Entries from May 2012
The Pigeon
May 31st, 2012 · Comments Off on The Pigeon
Eddie Gray, Private Investigator
May 29th, 2012 · Comments Off on Eddie Gray, Private Investigator
Eddie Gray, my ventriloquial sidekick, became a detective in this skit, which we performed at various downtown spaces in the ’80s. Jay Geary played Sergeant Groggins, and I portrayed Eddie’s assistant, thus giving Eddie two clueless adults to deal with.
Index Cards (21)
May 24th, 2012 · 2 Comments
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A Simmons Proof Sheet
May 17th, 2012 · Comments Off on A Simmons Proof Sheet
Some evocative pictures of Doug and Eddie, in this proof sheet by Laurie Simmons.
Beside the Sea
May 10th, 2012 · 1 Comment
Skinner Rises to the Challenge
May 9th, 2012 · Comments Off on Skinner Rises to the Challenge
Mark Maynard thought this up for his zine Crimewave USA. I bear Marilyn Vos Savant no ill will; I hope she learned something. I also did this on stage once, with Michael O’Connor reading the questions, at the late lamented Surf Reality in NYC.
String Quartet 7: Violas
May 8th, 2012 · 1 Comment
The seventh string quartet is for four violas. Here’s the beginning of the second movement, based on a theme I heard in a dream. In the dream, I was singing it with these words: “Oh, dear, you’ll never understand; you’ll keep on for that undiscovered land.” I suppose that is what I do. If this […]
Sketches of Strangeness
May 2nd, 2012 · 1 Comment
For my last FortFest appearance, I gave a talk on some drawings by contactees that John Keel collected and circulated in the ’60s. I posted most of it over on the Keel site.
The Doug and Mike Mural
May 1st, 2012 · Comments Off on The Doug and Mike Mural
The Doug and Mike mural was created for an exhibit called “Activated Walls,” at Artists Space in NYC, in 1993. Mike and I used the opportunity to produce a large (16′ x 19′) flyer for our puppet show; smaller flyers can be seen in a box next to Russell. Alison Mork drew Doug and Mike; […]