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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.…

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.…

Don’t take codeine on an empty stomach.

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…

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.…

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…