Accordion, Instrument of the Gods

Hallowe’en: The Preview

The scene: Outside the Velvet Underground dance club. It's now the second time it's been 1:30 a.m., but it's eastern…

22 years ago

Now It Can Be Told (or: How I Landed My New Client)

A Quick Note June 13, 2007: More than five years have passed since the events in this story took place.…

23 years ago

This Sort of Thing is Precisely Why I Took Up the Accordion

Someone sent me this clipping from the Eugene Weekly's personals: Studio of Unfine Art. You: lanky dork behind counter. Me:…

23 years ago

The Star Spangled Banner and Anal Sovereignty

Yesterday was an exercise in patience and perseverance. It all started with an airline ticket that never made it to…

23 years ago

Three Years Ago Today…

I think we've created a monster. On Saturday, May 1st, 1999, I took the accordion out and played it in…

23 years ago

The Accidental Go-Go Dancer

At last, the go-go dancer story. There was a birthday party for my friend Marlo on Saturday. Dinner -- which…

23 years ago

I am Now a Go-Go Dancer

As it gets closer and closer to the third anniversary of the day I first played the accordion in public,…

23 years ago

They’re Not “Strippers”, They’re “Naked-Americans”

North Beach Photo by Weegee010, and under a Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 license. Click to see the source. Friday,…

23 years ago

San Francisco and I are on Speaking Terms Again

A Bone to Pick I had a bone to pick with San Francisco. The entire damned seven-by-seven miles of the…

23 years ago

Stagette

It's just like one of those old Tom Vu commercials! Setting the scene The second day of CodeCon was followed…

23 years ago