The original intent of what was my second foray into the city was to see There Will Be Blood, the critically acclaimed film by one of my favorite directors, PT Anderson, starring one of the absolute best actors, Daniel Day Lewis, working today. This was my first moviegoing experience in the Big Apple and let [...]

How’d I meet this guy ? I take his brother’s job. He’s pretty much the exact opposite of me, he with the rock hard abs and all and, yet, this guy, Joey G, has become one of my good friends up here in New York. He plays tennis. He plays cards. He knows pretty much [...]

“I can only guess how many movies have been made about New York City at Christmas time. It is a magical season with the lights and sounds of Christmas. People are in a festive mood, smiles abound, good will and holiday cheer are the order of the day. The Cathedral of St. Patrick is in [...]

If I see nothing else on this journey to New York, I would be satisfied because today I saw Piet Mondrian’s Broadway Boogie Woogie. From MoMa: Escaping to New York after the start of World War II, Mondrian delighted in the city’s architecture, and, an adept dancer, was fascinated by American jazz, particularly boogie–woogie. He [...]