Christina of StackedBlog.com and I got to hang out with our friend Michael Blank, aspiring comic artist, as he debuted his new comic "The Muse of Richard Long" at the MoCCA comic convention this weekend in Manhattan. Michael is a talented young artist who hopefully will be doing more work soon. It''s inspiring to see…
Category: New York
The Main Event Hip-hop Competition 2010: Congrats Capital Funk!
Last night I headed to "The Main Event" a hip-hop dance competition sponsored by the Fr3sh dance troupe, who you might recall from "America's Best Dance Crew" Season 4. Despite having danced hip hop for years, I've never actually been to a large scale competition, so I was interested in seeing how it ran. It…
Checking out the mummies at the Brooklyn Museum (video)
Last night, at the "First Saturday" night at the Brooklyn Museum, I was among the "1stfans" group who got a behind-the-scenes look at how the Museum's conservators re-wrap ancient Egyptian mummies. BM conservator Lisa Bruno explained to us how difficult and time-consuming this process is. I loved the detail work on the covering of the…
They Might Be Giants: the Puppet Show!
Last night, Rafi and I saw the fantastic "Puppet Playlist" show put on by Sinking Ship Productions, an experimental theater group that combines puppetry, music and movement in fun and engaging ways. Their "Puppet Playlist" series is a selection of short puppet acts, interspersed with musical numbers, all around a particular theme. Last night's was…
NOLA Brass Band leading Second Line across Brooklyn Bridge this morning! (video)
Here's some sorta grainy video of a bunch of New Orleans jazz musicians leading a crowd of revelers across the Brookyn Bridge this morning. That's DancingMan504 leading the procession like a jazz maniac. Who dat! Dancing to live NOLA jazz across the Brooklyn Bridge. Life doesn't get better.
Naomi Uyama and Peter Strom at Frim Fram (video)
Here's a sweet dance performance by lindy hop stars Peter Strom and Naomi Uyama at our dance the Frim Fram Jam last night. I love how smooth and relaxed they are in their movement.
Broccoli : You Save $0.00 (pic)
Well at least they are honest. Taken at Met Foods, Prospect Heights, Brooklyn.
Ken Swift and Joe Schloss on Preserving B-Boy Culture for Future Generations
Last night I was fortunate enough to be among a packed audience of 60+ folks at a "Conversation with Ken Swift and Joe Schloss, PhD" at the NYU Tisch School of the Arts. Ken and Joe were speaking on the subject of b-boying as a cultural phenomenon historically, in the present day, and into the…
“Q Train Manhattan Bound 942am” (poem)
Written this morning on my commute on my iPhone.
My Team at the Global Kids Online Leadership Program! (pic)
Here's a super cool picture of the current team at the Online Leadership Program at Global Kids. We took a lovely day-long retreat yesterday, visiting the "Silk Road" exhibit at the American Museum of Natural History, followed by a relaxing hang in Central Park. So nice just spending QT with my fantastic colleagues on a…