SETting it up right

every so often the sun sets right on 34th street. the folks at hayden planetarium call it "manhattan henge" - ya know, like stone-henge, i guess. read more here: the henge

- and here are my photos from last night. (half sun on grid)

more lego - this time, movie posters

see many more movie posters here:
http://speckyboy.com/2009/05/20/21-amazing-movie-posters-recreated-with-lego/

also, peep hiphop album covers:
http://djtakefive.blogspot.com/2009/03/more-lego-for-you-hiphop-covers.html

and NYC-oriented items:
http://djtakefive.blogspot.com/2009/02/lego-new-york.html

standpipe/ auto spkr by me.

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my new toy

i had wanted to get a nice camera for awhile now. ya know - SLR with fancy lens and quick shutter speed - ability to play with aperture (blurriness) -- the whole sha-bang. so, i got one. Nikon d80. don't quite know how to use it yet - but here are some shots i took this weekend in miami, as i learn.


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more lego for you --- hiphop covers

but wait. there are more. check them out: here

in the booth

My good friend Dustin, a super photographer, set up his new concept STUDIO BOOTH at the latest My Favorite Things party. The deal is: he sets up a cool space - and gives you a prop to get creative with - in this case, a very large PUMA Clyde sneaker. The photos are great quality. Here are a couple of shots I concocted. More shots from other party attendees: here

You like?? Reach out and book Studio Booth for your next party!

LEGO NEW YORK

I'm a LEGO maniac!!!

brilliantly executed clip

Man in elevator for 41 hours.
Video of his Oct. 15, 1999, ordeal in an elevator in New York's McGraw-Hill building.

hey now - you're an allstar

on my first week on the job, i had a wonderful opportunity to travel to the NBA Allstar Game in New Orleans. the basketball was great - both from the NBA Allstars, and those from the NBA Development League - but hey - i'm biased. :) i also wandered around with afia to experience some of the dynamic art galleries - and encountered a superb photography exhibit - and certainly did some shopping on the Riverwalk.

more important than the play or the shopping, though, was how we banded together to do community service in the new orleans areas that still need help rebuilding as part of the NBA Cares initiative. despite the rain, the work we did was very fulfilling - and i was pleasantly surprised that the star players who turned up actually worked, and did not just stand around for photo opps. Steve Nash and Jason Kidd came to the house we were painting to lend a hand.


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monkdogz & art - frank & vera - good food & patti

on thurs, patti and i met up to see some art showcased by monkdogz, at their gallery on 27th between 9th - 10th Aves. they have bi-monthly events displaying new urban art. it's fun to go to the venue because there are numerous other galleries in the bldg that tend to stay open late and allow you entrance when monkdogz have their events. the events are generally well attended - so much so on this occasion, that the coat rack broke under the weight of the garments. (pic above)

patti was planning on meeting a friend for drinks - and invited me to join. we then went to a cute bar/ restaurant called FRANK/ VERA (eatery = frank, bar = vera). i'd been before - raffy used to love to go to the bar next door (Black Star) for their Wednesday reggae night. it's gone now :( -- and we wandered into Vera a few times afterwards. anyhow, the food smelled great, so patti and i decided to grub, as well as drink. we split the arugula salad, she had the mussels and i had the ravioli. good eatin'. the bartender had brought in his ipod that night, and suffice it to say i was pleased with his selections - which included some cuts off Black Moon's Enta Da Stage, and Nas' Illmatic. that's a very good way to get me to have a few more drinks at your establishment. no doubt.

sleepwalkers

another reason i love new york is the innovative art that is displayed throughout the city. here is an example. Doug Aitken shot 4 films about people's morning preparation before beginning their days. but that isn't the cool part -- the venue where these were shown was. MOMA projected them onto the side of their sculpture garden for all to see. each are quite long - but i found clips on youtube. enjoy!
SLEEPWALKERS AT MOMA 1
SLEEPWALKERS at MOMA 2

nana = 90

nana = 90

my nana turns 90 on tuesday.
she is an amazing woman.
here is the card i created for her. (in 2 parts)

shadows in soho

i bought myself a digital camera for xmas. a nikon 6mp camera. i use my nokia nseries device (3.2mp) for most shots -- but in redesigning my apt, i'm going to use some of my own photography to decorate, so wanted to take hi-quality shots to blow up BIG. anyhow, this is one that i like. title : "shadows in soho"