Archive for October 2004
Into The West
“You could furnish an entire studio apartment with all the stuff you’re throwing away,” Chris said. By the time we pulled away from 447 West 56th, the apartment he and I shared from ’95-’99, and that I stayed in solo until last week, the word was out. Transients from all corners of the Hell’s Kitchen…
Read MoreMad World
Ten years in New York City, it was bound to happen. I woke up on the 3 train at 148th Street and Martin Luther King Boulevard. In Harlem. At midnight. ‘Hmmmm,’ I thought. ‘Where the fuck am I?’ Yeah, that was me: the really, really white dude with Poindexter glasses, a brown suede jacket and…
Read MoreTo Sir With Love
This one goes out to the one I love … I’ve long been a devotee of Michael Stipe’s world view regarding love. You don’t sing about it. And if you do, you sing about obsessive love, dysfunctional love, or ironic love. “A simple prop to occupy my time.” That sorta’ thing. But a few factors…
Read MoreAll That You Can’t Leave Behind
I’m walking down 80th Street towards my apartment singing ‘Happy Birthday’ into my father’s answering machine. It’s approaching 10 p.m. and I haven’t even managed to wish him well in person. I’m just that stupid right now. I’m sneaking ‘Love & Other Indoor Games’ tasks into my already ridiculously jam-packed MTV News, MTV Movies, Choose…
Read MoreWishing Well (Kiss & Tell)
“Well, I moved into a new apartment, mixed a new record, shot the music video, played a show, and kissed a girl. So yeah, I’d say it was a pretty good weekend.” That’s me on the elevator this morning answering a colleague’s inquiry. And ok, ok, truth be told, the girl I kissed was humoring…
Read MoreMud On My Face
A true story in three parts as told to Fish… MTVitamin: hey get this MTVitamin: last night kev and i worked until after midnight HLH: is it done? MTVitamin: no, we mixed ‘the rest of my life’ and started on ‘long shot’ MTVitamin: so… MTVitamin: i took the N/R to times square, the 2/3 to…
Read MoreLeaving Hell’s Kitchen
If you happen to be some rabid, ‘Fatal Attraction’ type fan of my music, tonight would be a good night to pick through my trash. Say you wanted a free copy (or twenty) of 1996’s ‘Out of Your Head’? They’re out there for the takin’… I kind of marvelled when I reached the point in…
Read MoreThe Rest Of My Life
I have found just one thing in my life that can make me smile anytime, hands-down, no matter what: Ethan. Rocknroll, however, is currently running a close second. Last night was another one of those Great Moments in Rocknroll History. Chris tackled ‘Long Shot,’ which he nailed. It so rocks. Then he dropped an arpegiated…
Read MoreThat’s All Right
T-minus 48 hours until The Big Move, and nothing’s packed. Looks like Thursday’s gonna’ be all about loading my life into cardboard boxes. As I walked through my apartment this morning, I made mental notes, ‘That goes, that doesn’t. That goes, that doesn’t.’ I thought it interesting that none of my Elvis ephemera — save…
Read MoreThese Days
There are two sounds outside my window: traffic and rain. Accordingly, I’m not feeling very optimistic about the remainder of this Tuesday, and I’m only four hours in. I’ve never been a fan of Tuesday. I’ve always found it the least remarkable of days. It doesn’t have the newness or blueness of Monday. It’s not…
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