Me with my friend Celia at Chuck Brown concert last night at Midsummer Nights Swing. Taken by Jerry. I’m a big fan of swing dancing in New York during the summer. There’s usually so much great, free, outdoor dance opportunities, from free concerts by the water, DJed music in Central Park, and jazz groups playing…
Category: Dancing / Music
“I Feel Like Bustin Loose”: Chuck Brown at Midsummer Nights Swing
The "godfather of go-go swing" Mr. Chuck Brown performed a funky couple of sets tonight at Midsummer Nights Swing at Lincoln Center. Mr. Brown is best known for his 60s classic funk song "I Feel Like Bustin Loose." But he just released an album last year that shows the man still has it. In this…
Hanging with the familia in Cali for July 4th weekend
This is me in my barong tagalog Filipino dress shirt with my Uncle Oscar in Cali this weekend. I had a lovely time with the family over July 4th weekend, starting with a relaxing barbecue at my Mom’s house and ending with a blowout wedding for my Uncle Nesting and Auntie Angie. I am the…
Swing, funk and soul at Midsummer Nights Swing ’08
Find more videos like this on Midsummer Night Swing One of the best parts of swinging in the summer in New York is dancing outdoors at Lincoln Center’s Midsummer Nights Swing concert series. This year’s series is much shorter than years past, but still sounds like a great lineup of bands (some more swingable…
Effervescent and Sarah’s wedding dance!
Last night I got to celebrate the marriage of one of my dearest friends and fellow Yehoodi administrator Effervescent and his new bride Sarah Chu at SPQR in Little Italy. Here’s the newlyweds enjoying their silly and sweet wedding dance. After a busy day at work, it was wonderful to be among friends old and…
Brooklyn Bombshells take 3rd place Marching Group prize at 2008 Mermaid Parade!
I’m proud to report that the Brooklyn Bombshell Revue took third place in the Marching Group division at the Coney Island Mermaid Parade this year! The competition was fierce this year, with amazing entrants all around. So that’s quite a feather in our cap. Congrats to all the winners, and all those that brought the…
Yehoodi Talk Show #511: The Mermaid Parade, swingin in Denmark and Russia!
The mid- late June episode of the Yehoodi Talk Show is finally available. Spuds talks about his recent trips to Copenhagen and St Petersburg while I blather on about the Coney Island Mermaid Parade. Plus we update folks on Frankie Manning’s recent hip surgery. All that and more silliness on this week’s Yehoodi Talk Show. Check…
Video: The Brooklyn Bombshell Revue at the Mermaid Parade!
Here’s some video taken by my friend April of the Brooklyn Bombshell Revue performing at the 2008 Coney Island Mermaid Parade. My favorite moment in it is Veronica in the sailor outfit at the 1:04 mark blowing a kiss to the judges. Perfect. Also the final V-formation and single file line of the girls is…
A glorious day at the Mermaid Parade
Finally home after an amazing day of Mermaid Parade festivities. As has been our tradition for going on eight years, a bunch of swing dancers from Yehoodi march and dance in the Coney Island Mermaid Parade, calling ourselves the “Brooklyn Bombshells Revue.” We all dress in something either vintage-y or mermaid-y or both. I.e. 1920s…
Introducing the Funkasaurus, My 1st Spore creature
Sorry to inflict this on you, if you have seen hundreds of other Spore creatures already. Here’s my "Funkasaurus" animal I created using the Spore Creature Creator. Funkasaurus is a fun-loving, hip-hop listening, b-boying vegetarian. The interface is super fun to play with, if you haven’t already downloaded it. At Global Kids we’re abuzz with…