Archive for October, 2009
One World Symphony: Nightmare on Montague Street
One World Symphony: Nightmare on Montague Street Source: www.oneworldsymphony… Paul Dukas: The Sorcerer's ApprenticeDanny Elfman: from Nightmare Before Christmas (1993 film)J. S. Bach: Toccata and Fugue in D minorModest Mussorgsky: from Songs and Dances of DeathFranz Schubert: ErlkönigCharley Gerard: The Headless Horseman* (2009 world premiere) *written for audience, Hun… Halloween eve parade & concert Friday [...]
Posted: October 29th, 2009 under Uncategorized.
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Chesapeake Won't Drill In NYC Watershed – wcbstv.com
Chesapeake Won't Drill In NYC Watershed – wcbstv.com Source: wcbstv.com Hydraulic fracturing, or “fracking,” is widely used in the Marcellus Shale formation, a layer of rock about 6,000 feet below ground that extends from southern New York, across Pennsylvania, into eastern Ohio and West Virginia. Environmentalists and residents worry about accidents that could result … [...]
Posted: October 28th, 2009 under Uncategorized.
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Last Week of October Continues
The annual viewing of “It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown” special tonight, plus a viewing of the more obscure “You’re Not Elected, Charlie Brown,” wherein Linus loses his lead in the class president election with his broadcasted belief in the Great Pumpkin (and Lucy learns that it’s very hard to be the campaign manager). Hat [...]
Posted: October 27th, 2009 under Brooklyn, Honolulu, Los Angeles - Orange County, Queens, The Bronx, Washington, D.C..
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Last Week in October
Controversy in California: whether the Chinese American kids learn to write simplified Chinese characters or traditional characters – which has some political implications (complicated, when you consider the whole China v. Taiwan thing). “What Lawyers Can Learn from Sisyphus” – interesting article on how to persist in the face of difficulty. Then again, it’s not [...]
Posted: October 27th, 2009 under Brooklyn, Los Angeles - Orange County, Manhattan.
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A marriage proposal by Patent Application http://bit.ly/145lMv « The Jason Calacanis Weblog
A marriage proposal by Patent Application http://bit.ly/145lMv « The Jason Calacanis Weblog Source: calacanis.com OK, it's novel, but there's a flaw in the process – I don't think he intended to patent a process for the masses to propose to his fiance by name….
Posted: October 26th, 2009 under Uncategorized.
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Pre-Halloween Weekend
Pu-er tea as an investment. Really? There’s something poignant about reading this NY Times article on Neil Simon, as he’s in his 80′s and as his “Brighton Beach Memoirs” and “Broadway Bound” are being revived. The age of the internet isn’t making it easy when we post pictures of ourselves and our kids, and this [...]
Posted: October 25th, 2009 under Brooklyn, Manhattan.
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Dinner in Chelsea at Tortilla Flats
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Posted: October 25th, 2009 under En route.
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At the Chelsea Apple Store
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Posted: October 25th, 2009 under En route.
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Afternoon at High Line & Chelsea Market hoping for some free bread
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Posted: October 25th, 2009 under En route.
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U2 at the Rose Bowl
U2 at the Rose Bowl Source: www.youtube.com Live Global Webcast, Sun Oct 25, 8:30 PM Pacific Time Shaping up to being a great staycation – you can watch the U2 concert with me tonight!
Posted: October 25th, 2009 under Uncategorized.
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