tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-86509812011-09-13T10:04:35.864-07:00The <a href="http://www.punkrockkitchen.com">Punk Rock Kitchen</a>'s Connie Sewer <BR>drops some rock 'n' roll wisdom on yer ass.Connie Sewerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05486705849783585232noreply@blogger.comBlogger1681100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8650981.post-87252290348126464372011-02-22T18:06:00.001-08:002011-02-22T18:42:25.795-08:00

The Punk Rock Kitchen is relocating to a different (and much cooler) part of Jersey City soon, so I've been weeding through overstuffed drawers and doing some packing in preparation. Much to my delight, I uncovered a few recipes I copied out of a bizarre cookbook I found at a beach cottage we rented about ten years ago down in Avalon, NJ.The "Favorite Recipes from Quilters" cookbook, published in

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When I published The Punk Rock Kitchen's Cookie Chaos! back in '04, I did it on a lark. A goofy idea of combining a love for punk rock and makin' cookies became a true endeavor costing time and resources (read: cash). Honestly, I don't think I can say I thought I'd sell too many of these silly little cookbook-lets.I keep a running tally of my sales, and figured I'd check out the latest. Would ya

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Wow, talk about the ultimate privilege: The super cool chicks at Girls Rock Rhode Island topped off a week-long rock 'n' roll extravaganza by whipping up some of the Punk Rock Kitchen's signature Rock-Out Cut-Outs for snacktime! I only wish I could have attended one of these rock camps when I was a kid. SO COOL! Keep rockin' ladies!

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How's this for a great message from a recent Cookie Chaos! buyer: "Thank you so much for shipping asap..received it this am..perfect..you rock..."Love it!

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I'm not always into the holiday spirit, and this year, honestly, was no different. But, I LOVE making these amazing Italian cookies each year. And this year was no different. I make the date-filled cookies (inspired by the classic fig-filled Italian variety) with my Rock-Out Cut-Out dough. That recipe is in the Cookie Chaos! booklet. I use that dough for the sesame cookies as well. Sometimes, if

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Weird scene last night at Bar 9 in Hell's Kitchen. This stream of guys in suits walked in during the Live Ones set -- like 8 or 10 of them -- and while passing by the stage, one of 'em yells, "Fuckin' suits! I hate suits!" or something to that effect. Translation: I know we look like douchebags but, I assure you, we're actually cool.As they shuffled past towards the back room, they peered at the

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The pop culture world seems to think it's the '80s again, but the rock/punk subculture in NYC seems to think it's the '70s. Maybe not, but hear me out.Last night, at the Zeros show at Southpaw (which was amazing despite the fact they didn't play "Girl on the Block"), there must have been five guys with the same ridiculous glam rock mullet (which I guess qualifies as a late '70s/early '80s thing).

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Like a lot of people, my day job involves working alongside people wearing suits. Hey, it's OK. It's what it is. I find that sort of apparel unnecessary for most occasions, but I also don't have ambitions to be a corporate exec, either. Still, I need to gripe about Mr. Suit. In particular, Mr. Music Industry Suit. At the Dinosaur Jr. show at Music Hall of Williamsburg this past Thursday, I got in

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I can't help but wonder whether last night's Death gig at the Joey Ramone tribute show at Irving was the only time I'll have ever had the chance to see them play. It sounds corny, but I feel really privileged to have seen and heard them live and in-person. Honestly, I got a little choked up towards the end of their 3-song set. They kicked it off with "Keep on Knocking," then went into "Freakin'

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I suppose it's grimly fitting that Death is playing tonight's annual party celebrating Joey Ramone's b'day. I rarely go to the various commemorative Joey R events. (I went to one at Manitoba's a number of years ago during which, after stepping on his foot by mistake, I drunkenly told Ace Frehley he was just pissed off 'cause he's old.) But, I am going to the big bash tonight at Irving Plaza (now

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Today was around 90 degrees -- prematurely hot for late April, but a perfect excuse for a summery dessert. We had family over this afternoon, and to top off a great meal (homemade grilled focaccia with goat cheese, capers, and roasted red peppers; a salad of roasted fennel, white beans, couscous, cured olives, and avocado; blanched asparagus with orange butter; and grilled lamb for the meat

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The Pets have a new song! If these guys don't put a smile on yer face and cause spontaneous bouncing around the room (or in your head), you ain't livin. Check out "Can't Pretend."

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Man, I can't wait to hear the full-length LP from Death, the band I raved about back in December. I'm still listening all the time to the two tunes downloaded from a Burlington Free Press article about them (which now seems to have disappeared -- here's the only trace. )Pick up the LP from Drag City.

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Yes, I do.Here's the recipe. I followed it closely, using unbleached flower, regular dry yeast and baking on good baking sheets (right side up), sprinkled with cornmeal (see Filoncino, Classic Italian Bread)

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I spent last night making lots and lots of Christmas cookies 5 batches in all!). I've grown accustomed to doing two of my favorite traditional Italian cookies -- sesame and date-filled. The date-filled recipe originally calls for fig, but I prefer date. And this year, I used a little bourbon in the filling and icing. Yum. I also did a couple batches of these great orange pistachio biscotti I've

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OK, it wasn't THAT bad. But this new venue Santos Party House (which I'll definitely be referring to as Santos Party Hell from now on) is one extraordinarily annoying venue. Giant columns blocking views, bars set up in the worst possible locations, bathrooms buried in a maze-like basement, and a layout that worked against free and easy crowd maneuvering in just about every possible way.The sound

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I don't know about you, but I really hope Jello Biafra is out there somewhere penning lyrics for an anti-Caroline Kennedy tune. I know I never get political on this site, and I don't intend to. I just had to let off a little steam about princess Kennedy. Apparently she thinks she's entitled to a U.S. Senate seat because she's a member of American royalty. Screw her and screw this culture of

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Don't worry. This post is the complete opposite of morbid. There are few things that make me feel heartened about the world around me, especially lately, but on Friday I found one. And it's Death.OK, OK, it's the name of a band. A pretty terrible name that really has no connection to their sound from what I can tell, and it may have prevented the early '70s pre-punk band from making the big time

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Today we're headin' out to Rosendale, New York (kinda near Poughkeepsie) to what might be my fave house of all time for a super-cozy Thanksgiving get together. It's a semi-annual event held at Steve's Aunt and Uncle's place. It's a very eclectic, rustic kinda home, decorated in an early 1900s farmhouse style -- the kitty cats, the creeky wooden stairs, the dried flowers, the canned veggies, the

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A couple weekends ago I had some beautiful golden beets from the farmer's market nearby my office in Manhattan's financial district sitting in the fridge. I'd also picked up some corn, and decided they'd go great together in a little early autumn salad.I roasted, peeled and chopped the beets, and after cutting it from the cob, sauteed the corn with some onion and olive oil. I tossed it with some

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Well, the Punk Rock Kitchen threw the party of a lifetime last month. In honor of our 10th wedding anniversary, we had around 70 people pile into the backyard for an evening of live rock 'n' roll, pulled pork, booze, hammock shenanigans, more booze...and of course, cooooookies.Rock-Out Cut-OutsIndeed, we had such a blast that the photographer was a little too preoccupied to focus on taking photos

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I'm officially sick of going to big shows. The last one I hit was Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers outside Buffalo, where I grew up and my brother still lives. We did the requisite Buffalo thing -- tailgating in the rain, talking sports, drinking Labbatt Blue and mocking eachother. I brought a few cans of Boddingtons and looked all exotic 'n' shit. Our buddies brought their bean bag toss game and

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I had the pleasure of visiting Seattle a few weeks ago for work, and took an extra day to explore outside the city while I was there. I rented a car and drove about an hour out to Rattlesnake Ridge, a hiking trail. After a while, I came across this amazing area with graying, almost anthropomorphic tree stumps alongside an old trail, adjacent to a small lake. I'm sure Temple of the Dog, Green

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I've been meaning to post about a couple things for ages. So here goes. Please ignore the poor writing. I'm not in the mood to pretend I'm smart right now.First off, I'm extremely psyched for a show coming up in June. Sure, we've got an Obits show comin' up later this month, and I'm heading out to Buffalo to see Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers with my brother (we're both total dorks for Petty),

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What I did last night:What I'm doing today (after grocery shopping and cooking, that is):Live Ones at Passout Records

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It musta been a couple years ago when I spotted Rick Froberg (aka Rick Fork) of Pitchfork/Drive Like Jehu/Hot Snakes fame at a Mission of Burma show (I think), and he told me about a new band he had goin' called Obits. Well, they're finally ready for prime time. They played their first show at Cake Shop (lower east side, nyc) last weekend and apparently blew away the crowd. I missed it, but

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I'm psyched for some Roky Erickson action tonight. Though I tend to resent my past self for buying tickets to a Sunday night show once that Sunday actually rolls around, I'm glad I'll be heading out for this one. Not only is it at one of the most intimate venues around, Maxwell's in Hoboken (I typically find the sound to be really good, too), ya never know when Roky might crawl back into his hole

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Here's my good deed of the year.I dunno about you, but I've been a big radio nerd since I was a wee one, and since I've been livin' here in Jersey City, one of my favorite stations is one that's become a favorite of folks all over the globe: WFMU. FMU is a free-form, listener supported station based in J.C. The very best show on the station is none other than The Best Show on WFMU, featuring the

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This is me with my Grandma, Betty McGuire, in 1973. I was 10 1/2 mos. according to the back of the photo, which she used for the cover of a little recipe booklet she put together for me and other gals in the McGuire clan a few years back. I think everybody probably got a customized cover. I've been spending time over the past week going through some of her old recipes from a stash I took from her

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This economic malarchy gotcha down? Don't fret. We're GOIN' DISCOUNT CRAZY here at The Punk Rock Kitchen.Yep, that's right.Now Cookie Chaos! is available at the low, low, rock bottom price of $8 plus shipping.Now ya ain't got no excuse, ya damn cheapskate. Order!

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Think the punk rock-themed cookie recipes that come with Cookie Chaos's kick ass electric guitar cookie cutter are a dime-a-dozen? Well think again, my friend. Think again.Check this e-mail I received recently from one very pleased Cookie Chaos! customer who used our classic Rock-Out Cut-Out recipe with much success:OH MY GOODNESS WOW GROOVY KOOKIESI made them. I made about 23 cookies.

Connie Sewerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05486705849783585232noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8650981.post-35163605551071926362008-01-27T14:26:00.000-08:002008-01-27T14:45:42.280-08:00

A couple months ago I ordered a cool Shea Stadium shirt from this eBay store called Smith and Pooter. I'm here to say they suck arse. After the shirt was sent to the wrong address (possibly my fault, not sure), I paid additional shipping for them to resend it. I never got it, and these hipster douche bags offered me no form of compensation. Apparently, their policy is if you don't get the

Connie Sewerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05486705849783585232noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8650981.post-31751312255556717422008-01-20T12:26:00.000-08:002008-01-27T14:46:41.186-08:00

My belly's processing a yummy breakfast I made this morning as a post rock 'n' roll show hangover cure. It turned out pretty damn tasty if I do say so myself. We watched Xavier Renegade Angel (totally fucked up new animated show from the amazing folks who brought us the also fucked up Wonder Showzen), and munched on potatoes, frittata, toasted pita and bacon (for the boys).I've developed the

Connie Sewerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05486705849783585232noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8650981.post-91638097571701329302008-01-09T19:13:00.001-08:002008-01-09T19:38:29.283-08:00

Like roosters? Dig sunshine and stupid pirate and binge drinking themed t-shirts? Key West just may be the place for you. We just got back from a 5-day bender there. Very, very, very fun. Lots of genuinely cool people and a smattering of good dives, though the tiny town is laden with cheesy tourist traps, too. While I was there being a hungover lazy loser, my brother was near LA running a

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I forgot to take shots of the finished product, though this year the leaf shaped Rock-Out Cut-Outs came out more beautiful than ever, really.

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That's Tura (aka fudgie lumpkins, pook, pookie, pooker dooker, chubsy mudflaps, munchie girl, stooker dooker) in the bottom pic, inspecting my work. She gave me a C-.

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I ain't gonna sit here and type for too long, 'cause there are rakes to be leaved and shining to sun and a kitty cat to cuddle on this smiley hungover Saturday. But I did want to note that The Live Ones played a great damn show last night at Trash (home o' the free tater tots -- though I didn't see any floatin' around the bar last night, just a couple nasty old hot dogs circling endlessly on a

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It must have been around 8:40 or so by the time I finally located the bar in Madison Square Garden where I could get liquor. The home of the New York Rangers had beer everywhere, of course, but only the bar had whiskey. I'd have plenty of time to grab a couple Jamesons, head back to our seats above the right side of the stage and wait for the opening act to go on.Sound from the main auditorium

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While I digest Tuesday's awesome Van Halen show in preparation for a review on this here blog, I figured I'd re-post something I wrote almost three years ago. It's a rant about The Black Lips. Those little pissants have gotten pretty popular since then, despite, or perhaps thanks to, their mediocrity. I described my encounter with the band in this December 2004 post entitled, "The Black Lips Can

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Over the years I've grown more and more accustomed to being older than a lot of people at shows, but last night I felt like I could have been a parent to some of the kids at The Live Ones gig. I mean, honestly, I don't remember the last time I've seen a set of braces at a rock 'n' roll show, much less a half-eaten McDonald's McFlurry where a beer oughta be.Of course they were all there for the

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Don't ever buy what the pundit has to say. There's almost always somebody out there who knows a helluva lot more and is more astute and more articulate. But because that person doesn't have some pretentious abbreviation following his name, he doesn't get called for an interview. Or better yet, he doesn't want to be called 'cause he's not an attention-hungry media whore. It's like my mom used to

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I can't believe I haven't mentioned this here yet, but we got kick ass tix to next month's mad square garden VH show. Yes, this actually could be it. The show we've been praying for for years: Van Halen with David Lee Roth. The most important components of the original lineup will be there -- Eddie, David and Alex. Yeah, we'll miss Michael Anthony's awesome background vocals, but so be it.It was

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Man, it's been too long since I filed a rock 'n' roll show status report, so I guess I'm overdue. Honestly, the summer was filled with what seemed like more Mets games than rock shows (May their season R.I.P.).A few recent shows were worth mentioning, though. Earlier in September I finally saw the comeback of The Live Ones, following Mike's hurt hand and tour with The Fuzztones. They're back in

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Hey, it only took me a month to post a few more photos from Spain. Knowing me, that ain't bad.The first one of a moi was taken while parked alongside an outlook point somewhere in between the village of Villaricos, where we were staying, and (I think) Mojacar, a nearby beach village. Spectacular views like this were amazingly common throughout Almeria, the region of Andalucia where we were

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We had an incredible time in Andalucia, Spain, in mid-to-late August and though there were a couple standouts food-wise, we weren't overly impressed by the meals we had there. Granted, we weren't necessarily seeking out the top-notch culinary spots, but I was really hoping for more little homestyle places serving classic, unimposing dishes.Honestly, one of my most memorable eating experiences

Connie Sewerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05486705849783585232noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8650981.post-81339739118990689272007-08-06T13:51:00.000-07:002007-08-06T14:08:13.448-07:00

Saturday morning I stopped into the little Asian fish market a couple blocks down West Side Ave. and picked up a few Asian delicacies. I got some wasabi (ate some straight 'cause I think I'm tough -- but damn -- it got to me), some super salty pickled radish stuff, and this gorgeous piece of fruit. I had no idea what it was when I saw it, but who could resist something as incredible looking as

Connie Sewerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05486705849783585232noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8650981.post-27730484598340063782007-08-06T13:23:00.001-07:002007-08-06T13:50:27.905-07:00

So, we took the day off today to recover from our weekend birthday bash (ballgame Friday night followed by drunken bowling, sunset sailing on a beautiful schooner along the Hudson Saturday night, and the Jersey Shore Sunday). I awoke miraculously around 10-ish after finally crashing around 5 (stayed up after Glavine's 300th win and watched "O Brother Where Art Thou?" and old Mr. Show episodes) to

Connie Sewerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05486705849783585232noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8650981.post-37138550132277526522007-06-16T16:58:00.000-07:002007-06-16T17:44:35.324-07:00

I hate goin' out by myself, but I do it anyway on occasion, going against my better judgment. Even though I'll know folks most places I end up, I never feel entirely comfortable without a designated companion (even though half the time I'm hanging out with people other than that DC). I just don't trust myself is what it comes down to.Well, I flew solo Thursday 'cause I wanted to check out

Connie Sewerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05486705849783585232noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8650981.post-12453630754516363342007-06-10T09:02:00.000-07:002007-06-10T09:22:33.171-07:00

Somebody from Oakland just ordered Cookie Chaos! (thanks, Lynda), so I figured that was enough reason to praise one of my new fave bands of the past few months, The Pets. They're from Oakland, and they play really great rock 'n' roll. Rather than throw out a bunch of 'sounds like' banter (OK, they do remind me of The Kids a lot, but perhaps a bit more poppy -- lots of other bands, too), I'll

Connie Sewerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05486705849783585232noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8650981.post-2396835041335450062007-05-19T07:23:00.000-07:002007-05-19T07:50:38.245-07:00

Rock 'n' roll, whiskey and the occasional buttery sweet evidently ain't enough. Apparently there's some empty space in my life I'm trying to fill. What else would compel a grown woman to rush during a lunch break to Rockefeller Center to catch a glimpse of a couple of tired baseball players and stand around with even more rabid fans who have enough time to wait in line to take pics with those old

Connie Sewerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05486705849783585232noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8650981.post-69888064363193375722007-05-13T15:34:00.000-07:002007-05-19T07:51:27.079-07:00

By the way, I picked up the new Fucking Champs album the other day. It's...uh...fucking great.

Connie Sewerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05486705849783585232noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8650981.post-48179852845611387722007-05-13T14:58:00.000-07:002007-05-19T07:52:04.412-07:00

Last night we got a treat. After leaving our friend's graduation party (which was fun, though it was odd to be around a bunch of college kids discussing, well, college), we rushed over to Magnetic Field to catch Live Fast Die. The treat? Memphis Mike sat in on drums and, as usual, kicked ass. It was one of those weird nights where you get somewhere and know almost everybody, or it seems that way.

Connie Sewerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05486705849783585232noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8650981.post-15277174064121748412007-04-21T06:29:00.000-07:002007-04-21T06:39:26.070-07:00

The tulips in the backyard are peekin' up at the sun and I'm headin' out to Shea to do the same at my first Mets game of the season. Ain't life grand? Go Mets! Go Jose!

Connie Sewerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05486705849783585232noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8650981.post-68101495776958017102007-03-29T10:18:00.000-07:002007-04-21T06:40:27.632-07:00

Ok, so the live music mayhem has already begun this week. Tuesday night we hit Maxwell's in Hoboken (home of the mile square white baseball cap meat market) for a kick ass show featuring (in order of appearance) Atlanta's Gentleman Jesse, Oakland's The Pets, and Atlanta's The Carbonas. I get there and not a moment later do I spot Mike from DC Snipers (and sometimes Live Fast Die) pacing

Connie Sewerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05486705849783585232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8650981.post-64472937334770083392007-03-11T11:44:00.000-07:002007-03-11T12:01:24.251-07:00

Screw the green beer. For St. Patrick's Day, these Shamrockers I made are where it's at. It's amazing how holidays have translated so well to names for seasonal versions of The Punk Rock Kitchen's Rock-Out Cut-Outs. So far, there've been Jingle Bell Rockers, Love 'n' Rock-its and now Shamrockers! I haven't thought much about what's next....I really dig the way these Jameson-inspired cookies came

Connie Sewerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05486705849783585232noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8650981.post-66873688992467635852007-03-04T16:57:00.000-08:002007-03-04T17:34:20.370-08:00

Yes! We finally landed tickets for the Roky Erickson show next month, appropriately scheduled for Friday the 13th. I'm super psyched to see him, especially since it's at a decent venue, Southpaw, as opposed to some annoying oversized club like Irving Plaza or somethin'. Tickets sold out really quickly, so we were forced to enter the Ebay scalpfest with our wallets agape.No worries....It'll be

Connie Sewerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05486705849783585232noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8650981.post-53627437267969874462007-02-03T15:52:00.000-08:002007-02-03T16:14:59.733-08:00

It's always bitter sweet to stumble onto a band that's long since broken up. This one makes me especially happy, though. It's Mike Czekaj of Live Ones fame's early 80s band, The Stratford Survivors. I really dig 'em, particularly this tune "Need Your Love" which I've been kinda addicted to the past few weeks. I gotta convince Mike and the Live Ones gang to cover this one. It's super catchy. Oh,

Connie Sewerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05486705849783585232noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8650981.post-31500049836418493962007-02-03T15:20:00.000-08:002007-02-03T16:13:55.335-08:00

If yer among the unlucky chumps who haven't gotten the chance to check out a Saturday afternoon Passout Records show, this may be yer big day. Pee Wee 'n' the gang are puttin' up video clips of shows on their site now (well, MySpace for now and eventually their new site).Anyway, last Saturday Live Fast Die played a great set, including a bunch of tunes they never play because Ethan's band never

Connie Sewerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05486705849783585232noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8650981.post-91643706968799334282007-01-01T06:54:00.000-08:002007-02-03T16:12:24.061-08:00

I don't expect anybody to agree with my fave records of '06, but maybe I'll turn ya onto to somethin'. The following bands and records were in my head for months on end this year, so this isn't just stuff I kinda like; it's stuff I was addicted to in '06. It's in alpha order, 'cause, honestly, I can't put one above the other in most cases.I will, however, single out one Top Pick:Bandana Thrash

Connie Sewerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05486705849783585232noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8650981.post-43457471117961535072006-12-23T17:12:00.000-08:002006-12-23T17:26:32.037-08:00

It's gettin' down to the wire, and I've been doin' tons of cooking and baking this week in prep for Christmas Eve and day. I'm takin' a break from that while my dough starter rises for a crusty Italian bread I'm making called Pugliese. And no, I don't take the cop out route with one of those damn bread machines. I'm ol' school, baby. I like to get my hands gooey.Anyway, I finally uploaded a shot

Connie Sewerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05486705849783585232noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8650981.post-66046221589059497942006-12-16T16:12:00.001-08:002006-12-23T17:27:41.223-08:00

Well, after partyin' with my work buddies last night till the wee hours I'm not going to beat myself up too much about being lame and curling up on the couch tonight. I did manage to get my ass up at a decent hour this morning, hit the Met Foods and pick up stuff to make cookies and muffins with.I cranked out a huge batch (96 cookies!) of these amazing date filled goodies I make 'round Christmas.

Connie Sewerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05486705849783585232noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8650981.post-48354563382369694072006-11-26T17:04:00.000-08:002006-11-26T17:19:57.299-08:00

Excuse my lame Bad Brains parody title. I've been meaning to do this for awhile though: figure out which states I've sent out copies of Cookie Chaos! to over the past few years. Turns out folks from 22 states (OK, I counted D.C. as one) have picked up Cookie Chaos! And that's not all, it's found a home in Canada, the UK and Australia, too.Cookie Chaos! is even heatin' up Punk Rock Kitchens in

Connie Sewerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05486705849783585232noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8650981.post-56187925427956662552006-11-26T08:06:00.000-08:002006-11-26T09:15:23.518-08:00

Well, it was a low-key Thanksgivin' this year here at The Punk Rock Kitchen. But even though we didn't have lots of guests, we did it up right. I did a turkey for the first time, and the meat eaters tell me it turned out pretty good.We started out with a tempura-like appetizer -- green beans bundled and tied with chives, dipped in milk then flour and deep fried. They were wonderful with a dip I

Connie Sewerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05486705849783585232noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8650981.post-1161918333493888122006-10-26T19:12:00.000-07:002006-10-26T20:05:33.510-07:00

OK, so somebody with an apparent Van Halen connection says that VH will be gettin' back together with DLR for a U.S. tour. Hey man, if they actually play and they tour long enough to get to the east coast before they kill eachother, I'll be at at least two shows in the tri-state area. But, how many times have they threatened a reunion at this point?People are speculating that Eddie's kid, Wolfie,

Connie Sewerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05486705849783585232noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8650981.post-1160255629290551602006-10-07T14:00:00.000-07:002009-10-17T07:57:02.812-07:00

Memphis Mike posted some pics from the last Passout Records show we were at, featuring The Live Ones in their newest iteration, with another new bassist. Anyway, sometimes Jon asks if I wanna sing backups for their tune, Got What You Wanted, and I'm happy to oblige (even if the mic never picks me up 'cause I'm a tad short and don't want to mess up his set up). That's me in my slowly deteriorating

Connie Sewerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05486705849783585232noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8650981.post-1160251475367738102006-10-07T12:53:00.000-07:002006-10-07T13:53:32.386-07:00

A friend of ours is comin' over tomorrow, and he really digs my homemade dolmas (a.k.a. stuffed grape leaves). I make 'em veggie, so they're perfect for him 'cause he's one of them damn vegans. Now, I've been without meat or fish for over half my life at this point, but give up cheese? Nuh uh.Anyway, making dolmas is a fairly intensive process, but well worth it. I use a great recipe from a

Connie Sewerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05486705849783585232noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8650981.post-1160250794538446462006-10-07T12:51:00.000-07:002006-10-07T12:53:14.546-07:00

I guess the pissed off note I wrote to NameSecure Thursday worked, 'cause the site's back up. Shweeet.

Connie Sewerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05486705849783585232noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8650981.post-1160045154168993002006-10-05T03:42:00.000-07:002006-10-05T03:45:54.180-07:00

The PunkRockKitchen.com site has been down for almost a week now, and I'm pretty sure NameSecure's to blame. I'm taking a moment out of my valuable morning time to bitch about them since they've been dicking me around for days now, making it impossible for me to access the domain. First off, they never sent a notification that the domain had lapsed, and now that I've renewed it, I can't actually

Connie Sewerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05486705849783585232noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8650981.post-1158014416379197392006-09-11T14:35:00.000-07:002006-09-11T15:40:16.466-07:00

Ever have one of those nights when yer at a show you know you should be into, but ya just don't give a shit? I had a double dose of that Friday. We caught Radio Birdman (old Aussie band) at Irving, a show everybody had been gabbin' about for months and I guess I'd been lookin' forward to (even though their new album isn't especially spectacular or anything). I was up front for a lot of the show,

Connie Sewerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05486705849783585232noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8650981.post-1156299439835252382006-08-22T18:45:00.000-07:002006-08-22T19:29:50.786-07:00

Bleeding eyeballs, psychedelic underwater interludes, alcoholic grocery shopping, gloomy hilltop castles, exploding audiences, requisite viking themes, Deep Purple references....and metal, metal and more metal.But that's not all. If the full-on metal mayhem ain't enough, Brendon Small's latest project (that's on TV, anyway), Metalocalypse, actually had a submarine featured in the second episode!

Connie Sewerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05486705849783585232noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8650981.post-1154192037772814632006-07-29T09:29:00.000-07:002006-07-29T09:53:57.826-07:00

Thursday's Dot Dash opening night was super fun. The main event, The Dicks, were fuckin' awesome. They sounded great, plus they opened with my fave, Kill from the Heart. The crowd was pretty raucous, too.Live Fast Die opened, and of course, rocked. It's great to hear 'em with a second guitarist, and it's nice to actually hear Ethan's solos since the sound hasn't been so great at other venues

Connie Sewerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05486705849783585232noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8650981.post-1152057146409107132006-07-04T16:27:00.000-07:002006-07-05T03:30:18.890-07:00

It's cool havin' a four day weekend, but I gotta say last weekend was more fun than this one. Last Saturday, after all, we hit a great all-afternoon shindig featuring an onslaught of kick ass local bands (Ghetto Ways, Live Ones, Live Fast Die, ICU, Coy Dogs and Limousine, the first band that we missed). Anyway, it was at The Rock Star Bar, a.k.a. The Local. Every band sounded great, and there was

Connie Sewerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05486705849783585232noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8650981.post-1149886036504665212006-06-09T13:25:00.000-07:002006-06-09T13:47:17.340-07:00

I'm pissed. Our friend is getting hitched in July in LA and not only will we be missing the Mission of Burma show (I'm way into their new album), I'm missin' David Lee Roth! He was super fun last time we caught him and he needs cheering up from his true fans now that his radio gig's gone up in smoke. I know it pretty much sucked, but that doesn't mean he ain't still a kick ass performer. (I was

Connie Sewerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05486705849783585232noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8650981.post-1149884746242954672006-06-09T13:12:00.000-07:002006-06-09T13:25:46.646-07:00

Yeah, yeah, yeah, I've been super lazy lately, and neglecting this here blawg. But it's a punk rock blog, meaning I don't really give a shit!So, we were planning on catchin' the always amazingly entertaining and nearly-naked Demolition Doll Rods tonight at Trash, but we're skippin' it to hang with a cool couple we met in Dominican Republic a while back. Should be a fun night. It's been nice and

Connie Sewerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05486705849783585232noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8650981.post-1148137158402963582006-05-20T07:40:00.000-07:002006-05-20T07:59:18.496-07:00

Talk about no rest for the wicked....I've been lookin' forward to this weekend for a while now. Today our good friends Anne and Alex are tyin' the knot and throwin' what promises to be one of the most rockin' weddings of all time. Hey, with WFMU's Dave the Spazz as the DJ, what else could it be? I got myself a cool party dress, a pair of sexy dancin' shoes: I'm ready to go. And with Steve off at

Connie Sewerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05486705849783585232noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8650981.post-1147623181067123682006-05-14T09:12:00.000-07:002006-05-14T09:13:01.066-07:00

All right. So Friday night I had the pleasure of seeing Stephen Stills play a great show at a cool, cozy venue near Columbus Circle called Concert Hall. He was so good...playing mostly solo acoustic and later on with a bluesy back up band. He opened with two of my all time fave songs, period: 4+20 and Helplessly Hoping. He also played some of his other hits like Southern Cross (so great) and an

Connie Sewerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05486705849783585232noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8650981.post-1147622973729761412006-05-14T09:07:00.000-07:002006-05-14T09:09:33.730-07:00

How's this for cool? The Punk Rock Kitchen (and yours truly) are featured in this month's Alternative Press! Dig it:

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What's the world coming to? First they tell me they're doin' a remake of one of my all-time fave flicks that demands to remain untouched, Clash of the Titans. Now I find out Pixies guitarist Joey Santiago has just signed on with Elias Arts to compose tunes for TV ads. Actually, I'm sure he's makin' good money and he deserves it. If anything, I'd much rather see somebody like him write a song

Connie Sewerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05486705849783585232noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8650981.post-1146436175143748002006-04-30T15:20:00.000-07:002006-04-30T15:29:35.173-07:00

For Easter, I made a big batch of beautiful multicolored bowtie pasta using beets, spinach and carrots for the pigmentation. Since I couldn't find directions online about how to shape pasta, I just kinda winged it, but they turned out pretty damn great. Here's how it looked in progress:I also made some super cute chicky babies....

Connie Sewerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05486705849783585232noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8650981.post-1146430599470698962006-04-30T13:44:00.000-07:002006-04-30T13:56:39.490-07:00

The Punk Rock Kitchen Presents Cookie Chaos! is gettin' some more ink lately in some cool music mags. There's a little tidbit about it in the Spring ish of Punk Rock Confidential (see below). "This is no cookie-cutter cookie-cutter," writes PRC. Plus, a Cookie Chaos! recipe and a cool pic of me in the Punk Rock Kitchen is supposed to appear in issue #215 of Alternative Press (looks like that's

Connie Sewerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05486705849783585232noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8650981.post-1145921967081279372006-04-24T16:32:00.000-07:002006-04-24T16:39:27.083-07:00

I'm 30...somethin...and I think I may have to pick up my very first ish of Playgirl this month. It's apparently a humor issue and none other than Brendon Small, brain behind Home Movies and the upcoming Dethklok, and a major crush of mine, apparently is featured wearing viking headgear only. Whether or not it's obscuring li'l Brendon, I know not. But I shall soon.

Connie Sewerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05486705849783585232noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8650981.post-1145836071383382942006-04-23T16:23:00.000-07:002006-04-24T16:31:04.523-07:00

So, I was listening to Terre T's show on our kick-ass local free-form station, WFMU yesterday and get this: I won tix for the Live Fast Die show! They're just opening, but I'm psyched anyway.

Connie Sewerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05486705849783585232noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8650981.post-1145834390027625052006-04-23T16:04:00.000-07:002006-04-24T16:32:00.200-07:00

Yeah. Robert Pollard was really damn great Thursday night. How he can be drunk and swayin' and still remember the words to his tunes amazes me. Don't get me wrong, I can remember all the words to lots of songs when I'm drunk, but the thing is his tunes are flooded with non sequitors. I dunno, I guess it's his job to remember that stuff, so maybe it's not that incredible.Anyway, he sounded great,

Connie Sewerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05486705849783585232noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8650981.post-1144847984604528842006-04-12T06:08:00.000-07:002006-04-24T16:31:44.716-07:00

You never see any fat dudes in those silhouetted ads, do ya? It's all skinny hipsters with roller skates or stupid hats. Anyway, the reason for the non sequitor is Live Fast Die, one of my latest favorite rock 'n' roll bands. If you dig mean-spirited humorous lyrics, low-fi, upbeat, guitar-heavy punk rock (think Teengenerate meets Hasil Adkins or GG Allin and lots o' Dwarves), this is a must-have

Connie Sewerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05486705849783585232noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8650981.post-1143400333946426092006-03-26T11:06:00.000-08:002006-03-26T11:12:13.956-08:00

Just wanted to leave a note in memory of Buck Owens, who's passed on to that fishin' hole in the sky. His music always makes me happy.

Connie Sewerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05486705849783585232noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8650981.post-1142096939061805912006-03-11T08:22:00.000-08:002006-03-11T09:23:03.796-08:00

So, we hit the Bowery Ballroom last night for a little Swedish r 'n' r courtesy of the Hellacopters. We caught the last few tunes from one of the openers, The Datsuns (basically The Cult on steroids played by a buncha ugly skinny long hairs in tight jeans through Orange amps). The 'copters were tight, played a good mix with lots of older stuff (which is really the only stuff I know by them), and

Connie Sewerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05486705849783585232noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8650981.post-1141585717544534622006-03-05T11:00:00.000-08:002006-03-05T11:09:06.026-08:00

My brother Matt ran his second marathon today and beat his first marathon time by 20-some minutes! He did today's Sarasota marathon in 3 hours, 8 minutes. That means he qualifies for the Bean town marathon -- pretty damn prestigious! Matt and Dad Post-race

Connie Sewerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05486705849783585232noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8650981.post-1141585245861227272006-03-05T10:55:00.000-08:002006-03-05T11:00:45.863-08:00

Steve bought me the new Robert Pollard solo album a few weeks ago, and from the first listen I've been hooked. He's been one of my fave songwriters for years now, and I've always especially dug his solo stuff (Not in My Airforce, Waved Out, Kid Marine). This new record is so damn good, especially because there's little of the extraneous stuff that's found on a lot of his solo recordings - the

Connie Sewerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05486705849783585232noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8650981.post-1141584826248599302006-03-05T10:40:00.000-08:002006-03-05T10:53:46.313-08:00

I've been listenin' to the latest record from The Bomb, featuring former Naked Raygun frontman Jeff Pezzati. I just wanted to leave a quick note about it. I LOVE Naked Raygun, and this newest album, Indecision, is definitely Naked Raygunny. I'm not enthralled by it, that's for sure, but there's something about it that makes me thing it'll grow on me. It's pretty hooky, and filled with the

Connie Sewerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05486705849783585232noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8650981.post-1139419584467255852006-02-08T09:04:00.000-08:002006-02-08T09:44:43.296-08:00

I think the first cooking-related magazine I ever bought was a copy of Bon Appetit at the airport on my way to...uh...somewhere...when I was maybe 14 or 15.Anyway, I haven't subscribed to too many in the following years, nor have I purchased many off the shelves, but when I have, I've never been too impressed. I either find the recipes generic or too froufrou or just not really up my alley. Sure,

Connie Sewerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05486705849783585232noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8650981.post-1139322332779913392006-02-07T06:20:00.000-08:002006-02-07T07:00:57.176-08:00

How's this for cool? Kathleen just picked up a copy of Cookie Chaos! at Janam Tea in Jersey City (a hip little tea shop right near the Grove Path station), and she wrote to me, "The guitar cookie cutter is fantastic quality." She's right: it really is. It's a beautiful, hand-shaped copper cutter. Ya can't beat it. But this is even cooler: Kathleen bought Cookie Chaos! so she could make some

Connie Sewerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05486705849783585232noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8650981.post-1138663655442341862006-01-30T15:17:00.000-08:002006-01-30T15:27:35.456-08:00

I had tons o' fun at Union Pool Friday night at the DC Snipers record release shindig. The fire pit was roarin', the drinks were flowin' and my legs were wobblin'....Crimson Sweet sounded, uh, shweet. Some Action were cool, too. Honestly, I was pretty tipsy, so I don't remember every detail, but it was a good time just the same. I also got to see my buddies Mike and Jon, the Brothers Live Ones.

Connie Sewerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05486705849783585232noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8650981.post-1138663029287373092006-01-30T15:02:00.000-08:002006-01-30T15:17:09.336-08:00

Ever since Google announced it would be kowtowing to China's despicable Internet censorship laws, I've ceased my use of their search engine. Thing is, Blogger, the system I use to implement this here blog, is owned by the hypocritical "do no evil" Googlers. So, I might have to start using another tool, 'cause, damn it, this shit makes me sick. Here's an illuminating example (via Feld Thoughts) of

Connie Sewerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05486705849783585232noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8650981.post-1138310243324080992006-01-26T12:55:00.000-08:002006-01-26T13:17:23.373-08:00

So, I went to a conference last week at the Disney Coronado Springs Resort. I figured I'd make the most of going down there by meeting up with my mom (my parents and Grandma live in Longboat Key, Florida) to do the Disney thang that weekend -- cheesy, but fun. We had a really great time. As usual, the highlight of the trip for me was visiting the Rose and Crown pub in the phony England part of

Connie Sewerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05486705849783585232noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8650981.post-1138308910392258092006-01-26T12:46:00.000-08:002006-01-26T12:55:10.690-08:00

In just about two weeks we're hittin' the Dominican Republic for a week of sunnin' and boozin'. This has been such a weird, mild winter here in Jersey, that I'm not especially dying to get out of the cold, but the beach is always better than, well, just about anything. I've been reading all these reviews of Puerto Plata resorts - that's where we'll be - and it looks like there's a chance of

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The David Lee radio show beta test has finally begun. I've been listenin' in. As a used-ta-be Howard addict and talk radio junkie, I've gotta say, I'm not blown away. Still, today's show has been much better than yesterday's. Hey, what it comes down to is it's easy to write somebody off right away in a cut-throat competition like morning radio. But the thing is, all the talk radio greats had

Connie Sewerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05486705849783585232noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8650981.post-1133910939656777402005-12-06T15:05:00.000-08:002005-12-06T15:15:39.666-08:00

What captures the spirit of Christmas better than subjecting a kitty cat to cruel and unusual humiliation? Subjecting the most stubborn, proud kitty cat of them all to cruel and unusual humiliation and photographing her agony for all to see!Yep, each year I make homemade Christmas cards for a privileged few, and this year The Punk Rock Kitchen mascot, Tura, became the centerpiece of my card

Connie Sewerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05486705849783585232noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8650981.post-1132670291979831292005-11-22T09:35:00.000-08:002005-11-22T06:39:13.790-08:00

Well, they finally let one of the good ones live a pretty long life. But, sadly, Link Wray passed away November 5 in his home in Copenhagen, Denmark. From the message posted by his wife on his official site, it seems like he died in his sleep. I first got into Link about 10 years ago or so, and was lucky enough to see him play 3 or 4 times. Sure, he was gettin' up there, and during the last show

Connie Sewerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05486705849783585232noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8650981.post-1132529383676526492005-11-20T18:26:00.000-08:002005-11-20T15:35:14.926-08:00

The Punk Rock Kitchen makeover is officially just about complete. So, here are some before and after shots. *Note, these results are not typical. Individual results may vary.

Connie Sewerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05486705849783585232noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8650981.post-1132527348795409622005-11-20T17:51:00.000-08:002005-11-20T14:57:36.600-08:00

Can you tell I was pissed off the other day when I wrote that last post? No worries: I don't hate all people. OK, so I've been lookin' through the shots we took the other week at The Live Ones show at Trash Bar. I've isolated a few I can tolerate (they're supposed to be for the cover of their upcoming album), but I'm so goddam unphotogenic! Plus, I look faaaaaat in all of 'em, of course. UGH! But

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