou Street fires bonfires

My neighbor Stoo has some goats.

He treats my house like it's his workplace.

New Orleans Lower Ninth Ward Holy Cross Stoo Odom goats

The debut of Golden Ray.

A new band rising from the ashes of the Stacks, who haven't actually burned down.

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Buddy and Otter stopped fighting for a minute.

These two generally torment each other all day.

New Orleans Tricou Street cats Buddy Otter

Otter came over for a nap on my work table.

This cat lives next door but he doesn't know that.

cats Otter New Orleans 315 Tricou Street

This was the extent of my beard.

Just before I shaved it.

New Orleans 315 Tricou Street beard

I realized I hadn't read a lot of the books on my shelves.

The first step is admitting you have a problem...

New Orleans Tricou Street books

I animated a face.

Made with Procreate.

animation Procreate New Orleans Sister Street

I painted a football player.

Kind of silly but I felt like it.

New Orleans 315 Tricou paintings Saints

I read a Charles Willeford book out loud to Gina.

New Orleans Lower Ninth Ward Sister Street books Charles Willeford New Hope For The Dead

Blender practice makes...?

I can learn this software a lot faster than my computers can.

animation Blender MacOS MacMini MacBook Pro software New Orleans

Painted a reporter.

A small one, about eleven inches high, the height of GI Joe or Barbie.

New Orleans paintings

Otter's been hanging out on the utility shelf.

He treats my house like it's his workplace.

New Orleans cats Otter

I finished painting a Rayco stumpgrinder.

New Orleans paintings stumpgrinder

Consider the stumpgrinder.

I think it's finished.

paintings stumpgrinder New Orleans

Organic form painting, again.

A small painting from a long weekend.

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Animated metamorphoses.

Started drawing and didn't stop.

animation Rough Animator New Orleans

Burned Altima on Alhambra Street.

Being at the end of the parish, our street is often used as a garbage dump.

New Orleans 315 Tricou cars crime

Animated a clock face.

Might also be considered a current self-portrait.

animation Procreate New Orleans

Painted a painting called Seriously.

Just something I was thinking about.

paintings New Orleans

Gina and I went to the Chalmette Battlefield.

I can't believe I'd never been.

Gina bikes New Orleans Chalmette

Gina got me exactly what I wanted for Christmas.

She heard me talk about More Zingers From The Hollywood Squares, I didn't know I was dropping a hint.

New Orleans Gina Christmas books Zingers Tony Arrieta

I saw an old Datsun driving around New Orleans with Japanese plates.

New Orleans cars Datsun 510

Buddy posed for a picture.

New Orleans Lower Ninth Ward 315 Tricou Street cats Buddy keyboards

Watched a sunset with a dog.

Gina's dog Daisy doesn't have a lot of fur.

Daisy Gina Sister Street Louisiana New Orleans

Painted a monster.

They said the quarantine would be a great time to get work done.

paintings monsters New Orleans quarantine

Buddy Long Legs.

He's available to model any hosiery you can get him to wear.

New Orleans 315 Tricou Buddy cats

Made an exhaust fan for Buddy.

I'm sad to say that this was necessary.

New Orleans cats Buddy

Saw a nifty slasher truck at the grocery store.

Saw this nifty but off-putting vehicle at Canseco's.

New Orleans Arabi Canseco's cars

Buddy on the porch.

Documenting the exciting life of an animal who puts up with me.

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Second COVID test.

I got exposed.

New Orleans Covid-19 urgent care Geoff Gauchet

Gina put on the Holy Cross Music Hang.

Gina put on a socially-distanced live music show.

New Orleans music Gina Malevitus Regenerator Gina Phillips and Friends Souvenaires Stoo Odom

First COVID test.

I got exposed.

New Orleans Covid-19

Gina was part of a small show at Jonathan Ferrara Gallery.

First art show I'd seen druing the pandemic.

Gina art New Orleans Jonathan Ferrara Gallery

Buddy and I learned a hard lesson about discipline.

In which I teach Buddy a lesson, but you know what? I learned a lesson of my own.

New Orleans Buddy cats biting discipline

Nature TV, featuring Hurricane Zeta

Gina and I watched the storm come in; it was beautiful.

New Orleans Gina hurricanes Zeta Sister Street

Sketched my feelings.

I doodle while I'm on the phone, a lot (if not always). Sometimes it's my better work.

New Orleans sketchbook drawing mental health

Otter in the garden.

Otter is the most entitled cat I've ever known, and that's saying a lot.

New Orleans Tricou Street Otter cats

Found a free organ.

Imagine the planning that went into dumping this load in somebody's yard.

New Orleans Holy Cross organ

Buddy on the desk.

Just a good looking animal for your enjoyment.

cats Buddy New Orleans 315 Tricou

I grew a beard.

Report from the hermitage.

New Orleans 315 Tricou Street beard

I liked this brown truck.

Seen in Holy Cross. Gina knows who it belongs to but I don't.

cars New Orleans

I painted a lighter.

Several commenters thought it was a golf bag.

paintings New Orleans

Buddy and Otter are frenemies.

Buddy is very patient, despite being the most food-motivated cat I've known.

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A mystery is solved

My neighbor's odd behavior is explained, but it's more than that.

New Orleans Buddy Mr. Cuddles neighbors stories

Gina made some videos about her art.

Gina New Orleans Jonathan Ferrara Gallery

Got my keyboard fixed.

Lewis d'Aubin got it done in an hour.

rock Lewis d'Aubin Consortium of Genius Casey MacAllister piano New Orleans

Painted a lighter.

Inspired by a trip to Birdie's convenience store on Broad.

paintings New Orleans

Buddy on the backporch.

He's a gentle giant, except that he bites.

Buddy cats New Orleans

Found a levee offering.

Seen a few days after the death of George Floyd.

New Orleans The Levee offerings

Gina looked like a valentine.

Pink popsicle time.

New Orleans Gina

Stacks recorded in the studio.

Our drummer is moving away so we're recording while we can.

The Stacks rock recording Andrew Donaldson Andre Marquette New Orleans

Buddy interfered with my work.

New Orleans Lower Ninth Ward 315 Tricou Street cats Buddy keyboards

Bonfire.

burned up a lot of yard trash.

New Orleans Tricou Street bonfires fires

Buddy getting in a bucket.

Ignoring the peligro.

Buddy cats New Orleans 315 Tricou Street danger

Hot legs Buddy.

He's an enormous cat.

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I grew a beard for the first time in my life.

Last time I got close was when I was laid up in the hospital in college.

New Orleans signs

Cats on a car on Douglass Street, Lower Ninth Ward.

This wouldn't be remarkable except when I see these cats I always look for Sally.

New Orleans Lower Ninth Ward Sally cats

I made some half-sour pickles.

Look out, Mr. Heinz!

New Orleans pickles food

I got robbed, probably by some shady women.

they were living in a U-Haul van in front of the house; hindsight says I should have been more suspicious.

New Orleans crime Lower Ninth Ward Holy Cross Fender Jazz bass

Buddy offered a headbutt.

He's quite serious about it.

cats Buddy New Orleans Tricou Street

We had a bonfire for Gina's birthday.

We burned up a stinky knifeblock.

New Orleans Sister Street Gina fires bonfires

Here's a picture of the inside of my house in New Orleans.

I seem not to change much in how I live.

New Orleans 315 Tricou apartments

Technicolor Gina.

Pretty typical palette.

Gina Harrison Avenue Lakeview New Orleans Louisiana Cerberus lunch coronavirus

Saw Tyler Keith and Redondo Beat at Santos, our last show before the pandemic.

rock New Orleans Santos Tyler Keith Tyler Keith and The Apostles Redondo Beat Gina Christine Gladney

We had a backyard bonfire.

We do a lot of these.

New Orleans Tricou Street bonfires Gina

This is in the warehouse across the street from me.

It's spooky in there even when you're alone because the wind blows the loose corrugated metal around.

street art Tricou Street New Orleans

The last picture of Sally.

I miss her so much.

New Orleans Sally

Morning fog on the Industrial Canal.

Gina and Daisy and I took a walk.

New Orleans Gina Daisy The Levee

The Stacks played the Circle Bar with Chef Menteur and Good Sugar.

This was Court Batson's first appearance with Chef Menteur.

rock The Stacks New Orleans Circle Bar Chef Menteur Court Batson Alec Vance Dan Haugh Good Sugar

I made a pizza with brussels sprouts on it.

Brussels sprouts were trendy at the time.

New Orleans 315 Tricou Street pizza Brussels sprouts

I played bass with Fore Day Creep at the Circle Bar.

Last time playing that bass on stage, it turns out

New Orleans Fore Day Creep Andrew Donaldson Brian Tierney Circle Bar

Buddy making biscuits.

Doing what he does best, or at least does most.

New Orleans Buddy cats

A walk by the Mississippi in December.

Took a walk with Gina and P.J. to the riverbank. I guess the water was very low.

Gina Daisy New Orleans

I took a picture of a sign.

This was a kind of sign you could still see in downtown New Orleans in 2014.

New Orleans signs

Went to this throwback diner in New Orleans.

I stopped in the Please-U Diner on St. Charles Avenue in New Orleans.

food restaurants New Orleans

Found this offering on the levee.

An offering on the mississippi River levee in Holy Cross, New Orleans.

The Levee rituals New Orleans

Sally slept on the desk, as usual.

We were so happy then.

New Orleans Holy Cross Sally cats

Went to Kukhnya with Gina, Trey, and Becca.

A night out with Trey and Becca.

Gina New Orleans Kukhnya

Did some sketching.

Yuh huh.

New Orleans sketches

Bus.

This took forever to paint.

paintings New Orleans

Sally caught up on reading.

Those white socks.

New Orleans Tricou Street Sally cats books

I found a snazzy nest.

Found out front under the cypress trees.

wild animals New Orleans 315 Tricou Street found nests Melanie Koch

Saw a speckled king snake in the road.

Harmless, as long as you don't pick it up.

New Orleans Holy Cross snakes

Gina and I went to see Felice Brothers at Gasa Gasa.

They played the Undress album, pretty much in order.

shows Gasa Gasa The Felice Brothers Freret Street New Orleans Gina

I made an animation rig.

I haven't used it enough.

New Orleans 315 Tricou Street animation

I animated a sasquatch.

I built a kind of a rig to put a camera above my work table.

New Orleans animation

I saw this anti-Trump truck in New Orleans.

Tailgate as billboard.

New Orleans trucks politics Trump

I went to open mic night at Old Arabi Bar.

I usually go with Andrew but I think I was on my own this time.

New Orleans shows Old Arabi Bar

Had a happy bonfire at Gina's.

Sorry if there are too many pictures of fires with no people on here.

New Orleans Gina Sister Street fires bonfires

Funnin' around with Gina.

rock New Orleans Gina Sister Street

I attended Mardi Gras 2019, probably my last.

This was probably my last Mardi Gras.

Mardi Gras Gina Kathleen New Orleans

Took a picture of a mosaic on the ground in the Garden District.

Seen on the sidewalk in front of a mansion on Jackson Avenue.

New Orleans walks

I started working at Online Optimism.

I was about twice as old as all the other kids there.

jobs Online Optimism New Orleans

Stacks played at Siberia with Rubber Maids and Egg Yolk Jubilee.

I made an animation to advertise the show.

New Orleans rock Rubber Maids Egg Yolk Jubilee The Stacks Siberia

The Stacks played the Circle Bar.

link to (excellent) Bandcamp recording in post

rock The Stacks Tom Beeman Andrew Donaldson Steve Walkup Circle Bar New Orleans

The Stacks played Siberia.

Here's the recording from that show.

rock The Stacks New Orleans Siberia St. Claude Avenue Tom Beeman

Sally investigated zinnias from our garden.

Gina asked me to plant these.

New Orleans Gina Sally 315 Tricou Street cats flowers

I found some marbles in my firepit.

I wonder if these are from the '20s or the '90s.

marbles New Orleans Tricou Street

The Stacks played at Gasa Gasa.

Great show. Really loud.

rock The Stacks New Orleans Gasa Gasa Andrew Donaldson Tom Beeman Steve Walkup St. Lorelei animation

I painted some rings.

The fluorescent paint? Very expensive.

paintings New Orleans 315 Tricou Street

I showed some paintings at Treasure Tattoo.

Nice place to show work.

art shows New Orleans Treasure Tattoo Jamie Ruth Stacey Colangelo St. Claude Avenue

Sally stretched on the bed.

Just looking at this picture reminds me how high my utility bills for this house were.

Sally cats New Orleans 321 S. Clark Street

Black racer on the fence.

A very long, very fast, dark gray snake.

Sally Otter snakes New Orleans

Gina's work tent failed in a storm.

Gina has this wedding tent to work under but maybe it wasn't meant to stay up in real bad weather.

Gina New Orleans Sister Street tents weather

Gina made a little bonfire.

New Orleans Gina Sister Street fires

Went with Gina up on the levee.

Just silhouettes, but you can tell who it is.

Gina New Orleans The Levee fog Nicola Wolf

I lived at 315 Tricou Street in New Orleans.

I moved to the Ninth Ward. Most of my pictures from this time are out of focus.

New Orleans Sally

Holy Cross Neighborhood Association.

This Holy Cross Neighborhood Association t-shirt has had a long run.

Gina New Orleans

Saw a cruise liner in my backyard.

Pretty common view when the river is high.

New Orleans The Levee cruise ships

We had a little pickin' party.

For my birthday we had a campfire and a pickin party.

parties New Orleans fakebooks

I costumed for Mardi Gras 2018.

I forgot to try hard.

New Orleans Mardi Gras Gina

Sally kept watch at 321 Clark Street.

I liked living here until I got the light bill.

New Orleans Mid-City Sally cats

The Stacks played Sister Street Stage for the first time, before we named it that.

It was cold and the people that were there stayed around the fire.

New Orleans rock The Stacks Gina Benjamin Arthur Ellis Sister Street Stage Bandcamp barbecue parties fires

A gloomy shot from my backyard.

Captured my mood exactly.

New Orleans 321 Clark Street winter

Sketched Daisy, sitting on the couch with me.

Daisy is a skinny little pit bull Gina found on the levee.

Gina Daisy dogs sketchbook New Orleans

Saw Huey Lewis and The News at Gretna Fest.

All Access, baby.

rock shows New Orleans ferries Ray S. Tom Beeman Noy S. Gary Wrong Huey Lewis and The News Sports (Huey Lewis and The News album) Gretnafest backstage passes "Hey Baby" (Bruce Channel song)

Sally enjoyed an AC/DC record.

Actually I think she's enjoying the sunbeam.

New Orleans Sally AC/DC records

I took pictures of my shed at 321 Clark Street in the rain.

Nice place to work. Too bad it flooded so much.

art New Orleans sheds 321 Clark Street Mid-City

I had a good shed on Clark Street.

I actually lived like this.

New Orleans Clark Street paintings sheds

Sally got in the weeds.

This yard was hard to control.

Sally cats New Orleans Clark Street

I took a picture of Gina holding her dog Daisy.

New Orleans Lower Ninth Ward Sister Street Gina Daisy dogs

Clark Street flooded. My neighbor came in the house to wake me up and tell me.

New Orleans 321 Clark Street floods Goldie neighbors sheds Sally

I painted this yellow squiggle.

paintings New Orleans squiggles

Bev and Pete took me to the Superdome.

The Saints beat the Giants 52-49.

New Orleans Beverly Pete Saints Superdome Drew Brees Kai Forbath ATMs

Sally yawned.

Lovely dentition.

New Orleans Orchid Street Sally cats

The Stacks played the Saturn Bar on this date, I think.

rock New Orleans The Stacks Saturn Bar recordings Tear It Up Johnny Burnette The Cramps date approximate

Welcome to Hempstead.

Lynn Smith rode with me from Austin to New Orleans.

New Orleans Austin Lynn Smith Thanksgiving

I bought my truck, Goldie.

A 1999 Ford Ranger.

Goldie New Orleans Trey Ledford date approximate

New picks are here.

I got an endorsement deal.

rock picks Avatar New Orleans

I painted this blue luchador.

paintings New Orleans luchadores

I went to Banks Street Bar with Barbara, Trey, and Becca.

Nothing indicated this would be a remarkable date at the time.

New Orleans Banks Street Bar Trey Ledford Barbara Becca

Stacks played at Siberia with Scott H. Biram.

Pretty fun show. Austin Lucas was bossy.

New Orleans rock Scott H. Biram Austin Lucas The Stacks Siberia

I got to be in the 'tit Rex parade.

I made some miniature throws. I thought they had to be Roman-themed.

Mardi Gras tit Rex parades New Orleans design Eric Robin

The Stacks played the Hi-Ho Lounge with Lauren Oglesby and Laugh In the Dark.

Lauren Oglesby brought all the people.

rock New Orleans The Stacks Lauren Oglesby Laugh In the Dark Hi-Ho Lounge money

I sold this orange squiggle.

Looks nice on this fence, though.

New Orleans Orchid Street paintings

We had a benefit for Lauren's dog Rose.

The Stacks played.

New Orleans The Compound Lauren Eschbacher Rose dogs The Stacks rock Tom Beeman Alan Dorsey Trey Ledford Steve Walkup

Gravestones in the cemetery on Spruce Street.

Not quite like Holt Cemetery, but sort of.

New Orleans cemeteries Alec Vance

I photographed an old sign in New Orleans.

I can't get enough of rusty old signs.

New Orleans signs

Stacks played the Saturn Bar on Valentines Day.

I made a gaudy online flyer.

New Orleans The Stacks rock Saturn Bar

Stacks played Siberia with Settly.

Good show for us.

rock The Stacks Settly and The Disappointments Rick Sinai New Orleans Siberia

Stacks played at Circle Bar.

rock The Stacks Circle Bar New Orleans Facebook

I sang two songs on The Goodnight Show.

Thanks to Steve Walkup and The Goodnight Show Orchestra.

New Orleans The Goodnight Show Cassandra Snyder Trey Ledford Steve Walkup Tamara Grayson

Painted "Slow Your Roll".

New Orleans paintings canvas Slow Your Roll Verret's Lounge

I admired a unique automobile.

A car I saw while walking around the business end of New Orleans.

cars nasty New Orleans

Painted a luchador.

New Orleans paintings luchadors

The Stacks played the Saturn Bar, with Mystery Girl, I think?

Was this the show with Mystery Girl?

rock shows New Orleans Saturn Bar Mystery Girl Michael Raeder

Sally made friends with a three-legged cat neighbor.

He lived downstairs, and his name was Angus.

cats Sally Angus Orchid Street New Orleans

Driver needs kidney.

Seen and photographed in Bywater.

New Orleans photography

Sally lived with me on Orchid Street.

She was happy here, with lots to climb on and catch.

New Orleans Orchid Street cats Sally porches

Went to a crawfish boil at the Bomb Factory.

She made this in 1993.

New Orleans crawfish Bomb Factory Ninth Ward cars

Fixed up an old beater bike.

I bought this beater for $20 at a yard sale.

New Orleans Mid-City bikes

The Stacks played the 8th Annual Chaz Fest.

The Stacks played the 8th Annual Chaz Fest, in the yard of what was known as the Truck Farm, on St. Claude Avenue.

rock The Stacks Chaz Fest Chazfest Jazz Fest Washboard Chaz The Rolling Stones Security New Orleans Truck Farm St. Claude Avenue

Stacks played at Allways Lounge with Lynn Drury Band.

Another birthday show for me.

rock The Stacks Allways Lounge New Orleans Lynn Drury Barbara Ann Crumm

The Stacks played Allways Lounge on Lundi Gras with M.C. Sweet Tea.

Paul Caporino from M.O.T.O. was on this bill as well?

rock New Orleans The Stacks Allways Lounge M.C. Sweet Tea Paul Caporino Lundi Gras

Saw Jon Spencer Blues Explosion at One Eyed Jack's.

Good show. Mike Edison was in town.

rock New Orleans Jon Spencer Blues Explosion Mike Edison One Eyed Jack's Toulouse Street

Stacks at Siberia with Happy Talk and a play.

a very quickly drawn flyer

rock New Orleans The Stacks Happy Talk Band Meghan McCracken Siberia Nick Jaina

Stacks played at the compound on Rendon Street.

Was this a Hallowe'en show?

rock The Stacks New Orleans The Compound Rendon Street

The Stacks played the Saturn Bar.

rock The Stacks New Orleans Saturn Bar

Stacks played the Saturn Bar October 5.

I drew a luchador.

rock The Stacks Saturn Bar New Orleans luchadores

The Stacks played at the Big Top another time.

We went on real late if I recall.

rock New Orleans The Stacks Clint Maedgen Dinteen The Big Top

Riding bikes before Hurricane Gustav.

Riding bikes in fifty mile per hour winds.

New Orleans hurricanes Gustav Travis Johnson

I hung around the compound during Hurricane Isaac.

My power was out for days.

New Orleans Rendon Street hurricanes Hurricane Isaac Kate Becker

Stacks played at Allways Lounge with Redondo Beat.

Attendance was sparse.

rock The Stacks Allways Lounge New Orleans Redondo Beat Roman Aul Kristin Aul

Sally on the porch at Orchid Street.

This was a fantastic porch for man and cat alike.

cats Sally New Orleans Orchid Street

Sally relaxed.

Sally cats New Orleans Orchid Street

I visited a strange bar called Marlene's.

It's on Tchoupitoulas. It's not the Rock Bottom (another bar on Tchoupitoulas), but it's close.

Marlene's Bar New Orleans Tchoupitoulas Street Brian A. Court Alec bars

Stacks played at Allways Lounge with The Parishioners.

Fun club to play.

rock The Stacks Allways Lounge New Orleans The Parishioners Michael Raeder

Sally played on a boat.

She made a good cap'n.

New Orleans Orchid Street Sally cats boats

I had a nice office on Orchid Street.

I just gave the drawing board away, eventually.

New Orleans Orchid Street offices drawing boards

I saw Chef Menteur at the House of Misconduct.

New Orleans rock shows Chef Menteur Miss Conduct

I saw Sebadoh at One Eyed Jack's.

I went with Dan. They were good.

rock shows New Orleans One Eyed Jack's Sebadoh

Sally did a facepalm.

4e loved this elevated front porch.

cats Sally New Orleans Orchid Street porches

I painted a painting called "Eater" while I was visiting New Orleans.

While in New Orleans on a visit.

paintings Eater New Orleans Henry Clay Avenue

Watch your language or else I will.

If you want to start the game with ANUS, you better hope I don't have MOTIF.

New Orleans Words With Friends Sarah Guerin

Walked on the levee with Rosa.

I wonder about the date on this though.

New Orleans dogs Rosa The Levee date approximate

Stacks played the Saturn Bar, without any rehearsal.

I think it was the Stacks. It was probably a sort of Stacks/Wolfpack hybrid.

New Orleans Saturn Bar The Stacks Jimmy and The Wolfpack Chan Trey Ledford Doug DeRienzo Steve Walkup Brian Manning Melanie Koch Michael Jastroch Jimmy Glickman

We went to Jacques-Imo's for Melanie's birthday.

New Orleans Melanie K. Chandra Michael J. B.J. Whitey Jacques-Imo's

I went back to New Orleans to play a Wolfpack gig at Saturn Bar.

For the second time in 2008 (and in the same week), I'm back in New Orleans.

shows New Orleans Jimmy and The Wolfpack Saturn Bar flying

Headless Hookers played at The Saint.

I stayed up all night to catch a morning plane.

New Orleans rock Headless Hookers The Saint Matt Uhlman air travel restaurants Bluebird Café injuries

I painted these four luchador heads while I was in New Orleans.

paintings New Orleans Henry Clay Avenue Judy luchadores

I painted four luchador heads while I was visiting New Orleans.

I was home visiting my mother and I bought a jigsaw.

paintings luchadors New Orleans Henry Clay Avenue Hurricane Katrina jigsaws theft

The Stacks played at BJ's Lounge, unexpectedly.

Came to New Orleans for the weekend and somehow got a gig.

shows The Stacks BJ's Lounge Bywater New Orleans Louisiana Uptown Music Exchange Jimmy

I visited my mom and took this picture of Betty.

She was a great poser.

New Orleans Betty cats Judy

Mardi Gras 2006 non-costume.

This picture really expresses how I felt at the time.

New Orleans Mardi Gras post-Katrina Dan Haugh

I worked at a law firm with miserable people.

It was miserable. I made it a little bit fun though.

New Orleans law firms my legal career shit jobs stories

Stacks played at B.J.'s Lounge.

rock New Orleans The Stacks BJ's Lounge money

Saw Gina Phillips and her band at the Big Top.

I remember really liking her harmonica playing.

rock New Orleans Big Top Picnic Gina Phillips

I met Gina Phillips at a party at the Truck Farm.

We met under amusing circumstances.

New Orleans Truck Farm Whiskeybutt Tom Beeman James Martin Gina stories

Stacks played the Circle Bar and took pictures.

Thanks, anonymous photographer.

rock New Orleans Circle Bar The Stacks Chan Trey Ledford Doug DeRienzo

Jimmy and The Wolfpack played Circle Bar.

First Wednesday of a four-Wednesday residence.

rock New Orleans Circle Bar Jimmy and The Wolfpack

The Stacks played at Dr. Cliff Davis's garage again.

The second of a couple of excellent garage shows.

rock New Orleans The Stacks Dr. Cliff Davis Bernadotte Street garages Barbie dolls Little Freddie King Eli Erin S. date approximate

The Stacks played at The Big Top with Jeremy Lyons and The Deltabilly Boys.

Jeremy Lyons was really busy in New Orleans until one day he was just gone.

rock New Orleans The Stacks Big Top Jeremy Lyons and The Deltabilly Boys

Stacks played Ernie K-Doe's Mother-In-Law Lounge with the Interlopers.

Interlopers had a good new record about to come out.

rock New Orleans The Stacks Interlopers Lefty Parker Josh Gass Ernie K-Doe's Mother-In-Law Lounge

The Stacks played Balcony Bar with Zydepunks and Narcissy for St. Patrick's Day.

We tore it up at this show to a well-oiled crowd. I also saw something remarkable on the way to the gig.

rock New Orleans The Stacks Balcony Bar Magazine Street Zydepunks Narcissy St Patricks Day WTUL

The Stacks played Lounge Lizards with Paradise Vendors.

Paradise Vendors weren't like any other band in town, good stuff.

rock New Orleans The Stacks Ka-Nives Paradise Vendors Lounge Lizards Decatur Street Jeanne Stallworth Elzy Lindsay Dave Baker

The Stacks played Cafe Istanbul after The Goodnight Show.

It probably wasn't a great idea.

rock The Stacks New Orleans Cafe Istanbul The Goodnight Show John Sharappa

The Stacks played the Big Top again.

What happened to the velvet curtains?

rock New Orleans Big Top The Stacks Gary Loverde

The Stacks played the Big Top with This Bike Is a Pipe Bomb, Dinteen, and Narcissy.

We looked good in front of those velvet curtains.

rock New Orleans Big Top The Stacks This Bike Is A Pipe Bomb Terry Johnston Dinteen Narcissy

Stacks played New Year's Eve at Ernie K-Doe's Mother-In-Law Lounge with Lottie Collins, Ka-Nives, and Jimmy and The Wolfpack.

We had nothing to hold the kick drum in place so for a while I sat in front of it.

rock The Stacks Lottie Collins Ka-Nives Jimmy and The Wolfpack Antoinette K-Doe Ernie K-Doe's Mother-In-Law Lounge New Year's Eve New Orleans

Stacks played the Circle Bar, another Friday.

rock New Orleans Circle Bar The Stacks

Stacks played the Circle Bar.

rock New Orleans Circle Bar The Stacks

The Stacks played another happy hour show at the Mermaid Lounge.

I guess we tried the Happy Hour thing again.

rock New Orleans The Stacks Mermaid Lounge Happy Hour

The Stacks played the Bridge Lounge.

I remember having incredible suicidal/elated mood swings on this day.

rock New Orleans The Stacks Bridge Lounge

The Stacks played Lounge Lizards with The Sutures.

I'm sorry, I don't remember The Sutures at all.

rock New Orleans The Stacks Sutures Lounge Lizards Decatur Street Tequila Volvos

The Stacks played a happy hour show at the Mermaid Lounge with Black Bonnets.

Black Bonnets had Andrew Donaldson, who'd later join the Stacks.

rock New Orleans The Stacks Black Bonnets Mermaid Lounge Happy Hour Andrew Donaldson Marny Stein Elizabeth Underwood Ginger Parsons

The Stacks played at Dr. Cliff Davis's garage.

I think this was the first time playing the garage.

rock New Orleans The Stacks Dr. Cliff Davis Bernadotte Street garages Barbie dolls Little Freddie King date approximate

The Stacks played the Circle Bar on a really hot night.

New Orleans rock The Stacks Circle Bar flyers silkscreens Rene Gauthreaux

Free like the wind sketch.

I enjoyed that date stamp.

New Orleans sketchbook motorcycles

The Stacks played Lounge Lizards with Ka-Nives and Spinns.

There have to be pictures from this.

rock New Orleans The Stacks Ka-Nives The Spinns Lounge Lizards Decatur Street Todd Colberg

The Stacks played a party. It turned into a struggle.

The gig itself wasn't remarkable but the aftermath was.

New Orleans The Stacks Trey Ledford Will Smith Ramona King stories

MAXIMVS! played the Circle Bar without our actual guitar player.

Thanks, anonymous photographer.

New Orleans Circle Bar MAXIMVS! Anthony Donato Jeff Pounds Trey Ledford Mississippi Delta Mark Davis

Stacks played Ernie K-Doe's Mother-In-Law Lounge with Whiskeyfoot.

A summer saturday.

rock New Orleans The Stacks Chan Sara Whiskeyfoot Brian Manning Ernie K-Doe's Mother-In-Law Lounge

Stacks played Dragon's Den with Bipolaroid and Ratty Scurvics.

The venue gives me the willies but it was a fun show.

rock New Orleans The Stacks Bipolaroid Ratty Scurvics Dragons Den Sara

MAXIMVS! played the Circle Bar.

Not sure who took all these.

New Orleans Circle Bar MAXIMVS! Trey Ledford Jeff Pounds Eli Andrew Donaldson Truck (band hypeman) drums date approximate

Stacks played the Circle Bar again.

New Orleans Circle Bar The Stacks Chan Trey Ledford Doug DeRienzo

The Stacks rehearsed at Eli's place and took photos on the roof.

New Orleans 518 Bordeaux Street Elizabeth Underwood The Stacks Doug DeRienzo Steve Walkup Trey Ledford booze roof photography Holga

i did the cover illustration for Where Y'At magazine.

It's a magazine that covers events and listings in new Orleans.

New Orleans Where Yat magazines illustration

Stacks played Lounge Lizards with The Sophisticats, I made a special flyer.

The paper color was really important.

rock New Orleans Lounge Lizards The Stacks The Sophisticats Sara Dave Fera Big Blue Marble posters design

I saw Cousin Vickie at the Art Brat party.

Cousin Vickie later played keyboards in The Stacks.

art shows shows Art Brat Ramona Aimee S. Cousin Vickie New Orleans St. Rose Apartments St Andrew Street teeth

I saw The Fuse and The Ponys at Circle Bar.

I liked the Ponys until I got thoroughly sick of the singer's voice.

New Orleans rock shows The Ponys The Fuse Circle Bar Michael Bateman

I started taking Lexapro.

They said it would take two weeks to work. It took one week.

New Orleans mental health drugs Lexapro Loyola St Patricks Day

The Stacks played the Big Top, I think for the first time.

rock New Orleans Big Top The Stacks

MAXIMVS! walked around and played all over on Mardi Gras day.

We stopped at Buffa's and played a short set, uninvited.

New Orleans rock MAXIMVS! Jeff Pounds Trey Ledford Mardi Gras amplifiers drums Buffa's Esplanade Avenue Get Down On It

The Stacks played the Big Top on Lundi Gras.

I wonder if it was actually MAXIMVS! that played this gig, though.

rock New Orleans Big Top The Stacks MAXIMVS! Lundi Gras

MAXIMVS! played at the Big Top again after the Muses parade.

Less than a week after our first show.

rock MAXIMVS! Big Top New Orleans Three Ring Circus Mardi Gras Krewe of Muses Krewe of Saturn Tad Mondale Michael Jastroch Judy

We built columns for MAXIMVS!

We thought we really needed these.

New Orleans rock MAXIMVS! columns Volvos stories

I saw Andre Williams on Valentine's Day.

Had to be at Circle Bar or One Eyed Jack's.

New Orleans rock shows Andre Williams Circle Bar One Eyed Jack's

MAXIMVS! played our first show at the Big Top.

I said I would only be in the band if I could play drums. The thing is, I didn't know how to play drums.

rock MAXIMVS! Big Top New Orleans Jeff Pounds Trey Ledford Three Ring Circus Art a la Carte Adele Borie Kirah Haubrich Tracy Kennan Heather Weathers Doug MacCash

MAXIMVS! played a Mardi Gras type party at Trey's house.

Actually our first show.

rock MAXIMVS! New Orleans Mardi Gras Milan Street

Stacks played New Year's Eve at Ernie K-Doe's Mother-In-Law Lounge.

I think this was the first of three New Yearses we played there.

rock The Stacks Ernie K-Doe Antoinette K-Doe Ernie K-Doe's Mother-In-Law Lounge New Year's Eve New Orleans

I had an art show with Mimi at Circle Bar.

Back when the Mod Dance Party needed some support, I guess.

art New Orleans Circle Bar Mimi Kersting Matt Uhlman Mod Dance Party

I went to Gretna Fest and saw two favorite acts on the same day.

It was as if they designed this show specifically for me.

rock music New Orleans Gretna Louisiana Blue Öyster Cult Clarence Carter Sara sausage and peppers funnel cake Gretna Fest stories

Stacks played the Mermaid Lounge.

I don't remember it, somebody remind me.

rock The Stacks Mermaid Lounge New Orleans

All-Night Movers played the Hi-Ho Lounge with Dex Romweber Duo.

A huge handful of people came.

rock All-Night Movers New Orleans Hi-Ho Lounge Dexter Romweber Crash LaResh soundmen non-alcoholic beer "The Seeker"

All-Night Movers played at Dixie Taverne with Preacher's Kids and Original 3.

I was just a huge fan of Preacher's Kids. Wish I could have been in the band.

rock All-Night Movers New Orleans Dixie Taverne Preachers Kids Tyler Keith Original 3 Black Lips Robin Clenard Trey Ledford

Stacks played a reunion show at the Circle Bar.

I don't remember why we called it a reunion.

rock The Stacks Circle Bar New Orleans Sara Ron Bocian Chan

Stacks played One-Eyed Jacks with Doctor-a-Go-Go and Pocket Foxx.

Got out my black and green inks.

rock The Stacks Doctor-a-Go-Go Pocket Foxx One Eyed Jack's French Quarter New Orleans date approximate

All-Night Movers played El Matador with The Detonations.

I went walking around Decatur Street before the show.

All-Night Movers Slade Nash New Orleans El Matador Decatur Street The Detonations John Henry Kelly Julian Fried Keith Herrera

All-Night Movers played at El Matador with Scott Carpenter and the Real McCoys.

These were our friends from Buffalo.

rock shows All-Night Movers New Orleans El Matador Scott Carpenter and the Real McCoys Scott Carpenter (from Buffalo) Matt Smith Brian Daddis Charlie Gannon Buffalo, New York

All-Night Movers played at Mermaid Lounge with Thee Shams and Cary Hudson.

I definitely remember the show.

rock New Orleans Mermaid Lounge All-Night Movers Cary Hudson Thee Shams Michael Villaraza

All-Night Movers played the Hi-Ho Lounge with the Ka-Nives.

The Ka-Nives said New Orleans shows were stiff and nobody came. This time they were right.

rock All-Night Movers New Orleans Hi-Ho Lounge The Ka-Nives Will Adams Christian Stock

All-Night Movers played the Hi-Ho Lounge with the Bangs and Original 3.

The Bangs had a song called "Dirty Knives".

rock All-Night Movers New Orleans Hi-Ho Lounge Bangs Original 3

All-Night Movers played at El Matador with Demolition Doll Rods.

Dan Kroha (ex-Gories!) had a nifty "diddley-bow". I had forgotten we played on this show.

rock New Orleans All-Night Movers shows El Matador Demolition Doll Rods

Saw VLADRM and Fontanelles at El Matador.

I feel like there was another band called Golden Showers on the bill but I dunno.

rock New Orleans shows VLADRM Fontanelles El Matador

Saw Charm City Brokers at d.b.a.

I guess I went, it's in my date book.

rock New Orleans shows Charm City Brokers Sara

All-Night Movers played at Jeff Pounds' house again.

It was Jeff's birthday I think.

rock All-Night Movers Jeff Pounds New Orleans parties

All-Night Movers played the Circle Bar in Santa hats, in January.

Looks like we had some festive and timely headwear.

rock All-Night Movers Circle Bar Slade Nash Jeff Pounds New Orleans

Dirty Knives played our last show at Mermaid Lounge with The Forty Fives.

We had a new drummer but the change didn't do what we wanted it to.

rock New Orleans Dirty Knives Mermaid Lounge The Forty Fives

All-Night Movers played Circle Bar. I jumped on a patron who somehow fell asleep.

Everybody said the guy was some sort of mafioso and I should expect retribution.

rock New Orleans Circle Bar All-Night Movers Mafiosos watches

All-Night Movers played at El Matador with Mondo Topless.

We went out for fried chicken after.

rock All-Night Movers New Orleans El Matador Mondo Topless Chicken Box Sam Steinig Kris Alutius

Red Hot.

We start a ritual regarding a sign in Laurel, Mississippi.

Chattanooga New Orleans Mississippi Trey Ledford Thanksgiving date approximate

I got interviewed by Bunny Matthews for Offbeat.

I don't think the managing editor was too thrilled.

New Orleans Offbeat Bunny Matthews rock date approximate

All-Night Movers played at Jonathan Ferrara Gallery on Carondelet Street.

It was insanely loud inside, so we took the show out to the sidewalk.

All-Night Movers Slade Nash New Orleans Jonathan Ferrara

All-Night Movers played to a crowded house at the Circle Bar.

This is probably the apotheosis of my New Orleans social life, back when I had one.

rock New Orleans Circle Bar All-Night Movers Art Boonparn Jeff Pounds Sarah Z. Matt Uhlman Sara Talbot Adams

All-Night Movers played El Matador with Zoom.

I broke too many guitar strings.

rock New Orleans El Matador All-Night Movers Zoom

All-Night Movers played a show at Sara Essex's studio.

It was downtown on Carondelet Street.

rock New Orleans All-Night Movers Slade Nash Sara Essex Mimi Kersting Sarah Z.

All-Night Movers played at Jeff Pounds' house.

Jeff made crawfish etouffée.

rock All-Night Movers Slade Nash New Orleans Jeff Pounds parties food date approximate

Dirty Knives played Dixie Taverne again.

The venue was un-airconditioned.

rock Dirty Knives New Orleans Dixie Taverne date approximate

Dirty Knives played Strathmore Ballroom.

rock New Orleans Strathmore Ballroom Dirty Knives Heather Weathers Susan Roesgen Joe Kight

The Sleepyheads played another show at Circle Bar.

New Orleans rock Sleepy Heads Circle Bar Jay Thomas ambulance

The Sleepyheads played at Mermaid Lounge.

New Orleans rock Sleepy Heads Mermaid Lounge photos

Sleepy Heads played New Year's Eve at Circle Bar.

This turned out to be our final show.

rock New Orleans Circle Bar Sleepy Heads New Year's Eve

Sleepy Heads played El Matador with Supagroup.

rock New Orleans El Matador Sleepy Heads Supagroup

Sleepy Heads played the Mermaid Lounge.

rock New Orleans Mermaid Lounge Sleepy Heads

Sleepy Heads played the Circle Bar.

rock New Orleans Circle Bar Sleepy Heads

Dirty Knives played Mermaid Lounge with Immortal Lee County Killers.

Immortal Lee County Killers' drummer J.R.R. Tokin' used his floor tom strictly as a coffee table.

rock New Orleans Mermaid Lounge Dirty Knives Immortal Lee County Killers Chet Weise J.R.R. Tokin Hazzard County Girls Rocket 350 Dan Haugh Shaun Washburn

Sleepy Heads played Circle Bar.

rock New Orleans Circle Bar Sleepy Heads

Dirty Knives played at Mermaid Lounge with Finishing School.

rock New Orleans Dirty Knives Mermaid Lounge Finishing School Josh Nagel

Dirty Knives played at El Matador with Fontanelles UK.

rock New Orleans Dirty Knives El Matador Fontanelles UK Josh Nagel Eve Dan Haugh

Sleepy Heads played El Matador with Hip Replacements.

I do remember this show happening. I have no evidence that it did though.

rock New Orleans El Matador Sleepy Heads Hip Replacements

Dirty Knives played Checkpoint's with The Wednesdays.

rock New Orleans Checkpoint Charlie Dirty Knives Wednesdays Jamie Barrier Dan Haugh

Sleepy Heads played a birthday party at Mermaid Lounge.

rock New Orleans Mermaid Lounge Sleepy Heads

Dirty Knives played Mermaid Lounge with Hip Replacements and 66 Goat.

I think both 66 Goat and Hip Replacements were power duos.

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Sleepy Heads first show at Circle Bar.

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Dirty Knives played Dixie Taverne.

The cops took all the money.

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Dirty Knives played Checkpoint Charlie's.

I hurt myself a little goofing off on their stage fence.

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Dirty Knives played El Matador with Sugar Tank.

At the end of our set Trey hopped down the little steps at the side of the stage, smashing them to bits.

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Attended Ernie K-Doe's funeral.

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Dirty Knives played the Mermaid with the Quaalords.

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Dirty Knives played the Mermaid with Fireballs of Freedom.

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I interviewed for the job of running the Offbeat magazine web site.

It was one of the least worthwhile job interviews I've been on.

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Hi-Balls played the Strathmore Ballroom.

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Dirty Knives played Mermaid Lounge with Westbury Squares and Astroblast.

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Dirty Knives played Rock n Bock with Lowerline.

We got to this lonely place and Dan said "This is like being on tour in North Dakota."

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Dirty Knives played with Rock*A*Teens at Tipitina's, I think.

I honestly don't recall playing Tip's twice but I guess we did.

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Sleepy Heads played Mermaid Lounge with Zoom.

I tried out for Zoom at one point, it didn't go well.

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Dirty Knives played Tipitina's with The Forty Fives.

We recorded the show.

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Dirty Knives played Checkpoint Charlie's with Dinteen.

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I saw a musical group called Squab Teen.

It wasn't my kind of music but I found the show memorable.

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Dirty Knives played a house party near UNO.

It was our second show in two days. It would also be our last show with this lineup.

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Dirty Knives played our first show at Mermaid Lounge.

We opened for The Bruisers and The Bullies.

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I saw Betty Wright at Jazz Fest and got blown away.

I'm writing this on May 11, 2020, having just heard the news that Betty Wright has passed at the age of 66. I saw Betty Wright at Jazz Fest on May 7, 2000. It was one of the best shows I ever saw.

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We got the strangest wedding present.

If you can't tell, it's supposed to be a pelican.

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Ernie K-Doe sang at my wedding.

He did a couple of numbers with the band.

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I had a bachelor party.

I guess it was lame except that I had fun.

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Stacks played Ernie K-Doe's Mother-In-Law Lounge With Final Solutions.

Except...I'm not sure this show really happened.

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Betty got on my shoulder.

Date very approximate.

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I saw ZZ Top.

I learned about my new boss as well.

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I painted a figure study.

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I played an open mic at Checkpoint Charlie.

This was my first visit to New Orleans.

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I sang to a cat named Tamayo.

We were housesitting on my first visit to New Orleans.

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