Here's a quick walk-through of my new apartment in Prospect Heights, Brooklyn. Check out all the room I have! The kitchen / dining room area is really big, as is the main bedroom up front. The two middle rooms, which I'm going to be using as a living room and office space, are much smaller…
Month: September 2009
$4,000 prize for best “Choose Your Global Solution” interactive fiction project
Those nice folks at Citizens for Global Solutions are once again holding a contest for artists, webmasters, graphic designers, poets, video artists and creative activists who are interested in creating some unique digital art on the Web! This year's theme is "Choose Your Global Solution." $4,000 in cash prizes is up for grabs. The basic…
Dancing from your Center: a spiritual leading
This video is my first attempt at explaining publicly something Quakers call a spiritual "Leading" that was first shared at Brooklyn Meeting last Sunday. I consider it a Leading because it's still working itself out inside of me, and feels like there's a lot more there to be revealed over time. One of the things…
Announcing the New Yehoodi.com! Beta Testing in October, Public Launch in November
After more than a year of planning, consultation and hard work, I am very excited to announce the imminent launch of Yehoodi 3.0! For those that don't know, I am one of the administrators of Yehoodi, the premiere social website for the global lindy hop and swing dance community. Approaching our 11th year of operation,…
“Groovaloo” brings b-boying to the stage with mixed results
Got to see the Groovaloos stage show at the Joyce Theater last night with some friends. It's a very impressive hip-hop dance show with the most fully realized combination of dance performance, staging, sound, and theater that I've ever seen staged. For someone who wants to see an energetic, well-presented demonstration of b-boying, you can't…
Jersey Jazz Tribute to Frankie Manning & Frankie95 Fest
Frankie's partner Judy Pritchett was kind enough to share with me a high-rez scan of the lovely article and photo spread from the Jersey Jazz magazine about the Frankie Manning 95th Birthday Festival that took place last May in New York City. Entitled "Frankie Manning: Never Stop Swinging" its one of the sweetest tributes to…
Second Life avatar actors perform Howard Barker’s “13 Objects” October 21-22
Second Life is not only a great place to be entertained, one can also find lots of "high art" from painting and sculpture to classical music and even ballet performances. Case in point, I just received news about a new theatrical production of the work of British playwright Howard Barker on October 21 and 22…
Lost Fingers awesome Django-esque cover of “Pump Up the Jam” (video)
Crank up your speakers and rock out / swing out to this awesome gypsy jazz cover of the 80s hit "Pump Up the Jam." Performed by the Lost Fingers of Quebec, Canada, these boys give the Technotronic classic new life and a swingin beat that works much better than it should. On September 27, the…
Good Riddance: the joys of packing up and leaving
This weekend and next are all about getting ready for my next move to my new apartment in Prospect Heights. Like most, I am usually less than excited about the prospect of packing up all my earthly possessions and trucking them off to a new home. In the past, it has been the subject of…
“Sit Down to Rise Up”: Support the Interdependence Project!
My buddy Rafi sends out word that his organization the Interdependence Project is sponsoring a "meditation marathon" for 24 hours on November 6-7 to raise funds for their innovative approach to activism: I’m asking anyone reading to sponsor me as I meditate for a full twenty four hours as part of the Fall fundraiser. I’ll…