November – 2006 – Got the Jimmy Legs

Monthly Archives: November 2006

Put a shadow cross the window when the old man comes around

November 7, 2006 – 3:09 pm

So Friday night we finally make a point of going out on the town. Our friend's band was playing a show at Cake Shop, one of the only worthwhile venues left in the East Village/LES. Due to my foggy brain, I didn't quite make the connection, but this was indeed a CMJ performance. There are […]

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There's something down there

November 3, 2006 – 11:24 am

The asbestos is gone and now it's primer time. We've got to prepare all the ugly orange moldings throughout the house and obscure them with heavy white paint. I really wanted to strip the paint and stain the moldings but preliminary stripping revealed at least 4 previous layers of paint; this is pretty much on […]

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My pink half of the drain pipe

November 2, 2006 – 1:31 pm

Right now some Irish guys are removing the asbestos pipe insulation from my basement. They also informed me that the ancient pebbled tile in much of the basement also contains the dreaded element. Apparently tile isn't as big a deal as the insulation but I'm having them remove it all just to be safe. Yes, […]

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