BKLN: I don't live here anymore (in three parts)

It was bittersweet, just as I had anticipated. Leaving Brooklyn was the toughest move I have ever made - and I've moved a lot. It's not that I wasn't ready to leave, it had more to do with the sacrifices that came with leaving behind a city that contains the whole world. I wont be several blocks from top notch music venues anymore, I cant casually walk to Academy Records and pick up great vinyl for $4 - $12. I don't have the Lower East Side at my disposal, and all those amazing restaurants, yeah, gone.

It helped a lot, easing out of New York City, that I was surrounded by all the people I love most. Besides Miranda and Dan Gordon (who I lived with), I got to spend the weekend with my best friends Elijah and Alexandra. On top of that, Casper & the Cookies were staying at my place and I got to spend a lot of time with Jason, Kay, Jim and the frenchman Pierre. Sunday night we went to see the band play the NYC Popfest at the Cake Shop (videos forthcoming), and Monday morning we began the trial of moving.

The Cookies rolled out of town before anyone woke up, and shortly after that I found myself walking to Greenpoint to pick up the Uhaul. I've never driven anything bigger than Jason's van before, so when I got behind the wheel of this truck my throat basically closed up with fear. This continued well into Jersey when the overwhelming rage over the ill labeled roads and the fact that I spent several hours lost outweighed my fear of driving a behemoth truck (plus I was getting kinda good at it). Loading everything into the truck was a true hassle, and it's times like that that make living on the 6th floor the worst. Luckily we had tons of help and by 12-ish we were on the road. Unfortunately that road led to Jersey.

We did eventually make it. Alex, Jon, and Eli helped us unload everything and I brought the truck back the next morning. Most of this isn't documented because its just not fun to watch. This is my favorite video since the Exit 2008 series. So many lovely people, so many lovely moments. Stay tuned through the credits for a reading of a classic Hamdy Bey piece. Also, if it goes by too fast for you, go pick up Casper & the Cookies' new album, Modern Silence. It's out now, and it's so good.

Music by The Impossible Shapes and Arizona.