NYC

I looked at a pedestrian's food for too long. I looked at a pedestrian's food for too long.

Halloween 1993. Hallowe'en party, 1993. Dean Street and Bond, Brooklyn.

I held a baby, for the cameras. My friends had a little baby and they brought it to Brooklyn and let me hold it.

Published Bachelor No. 1, issue 1. I edited Bachelor No.1 with Brandon Kruse and a bunch of other contributors. Any continued freshness it has comes from Brandon's incredible ink-and-brush (and Zip-a-Tone) illustrations.

Published Bachelor No. 1, issue 2. This, as you may have guessed, was our second issue.

My ten thousandth day. A difficult milestone to achieve, yet it passed with little fanfare.

I went to Central Park in the fall. Date very approximate.

Published Bachelor No. 1, issue 3. As with almost all fanzines, the third time's the charm.

I co-wrote a book. I also became technically homeless while I was writing it.

Hi-Balls did a photo shoot. When they bring out the white seamless, you've made it.

We attempted to silkscreen the Hi-Balls record sleeve. We tried making the Hi-Balls 7" with a rudimentary silkscreen apparatus. (A Speedball kit.) It didn't work out.

Hi-Balls played at Brew's with Burnley Vest and MacArthur. When they bring out the white seamless, you've made it.

Saw The Lyres at Brownie's. This had to be the time they were almost snowed out.

I lived at 532 Pacific Street, Brooklyn. I actually lived like this.

rehearsed at Prince Studio, probably with Hi-Balls. Most of the studios were on 30th Street.

Hi-Balls played Brownie's with MacArthur. I need details.

I saw The Big Lebowski on opening night. You have to remember this was opening night. There was no lore yet.

Dark Marbles played the Spiral.

Went to a party some time in the Nineties. I remember this event.

I started dating Sara. I know this from a note in my 1999 datebook.

Dark Marbles' drummer got married and we never saw him again.

Dark Marbles played the Spiral again.

I saw On The Town. I also took a little trip to Mars.

Dark Marbles played the Continental.

The Innuendos first date recording with Mitro. We recorded down in the basement.

The Innuendos second date recording with Mitro. We recorded down in the basement

The Innuendos played Nightingale's. The Innuendos played a gig with a couple of favorite NYC bands.

I painted a female figure on paper. The model for this was in a J. Crew catalog, if I remember correctly.

Happy Holidays (with the Churchkeys at Lakeside Lounge, 1999). Happy Holidays (with the Churchkeys at Lakeside Lounge, 1999)

Slade and I flew to New York. Starting our first and only New York tour.

All-Night Movers played 219 Flamingo with The Demands. I never heard of the club before or since.

Had a birthday dinner at La Ceiba. I really liked this slightly dumpy Honduran place.

All-Night Movers played at Lakeside Lounge. Continuing the tradition of playing on my birthday.

All-Night Movers played at Hank's Saloon in Brooklyn. Very fun show and we recorded it.

Slade and I flew to New Orleans on Mardi Gras. Concluding our first and only New York tour.

Jimmy and The Wolfpack played Lakeside Lounge.

Jimmy and The Wolfpack played Magnetic Field in Brooklyn.

Jimmy and The Wolfpack played Black Betty on Al's birthday. We had to go on late so some weak indie rock band could play. That was a bad idea on the club's part.

Jimmy and The Wolfpack played Lakeside Lounge again. Casey Howard was our horn player at the time.

Jimmy and The Wolfpack played at Otto's Shrunken Head. This was a nice place to play in New York.

Jimmy and The Wolfpack played Club Midway. This wasn't a happy show.

Jimmy and The Wolfpack played a club in Manhattan somewhere. I can't remember how this happened or what the name of the club was.

Jimmy and The Wolfpack returned to Lakeside Lounge.

I saw History Boys on Broadway with Leslie. It was fun to see Richard Griffiths live.

I saw Archie Bell at McCarren Pool. Great show. He talked to Kool-Aid.

Jimmy and The Wolfpack returned to Otto's Shrunken Head.

Jimmy and the Wolfpack played a Hallowe'en party on Grand Street. Jimmy And the Wolfpack played.

Jimmy and The Wolfpack played a house party at 276 Grand Street.

Jimmy and The Wolfpack played at Lucky Cat on Grand Street. I'm sure the show was fine, but listen to this other story I have about this place.

I saw Lauren Ambrose and Oscar Isaac in Romeo and Juliet at Shakespeare In The Park. Date approximate.

I got a cat though I didn't mean to. The next morning, she was still there. And the next.

Sally came to live with me. I knew she would be mine, there was never any doubt.

My neighbor Talisha drew me some flowers. Her little brother wrote "FUCK YOU" on my front door.

I saw Superdrag at Irving Plaza in New York. I just happened on the show and my brother was there.

Sally stretched on our plywood floor. This was in Bushwick on our gray-painted floors.

Jimmy and The Wolfpack played Don Pedro's.

I painted a yellow man in watercolor. I need to do more watercolor.

Jimmy and The Wolfpack played Don Pedro's again.

I had a little barbecue in my Bushwick backyard. I had some people over and I made potato salad.

I saw Ted Leo and Future Of The Left at Webster Hall.

Jimmy and The Wolfpack played Lakeside Lounge one more time. Looks like I had a good time at least.

Jimmy and The Wolfpack played Lakeside Lounge and some of my coworkers came to the show. One of my coworkers really made an impression on me.

I saw a car fire on Bedford Avenue.

Jimmy and The Wolfpack played Freddy's Back Room with Mike Cobb and The Crevulators.

Jimmy and The Wolfpack played Freddy's Back Room. The venue was a casualty of the construction of the Atlantic Center.

Jimmy and The Wolfpack played at Matchless, Greenpoint, Brooklyn. We played this bar several times.

I had a great backyard in Bushwick. It got hit by a tornado. It hosted many parties and cookouts.

Jimmy and The Wolfpack played Hank's Saloon.

Headless Hookers played at Zablozki's. It was a bar in Williamsburg Brooklyn.

I saw Future Of The Left at Music Hall of Williamsburg. Headliners at a big venue.

I visited Aqueduct racetrack. I didn't win anything.

Jimmy and The Wolfpack played the Orange Bear in downtown Manhattan.

I ate at this shady food cart all the time. Friendly service, delicious gyros.

I saw ? and the Mysterians at Great Jones Cafe. Always had fun at that place.

Jimmy and The Wolfpack played at Under Acme.

I photographed a letterpress printing shop in new York City. Looks like things are tough for ArJo Printing.

Jimmy and The Wolfpack played Parkside Lounge. We liked playing anywhere with "lounge" in the name.

I went bowling at The Gutter. Featuring the obligatory bowling posterior shot.

Sally looked sassy on my desk. We had nice light in the Irving Avenue place.

Deadly jelly on Rockaway Beach. sorry, just a deflated mylar balloon.

Sally prepared for a nap on my printer. She was very photogenic that day, and the light was nice.

Sally stretched in the backyard. Just a little bit before we moved to New Orleans.

I moved out of 181 Irving Avenue. I paid a guy to help me move and he stole my house key.

Jimmy and The Wolfpack played Club Europa with The Banned and Les Sans Culottes.

Jimmy and The Wolfpack played Parkside Lounge with Sweet Soubrette.