Monthly Archives: July 2010

An Elegant Biker

July 6, 2010 – 6:57 pm

Eric Mitchell rode a bike to an art opening in Red Hook. He wore a white shirt and black jacket. All his shirts are white. The cotton was dry. It’s a long hump from the East Village to the Gowanus Canal. Eric is part Cherokee. He doesn’t sweat. I’m slightly surprised that Eric is not […]

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Bike Guy by Scott Taylor

July 6, 2010 – 5:01 pm

Scott’s “Bike Guy” has been installed on the corner of Bedford and 12th street in McCarren Park, Williamsburg, Brooklyn. I attended the opening last week. Mark Benecke of Studio 54 fame was the big name for the showing. A few more faces from the age of heroes and heroines were there. Scott asked for me […]

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CATCH THE WIND / Donovan

July 6, 2010 – 1:13 pm

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ihd2aKEUeac&feature=related It’s hot out there. Where’s the breeze?

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10 Million Love-You-Long-Time

July 5, 2010 – 9:34 am

John Lennon rightfully claimed that The Beatles were more popular than Jesus and now Lady Gaga has beaten out Barack Obama on Facebook by scoring over 10,673,476 fans in comparison the 2nd place Obama’s 9,824,885. The Beatles fan club have only 181,138, while the good old Messiah has outstripped the Fab Four with 126,876 fans, […]

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Prime Jocko

July 4, 2010 – 6:22 pm

Some people get better with age and then smolder to a cinder. Not Jocko Weyland. Zen Skate Guru. He’s my hero.

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