These are a few things that just don't seem to fit anywhere else. Projects, funny-but-sad tv appearances, odd hobbies, and old work that still interests me. As I can dig through the virtual attic and locate some dusty URLs, I'll put them here on display. Please prepare accordingly.
It's a contest!
I was on the first episode of the ill-fated Martha Stewart: The Apprentice reality tv show. Andy Warhol said everyone gets their fifteen minutes -- I got my .75 seconds.
For many many years, I've hoped to turn my illustrated book, Frederick & Eloise, into a film. Actors, music, the whole thing. A couple of years ago, I decided to spur this dream with a blog documenting the piecemeal slow-as-molasses process. Months go between postings as I am currently raising children and involved in the children's book racket. But one of these days...
For a couple of years I took my accordion playing very seriously. I had an accordion that cost more than my current car, I entered competitions, and I was 2001 student of the year at the Acme Accordion School in Westmont, New Jersey. Here is my story.