If you’re in Brooklyn or the vicinity, please do try to check this out:
Sunday, June 8
7:00 pm — Freebird Books & Goods. 123 Columbia Street, Brooklyn, NY 11231. Reading/talk with Jim Shepard and Joshua Furst. (if nice weather will be in back garden of the store!).
I’ll be reading a new story very much in the Jim Shepard vein.
I’ll be giving one final new York City reading in conjunction with the Sabotage Cafe hardcover release. And it’s a big one! If you haven’t been to one of my readings yet, or even if you have, please do try to come to this one! And pass the word along to friends if you can! Here’s the info:
Friday, November 9th – 7:00 pm
The National Arts Club
15 Gramercy Park South
Joshua Furst
Porochista Khakpour
Luis Jaramillo
And special guest Rebecca Curtis
Reception to follow
Proper attire required. That means no jeans. Jacket for men.
american movie – the making of Northwestern
This clip isn’t Sabotage related, exactly, but it embodies what I feel is the Midwestern Spirit. Such despair. Such fatalism. It’s from American Movie, the great documentary about a Milwaukee filmmaker and his struggle to complete his horror masterpiece.
Sabotage Cafe 5 – Disillusionment / Conclusion
This is the final video in the series. Note the Nobody’s Fool logo drawn onto Cheryl’s sweatshirt. You’d almost think they were a real band!
The Sabotage Cafe 4 – Where I’m Living Now
Here’s part four of our five part series. In this one, Cheryl gives a tour of the squat in which she lives. It also features music by the Swing Heils, a Westchester punk band–that’s Chris Sweeney, one of my students, on vocals. The concert footage was shot at the legendary ABC No Rio.
