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There’s something magical about this kind of tartan (most likely from the Harden Family) where it can convert an aging punker who can’t let it go to a savvy art dealer that’s not in it for the money.
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We tell girls it’s either stilettos that torture your feet or tomboy staples like Rod Lavers, but then we saw hot pink go-go boots with the right pants and totally lost control. Maybe they do know more than us about what we like.
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HEY, WHAT'S IN YOUR BAG THERE, HUH?

Published December, 2005

Fred
Postcards: “I’m originally from France. I pick these up to write folks back home.”

Journal: “Mostly I just put my ideas in here, but sometimes I write about things that have happened. It’s all in French, though, see?”

Camera: “I am a photographer. This isn’t the camera I use for work, just a small personal one.”
Chiara
Hotel bill: “I just got in and stayed at the Hudson Hotel the night before last.”

Lipsticks: “I’m totally lipstick-crazy. I really have no idea how many I’ve got in here.”

Bike key: “I don’t have my bike out today, but that’s for the chain.”

Rinazina: “This is from back in Italy, you all don’t have it here. I’ve been getting really stuffy because of the seasons, so I keep it with me.”



Saki
Sketchbook: “I’ve had this one a little while, so it’s getting pretty full. I was drawing in it right before you came up.”

CDs: “Just a few I grabbed on the way out this morning. I think I’ve got Jandek in there. I was just listening to Daydream Nation.”

Notebook: “I use this to write down bands and movies and things I’d like to see or get into. Otherwise, when I go to a store I totally blank on what I’m looking for.”




Edward
Cans: “It’s just cans. I take them to the Key Food, they give me five cents for ’em.”

Bugler Tobacco: Do you have a thing for this particular brand, or is it just whatever they’ve got? What?



Mark
Sign for getting your name in graffiti: “This is how I get by.”

Subway map: “Some of the guys here go way back, you know?” So wait, these are all by different people? “No, this is all me, all my stuff.” Oh, I get it. ‘Guys.’

Calligraphy instruction manual (sketched in): “I grabbed that to keep up on my form.”

Tube of circular cotton pads: “That shit’s my girlfriend’s, I have no fucking clue how it ended up on me.”
Van
Naloxone: “This is for heroin overdoses. It blocks the opiate receptors, which reverse the effects of the heroin for a short amount of time while the ambulance gets there. It’s not for me; I work for a couple harm-prevention agencies in the city.”

CPR mask: “This is for when the Naloxone isn’t enough to get them back breathing.”

Condoms: “These are for personal use.”

Anchorman DVD: “A good time.”



Jim
Jackets and woofer: “These are things I picked up to sell. That’s a good woofer there, I’d give it to you for $50. Nice jackets, too.”

Computer: “It’s just a computer. There, see? It’s a computer. Christ.”

Blazers patch: “That’s just some patch I’ve been carrying around. I like the flames comin’ out of the ball.”



Kelley
Portfolio and sunglasses: “I’m actually from Austin. My boyfriend and I just got here a couple days ago and have been just kind of hanging around and trying to set up interviews.”

Boyfriend’s socks: “Hey! There they are. This morning we were packing up, and we spent probably 30 minutes looking for these socks. We just kind of wrote them off as lost.”

Address book: “I got this a while ago at this place back in Austin. I really like the cat on it.”


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Anonymous, on May 14, 2009 wrote:
cans! omfg that was funny.

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