February 2012
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on jesse's strengths
jesse: The story behind that is that Brett Scallions or whatever his name was quit, they tried to find a different singer, he tried to find a different band. Neither were successful. He started touring as Re-Fueled, then eventually got the rights to do it as Fuel with him and the guy from Buckcherry. … Just a ton of sadness there. me: If there were mid- to low-tier alt rock trivia somewhere,...
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kisses and good advice
me: Somebody brought a bag of Hershey kisses. I have not had any, but damn are they tempting. Also did not eat my fortune cookie, which is a bummer, since the fortune was “You will inherit some money from an unexpected source.” BUT NOW I WON’T. Katie: WELL FUCK. me: THANKS, NO SUGAR FOR A WHILE. Katie: Aww. I’d have eaten like ten billion kisses. And I don’t...
June 2011
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May 2011
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Video by Adam Tow. Song by We Became Actors.
My band recently released our first album, Something Major, and I asked Adam to shoot this video for the release show. Originally conceived as a sort of visual finale to be projected on the band as we played, it’s not quite an official music video for ‘Knights of the Bright Side’. Still, $80 in sparklers later, I think it stands on...
April 2011
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Brilliant fun.
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In consequence, Capote was equal parts yearning and vengeance, clutching at his...
– Sam Wasson, Fifth Avenue, 5 A.M.
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A preview of the sparkler magic Adam Tow captured Thursday night.
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March 2011
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In those days, though, the spring always came finally; but it was frightening...
– Ernest Hemingway, A Moveable Feast
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I’m thirty,” I said. “I’m five years too old to lie to myself and call it honor.
– Nick Carraway
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