- The Del Close Marathon was a blast. In years past, the crowds and beer-soaked hallways detered me, but this year I was fired up. I think being at work too much made me want to simply sit in the theatre and absorb a lot of good shows. I sat still for 4.5 hours at one point — the last time I did that was for Hoop Dreams. Highlights for me: Gemberling playing a stomach solo in No Posers, I Eat Pandas and their standing O, the casual bliss of the Monkeydick reunion and the improvised stand-up comedy of Pass the Mic.
- On Sunday, too exhausted to return to the marathon, Eliza and I strolled around Williamsburg where we stumbled upon a concert being held for at least 5,000 people (or way more, maybe?) in an abandoned public pool. I’m speaking of McCarren Pool. Rather than fill the pool they’re holding a series of outdoor events there including movies, concerts and this past Sunday’s outdoor party. I like that I live in a city where that a huge outdoor party held in an abandoned public pool is something I can stumble upon.
- Tapas last night with Eliza, Ptolemy, Shelly and Terry was pricey but well worth it. One of the snacks was cooked pieces of chicken head.
- Also walking around Williamsburg, I found the 5-EP set Costello & Nieve (from a tour where Elvis Costello performed just with his keyboard player Steve Nieve) at Soundfix. Excellent collection! The five EPs also serve as a list of my favorite cities (I just decided): Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago, Boston and New York. Yeah, that kinda works. If I could just get Austin in there.
On my iTunes now:
Child Star by The Unicorns from "Who Will Cut Our Hair When We're Gone?"
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Aug 1st, 2006 at 1:14 pm
I didn’t realize that tapas place was a Mario Batali-owned joint. Cool.
-Terry
Aug 4th, 2006 at 3:11 am
Do you ever have “Game Night” any more? I know that was perhaps instituted under a prior administration but that shit was fun. And I liked your sketches and knowledge of all things Beatles. Remember that night? Good stuff.