Archive for February 2002
When Vicodin Fails
Work today was a combination of absurdity (“Where are we going to promote the Justin Timberlake poll? Is that 2-way a Skytel?”) and, well, absurdity (“I think that Christina image needs to be sharpened a bit. Does that story have an artist ID?”). Tomorrow, a 14-hour Grammy day, then rest. In the absence of “Midnight…
Read MoreWhat We Don’t Know
Watched “Salvador” tonight, Oliver Stone’s directorial take on the early-80s uprising (and U.S.-backed subversion) of “Communist” guerrilas there. Disturbing stuff. Makes me wonder what I don’t know, what we don’t know, that’s going on in the world. And as the Gulf War spawned “Three Kings,” I imagine Afghanistan too spawn films that tell the real…
Read MoreBlurry Blobs Of Color
The sun is falling on my brick walls. So beautiful. It’s been a gorgeous, but cold, Sunday in the city. I rode out over the GWB again, cold every mile, then came home and feasted on semi-solid foods. I tried to write something to post for for you here, but nothing good came. So I’m…
Read MoreEating Everything With Spoons
For those of you playing along at home, you’ll be pleased to learn that I finally made it to the the army/navy store on 42d street, and they were open. Got a pair of used German army pants. Also walked 5th Avenue with all the tourists, and picked up a few cheap things at H&M.…
Read MoreNot A Total Loss
Sent a kit to the Bottom Line today. Used to cover lots of bands there back when I first moved to New York and was writing for The Saratogian and Rolling Stone. I saw Matthew Sweet there a few years ago. So I hope to play there soon. Called Iota in D.C. — No answer.…
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Don’t take codeine on an empty stomach.
Read MoreWaiting For The Codeine To Kick In
Been home from Dr. Pack’s office (40th & Lex, if you were wondering) for about an hour. Am drinking Sunny Delight. The top one came out easily (the intact one in the image), I could barely feel him tugging on it for a second then it just slipped out. But he had to really work…
Read MoreBlender Ready Food
Highlight of the day thus far? Getting a new cordless phone at Staples? Thuggin’ out at Foot Locker? Nah, for all the excitement the 34th Street mall provided, the real excitement was in the kitchen: homemade chicken soup, fruit smoothies — all blender ready food ready for my two extractions (read: teeth pulled) tomorrow morning.…
Read MoreOutside It’s America
Excepting a long run along the river, and paging through the New York Times, this lazy Sunday was punctuated by Janet Jackson’s HBO performance. I’m not a fan, but friends had us over to watch, so we watched. What a spectacle. To her credit, she does actually sing a few numbers. But it’s just so…
Read MoreFar Enough Away
After assuring that all was well with the MTV News Weekend Edition, I seized the opportunity the good weather presented and rode my bike north along the river and out of the city. It was cloudy and cool, but the sun soon broke through, and by the time I was to the George Washington Bridge,…
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