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August 12, 2020

don’t get comfortable.

minigirls{public post} no. don’t get comfortable. greetings from my rental in hastings, aoteraoa new zealand. the althing/state of all things was supposed to go out today, but i haven’t even touched the draft that hayley and the team have put...
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Published on August 12, 2020 14:02

July 29, 2020

“a nightingale sang in berkeley square” with the BBC Symphony Orchestra {official Thing}

A-Nightingale-Sang-In-Berkeley-Square-final(public post) my Dear Ones… “the whole damn world seemed upside-down …. i know ’cause i was there” time to get your feels on….this is a strange walk down recent memory lanes, this release is. let’s do it. here we...
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Published on July 29, 2020 06:59

June 21, 2020

happy father’s day….i love you so much.

unnamed (2){public post} dear ones. happy father’s day, everybody. that’s a picture of me and my dad, taken by my mom,  when i was just a tiny baby in 1976. life is weird and long eh?. and things always keep changing....
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Published on June 21, 2020 11:15

June 20, 2020

on racism, words, art, time and progress.

IMG_0456 2{public post} hey loves. love from hastings, aotearoa new zealand. i’m here and i’m reading comments. i hope you’re all doing okay. i love you. it was just juneteenth.  for my readers outside of the states who may not be...
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Published on June 20, 2020 08:48

June 15, 2020

a love note, a vote note, & recap of the Free Black University instagram takeover

xoooom(public post) hallo loves. greetings from hastings, aotearoa, where i’m losing my mind slightly less. i’m even going to be playing a show this weekend….that’s right, i am not kidding: i am going to busk at the napier farmer’s market...
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Published on June 15, 2020 13:08

June 11, 2020

goodbye, beautiful casey…we will miss you so much.

4811280032_b79ea14037_b(public post – main photo of casey by chuck revell) hello loves. oh man. in the midst of all that is happening, i would like to pause…even pause the pause….and say goodbye to a dear, beloved member of the dresden...
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Published on June 11, 2020 09:48

June 4, 2020

black lives matter.

BLM{public post} hello my loves. dear friends. greetings from hastings, new zealand. i have been meaning to write for a few days; i’ve been moving house for the past 48 hours. these are dark times. america is in pain. deep,...
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Published on June 04, 2020 10:13

June 1, 2020

“The Art of Asking About Abortion”: Jack & Gaby’s 3rd Foreign Tour Correspondent Project {official thing}

holdingon(public post) hello dear ones. TL;DR….patreon-funded writer jack nicholls and photographer gabrielle motola’s third tour-reportage piece, published via medium, is now out. it’s called “the art of asking about abortion” and it’s here. it is about a thirty-minute read. the...
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Published on June 01, 2020 14:56

May 28, 2020

the dresden dolls – the muppets’ “i’m going to go back there someday” {official Thing}

cYlIkrUD(public post) ((quickie: i’m also going live on a webchat RIGHT NOW from new zealand for the webchat-tier patrons…6-8pm new york time (10am-12pm new zealand time). here’s the link to that post if you want to join in: https://www.patreon.com/posts/going-l...)) hallo...
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Published on May 28, 2020 12:53

May 16, 2020

happy birthday, dear brian…and a dresden dolls update

90E062FE-27B9-4DB1-BBBA-CFFEC6DDCE59hey loves just hopping away from mom breakfast duty for a second to wish my dear bandmate and beautiful friend and co-conspirator, brian viglione, otherwise known as dick biglione, otherwise known as The Best Drummer In The World, a HAPPY...
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Published on May 16, 2020 13:49