January 2012
1 post
WatchOutside the boys and men walk with shirts open to the waist in the middle of the street as the light settles in over the broken building tops and empty cans of beer that stand in attention across the street from the local branch of the Committee for Defense of the Revolution. They walk silently, almost in defiance of the constant thrum of noise and music that erupts from every open doorway and...
December 2011
1 post
An Email to President Obama
This morning I received an email from Michelle Obama asking me to donate 3$ in order to win a dinner with Barack Obama. This was my reply:
To Whom It May Concern — I am a staunch supporter of President Obama, having volunteered more than once during the campaign including get out the vote in North Philly on election day. On more than one occasion I found myself walking into the apartment...
February 2011
3 posts
“Little Sister In the Sky” By Peter...
“Suicide”
Wrote this yesterday.
“Money City Maniacs” by Sloan
I used...
January 2011
4 posts
“Hitchin A Ride” By Vanity Fare
I...
“Time After Time” By Cyndi Lauper
“I Won’t Grow Up” - Peter Pan
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“The Bullfrog Song” Traditional
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December 2010
5 posts
“Nothing” By The Fugs
Gurnisht. Nada....
“The Mountain Low” by Palace Music
...
“Birdhouse In Your Soul” by They Might...
“American Music” By The Violent...
“Good Souls” By Starsailor
No story...
November 2010
8 posts
“The Book Of Love” by The Magnetic...
“I’m In Love With A Girl” By Big...
“Time” by Tom Waits
So first of all...
“I Got A Feeling” The Beatles
Well...
“Don’t You Forget About Me” By...
“Pictures of Matchstick Men” By Status...
Sing For Your Supper
I took five classes that I can remember at Hampshire college.
1 - “Korean Masked Dance Theater” was actually a class taught at Hampshire College but, through some quirk of the five college registration system, was technically an Amherst College course. On my stubby, but varied, college transcripts I have - in 8 point indelible ink - a four credit “A” from Amherst...
“Come On Eileen” By Dexy’s...
“Fake Plastic Trees” By Radiohead
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October 2010
6 posts
“Here Comes Your Man” By The Pixies
I...
“Coming Back To Me” By Jefferson...
“It’s All In My Mind” By Teenage...
Anonymous asked: Hey, what was the last word in your story? I love it!
“Mellow Mood” By Bob Marley
First of...
“Wrecking Ball” by Neil Young
Man, I...
September 2010
11 posts
Nerd Boxing: A Column That Wasn't
This is the column that I submitted to the McSweeney’s contest. It was to be about things that make me squeamish. Things like: slugs, opossums, American Apparel, etc. The idea was that I’d describe how it makes me feel icky and then learn about the icky thing in hopes of feeling less icky. By the way, now I’m feeling icky about this intro.
THIS WEEK: It Came From The...
“Jenny And the Ess Dog” By Stephen...
“Lady Midnight” By Leonard Cohen
I...
“Cindy’s A Playgirl” By Wolfe...
“Janie Jones” By The Clash
Still no...
“Waiting For Superman” By The Flaming...
AN ESTATE OF MEMORIALS
The greatest lesson ever given to me was delivered outside the children’s memorial at Yad Vashem, the Israeli Holocaust museum.
The memorial itself is a few candles reflected thousands of times to give one the impression of walking through air surrounded by flickering light. A voice recites the names of the lost children of the Holocaust. Solitary women wait patiently for the name of...
“Hard Day’s Night” By The...
“He Needs Me” By Harry Nilson (From...
“Uptown Girl” by Billy Joel
I hate...
August 2010
9 posts
“I Hope That I Don’t Fall In Love With...
“Turning Around” By Me
Not exactly a...
“Close To Me” By The Cure
No story...
“Nowhere Again” By The Secret Machines
By 7pm I’d...
“Amen” by Jolie Holland
I have this...
“Orphan Song” By Me
I have been...
“Reason To Believe” By Bruce...
“I’m So Tired” By the Beatles
...
“She Drives Me Crazy” By The Fine...
July 2010
12 posts
“ASHES OF AMERICAN FLAGS” by Wilco
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“The Good Ship Venus” Traditional (via...