NYC

March 10 2020

Technicolor Gina.

Pretty typical palette.

NYC Brooklyn 181 Irving Avenue moving stories

October 31 2011

I moved out of 181 Irving Avenue.

I paid a guy to help me move and he stole my house key.

NYC Brooklyn 181 Irving Avenue moving stories

September 16 2011

Sally stretched in the backyard.

Just a little bit before we moved to New Orleans.

Sally cats NYC Brooklyn 181 Irving Avenue

July 27 2011

Deadly jelly on Rockaway Beach.

sorry, just a deflated mylar balloon.

NYC Rockaway Beach bikes road trips

June 15 2011

I went bowling at The Gutter.

Featuring the obligatory bowling posterior shot.

NYC Brooklyn Greenpoint bowling The Gutter

June 13 2011

Jimmy and The Wolfpack played Parkside Lounge.

We liked playing anywhere with "lounge" in the name.

rock NYC Manhattan Parkside Lounge Houston Street Jimmy and The Wolfpack Chan Menon Doug DeRienzo

January 23 2011

I photographed a letterpress printing shop in new York City.

Looks like things are tough for ArJo Printing.

NYC signs printing

August 1 2010

I saw ? and the Mysterians at Great Jones Cafe.

Always had fun at that place.

shows NYC Question Mark and The Mysterians Great Jones Cafe

March 28 2010

I visited Aqueduct racetrack.

I didn't win anything.

NYC Queens racing horses Aqueduct Erin Stamos

February 28 2010

Jimmy and The Wolfpack at Freddy's Bar, Brooklyn.

I think I got the date and place correct.

Jimmy and The Wolfpack Alan Dorsey Chan Menon Doug DeRienzo Amber Sexton Freddys Bar Brooklyn NYC

October 30 2009

I saw Future Of The Left at Music Hall of Williamsburg.

Headliners at a big venue.

NYC shows Future Of The Left Williamsburg

October 19 2009

Headless Hookers played at Zablozki's.

It was a bar in Williamsburg Brooklyn.

NYC Brooklyn Williamsburg rock Headless Hookers Josh and Jessica

June 29 2009

I had a great backyard in Bushwick.

It got hit by a tornado. It hosted many parties and cookouts.

NYC Brooklyn Bushwick 181 Irving barbecue

June 3 2009

Jimmy and The Wolfpack played at Matchless, Greenpoint, Brooklyn.

We played this bar several times.

rock Jimmy and The Wolfpack Chan Menon Doug DeRienzo Alan Dorsey Amber Sexton George Casey Matchless Greenpoint Brooklyn NYC

June 3 2009

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 NYC Brooklyn Freddys Back Room Amber Sexton

April 5 2009

I saw a car fire on Bedford Avenue.

NYC Brooklyn Wiliamsburg Bedford Avenue cars fire

March 30 2009

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.

Jimmy and The Wolfpack Lakeside Lounge BrandWizard NYC Manhattan date approximate

February 26 2009

Jimmy and The Wolfpack played Lakeside Lounge again.

Looks like I had a good time at least.

rock Jimmy and The Wolfpack NYC Lakeside Lounge Amber Sexton

May 17 2008

I had a little barbecue in my Bushwick backyard.

I had some people over and I made potato salad.

food barbecue potato salad NYC Brooklyn Bushwick

November 28 2007

Sally stretched on our plywood floor.

This was in Bushwick on our gray-painted floors.

cats Sally NYC Brooklyn Bushwick

November 2 2007

I saw Superdrag at Irving Plaza in New York.

I just happened on the show and my brother was there.

rock NYC Irving Plaza Superdrag Matt

October 7 2007

My neighbor Talisha drew me some flowers.

Her little brother wrote "FUCK YOU" on my front door.

NYC Bushwick 181 Irving Avenue art kids drawings

September 18 2007

Sally came to live with me.

I knew she would be mine, there was never any doubt.

cats Sally NYC Brooklyn Bushwick 181 Irving Avenue

September 18 2007

I got a cat though I didn't mean to.

The next morning, she was still there. And the next.

1990s Sally NYC Brooklyn Bushwick

June 18 2007

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

Date approximate.

NYC Central Park date approximate plays Shakespeare J.B.

October 30 2006

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

Jimmy And the Wolfpack played.

NYC Brooklyn Williamsburg Jimmy and The Wolfpack parties Matt Joanne Doug DeRienzo Jessica W. Valerie Leslie M. Chris Aston

August 20 2006

I saw Archie Bell at McCarren Pool.

Great show. He talked to Kool-Aid.

NYC Greenpoint Brooklyn McCarren Pool shows rock Archie Bell Kool-Aid stories

August 6 2006

I saw History Boys on Broadway with Leslie.

It was fun to see Richard Griffiths live.

NYC Leslie Maslow plays Broadway

June 22 2006

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.

rock Jimmy and The Wolfpack Casey Howard Chan Alan Dorsey NYC Manhattan

June 9 2006

Jimmy and The Wolfpack played at Otto's Shrunken Head.

This was a nice place to play in New York.

rock NYC Manhattan Otto's Shrunken Head 14th Street Jimmy and The Wolfpack Art Winer Mallory McCreary Jahna Rain Reed Hays Alan Dorsey Doug DeRienzo Casey Howard Chan

April 28 2006

Jimmy and The Wolfpack played Lakeside Lounge.

Casey Howard was our horn player at the time.

Jimmy and The Wolfpack Alan Dorsey Chan Casey Howard NYC Lakeside Lounge

March 4 2003

Slade and I flew to New Orleans on Mardi Gras.

Concluding our first and only New York tour.

rock NYC shows airplanes Slade Nash All-Night Movers Mardi Gras Hangman games

March 3 2003

All-Night Movers played at Hank's Saloon in Brooklyn.

Very fun show and we recorded it.

rock NYC Brooklyn shows All-Night Movers Hank's Saloon Alan Dorsey Mini Disc two-piece bands

March 2 2003

All-Night Movers played at Lakeside Lounge.

Continuing the tradition of playing on my birthday.

rock NYC shows All-Night Movers Lakeside Lounge

March 1 2003

All-Night Movers played 219 Flamingo with The Demands.

I never heard of the club before or since.

rock NYC shows 219 Flamingo All-Night Movers The Demands Tony Arrieta

February 28 2003

Slade and I flew to New York.

Starting our first and only New York tour.

rock NYC shows airplanes Slade Nash All-Night Movers

December 23 1999

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

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

NYC Lakeside Lounge Churchkeys booze

September 30 1999

I painted a female figure on paper.

I remember this event.

NYC painting J. Crew date approximate

June 11 1999

The Innuendos played Nightingale's.

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

rock The Innuendos Jahna Rain Sara Essex Scott Dennis Matt Fiveash Tony Arrieta Holmes Chimps Nightingales NYC White Mana

May 1 1999

The Innuendos second date recording with Mitro.

We recorded down in the basement

rock NYC Brooklyn Mitro Valsamis The Innuendos recording

April 24 1999

The Innuendos first date recording with Mitro.

We recorded down in the basement.

rock NYC Brooklyn Mitro Valsamis The Innuendos recording stories

December 6 1998

Dark Marbles played the Continental.

rock NYC Continental Dark Marbles

August 22 1998

I saw On The Town.

I also took a little trip to Mars.

NYC plays Ivy Art Winer Mallory McCreary Mars 2112 stories

August 22 1998

Dark Marbles played the Spiral again.

rock NYC The Spiral Dark Marbles

July 11 1998

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

NYC Dark Marbles weddings parties

July 9 1998

I started dating Sara.

I know this from a note in my 1999 datebook.

Sara NYC Brooklyn

July 4 1998

Went to a party some time in the Nineties.

I remember this event.

NYC parties apartments Art Winer Mallory McCreary Matt Leslie Maslow Burnley Vest Sara Essex date approximate

May 30 1998

Dark Marbles played the Spiral.

rock NYC The Spiral Dark Marbles

March 6 1998

I saw The Big Lebowski on opening night.

My first experience of refrigerator door syndrome.

NYC movies

January 17 1998

Hi-Balls played Brownie's with MacArthur.

I need details.

rock shows NYC Brownie's Hi-Balls MacArthur Art Winer

January 16 1998

rehearsed at Prince Studio, probably with Hi-Balls.

Most of the studios were on 30th Street.

rock shows NYC rehearsal studios Hi-Balls Alan Dorsey

July 1 1997

I lived at 532 Pacific Street, Brooklyn.

I actually lived like this.

apartments NYC 532 Pacific Street date approximate

February 8 1997

Saw The Lyres at Brownie's.

This had to be the time they were almost snowed out.

rock Lyres Brownie's NYC Manhattan 2nd Avenue Shannon Smith

August 27 1996

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.

stories Hi-Balls Alan Dorsey Matt Brooklyn NYC

April 1 1996

Hi-Balls did a photo shoot.

When they bring out the white seamless, you've made it.

rock Hi-Balls Alan Dorsey Shannon Smith Sara Essex NYC date approximate

June 1 1995

I co-wrote a book

I also became technically homeless while I was writing it.

writing Brandon Kruse Mary Weaver NYC Brooklyn

October 1 1994

Published Bachelor No. 1, issue 3.

As with almost all fanzines, the third time's the charm.

NYC Bachelor No. 1 Brandon Kruse Alan Dorsey fanzines date approximate

September 1 1994

I went to Central Park in the fall.

Date very approximate.

NYC Central Park date approximate

July 19 1994

My ten thousandth day.

A difficult milestone to achieve, yet it passed with little fanfare.

NYC milestones

July 2 1994

Published Bachelor No. 1, issue 2.

This, as you may have guessed, was our second issue.

NYC Bachelor No. 1 Brandon Kruse Alan Dorsey Ilana Rein Matt Chris Glynn fanzines date approximate

April 2 1994

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.

NYC Bachelor No. 1 Brandon Kruse fanzines date approximate

November 3 1993

I held a baby, for the cameras.

My friends had a little baby and they brought it to Brooklyn and let me hold it.

NYC The Barrs

October 31 1993

Halloween 1993.

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

photos costumes NYC Brooklyn

September 30 1992

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

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

NYC barbecue stories date approximate