Then we went to East Village, I think, to go to weird, secret, no-name bar. Weird, secret, no-name bar had three people dancing crazy when we entered (they may have been assisted by some "things") and they told us they would open at a 11pm. So we grabbed some drinks elsewhere and then came back to weird, secret, no-name bar. The DJ was awesome and they were playing bizarre art films (cat on LSD anyone?) and no one was there. I guess that's what happens if you're too secret (or maybe it was still too early for that place?).
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
B-List day & Sam drinks all day
Saturday was my B-list conference which was pretty amazing. And the gift bag well, ridiculous. Sam meanwhile met with our old neighbor, Ben, and from what I understand spent the whole day drinking and wandering around the west village. After I was done with the conference I met them at the hotel so I could drop off said gift bags (yes plural) and change. Then we went to John's pizza which was AMAZING.
Then we went to East Village, I think, to go to weird, secret, no-name bar. Weird, secret, no-name bar had three people dancing crazy when we entered (they may have been assisted by some "things") and they told us they would open at a 11pm. So we grabbed some drinks elsewhere and then came back to weird, secret, no-name bar. The DJ was awesome and they were playing bizarre art films (cat on LSD anyone?) and no one was there. I guess that's what happens if you're too secret (or maybe it was still too early for that place?).
Then we went to East Village, I think, to go to weird, secret, no-name bar. Weird, secret, no-name bar had three people dancing crazy when we entered (they may have been assisted by some "things") and they told us they would open at a 11pm. So we grabbed some drinks elsewhere and then came back to weird, secret, no-name bar. The DJ was awesome and they were playing bizarre art films (cat on LSD anyone?) and no one was there. I guess that's what happens if you're too secret (or maybe it was still too early for that place?).
MOMA + Room Service
The following day I met up another event planner in Rockfeller plaza and then met Sam & Ryan at the Moma. We went to this random burger joint that was hidden inside a fancy hotel. Seriously, picture a weird dive bar down a curtain lined hallway inside the Ritz and that's pretty close to what it was like. Anyway, the burger (#3 for the week) was the best yet. Then we went to central park and watched people for a while.
We went to the Moma at 4pm (it's free!) and I managed to get one photo of the Tangled Alphabets exhibition before I got rolled on.
The other side of the exhibit, by Leon Ferrari was amazing. Typography, hilarious commentary on religion and an awesome installation of fish line it was one of the best exhibitions I've ever seen. After that we went back to the hotel.
And got room service, bitches.
We went to the Moma at 4pm (it's free!) and I managed to get one photo of the Tangled Alphabets exhibition before I got rolled on.
The other side of the exhibit, by Leon Ferrari was amazing. Typography, hilarious commentary on religion and an awesome installation of fish line it was one of the best exhibitions I've ever seen. After that we went back to the hotel.
And got room service, bitches.
Botanical Gardens Part Deux
These are magnolia trees at the Botanical Gardens. How come we don't have these kind of magnolia trees here?!
Purrty sky.
By the way, this is the botanical gardens in the Bronx (weird I know).
And just to prove that this is indeed a real place:
Thursday, April 23, 2009
Thursday, we decided to go way uptown to check out The Cloisters and the botanical gardens in The Bronx. Kelly knows a lot more about the Cloisters because they basically house a bunch of medieval art. Here's a crap rhyme for you:
Kelly was cold:
The subway was dirty:
The cloisters looked old:
The flowers were purrrty:
I hope that wasn't too painful. I had some fun with the streamers at the children's garden:
Aren't we cute?
Kelly was cold:
The subway was dirty:
The cloisters looked old:
The flowers were purrrty:
I hope that wasn't too painful. I had some fun with the streamers at the children's garden:
Aren't we cute?
Day 6
We woke up at 1pm because we danced too hard (yeah, that's why). Sorry, there are no pictures of that. Trust me, it's better that way. Pianos is a really cool place; downstairs there's a cheap show with about 5 bands a night in a soundproofed room, and a separate bar. Upstairs there's a smaller space with another bar, a DJ, and some more interesting acts. We saw one set with just an accordion and electric bass.
Anyway, on Wednesday we decided to check out museums to make up for our failure on Tuesday. We stopped quickly at a kebab cart, and we were on our way. It's nice to see that you don't have to parallel park:
Our first stop was the museum of fashion photography. It basically sucked and was not worth the price of admission. Second, we went to a permanent exhibition at FIT, which was free and much more interesting, but very small. Here's the thing: the photography exhibit had one gallery of cutting edge images (mostly mounted magazine clippings) and one gallery that was mostly from the 30's-50's and collected from the work of a single photographer. Though the Fashion Institute had much less material, they covered a broad range, showed an interesting progression, and provided some decent narrative.
We decided to mix it up a little and do something even more touristy than shopping: we went to the empire state building. Pictures:
Yes, it was cloudy, but not crowded. After shuffling through the labyrinth they created for the sole purpose of pushing cheap crap in your face, we needed a beer. We went to a place called Resto, which specializes in Belgian food (to me, that means beer, waffles, pommes frites, and chocolate). It was great. I got some crazy dessert: a waffle ice cream sandwich with bacon-banana ice cream and a caramel dip.
Anyway, on Wednesday we decided to check out museums to make up for our failure on Tuesday. We stopped quickly at a kebab cart, and we were on our way. It's nice to see that you don't have to parallel park:
Our first stop was the museum of fashion photography. It basically sucked and was not worth the price of admission. Second, we went to a permanent exhibition at FIT, which was free and much more interesting, but very small. Here's the thing: the photography exhibit had one gallery of cutting edge images (mostly mounted magazine clippings) and one gallery that was mostly from the 30's-50's and collected from the work of a single photographer. Though the Fashion Institute had much less material, they covered a broad range, showed an interesting progression, and provided some decent narrative.
We decided to mix it up a little and do something even more touristy than shopping: we went to the empire state building. Pictures:
Yes, it was cloudy, but not crowded. After shuffling through the labyrinth they created for the sole purpose of pushing cheap crap in your face, we needed a beer. We went to a place called Resto, which specializes in Belgian food (to me, that means beer, waffles, pommes frites, and chocolate). It was great. I got some crazy dessert: a waffle ice cream sandwich with bacon-banana ice cream and a caramel dip.
Day 5 (I think)
Tuesday, we decided to go to Moma, forgetting it was in fact Tuesday and therefore all museums would be closed. Truly brazilliant.So instead we went shopping in Rockefeller center.
They have a huge Anthro (about 3 times the size of Weho and STILL not enough shoes) and a JCrew across the street (smart city planning).
We also checked out St Patrick's cathedral. Which is sandwiched right in the middle of the city.
After that I got a dress at H & M (this is the view from our hotel).
Later we went to a "dance party" at Pianos in LES. Its been a long time since I've heard a DJ set with A Tribe Called Quest, En Vogue, and Ace of Base. It was truly an early 90's festival. Sam even danced with me!
Day 4
We went to go to the fabric district. I checked out Mood looking for paisley for one of my brides and walked away empty handed. I did however find an awesome ribbon store. After that we went back to the hotel since it was raining buckets. We ate at Shang (the hotel restaurant) and it was surprisingly tasty. That's about it.
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