Friday, December 31, 2010

Goodbye 2010 - Good Riddance...


The new year. Gallery show. Shooting a lot, but with purpose. Losing the smokes, for the most part. Only good whiskey.

The new year. Diptychs.

The new year. A new home. New money. New friends. Old friends.

2011, here I come...

Come with me.

CHEERS!

Cover Star: Meagan, 03-08-08. Underwater.
Headlining Band: AFP

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Thursday, December 30, 2010

Drunken Poetry


It's nothing more than that.

I mean, it is, But not really.

Spew.

As long as the guitar plays...

Gallery show. Brooklyn. 2011,

Cover Star: Katy
Headlining Band: AFP, covering Radiohead

Did I mention that I want to photograph her? I think I did...

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Wednesday Night In The Universe


Wait. Talk to friends. Show up anyway. Play. Almost win. Laugh. A lot.

Fret. Pine. Scowl. Overthink.

That's what you do, right? Right.

Listen. Go.

Stand outside on Norfolk Street, just for a little while...

You know you want to.

Down the icy streets, indeed.

The time will come.

Brendan was right.

Cover Star: A drawing by Sarah
Headlining Band: GBV. God, they make me happy!

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Wednesday, December 29, 2010

HOME


I've never missed it so much.

Next year, things will be different...

Cover Star: Decay
Headlining Band: Poor Dead JB

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Thursday, December 23, 2010

Friday, December 17, 2010

Thursday, December 16, 2010

Another Beautiful Genius


Don't you want to be free instead of being kept? Or do you want to be kept?

Either way, why do you resign yourself to communicating that:

I do my part by simply smiling, but I'm not the girl you think I am.

I ain't your Juliet...

You just might be.

Unrelated - I was just quoting...

Amanda is #4 on the list of my 'most want to shoot.'

As of today.

Cover Star: Elizabeth
Headlining Band: Amanda Fucking Palmer

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Sunday, December 12, 2010

Friday, December 10, 2010

Clowns For A Night


Bruce Davidson's retrospective (or as he called it, his "introspective") lecture tonight in SoHo was, in a word, inspirational. Chris, Marko, Sam and I all agreed.

Stunning. A truly magical evening.

During which, I was flooded with thoughts of never shooting again, crying, laughing, awe and just getting up and walking out due to it's emotional impact.

I laughed a lot (he was hilarious) but none of the others are gonna stick.

I want to shoot more. I have no desire to be a documentary photographer. Which Bruce is not - he's a true visionary. Really - a living legend. Who is apparently gonna go off in January and shoot palm trees.

I cannot wait to see that.

Thanks also to Smokey, Joe, and Victor for the drinks and the Toad Hall hospitality and the good folks at Lucky Strike that got us the coveted corner table (my favorite) on a really crowded night. We felt and ate like kings.

These are some of the many reasons I live in NYC.

I may leave at some point, but this will ALWAYS be my home.

Cover Star: my favorite Bruce Davidson photo
Headlining Band: QOTSA

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Thursday, December 09, 2010

Sunday, December 05, 2010

Route

Reality burns.

And it's now or never. Too close to the latter. We're all living proof that nothing lasts.

It can only take us away.

Unless it feels like home.

It can only take us away.

Here for now...


Cover Star: Yarrow
Headlining Band: Son motherfuckin' Volt

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Saturday, December 04, 2010

Not Forever, But Just For Now...


The 'switch' of a lighter.

The conversations where you find out that you have so much in common.

The comfort of a familiar place.

Ignoring the fact that your finger is bleeding.

Leaving your bag knowing that it will be taken care of, regardless of the contents.

That's good.

And then, and only then, a question.

Maybe?

Cover Star: Renee
Headlining Band: Uncle Tupelo (demo)

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Thursday, December 02, 2010

Truisms


Rolling your own makes you smoke less.

Lofts in the shittiest part of Brooklyn are still asking $2k/month.

North Korea is scary.

It's who you know.

Just because you play out live, doesn't mean anyone is gonna show up or listen.

People get tired of other people.

There might be something to preventative hair loss.

Great sex is all in the brain.

Cats know - everything.

It's easy to fall back into the same routine.

It's natural to want to fix things.

It's hard to protect yourself.

Bliss is good.

Communication is key.

My head hurts.

Cover Star: Yarrow
Headlining Band: The Grodes

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So They'll Find Two Less Freaks at Sea


No one ever listens to the songs I post...

You should.

Answers.

Cover Star: Naomi
Headlining Band: The Salt

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Wednesday, December 01, 2010

The Sweetest Thing I've Ever Heard


I've heard a lot of things in the last three days...

...but, yeah. #1. With several bullets...

Cover Star: Renee
Headlining Band: My beloved The Grifters.

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