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Our Travels in Monkeytown

Tuesday, March 10th, 2009

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Twin Keys, originally uploaded by The Freshmaker.

It was the night of the first big snow in some time. Just driving around Brooklyn to put away our gear and drop people off after the show was hellish. (Crap, […]

Greenpoint, 1:30pm on a Sunday

Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008

J was talking about a photo exhibit planned at the Brooklyn Museum (if I recall correctly), themed “The New Face of Brooklyn”. When I looked out of the window and saw this, I was reminded of that theme.
Twin Keys is now practicing in a space in Greenpoint that faces this building, adorned with its aged […]

Spring Forward, Sit Back

Monday, March 10th, 2008

It is the day after Daylight Savings Time began. There is still light in the sky as I look out of my office window. Indeed, the sky is blue with whispy clouds.
But I’m sipping hot chocolate.
From an oversized Santa Claus mug.
It seems wrong.
But the hot chocolate tastes nonetheless good. And the trees are still bare. […]

A Good Cry

Friday, September 21st, 2007

Excerpted from a letter to a friend
Frankly, if you ask me, telling someone not to cry when the impulse strikes is like telling someone not to pee when they gotta go. Have you ever held it in so long that you totally relish the relief of the bathroom? We are trained to disdain […]

Mothers Will Use Any Excuse

Saturday, July 14th, 2007

So, as I mentioned, I got the news of the birth of my nephew while I was in Munich. Rest assured, I was only vacationing, I have not returned to live there. A few days later I was in Slovakia for Joerg and Stanka’s wedding. In my hotel room I got to […]