Archive for April, 2008
East Japanese Restaurant
A new conveyor belt sushi place. It has a great rating and mostly great reviews.
Now with video.
Didgeridoo Park
There were several “only in New York” moments (like the tiny trained cat and dog show off Times Square) but the only one I caught on video was this dude in a suit playing his didgeridoo sitting in a barred park.
The Peeler Guy In Union Square
I first saw this guy as part of a video/sculpture installation at the Whitney Biennial 2008. I made a point of finding him in Union Square to see the spiel for myself. Some of you will now be able to guess what gift we brought you form NYC.
Becky’s Perfect Lunch
Apple juice in a squeeze bag, crayons and a pb&j shaped like a dinosaur.
Guggenheim: Cai Guo-Qiang
The Guggenheim is currently exhibiting a collection showing the work of Cai Guo-Qiang, a Chinese contemporary artist. It was a stunning exhibit and in the center of the museum was a new piece about the prevalence of car bombs in our society and as a reaction to 9/11. Breaking the first rule of […]
A Walk Through Central Park
Here are a few “ambiance” videos from our walk in Central Park the other day. We were cutting across from Columbus Circle headed to the Whitney. Out of pure fortuitousness we stumbled out of the park on the street that exactly borders the museum — couldn’t have planned it better if I lived […]
Well Pedicured Feet
The W family of hospitality includes Bliss Spa (who is lucky enough to employ renowned architecht Ashley McClaran) so we stopped in this morning for pedicures. My feet are soft and supple, and happy to receive a little rejuvination after so much walking.
Oh…and the cake.
Coca cola cake.
Birthday Lunch
…at a spot called Chat ‘n Chew near the theater.
Neccessity Shopping
It is cold and wet in NYC so we decided to stop in at the finest haberdashery the Manhattan has to offer.
At The W
Staying at the W hasn’t been the best hotel experience ever — the Waldorf-Astoria will be hard to defeat with that title…then again they have more experience — but there are a lot of nice touches that make it feel upper crust. The swinging explosive doorman, Denzel, made our arrival seem like we were […]
See, This Camera Works
I think I have this new camera figured out. It should work great for vlogging. I’ll set your mood to “big city” and ask your indulgence for pointless video.
One thing that convinces me the I can’t live in NYC are these ridiculously claustrophobic lengthy subway escalators. I could neer get used to […]
Union Square
Probably my last my daylight photo of the day. Next photo should be my dinner at Perilla.
Whitney Biennial 2008
I have 2 floors to go.
In Central Park
In the Robert Redford produced Barton Springs/Urban Growth/Environmentalism movie, The Unforseen, a lawyer for SOS discusses the genesis of Central Park and how absurd contemporary government would consider the conecpt of setting aside a massive tract of green space in the middle of prime real estate.