Accordion, Instrument of the Gods

Dude!

I'm in Che Kothari's series of photo portraits taken at the 2004 Om Festival back in June: Accordion badass! That…

21 years ago

Homecoming 2004

I'd been so busy over the past few weeks, what with Wendy's birthday and our engagement, that I hadn't given…

21 years ago

Electro-Accordions Galore

Warpjam mentioned to me that Gizmodo pointed to the Topaz-1, an old Soviet electronic accordion, pictured below. I love the…

21 years ago

The Birthday/Engagement Party: The Announcement!

It's almost that time. The legendary Joey deVilla birthday party returns, now enriched with an extra reason to celebrate: my…

21 years ago

Accordion-o-Rama

The Accorgan Ladies and gentlemen, meet accordion number four, an Iorio "accorgan" (which I assume is a combination of "accordion"…

21 years ago

Lemony Snicket on Politics and the Accordion

[via Eldon Brown] Daniel Handler (whom most of us know by his nom de plume, Lemony Snicket, author of the…

21 years ago

Yes, I’ve Heard

A number of you have informed me that the gadget blog Endgadget posted an article on the Roland digital accordion…

21 years ago

Deleted! [Updated!]

See the update at the end of the article. Wikipedia user "Poccil" saw fit to delete me from the list…

21 years ago

Rue Morgue Party (or: I Got to Meet My Hero, “Sex Machine”!)

A week ago today, I got a call from Darryl Wiggers, whom I met by chance while picking up some…

21 years ago

Things I Have Received in Exchange For Accordion Performances Over the Summer

In no particular order: Lovin' from Wendy Smoothies for me and Scott from the Lettieri Cafe at Queen and Spadina…

21 years ago