"Cat Poo Valentine" and other new pictures

Here  a few pics from my walk today.

And as a bonus, here's a pic of a single heart shaped poo that one of our cats left for us by our front door. I was not aware of their fecal craftsmanship.

Joe Strummer

Joe Strummer is one of the few celebrities that I miss and think about on a regular basis the way I would a close personal friend. I saw this wall painting during a marathon bar crawl on trip to New York in 2006. I couldn't remember exactly where it was, but a FaceBook friend reminded me that it's outside Jessie Malin's bar, Niagara at 7th Street and Avenue A. I was quite excited to hear that it's still there.

Touch and Go 25th Anniversary Block Party at the Hideout (2006) PART ONE: Didjits, Pegboy, Jon Langford, Sally Timms, and Katrin Bornfeld

The Touch and Go 25th Anniversary Block Party was the greatest music fests I've ever attended. On September 8, 9, & 10 twenty five Touch and Go bands got together to celebrate 25 years of Touch and Go Records. Along with many current artists on the T&G roster were several one-off reunions, including Scratch Acid, Big Black, and the one I was most excited for, Didjits.

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Didjits @ T&G25

 Didjits @ T&G25

 Didjits @ T&G25

 Didjits @ T&G25

 Didjits setlist for T&G25

 Didjits @ T&G25

Didjits @ T&G25

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s with a key

"S with a Key" 2006 picture from a parking garage.

Mausoleum Seating: Queen of Heaven Mausoleum in Hillside Illinois

Hear are a few pictures of the seating options at the the Queen of Heaven Mausoleum in Hillside Illinois. The chairs and couches make you feel like you're stepping into a whole other era. I'll be quite bummed if the day comes that they upgrade to something more modern.

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There are a few more pictures in my flickr set Mausoleum Seating

Vinyl! Vinyl! Vinyl! Jazz Record Mart in Chicago

I was going through some old photos and found a batch of pictures of Jazz Record Mart from 2006 and 2008. That wall of 78's just fascinates me.

A Jazz Record Mart t-shirt autographed by Iggy Pop in the 80's.

some photos taken while waiting for the ferry in Hoboken circa 2004

Looking towards NYC from Hoboken.

Some assorted pics from New York trips

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 New York Circa 2008

  

ABOVE: New York circa 2008 - left: obligatory graffiti shot , right: outside the Dual Specialty Store in the East Village, a store I visit every NY trip to stock up on spices

ABOVE and BELOW: window meats (2007)

LEFT: Woman reading Playboy at the Brooklyn flea market (2008)  RIGHT: some sort of tiki thing in an otherwise abandoned lot (2008)

Lafayette Grocery and Dairy in Brooklyn (2008)

CBGBs circa 2004

A few pics from the only time I was in CBBGs. I don't even remember who was playing the night I was there - I vaguely recall them sounding like a poor man's Jon Spencer.

Heading down to the bathrooms

Looking into the bar from the side of the stage.

Stacks o' Rock T-shirts

My wife just cleaned out her closet and I liked the way the t-shirts looked all stacked together...

...and yes, they're alphabetical. Apparently I'm not the only anal retentive one in the house.