“THE ART OF MEMORY”
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*AKA* –>
‘timestamps’
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“seeing things…”
(‘seeing’ is ‘believing’)
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“have you heard (about)…?”
“what’s the latest word?”
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(‘SUMMER 2015’ – ‘SUMMER 2018’)
(12 SEASONS)
(3 YEARS)
(AGE 31 – AGE 34)
(1 “FINEST HOUR” ALBUM)
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*SONIC NOSTALGIA*
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-complete 12 “acts” over the course of your ‘life’-
(at that point, i’m guessing my work will be ‘done’)
(even though according to ‘critics’ bob dylan recorded some of his ‘best’ albums into the “21st century”)
(when he was hitting ’60’)
(*cue “that’s life”*)
(“roll myself up and die!!!!!”)
(will i be ‘psychologically equipped” to make ‘great’ music into my “forties”?)
(‘wagner’ sure did!)
(“triumph of the will”)
(only if i achieve some acceptable level of “success” and/or “critical acclaim”)
(at least in NYC)
(i need that “show of support” from the ‘masses’)
(otherwise my output (if there is any) will inevitably ‘fall flat’)
(note how my voices increases in ‘quality’ after receiving busking tips)
(and conversely how it decreases in ‘quality’ after long periods without any tips)
(although being mocked (for being too loud) leads to ‘anger’ triumphing over ‘self-consciousness’)
(“anger” is “certainty”
(“self-consciousness” is shrouded in ‘mystery’)
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“DOROTHY BUNKER”
“CLEARVIEW STUDIOS”
(“FALL 2012” – “WINTER 2014”)
(OVER A YEAR AT “CLEARVIEW” – EXTENSION OF 1-YEAR LEASE)
(AT “DOROTHY BUNKER” FOR LESS THAN 2 SEASONS)
(“15 OCTOBER 2013” – “1 FEBRUARY 2014”)
(AND 2 YEARS LATER THAT WAS THE DATE OF THE “MOUNTS MOTEL” EVICTION)
(BUNKER – “FALL 2013” – “WINTER 2014”)
(CLEARVIEW – “FALL 2012” – “FALL 2013”)
“THE SECOND COMING”
(6)
(i spent a lot of time re-recording old songs during this period)
(so i didn’t write a lot of good new songs during this time)
(my 2 princeton residences)
(less than an album)
“SICK OF BRICK”
(SUMMER 2012)
(“THE SUMMER FROM HELL”)
(SPRING 2012)
(“BACK TO THE SHORE COMPOUND”)
“THE JERSEY SHORE”
(7)
(“SPRING 2012” – “SUMMER 2012”)
(2 seasons whittled down to 12 songs)
(6 songs a season)
(during “spring 2012” i was in the habit of writing + recording a song every day)
(fueled by cheap vodka and solitude)
(and my iMac)
(and my external hard drives)
(and my guitars)
(and my cubase)
(and my ezdrummer)
(and my paradise)
(“WINTER 2012” WAS “WINTER FROM HELL”)
(i even recorded a few tracks in grandma skip’s attic)
(‘round “january 2012”)
(“mother’s day” originally titled “goldilox”)
(or “buffy”)
(or “jimmy”)
(or “james”)
(or “roberta”)
(“i’m so ashamed…”)
“WATCHUNG UNDERGROUND”
(“SPRING 2009” – “FALL 2011”)
(OVER 2 YEARS)
(WHITTLED DOWN TO 3 “ALBUMS”)
(although i released 6 physical CDs and 4 “straight to itunes” albums during this period)
(“tabula rasa” (spring 2009) / “dinosaurs” (fall 2009) / “triple album” (spring 2010) / “the creeps” (fall 2010) / “not again!” (fall 2010) / “virgin” (fall 2010) / “make a wish” (fall 2011) / “girl talk” (fall 2011)
(10 albums in over 2 years)
“GET RICH QUICK”
(8)
(“SUMMER 2011” – “WINTER 2012”)
(3 SEASONS)
“THE SECOND NATURE”
(9)
(“SPRING 2010” – “SPRING 2011”)
(5 SEASONS)
“YEAR OF THE RAT”
(10)
(“SPRING 2009” – “WINTER 2010”)
(1 YEAR)
(4 SEASONS)
“SMOKE AND MIRRORS”
(11)
(“FALL 2006” – “WINTER 2009”)
(10 SEASONS)
(30 MONTHS)
(2 YEARS 6 MONTHS)
(2 AND A HALF YEARS)
(1 “SOPHOMORE” ALBUM)
“sophomore” – “second year”?
“sophistry” – ancient greek “to know”
(as in “sofinthesky”)
“LOST IN TRANSLATION”
(12)
(12 “outier” category tracks)
(i still have to play “stomp!”)
(spanning the ages)
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“MINISTRY OF ILLUSION”
(proto)
(“SUMMER 1984” – “SUMMER 2006”)
(22 YEARS)
(88 SEASONS)
(“MY HIGH SCHOOL BAND NAME”)
(“eighty-8”)
(like “88 keys on a standard piano”)
(birkhead’s idea)
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“AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL ALBUMS”
“SIM CITY”
(birth)
HONORARY BERRIES
(family)
CHUNG CHUMS
(friends)
MELVILLE
(high school)
HARVARD HOP
(college)
4 NEW YORK
(adulthood)
GIRL TALK
(lust)
GRAPPLERS
(sex)
EMMORIES
(love)
WEIRDOS
(insanity)
AMBER ALERT
(crime)
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*JAIL-BAIT*
(“punishment”)
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*👨🔬🕵️♀️🙇♀️*SKETCHES*🙇♂️👩🔬🕵️♂️*
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💕💝💖💓🖤💙🖤💙🖤💙🖤❤️💚💛🧡❣️💞💔💘❣️🧡💛💚❤️🖤💜🖤💙🖤💙🖤💗💖💝💘
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*🌈✨ *TABLE OF CONTENTS* ✨🌷*
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🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥*we won the war* 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥