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Just rode my bike up from Control One Studios on 23d Street. Kevin and I got even more done than we planned, so the “Summer’s Gone” remix CD’s gonna’ have even more goodies on it than expected. That is, assuming it sounds as good sober as it did when we recorded it all… I tracked…
View Post Recording “Take Me Home”
Just in from the Control One Studios. Just in from a drunken cab ride through the heart of midtown: past drag queens crossing 23d Street (as “American Girls” played on my minidisc), past the Empire State building (white tonight), up 10th Avenue and the Lincoln Tunnel — my favorite view of Time’s Square — through…
View Post On The Lone Balladeer
Avalon, NJ, was locked in a thick fog when I looked out my window this morning. I could hear the waves crashing across the street, but couldn’t see a thing. I decided to get out of bed — I could always sleep on the bus ride from Atlantic City to New York — and get…
View Post The Healing Continues
The hip’s no better, so I went to my orthopedist today. He said it’s gonna’ be another week or more of dressing, re-dressing, and debriding (gettin’ the gunk out) before I’m left with a scar that should resemble one left by a massive skin graft. And no running until further notice. Lucky me. So if…
View Post Full Circle: I Win
I came full circle today, and conquered the negative shit that was taxing my chi. I finished the Stone Harbor Triathalon (S-.25M / B-11M / R-3.1M) this morning in 1:12:00 despite a bruised hip that refuses to heal, and a nasty abrasion that continues to threaten infection. I did the swim in 7:40, the ride…
View Post Cracked!
Everything’s healing, my ass — everything keeps breaking! Holy shit, I dunno’ what the deal is. But I was just recording “Pretty Mess” to my minidisc player so I can add it to the below MP3, and I look down and the top of my f***in’ guitar is cracked! It’s just cracked! I didn’t bang…
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