MitchW

Joe's had some health issues recently; think good thoughts for him.

I AM the help!

By coincidence (or because we had dined at Ci Siamo, and were walking a bit after dinner), we happened by this sculpture, by one of my favorite modern sculpturists. Adam and Eve, by Charles Ray. As is the way with Ray, they're very large. Don’t Call It Lobby Art: A Manhattan Development Is Livening Up the Street With Larger-Than-Life Works by Christopher Wool and Charles Ray Setting aside the horribleness of Manhattan West and other gargantuan projects in our fair city, it was nice to see this amidst the never-ending construction in that part of the world.

Zucchini and yellow squash, cooked to shit in olive oil, marinated a bit in its own stuff and red wine vinegar, chili pepper, etc. Good. Penne marinara. (Not my) balcony basil. Very good.

Both @Sneakeater and I have eaten at Libertine. Sneak's post about it (possibly after I posted about it?) was way pithier than mine, but we both enjoyed the food and the "scene." I think.

What about murders?

I like this idea! Lindenwood Diner

Actually, there is a shopping center there... They were nice enough to keep the remaining bodies out across the street from the back of the stores.

They're gonna need a lot of fill!! And sink those supports really deep.

Imagine if they'd done a video of it! To think of what we pay for the Times.

Isn't it news?

Were you looking for bodies?

Actually, the question above was for @Sneakeater.

At this point, I wish I knew what I was saying. Tell me this, though. Had you first listened to the song in question, over your speakers on your system sans video (I'm going under the assumption that the video was seen on a computer screen), like the way you used to critically review music, what would you think?

You're the one who said: Criticize away. But maybe stop complaining?

His parent's house was most likely torn down and rebuilt in the McMansion style. We only saw a few of what appeared to look like "original" homes. It's quite Szechuan. I am not familiar with the Union Tpke/Horace Harding area's old restos, growing up in lesser Forest Hills as I did.

Funny that you say that. As we were driving around, I got the distinct feeling that we weren't wholeheartedly welcome.

On Utopia Parkway, in Whitestone, Queens. Survivor of pandemic. Still quite good. And across the street from one of the better bagels in NYC - at Utopia Bagels. I never had heard of this little neighborhood called Malba, which sits basically adjacent/under the Whitestone Bridge. It's kinda insane. With houses that look like this... Yes, that's a running fountain in the "courtyard." And there are like 6 garages.

How much have you spent, other than the 4 or 5 minutes (and the ensuing hours posting about it here) to watch it, for the new Stones' song? Cynical cash grab? How much of your cash have they grabbed? Now - if you're gonna buy the album, after how much you loathe the first song/video you've heard/seen from it, that's on you. Now let's say Wells writes a review about the Frenchette guys' hypothetical new restaurant, before you've been. Let's additionally say he writes: "Anyone, especially @Sneakeater, would be an idiot to spend money here." But because you are "a fan of the Frenchette guys" you go, and hate it. That's on you.

That's not their problem; that's your's.

Oh no, totally not - he died 11 years ago or so.

Probably influenced more guitar players than can be counted on a few hands and feet. In celebration of his 100th birthday, the album I Am a Pilgrim was recorded, with 15 artists paying their tribute by covering one of Watson's songs. Last night, a few of those artists, along with Doc's former manager Mitch Greenhill, got together at the Rubin Museum, to talk about Doc, and to play songs from the tribute album. Needless to say, it was pretty great. Yasmin Williams, sitting between Bill Frisell and Steve Earle, is holding and playing one of Doc's guitars. To the right of Bill are Matthew Stevens and Mitch Greenhill. The interviewer, NPR's John Schaefer, is to the far right. A little bit about Mitch Greenhill: Yeah, it was pretty great. A little taste of Doc: A couple of these people will be at Hardly Strictly Bluegrass in San Francisco at the end of the month.

You know what's great about the record? You don't have to buy it. Or listen to it. Or view the videos. I wonder if someone held a gun to Sydney's head to be in the video?

You know, if people were smart, they would just subscribe to this.

And it's not as if the subscription price is going down any time soon! We're doomed.