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Last Sunday I went to the Met because it is so PUNK now.

It’s basically more punk than the Punky Brewster episode where Cherie gets stuck in the abandoned fridge.

The first exhibit I saw was an empty case and I couldn’t help but feel like I was being Jurassic Park’d (at the start of the jeep tour), but I took it as an opportunity to make some art of my own.

That’s me reclaiming their “M” logo as something of my own. Matt’s Art or “M-Art” as they call it in nowhere, but maybe somewhere soon. Not to be confused with “MArt”, which is Mario Kart in brevity.

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This is my art form.

It is a statement on the photofication of commodities in an artwork-based transgenerational medium of post moderation.

This is all real. SEND MONEY NOW

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I work around the corner from the Housing Works book store. If you’ve ever looked at this tumblr (you should), you know I like weird old books and I get a lot of them from this awesome store. Not only is it a charity that supports people living with HIV / AIDS but everything they sell is pretty affordable. HW is also really good at posting signs in their window about all kinds of upcoming events. Yesterday, I happened to see on my commute that they were having a book release party for Adulting: How to Become a Grown-up in 468 Easy(ish) Steps by Kelly Williams Brown, with performances by Julieanne Smolinski, Lindsey Weber, Christine Friar, Caragh Poh, John Asante, and Meredith Haggerty.

If you don’t know, Julieanne Smolinski is @BoobsRadley on Twitter. She’s hilarious, interesting to read, and a fan of The Best Show, so I figured I’d go see if she was as funny in person, as she is in print (She is. Maybe more so). All the performers were great and funny about being bad at being adults.

Here’s the author, Kelly Williams Brown, in trippy lighting, rocking a killer dress (and I don’t notice dresses).

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Wednesday, May 8th I went to The Chris Gethard Show. Over the last 20 weeks of them recording in their Harlem studio, I’ve gone to many episodes of TCGS. I’ve told my friends they have to come with me but so far I haven’t had any takers. Which is fine because I’ve met an entire new group of friends. From the first time I walked in the door at the 104th Street studio and a whole bunch of people I’ve never met before said “Hi” to me right off the street, I’ve been hooked.

This week the show was back in its original studio in Columbus Circle. Everyone was excited to be home. But it was my first time there. The crowd was bigger than I’d seen it before in the previous weeks. Was it because of the larger space or perhaps the fact that Zach Galifianakis was appearing? Maybe it was the free haircuts.

I love this show. I want to write more about how and why. And I will do that eventually. But for now, here are some pictures from a fantastic evening.

(Side note: After the show, everyone went out, including Chris. What other show on TV gives you the ability to approach the star and personally tell them how much fun you’ve had. Another night, after Murf’s marriage proposal, Chris gave me a ride to the bar in his car. Just a few details to show how special this group of people are.)

And now, Zach Galifianakis on TCGS:

On Saturday night, Zach Galifianakis hosted SNL.
On Wednesday night, Zach Galifianakis was a guest on TCGS.

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My dad’s been talking about fixing up his basement for 15 years. I guess its finally going to happen because my brother and I went over there to help clean it out. I moved out a long time ago so much down so my stuff consisted of one big bin, which I’ll cover later on.

These are my dad’s things. It was pretty strange what he’s kept over the years and what he’s decided to finally throw out.

Here’s a sampling:

This program to the Association of Humanistic Psychiatry organizational conference from 1974 in New Orleans.

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In 1980, the producer of Grease, Allan Carr collaborated with The Village People, Valerie Perrine, Bruce Jenner, and Steve FUCKING Guttenberg to create Can’t Stop the Music, a fictionalized account of the formation of The Village People.

In conjunction with the movie, a photo-novelization was created. My dad had it in his basement. This is his Rosebud. Luckily, I did not burn it.

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I went to the Housing Works Bookstore today because I had a good feeling about getting some interesting stuff. I finished reading my last book and none of my Active Holds from the NYPL have been delivered to my branch yet. I spent $21.78 but it goes to charity, so who cares. Here’s what I bought:

It turned out to be a real Woody Allen kick. I’ve been listening to his 1979 album Standup Comic a lot lately and figured I could tear through these in a week or so. They were 8 bucks each. Then I saw this gem:

It was 3 bucks. I’d pay that for the cover alone. An unauthorized bio of Woody from 1976 that has this line: “In forty years, Woody’s done it all, and then some. He’s had a Henny Youngman phase, a Mort Sahl phase. He’s done George S. Kaufman and Bogart and Chaplin and Keaton and Groucho. And he’s only forty.”

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