Declan Zimmerman - ProfilesArchive

About Me

Declan first got together with himself back in 1975 for some early compositions on a chord organ that was lying around the house and to play violin in church. He split with himself in 1978 citing "creative differences." In the eighties he worked with Fake Giraffe Records' Robert Porter. Various projects followed (bass in Dr. Nick and the Pharmacy of Soul, frontman for Blue Plastic Clout.) Last year Declan agreed to get back together with himself on a trial basis. It's such a familiar tale, but yes indeed it went better than anyone expected. The music was tighter than ever and the word "magic" was being bandied recklessly about. Declan Zimmerman made his triumphant return to the stage in and around Los Angeles in the Spring of 2005.

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My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 5/2/2005
Influences: Every punk rocker who couldn't play and did it anyway. Jonathan Richman. Daniel Johnston. The Kinks. Volcano Suns. Sam Phillips. Tom Lehrer.
Sounds Like: a guy singing and playing a guitar at the same time
Type of Label: None

My Blog

I been profiled

Liz Gold wrote me up in her excellent blog 14 Karat Living.While I always feel a little strange self-promoting, I'd be remiss if I didn't thank her, and post the link for all of you to read.Thanks, Li...
Posted by Declan Zimmerman on Fri, 28 Sep 2007 06:44:00 PST

black beans

black beans look so cool right after you wash them, before you soak them, eh?...
Posted by Declan Zimmerman on Sat, 22 Sep 2007 07:44:00 PST

no bag

I usually try to avoid plastic grocery bags. Which in my neighborhood turns out to be more difficult than you would imagine.For instance, the other day I was in The Garden, Greenpoint's organic, healt...
Posted by Declan Zimmerman on Tue, 11 Sep 2007 10:12:00 PST

am I the only one sick of 9-11?

Okay, that's probably the most politically incorrect thing I could write on 9-11-07, the "sixth anniversary" of the day we all remember so well. But bear with me.Maybe it would be different if I had ...
Posted by Declan Zimmerman on Tue, 11 Sep 2007 09:47:00 PST

adventures in greenpoint groceries

When I went down to the corner store to buy milk for my coffee this morning, the only quart on the shelf had an expiration date of today, which seemed a little close. So I decided the Polish bottle n...
Posted by Declan Zimmerman on Wed, 05 Sep 2007 10:22:00 PST

a flower grows in brooklyn

When I moved in there was this bucket of dirt and weeds on the fire escape.Then it bloomed all summer....
Posted by Declan Zimmerman on Tue, 04 Sep 2007 08:52:00 PST

phone art (the sequel)

So, given that Verizon already managed to rope me into a 2-year contract just 3 months ago, I figured "what the hell" when I discovered that for a *new* 2-year contract (really only another 3 months) ...
Posted by Declan Zimmerman on Tue, 04 Sep 2007 04:45:00 PST

Roosevelt Island

I've been wanting to bike to Roosevelt Island and today I did. I've been curious about the place and after today's brief exploration, it's still a curious place.From the aerial photos on GoogleMaps, ...
Posted by Declan Zimmerman on Tue, 04 Sep 2007 04:40:00 PST

phone art

So I, uh, fell off my skateboard and smashed my phone. Somehow it seems like the next word in that sentence should be 'dude.' Anyhow, the funny thing is, it still 'works' that is, it still receives ...
Posted by Declan Zimmerman on Thu, 30 Aug 2007 09:17:00 PST

Aimee Mann at Warsaw

A few weeks ago I when I went to see 77 Boa-Drums in Empire Fulton Ferry State Park beneath the bridges on the Brooklyn side, a friend commented that Brooklyn is now the center of the universe.At leas...
Posted by Declan Zimmerman on Sun, 22 Jul 2007 12:32:00 PST