Jan
19
2010
Anything goes with The Pimps who also perform as the country-punk outfit, Sons of Many Bitches. There is nothing too crazy they won’t go for or think of themselves. At times I…
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Dec
23
2009
Below are 35mm Lomo film shots I took before the first awful Midwestern winter storm this year and during, 4am near my home and a half mile away at the actual north end intersection, Main & Auburn, Rockford, IL, “The North End.”
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Dec
22
2009
Above: the Japanese version for the upcoming release by Joie De Vivre, “The North End”
The record will be released in 2010 by Count Your Lucky Stars Records with distribution everywhere. The Vinyl and Japanese version will feature bonus tracks and different artwork.
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Dec
4
2009
Raise your hand in feathers.
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Dec
2
2009
A Decade-End Roast.
Part 1: Imagine this, a decade end dinner party where I invite all of my fake facebook friends, some naughty clients & people with vowels on the end of their last names who think I’m foolishly related to them.
Well well well. Here we are. Another decade in the dumpster. This marks the first in a series of ‘best of decade’ thoughts I’ve accumulated to share with anyone that cares. The origin of this piece began as a roast to all my fake facebook friends. It received many comments, alienated a few people who like to call me their friend, and made some new friends, mainly women desperate and daring enough to try and figure me out. As if warning them ahead of time with best of words and thoughts wasn’t enough. Some may call it humor, but it’s serious. Continue reading
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