If you are in New York in May, come out to our little gig. I hear Super Buick rocks the hizzow. You can tell the gig will be fun by the old school flyer. Seeing nuns smoking always makes me laugh for some reason.

I've been painting this strange object for the past month every time I get the chance. Now I'm done and I like looking at this mutant totem I've created. I used varnish for the first time and I like the glossy glow. Here are the front and left side views. My camera batteries ran out, so you'll have to wait to see the other side. Or go see it in person on display at Mojo 13 (that's why it has 13 fingers). The owner, Jared, has these objects all over his bar, decorating the walls. Once we add fur to this puppy, it will be what the experts call a "circus punk." You've seen them at the carnival and probably tried to knock some over with a softball in a rigged game on some distant memory midway. I like to know that it will be staring down on all of the goings on going on at the place, surrounded by others like itself, yet strangely different. It's a nice collection of great local artists, so I feel lucky to be included.

My new band, The Barons, will be playing in beautiful downtown Smyrna, Delaware, on Saturday night, April 12 at City Tap. I didn't make this poster, but I think it is very cool. I believe our very talented drummer, Ed, made it, but I could be wrong.

To hear our songs, recorded before I was the singer, go to www.myspace.com/thebarons. There are a bunch of great originals posted. Our vinyl EP is out on Dim Records in Germany if you're ready to crank up your turntable. You'll have to Google them for the address.

The address is 19 W. Commerce St. #21 if you need to MapQuest it. The Zip Code is 19977, but you probably knew that. I'm psyched because it will be my first real show with the world-famous Barons! Woo hoo! Rock and roll!!!

Come hear our classic hits like Party On, 3 More Pints, Friday Night Rock & Roll, Raw Deal, and a dozen other songs about beer, women, beer, partying, and beer. It should be a great show.

I might even wear my new hat!

Doodling helps me focus.

I was watching this weird movie "Blowup" from 1966, the year I was born, on TCM last night, and who should unexpectedly peep his smiling face at me from my TV screen but Led Zeppelin's Jimmy Page with the Yardbirds. Suddenly this bizarre movie goes from just drifting around London's swinging '60s culture of pot smoking, hot sex, topless models, painters and photography to a scene where Jeff Beck is smashing his guitar because he has a bad guitar cord. I could have sworn the song was "Train Kept a Rollin,'" but the words are all different. It still sounds great, except for that crackling guitar, which is soon dispatched. I'm still not sure what the movie was all about, but it was kind of mesmerizing.

I touched up this album cover to get rid of the hidden sheep I never really found in the hat's plume. Any other secret images are strictly in your own brain. If you compare this version with the earlier one, you will find all sorts of new, anally retentive dots and dashes. I darkened some of the colors, and greened up the lawn a little. I also added some flowers and shrubbery. Hardcore punk rock bands need more flowers and shrubbery on their album covers.