May 2, 2009

Yesterday was May Day, International Workers’ Day, which we do not recognize here in the United States. I spent the morning at the periodontist. She installed a titanium post where I had a tooth last year. It’s an odd sensation having that screwed in; I didn’t really enjoy it, and she did not reward me with good painkillers.

Wednesday last we played another show, sitting in with Cheval Sombre at Death By Audio in Williamsburg, a club that reminded me of 8BC in years gone by. Once again I watched the first three songs from the audience before getting on stage, and Cheval Sombre played a hypnotizing set.

Thursday night I went to the premiere and after-party for the new Jim Jarmusch film. Bill Murray was there (he’s in the film for about a minute near the end) and Tilda Swinton, and Gibby Haynes from the Butthole Surfers (who is not in the film). I don’t know any of those people; instead I was there with film producer (and high school classmate) Jason Kliot. Jason directed me in Jean-Paul Sartre’s No Exit back in twelfth grade. Now I am remembering that my former band-mate Damon had a small part in the play too (he played the valet). Jason and I got to talking about high school, and he reminded me that we first met in 1977, at age 14, at a model U.N., which took place in a big hotel right across from Penn Station. At model U.N.’s high school students come together and pretend that they are diplomats arguing the important issues of the day. I was lost, knowing nothing about disarmament, strategic arms limitation treaties, the plight of Yemen; all I remember is someone yelling at me for eating their draft resolution.

I do not have a personal Facebook account, but my paperback, Black Postcards, does.  I set the page up a couple of weeks ago and my book now has 373 fans. You can visit it here

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Black-Postcards/65987958881

and learn about upcoming activities. Penguin releases the paperback on May 5, and at 7pm next Friday night (May 8th) I’ll be doing a reading at the newly-expanded Book Court in Cobble Hill. This is a book release party, which means wine will likely be involved, you could stop by for a drink on your way home from work.

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