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deenah moffie

gary lucas calls me a neo-punker

About Me



September 6, 2006

Fred R. Conrad/The New York Times
Deenah Vollmer, who moved to the city last year. "I'm amazed because it was such a big event, and people never mention it."

Copyright 2006 The New York Times Company

photos of all your friends, here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/deenah/

My Interests

stoops, poops, parachutes, The New York Post, scary ghosts, my room, my roommate, my roof, my roofmate, my neighborhood, toothpicks, black coffee, books old, parks fun, drawing things, mandolin things, receptions with wine, taking the train places away from the city, bicycles, bicycles, bikes, warm places (inside my mouth), driving the freeways at night, going to school, going home from school, going to the coop, making people things (what do you want?) bluegrass on wednesdays, art openings on thursdays, sitting on the refrigerator, snacks.

I'd like to meet:

cute and busted people. Yiddish speakers. People who want to play chess or scrabble. People who want to make up silly songs.

Music:

Ish Marquez, Doc Watson, Allen Ginsberg, Prewar Yardsale, Dufus, Schwervon! Ching Chong Song, The Wowz, Pete Seeger, Sonny and Cher, Herman Dune, Horror Me, Huggabroomstik, The Who, Mississippi John Hurt, Urban Barnyard, Cheese on Bread, The Jeffrey Lewis Band, Pavement, Strawberry Alarm Clock, Jonathan Richman, Daniel Johnston, Lou Reed, Lippe. Music from the Lower East Side. music that involves (or is about) me. music my friends make. I supremely enjoy tight finger pickin bluegrass music, scratchy american folk, jug bands, 1920s vaudeville, klezmer, 60s R+B, psych-folk stoof, indie rock you know how it is.

Movies:

Thomas and Darwin: www.thomasanddarwin.com, Me and My Brother, Thelma and Louise, The Rules of the Game.

Television:

Yeah, I think television is a good band

Books:

World of Our Fathers by Irving Howe, Working by Studs Terkle, Stranger to the System by Jim Flynn, Goodbye Columbus by Philip Roth, Enormous Changes at the Last Minute by Grace Paley, Slouching Towards Bethlehem by Joan Didion, 20th Century 8 ball by Daniel Clowes, Primate Visions by Donna Haraway, Return to a Place Lit by a Glass of Milk by Charles Simic. I'm trying to get though some Jared Diamond right now. It's possible that he is the man. I also dutifully love I.B. Singer.

Heroes:

Donna Haraway, Andy Lipkis, Grace Paley, and Major Matt Mason USA.

My Blog

roof party may 4th

save the date!more info to come.
Posted by deenah moffie on Tue, 24 Apr 2007 04:59:00 PST

June Sublet East Village

time in my east village apartment is running out.which means, if you want to live in my room, there's only one more shot.(save for leasing what my room will shortly become--a $1700 studio!!!!nooooo!!)...
Posted by deenah moffie on Mon, 02 Apr 2007 01:42:00 PST

I'm Going Down to Puerto Rico. I'm Going Down on the Midnight Plane

It's snowing in New York right now.Tomorrow I'll be in Puerto Rico.The theme is: Beach Party a-go-go-go-go
Posted by deenah moffie on Wed, 07 Mar 2007 10:28:00 PST

bicycle free new york city

I have a crappy bike. I like it. I left it on the street for the holidays. One month, I was in California. I came back and my bike was a-ok. A flat tire, a little under the weather, but overall very w...
Posted by deenah moffie on Tue, 23 Jan 2007 07:50:00 PST

on finally being included in the academic canon

While visiting Santa Cruz I stumbled into a cafe, Lulu's, where an informal gathering of City on a Hill Press, the student-run newspaper I wrote and edited for, crew met. The current editor in chief, ...
Posted by deenah moffie on Sun, 07 Jan 2007 06:43:00 PST

The Night I Partied With Iman

I put on a dressand there was a red carpetand everyone was taller than mebecause everyone was modelsand it was crowdedpeople trying to hold their martini glassesand not spillmy martini spilledi exchan...
Posted by deenah moffie on Tue, 05 Dec 2006 12:43:00 PST

all this is just to say

all this is just to say that i've finally come to terms with the changing seasons. i found my winter box. hat, scarves, galore! I am now a puff ball of laundry, which makes me snuggly and slower on my...
Posted by deenah moffie on Tue, 24 Oct 2006 08:19:00 PST

one year birthday party reunion party anniversary

Saturday, September 16I'll be 21. got it?You know where to go.If you don't you can message me.Can't wait to see you on my roof,Don't fall off,Love,Deenah
Posted by deenah moffie on Sun, 27 Aug 2006 02:48:00 PST

yo help me out (coloringbook)

This is from the email I sent out, but it applies to all of you: You are receiving this email because we respect your art and want your art to be part of our art. And we want this art to be availab...
Posted by deenah moffie on Tue, 15 Aug 2006 12:59:00 PST

one whole solid year in new york city

today, august 6, is the one year anniversary of me living in new york. amazing! more to come, i hope.
Posted by deenah moffie on Sun, 06 Aug 2006 11:23:00 PST