David Rhoden

Timeline

This is a list of things that I did, or that happened to me, going back as far as I can piece it together.
It's a very incomplete, ongoing project. Posts where I'm unsure of an actual date are marked "date approximate".

If you have a bigger screen, scroll down the list of things to see pictures and read more detail.
Click the titles to read more about the event.

2026
April 12
Calling Dr. Love. 
April 11
I participated successfully in an arts market. 
April 9
I'm going to be in an art market April 11 at the Arts Park in Arabi, Louisiana. 
April 8
I had to look for a place to sleep. 
April 3
Burn rubber on me. 
March 31
I saw The Wedding Present and Mark Robinson. 
March 26
I made, and illustrated, a short shopping list. 
March 26
I found my "lost" ratchet straps; that's pretty exciting. 
March 26
Drew a tribute to Jersey. 
March 24
I dreamed I went for a hike in the woods, with an unsettling denouement. 
March 17
I dreamed I was an architect whose client had robotic AI assistants. 
March 15
I saw Chef Menteur, Spaghetti Heist, and Brewing Means at Holy Diver. 
March 13
Cartooned an R.E.M. song. 
March 12
I took a little walk in Arabi. 
March 12
I like the sketches I do while I'm busy doing something else. 
March 9
Buddy took to sleeping in the bathroom sink for two days. 
March 7
Saw Shonali and Marcellus at Anthony DelRosario's gallery. 
March 6
I added a t-shirt to my Cotton Bureau store. 
March 4
Eleventy is changing its name, among other things, and I don't love it. 
February 28
Rel and Melanie hosted a birthday party for me, with karaoke. 
February 25
I made a new 'zine, Let's Go Karaoke 4: Karaoke Sketches Mar 2025 - Jan 2026. 
February 24
I saw an incredible sunset on the levee (as frequently happens). 
February 24
Buddy and Shadow shared the bed on a cold morning. 
February 23
I need photos of people doing karaoke, you got any? 
February 22
I dreamed I was the point person for a secret intra-office sports league. 
February 19
I painted a painting called "Stop Laughing". 
February 18
I found a record I'd been low-key hunting for: the Bugsy Malone soundtrack. 
February 17
I went to the Mardi Gras. 
February 16
Buddy and Shadow posed for their school pictures. 
February 13
Cartooned a bit from a Wings song that has been inhabiting my ear. 
February 5
Stop laughing at my sixty-nine t-shirt. 
February 4
I made a box to tidy up my comics, zines, and 7-inch records. 
January 15
Collecting up some sketches. 
January 6
Shadow wore a collar for the first time. 
January 5
Cartooned a woman in seasonally appropriate clothing depressing everybody at a party. 
January 4
I painted a chap. 
2025
December 31
I dreamed I got a flat tire on my bike but it worked out O.K. 
December 29
Took a lot of pictures of my cats. 
December 27
My artwork got vandalized, but I repaired it. 
December 27
I went to a party. 
December 26
My skeleton art got wrecked by a deranged person. 
December 25
I saw a beautiful thing today. 
December 24
Christmas is the time to say I love you, and to draw cartoons. 
December 21
Some people had a pretty good looking fire on the banks of the Mississippi. 
December 20
Thrill me to the marrow. 
December 19
Caught Don Wayne's act at Dodie's, a club I had no idea existed. 
December 12
I made tuna salad with albacore tuna. 
December 6
Kind of a different direction, karaoke-wise. 
December 2
I went to see three jazz groups at Saturn Bar and I didn't even hate it. 
December 1
I installed a spigot in my backyard shed. 
November 23
She never lost her head. 
November 12
I thought that they were angels. 
October 30
On the occasion of Hallowe'en... 
October 29
Caught another possum eating the cat food. 
October 28
Mars ain't the kind of place to raise your kids. 
October 26
I ran so far away. 
October 22
Changes come around real soon. 
September 29
A two-karaoke cartoon day. 
August 24
I painted my front porch. 
August 23
I asked that my bags be zipperooed, without much prompting. 
August 14
Drew a karaoke cartoon. 
August 2
I did two more karaoke cartoons. 
July 17
Cartooned a song I'd just as soon never hear again. 
July 12
Heard a song in the car and cartooned it as soon as I got home. 
July 12
I went to the shopping center in Chalmette and took a look inside Deals. 
July 10
I drew a cartoon based on a lyric that suddenly seemed absurd to me. 
July 6
Coming back from this year's regatta was like evacuating in reverse. 
July 5
I returned to Pensacola for yet another regatta. 
July 4
The fireworks on the levee were subdued this year. 
July 1
Drew a guy and he kind of looked like a camp counselor. 
July 1
Clean Is Safe. 
June 30
I sketched a guy sitting and thinking. 
June 30
I dreamed I was talking with my pop. 
June 29
I drew a cartoon about an imagined future. 
June 28
I washed one of my oldest paintings. 
June 27
I drew a karaoke cartoon while I was supposed to be doing something else. 
June 19
Owner Of A Lonely Heart. 
June 14
I replaced the XTerra in Chattanooga with a 1993 Ford Ranger. 
June 10
Said goodbye to my XTerra. 
June 9
I dreamed I went to a "rock and roll weekender". 
June 6
I did a cartoon about a song that has puzzled me ever since Manfred Mann wrote it. 
June 6
I did a cartoon about family tradition. 
May 30
The Stacks play with Happy Talk at Checkpoint Charlie's. 
May 25
Buddy enjoyed the garden. 
May 17
My new band, for now called The Unbelievables, played our first show at a house party in Destrehan, Louisiana. 
May 13
I did a cartoon about a song I dislike. 
May 12
I saw someone's offering on the levee. 
May 3
I didn't vote and look what happened. 
May 3
I dreamed I went to New York City with a cat and a kitten. 
April 27
Saw Josh Lee Hooker's Nite Nurse play a great show at Euclid Records. 
April 27
I did a karaoke cartoon of a Slick Rick song that might be kind of obscure. 
April 26
I drew a cartoon of a man singing an old R.E.M. tune. 
April 25
Buddy was king of all he surveyed. 
April 24
I drew a karaoke cartoon of a girl singing "Punk Rock Girl". 
April 22
I drew a karaoke cartoon of a Captain & Tennille song. 
April 20
Went to Kajun's to do karaoke with Andrew and ChanDella. 
April 16
Saw Silver Synthetic at BJ's Lounge. 
April 14
Saw a really good puppet show performed on the levee. 
April 14
dreamed I moved to a friendly shared living space. 
April 9
I painted a woman in workout clothes. 
April 7
Drew a little karaoke hit by the Human League. 
March 30
I painted a new purple organic form. 
March 30
I went to a good gallery opening on Magazine Street. 
March 24
I figured out who's been digging all the little holes in my backyard. 
March 17
I got some paintings back that I thought were long gone. 
February 12
I watched the Super Bowl halftime featuring Kendrick Lamar. 
January 23
Buddy went out in the snow for the first time in his life. 
2024
December 12
I drew a karaoke singer I was really pleased with. 
December 9
I dreamed I went back to college in New Hampshire. 
November 24
I drew a karaoke of a man singing The Spy Who Loved Me. 
November 6
I'm very disappointed about the election, and how the media lied to us and made us think Harris had a chance. 
November 3
I repaired my old red guitar. 
September 28
Saw the sunset from the Mississippi River levee. 
September 23
I went walking on the levee and snapped a sympathy card-worthy sunset. 
September 20
I found an adolescent possum in my kitchen. 
September 11
We waited for Hurricane Francine. 
July 26
Buddy thought a package of books was food. 
July 24
Buddy got home from surgery very groggy. 
July 13
The Stacks play Saturday, July 13, 2024, at Poor Boys Bar in New Orleans, Louisiana, opening for Mercyland. 
July 12
The Stacks play Friday, July 12, 2024, at the Intracoastal Club in Houma, Louisiana, opening for Mercyland. 
July 10
Buddy was ready to go out. 
July 10
Buddy's eye sutures still looked good. 
July 9
I dreamed I saw a scary movie and then had a bad experience at a bookstore. 
July 9
Buddy's eye is still healing. 
July 3
Buddy's eye looked better. 
July 2
Buddy continued to heal after his eye surgery. 
July 1
Buddy got in the bass drum again. 
July 1
Buddy healed after his eye surgery. 
June 30
Buddy rested, three days after his eye surgery. 
June 27
Stacks play Thursday, June 27 at Holy Diver with Luxurious Faux Furs and Blue Shades. 
June 27
Buddy had surgery to remove his left eye and to remove melanoma from his right eye. 
June 22
Last picture of Buddy with his left eye. 
June 15
Stacks play a Saturday night in June at Pirogue's Whiskey Bayou. 
June 12
I read this very good memoir by Paul Sahre, "Two-Dimensional Man". 
May 24
Buddy has glaucoma and melanoma in his eyes, but he'll be okay. 
May 12
I dreamed I went to a beautiful courthouse. 
May 11
I saw Echo and The Bunnymen at the Joy Theater. 
April 22
I got a big order of Japanese pens. 
April 13
Stacks played with Happy Talk at Checkpoint Charlie. 
April 13
Jane says she's done with Sergio. 
April 7
I compiled a little booklet of my karaoke cartoons. 
March 29
I dreamed I went to a remote cafeteria. 
March 23
A snake made itself comfortable in front of the house. 
March 19
Went to see Sunrise:Sunset at Siberia. 
March 15
I saw the band Omni at Siberia. 
March 14
I saw another mystery kite in the same place as yesterday. 
March 13
Saw a bird I couldn't name while walking on the levee. 
March 13
Buddy and Otter watched out for me. 
March 13
Got a picture of Buddy and Otter being friends. 
March 9
Buddy let me see his cloudy eye. 
March 7
Shadow was camouflaged on the roof of my car. 
March 1
I just need the exact date something changed. Is that so much to ask from a computer? 
February 17
A few words about Dexter Romweber. 
January 28
Dreamed: a trip to a thrift shop. 
January 25
The Stacks play January 25 at Holy Diver (the old Sidney's Saloon). 
2023
December 31
The Stacks played with Mercyland in Athens, Georgia. 
October 21
Did my once-a-year poster design. 
July 21
Can I still call myself a painter? 
July 1
I visited Splash 'n Chill island. 
June 25
I took a picture of Daisy. 
June 25
Buddy relaxed on the work table. 
June 18
I did another karaoke cartoon eperiment. 
June 9
I drew a karaoke cartoon, and promptly hid it from myself. 
May 27
I did a new painting, of a critter saying "Aah". 
2022
December 6
I saw St. Lorelei at Siberia. 
November 14
The first cold day of the year. 
November 3
I went to a bonfire and sat with a dog. 
September 9
Notes for September 9, 2022: I kept up my two-mile walks for another day. 
September 7
I've been walking two miles a day now for a week. 
September 3
I hung out with Happy Talk Band and other friends at Pirogue's. 
August 29
I painted a typical man. 
August 29
A cat slept in my bed. It wasn't my cat. 
August 22
I dreamed I saw a sandpiper try to eat a frog, and other things. 
August 16
I had a late summer fire. Nature decided to come in the house. 
August 9
I walked Daisy and we found an offering of rotting fruit. 
August 6
I dreamed my car rolled into a river. 
August 1
Buddy got in the bass drum. 
July 26
I had possibly the most intense dream of my life. 
July 26
I used photo editing software to create a Nancy comic strip. 
July 22
Buddy slept in the sunlight. 
July 19
I took pills that made my dreams feel very real. 
July 18
I dreamed I went to a gun shop in the mall. 
July 12
I tested positive for COVID. 
June 19
I found a bird's nest partly made of tape. 
June 19
I dreamed my sister told me web work was now a professional business, and I wasn't qualified to do it. 
June 15
An anole came in the house. 
May 12
The Stacks played the Saturn Bar on a rainy Thursday night. 
May 12
Stacks played the Saturn Bar on a stormy Spring night. 
April 20
I caught Buddy. 
April 5
I developed a pretty good Absurdle strategy. 
April 1
The Stacks and Rabbit Hatch play at Sidney's Saloon. 
April 1
Buddy brought home a friend to play. 
March 26
Went for a bike ride with Gina. 
March 25
Gina and I visited with Ben and Kathleen. 
March 13
Went with Gina to the Bon Temps and played pool with friends from Florida. 
March 12
Went with Gina to see Lonnie Holley at the Music Box Village. 
March 11
Happened on a train-trailer collision in Arabi. 
March 1
We had a great return to Mardi Gras. 
February 28
We saw Whiskeybutt. 
February 28
I tested negative for COVID. 
February 24
Gina and I played analog Wordle. 
February 23
Golden Ray played a house party on Magazine Street. 
February 20
finally finished this painting of a Unimog. 
February 19
I got some dwarf bottlebrush shrubs for Gina. 
February 11
We went to the Michael Aaron/Billy Ding Memorial in Bywater. 
February 10
Another bonfire at Gina's, with our little friends. 
January 31
I misspelled a word, and it surprised me. 
January 1
I dreamed I went for a walk in my tube socks. 
2021
December 25
Gina gave buddy a cardboard scratcher for Christmas. 
December 25
We had a Christmas bonfire at Gina's. 
December 24
Gina put up the traditional Christmas bamboo. 
December 20
Gina and I visited Holt Cemetery again. 
December 20
Another look at my place on Tricou Street. 
December 11
I saw two movies last week. 
December 8
Golden Ray practiced. 
December 3
I'm 20,000 days old today. 
November 28
My mom got out some old family photos. 
November 25
Our lodgings were across the street from a neglected cemetery. 
November 20
Saw Quintron and Miss Pussycat in Arabi. 
November 20
Saw a house fire in the neighborhood, on Caffin Avenue. 
November 19
The Stacks and Unsound Check at Sidney's Saloon, November 19, 2021 
November 13
Just another bonfire. 
October 31
I made a new improved animation setup. 
October 28
The Stacks played the Saturn Bar with Bad Misters. 
October 28
Buddy turned on the lightbox. 
October 23
Gina built a fire. 
October 18
A raccoon tried to crash our bonfire. 
October 18
I attended a bonfire on this date, but I'm not entirely sure where. 
October 15
Gina went to City Hall and sent me a picture of a map. 
October 15
I took a picture of Buddy on the bed. 
October 12
I had a solo bonfire. 
October 10
I put new strings on my guitars. 
October 7
I lost my leaf. 
October 5
I photographed a standing tire in the Holy Cross school parking lot. 
October 4
I made a pizza with ricotta and basil. 
September 30
Found some dumped tires, got my labs done, got lunch, and watched a Bengals game at Markey's Bar. 
September 27
We had a Monday evening bonfire at my place. 
September 26
I saw Bipolaroid at Sidney's on a Sunday. 
September 25
Our trash got picked up and we were excited about it. 
September 18
An average day for Bubba. 
September 17
I saw Julie Odell and Alex MacMurray at BJ's. 
September 10
We had a big bonfire to burn up the post-Ida fallen limbs. 
September 10
I got started on a painting of a Unimog. 
September 10
Buddy tried to help me with my Unimog painting. 
September 7
I dreamed about looking for a movie to watch. 
September 6
Gina and I played Mastermind. 
September 6
Buddy napped with me. 
September 5
We came home after Hurricane Ida to survey the damage. 
September 2
Had lunch downtown with Beverly. 
September 1
I got a catfish plate at Uncle Larry's in Chattanooga. 
August 30
Trey and I went to Riceville, Tennessee, and stopped a couple places on the way. 
August 28
I took pictures of a wig shop on Market Street that looked about the same when I was in high school. 
August 21
I found a shed snake skin in my fire pit. 
August 17
I dreamed I fell a hundred feet into the sea. 
August 7
I dreamed I wanted to eat a basketball. 
August 3
Buddy and Otter went to the office. 
July 18
Saw Sunrise/Sunset at Portside Lounge. 
July 10
Stacks played Sidney's Saloon with The Drupes. 
July 5
I went to the regatta in Pensacola but it rained. 
June 27
Some of my art is in North Carolina. 
June 20
I went to Tom and Noy's wedding. 
June 19
We took the bachelor out, and Gina found a kitten. 
June 17
Found a snazzy nest in Gina's yard. 
June 15
The Stacks released the recordings we did with Andre Marquette. 
June 14
First flight in years. 
June 13
I took a walk around downtown Chattanooga. 
June 5
Dreamed I had some tasks to do in Paris, France. 
May 28
Saw some of Gina's work from college at the Ogden Museum Of Art. 
May 25
Went to a bonfire in the Lower Ninth Ward with a horse. 
May 24
Attended Goatstock at a neighbor's house. 
May 17
I dreamed a religious group took over my home to make a worship show. 
May 14
Buddy liked to rub his chin on an iPad. 
May 8
I cut down an old clothesline support and it was a lot harder than I thought it would be. 
May 5
Otter napped on my keyboard. 
April 26
I cleaned my Stratocaster. 
April 25
My new band Golden Ray makes its re-re-scheduled debut. 
April 24
My new band Golden Ray makes its rescheduled debut. 
April 18
Buddy found a new place to sleep. 
April 17
My new band Golden Ray makes its debut. 
April 9
I made some shelves. 
April 7
Another bonfire in my yard. 
April 1
My neighbor Stoo has some goats. 
March 30
The debut of Golden Ray. 
March 26
Buddy and Otter stopped fighting for a minute. 
March 24
Otter came over for a nap on my work table. 
March 21
Dark sky in Arabi. 
March 20
Walked with Gina and Daisy on the canal bank. 
March 9
This was the extent of my beard. 
March 8
I realized I hadn't read a lot of the books on my shelves. 
March 6
Gina's show, Shape-Memory, officially opened today. 
March 5
I animated a face. 
March 4
What did this note mean? 
February 24
I painted a football player. 
February 15
I read a Charles Willeford book out loud to Gina. 
February 13
Blender practice makes...? 
February 11
Painted a reporter. 
February 10
Otter's been hanging out on the utility shelf. 
February 2
I finished painting a Rayco stumpgrinder. 
February 1
Consider the stumpgrinder. 
January 16
Organic form painting, again. 
January 12
I dreamed about a strange thrift store. 
January 10
Animated metamorphoses. 
January 10
Burned Altima on Alhambra Street. 
January 9
Animated a clock face. 
2020
December 31
I doodled on a banana tree. 
December 29
Painted a painting called Seriously. 
December 27
Gina and I went to the Chalmette Battlefield. 
December 25
Gina got me exactly what I wanted for Christmas. 
December 20
I saw an old Datsun driving around New Orleans with Japanese plates. 
December 20
I dreamed a new Rod Stewart tune. 
December 18
Buddy posed for a picture. 
December 17
Watched a sunset with a dog. 
December 13
Painted a monster. 
December 6
Buddy Long Legs. 
December 6
Dreamed I was on tour. 
December 5
Made an exhaust fan for Buddy. 
November 30
Saw a nifty slasher truck at the grocery store. 
November 26
Unimog! 
November 25
Buddy on the porch. 
November 21
Second COVID test. 
November 14
Gina put on the Holy Cross Music Hang. 
November 13
First COVID test. 
November 7
Gina was part of a small show at Jonathan Ferrara Gallery. 
November 4
Couldn't sleep on Election Eve. 
November 2
Buddy and I learned a hard lesson about discipline. 
November 1
I dreamed a trip home to Tennessee. 
October 29
Nature TV, featuring Hurricane Zeta 
October 28
Sketched my feelings. 
October 21
Otter in the garden. 
October 15
Dreamed I learned something about fuel siphoning. 
October 11
Found a free organ. 
October 6
Buddy on the desk. 
October 1
I grew a beard. 
August 7
I made a little animation. 
August 1
I liked this brown truck. 
July 24
Goodbye Froggy. 
July 21
Fooey. 
July 20
I grew some nice jalapeños. 
July 19
I painted a lighter. 
July 14
Buddy and Otter are frenemies. 
July 13
A mystery is solved 
July 12
Gina made some videos about her art. 
July 12
Oh my (and notes on Grand Theft Auto IV). 
July 4
What's happening right now? 
June 30
Got my keyboard fixed. 
June 26
Influences: Milton Glaser. 
June 20
Painted a lighter. 
June 17
Buddy on the backporch. 
June 14
Found a levee offering. 
June 11
Gina looked like a valentine. 
June 6
Stacks recorded in the studio. 
June 6
Buddy interfered with my work. 
June 2
Bonfire. 
June 2
Buddy getting in a bucket. 
May 28
Hot legs Buddy. 
May 27
I grew a beard for the first time in my life. 
May 26
Cats on a car on Douglass Street, Lower Ninth Ward. 
May 25
I made some half-sour pickles. 
May 15
Here are ten or twelve albums that really influenced me. 
April 30
Standing on the levee near the sugar plant. 
April 22
Mr. Manners. 
April 20
I got robbed, probably by some shady women. 
April 4
Buddy offered a headbutt. 
April 4
Our band had just started recording when the stay-at-home order came. 
March 27
We had a bonfire for Gina's birthday. 
March 27
Here's a picture of the inside of my house in New Orleans. 
March 10
Technicolor Gina. 
March 8
Saw Tyler Keith and Redondo Beat at Santos, our last show before the pandemic. 
February 24
I listened to Before The Next Teardrop Falls. 
February 24
We had a backyard bonfire. 
February 9
This is in the warehouse across the street from me. 
February 7
The last picture of Sally. 
February 5
Morning fog on the Industrial Canal. 
January 29
I dreamed I found a scholarly brochure. 
January 28
Buddy got in the dryer. 
January 6
The last good picture of Sally. 
January 4
The Stacks played the Circle Bar with Chef Menteur and Good Sugar. 
January 4
I made a pizza with brussels sprouts on it. 
2019
December 29
I played bass with Fore Day Creep at the Circle Bar. 
December 18
Buddy making biscuits. 
December 12
A soft daddy long legs, for lack of a better description. 
December 7
A walk by the Mississippi in December. 
November 28
I took a picture of a sign. 
November 28
I went to Chattanooga for Thanksgiving. 
November 19
Went to this throwback diner in New Orleans. 
November 10
Found this offering on the levee. 
October 25
Sally slept on the desk, as usual. 
October 25
Went to Kukhnya with Gina, Trey, and Becca. 
September 28
Did some sketching. 
September 24
Bus. 
September 5
Sally caught up on reading. 
September 2
Family Feud is the ultimate game show. 
August 14
One day you're all yeah, the next day you're like no. 
July 12
I found a snazzy nest. 
July 6
I went to the 2019 regatta. 
June 12
Saw a speckled king snake in the road. 
June 10
Gina and I went to see Felice Brothers at Gasa Gasa. 
April 27
I made an animation rig. 
April 20
I animated a sasquatch. 
April 19
I saw this anti-Trump truck in New Orleans. 
April 16
I went to open mic night at Old Arabi Bar. 
April 14
Had a happy bonfire at Gina's. 
March 18
Dreamed a movie trailer. 
March 16
Funnin' around with Gina. 
March 5
I attended Mardi Gras 2019, probably my last. 
January 11
Showed some paintings at Bywater Bakery, sold one. 
2018
December 14
I went to Galatoire's for an office Christmas party. 
November 13
Took a picture of a mosaic on the ground in the Garden District. 
October 22
I started working at Online Optimism. 
September 29
Stacks played at Siberia with Rubber Maids and Egg Yolk Jubilee. 
September 14
The Stacks played the Circle Bar. 
August 30
The Stacks played Siberia. 
August 20
Sally investigated zinnias from our garden. 
August 17
I found some marbles in my firepit. 
August 11
The Stacks played at Gasa Gasa. 
July 20
I painted some rings. 
June 9
I showed some paintings at Treasure Tattoo. 
May 14
Sally stretched on the bed. 
May 5
Gina and I went to a dog track to watch the Kentucky Derby in Birmingham. 
April 20
Black racer on the fence. 
April 19
Gina's work tent failed in a storm. 
April 19
Gina made a little bonfire. 
April 19
Went with Gina up on the levee. 
April 19
I lived at 315 Tricou Street in New Orleans. 
March 30
Holy Cross Neighborhood Association. 
March 25
Saw a cruise liner in my backyard. 
March 2
We had a little pickin' party. 
February 13
I costumed for Mardi Gras 2018. 
February 10
Dreamed I was one of the all-stars in the Taco Bell All-Star game. 
2017
December 14
Sally kept watch at 321 Clark Street. 
December 7
I painted I'm Over It on a piece of cardboard. 
December 5
The Stacks played Sister Street Stage for the first time, before we named it that. 
December 5
A gloomy shot from my backyard. 
November 19
Sketched Daisy, sitting on the couch with me. 
November 3
Too soon? 
October 27
Saw Huey Lewis and The News at Gretna Fest. 
October 21
Sally enjoyed an AC/DC record. 
September 19
I took pictures of my shed at 321 Clark Street in the rain. 
September 9
I had a good shed on Clark Street. 
September 1
I took a picture of a pickle. 
August 31
Sally got in the weeds. 
August 20
I saw the Wayne White exhibit at the Hunter Museum in Chattanooga. 
August 19
I saw Wayne-O-Rama in Chattanooga. 
August 18
Goldie's radiator blew up near Poplarville, Mississippi. 
July 30
My grandfather Percy Reeves, in about 1927 or 1928. 
July 27
I took a picture of Gina holding her dog Daisy. 
July 22
Clark Street flooded. My neighbor came in the house to wake me up and tell me. 
May 9
I went with Gina to see Cool Ghouls at Poor Boys'. 
February 20
I sketched a guy running for a treat. 
February 4
I painted this Picnic Pal, or Corn Man. 
2016
December 2
I visited Smoker's Paradise in Toomey, Louisiana. 
November 25
A warehouse caught fire while I was home for Thanksgiving. 
October 29
Halloween 2016 with Mountain Shoutin'. 
October 29
Mountain Shoutin' played one show. 
October 2
Finished this painting of an angry woman. 
September 9
A lunch hour disaster was averted. 
August 23
Sally stayed in the air conditioning. 
August 7
I painted this yellow squiggle. 
June 30
I saw Tex Offenders at Carousel Lounge. 
June 21
Sally sat on a sunny desk in Austin, Texas. 
May 15
I painted an angry woman's calm face. 
May 13
I played some shows with a band called Speedcrawler. 
May 7
My office put a piece of mine on the conference room wall. 
February 14
Speedcrawler played Valentine's Day. 
January 14
I made a small table out of lumber scraps. 
January 12
I was bored in Austin, watching a lot of TV. 
2015
December 14
Sally got under the covers. 
December 5
Saw The Mummies and OBNIIIs in Austin. 
November 1
Bev and Pete took me to the Superdome. 
October 21
Sally yawned. 
July 27
Check out this crazy amp I bought. 
July 1
I took a walk in the Lower Ninth Ward. 
June 5
Sally scowled. 
May 24
The Stacks played the Saturn Bar on this date, I think. 
May 2
My house in Austin. 
March 27
Sally slept in a sunbeam. 
February 21
Got a picture of Sally in the covers. 
February 20
Sally got in the blankets. 
February 15
I painted a funny man. 
2014
December 27
I made a basset hound out of corrugated paper and oil pastels for Ariel. 
November 26
Welcome to Hempstead. 
November 22
I did a man on the street interview for The New York Times about Bill Cosby. 
October 17
Went to a bar in Austin with my old band mate (not pictured). 
October 16
Ate a lot of tacos in Texas. 
September 15
First day at Sanders/Wingo. 
September 10
Willy Wonka is real. 
September 9
I bought my truck, Goldie. 
September 8
New picks are here. 
August 18
I painted this blue luchador. 
July 26
I got a Wacom tablet. 
July 25
I found out Thomas Berger died. 
July 6
I went to the 22nd Perdido Bay Intergalactic Sunfish Regatta. 
June 28
I went to Banks Street Bar with Barbara, Trey, and Becca. 
June 15
Stacks played at Siberia with Scott H. Biram. 
May 21
I got to be in the 'tit Rex parade. 
April 14
The Stacks played the Hi-Ho Lounge with Lauren Oglesby and Laugh In the Dark. 
April 14
I saw the Hall Monitors. 
April 6
I sold this orange squiggle. 
April 5
We had a benefit for Lauren's dog Rose. 
April 5
Gravestones in the cemetery on Spruce Street. 
April 4
I photographed an old sign in New Orleans. 
March 4
Mardi Gras 2014 costume. 
February 14
Stacks played the Saturn Bar on Valentines Day. 
January 25
Stacks played Siberia with Settly. 
2013
December 28
Stacks played at Circle Bar. 
December 26
I sang two songs on The Goodnight Show. 
November 24
Painted "Slow Your Roll". 
November 20
I admired a unique automobile. 
November 9
Painted a luchador. 
August 3
The Stacks played the Saturn Bar, with Mystery Girl, I think? 
July 27
Sally made friends with a three-legged cat neighbor. 
June 10
Driver needs kidney. 
May 26
Sally lived with me on Orchid Street. 
May 26
Went to a crawfish boil at the Bomb Factory. 
May 21
Fixed up an old beater bike. 
May 17
I was just proud of this juxtaposition. 
May 1
The Stacks played the 8th Annual Chaz Fest. 
April 23
Jimmy and The Wolfpack played Parkside Lounge with Sweet Soubrette. 
April 23
Jimmy and The Wolfpack played Club Europa with The Banned and Les Sans Culottes. 
April 5
Stacks played the Circle Bar with Primitive Boys. 
March 20
Stacks played at Allways Lounge with Lynn Drury Band. 
February 11
The Stacks played Allways Lounge on Lundi Gras with M.C. Sweet Tea. 
January 20
Saw Jon Spencer Blues Explosion at One Eyed Jack's. 
January 11
Stacks played Siberia with Original Shake Charmers and Guitar Lightnin'. 
2012
November 18
Stacks at Siberia with Happy Talk and a play. 
October 27
Stacks played at the compound on Rendon Street. 
October 23
Stacks played Siberia with Chicano Batman. 
October 5
The Stacks played the Saturn Bar. 
October 5
Stacks played the Saturn Bar October 5. 
September 11
The Stacks played at the Big Top another time. 
September 2
Riding bikes before Hurricane Gustav. 
August 28
I hung around the compound during Hurricane Isaac. 
August 22
Painted a two-mouth creature. 
August 9
Stacks played at Allways Lounge with Redondo Beat. 
August 2
Dreamed I worked in an ad agency housed in a ski chateau. 
July 12
Sally on the porch at Orchid Street. 
July 5
Sally relaxed. 
July 5
I visited a strange bar called Marlene's. 
July 1
Sailed and failed at the regatta again. 
June 29
Stacks played at Allways Lounge with The Parishioners. 
June 17
I wore a ridiculous jazzy crawfish t-shirt to a company picnic. 
April 19
Sally played on a boat. 
April 4
I had a nice office on Orchid Street. 
February 11
I saw Chef Menteur at the House of Misconduct. 
2011
December 31
Sally wasn't too jazzed about New Year's Eve. 
November 6
I saw Sebadoh at One Eyed Jack's. 
October 31
I moved out of 181 Irving Avenue. 
September 16
Sally stretched in the backyard. 
August 29
Sally prepared for a nap on my printer. 
August 8
The Dave Rhoden Band planned a rehearsal. 
August 6
Avatar painting in my Bushwick place, 
July 28
Sally on the yard table at 181 Irving Avenue. 
July 27
I did a solo morning bike ride to Coney Island. 
July 27
Deadly jelly on Rockaway Beach. 
July 20
Sally did a facepalm. 
July 11
Sally looked sassy on my desk. 
July 4
Trey and I played some music at the regatta. 
June 15
I went bowling at The Gutter. 
June 13
Jimmy and The Wolfpack played Parkside Lounge. 
May 11
Sally proved to be a hard worker. 
January 23
I photographed a letterpress printing shop in new York City. 
January 6
Jimmy and The Wolfpack played at Under Acme. 
2010
December 31
I dreamed I met G.H.W. Bush at a garden store. 
November 28
I visited the Cooper-Hewitt Museum. 
October 30
My last day at Strawberry Frog was a weird one. 
August 1
I saw ? and the Mysterians at Great Jones Cafe. 
July 29
I ate at this shady food cart all the time. 
July 17
Sally showed off on Orchid Street. 
July 2
I saw the Oblivians. 
June 25
Jimmy and The Wolfpack played the Orange Bear in downtown Manhattan. 
May 27
I dreamed I went to Mount Rushmore. 
April 18
I painted a painting called "Eater" while I was visiting New Orleans. 
March 28
I visited Aqueduct racetrack. 
February 28
I took care of a good dog named Griffin. 
February 26
We had a bit of a blizzard. 
February 10
I went for a walk in Bushwick. 
February 4
I played drums for one show with Olaf and The Siberians. 
January 7
Watch your language or else I will. 
2009
October 30
I saw Future Of The Left at Music Hall of Williamsburg. 
October 19
Headless Hookers played at Zablozki's. 
October 17
Jimmy and The Wolfpack played Hank's Saloon. 
July 31
Walked on the levee with Rosa. 
June 29
I had a great backyard in Bushwick. 
June 13
Sally enjoyed our yard in Bushwick. 
June 3
Jimmy and The Wolfpack played at Matchless, Greenpoint, Brooklyn. 
June 3
Jimmy and The Wolfpack played Freddy's Back Room. 
May 30
Sally spent the day with me at the office. 
May 29
Sally got her school picture taken. 
May 29
Sally sat among the roses. 
May 24
Jimmy and the Wolfpack went to Equinunk, Pennsylvania to record again. 
May 17
Went to Slade and Amara's wedding, and DJed the reception. 
April 25
Jimmy and The Wolfpack played Freddy's Back Room with Mike Cobb and The Crevulators. 
April 5
I saw a car fire on Bedford Avenue. 
March 6
Saw the Lost Crusaders somewhere in Brooklyn. 
March 1
I learned what the term "strong cheese" really means. 
January 25
Jimmy and The Wolfpack played Lakeside Lounge and some of my coworkers came to the show. 
January 23
Jimmy and The Wolfpack played Lakeside Lounge one more time. 
2008
December 10
I did karaoke in Brooklyn. 
October 11
I saw Ted Leo and Future Of The Left at Webster Hall. 
June 12
Go Bo Diddley. 
June 10
Sally was a good cat. 
June 5
I've got some pieces showing in Bushwick Open Studios this weekend. 
May 19
I had work in a group show in Soho. 
May 17
I had a little barbecue in my Bushwick backyard. 
May 17
Jimmy and The Wolfpack played Don Pedro's again. 
May 7
Sally got a new collar. 
April 25
The Brooklyn Street Art show is this weekend. 
February 13
I painted a "breathing blob". 
January 21
Stacks played the Saturn Bar, without any rehearsal. 
January 20
We went to Jacques-Imo's for Melanie's birthday. 
January 20
I went back to New Orleans to play a Wolfpack gig at Saturn Bar. 
January 19
I painted a yellow man in watercolor. 
January 11
Headless Hookers played at The Saint. 
2007
December 8
Jimmy and The Wolfpack played Don Pedro's. 
December 4
Headless Hookers played at Lit Lounge. 
November 28
Sally stretched on our plywood floor. 
November 7
I lost my wallet and got it back. 
November 4
Headless Hookers played at Otto's Shrunken Head. 
November 2
I saw Superdrag at Irving Plaza in New York. 
October 7
My neighbor Talisha drew me some flowers. 
September 24
Sally got a toy. 
September 24
Sally got on my shoulder. 
September 24
I painted these four luchador heads while I was in New Orleans. 
September 24
I painted four luchador heads while I was visiting New Orleans. 
September 18
Sally came to live with me. 
September 18
I got a cat though I didn't mean to. 
September 8
Jimmy and The Wolfpack played at Magnetic Field in Brooklyn with Jonny Chan and The New Dynasty Six. 
August 11
The Stacks played at BJ's Lounge, unexpectedly. 
August 5
I played drums with The Headless Hookers at Passout Records. 
July 27
I made a simple portfolio website for a friend. 
July 12
Jimmy and The Wolfpack returned to Lakeside Lounge. 
June 14
Slade's Hog. 
June 9
I saw Lauren Ambrose and Oscar Isaac in Romeo and Juliet at Shakespeare In The Park. 
May 26
Jimmy and The Wolfpack played Matchless with The Hall Monitors and The Shalitas. 
March 30
Headless Hookers played a closing party for Coyote Studios at Zablozki's. 
March 10
Jimmy and the Wolfpack played live at Lucky Cat in Brooklyn. 
March 2
I got in a fight with Batman on my birthday. 
February 5
Watched the Super Bowl halftime starring Prince. 
January 20
Jimmy and The Wolfpack played at Lakeside Lounge. 
2006
December 25
Spent Christmas morning with Miles the rabbit. 
December 16
Jimmy and The Wolfpack played at Lucky Cat on Grand Street. 
December 16
Jimmy and The Wolfpack played a house party at 276 Grand Street. 
November 18
Jimmy and The Wolfpack played another show at 276 Grand Street (I think). 
November 15
I snagged this excellent band flier (no, I didn't draw it). 
October 30
Jimmy and the Wolfpack played a Hallowe'en party on Grand Street. 
October 13
Jimmy and The Wolfpack returned to Otto's Shrunken Head. 
September 16
The Stacks played at the Brooklyn Lyceum for a Katrina benefit. 
August 20
I saw Archie Bell at McCarren Pool. 
August 9
I saw History Boys on Broadway with Leslie. 
August 3
I had a show of my paintings at a gallery called Maiden, Brooklyn. 
July 29
Jimmy and The Wolfpack returned to Lakeside Lounge once again. 
July 24
I witnessed an act of spirituality. 
July 21
I visited my mom and took this picture of Betty. 
July 2
I attended the 2006 regatta in Perdido Bay. 
June 22
Jimmy and The Wolfpack played a club in Manhattan somewhere. 
June 22
Jimmy and The Wolfpack played Club Midway. 
June 9
Jimmy and The Wolfpack played at Otto's Shrunken Head. 
April 28
Jimmy and The Wolfpack played Lakeside Lounge again. 
March 21
Jimmy and The Wolfpack played Black Betty on Al's birthday. 
February 28
Mardi Gras 2006 non-costume. 
January 14
Jimmy and The Wolfpack played Magnetic Field in Brooklyn. 
January 5
Jimmy and The Wolfpack played Lakeside Lounge. 
2005
December 31
I went to Union Pool for New Year's and met Hannibal. 
August 15
I worked at a law firm with miserable people. 
August 13
Stacks played at B.J.'s Lounge. 
July 30
Saw Gina Phillips and her band at the Big Top. 
July 10
I met Gina Phillips at a party at the Truck Farm. 
July 8
Stacks played the Circle Bar and took pictures. 
July 5
Jimmy and The Wolfpack played Circle Bar. 
July 2
I went to the 2005 regatta in Pensacola. 
June 4
The Stacks played at Dr. Cliff Davis's garage again. 
May 27
The Stacks played at The Big Top with Jeremy Lyons and The Deltabilly Boys. 
April 30
Stacks played Ernie K-Doe's Mother-In-Law Lounge with the Interlopers. 
March 12
The Stacks played Balcony Bar with Zydepunks and Narcissy for St. Patrick's Day. 
January 15
The Stacks played Lounge Lizards with Paradise Vendors. 
January 9
The Stacks played Cafe Istanbul after The Goodnight Show. 
January 9
The Stacks played the Big Top again. 
January 9
The Stacks played the Big Top with This Bike Is a Pipe Bomb, Dinteen, and Narcissy. 
January 7
The Stacks played Sluggo's in Pensacola. 
2004
December 31
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. 
December 3
Stacks played the Circle Bar, another Friday. 
December 3
Stacks played the Circle Bar. 
October 29
The Stacks played another happy hour show at the Mermaid Lounge. 
October 12
The Stacks played the Bridge Lounge. 
October 8
The Stacks played Lounge Lizards with The Sutures. 
October 2
MAXIMVS! played the Cave in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. 
October 1
MAXIMVS! played the Star Bar in Atlanta. 
September 10
The Stacks played a happy hour show at the Mermaid Lounge with Black Bonnets. 
September 4
The Stacks played at Dr. Cliff Davis's garage. 
August 31
The Stacks played the Circle Bar on a really hot night. 
August 29
All-Night Movers played the Emerald Bar in St. Pete. 
August 23
Free like the wind sketch. 
August 14
MAXIMVS! went to Barton Springs in Austin. 
August 13
MAXIMVS! played at Rudyard's in Houston. 
August 12
The Stacks played Lounge Lizards with Ka-Nives and Spinns. 
August 7
The Stacks played a party. It turned into a struggle. 
July 24
MAXIMVS! played the Circle Bar without our actual guitar player. 
July 17
Stacks played Ernie K-Doe's Mother-In-Law Lounge with Whiskeyfoot. 
July 17
Stacks played Dragon's Den with Bipolaroid and Ratty Scurvics. 
July 11
MAXIMVS! played the Circle Bar. 
June 28
Stacks played the Circle Bar again. 
June 21
The Stacks rehearsed at Eli's place and took photos on the roof. 
May 1
i did the cover illustration for Where Y'At magazine. 
April 23
Stacks played Lounge Lizards with The Sophisticats, I made a special flyer. 
April 3
I saw Cousin Vickie at the Art Brat party. 
March 23
I saw The Fuse and The Ponys at Circle Bar. 
March 17
I started taking Lexapro. 
March 6
The Stacks played the Big Top, I think for the first time. 
February 24
MAXIMVS! walked around and played all over on Mardi Gras day. 
February 23
The Stacks played the Big Top on Lundi Gras. 
February 18
MAXIMVS! played at the Big Top again after the Muses parade. 
February 17
We built columns for MAXIMVS! 
February 14
I saw Andre Williams on Valentine's Day. 
February 12
MAXIMVS! played our first show at the Big Top. 
February 7
MAXIMVS! played a Mardi Gras type party at Trey's house. 
2003
December 31
Stacks played New Year's Eve at Ernie K-Doe's Mother-In-Law Lounge. 
December 4
I had an art show with Mimi at Circle Bar. 
November 15
All-Night movers got a song on a compilation. 
November 11
The Stacks played The Mermaid Lounge with Bamboo Kids. 
October 11
I attended a wedding in Williamsburg, Virginia. 
October 4
I went to Gretna Fest and saw two favorite acts on the same day. 
September 6
Stacks played the Mermaid Lounge. 
August 30
All-Night Movers played the Hi-Ho Lounge with Dex Romweber Duo. 
August 8
All-Night Movers played at Dixie Taverne with Preacher's Kids and Original 3. 
July 9
Saw The Ka-Nives at the Circle Bar. 
June 20
Stacks played a reunion show at the Circle Bar. 
June 5
Stacks played One-Eyed Jacks with Doctor-a-Go-Go and Pocket Foxx. 
May 23
All-Night Movers played El Matador with The Detonations. 
April 25
All-Night Movers played Beerland in Austin with Ka-Nives. 
April 24
All-Night Movers played Sound Exchange in Houston with Ka-Nives. 
April 17
All-Night Movers played at El Matador with Scott Carpenter and the Real McCoys. 
March 13
All-Night Movers played at Mermaid Lounge with Thee Shams and Cary Hudson. 
March 4
Slade and I flew to New Orleans on Mardi Gras. 
March 3
All-Night Movers played at Hank's Saloon in Brooklyn. 
March 2
All-Night Movers played at Lakeside Lounge. 
March 2
Had a birthday dinner at La Ceiba. 
March 1
All-Night Movers played 219 Flamingo with The Demands. 
February 28
Slade and I flew to New York. 
February 22
All-Night Movers played the Hi-Ho Lounge with the Ka-Nives. 
February 21
Ka-Nives and All-Night Movers played at Cafe Cottage in Lafayette, Louisiana. 
January 31
All-Night Movers played the Hi-Ho Lounge with the Bangs and Original 3. 
January 24
All-Night Movers played at El Matador with Demolition Doll Rods. 
January 23
Saw VLADRM and Fontanelles at El Matador. 
January 22
Saw Charm City Brokers at d.b.a. 
January 18
Went to an opening at Big Top Gallery. 
January 13
All-Night Movers played at Jeff Pounds' house again. 
January 11
All-Night Movers played a house party in Huntsville, Alabama. 
January 10
All-Night Movers played the Pilot Light in Knoxville. 
January 9
All-Night Movers played the Star Bar in Atlanta. 
January 9
All-Night Movers started a Southern tour. 
January 6
We went to Picayune, Mississippi for a bonfire. 
January 4
All-Night Movers played the Circle Bar in Santa hats, in January. 
2002
December 22
Dirty Knives played our last show at Mermaid Lounge with The Forty Fives. 
December 19
All-Night Movers played Circle Bar. I jumped on a patron who somehow fell asleep. 
December 10
All-Night Movers played at El Matador with Mondo Topless. 
November 28
Red Hot. 
November 1
I got interviewed by Bunny Matthews for Offbeat. 
October 31
All-Night Movers played the Mermaid Hallowe'en Masked Ball as ELO. 
October 9
All-Night Movers played at Jonathan Ferrara Gallery on Carondelet Street. 
October 3
All-Night Movers played to a crowded house at the Circle Bar. 
August 16
All-Night Movers played El Matador with Zoom. 
August 3
All-Night Movers played a show at Sara Essex's studio. 
July 26
All-Night Movers played at Jeff Pounds' house. 
June 10
Dirty Knives played Dixie Taverne again. 
April 23
Dirty Knives played Strathmore Ballroom. 
March 2
I went to Saltillo, Coahuila, Mexico. 
January 26
The Sleepyheads played another show at Circle Bar. 
January 18
The Sleepyheads played at Mermaid Lounge. 
2001
December 31
Sleepy Heads played New Year's Eve at Circle Bar. 
December 29
Sleepy Heads played El Matador with Supagroup. 
December 21
Sleepy Heads played the Mermaid Lounge. 
December 7
Sleepy Heads played the Circle Bar. 
November 2
Dirty Knives played Mermaid Lounge with Immortal Lee County Killers. 
October 20
We went to Dallas for Shannon and Tom's wedding. 
October 6
Sleepy Heads played Circle Bar. 
September 29
Dirty Knives played at Mermaid Lounge with Finishing School. 
September 29
Dirty Knives played at El Matador with Fontanelles UK. 
September 20
Sleepy Heads played El Matador with Hip Replacements. 
September 15
Dirty Knives played Pilot Light in Knoxville. 
September 14
Dirty Knives played Bandito Burrito in Huntsville, Alabama. 
September 13
Dirty Knives played Tasty World in Athens. 
September 7
Dirty Knives played Checkpoint's with The Wednesdays. 
August 30
Sleepy Heads played a birthday party at Mermaid Lounge. 
August 30
Dirty Knives played Mermaid Lounge with Hip Replacements and 66 Goat. 
August 6
Sleepy Heads first show at Circle Bar. 
August 1
Dirty Knives played Dixie Taverne. 
August 1
Dirty Knives played Checkpoint Charlie's. 
July 21
Dirty Knives played El Matador with Sugar Tank. 
July 13
Attended Ernie K-Doe's funeral. 
June 9
Dirty Knives played the Mermaid with the Quaalords. 
May 16
Dirty Knives played the Mermaid with Fireballs of Freedom. 
May 1
I interviewed for the job of running the Offbeat magazine web site. 
April 21
Dirty Knives played the Bayou in Baton Rouge with Rigid and Ouroboros. 
March 30
Hi-Balls played the Strathmore Ballroom. 
March 1
Dirty Knives played Mermaid Lounge with Westbury Squares and Astroblast. 
February 24
Dirty Knives played Rock n Bock with Lowerline. 
2000
November 15
Dirty Knives played with Rock*A*Teens at Tipitina's, I think. 
September 29
Dirty Knives played with The Woggles at Tasty World in Athens. 
September 27
Sleepy Heads played Mermaid Lounge with Zoom. 
August 23
Dirty Knives played Tipitina's with The Forty Fives. 
August 18
Dirty Knives played Checkpoint Charlie's with Dinteen. 
July 31
I saw a musical group called Squab Teen. 
June 16
Dirty Knives played a house party near UNO. 
June 15
Dirty Knives played our first show at Mermaid Lounge. 
May 7
I saw Betty Wright at Jazz Fest and got blown away. 
April 23
We got the strangest wedding present. 
April 22
Ernie K-Doe sang at my wedding. 
April 20
I had a bachelor party. 
February 9
Stacks played Ernie K-Doe's Mother-In-Law Lounge With Final Solutions. 
1999
December 23
Happy Holidays (with the Churchkeys at Lakeside Lounge, 1999). 
November 15
Betty got on my shoulder. 
November 5
I saw ZZ Top. 
September 30
I painted a female figure on paper. 
September 15
I painted a figure study. 
June 11
The Innuendos played Nightingale's. 
May 1
The Innuendos second date recording with Mitro. 
April 24
The Innuendos first date recording with Mitro. 
April 22
I played an open mic at Checkpoint Charlie. 
April 21
I sang to a cat named Tamayo. 
1998
December 6
Dark Marbles played the Continental. 
October 31
sara took a bunch of Polaroids at a Hallowe'en party. 
September 11
Saw Shunpike at The Spiral. 
August 22
I saw On The Town. 
August 22
Dark Marbles played the Spiral again. 
July 11
Dark Marbles' drummer got married and we never saw him again. 
July 9
I started dating Sara. 
July 4
Went to a party some time in the Nineties. 
May 30
Dark Marbles played the Spiral. 
April 22
My grandfather died. 
March 6
I saw The Big Lebowski on opening night. 
February 6
Visited Klasky-Csupo Animation in Los Angeles. 
January 17
Hi-Balls played Brownie's with MacArthur. 
January 16
rehearsed at Prince Studio, probably with Hi-Balls. 
1997
August 1
I flew to Los Angeles for $278 round trip. 
July 5
I went to a wedding at the Beverly Hills Hotel. 
July 1
I lived at 532 Pacific Street, Brooklyn. 
April 12
The Hi-Balls played an acoustic gig for a party at some guy named Karl's house. 
March 2
The Hi-Balls played The Continental on my birthday. 
February 8
Saw The Lyres at Brownie's. 
February 2
Hi-Balls played at Brew's with Burnley Vest and MacArthur. 
January 17
I saw Little Richard on Tom Snyder's show. 
1996
November 11
Betty came to live with me. 
November 1
The Hi-Balls record got reviewed in some magazines. 
August 27
We attempted to silkscreen the Hi-Balls record sleeve. 
April 1
Hi-Balls did a photo shoot. 
January 6
I survived the NYC Blizzard of 1996. 
1995
July 4
We used to go to this cabin in Callicoon, New York. 
June 1
I co-wrote a book. 
1994
October 1
Published Bachelor No. 1, issue 3. 
September 1
I went to Central Park in the fall. 
July 19
My ten thousandth day. 
July 2
Published Bachelor No. 1, issue 2. 
May 28
I saw Magnetic Fields at Brownie's. 
April 25
I went to Italy. 
April 2
Published Bachelor No. 1, issue 1. 
February 22
Saw Buddy Ebsen and Nick Heyward at a live taping of Conan. 
1993
November 3
I held a baby, for the cameras. 
October 31
Halloween 1993. 
October 9
Saw Mark Eitzel at Acme. 
September 30
I looked at a pedestrian's food for too long. 
May 25
I saw American Music Club at Irving Plaza. 
1992
December 15
Two of my bands were on a compilation of Knoxville bands. 
March 3
Had a pretty great birthday party. 
1991
December 15
My college diploma, laminated. 
June 19
I saw The Ramones again, at the Bijou Theatre. 
April 1
All the pictures I have of my cat Jack. 
1990
November 6
Snake Oil played Gryphons with Swell. 
August 2
Snake Oil's first practice. 
April 15
My fanzine got reviewed. 
April 1
We played a show or two in Chattanooga. 
March 24
I saw Fugazi at the Library in Knoxville. 
1989
October 1
I checked this War Of The Worlds LP out of the Knox County Library. 
July 28
Mercyland, Anastasia Screamed and Everything Tool played at Planet Earth, Knoxville. 
1988
November 5
Everything Tool played with Across The Yard at China King. 
March 4
Everything Tool played with Abstracts at Cityside. 
March 2
Went to Regas with Katie for a birthday. 
1987
December 1
I tried to strangle my roommate while sleepwalking. 
October 15
I had a lot of hair when I was in college. 
October 1
Saw R.E.M. at Stokley Athletic center at the University of Tennessee. 
September 1
I revived my old fanzine and its pretentious title. 
April 20
I saw The Ramones at Williams College. 
April 18
Saw Bullet Lavolta and Lemonheads at Adams House Dining Hall. 
March 2
I lived in this not-quite-legal loft on Causeway Street in Boston. 
1986
February 22
I worked in the dining hall in Baxter. 
1985
November 23
I saw The Ramones at Bucknell University. 
August 3
The Red M&Ms recorded our five-song cassette, Unhealthy. 
July 13
I saw the Black Crowes before they were really the Black Crowes. 
June 1
I worked at Taco Casa in Eastgate Mall. 
May 1
Saw Musical Moose and Bend Sinister at the Knights of Columbus Hall. 
April 18
Bev's birthday, 1985. 
1984
December 5
Punk rock comes to Chattanooga. 
November 25
Saw Pat Metheny Group at the Fox Theatre in Atlanta. 
November 24
Thanksgiving Punk Fest. 
November 21
Saw Lou Reed at the Fox Theatre in Atlanta. 
October 30
Buncha guys sitting on the couch. 
September 20
I got in a fight outside Pizza Caesar and spent the night in the hospital. 
September 9
Played with a Gene Simmons doll. 
August 29
I took the family car and went to see a rock show in Athens though I was underage. 
July 4
I was in a band called Dial A Miracle. 
1983
November 20
I saw The Day After on TV. 
October 15
We played Fox and Hounds at Scout meeting and never found the fox. 
August 26
Saw R.E.M. at Six Flags over Georgia. 
August 24
I got kicked out of a record store. 
April 12
I took the Kuder test. 
February 4
I saw Billy Squier at the Roundhouse. 
1981
October 31
I saw Fear on Saturday Night Live. 
March 30
I was walking back from soccer practice when I heard President Reagan had been shot. 
1980
May 17
I saw Public Image Limited on American Bandstand. 
1979
August 1
I heard someone say something "sucks" for the first time. 
May 31
I got promoted to the sixth grade. 
March 2
Kicks, Atoms Win In CYF. 
February 10
I saw Talking Heads on Saturday Night Live. 
1978
October 14
I saw the Rolling Stones do "Shattered" on Saturday Night Live. 
October 14
I saw Devo on Saturday Night Live. 
April 1
I helped make a commercial with Mr. Sulu. 
1977
December 1
Influences: the art of Don Martin. 
May 25
Star Wars was released in theaters. 
1976
December 25
Influences: we got an 8-track tape of folk songs for Christmas. 
1975
October 1
Watched The Night That Panicked America. 
1974
March 9
I heard Seasons In the Sun and thought I was going to die. 
1973
September 16
My first appearance in the paper. 
1972
December 26
I liked playing with my toy Texaco station. 
September 15
We lived at 103 Asbury Drive in Chattanooga, Tennessee. 
1971
March 1
Me, Beverly, and Matt on a bike with our dad, about 1971. 
1970
March 29
Family, 1970. 
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