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The Big Takeover

June 29, 2007 – 8:30 am

On the Map Dept: I live on Eldert Street, a 6 block long stretch on the south side of the Shwick (let's get all the kids to start calling it that!). My end of the block is residential, rowhouses and an elevated train. Children run around the block and participate in activities that can only [...]

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You can look but you better not touch

May 25, 2007 – 9:12 am

Cuttin Headz, originally uploaded by Jimmy Legs. I was feeling gross yesterday but I was planning on going to work anyway until Jeannie talked me out of it. As lazy as I can be, I still have trouble making that decision to call in sick, mostly because I'm still not used to the notion of [...]

By Jimmy Legs | Also posted in House, Pets, Renovation, The Yard | Comments (0)

Hey Romeo, there's something down there

May 10, 2007 – 9:37 am

Look at that lovely floor! Despite still having some loose ends (more wall work to do, no latch on the door), we hooked up the rig and went to town, musically, last night. The verdict: not bad! Sound isolation is better than I anticipated. Well, actually, when we began this project I envisioned a completely [...]

By Jimmy Legs | Also posted in Motico, Music, Renovation, Soundproofing | Comments (1)

Won't you be mine

May 8, 2007 – 11:48 am

View from my ground-floor windows, originally uploaded by Jimmy Legs. I'm tired of posting pictures of that damn band room. Anyway, it's nearly done. We still need rugs or something to dampen the sound in the room, but after that it's party time, more or less. So here's a photo of the neighbors' houses. If [...]

By Jimmy Legs | Also posted in Bushwick, House | Comments (0)

And take you to your special island

April 16, 2007 – 3:31 pm

You know how sometimes when you drink you end up doing things you later regret? Well, this happened to me the other night. I awoke on Sunday with a pounding head and the sobering realization that at 3:30 the night before I was singing "Captain Jack" because Alex knew how to play it on the [...]

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