Saturday, October 23, 2004
Well, my overtaxed body, led by my throat, went on strike yesterday, after an intense week of work and play. So this weekend I'm laying low, resting, and tending to my sore and congested head... : - ) Saw a great play, Greenwillows, with Pat Stumpp and her friend Nancy last night, as part of a series of staged readings of forgotten musicals called "Musicals in Mufti" - a rural theme with lots of wry humor and character turns. Well, here are some cartoons. Later.
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Friday, October 22, 2004
Burning The Candle
At both ends, and in the middle... : - ) Wow, I've gone out every night this week, and spent every day on the phone 9 hours with investors, hitting a home run on our "maiden voyage" deal. So I'm the hero of the day, with a slight sore throat.. : - ) Last night, Bart invited me take in some jazz at the legendary Hotel Algonquin's equally legendary Oak Room. This elegant venue seats about 75 in a rectangular room of dark oak tones and white tablecloths. Normal price: $50 entry plus $20 minimum consumption. Bart somehow got tickets for $3... How coule we resist? Tonight, a play (no idea which) with Pat Stumpp. Tomorrow, laptop electronica (laptronica!) at midnight with Thomas at the Bowery Ballroom, headlined by Mouse On Mars...Full report later
Cartoons follow...
Vendredi Français / French Fri Day coming late afternoon...
(francophiles: check out a week's worth of Thomas' Paris pictures...)
Domingos en Castellano / Spanish Sunday will resurface, indeed, on Sunday
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Thursday, October 21, 2004
Gloat Gloat But Remember To Vote
From yesterday’s Onion, my favorite feature, “What Do YOU Think?....This is the 'couldn't happen to a nicer guy than Bill O'Reilly' edition... : - )
Question: “Last week, a Fox News Channel producer sued Bill O'Reilly for sexual harassment, alleging that the cable host pressured her into phone sex. What do you think?”
Answer 1: "Someone's coming at Bill O'Reilly with lurid public accusations of a heinous personal nature? Wow. Sometimes life can be so... fair."
Answer 2: "He wasn't sexually harassing her. He was just looking out for her, like he's doing for all of us, all the time."
Answer 3: “This is just another example of the liberal media's bias against self-destructive, narcissistic, screaming sexist assholes."
Answer 4: "Whether Andrea Mackris' claims are true or false, one thing is certain—that woman is never working for the vast right-wing conspiracy again."
Answer 5: “Just once, I'd like to hear about a sex scandal with honest-to-God penetration." 
Answer 6: "No wonder it costs $3.99 a minute to call in to 'The Factor.'"this entry's permalink
yyyyyyyyaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyyyyyyyyyy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Go Sox!!! Go Kerry!!!!
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Go Sox!!! Go Kerry!!!!
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Wednesday, October 20, 2004
Wow, I forgot to post and missed a day! First time in many moons! Ultra busy workday, followed by evening in Park Slope where I dined w Bart & Ashley at Surreal Cafe. Afterwards, we met Kelly and Carolyn (Bri's sister) and together we all saw Norwegian singer-songwriter Sondre Lerche (left) at Southpaw. How wonderful to go out and hang with friends during the week... There once was a time when my weeknight activities were frequent. Time to break the rut. I ain't no ruttle. : - )
Here's my sister Deena before her recent accident:
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Monday, October 18, 2004
Hotel Hotel, Lounge Lounge
In a midtown hotel room (Omni at 52nd & 5th), I spent Saturday morning and afternoon making Venezuelan executives rehearse for a marathon of 24/7 presentations next week. I also improvised question and answer sessions to give them practice at that. I was reduced to lunching on cashews from the room's 'frigobar'...Worked until 11pm Friday night doing the same...
But this is clearly the most important project of the year. We need a hit to really lauch our business... Cross your fingers, my friends...
Late afternoon Saturday I joined Bart and Ashley for a delightful high British tea at the St Regis. They both looked lovely in formal wear - Ashley was off to a gala museum function afterwards. As you can see in the picture, luxury teas are served with scones, jams, miniature sandwiches, and gourmet miniature cakes, cookies, and other scrumptious confections, arranged on three levels of a shiny silver plate-holder..Check your diet at the door.... : - )
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Sunday, October 17, 2004
Jump Shout -- Knock Yourself Out
Just an hour after high tea, I joined my pal Christi for another meal, before going to a concert.. I wisely chose Regional Thai Taste, so that I could drink my dinner, getting loaded instead of stuffed. I did have a papaya salad...
Shortly after 8 we arrived at Irving Plaza for an envigorating one-two punch of a melodious, musically adventurous and particpatory evening. Main attraction, of course, was the amazing, adorable, and multi-talented jazz-cum-indie prodigy that is Jamie Cullum (pictured left). Jamie bounced, leaped, and somersaulted back and forth between the piano and center stage with boundless energy. as he riffed and spun unpredictable and exciting extended versions of his wonderful songs. If anyone hasn't heard Jamie, I'd be happy to pour some sugar in your bowl - just let me know. His stage presence is all enthusiasm, humor, and the giddy pleasure of being a 'twentysomething' pleasing the world by following his muse. At one point, a concertgoer fainted (not because of Jamie) and had to be carried out. I was relieved she was OK, and happy she hadn't thrown up. Warming up was David Ryan Harris, an African-American indie veteran that struck chords with his songs of relationships, happy and failed, past and present. this entry's permalink
