A 1990 profile by Susan Morgan, from Interview.
Entries from December 2011
Dummy Talks
December 14th, 2011 · Comments Off on Dummy Talks
Adult Comedy Christmas Show
December 14th, 2011 · Comments Off on Adult Comedy Christmas Show
In 1989, Jim Turner and I traveled out to San Francisco to put on a Christmas show. It was a cavalcade of bits, none having to do with Christmas, and must have perplexed the San Franciscans. One interesting bit of trivia: the show was produced by Bill Talen, before he entered his chrysalis and emerged […]
Art Against AIDS
December 14th, 2011 · Comments Off on Art Against AIDS
In 1989, Art Against AIDS produced a PSA that recreated the cover of Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, to a tune by the B-52s. I was one of many (well, two of many, counting Eddie) to take my place around the drum. It was quite a crowd.
Late Night Fools
December 3rd, 2011 · 3 Comments
On November 17, 2011, I joined Bill Irwin and the cast of King Lear, then at the Public Theater, at Joe’s Pub. The show was called Late Night Fools; Bill and I reprised some of our old material, and I sang some of my songs. We also resurrected the song “Home in Pasadena,” which I […]
Black Friday
December 3rd, 2011 · Comments Off on Black Friday
A lament about one of our most unpleasant holidays.
Parget
December 3rd, 2011 · Comments Off on Parget
A lilting number for viola and piano, on the outskirts of ambience, with some bitter dissonance to linger on the palate. “Parget” is ornamental plasterwork; this is the sonic equivalent.
Earrings
December 1st, 2011 · Comments Off on Earrings
These earrings were made at the request of Dr. Mamie Caton. I photocopied my original color drawings onto acetate, then cut them out. A pinhole was made in the tab, and the appropriate earring technology inserted there.