David Rhoden

Snake Oil's first practice.

by David Rhoden. Day .

I know I have at least one picture of this band because I remember our guitar player Rick is wearing a top hat and cut off jeans with a basketball jersey and we are playing in a Blockbuster parking lot. but I can't find it. Rick??
One of my favorite self-penned lyrics, "Breathe Fire", is on this recording. "Couples Skate Only" is on here too.

Here's something i wrote about us twenty years ago (circa 2000):

Snake Oil was a band ahead of its time. Only now is their overheated metallic blues finding the audience it deserved.
The band began when I, Dave Rhoden, got kicked out of my own band Everything Tool, because I wanted to do more stupid material. The surviving members suggested I hook up with KGB (not the Jefferson Airship refugees or the other "supergroup" also using that name), three drunkards who frequently opened shows for us. They played a lot of 'double covers' - songs the Replacements covered, basically. Also "Dragon Attack." But they had a song called "Black Label Light", and Everything Tool had one called "Black Label", so we had something in common.

The first rehearsal took place in Gryphon's Laundry's basement in Knoxville the night the Gulf War broke out....you figure out the dates. Then we played a bunch of shows where the audience booed and threw things, finding the combination of goofy "blooz" lyrics and the band's maximum heaviosity unbearable.

Despite our absolute lack of success (I don't think we ever got paid, ever), we had a number of classic songs that are as good as...I dunno, "Take The Skinheads Bowling"? We didn't want to rule the world but we wanted somebody to think we were all right.

We had a little kindling size pile of great songs, and I still think "Breathe Fire" has one of the best lyrics I ever wrote and I'm shocked that the salacious ballad "Couples Skate Only" isn't played at more weddings and proms.
Others who were in the band with me have taken umbrage at my telling of the tale but none of them have stepped up to the mike (no longer true! read Rick's version -ed.) ...but apparently all our songs were hyper-intelligent and wildly commercial and our behavior was without stain.

I don't know what happened to Rick's version.

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