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About Me

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Indie rock snob, Bukowski-impersonator, Altercation Magazine publisher, show promoter, touring stand up comic, former Snapper Magee's bartender, website editor, former WDST radio DJ and 'Indie Flux' host, former Goblet drummer (Malomar), still occasional Jukebox Zero vocalist, Altercation Records label honcho and all around full time punk rock hustler.
Comedy bio: New York stand up comic for over 12 years, have performed at Stand Up NYC, the Laughing Wolf, etc. plus at tons of east coast punk rock clubs and colleges over the years with the Truly Twisted Comedy Festival. Initiated and headed the improv group 5 Drunken Immortals, who sold out more gigs than anyone thought possible and won raves from the Village Voice and beyond. Heads up international punk zine Altercation, as well as label Altercation Records, Inc. Two live albums currently available, 'Drowning in a Sea of Assholes' and '8 Drink Minimum'. Appeared on Comedy Central's 'Upright Citizen's Brigade' as well as Troma Film's 'Toxic Avenger 4' opposite porn legend Ron Jeremy. No fluids were exchanged.
Moved to Austin, TX to escape the snow in October 2005. Returned to doing stand up after a long sabbatical with a sold out show in New York in November 2006. Made Austin, TX debut show on Thursday April 5th at Headhunter's on Red River. Show was killer. Appearing on Warped Tour 2007 opposite Bad Religion, Tiger Army and Flogging Molly, full east coast tour booked for August 2007 also.
This is some crazy shit:

My Interests

Music that rocks, booze, pinups, horror flicks, reptiles, tattoos, cool toys, concert poster art, Bill Hicks and other non-sucking stand up, Rollins spoken word, my mega-hot wife, my mega-rad dog, my mega-insane cats.

I'd like to meet:

Nick Cave. Iggy Pop. Tom Waits. Bill Hick's ghost. The kid from the church parking lot in this video:

Music:

Misfits, Black Flag, Murder City Devils, Sleater-Kinney, Gogol Bordello, Tom Waits, Nick Cave, The Swans, Birthday Party, Stooges, T. Rex, Social Distortion, Dead Low Tide, Against Me!, Avail, Sheer Terror, Blood For Blood, Dinosaur Jr., Fishbone, Pixies, Rollins Band, Nofx, Mindless Self Indulgence, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Jane's Addiction, Lydia Lunch, Dead Kennedys, Ex Models, Blase Debris, Dead Boys, Casket Architects, Fantomas, Melvins, Dead Milkmen, Mr. Bungle, Ramallah, 16 Horsepower, Blues Explosion, MC5, Fugazi, Tomahawk, Minor Threat, Bad Brains, Dead Unicorn, Goblet, U.S. Bombs, Flogging Molly, Operation Ivy, The Clash, Cocksparrer, Modest Mouse, Mogwai, Boss Hog, The Priests, Bloody Hollies, Pitchfork Militia, Ministry, Devo, Born To Lose, Plastic Jesus and other bands that don't cry.

Movies:

All things Romero, Lynch and Kubrick.

Television:

Law and Order, Arrested Development, Wondershowzen, Dexter.

Books:

Hubert Selby Jr., Jim Thompson, Rollins, Bukowski, Brett Easton Ellis, Don Bajema, etc.

Heroes:

Hicks, Pop, Cave, Rollins, Lunch, Pryor, Carlin, Magowan, Patton.

My Blog

East Coast Tour Journal PT.1

Friday August 3rd: Passed out on Bob Trendy's couch at 5am, body about 90% whiskey. It is humid as shit in New York and by the time I awake at 10am I resemble a shriveled insect husk. Stagger down the...
Posted by JT on Thu, 23 Aug 2007 02:26:00 PST

COMEDY WARPED + SOLO TOUR DATES + AUSTIN DVD FILMING!

Greetings. I'll keep this one short and sweet, below are a listing of Warped Tour and solo show stand up appearances for this summer. I have no idea what time my sets will be at Warped, so come find m...
Posted by JT on Tue, 26 Jun 2007 10:19:00 PST

BACK IN THE STAND UP SADDLE / THANKS NY

Holy crap, thank you New York. To have so many people pack the venue after I haven't been on a stage in a year and a half was beyond awesome. Running the label and zine have been all encompassing, but...
Posted by JT on Thu, 16 Nov 2006 04:34:00 PST