72 Joy St, Somerville / September 13, 2025 / 7 - 11pm
Come celebrate the release of my debut novel with an evening of festivities. There will be appetizers and drinks for your enjoyment, as well as an assortment of statesmen, fools, debutantes, and thought leaders. The event will be at Life Drawing Boston in Somerville.
Payment at the door will be $5, and paperbacks will be available for purchase. Merchandise will be on sale.
The following things shall occur:
- An appearance by the Dirty Water Brass Band, a 'movable block party' known for its raucous conduct. And yes, I'll be playing trombone with them.
- (unconfirmed) An appearance by the surviving members of Halfshell, the last rock band to ever come out of Dover, New Hampshire.
Somerville's MOST WANTED
The following individuals are required by law to attend this event:
...from the DIRTY WATER BRASS BAND:
Mary Curtin, the original "SAX OFFENDER", is wanted for having too much swag.
Peter Goransson, a thoroughbred "SON OF DUNSTABLE", is wanted for creating an all-saxophone band, something only an individual with a sick mind could do. What else is he hiding?
"ICE CREAM" Al Kone, the the only superhero whose superpower is being a supercommuter. She is wanted for having a mortgage: being able to afford a home points to potential foul play.
Kaolin Kinsey, the "STILTED ONE", a performer from the woods of Vermont who prefers to walk around with 100-foot pine trees strapped to his legs. He is wanted for his general contracting expertise.
David Lewin, the "SCREAMER", former marcher, current owner of several strange t-shirts. Wanted for possible t-shirt laundering.
Tim Opperman, the "MAD SCIENTIST", insists that being a scientist is mostly about writing grants and not mixing substances in beakers together. This seems clearly wrong, so he is wanted for questioning.
Don Stevenson, the "COCKTAIL DRUMMER", splits his time between Charlestown and an undisclosed location in Vermont. He has mastered the art of playing a 'cocktail set', a piece of drumming hardware he built himself. Wanted for his expertise in navigation on the roads of Charlestown.
Charlie Watson, "KING CHARLEMAGNE", recently returned from exploits in Chicago, eater of Twin Donuts, driver a car with no air conditioning, is wanted for being "too bebop" and being "a really heavy cat".
Brian Vaughn, the "PROFESSOR", can be found at the Lilypad playing hits like "Chameleon", and... not much else. Wanted for driving that weird car of his.
