I visited the Sky Mirror at Rockefeller Center a couple of weeks ago. It’s very impressive. In the second photo, I’m standing next to Phil.
Oct 032006
Sep 182006
I previously wrote about my friend, Kristen, performing in Cloudless, a contemporary dance piece. Last night, Susan Marshall, the Coreographer and Artistic Director of the Susan Marshall Company, was awarded a Bessie. The Bessies are the New York Dance and Performance Awards. It’s a pretty big deal, and Kristen was definitely thrilled. Her company performed during the awards ceremony; afterwords we went to a party in South Street Seaport.
Again, it is such a thrill to be able to enjoy and share artistic endeavors. I believe Cloudless will be performed again early next year. I recommend checking it out if you are in town.
The view from South Street Seaport
Kristen dancing with one of her fellow dancers, Darrin. It shouldn’t be a shock that professional dancers can dance very well in a casual situation. :-) My photo doesn’t do them justice.
Sep 182006
The Atlantic Antic, a gigantic street festival in Brooklyn, was held on Sunday. This street festival was amazing; it demonstrated what I love most about living in New York City–its diversity. There were people from all different cultures and walks of life. There was tons of music, food, and shopping. The booths were selling items beyond most of the junk you typically see at New York Street fairs. There were people from all over the political spectrum, and everyone was having a good time. The Atlantic Antic showcased the fireworks of humanity that makes New York City strong.
Pink Japanese GoGo band at Last Exit (I don’t remember their names)
Punk rock band
Belly dancing
Food food food
Sep 182006
On Saturday, I went to the German American Friendship Day party in Central Park. It was in the summer stage area. Much beer and fun was had by all.
Beer
Fun with Rich and Lisa Rose
Sep 182006
I went to see my friend, Chris Byars, play at Joe’s Pub the other night. His band, The Chris Byars Octet, recently released a new album, Night Owls. You should go out and purchase many, many copies of his CD, because the band kicks ass. In all seriousness, it was a terrific concert by awesome musicians at a great venue. It makes me so happy to know talented people like Chris, and I am thrilled to be able to share the fruits of their creativity and passion.
Sep 182006
When I was in London, I heard one of the best performances of Vivaldi’s Four Seasons I will probably hear in my life. I bought a front row ticket to a concert by London Concertante at St. Martin-in-the-Fields, a famous church just off of Trafalgar Square. It was a fantastic performance; I was close enough to the lead violin to hit him with my hand. The soloist, Adam Summerhayes, was less than five feet away. It was as if they were playing just for me.
Sep 182006
My friend’s cockatiel, Satan.
Sep 092006
It looks like The New York Times gives you different content based on your location. Unfortunately, it looks like they have some bugs in the system. From my local desktop in London:
> HEAD http://www.nytimes.com/pages/todayspaper/index.html
404 Not Found
[…]
From my account on a machine in California:
> HEAD http://www.nytimes.com/pages/todayspaper/index.html
200 OK
[…]
Basically, this means that my web browser sees nothing here in London while it looks like everything is okay in the United States. If it weren’t Saturday, I might actually try to call someone at The New York Times.
After more testing, I found out something even better: www.nytimes.com and nytimes.com return different pages!
[Further update: the behavior of the site is changing as I type this post–I suspect the good people at The New York Times are making changes as we speak. Too bad that 8 AM EST is the middle of the day in London.]
Sep 072006
Here I am in London
Big Ben and Parliament
Sep 032006
I’m headed to London on Tuesday for the week for work. Anyone have any restaurant or show recommendations?