White Wedding - Roxbury Mardi Gras 9/4/11 Breezy Point, Queens

Mardi Gras in Roxbury, Queens at Breezy Point is a bit of an Exclusive affair. After the checkpoint through which our car passed we ventured into (Well, at first we got lost in the parking lot due to NON-instructions from the staff but I DO Digress) a micro-community of what can only be described as "single family beach houses within very close proximity towards one another" (in other words ask your next door neighbor if your snoring is keeping them awake), Not to criticize as this is akin to living in a college dorm bubble, at least for Mardi-Gras time that is.

White Wedding played three Rockin' sets for our tentful of Rowdy Rabscallions who sang along, drank and danced through the night feeding the energy right back to the band. As happens often the setlist gets changed due to the centigrade of the room and this moment stands out within this dialogue between Mike from the frontline and me behind the drum kit (in a VERY NOISY Room mind you) as I saw new coordinates being set but asked twice what he was saying and quickly as we were still playing LOUDLY at the time. of course it was a supercalifragileisiticexpealidocius moment for me and a Long song title for Mike to blurt out twice.

Mike -BonJoviYouGiveLoveABadName
Spike - WHAT ?!!!!
Mike - BonJoviYouGiveLoveABadName
Spike - O.K.

Mission Accomplished.

We all got wristbands to Party-Hearty All the night through after our show was done which was very gracious of our hosts but made the Zipcar/MTA commute back home before dawn.



Playin' in a tent is payin' the rent - FZ



the 80s Trivia portion of the evening is always very entertaining because the audience is the show.



J.C. on the Drums between sets.



I immediately likened the Roxbury portion of Breezy Point to a small mexican village (even though I have never been to a small mexican village) due to the proximity of the single lane between front facing houses and the lived in comfortable bungalow community that gave this place an otherworldly feel.





Seabreeze Avenue (and this is NOT Coney Island)



Nancy took this pic when I wasn't looking (must've been at the bar)



just minutes previous to meeting at the Zipcar rendezvous point I grabbed a DD Tuna Salad on a DD Croissant at D and D's which kept me satiated for about 45 minutes, Delicious as the sandwich was (well,..... lets not get technical*).

* - technical notes - It's ALWAYS The Mayo (This is not Hellman's or I will eat my hat) and this is THAT Mayo with the slight aftertaste of Mustard!!! O.K. maybe its the Fish Aftertaste !!! Croissants don't have an aftertaste, Too Much Flaky Air.

White Wedding - Heritage Bar 8/27/11 Yonkers, New York

Tonight's show was cancelled due to emergency conditions brought on by Hurricane Irene (Cara).

White Wedding - Claudios 8/21/11 Greenport, Long Island

We performed for our biggest crowd yet on the waterfront at Claudio's and had the crowd up and dancing, none of these photos do any justice to the kineticism of the energetic crowd but then again I was limited to taking photos between songs.





Robby Osbourne ?





J.C. on Keys.



Windy show over the water with my tie as scrunchy.



Hangin' Out by Da' showers.



For breakfast Rob and myself sampled Crabby Jerry's right across the water from Claudio's. I got the FISH (Cod) Platter with Fries, Very Tasty.

May We Check Your Bags Sir? - Greenview Inn 8/21/11 Riverhead, New York

The Greenview Inn of Riverhead which is designed duplex motel style offered adequate amenities but our room (Rob and myself) seemed a bit stuffy and airless. There was a bumbling asian fellow at check-in who slightly panicked when my Cheez Doodles got stuck in the vending machine which I proceeded to shake after which he refunded my seventy five cents, then our door would not open with the pass key (an actual key) so we had a brief game of charades as he showed me to use the doorknob keyhole as opposed to the deadbolt above. I put my refunded seventy five cents into the vending machine and got two bags of Cheez Doodles and grabbed a bucket of Ice. There are certainly worse places and the Greenview did have its charm, well the night check-in guy did.

THE PROS - Room had beds, toilet, shower and T.V. (with remote control)

THE CONS - No shampoo and conditioner or even shampoo/conditioner, language barrier with staff, low tech ice machine, paltry selection in snack machine, lack of air circulation in room, wall to wall carpeting in outdoor hallway.





A nightcap of french vodka and cheesey doodleness.



A Pool Too. (photo from J.C.s Iphone).

the blue tarp really disturbs me.

White Wedding - JCs Restaurant 8/20/11 - Manorville, New York

A Double Header weekend for us as the band has a late night show at JCs (two long sets) and an afternoon appearance tomorrow at Claudios (three not quite as long sets as the longish sets the night previous) and it was nice to return to JCs Restaurant amongst its plush and beautiful flora. The band played really well and premiered tonight were "Sister Christian" and the Classic purple chestnut "Lets Go Crazy"

Dave offered me a piece of Chicken Quesadilla (not pictured) which was Delicious (Thank You Dave) but not quite as good as the Quesadilla from the Heritage Pub which has yet to be topped, this will become an ongoing topic if all goes as planned.



It did become more crowded than this. This was taken at LIKE Eight Thirty!!! (it was).



I missed photographing the moment when J.C. cracked Dave's back, but this is right after.



T.V.s (television sets you preverts) and Instruments.

White Wedding Promo

The New Promotional Video 2011
as performed by White Wedding at the B.B. Kings Blues Club in Times Square, NYC.

filmed by Roy and Edited by Mike.

Rickey Don't Lose That Number

The Cherry Lime Rickey at Farmacy in Brooklyn was very tasty but arrived with a little too much ice and was much more a Cherry soda than a Cherry Lime Rickey. Tasty but too Cherry Cherry.

White Wedding - Peggy O' Neill's 8/13/11 Coney Island, New York

This was a very fun show for us and the band lucked out with the weather since we were playing an outdoor gig on a sunny August afternoon AMONGST NO SHADE that thankfully became cloudy, so much so that it went from Too Much Sun to Too Many clouds and we had to cut two songs from our last set as it actually started to drizzle. Once again even with the aid of my yellow milk crate the stage was of an awkward height and I was also fearful of falling backwards off the stage but these are the drummer's hang ups arent they ???, our singers had no problem jumping on and off for costume changes. We played very well and attracted quite an array of onlookers just outside the barricade who happened to be passing by.



This was a gig to remember and I look forward to our return.

Songs premiered at this show were "Anyway You Want It", "New Year's Day" and "Just Like Heaven" (well if this wasnt the premiere it has been years since we played it) featuring THE Robert Smith costume.













There wuz Pop Rocks Too.

To Al in Memorium.

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More Basmati Rice Please - Bombay Grill 8/9/11 Brooklyn, New York

A Large Kingfisher Lager to start things off.



Appetizer of Ka-Chori which according to the menus is "too difficult to put into words, but recommended" was sweet,salty and chick peasy, should have come with a side of Nan or served over more Bread.



Mulligatawny Soup is always different but Always Good. This bowl was on the watierier, Lemonier/Vinegarier side but still Delicious.



Jamie ordered Chicken Tikka and Onion Nan Bread (not pictured).



Quite possibly the tastiest Chicken Tikka Masala Ever, I could taste the Yogurt in the sauce.

Dont Be Afraid of the Dark NYC Premiere 8/8/11 - Walter Reade Theater New York City

I met Guillermo Del Toro last night and he mentioned Pacific Rim to me without provocation, he said "Wait till Pacific Rim for 25 foot F&%$ING badasses" even though 25 feet is pretty short to what we are used to. Who knows maybe he said 250 Feet, he caught me off guard.





John, Guillermo, Jamie.



Subway ad 8/9/11

The Good Yeggs - Freddy's Backroom 8/6/11 Brooklyn, New York

It was an exciting evening for me to finally get a chance to perform with my band The Good Yegg's at the famed Brooklyn watering hole Freddy's in front of loved ones and peers. We played roughly a one hour set debuting the song "Bad Things" which is still getting its final touches in the recording studio but is also a totally fresh song for us that we are all excited about.

The Good Yegg's set climaxed with a performance of "700 Beers" in which John the Bass Player, Franklin and Mike Roberto were invited up to play their respective instruments while Thomas and Joe took over vocal duties. After that we were treated to some impromptu one liners from Mike that happens oftentimes when a live mic is left open with Mike in the room.

Man walks into a bar with a frog growing out of his head.
Bartender asks "What Happened ? "
Frog answers "Well it started out as a tumor.





Sweet Little Angel (sufficient lighting edit)



Stranger Coming To Town (insufficient lighting edit)

Thanks for filming JamieWhoNeedsHerVeryOwnBlog.

White Wedding - Breezy Point Surf Club 7/30/11 Long Island, New York

Consumption of alcoholic beverages is accepted behavior and almost pre-requisite in the business of performing music and presenting it as well but on some nights you can step backwards instead of forwards and I am so glad that I am not speaking from my experience or any of my bandmates.

Our regular sound engineer Sean could not make this show so we hired an outside freelancer from Craigslist who was serious enough to come see the band last month and tonight he got his audition (albeit he was payed for his services) and at first I thought he seemed to know what he was doing (he used terms like XLR cable, Guitar & Electricity) and I was impressed at the fact that he mic'ed the resonant head of the Snare Drum as opposed to the batter keeping that pesky microphone clip out of harm's way, He even had me plug in the mini-XLR so I was able to put my Qualified "Recording Engineer" skills to work.

By the second set something was rotten in Pepperland (Beatles reference) as a feedback hum overtook the stage monitors of which I initially wrote off as Gain/Fader problems but they persisted throughout our set to no avail, the band sounded good on the dancefloor but onstage things were getting fuzzy. Turns out both of our sound crew had a bit too much to drink and at one point had to be nudged awake by Rob to ask for hotter (in level) vocals. I am told that throughout the second set there were proud exclamations of "Dont Worry, I Do This ALL THE TIME!!!" which makes you kind of wonder, there was also vomiting into dixie cups which I happily missed. As a band this gig separated the men from the boys as White Wedding played non-stop, un-phased and very well too without a hitch,... at least not from our end.

The engineer's assistant was a very nice guy who volunteered to take photos of us so I lent him my Lumix camera and he got a few good shots as seen here.

Wanda Jackson & Imelda May - 7/28/11 Central Park Summerstage New York City

White Wedding - B.B. Kings Blues Club (Other Shots) 7/22/11 New York City

My Favorite poster Yet.



Soundcheck.









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