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October 30, 2009

Could I Possibly Be On The Verge of the BEST Halloween EVER?

Happy HELLidaze!

A day early but this is the last chance I’ll have to post from Chicago for the time being.

It’s a humid and rainy day here in the Windy City where it has been windy all morning. I know, I was out in it taking care of errands, my umbrella being pulled inside out and back. irritating me. So I treated myself to a nice brunch at El Palmar, 2 fish tachos, cervice and a Tecate. Absolutely delicious.

As we all know I have the Type O Negative show tonight and a flight out of O’hare with a 5 hour layover in Atlanta. Good goddamned thing I have 3 new books to read. Maybe I’ll meet another interesting traveller as I did last Feb during my much too short layover in Houston last time I flew into Baton Rouge.

I’ve already set my alarm clock because this may be a challenge.

Mark is at a car dealership as I write and is buying a new Mercedes-Benz CLK500 Cabriolet wich is a convertible. I’m told I will be the first passenger. Life is good for some people. I guess considering how absolutely horrific of a year 2009 began for me personally, I’m doing pretty well myself. And now in hindsight I KNOW some things happen for a reason. Some people are just sick and twisted and play games with other people. Luckily a lot of my friends that surrounded me this year are those with nothing but pure and positive intentsions.

So my dear reader, I sign off for now. I’ll talk to you on the other side of daylight savings time.

- Alejandro

October 28, 2009

And The Beat Goes On

Bando and AZ at Blue Bayou

This coaster ride has not quit. I haven’t even had time to do my laundry or go pick up my mail. But I do look back on last weekend with amassive smile on my mug. Poor Bando almost did not survive.

Now as the final stretch is upon me, another plan has be etched for me. The morning after this Friday nights Type O Negative concert, I am flying to Baton Rouge courtesy of my friend and partner in crime, Too Dark Mark and I’m there for the Halloween weekend with my newly improved ZORRO costume.

When I return I close out this 3 month run of shows w/ Skinny Puppy, and then DEVO. That is is I survive the southern hosptality and those Louisiana Ladies. If my last visit was any clue, it’s going to be another good one for the books.

And speaking of books, I got 3 new hardbacks in the mail this week, Andy McCoy of Hanoi Rocks fame’s autobio Sheriff McCoy, Paul Schaffer of SNL/David Letterman fame’s autobio as well as late night TV host Craig Ferguson’s autobio. And I also recieved 2 Cheap Trick DVD’s and the final missing piece of my Russ Meyer colelction, “Beyond The Valley of The Dolls” which is simply a beautiful work of art.

Red Hot Annie poses for AZ

Vaudzilla’s Donna Touch shoots a wave to AZ

October 25, 2009

Angels and Mariachi’s/ AZ and Bree / Honkey Tonk’s and Heartburns

Horseshoe, Angels and Mariachi’s, Rock House, Holiday Club, Country Bar and Carols

Cornellia’s, Hop Leaf, Holiday Club and Country Bar

Меня зовут Алекс Зандр. Я - музыка рок-н-ролла плохой мальчик. Мне сделали сердце золота. И Вы имеете, лучше верят всему, что Вам когда-либо говорили. Я - кража женщины, сердечная ломка, люблю голодного человека. И нет ничего, я люблю лучше чем одна прикроватная тумбочка.

October 21, 2009

feeling nostalgic

CLICK IT

www.youtube.com/watch?v=JCtqExB5RXc

been on youtube a lot lately

share this one w/ my friends tonight so i feel the urge to share it w/ you

my lick summer love this song brings back so many memories and mammories

the guitarists autobiography arrive at my door today and i highly anticipate burying myself into it

my brother email this pic tonight, AZ at 17 totally new wave!

October 20, 2009

I can’t sleep

Again, up ay 3 AM and

I hate every bone in her body but mine.

October 19, 2009

a TaSte Of SuMmEr

She walked through my door again as she did so many times before. Armed w/ micro beer and Jack Daniels, it seemed like it was just yesterday all over again.

But when she quoted Leonard Cohen, it made it that much sweeter.

And we laughed our asses off through Gran Torino.

You came to me this morning
And you handled me like meat
You’d have to be a man to know
How good that feels, how sweet

My mirror twin, my next of kin
I’d know you in my sleep
And who but you would take me in
A thousand kisses deep

I loved you when you opened
Like a lily to the heat
You see I’m just another snowman
Standing in the rain and sleet

Who loved you with his frozen love
His secondhand physique
With all he is and all he was
A thousand kisses deep

I know you had to lie to me
I know you had to cheat
To pose all hot and high
Behind the veils of sheer deceit

Our perfect porn aristocrat
So elegant and cheap
I’m old but I’m still into that
A thousand kisses deep

I’m good at love, I’m good at hate
It’s in between I freeze
Been working out but it’s too late
(It’s been too late for years)

But you look good, you really do
They love you on the street
If you were here I’d kneel for you
A thousand kisses deep

The autumn moved across your skin
Got something in my eye
A light that doesn’t need to live
And doesn’t need to die

A riddle in the book of love
Obscure and obsolete
And witnessed here in time and blood
A thousand kisses deep

But I’m still working with the wine
Still dancing cheek to cheek
The band is playing Auld Lang Syne
But the heart will not retreat

I ran with Diz, I sang with Ray
I never had their sweet
But once or twice they let me play
A thousand kisses deep

I loved you when you opened
Like a lily to the heat
You see I’m just another snowman
Standing in the rain and sleet

Who loved you with his frozen love
His secondhand physique
With all he is and all he was
A thousand kisses deep

But you don’t need to hear me now
And every word I speak
It counts against me anyhow
A thousand kisses deep

October 16, 2009

Friday, October 16, 2009 for Sag

Exactly what my plans are for the weekend:

Getting together with a group of like-minded people or hanging out with a bunch of friends might be the best thing you can do for yourself right now. As you move toward the Sunday morning New Moon in gracious Libra, you may feel as if you are ready to turn over a new leaf. But you cannot begin the next course of your life until you finish what’s already on your plate.

October 13, 2009

HONEY I’m Home

az om the mississippi river saturday Oct 10

sunday Oct 11 on the dock

just to illustrate exactly how COLD it was on the river

got jbtv in a couple hours and the prong concert, updates likely tomorrow

As usual I’m up over my earhorns in business and adventures, as they both go hand and hand in my life, so I’ll post pix now and fill in the blanks later.

In a nutshell I spent a weekend on the Mississippi River w/ my friends from Wisconsin, and en route back to New Glarus shared some sightseeing w/ my friend Mich, came home and had just about 24 hours to unpack, clean up, rest up, work and then go off on my night w/ Tommy Victor and his band PRONG. An evening that started at JBTV and ended long after his performance at the Bottom Lounge. I need to re-organize my office being I live here most of the time and need to review 3 CD’s before the weeks end and I go out to Lockport for Fri and Sat.

So I really need to hurry and squeeze in some time to send fraudulent emails from a phony email account, anonymously of course.

now it’s time for fun photos

Tuesday Oct 13, 2009 PRONG

October 7, 2009

so so so so so insanely busy!

CLIFFS NOTES VERSION!!

In a nutshell, Dale arrived Friday afternoon, the same day that Chicago didn’t win against the world in getting the 2016 Olympic games. Dale’s text read, “no Olympics for Sammy.”

We met up and went to Blue Bayou for a late lunch, then chilled out a bit before he went to Gothtoberfest and I went to Holiday Club for the music and to flirt a lil.

The next day we at breakfast at El Palmar or as Dale describes it. “go to the restaurant and slap some Mexican ass.”, yeah he likes the ladies there too. We some running around and then to House of Blues for dinner and the KMFDM show. I had a little bit to much fun messing around w/ the staff in the Foundation Room, I dropped Natalie Lynn on her head after posing for pix, danced w/ Jennifer and realized I had enough and went home. I was out cold by the time Dale got back.

Sunday we went to the Southside to buy some car parts for a friend of Dales, came home cooked for Kristy Venrick and her husband (cajun of course) I also met a lovely traveler name Stephanie, that looks 19 but is actually 29, and a Gemini. We all had fun and laughed and goofed off. They had to leave so I went to Holiday Club for a few more. Then to the country bar.

Tuesday night was Revolting Cocks at House of Blues, and I brought Al a birthday cake and we hung out w/ Danny Wirtz (Chicago Blackhawks owner) Mancow Muller, and the bands. Jim Rose was there and reconsized me and we did lots of fun pictures and had fun. I absolutely adore his wifde Bebe. I got home around 4 AM, did my best to sober up Tina whose car I had to drive, then got up and worked till 7 PM.

Put in a lot of hours today as well and had to go downtown to buy some would socks at Eddie Bauer, $18.50, but I need them to keep me warm as I’m off to the Mississippi River tomorrow before sunrise. I imagine we’ll get to Prairie du Chen around 3 then board the boat and go south on the river till we can find a beach to pitch tents and build a fire. We’ll be out on the Mississippi till Sunday night then back to NG where I’m having dinner w/ Michs family, father and some lady from down south I think her name is Donna they want me to meet. I’ll likely get home late Monday afternoon, unwind, get up, work, and then I have to meet Tommy Victor of PRONG to give him a ride so we can do JBTV, and then his band is playing that night at Bottom Lounge.

I have a full plate of work next week before Friday when I go back out to Lockport for the night for Steve and Angies housewarming party. So I’m pretty fucking busy.

I have four more concerts on my calendar between my visit to Lockport and Thanksgiving. And I think Too Dark Mark is coming up for that. But I have Type O Negative, Skinny Puppy, DEVO and Rob Zombie all on my calendar.Each one of those shows also means I’m hosting a house full of friends from out of town. DEVO is only doing 7 cities, and Type O is only doing Oct.

And if the current trend keeps up the in between time is going to be quite exciting and stimulating.

the stooges, Dave d’Eath, Steve and AZ before the RevCo show

Tina and AZ

tina my lovely ride home after RevCo

Bebe and AZ backstage

Jim Rose’s wife Bebe backstage

RevCo’s Josh, Dave d’Eath of Dessau and AZ

Jime Rose the Legend, Jamie Duffy and AZ

Suzanne, Sin, AZ and Scarlett d’Evil

AZ in therapy at the Foundation Room

(i feel like i’ve moved into this joint)

Jennifer

Jennifer and AZ at the Foundation Room

AZ and Natalie Lynn at Foundation Room

Trouble comes in 3’s

Kristy and Stephanie (STOP LAUGHING YOU’LL RUIN IT)

AZ and Stephanie on the porch

Robin and AZ in Foundation Room

October 3, 2009

bLuEs, BoOzE n TaTtoOs

last year i wuz right here happy as happy can be, and happier than ever.

why am i so damned happy tonight? maybe because i’m free of that trap they call L O V E

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6thKHnNZ8pQ me one year ago

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