
New Orleans












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





The Stacks and Rabbit Hatch play at Sidney's Saloon.
It's a reunion for Rabbit Hatch, who last played in 2005.
rock The Stacks Rabbit Hatch Gina PJ Christie Ross Karsen Jakob Rosenzweig Zach Sidney's Saloon New Orleans






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



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.

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.


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.



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.



Saw Quintron and Miss Pussycat in Arabi.
The cops shut it down, it's a peaceful neighborhood.
rock New Orleans Quintron and Miss Pussycat Arabi Pirogue's Whiskey Bayou Bailee B. Gina mini muffulettas










a 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.
note note rock New Orleans Louisiana The Stacks Bad Misters Saturn Bar The Lemon Twigs

I had a solo bonfire.
Still getting rid of Ida debris.
note New Orleans 315 Tricou Street fires bonfires hurricanes Ida
I put new strings on my guitars.
I watched YouTube videos and now I don't know how to put the strings on anymore.

I photographed a standing tire in the Holy Cross school parking lot.
Saw this lonely tire while biking around.



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.
New Orleans 819 Sister Street Gina Chesh cats garbage cops hurricanes Ida Sister Street Stage The Levee violence crime fires bonfires


I saw Julie Odell and Alex MacMurray at B.J.'s.
I don't know why it took so long for B.J.'s to start putting on shows in the yard.

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.
paintings New Orleans 315 Tricou Street Buddy depression Trey






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

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


We took the bachelor out, and Gina found a kitten.
It would be a great story if they had happened in the same place.
weddings New Orleans Tom Beeman Pete Beeman Ray Surinck Gina cats kittens Kentucky

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


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



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


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




The debut of Golden Ray.
A new band rising from the ashes of the Stacks, who haven't actually burned down.
rock Golden Ray Brian Tierney Andrew Donaldson New Orleans Magazine Street Bandcamp Greg D.




I realized I hadn't read a lot of the books on my shelves.
The first step is admitting you have a problem...




Blender practice makes...?
I can learn this software a lot faster than my computers can.
animation Blender MacOS MacMini MacBook Pro software New Orleans







Burned Altima on Alhambra Street.
Being at the end of the parish, our street is often used as a garbage dump.




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.







Saw a nifty slasher truck at the grocery store.
Saw this nifty but off-putting vehicle at Canseco's.


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

Gina was part of a small show at Jonathan Ferrara Gallery.
First art show I'd seen druing the pandemic.

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.


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







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



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





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




Hot legs Buddy.
He's an enormous cat.
cats Buddy New Orleans karaoke Little Tokyo restaurants Georgia Satellites Rod Stewart stories

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.

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.


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






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.



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 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


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.

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

Went to this throwback diner in New Orleans.
I stopped in the Please-U Diner on St. Charles Avenue in New Orleans.

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






I found a snazzy nest.
Found out front under the cypress trees.
wild animals New Orleans 315 Tricou Street found nests Melanie Koch





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.

Had a happy bonfire at Gina's.
Sorry if there are too many pictures of fires with no people on here.



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.


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



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 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.


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.



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.

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





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


Sketched Daisy, sitting on the couch with me.
Daisy is a skinny little pit bull Gina found on the levee.



I took pictures of my shed at 321 Clark Street in the rain.
Nice place to work. Too bad it flooded so much.












I went to Banks Street Bar with Barbara, Trey, and Becca.
Nothing indicated this would be a remarkable date at the time.

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.

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 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




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






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



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


I hung around the compound during Hurricane Isaac.
My power was out for days.
New Orleans Rendon Street hurricanes Hurricane Isaac Kate Becker










Watch your language or else I will.
If you want to start the game with ANUS, you better hope I don't have MOTIF.


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


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 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

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 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


The Stacks played another happy hour show at the Mermaid Lounge.
I guess we tried the Happy Hour thing again.

The Stacks played the Bridge Lounge.
I remember having incredible suicidal/elated mood swings on this day.

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 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 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 drums date approximate



i did the cover illustration for Where Y'At magazine.
It's a magazine that covers events and listings in new Orleans.

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

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 Buffas 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.

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


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


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 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



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 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 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.


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.

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 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 a show at Sara Essex's studio.
It was downtown on Carondelet Street.
rock New Orleans All-Night Movers 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 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 El Matador with Hip Replacements.
I do remember this show happening. I have no evidence that it did though.


Dirty Knives played Mermaid Lounge with Hip Replacements and 66 Goat.
I think both 66 Goat and Hip Replacements were power duos.
rock New Orleans Mermaid Lounge Sleepy Heads Hip Replacements 66 Goat

Dirty Knives played Dixie Taverne.
The cops took all the money.
rock Dirty Knives New Orleans Dixie Taverne Bright Calm Blue To Dream Of Autumn cops corruption NOPD


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.
rock New Orleans El Matador Dirty Knives Sugar Tank Dan Haugh




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.
New Orleans Offbeat Jan Ramsey jobs interviews web development date approximate


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."
rock New Orleans Metairie Rock n Bock Dirty Knives Lowerline date approximate stories

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.
rock Dirty Knives New Orleans Tipitinas Dan Haugh Anthony Del Rosario WTUL Rock-A-Teens Ballard Lesemann Talbot Adams


Dirty Knives played a house party near UNO.
We opened for The Bruisers and The Bullies.
rock New Orleans Dirty Knives Eric Michaels Marcus Bronson parties ZZ Top Renaissance Fair

Dirty Knives played our first show at Mermaid Lounge.
We opened for The Bruisers and The Bullies.
rock New Orleans Mermaid Lounge Dirty Knives Bruisers The Bullies Eric Michaels Marcus Bronson

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.

We got the strangest wedding present.
If you can't tell, it's supposed to be a pelican.
New Orleans 2120 Milan Street Sara weddings Brian and Suzanne Daddis Katrina pelicans



Stacks played Ernie K-Doe's Mother-In-Law Lounge With Final Solutions.
Except...I'm not sure this show really happened.
rock The Stacks Ernie K-Doe Antoinette K-Doe Ernie K-Doe's Mother-In-Law Lounge Bad Times The Final Solutions New Orleans


I saw ZZ Top.
I learned about my new boss as well.
New Orleans ZZ Top Lynyrd Skynyrd rock shows Circle Bar Bent Media Jason Craft Volvos Trolley Stop Cafe stories


I saw a musical group called Squab Teen.
It wasn't my kind of music but I found the show memorable.
New Orleans Mermaid Lounge Squab Teen Austin Luminais vienna sausages trangressive performance Bent Media


I sang to a cat named Tamayo.
We were housesitting on my first visit to New Orleans.
New Orleans cats Tamayo Jeff and Jenny weddings stories Dave Bartholomew