It was a lot of fun. Great turnout, received very well. I think the director did a great job, although it was strange to literally watch my life flash before my eyes. Getting the band back together, but not having to actually play was a bonus.

One of my favorite photos of Teresa and I, taken by the great Gail Butensky from a new profile in The New Yorker.

Meanwhile,

Proud of my homie Tom. He has been making this documentary for 5 years. And then his house burned down this month, destroying all his personal belongings. Yet the film survived, debuting this March at SXSW.

The NY Times ran a nice remembrance about Lady Java, who died last November. She was a pioneer "female impersonator" in a time before there were words for "trans" or even "drag queen".

We all walk in the steps of people of those who trailblazed a path before us.

www.nytimes.com/2024/12/18/a...

German text on the back of a pinball machine. I imagine German spelling bees are marathons that last days, with Blixa Bargeld screaming at poor kids for incorrectly spelling SICHERHEITSVORSCHRIFTEN.

My Austin homies and labelmates Water Damage are touring Europe at the moment. Which is damn impressive considering there are 27 people in the band. And they are impressive. See this band now! Anyway Thor and Nate took a moment to let me know Amsterdam hasn't forgotten about me.