- My mp3 collection is growing by leaps and bounds.
- The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou: awesome.
- Delicious south Indian cuisine.
- American whiskey and conversation at a bar on Franklin Street in Brooklyn.
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christmas in new york
Yesterday we had lunch at the Thai place in the Polish Brooklyn neighborhood where we’re staying. Then we went to the newly expanded Museum of Modern Art (see this piece in the New Yorker), where I got to spend some time with a few of my favorite artists:
- Robert Rauschenberg
- Jasper Johns
- Mark Rothko
- Francis Bacon
- Jackson Pollack
I also made the acquaintance of the work of a few new (to me) artists:
- Alighiero e Boetti
- William Kentridge
- Jeff Wall
- Eve Sussman
- Michael Weseley
Weseley’s photographs, the result of exposures lasting up to three years, are amazing. Longstanding structures are portrayed as solid, but people, cars, and buildings under construction appear as ghosts at best.
Around 6:00 we had a couple of drinks at Union Square, then headed to a restaurant named Bruxelles for a meal of mussels and pommes frites accompanied by some delicious Belgian beer.
Today? I have no idea what we’re doing today.
i still love you, new york
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Love don’t play any games with me Anymore like she did before. The world won’t wait, so I better shake That thing right out there through the door. Hell, I still love you, New York. –Ryan Adams, “New York, New York” |
I am blue-state bound.
music for hanukkah
The sublime “Candles and Miracles” (mp3, 5M), performed by Hetch Hetchy. I don’t know much about the band, other than the fact that members included Lynda Stipe (Michael’s sister), who had been in an earlier group named Oh Ok. See also this entry on Oh Ok, which has a bit more detail about Hetch Hetchy.
MP3 files are posted for evaluation purposes only. Through this site, I’m trying to share and promote good music with others, who will also hopefully continue to support these artists. Everyone is encouraged to purchase music and concert tickets for the artists you feel merit your hard earned dollars. If you hold copyright to one of these songs and would like the file removed, please let me know. Availability is limited.
reminder: mla blogger meetup
Don’t forget about the proposed blogger meetup at MLA. Email me (ghw {at} wordherders {dot} net) if you want to participate.
If you happen to be wandering around New York or Philadelphia over the next few days and see someone who looks like this, be sure to say hello.