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Modeling for Scarlot Harlot

September 4th, 2012 · 2 Comments

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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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.

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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.

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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.

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The Moron

April 16th, 2012 · Comments Off on The Moron

A melancholy round, based on a traditional quatrain.

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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, […]

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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.        

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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).

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