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live, from my birthday.1 comment

Al wrote 1 week ago: On the morning of September 5, 2009, I was really hard to wake up. It was  the day we were celebrati … more →

Tags: bands, Friends, Shows, Stories

stuyvesantrock.

Al wrote 2 weeks ago: By 2005 or 2006, just about the only connection that I had to music was Ralph. Ralph and Diane had m … more →

Tags: bands, Friends, Stories

death train motor man.1 comment

Al wrote 3 weeks ago: Lissette invited me over.  She had some of his stuff, and she wanted to get rid of it.  He hadn … more →

Tags: Stories

meet the new boss.1 comment

Al wrote 1 month ago: It wasn’t long before Ralph mailed me a tape of new Footstone songs, recorded with Mike Moebiu … more →

Tags: bands, Friends

back to the present.6 comments

Al wrote 1 month ago: Just for a second, to let you know that Footstone will be playing at Maxwell’s on Saturday, Fe … more →

Tags: bands, Friends, Present Tense

shirk circus.5 comments

Al wrote 1 month ago: Bright spot:  Shirk Circus. Shirk Circus were a band from New Jersey that had released two incredibl … more →

Tags: bands, Records

wanna drag?

Al wrote 1 month ago: It was July 13.  A Saturday. For some reason, I don’t think Lenny was there.  It was Jim, Jame … more →

Tags: bands, Friends, Records

schmeckle.1 comment

Al wrote 1 month ago: In the mail came a cassette copy of Schmeckle City Rubdown, courtesy of Bishop.  It had a handmade c … more →

Tags: bands, Friends, Records

nest.2 comments

Al wrote 2 months ago: Proof of the existence of Mike Hart from Toast came in the form of a demo tape from a band called Ne … more →

Tags: bands

okay, you tell me.1 comment

Al wrote 2 months ago: So yesterday’s entry discussed the outstanding Jenifer Convertible roughs that Jim sent me.  I … more →

Tags: bands, Friends

stuyvesant.1 comment

Al wrote 2 months ago: Okay, I’m going to interrupt the story – again – just to play some music for you. … more →

Tags: bands, Friends, Present Tense

modem. weasel. 1 comment

Al wrote 2 months ago: Get Your Hands off My Modem, You Weasel Nick sent me the finished Dots Will Echo CD, entitled Get Yo … more →

Tags: bands, Friends, Records

i will not allow.2 comments

Al wrote 2 months ago: When it came to songwriting, Footstone was an unbelievable mystery to me.  They wrote these ridiculo … more →

Tags: bands, Friends

casualties of overplay and abuse.

Al wrote 2 months ago: In my entry casualties of exploration and growth I describe the self-released cuppa joe cassette of … more →

Tags: bands, Friends, Present Tense

today.

Al wrote 2 months ago: Just breaking into the story once again for some new stuff.  Jenifer Convertible (at least three-fou … more →

Tags: bands, Friends

even better demos.3 comments

Al wrote 3 months ago: That’s “I’m Not The One” by a band called Fashion Central, and it’s on … more →

Tags: Background, Friends

we interrupt this program.

Al wrote 3 months ago: I thought I’d take a quick break and play this song for you.  This is Jenny Toomey of Tsunami, … more →

Tags: bands, Friends

casualties of exploration and growth.7 comments

Al wrote 3 months ago: Footstone wasn’t the killer, though.  The killer was cuppa joe. I’ve mentioned before th … more →

Tags: bands, Friends

losing footstone.

Al wrote 3 months ago: On September 6, 1995, we sat in front of the television and watched the Baltimore Orioles on nationa … more →

Tags: bands, Friends


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