I love love love seeing Jim Bianco perform live. He's this adorable, funny Italian guy originally from Long Island who now lives in LA. My friend Emily and I discovered him playing the Bowery Ballroom a few years ago as an opening act on the Hotel Cafe Tour (headlined by Joshua Radin). He came on stage wearing a red silky shirt, white three-piece suit and a fadora. He truly put on a show - funny facial expressions, dancing- he definitely has a great time performing for a crowd. He also get bonus points with me because once he was in front of me in line for the bathroom before one of his shows and he let me go ahead of him. Mind you, I did not ask him if I could go before him, he is just THAT chivalrous. A hot singer/songwriter with style who will let me pee first? I just might marry this guy. For last night's show, he was kind of toned down a little (he opted for the t-shirt with vest ensemble) and wasn't really shaking his ass too much. Though, the stage at Joe's Pub was significantly smaller than the stage at The Bowery. Also, his dad was sitting behind me last night (seriously, the dad looked like he could be an extra on The Sopranos.) Check out my video:
Friday, August 15, 2008
Attention Riders: Mind the pee
It just occurred to me that I've seen way too many people peeing in front of me in subway stations in recent weeks. And both times they have been at West 4th Street! You know, I always used to wonder why that station smelled so badly. Now I know why! Don't get me wrong - I love the West Village: Washington Square Park, Marie's Crisis (where else can you go to a gay piano bar that only plays showtunes?), The Red Lion (live music every night!), Mahmoud's, Comedy Cellar, transvestites, and drunk NYU freshmen puking on MacDougal Street as they stumble out of Off the Wagon.
My ex-boyfriend lived on MacDougal Street, just a block away from the West 4th Stop, so that station was pretty much a daily destination. But everytime I got off the F train, this putrid stench would overwhelm me. There's certain stations that just always smell bad : (23rd Street f station is another one.) And anyone who has lived in NYC for any length of time knows you want to avoid the elevator in a subway station, if at all possible. I'm not sure if homeless people sleep in them, or this is just the place that everyone goes to puke or pee.
Pee Incident #1
Where: West 4th Street f platform
When: Early August, Saturday afternoon, around 2pm
What: Man in his Mid-Twenties, in the middle of the platform, peeing against a cement post. He doesn't even bother to walk to the end of the track and pee into the track. Nope, instead he pees right in the middle of the platform, so his pee can flow and exist on the same cement that innocent f train riders are walking across. WTF? Who does that? He didn't seem to be crazy or drunk. Just a normal looking guy.
Pee Incident #2
Where: West f street station - right in the middle before you descend the stairs to get to the track
When: Last night - August 14th about 12:30am
What: Woman in late 20's- early thirties in full squat mode with maximum water pressure. Seriously, she couldn't have gone to the street level and found a bush? Washington Square Park is two blocks away. Just go to an alleyway somewhere, but right in the middle of a brightly lit busy train station?
Pee Incident #3 (Ok, so this in no way compares to the above two incident, but it's just sort of ironic that this occured the day after the squatter incident.)
Where: Last row of the B63 bus in Brooklyn
When: Today, around 3:00pm
What: I'm sitting in the back of the bus, realize that I smell pee (again!). The little boy next to me even says to his mom - something smells mommy. I look over to the family sitting across from me. Mother with three kids - daughter, 7; son, 3; daughter standing up on the seat with a blanket wrapped around the lower half of her body that looks about 18 months. That's right - mom is changing her daughter's diaper in the back of the bus (while the kid is standing up). I'm not a parent, and I kind of admire this woman's multi-tasking. She was pretty descreet, if it weren't for the overwhelming smell of urine at the bus, I would have had no idea that she was changing this kid's diaper. It probably would have been a huge hassle for mom to get off the bus, lug her three kids off the bus, and to change the diaper. At least she had the decency to wrap the blanket around the kid.
I think I'd rather have the stinky diaper change than hear someone clipping his nails on the bus (that happens much more often.)
Please New Yorkers, I beg of you - STOP PEEING IN WEST 4th STREET STATION!
That is all.
My ex-boyfriend lived on MacDougal Street, just a block away from the West 4th Stop, so that station was pretty much a daily destination. But everytime I got off the F train, this putrid stench would overwhelm me. There's certain stations that just always smell bad : (23rd Street f station is another one.) And anyone who has lived in NYC for any length of time knows you want to avoid the elevator in a subway station, if at all possible. I'm not sure if homeless people sleep in them, or this is just the place that everyone goes to puke or pee.
Pee Incident #1
Where: West 4th Street f platform
When: Early August, Saturday afternoon, around 2pm
What: Man in his Mid-Twenties, in the middle of the platform, peeing against a cement post. He doesn't even bother to walk to the end of the track and pee into the track. Nope, instead he pees right in the middle of the platform, so his pee can flow and exist on the same cement that innocent f train riders are walking across. WTF? Who does that? He didn't seem to be crazy or drunk. Just a normal looking guy.
Pee Incident #2
Where: West f street station - right in the middle before you descend the stairs to get to the track
When: Last night - August 14th about 12:30am
What: Woman in late 20's- early thirties in full squat mode with maximum water pressure. Seriously, she couldn't have gone to the street level and found a bush? Washington Square Park is two blocks away. Just go to an alleyway somewhere, but right in the middle of a brightly lit busy train station?
Pee Incident #3 (Ok, so this in no way compares to the above two incident, but it's just sort of ironic that this occured the day after the squatter incident.)
Where: Last row of the B63 bus in Brooklyn
When: Today, around 3:00pm
What: I'm sitting in the back of the bus, realize that I smell pee (again!). The little boy next to me even says to his mom - something smells mommy. I look over to the family sitting across from me. Mother with three kids - daughter, 7; son, 3; daughter standing up on the seat with a blanket wrapped around the lower half of her body that looks about 18 months. That's right - mom is changing her daughter's diaper in the back of the bus (while the kid is standing up). I'm not a parent, and I kind of admire this woman's multi-tasking. She was pretty descreet, if it weren't for the overwhelming smell of urine at the bus, I would have had no idea that she was changing this kid's diaper. It probably would have been a huge hassle for mom to get off the bus, lug her three kids off the bus, and to change the diaper. At least she had the decency to wrap the blanket around the kid.
I think I'd rather have the stinky diaper change than hear someone clipping his nails on the bus (that happens much more often.)
Please New Yorkers, I beg of you - STOP PEEING IN WEST 4th STREET STATION!
That is all.
Friday, August 1, 2008
Tuesday, June 24, 2008
The Wonderful World of DDD list Celebrities
I was home early from work, bored at home, so I decided to watch "Celebrity Family Feud". When did Joan Rivers become Michael Jackson? And What happened to Olivia's Boobs? Ice-T's wife (Coco) looks like a Barbie doll. I'm guessing they met at the Playboy Mansion. Host Al Roker could barely keep his eyes facing forward when she was bouncing around after answering a question correctly. Do you think there's a group of people that sit around a table brainstorming possible contestants for Celebrity Family Feud? I would like that job. Here's some random celebs who I would suggest:
1. Steve Urkel (Does anyone actually know that guy's real name?)
2. Ed McMahon (Apparently, he needs some money)
3. Monica Lewinsky (supposedly she moved to Europe and is not designing handbags or something)
4. The cute kid from Jerry MacGuire. (Maybe he has boobs now too)
1. Steve Urkel (Does anyone actually know that guy's real name?)
2. Ed McMahon (Apparently, he needs some money)
3. Monica Lewinsky (supposedly she moved to Europe and is not designing handbags or something)
4. The cute kid from Jerry MacGuire. (Maybe he has boobs now too)
Tuesday, April 15, 2008
Nada Surf
Check out the brilliant camera work by yours truly at last week's Nada Surf show at Terminal 5.
So the camera gets a little shaky when Werner hands off the camera to me. But it's pretty decent footage if I do say so myself...
This is my favorite Nada Surf song. I love how the Bassist always smokes during this song when they play it live.
So the camera gets a little shaky when Werner hands off the camera to me. But it's pretty decent footage if I do say so myself...
This is my favorite Nada Surf song. I love how the Bassist always smokes during this song when they play it live.
Friday, April 4, 2008
Journey = Cool?
Since when is it cool for high school kids to like Journey? See below:
Earlier this week I saw Lifehouse and Matt Nathanson play the Roseland Ballroom in New York City. Matt Nathanson, (who has replaced Emerson Hart as my current rockstar crush) was the opening act. I actually think he had a much better stage presence than Lifehouse. His witty banter between songs and the way he shook his ass during his hit "Come On Get Higher" kept me entertained. The concert made me feel really old. Looking around, with the exception of the 10 twenty-somethings around us leaning against the railing, we were surrounded by about 1000 high school kids. Have they been playing Lifehouse on Gossip Girl lately or something? How do these kids know Lifehouse ? Their peak was about 7 years ago when I was in college (and those kids wound have been about 8 or 9 years old.) Even a bigger question, how the hell do those kids know Journey? I was shocked that the entire room sang along to Don't Stop Believing. But maybe high school kids are just more in touch with cheesy hair bands from the 80's. I know my kids will be.
Earlier this week I saw Lifehouse and Matt Nathanson play the Roseland Ballroom in New York City. Matt Nathanson, (who has replaced Emerson Hart as my current rockstar crush) was the opening act. I actually think he had a much better stage presence than Lifehouse. His witty banter between songs and the way he shook his ass during his hit "Come On Get Higher" kept me entertained. The concert made me feel really old. Looking around, with the exception of the 10 twenty-somethings around us leaning against the railing, we were surrounded by about 1000 high school kids. Have they been playing Lifehouse on Gossip Girl lately or something? How do these kids know Lifehouse ? Their peak was about 7 years ago when I was in college (and those kids wound have been about 8 or 9 years old.) Even a bigger question, how the hell do those kids know Journey? I was shocked that the entire room sang along to Don't Stop Believing. But maybe high school kids are just more in touch with cheesy hair bands from the 80's. I know my kids will be.
Wednesday, February 27, 2008
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