David Rhoden

Dirty Knives played Checkpoint Charlie's

by David Rhoden. Day 12469.

Checkpoint's pays the bands fairly. They would print out the total bar and food sales made while you played, show you the printout, and give you 15% (?) of that amount.

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Family, 1970. 
1971
Me, Beverly, and Matt on a bike with our dad, about 1971. 
1973
My first appearance in the paper. 
1975
Watched The Night That Panicked America. 
1976
Influences: we got an 8-track tape of folk songs for Christmas. 
1977
Influences: the art of Don Martin. 
1978
I helped make a commercial with Mr. Sulu. 
1979
Kicks, Atoms Win In CYF. 
1983
I saw Billy Squier at the Roundhouse. 
I took the Kuder test. 
Saw R.E.M. at Six Flags over Georgia. 
I saw The Day After on TV. 
1984
I took the family car and went to see a rock show in Athens though I was underage. 
Played with a Gene Simmons doll. 
Buncha guys sitting on the couch. 
Thanksgiving Punk Fest. 
Punk rock comes to Chattanooga. 
1985
Bev's birthday, 1985. 
Saw Musical Moose and Bend Sinister at the Knights of Columbus Hall. 
I saw the Black Crowes before they were really the Black Crowes. 
The Red M&Ms recorded our five-song cassette, Unhealthy. 
I saw The Ramones at Bucknell University. 
1987
I lived in this not-quite-legal loft on Causeway Street in Boston. 
Saw Bullet Lavolta and Lemonheads at Adams House Dining Hall. 
Saw R.E.M. at Stokley Athletic center at the University of Tennessee. 
1988
Everything Tool played with Abstracts at Cityside. 
Everything Tool played with Across The Yard at China King. 
1989
Mercyland, Anastasia Screamed and Everything Tool played at Planet Earth, Knoxville, 
I checked this War Of The Worlds LP out of the Knox County Library. 
1990
We played a show or two in Chattanooga. 
Snake Oil's first practice. 
Snake Oil played Gryphons with Swell. 
1991
All the pictures I have of my cat Jack. 
My college diploma, laminated. 
1992
Had a pretty great birthday party. 
I looked at a pedestrian's food for too long. 
1993
I saw American Music Club at Irving Plaza. 
Saw Mark Eitzel at Acme. 
Halloween 1993. 
I held a baby, for the cameras. 
1994
Saw Buddy Ebsen and Nick Heyward at a live taping of Conan. 
Published Bachelor No. 1, issue 1. 
Published Bachelor No. 1, issue 2. 
My ten thousandth day. 
I went to Central Park in the fall. 
Published Bachelor No. 1, issue 3. 
1995
I co-wrote a book 
1996
Hi-Balls did a photo shoot. 
We attempted to silkscreen the Hi-Balls record sleeve. 
Betty came to live with me. 
1997
I saw Little Richard on Tom Snyder's show. 
I lived at 532 Pacific Street, Brooklyn. 
We used to go to this cabin in Callicoon, New York. 
I went to a wedding at the Beverly Hills Hotel. 
1998
rehearsed at Prince Studio, probably with Hi-Balls. 
Hi-Balls played Brownie's with MacArthur. 
Visited Klasky-Csupo Animation in Los Angeles. 
I saw The Big Lebowski on opening night. 
My grandfather died. 
Dark Marbles played the Spiral. 
Went to a party some time in the Nineties. 
I started dating Sara. 
Dark Marbles' drummer got married and we never saw him again. 
Dark Marbles played the Spiral again. 
I saw On The Town. 
Dark Marbles played the Continental. 
1999
I sang to a cat named Tamayo. 
I played an open mic at Checkpoint Charlie. 
The Innuendos first date recording with Mitro. 
The Innuendos second date recording with Mitro. 
The Innuendos played Nightingale's. 
Betty got on my shoulder. 
Happy Holidays (with the Churchkeys at Lakeside Lounge, 1999). 
2000
I had a bachelor party. 
Ernie K-Doe sang at my wedding. 
We got the strangest wedding present. 
I saw Betty Wright at Jazz Fest and got blown away. 
2001
Dirty Knives played Mermaid Lounge with Westbury Squares. 
Hi-Balls played the Strathmore Ballroom. 
Dirty Knives played the Mermaid with Fireballs of Freedom. 
Dirty Knives played the Bayou in Baton Rouge 
Dirty Knives played Checkpoint Charlie's 
I interviewed for the job of running the Offbeat magazine web site. 
Attended Ernie K-Doe's funeral. 
Dirty Knives played El Matador with Sugar Tank. 
Dirty Knives played Dixie Taverne. 
Sleepy Heads first show at Circle Bar. 
Dirty Knives played Rock n Bock with Lowerline. 
Sleepy Heads played a birthday party at Mermaid Lounge. 
Dirty Knives played Checkpoint's with The Wednesdays. 
Dirty Knives played Tasty World in Athens. 
Dirty Knives played Bandito Burrito in Huntsville, Alabama. 
Dirty Knives played Pilot Light in Knoxville. 
Sleepy Heads played El Matador with Hip Replacements. 
Sleepy Heads played Circle Bar. 
We went to Dallas for Shannon and Tom's wedding. 
Dirty Knives played Mermaid Lounge with Immortal Lee County Killers. 
Sleepy Heads played the Circle Bar. 
Sleepy Heads played the Mermaid Lounge. 
Sleepy Heads played El Matador with Supagroup. 
Sleepy Heads played New Year's Eve at Circle Bar. 
2002
I went to Saltillo, Coahuila, Mexico. 
Stacks played with Doctor-A-Go-Go at Circle Bar. 
Dirty Knives played Dixie Taverne, June 10, 2002. 
All-Night Movers played a house party. 
All-Night Movers played the Star Bar in Atlanta. 
All-Night Movers played a show at Sara Essex's studio. 
All-Night Movers played the Mermaid Hallowe'en Masked Ball as ELO. 
I got interviewed by Bunny Matthews for Offbeat. 
Red Hot. 
2003
All-Night Movers drove to Athens. 
All-Night Movers played the Pilot Light in Knoxville, Tennessee. 
All-Night Movers played a house party in Huntsville, Alabama. 
All-Night Movers played at Jeff Pounds' house again. 
Went to an opening at Big Top Gallery. 
Saw Charm City Brokers at d.b.a. 
Saw VLADRM and Fontanelles at El Matador. 
I saw Demolition Doll Rods at El Matador. 
Ka-Nives and All-Night Movers played at Cafe Cottage in Lafayette, Louisiana. 
All-Night Movers played the Hi-Ho Lounge with the Ka-Nives. 
Slade and I flew to New York. 
All-Night Movers played 219 Flamingo with The Demands. 
All-Night Movers played at Lakeside Lounge. 
All-Night Movers played at Hank's Saloon in Brooklyn. 
All-Night Movers played at Mermaid Lounge with Thee Shams and Cary Hudson. 
Dirty Knives played Strathmore Ballroom. 
Saw The Ka-Nives at the Circle Bar. 
I had an art show with Mimi at Circle Bar. 
2004
MAXIMVS! played a Mardi Gras type party at Trey's house. 
Stacks played Lounge Lizards, I made a special flyer. 
All-Night Movers played Sound Exchange in Houston with Ka-Nives. 
i did the cover illustration for Where Y'At magazine. 
MAXIMVS! played the Circle Bar. 
MAXIMVS! played the Circle Bar without our actual guitar player. 
The Stacks played a party; it turned into a struggle. 
MAXIMVS! went to Barton Springs in Austin. 
Free like the wind sketch. 
All-Night Movers played the Emerald Bar in St. Pete. 
The Stacks played at Dr. Cliff Davis's garage. 
MAXIMVS! played the Cave in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. 
Stacks played a show at Lounge Lizards. 
The Stacks played the Bridge Lounge. 
2005
The Stacks played Sluggo's in Pensacola. 
The Stacks played the Big Top. 
The Stacks played the Big Top again. 
The Stacks played at Dr. Cliff Davis's garage again. 
Jimmy and The Wolfpack played Circle Bar. 
Stacks played the Circle Bar. 
I met Gina Phillips at a party at the Truck Farm. 
Saw Gina Phillips and her band at the Big Top. 
I worked at a law firm with miserable people. 
I went to Union Pool for New Year's and met Hannibal. 
2006
Mardi Gras 2006 non-costume. 
Jimmy and The Wolfpack played Lakeside Lounge. 
Jimmy and The Wolfpack played at Otto's Shrunken Head. 
Jimmy and The Wolfpack played a club in Manhattan somewhere. 
I visited my mom and took this picture of Betty. 
I had a show of my paintings at a gallery called Maiden, Brooklyn. 
I saw History Boys on Broadway with Leslie. 
I saw Archie Bell at McCarren Pool. 
Jimmy and the Wolfpack played a Hallowe'en party on Grand Street. 
Jimmy and The Wolfpack played another show at 276 Grand Street (I think). 
2007
Watched the Super Bowl halftime starring Prince. 
I got in a fight with Batman on my birthday. 
Slade's Hog. 
I saw Lauren Ambrose and Oscar Isaac in Romeo and Juliet at Shakespeare In The Park. 
I played drums with The Headless Hookers at Passout Records. 
I got a cat though I didn't mean to. 
Sally came to live with me. 
Sally got on my shoulder. 
Sally got a toy. 
My neighbor Talisha drew me some flowers. 
Sally stretched on our plywood floor. 
2008
Stacks played the Saturn Bar, without any rehearsal. 
Sally got a new collar. 
I had a little barbecue in my Bushwick backyard. 
Sally was a good cat. 
I did karaoke in Brooklyn. 
2009
Jimmy and The Wolfpack played Lakeside Lounge again. 
Jimmy and the Wolfpack played the Lakeside Lounge, NYC. 
Went to Slade and Amara's wedding, and DJed the reception. 
Sally sat among the roses. 
Sally got her school picture taken. 
Sally spent the day with me at the office. 
Jimmy and The Wolfpack played Freddy's Back Room. 
Jimmy and The Wolfpack at Matchless, Greenpoint, Brooklyn. 
Sally enjoyed our yard in Bushwick. 
I had a great backyard in Bushwick. 
Walked on the levee with Rosa. 
Headless Hookers played at Zablozki's. 
I saw Future Of The Left at Music Hall of Williamsburg. 
2010
Watch your language or else I will. 
Jimmy and The Wolfpack at Freddy's Bar, Brooklyn. 
I visited Aqueduct racetrack. 
I dreamed I went to Mount Rushmore. 
Sally showed off on Orchid Street. 
I saw ? and the Mysterians at Great Jones Cafe. 
I dreamed I met G.H.W. Bush at a garden store. 
2011
I photographed a letterpress printing shop in new York City. 
Jimmy and The Wolfpack played Parkside Lounge. 
I went bowling at The Gutter. 
Deadly jelly on Rockaway Beach. 
Sally on the yard table at 181 Irving Avenue. 
Avatar painting in my Bushwick place, 
Found a free organ. 
Sally stretched in the backyard. 
I moved out of 181 Irving Avenue. 
I saw Sebadoh at One Eyed Jack's. 
2012
Sally played on a boat. 
Stacks played at Allways Lounge with The Parishioners. 
Sally relaxed. 
Sailed and failed at the regatta again. 
Sally on the porch at Orchid Street. 
Dreamed I worked in an ad agency housed in a ski chateau. 
Painted a two-mouth creature. 
The Stacks played at the Big Top. 
Stacks played the Saturn Bar October 5. 
Stacks at Siberia with Happy Talk and a play. 
2013
The Stacks played the 8th Annual Chazfest. 
I was just proud of this juxtaposition. 
Fixed up an old beater bike. 
Went to a crawfish boil at the Bomb Factory. 
Sally lived with me on Orchid Street. 
Driver needs kidney. 
Sally made friends with a three-legged cat neighbor. 
The Stacks played the Saturn Bar, with Mystery Girl, I think? 
I admired a unique automobile. 
I sang two songs on The Goodnight Show. 
2014
Stacks played Siberia with Settly. 
Stacks played the Saturn Bar on Valentines Day. 
Buddy getting in a bucket. 
Mardi Gras 2014 costume. 
Riding bikes before Hurricane Gustav. 
I photographed an old sign in New Orleans. 
Gravestones in the cemetery on Spruce Street. 
We had a benefit for Lauren's dog Rose. 
I sold this orange squiggle. 
I saw the Hall Monitors. 
The Stacks played the Saturn Bar. 
Sally sat on a sunny desk in Austin, Texas. 
I got to be in the 'tit Rex parade. 
Stacks played at Siberia with Scott H. Biram. 
I went to Banks Street Bar with Barbara, Trey, and Becca. 
New picks are here. 
I bought my truck, Goldie. 
First day at Sanders/Wingo. 
Ate a lot of tacos in Texas. 
Went to a bar in Austin with my old band mate (not pictured). 
I did a man on the street interview for The New York Times about Bill Cosby. 
Welcome to Hempstead. 
2015
Sally got in the blankets. 
Got a picture of Sally in the covers. 
Sally slept in a sunbeam. 
My house in Austin. 
Sally scowled. 
Sally yawned. 
Saw The Mummies and OBNIIIs in Austin. 
Sally got under the covers. 
2016
Speedcrawler played Valentine's Day. 
My office put a piece of mine on the conference room wall. 
I played some shows with a band called Speedcrawler. 
A lunch hour disaster was averted. 
Finished this painting of an angry woman. 
Mountain Shoutin' played one show. 
Halloween 2016 with Mountain Shoutin'. 
A warehouse caught fire while I was home for Thanksgiving. 
I visited Smoker's Paradise in Toomey, Louisiana. 
2017
My grandfather Percy Reeves, in about 1927 or 1928. 
Goldie's radiator blew up near Poplarville, Mississippi. 
I saw Wayne-O-Rama in Chattanooga. 
I saw the Wayne White exhibit at the Hunter Museum in Chattanooga. 
Sally got in the weeds. 
I took a picture of a pickle. 
I had a good shed on Clark Street. 
I took pictures of my shed at 321 Clark Street in the rain. 
Sally enjoyed an AC/DC record. 
Saw Huey Lewis and The News at Gretna Fest. 
Sketched Daisy, sitting on the couch with me. 
A gloomy shot from my backyard. 
Sally keeps watch at 321 Clark Street. 
2018
Dreamed I was one of the all-stars in the Taco Bell All-Star game. 
I costumed for Mardi Gras 2018. 
We had a little pickin' party. 
Saw a cruise liner in my backyard. 
Holy Cross Neighborhood Association. 
I lived at 315 Tricou Street in New Orleans. 
Went with Gina up on the levee. 
Gina's work tent failed in a storm. 
Black racer on the fence. 
Gina and I went to a dog track to watch the Kentucky Derby in Birmingham. 
Sally stretched on the bed. 
I showed some paintings at Treasure Tattoo. 
The Stacks played at Gasa Gasa. 
I found some marbles in my firepit. 
Sally investigated zinnias from our garden. 
The Stacks played Siberia 
The Stacks played the Circle Bar. 
Stacks played at Siberia with Rubber Maids and Egg Yolk Jubilee. 
I started working at Online Optimism. 
Took a picture of a mosaic on the ground in the Garden District. 
I went to Galatoire's for an office Christmas party. 
2019
Showed some paintings at Bywater Bakery, sold one. 
I attended Mardi Gras 2019, probably my last. 
Funnin' around with Gina. 
Dreamed a movie trailer. 
Had a happy bonfire at Gina's. 
I went to open mic night at Old Arabi Bar. 
I saw this anti-Trump truck in New Orleans. 
I animated a sasquatch. 
I made an animation rig. 
Saw a speckled king snake in the road. 
I found a snazzy nest. 
One day you're all yeah, the next day you're like no. 
Family Feud is the ultimate game show. 
Sally caught up on reading. 
Bus. 
Went to Kukhnya with Gina, Trey, and Becca. 
Sally slept on the desk, as usual. 
Found this offering on the levee. 
Went to this throwback diner in New Orleans. 
I went to Chattanooga for Thanksgiving. 
I took a picture of a sign. 
A walk by the Mississippi in December. 
A soft daddy long legs, for lack of a better description. 
Buddy making biscuits. 
I played bass with Fore Day Creep at the Circle Bar. 
2020
We went to Picayune, Mississippi for a bonfire. 
Buddy got in the dryer. 
Morning fog on the Industrial Canal. 
The last picture of Sally. 
This is in the warehouse across the street from me. 
We had a backyard bonfire. 
I listened to Before The Next Teardrop Falls. 
Technicolor Gina. 
Here's a picture of the inside of my house in New Orleans. 
Our band had just started recording when the stay-at-home order came. 
Buddy offered a headbutt. 
I got robbed, probably by some shady women. 
Mr. Manners. 
Standing on the levee near the sugar plant. 
Here are ten or twelve albums that really influenced me. 
I made some half-sour pickles. 
Cats on a car on Douglass Street, Lower Ninth Ward. 
I grew a beard for the first time in my life. 
Hot legs Buddy. 
Bonfire. 
Stacks recorded in the studio. 
Gina looked like a valentine. 
Found a levee offering. 
Buddy on the backporch. 
Painted a lighter. 
Influences: Milton Glaser. 
Got my keyboard fixed. 
Gina made some videos about her art. 
A mystery is solved 
Buddy and Otter are frenemies. 
I painted a lighter. 
I liked this brown truck. 
I made a little animation. 
I grew a beard. 
Buddy on the desk. 
Dreamed I learned something about fuel siphoning. 
Otter in the garden. 
Nature TV, featuring Hurricane Zeta 
I dreamed a trip home to Tennessee. 
Buddy and I learned a hard lesson about discipline. 
Couldn't sleep on Election Eve. 
Gina was part of a small show at Jonathan Ferrara Gallery. 
First COVID test. 
Gina put on the Holy Cross Music Hang. 
Second COVID test. 
Buddy on the porch. 
Unimog! 
Saw a nifty slasher truck at the grocery store. 
Made an exhaust fan for Buddy. 
dreamed I was on tour. 
Buddy Long Legs. 
Painted a monster. 
Watched a sunset with a dog. 
I dreamed a new Rod Stewart tune. 
Gina got me exactly what I wanted for Christmas. 
Gina and I went to the Chalmette Battlefield. 
Painted a painting called Seriously. 
2021
Animated a clock face. 
Burned Altima on Alhambra Street. 
Animated metamorphoses. 
I dreamed about a strange thrift store. 
Organic form painting, again. 
Consider the stumpgrinder. 
Otter's been hanging out on the utility shelf. 
Painted a reporter. 
Blender practice makes...? 
I painted a football player. 
What did this note mean? 
I animated a face. 
Gina's show, Shape-Memory, officially opened today. 
I realized I hadn't read a lot of the books on my shelves. 
Dark sky in Arabi. 
Otter came over for a nap on my work table. 
Buddy and Otter stopped fighting for a minute. 
My neighbor Stoo has some goats. 
Golden Ray played a gig on Magazine Street. 
My new band Golden Ray makes its debut. 
My new band Golden Ray makes its rescheduled debut. 
My new band Golden Ray makes its re-re-scheduled debut. 
Buddy liked to rub his chin on an iPad. 
I dreamed a religious group took over my home to make a worship show. 
Attended Goatstock at a neighbor's house. 
Went to a bonfire in the Lower Ninth Ward with a horse. 
Saw some of Gina's work from college at the Ogden Museum Of Art. 
Dreamed I had some tasks to do in Paris, France. 
I took a walk around downtown Chattanooga. 
First flight in years. 
The Stacks release the recordings we did with Andre Marquette 
We took the bachelor out, and Gina found a kitten. 
I went to Tom and Noy's wedding. 
Some of my art is in North Carolina. 
I went to the regatta but it rained. 
I dreamed I wanted to eat a basketball. 
I dreamed I fell a hundred feet into the sea.