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Author Archives: ken
Thanks to everyone who came down to my show with Mike Skliar at the Parkside — we had a great time and we hope you did too. If anyone didn’t get a CD, you can buy them online. We haven’t … Continue reading
Missed Brush With Fame
On the front page of today’s Arts and Leisure section, there’s a photo of Sunny’s Bar in Red Hook, accompanying an article about new artistic hot spots in New York. Sitting at the bar are three musicians I play with … Continue reading
Left, Right and Wrong
Mother Jones this month had a surprisingly refreshing article (use code MJJ9AK to view the whole thing) on the failures of the left, which spoke to me more than almost anything else I’d read on the subject. The central thesis … Continue reading
John Herald
The New York City traditional music scene outdid itself last night. The Parkside Lounge (where I’m playing on Sunday night with Mike Skliar) threw a big tribute last night to John Herald, the lead singer for The Greenbriar Boys, the … Continue reading
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Hunter S. Thompson, 1937 – 2005
Let all those who feel that Americans can be as easily led to beauty as to ugliness, to truth as to public relations, to joy as to bitterness, be said to be suffering from Hunter Thompson’s disease. –Kurt Vonnegut, reviewing … Continue reading
Other Gates
The Gates has, of course, prompted imitators. There’s The Somerville Gates as well as an organic version in the Central Park Zoo.
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Central Park From Above
Swiped this link from regyt: a gorgeous aerial photo of Central Park complete with (barely discernible) Gates.
At the Opening Of the Gates
Or, Orange Will Be the Color For Shower Curtains Next Spring Early this morning (early by my Saturday standards, anyway), bobhowe, silvertide and the usual crew of delinquents went to see the opening of Christo and Jean Claude’s The Gates … Continue reading
“Next Saturday”
Because careless language nearly led to a serious scheduling snafu, I’m curious to see how people understand the phrase “next Saturday.” Let’s say it’s Wednesday, February 9th, and I tell you that we are going to do something “Next Saturday.” … Continue reading
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