the sun suddenly
broke out today, a welcome
from the wind and rain
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Monday, April 13, 2009
Now I've seen everything
Today I had the pleasure of walking around the city with my friend Maggie. It was a lovely day, we sat near some cherry blossoms for lunch in the park and then we ran into this crazy scene. Talk about ingenuity. Everyone was stopping and staring in disbelief. Two cops even stopped in their tracks and I heard them say to each other, "Well now I've seen everything." Awesome.
We also stumbled upon a filming being set up in Chinatown. There was a fake Chinese billboard and lanterns set up so I'm predicting that it's supposed to be set in China but they didn't want to spend the money to film there so they're going to the next best thing. The signs mysteriously said filming for "The Sorcerer's Apprentice." Remember that old animated Disney film with the anthropomorphic broom? I can't imagine them filming that live action so as one IMDB commentator wrote, seeing as Nicolas Cage is set to star, this is probably a front for the next "National Treasure" movie unless Nicolas Cage plans to wear that crazy pointy hat instead of a wig this time.
We also stumbled upon a filming being set up in Chinatown. There was a fake Chinese billboard and lanterns set up so I'm predicting that it's supposed to be set in China but they didn't want to spend the money to film there so they're going to the next best thing. The signs mysteriously said filming for "The Sorcerer's Apprentice." Remember that old animated Disney film with the anthropomorphic broom? I can't imagine them filming that live action so as one IMDB commentator wrote, seeing as Nicolas Cage is set to star, this is probably a front for the next "National Treasure" movie unless Nicolas Cage plans to wear that crazy pointy hat instead of a wig this time.
Sunday, April 12, 2009
Root for The Roots
Hey, it's Easter so I will say as I always do, hope you all had an eggseptionally eggsellent day. Apart from it being a bit windy and chilly for springtime, it was a nice day out and things are beginning to bloom which is always nice to see.
Speaking of peaceful events, I got to check out The Roots jam session last week in the city. They are doing this residency at the Highline Ballroom and doing it like a jazz jam session with special guest vocalists and instrumentalists. It was all very fresh and fun with a good vibe. Something that's lost its way in modern music. Everything is so robotic and commercial, it's nice to hear rawness and soul live. On top of that, it's only $10 and all ages. It was nice to just walk in like a human being and not be carded, stamped, or patted down. There were definitely some little kids in there which made me feel ancient, but the crowd was good. Aside from a few annoying drunk yuppies, everyone was just there to hear some real music, bob heads, and have a good time.
Speaking of peaceful events, I got to check out The Roots jam session last week in the city. They are doing this residency at the Highline Ballroom and doing it like a jazz jam session with special guest vocalists and instrumentalists. It was all very fresh and fun with a good vibe. Something that's lost its way in modern music. Everything is so robotic and commercial, it's nice to hear rawness and soul live. On top of that, it's only $10 and all ages. It was nice to just walk in like a human being and not be carded, stamped, or patted down. There were definitely some little kids in there which made me feel ancient, but the crowd was good. Aside from a few annoying drunk yuppies, everyone was just there to hear some real music, bob heads, and have a good time.
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