I have nothing to do with this event and I am not going to be able to make it, but I have had some of the best times in my life at Coney Island.  The first time I went with this girl who I had a crush on for years and we rode the Cyclone together and she told me she wanted to kiss me and I went to Lit for the first time and I danced which I never do and I finally kissed her and it was one of the best days of my life.  The next time I went I saw Kobayashi break the record for hot dog eating on the 4th of July and got one of the worst sun burns of my life.  I went with my girlfriend at the time Zoe and we took photos and rode the Wonder Wheel for the first time and it was surprisingly terrifying.  We saw the 10-1 Side Show and ate cotton candy and Nathan’s Hot Dogs.  And then the last time I went I got the Gaskets a gig playing the hot dog eating contest and they played in front of 50,000 people, got written up on Dead Spin and we got to watch Joey Chestnut break Kobayashi’s record and bring home the Mustard Belt to the US.  We got to hang out with all the eaters and watch 62 year old Rich Lefevre continue to eat hot dogs after the competition because he was still hungry.

Amazing moments.  Great days of my life.  Recently there has been plans to develop Coney Island and one of two things could happen.  Coney Island as an amusement park could cease to exist and condos and things could be built, or they could carry out the city’s proposal for a redevelopment of the theme park.  The new design is amazing.  Anyway, this proposal needs your support.  From the Save Coney Island Myspace page:

The City of New York recently revealed its exciting proposal for the rezoning and redevelopment of Coney Island. The heart of the plan safeguards Coney Island’s Amusement District by declaring it Parkland, ensuring that Coney Island remains a spectacular Amusement Park for centuries to come. The proposal protects our national treasure rich in history, culture, arts and entertainment, and eliminates the threat of transforming Coney Island into another development of luxury high rise condominiums. However, this proposal will only get passed if the community shows that they want Coney Island’s legendary Amusement legacy to be preserved and protected in perpetuity. Hence, a fabulous group of Coney Island gliteratti have banded together to plan this wild spectacle of an event, demonstrating support for the City and this aspect of its plan, and to celebrate this incredible and historical opportunity to Save Coney Island!! 

So… come out to their event.  It is at Southpaw in Brooklyn this Saturday. It starts at 8pm and you can get tickets here.  For more info and a sweet Coney Island jam check out the Save Coney Island site.

Anyway, this event is giving me the chance to post some of the photos I took the first time I ever went to Coney Island.  For more photos, click here.

Tonight is One Night Stand at Midway!  I was going to be there and shoot it and everything, but alas I have to go out of town.  I will have a spy there taking photos that will appear on my site anyway… so don’t miss that.  The reason I am going to be out of town is because I am going to a Gaskets show in VA.  (The show is on Friday, but I am leaving tonight.) So Richmonders, come out to that shit.  It will be way good.  The Gaskets will be playing with a full band! So exciting!

Also, this is going to cause me to miss the Trash 6 Year Anniversary which I am extremely upset about, as well as my buddy Doug Sakmann’s release party for Punk Rock Holocaust 2 at Rated X on Saturday. I hope you guys have fun, because I’ll be in Richmond.

PS. Expect me to slack on updates while I am gone… Be back Monday….

I am going to the New York Couture fashion show at Rebel tonight because I am friends with pretty much everyone involved, but at 1AM June D is DJing at Midway as part of the reopening of One Night Stand.  One Night Stand is a very under rated, but very fun party.  Check out my pictures from it at its old location and stop by after Rebel.

I just spent the last 20 minutes driving around LA trying to find a WIFI network that was open.  I am currently sitting in a CVS parkinglot killing an hour before I have to pick up a friend of mine from LAX.  We are going out dancing somewhere I think.  I may or may not have pictures for you in the near future. Anyway…

Celebrating the one year anniversary of the Pull-Out Method party at Midway (Ave B between 2nd and 3rd) the Gaskets are going to be playing.  It is going to rule and I hope you guys show up.  Unfortunately I am going to be at Sundance and I am going to miss the show, but I think you will have a dancing good time if you go.  They are going on at 11 so you can still go out after.  Trust me, you will have a lot of fun.

I meant to be back in NYC 36 hours ago yet I just woke up and I am still in DC and I missed the DC2NY bus and now I have to figure out how I am going to pay for a train home which is going to be four times more expensive than the $22 bus.  I am hastily updating my website while I am getting my shit packed.  I have to figure out how I’m going to get my tuxedo home without wrinkling so I can wear it on New Years.  Speaking of New Years, I will be at the Rated X Vs. Trash Vs. Burning Angel throwdown at Don Hills.  It is going to be out of control and I am going to be out of control.  Other than my birthday it is the only day of the year I drink, and if you were at my birthday this year, you know how bad I am at drinking.  Something insane will happen I can promise that.  Let’s just hope I don’t break my camera.  Anyway, because I have not been back in NYC I haven’t really put together my guest list and I have to send it in tomorrow, so I may or may not have some spots left.  So if you are friends with me and want to go for free, get in contact with me and I will try to get you on the list.  For more information on the party, click here.

Speaking of New Years, on New Years Eve 1999-2000 we all thought the world was going to explode.  I was at two parties all night, my friends small hotel and drugs party and a bigger beer and more drugs party.  I was driving people back and forth as I was the only sober person we knew.  At the hotel party I wrassled my friend Dylan because he was very small, I was sort of in shape and we both were in to the WWF.  I had this clip sitting around a while but I didn’t really have any reason to post it, except in celebration of it’s 8th anniversary.  A few Halloweens ago I went as myself in 1999 and I wore these same ice camo cargo pants and way too tight he-man t-shirt. I don’t know what the hell I was thinking.  All my friends were ravers and despite my hatred of house I still wore some dumb fucking clothes… now 8 years later all my friend listen to nu-rave and I still hate house music.  And now I am fucking wearing skinny jeans.  I hope 8 years from now I don’t hate my current self as much as I hated my 1999 self.  Enjoy the video.

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I only drink twice a year, my birthday and new years.  If anyone was at my birthday you know how out of control I get.  It will be shenanigans to the max.  Anyway, I will be here.  Click the flyer to buy advance tickets.  Let’s see if I can manage to drink and not break my camera this time around…

High Voltage is taking a two week break after this week.  It will be back in full force after the New Year.  Luckily this should be a good one as my old friend DJ KRAMES from Cobra Kai will be DJing.  He is great… See you Wednesday.

Hey.  I shot this party last week and I had a lot of fun.  You guys should come by tonight cause I should be hanging out and taking photos and stuff.  It’s at St. Jaromes on Rivington right around Clinton St.  Cheap drinks, good times, cute go-go dancer, and maybe if enough people show up I can afford to get the tattoo of a chicken I so desperately need.

PS. This is last weeks flyer… DJ RKid might be there, but I don’t think he will be spinning… but he may or may not be tripping on Mescaline as per last week.

The party Trash tonight will be at Beauty Bar on 14th between 2nd and 3rd aves tonight.  The love of my life Lydia will be hosting as well Jason Ultra and Brodie.  Electric Six is doing a DJ set and Najva who used to be my friend but now just awkwardly ignores me is go-going…

On another related note, this is what you get when you search for “dancing bacon” on youtube.

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