ROX: 344 South Dunn: Pix
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1. While J drains his customary pre-show beverage, Editor B welcomes the viewing public to the second season of ROX.
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2. J blends up a banana daquiri for Worm's 21st birthday party.
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3. As XY's mother said: "You can't possibly go to New York with all that facial hair."
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4. J takes his last dump at our old house. His roommates didn't even have the common decency to leave him alone during this most private moment. We had to shove a video camera in the window and tape him in the act. Then we put it on TV. That's the ROX way.
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5. B shaves his head to kick off the third season of ROX.
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6. B burns his old teddy bear as a symbolic farewell to childhood and childish things.
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7. B reads a letter from a viewer.
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8. The landlord completes our exit inspection. Since we cleaned the place thoroughly, we got a full refund of our damage deposit!
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9. TBlack's ass crack. 'Nuff said.
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10. When you live the ROX life, you have to be prepared to be on television at any moment.
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11. J&B at the kitchen table of 344 S Dunn.
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12. The groom's mind is devoid of content on his wedding day.
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13. XY is covered with black paint after painting the puppet stage. How many brides get this dirty for their wedding? Jeff Lee built the stage.
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14. Our viewers demanded more genitalia. So we gave them this.
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15. Jim Poyser breaks into spontaneous song.
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16. Brian Kearney cracks up.
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17. You call him Jonathan. We call him the Moon.
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18. Moonboy brandishes his secret weapon.
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19. XY and Worm provide an impromptu vocal track.
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20. Our neighbor, Chance, pops over for a brief visit.
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21. We got some Cold's Banishment Tea from the local headshop, the Eye.
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22. Title frame for "How to Load Fruit."
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23. Look it up if you don't know what it means.
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24. J gets ready to mix a medicinal brandy for XY.
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25. XY had a cold, so she asked J to make her a medicinal drink.
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26. XY takes a sip from the piping hot medicinal concoction.
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27. J prepares to mix a Mintal Ward, a tribute to Diane Ward, and J's first silent drink!
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28. XY flashes a nip for the fisheye.
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29. Worm is for real.
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30. Worm is ready for anything.
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31. Editor B rewinds the tape.
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32. XY fixes herself a snack of Campell's Cream of Mushroom Soup. She was feeling nauseous. "I know, it's the morning, I'm feeling sick, I'm a newlywed -- I know what you're thinking."
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33. Title frame for "The Eternal Return." J, Worm and XY display their bellies.
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34. TBlack tells the fantastical tale of his 21st birthday.
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35. Original title frame for "Tying One On."
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36. J re-enacts a late-night phone call from a "fan."
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37. J's brother often wielded the ROX camera.
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38. J&B drink a toast to their 50th episode. It seemed like a big number at the time.
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39. B reads "To the Graduating Class."
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40. J gets ready to mix another Apple B.J. This is starting to seem strangely familiar...
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41. J gets ready to mix an Apple B.J.
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42. J gets ready to mix another Apple B.J.
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43. J gets ready to mix yet another Apple B.J.
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44. It's late. Must be time for another Apple B.J.
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45. J uses sign language to indicate that you should add two ounces of creme de menthe to your drink.
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46. Nothing makes a drink taste good like a dollop or three of ice cream. Mmmm!
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47. J has all the necessary ingredients to mix a Loaded Sherbet.
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48. "I'm basting my fish right now."
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49. B remains in the light.
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50. XY is powerless to resist the light.
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51. Do we have to spell it out for you?
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52. XY doesn't always get to share in the glory, but the show wouldn't be the same without her.
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53. Another attempt to "load" the grapefruit ends in utter and complete failure.
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54. We tried injecting grapes with alcohol. It didn't work.
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55. We kept getting bundles of receipts in the mail from someone named "Joe M. Ma."
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56. "Bad pun -- 'right between the ice' -- get it?"
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57. Let your ice sit out for a few minutes so that it develops a nice sheen of water.
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58. This cocktail seems to have hit J right between the eyes.
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59. Mixology is a delicate science that requires precision measurement.
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60. J dons the appropriate headgear to mix a Head Buzz.
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61. If you can't lay your hands on some Mango Madness, any tropical fruit juice will do.
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62. J muscles open a bottle of triple sec. Nothing can keep this man away from his liquor!
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63. Fez is a city in Morocco, located northeast of Casablanca. It is also the name given to a particular kind of flat-topped felt hat worn by men of the eastern Mediterranean.
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64. Clockwise from upper left: Jenny B holds an umbrella over J's head while TBlack pretends to smoke through the arm of a recliner and Editor B videotapes it all. (Photo by Kevin Stuart for the IDS.)
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65. J examines a bud. This photograph by Kevin Stuart originally appeared in the Indiana Daily Student.
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66. The lighter makes its appearance.
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67. Mmmm... Squash!
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68. Even unloading groceries can be an artistic experience if you are in the right frame of mind.
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69. A space alien, cleverly disguised as a hubbard squash, makes an exploratory flight through our living room.
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70. J samples the Insomniac.
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71. "Now, take a knife, and slice down in there until you reach metal."
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72. Alcohol oozes from the tip of a syringe.
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73. Andrea and Kyle stare in amazement and horror at the spectacle unfolding in the kitchen. As usual, J is distracted by the camera.
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74. Worm smokes rose leaves.
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75. By dousing the rose with alcohol, Worm finally got it to catch fire.
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76. Worm attempts to set a rose on fire.
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77. XY drew this picture in honor of our gallant neighbor, Chance.
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78. In honor of Indiana's arcane liquor laws, J gets ready to mix a Blue Law.
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79. J dispenses wisdom to the new crop of freshmen.
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80. Jim explains where to get free porn.
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81. ROX breaks down your vocabulary word.
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82. The core ROX crew lived in this big old house for just one year.
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83. J & Jim compare take-home pay.
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84. J & Jim compare grade point averages.
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85. J gets ready to mix a Same Old Shit -- on the back of a toilet, of course.
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86. B introduces another fine concoction by the resident ROX mixologist.
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87. XY's GRE scores reveal a distinctly non-analytical mindset.
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88. This is what burning alcohol looks like.
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89. J renders an honest assessment.
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90. B puts the camera in the refrigerator.
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91. Kyle is pretending to be Jesus again.
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92. The poetry of Dennis Sipe inflames our sensibilities.
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93. Title frame for ROX #37, "Sloppy But Quick." Some of Editor B's early works on VHS can be seen in the background. Bonus points if you can make out any of those titles.
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94. XY drew the rune Degaz upon her departure to New York.
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95. This man is the founder of the DEA. Well, that's what he told us, anyway. We believe him.
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96. J mixes a drink so tasty, he decides to christen it "Dirt."
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97. J gets ready to mix a Crotch Cooler.
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98. 25% of Americans list television as their most eagerly anticipated daily activity.
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99. Xy cooks up a batch of play dough.
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100. Look! It's the Jones family.
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101. J&B: Two dumb Hoosier fucks who don't know enough to come in from the rain.
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102. Our guest explains what it's like to share his body with another being.
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103. Our special guest shares just a few of the names by which he has been known.
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104. We didn't read Rudi's book, but we looked at all the pictures, and we can vouch for the fact that there doesn't seem to be any real cannibalism going on.
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105. Xy bleaches her facial hair.
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106. Editor B is Back in the Camera Again.
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107. J gets ready to mix a Just Say Yes!
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108. TBlack sings for his supper.
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109. J parties down with Cousin Matt.
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110. An apartment building now stands at 344 S. Dunn, formerly the site of an old house where the core ROX crew lived and taped much of the historic second season of ROX.
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111. The lighter again. You know what that means.
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112. Is he on drugs or something?
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