Sometime in the early ’80s, sex work activist Scarlot Harlot asked me to portray a phone sex addict for a slide show she was doing. Naturally, I agreed; I had, after all, a number of prop and toy phones that I used in my shows. She used the images in this birthday card.
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Modeling for Scarlot Harlot
September 4th, 2012 · 2 Comments
Monthly Calendars
August 21st, 2012 · Comments Off on Monthly Calendars
From 1992 to 1994, I mailed out a monthly calendar to promote my performances. I seem to have been very busy. Here are a few of them.
Mozart Meets Bigfoot
July 12th, 2012 · Comments Off on Mozart Meets Bigfoot
I delivered something like the following at an event called “Bigfoot Night,” curated by Kevin Maher and Meg Sweeney Lawless, at the Sci Fi Screening Room in NYC, November 17, 2008.
Monday Night Performance Workshop Series
June 14th, 2012 · 4 Comments
In 1981 and 1982, choreographer Helen Dannenberg organized a sort of open mike night for dancers and performers in San Francisco. She asked me to come up with the flyers. Here are four of them.
The Moron
April 16th, 2012 · Comments Off on The Moron
A melancholy round, based on a traditional quatrain.
Music at the White House
December 29th, 2011 · 2 Comments
When I was 13, I played ‘cello in a city-wide youth orchestra in Washington, D.C. I had forgotten about this performance at the White House until I rediscovered this program. Simply to amuse myself, I slipped “played ‘cello at the White House” into a couple of bios. So, if you happen across one of those, […]
The Magic Lantern
October 26th, 2011 · Comments Off on The Magic Lantern
I drew this directly onto prepared film, and projected it with a classroom film strip projector, for an Ullage Group event about technology.
Millennial Mouthful
September 24th, 2011 · Comments Off on Millennial Mouthful
Millennial Mouthful was White Knuckle Sandwich’s millennial extravaganza, in December 1999. I wrote a new song for the occasion, “Y2WKS”; we had slides, videos, and special appearances by Brian Dewan and Linda Mancini. Anne and Jen showed their smutty slideshow, “The Milkman Cometh”; Brian joined me for a two-autoharp arrangement of my song “Make the […]
Mike’s Kiddie Show
September 20th, 2011 · Comments Off on Mike’s Kiddie Show
Michael Smith developed a children’s show in the ’90s, and I was invited to provide music. I loaded a piano with percussion and sound effects, and had a fine time. A number of people were also on board through its many changes, including that notable puppeteer, Alison Mork. Mike and I decided at some point […]
Music for Organ
September 7th, 2011 · Comments Off on Music for Organ
I’ve written a number of drone pieces for organ; this is one of them (that is, the beginning of one of them).