NYC
I moved out of 181 Irving Avenue
I paid a guy to help me move and he stole my house key.
Sally stretching in the backyard
Just a little bit before we moved to New Orleans.
deadly jelly on Rockaway Beach
sorry, just a deflated mylar balloon.
I went bowling at The Gutter.
Featuring the obligatory bowling posterior shot.
Jimmy and The Wolfpack played Parkside Lounge
We liked playing anywhere with "lounge" in the name.
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a letterpress printing shop in new York City.
Looks like things are tough for ArJo Printing.
I saw ? and the Mysterians at Great Jones Cafe.
Always had fun at that place.
saw Future Of The Left at Music Hall of Williamsburg
Headliners at a big venue.
Headless Hookers played at Zablozki's
It was a bar in Williamsburg Brooklyn.
NYC Brooklyn Williamsburg rock Headless Hookers Josh and Jessica
I had a great backyard at 181 irving Avenue in Bushwick, Brooklyn
It got hit by a tornado. It hosted many parties and cookouts.
Jimmy and The Wolfpack at Freddy's Bar, Brooklyn.
I think I got the date and place correct.
Jimmy and The Wolfpack Chan Menon Amber Sexton Freddys Bar Brooklyn NYC
Jimmy and The Wolfpack at Matchless, Greenpoint, Brooklyn.
We played this bar several times.
Jimmy and The Wolfpack Chan Menon Doug DeRienzo Alan Dorsey Amber Sexton George Casey Matchless Greenpoint Brooklyn NYC
Jimmy and the Wolfpack played the Lakeside Lounge, NYC.
One of my favorite places to play.
my neighbor Talisha drew me some flowers
Her little brother wrote "FUCK YOU" on my front door.
Headless Hookers played at Passout Records
It was on Grand Street in Williamsburg.
Hallowe'en on Grand Street
Jimmy And the Wolfpack played.
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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
I saw History Boys on Broadway with Leslie
It was fun to see Richard Griffiths live.
All-Night Movers played at Hank's Saloon in Brooklyn.
Very fun show and we recorded it.
rock NYC Brooklyn shows All-Night Movers Hanks Saloon Alan Dorsey
All-Night Movers played at Lakeside Lounge.
Continuing the tradition of playing on my birthday.
All-Night Movers played 219 Flamingo with The Demands.
I never heard of the club before or since.
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Slade and I flew to New York.
Starting our first and only New York tour.
Happy Holidays (with the Churchkeys at Lakeside Lounge, 1999)
Happy Holidays (with the Churchkeys at Lakeside Lounge, 1999)
The Innuendos played Nightingale's
A gig with a couple of favorite NYC bands
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The Innuendos second date recording with Mitro
We recorded down in the basement
The Innuendos first date recording with Mitro
We recorded down in the basement.
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I saw On The Town
I also took a little trip to Mars.
rehearsed at Prince Studio, probably with Hi-Balls
Most of the studios were on 30th Street.
532 Pacific Street, Brooklyn
I actually lived like this.
We attempted to silkscreen the Hi-Balls record sleeve.
We tried making the Hi-Balls 7" with a rudimentary silkscreen apparatus. (A Speedball kit.) It didn't work out.
Hi-Balls did a photo shoot
When they bring out the white seamless, you've made it.
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I co-wrote a book
I also became technically homeless while I was writing it.
Bachelor No. 1, issue 3
As will almost all fanzines, the third time's the charm.
NYC Bachelor No. 1 Brandon Kruse Alan Dorsey fanzines date approximate
My ten thousandth day.
A difficult milestone to achieve, yet it passed with little fanfare.
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
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.
a street encounter
I looked at a pedestrian's food for too long.