AZ’s “DIARY OF A DAMNED MAN”

December 31, 2009

Goodbye and Good Riddance 2009


Off to Lockport in a few hours to ring in the New year w/ the guys Steve and Dave and their most wonderful wives. (means off the diet tonight) I’ll be Uncle Alex 2 x this year as both households are having children. Dave and Kristina in Feb. and Steve and Angie next August. Looks like AZ will host New Years Evil next year and we’ll have to have a nursery.

Just wanted to take a moment and thank all of my friends who really came out in full force for me this past year. 2009 started out tough enough and it only got rougher as the winter came to be the harshest in my memory. And somehow as difficult as it has been, I ended up having a really rocking good time. Friends dropped in for long stays week after week after week. I got into a burlesque craze. Went to New Glarus on four different occasions, to Baton Rouge twice, Indianapolis twice, Newbombs twice, countless trips to my many beaches and too many bar b ques to recall. There were 3 very cool marriages, and two amazing wedding celebrations. All in all as tough as it still is good friends were always there to shine some light into this dark fucking hole that 2009 was to my life overall.

We got to say goodbye to Bush and welcomes some Hope into the Oval Office, but now it seems more and more like Hopeless is more appropriate. Then millions more lost their jobs including me. I thought I was a lifer to the firm. I went away to thaw my heart in Feb. Came back to Chi less than a week later to find out the company was folding and none of us were getting paid for the last four weeks we worked.

So all in all, I owe you my good and loyal and most of all understanding friends all of my gratitude. And yes, this includes my brother who I also saw a lot of this year. Thank you and lets make 2010 the best it can be. - az 12/31/2009

December 29, 2009

Christmas w/ the Devil

Got back from Indianapolis yesterday, feeling completely exhausted from a wonderful time.

Here is a link to images from Richmass and Christmas w/ the Curry’s

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Overall it was a very nice stretch of days. Old friends reuniting and love all around.

MORE TO COME

December 23, 2009

bY pOpUlAr DeMaNd

Something wicked this way comes!

The elves are dressed in leather
And the angels are in chains
The sugar plums are rancid
And the stockings are in flames

There’s a demon in my belly
And a gremlin in my brain
There’s someone up the chimney hole
And Satan is his name

The rats ate all the presents
And the reindeer ran away
There’ll be no Father Christmas
‘Cause it’s Evils holiday

No bells in Hell
No snow below-
Silent Night, Violent Night
So come all ye unfaithful
Don’t be left out in the cold
You don’t need no invitation, no…
Your ticket is your soul

I never thought I’d be breaking this outfit back out. Well, maybe in a way or else I would have never kept it. And I still have the make up and horns and spirit gum. At the request of the great band, I LOVE RICH and the spirit of their annual RICHMASS concert, I am taking Satan Claus out of retirement tonight for the first time in four years. I’m taking my time puting on make up, and Morgan is picking up a sexy Santa’s Helper costume (at the request of ILR’s Full Throttle who plays guitar). And a short time after 10 PM we’ll be on our way to the Cobra Lounge for the show.

I got together a lot of oddities for prizes, interracial porn, and some heavy metal CD’s as well as 6 packs of Dunhill’s. And this evening I wrapped them in the WORST way possible. It should make for a fun night.

Surely I’ll feel it tomorrow and even if so, my departure doesn’t leave till around 6 PM.

What a year!!!!!!

Today I got a Holiday Card from the members of Motorhead and their great publicity manager Kenny Ryback which made my day. It was only superceeded by the card I got frm the staff at Hustler 2 days ago. Somehow it all goes together!

Okay, time to get into character.

Do youselves a favor and take 4 min and 15 sec to check out this link:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZvCjZJenyN8
OH VODKA

December 22, 2009

2/22/09

It’s a very snowy wintry morning in the Windy City and sooner than I’d like I’ll be making tracks out there to do the deed. And maybe photograph some Cheeto’s bags.

Holy Hell, I actually slept 10 hours last night! And kinda feel great. This is a total record for me, the chronic insomniac who at times has been known to go days in a row w/ no sleep.

I had a dream prior to waking up that I was in Sex Rehab and when the group awoke we all started having sex and I was with the supervisor who was supposed to make sure that we weren’t. Typical AZ. And I dreamed about a lady I met in Louisiana and she was changing curtains in her haus up on a ladder and her top slipped down. I told her that it happened and she replied I don’t care if you don’t.

Please note here that I have never seen the TV show Sex Rehab but am familar with it since I saw Penny Flame/Jennie on Oprah. And honestly from what I know of Penny it’s not sex that’s her addiction, though I can be wrong. But based on what I know, it’s something else and she’s on the wrong show. (peny was puuurrrrrffffeeccccttt in Darkside) AND I DO NOT WATCH OPRAH! I did 2x once because she did a show during sweeps on Women in Adult Films and how the number of women watching porn online is on the rise and a day or 2 later Penny was on. I harbor no love for Miss Winfrey.

Maybe this has to do with the Holiday Card I got in the mail from the Hustler Staff. Which was non sexual. I’d post it here if I could but cannot due to the PC infection, but I will more than likely post it on the front page of MK Online. It had me rolling at the mailbox.

My PC is still infected and I cannot properly post to this Diary but will give it a shot from Indianapolis over the Holiday, if I can actually find time to do so. My friends there and I share in so much conversation that I barely get to one of the 3 PC’s in that haus.

It’ll be nice not being alone like last year. I was so miserable in what may very well have been the worst Holiday of my life. Alone Thanksgiving, and Christmas and on New Years Eve though was sharing it w/ some of the greatest friends I know in a killer haus with a kicking bar was too depressed to have fun.

Talked with my brother for over an hour last night, it was a good chat. Seems like he’s likely going to be in Ireland for a year getting his Masters in Art History, teaching and working there. He’s on the Deans List at OSU again and as always I’m very proud of him.

As I mentioned I’ll be in Indy for the Holiday weekend and seeing many friends and possibly reuniting w/ my ol pal Chucky who I haven’t seen since 96. Vanessa, Mike Blackley and Donna are coming by as well.

New Years Evil will be out in Lockport again, likely the last hurrah for the southwest gang and AZ. Dave and Christina will be parents in Feb and Steve and Angie in August 2010, so here comes Uncle Alex.

Speaking of Uncle Alex, my lil darling Zoë had surgery for her ears this month, Marcia emailed me last night and I really miss them and need to find time to get over there and spend quality time.

On New Years Day it turns out I’m going to see Chris Isaak’s at the House of Blues. Morgan invited me last week. I imagine it’s going to be an amazing and charismatic performance.

I’m working on getting Dale access for Lady Gaga early in Jan and working w/ David Allan Coe’s manager for myself to do a follow up w/ DAC whom I interviewed in the Fall of 1998 for Chicago at Night. I missed Coe last Jan again, because I was too depressed.

Well this year is quite the opposite and this beast is back with a more vicious bite than ever before.

I hope everyone has a happy healthy and safe Holiday Season. Well, honestly, not everybody. And should be shouting out here again soon, but if that’s not the case, I’ll talk at you next year.

Love ya’

AZ

December 18, 2009

The Offical Birthday Blow Out

Having serious virus issue not allowing me to post images here for now. Please view this gallery for Birthday Bash Evidence. They are at the end of the gallery: http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewPicture&friendID=206599&albumId=3624847

And thanks to the following people that made it all that fun:

Shannon Gross
Dana Martin
Mary Czerwinski
meghan
John Champion
Eric Bandauski
Dave Ganz
Rob Ganz
Mike Hughes
Steve Pens
Bryant Bohn
Byron Samuel
Alicia Kearns
Marty Sypniewski
Dawn Sypniewski
Mike The Madman Jackubow
John P
Rich Love
Drew Blood

The Staff at The SPOT and our Bartender Adam and Server the lovely Jessica

And the Staff and House Band at Carol’s

December 17, 2009

Snowblinded In Wisconsin

Four days of being layed up here after my return from New Glarus. Just now posting online.

More (many more) coming over the weekend, stay tuned!

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walking back from Jim Winns cabin

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view from the back window of the Barnaby Guest Haus

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Angie and AZ w/ his birthday-rita’s

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Kris, AZ and Angie at Toffler’s

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Mich and Angie at Tofflers

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Christmas Dales Van

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AZ and Christmas Dale at the New Glarus Brewery

 

December 9, 2009

Back to the Land of Cheese and Brewskys!

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The time of year has once again arrived and the day after tomorrow I will be back in New Glarus to ring in another birthday. As well I’ll be ringing out a year of many downs and ups. By all accounts I should be depressed but am not and I’m actually quite a happy lad. I guess it can be said that I owe that to my very colorful collection of friends and a few of the fairer sex I’ve gotten to know this year. My very near and dear friends of many years found their way up to my city and we managed to have a good time all around. A couple of fun wedding receptions and a decent amount of travel considering my quite considerable shortage of cash, kept my spirits riding high. Summer was a very short summer but I seized each day and spent many of them at a number of the many Chicago lake front beaches.

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Of course I do miss some of the in depth conversations and fun-filled escapades of a year ago, but it was just after this time last year that it all escaped me and I found myself once again down in that dark place where people the likes myself just don’t belong. Those close to me know what I refer to. And I am pleased to say, I made it through all of this, and I shall continue to rise to it!

Well Mich sent me a link to some pix from where I’m heading.

My bus gets me into Madison on Friday at lunch, I wonder if it will indeed be delayed. I know one sure thing to count on, is when I do come off that people mover, I will be greeted with that all so familiar laughter from the other half of the pair of deviant bookends.

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Dale is meeting me in NG and we’ll check into the accommodations (cannot wait to share the images) and embark on a snowy new adventure. Saturday night we have a big bonfire planned for the river bank.

Friday I’m reuniting with my old friend Angie who I haven’t seen since we went camping in Greene County back in 2002. She managed to find me online, the same as many other people have as of late. Saturday I’ll see Kelly who I haven’t seen in 3 years which is hard to believe. And of course reunite with the New Glarus crew, all very much fun, and all as equally colorful as any of my friends. Oh my collection of pals are each quiet unique in their own way and well all blend very well together.

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I may not write here again till next week, but naturally the firs post will be of photos to be followed by scattered details if need be.

And I look forward to NEW YEARS EVIL at Dave and Xtina’s new home. I will indeed be in much better spirits than a year ago prior.

www.ultraviXXXens.com is active again and I began updating but we are having trouble removing some of the old banner links as well as getting some of the other links to work. So we haven’t made an official announcement yet, and likely won’t till New Years. But rest assured it’s going to be nothing short of AWESOME! (such a generic adjective)

SLAINTE!

Alex

December 6, 2009

night at the museum

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December 3, 2009

Alex Zander’s Birthday Blowout

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Alex Zander’s Birthday Blowout @ THE SPOT 
 It’s an Alc O Holiday for all the bad boys and girls!
 
Friday, December 18, 2009 at 8:00pm
THE SPOT

4437 N Broadway
 Chicago, IL
for invite information email

December 1, 2009

December One 2009

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afternoon

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