9/11/2010

NYC: Day 3 / Back Home

Woke up later since no one had to be at work.

Rode the train to 5th Ave., saw the current Macintosh holy land, went to FAO Schwartz.

Walked through Central Park to Columbus Circle.

Parted ways with Jeni who had a production to prepare for.

Walked through more of Central Park.

Took the train way out.

Attended The Forge's Sinner to Winner production/fundraiser (Jeni is a member of the Forge)

Late night food at Manhattan Diner, interrupted by Richard Belzer's dog -- followed quickly by Richard Belzer.

Back to Queens.

Sleep.


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Today it's my trip back home.
Started on the E train, then on to NJ Transit Bus 107, missed my stop, transferred to Bus 34, to Newark (NJ) Airport, to Phoenix airport, and soon to be on to Portland.

It's been a wonderful time spent with some fantastic people that I had not see in far too long.

Pictures will hopefully be coming soon.

9/09/2010

NYC: Day 2

Saw Renata and Jeni to work.

Rode the train out to Brooklyn.

Walked around, snapped some photos.

Hung out at the Brooklyn Museum for a while: later-period Andy Warhol exhibition, promised Mitch Epstein photography that was not to be found, and, um, the guy who won Bravo's Work of Art(?!?)

Spent a few hours at Brooklyn Botanical Gardens.

Walked around Brooklyn some more.

Met back up Renata and Jeni after work.

Rode back into Manhattan.

Walked all over, had a fantastic vegan dinner, followed by outstanding vegan ice cream (they're vegan, I'll eat almost anything).

Came back to Queens, exhausted.

9/08/2010

NYC: Day 1

Made it into JFK airport later than scheduled (delayed flight out of San Fran) last night.

Met up with Renata and Jeni.

Had dinner at a 24-hour place near their apartment in Forest Grove, Queens.



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Saw them both off to work.

Hopped the subway for a few blocks to a credit union I could bank at.

Took photos of the neighborhood.

Rode out to Flushing Meadows park.

Crowds of people headed to the U.S. Open.

Took photos in the park.

Rode back.

Met Renata and Jeni after work.

Hanging out for a bit before heading back out.


Also a multi-hour stroll around Union Square, then Times Square & surrounding area.



Tomorrow: Manhattan?

9/07/2010

PDX to SFO to NYC

I'm up way too early this morning, sitting at PDX airport, waiting for my flight to SFO, then on to NYC to spend a few days with some great friends that I haven't seen in far too long. It feels a bit weird -- I think this is the first time since my 2006 Canada/Europe month-long blow out(!) that I've traveled anywhere other than to Alabama to see family/friends.
It will be nice to get out of Portland for a few days.
It will be nice have new subjects to photograph.

9/06/2010

happened / happening





Friday night was 2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift -- the Portland stop on Everything is Terrible's Quest for the Magick Crystal Tour. As an experience, it was nearly indescribable; even if you're a fan of EIT's niche schtick. It was two hours of mind-melting found (VHS) footage blended together into dada oblivion. Or something like this...




Complete with stripping motivational speakers, alien overlords, and an altar of Jerry Maguire VHS cassettes.





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Tomorrow (Monday) night, photographer/Yeah Yeah Yeahs guitarist Nick Zinner will be at Powell's, along with Zachary Lipez and Stacy Wakefield, to present the new collaboration, Please Take Me Off the Guest List.
Zinner's photographs, Lipez 's essays, Wakefield's book design.

Zinner is a fantastic photographer, so it's worth checking out for the photos alone. But Lipez's essays are pretty great too; and short, so they're easy reads.


a few of Zinner's photos, not necessarily from the aforementioned book