This day has changed my life. I got up this Saturday morning after many nights late work to have a phone call from Nicole’s mother. She had been found between her building by her super and detectives had said she had fallen. I fell to my knees in disbelief. I couldn’t even fathom something hurting my amazing girl. She was invincible. For the next two hours or more I called everyone in NY, trying to find all of her friends, and get someone to the Harlem hospital pronto to check on her and tell her help was coming. Her parents frantically bought two different tickets and were going in the morning, I got a ticket Monday. So, as you can guess, I wasn’t myself all day. But the event that night, which I want to call a  benefit for the 121 and Nicole, was a huge success. I wore a short for Nicole and got all of her friends to sign it, everyone was in disbelief and I was going to try not to think about it till I was with her. I got word from Cheree that she was alive and giving her thumbs up. Overall there were probably 300 people at the event and a good bit of money was raised for the AC. As odd as life is, it was a good day to know that my fighter was still alive and that things went well at the 121.

went and bought some ink and got some screens made thanks to Chane. Everything is a rush to have something to benefit with. David Stephens was super cool in making us 120 posters before the event and I ordered 700 bucks worth or more of stickers, postcards, banners, and beyond. I love this place. 

and being under 130, we can climb the rafters like monkeys to hang the lights. whoop

can’t believe we have so much going on down here. Wednesday was another movie night with bands. There were actually tons of people out while we worked in Gallery. 

none of us weight over 130 pounds it seems so trying to pull things out of the ceiling was pretty damn funny.

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installation to be? hmmm

pretty much the whole week before the 30th was everyday and night preparation. We cleaned walls, took our the whole front room and talked art and drank beer. It was fun, tiring, and lots of work! This is gallery

Saturday night was the 121 show and it was a success! Lots of people and the bands were excellent. Got us really excited about the benefit coming up. Darra went to the Bond event with me so I went to an 80’s birthday party with her and Leslie Sunday night. It was odd and fun, as all 80’s fun is. jooswhoop

While gone Max had passed away. Jef and Brenda’s beloved dog. He meant the world to them and they had a benefit for him and organization that put him in their hands. Grady played some blues at Starbucks. 

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this weekend was preparation for the show. Friday we went on Daniel Guacs Radio show to talk about the event and the 121. Oh, and Bear Colony did a live set. They are playing Saturday night with Walking Bones and another band from Hattiesburg, an excellent night. Tyler and Matthew and I had fun on the radio, always do.