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Captain Cap Buttons

February 6th, 2013 · Comments Off on Captain Cap Buttons

These pinbacks are given to the first twelve who purchase Captain Cap, Volume 1.  I based the button on the only known photograph of Albert Caperon, the real Captain Cap.

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Dance Assemblages

January 17th, 2013 · Comments Off on Dance Assemblages

This series of black and white assemblages, made with collage, rubber stamps, and press type, was occasionally exhibited at dance concerts in the ’70s.  That is, they were once black and white, but have taken on other hues with age.  Here are a few:

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A Picture by Robin Hoffman

January 2nd, 2013 · 1 Comment

Robin Hoffman attends many performances at Brooklyn’s Jalopy Theater, and sketches what she sees.  She’s posted a picture of me with the tuba player Ralph Hamperian, over here.

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Love Is Fun

December 4th, 2012 · 1 Comment

I wrote “Love Is Fun” for White Knuckle Sandwich.  Dave Miller made a cartoon video of it, as you can see in the following screen shots.  

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Lookin’ for a Man

November 27th, 2012 · Comments Off on Lookin’ for a Man

Back in the ’90s, White Knuckle Sandwich made a video of Jen’s song, “Lookin’ for a Man.”  The song and storyboard were by Jen Perez, and it was shot by videographer Anney Bonney for the now defunct pseudo.com.  Anne Shapiro and I portrayed a number of characters in this disturbing production.  Here are some screen […]

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Modeling for Scarlot Harlot

September 4th, 2012 · 2 Comments

Sometime in the early ’80s, sex work activist Scarlot Harlot asked me to portray a phone sex addict for a slide show she was doing. Naturally, I agreed; I had, after all, a number of prop and toy phones that I used in my shows. She used the images in this birthday card.

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Radio Valentine

August 24th, 2012 · Comments Off on Radio Valentine

Following the Thanksgiving show, KPFA invited me back for Valentine’s Day in 1978.  I sang some songs, played piano, and played 78s.

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The Thanksgiving Radio Special

August 23rd, 2012 · Comments Off on The Thanksgiving Radio Special

Somehow, back in San Francisco in 1977, I did a “Thanksgiving Radio Special” on KPFA.  I read some pseudo-Americana, sang some songs, and brought my colleague Bill Irwin to demonstrate hat tricks and to chat with me.  I had recorded 78s from my collection on a portable tape recorder; and kept that fading in and […]

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Flying Saucer Wooden Nickels

August 22nd, 2012 · Comments Off on Flying Saucer Wooden Nickels

At the last Ullage Group event, I handed out party favors.  Since we were showing films by John Keel, that noted ufologist, I made some flying saucer wooden nickels, using rubber stamps he had once owned.  

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A Hoffman Sketch

July 5th, 2012 · 1 Comment

Robin Hoffman drew this sketch of me, in performance at the Jalopy Theater.  You can find out more about her at www.robinhoffman.com.

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