Vermont: the deep south only with snow...

Vermont USA Dec 21-24, 2008

So I decided to test my manhood and venture up to Vermont for a few days of snowboarding with my friends. 

A sudden snowstorm on the ride up made for quite a scary trip, but the pay off on the slopes was worth the risk.

The rugged road to Killington...

Bliss, Chopper, and the king of the mountain...

PS: Do NOT eat at Caseys Caboose if you can avoid it...

The Most Interesting Show in the World Tour

The Most Interesting Show in the World Tour is finally complete!

All in all we did over 16 performances in over 15 cities around the U.S. in just over 6 weeks.

The variety show featured exotic dancers, contortionists, stuntmen, sword swallowers, lounge lizards, comics, aerialists, and even some very well trained dogs...

Thats me with the apple in my mouth and Jim Rose, the host of the show,  with the chainsaw... 

For more info on the tour www.dosequis.com/mostinterestingshow

Its a Boy!!!!

As i mentioned in my last post, some dick helped themselves to my bike. so after a brief period of mourning, I got a new and better bike.

Ive named it Isaac Mac after the late bernie & hayes. RIP my brothers...

We are very happy together.

Come see us at www.bicycleforaday.org Sept 20 @ South Street Seaport

MY BIIIKKKEEEE!!!!

today started off like any other day...I woke up a little later than the day before, stumbled to the shower, watched NY1 for the news and weather, walked the dog, then when I went to ride to work something happened...My beloved mountain bike was gone!

It hit me like a ton of bricks. I still cant believe it...Someone had taken my baby and rode off into the night (or possibly early part of the day). 

A moment of silence for the loss of one of the few things in my life I actually care about.

I'll miss you little silver momma...I guess I should have been more like Pee Wee...

MISSING:

SILVER / BLACK GARY FISHER MOUNTAIN BIKE

HOO KOO E KOO MODEL (HKEK)

BONTRAGER WHEELS

LAST SEEN @ BANK & HUDSON ST NYC

CASH REWARD IF FOUND - NO QUESTIONS ASKED

info@kingsize-usa.com 

SUMMER!

Summertime! I love it soooo. Lots of people will tell you that NYC is no place to be in the summer, but they are WRONG I tell ya... Yes it gets VERY hot and VERY humid, but you have to know how to beat the heat. I find the best way to keep it cool and enjoy the big apple this time of year is to get down with Summer Drinks. Mojitos & pina coladas at outdoor cafes like cafe con leche (UWS) are awesome and not something I usually bother with any other time of the year.  

Im also a big fan of the cafes along the hudson river like boat basin cafe (W79th see old post) as well as the riverside cafe in the 60s near the old ship loader. I usually go for a few Blue Moons with an orange wedge there. I ride my bike constantly and usually end up at one of these spots to balance the exercise with some brews.

In the next few weeks I will be taking a lot more pix as I finally bought a new camera and once again vow to keep this blog (somewhat) updated. 

Up next: outdoor concerts, parks, ferries, upstate, and more!

Spirit of Amsterdam in NYC 05.15.08

Amstel Light / SPIN Mag

VIP Party @ West 79th St Boat Basin

Pete Yorn Solo on the Main Stage

2 Matthews: Modine & Hanrahan

DJ $mall Change droppin science

  

lets review

Been  a minute since my last blog, so I should probably just give you the quick version or highlights of the last few months or so.

COMEDY:

doug benson

THE BENSON INTERRUPTION @ UCB

Doug Benson is pretty hilarious. Also pretty stoned. The Benson Interruption is a pretty funny stand up / improv thing where Doug has his comedian friends come on stage and basically cuts them off with whatever crazy shit goes through his whacked out mind. I went cus Patton Oswalt was the special guest, but have to admit that even though Patton was pretty on point, Doug blew him away and so did John Mulaney, who is my current favorite comic on the scene. Points to Anthony Jeselnik and Team Submarine who also cracked me up.  Will have to keep an eye on them as well.

patton & posehn

BRIAN POSEHN @ COMIX

Brian is hilarious. Always makes me laugh out loud. I was lucky enough to meet Brian a few years ago through our common friend Scott Ian. Brian loves metal and makes fun of himself more than I do. You have to respect that. Brians set was really good and had me in stitches.
John Mulaney opened the show and killed. This guy is hilarious.

john mulaney

MOVIES:

IRON MAN

Thank God this movie didnt totally suck like so many of the other super hero flix, but just the same I have my gripes. lame "bad guy" scenario, product placement, pg - 13 *when is someone going o step up and do one of these in R??. otherwise I liked what I saw. Downey is great playing himself and I liked how they snuck Tom Morello from RATM/Audioslave in there, and lets face it, the whole movie looked great, but something just wasnt there. still I recomend it.

TRAVEL:

DC 4.17.08

Was down in the nations capital to produce an event a few weeks ago. i always like washington DC. maybe its the history, or just that Ive been there enough times to know where to go. and not to go...DC has an awesome metro system. kind of future retro style ala the BART in SF. a far cry from NYC. From where I was staying, you could really get around and see the sights easily but I didnt have any time . If you are ever in dupont circle, be sure to hit timberlakes pub. great food. had ribs one night and eggs chesapeake (poached eggs on crab cakes) the next day. yumzilla.

PHILLY 05.04.08

Ahh the city of brotherly love...spent about 28 hours in Philly a few weeks ago with John Trepp checking out this crazy scavenger event called City Chase www.citychase.com. 2 words: naked bowling. nuff said...I didnt really partake in the usual philly cheesesteaks n such, but did really get around town more than I have in years past.

MUSIC/LIVE:

ROAD TO RECOVERY BENEFIT @ nokia theatre nyc

Sitting through the horrible kid bands and TERRIBLE sound mix almost made this amazing show a nightmare, but once Slash, Jerry Cantrell, Tom Morello, Wayne Kramer, Sen Dog, and Perry Farrel finally got on stage and ripped a bunch of covers and their own hits, all was forgiven. Highlight? hard to say, but probably Slash & Cantrell doing "wish you here" acoustic, perry farrel doing a stripped down version of "pets", or sen dog rapping to "paradise city". saawweeettt!

BEASTIE BOYS @ Terminal 5 NYC

Scored a pair of tickets to the beastie boys live terminal 5 in NYC. my first time at the venue since it was a nightclub called Exit. Its a pretty dope spot to see a concert and with the B Boys rocking a good portion of their catalog live with and without instruments, it was a jam.

points awarded for the empanada bar instead of the regular club "food".

PICS:
Ive been meaning to include more "arty" photos that Ive taken. this is a favorite of mine that I sent my wife years ago. I think its keeper. just like her.

cabs whizzing down 5th ave

more pics and blogs soon. pinky swear.

aiiight then. talk soon.zub zub.

Starbucks Music

Lately I have to admit that while waiting online at starbucks to get my fix, I have been checking out their music selections. I think they came out with what you would "expect" starbucks to sell, but little by little they have hipped it up a notch bby adding cool titles like Buddy Holly, James Brown, etc. Recent I saw they were selling the Vintage Country compilation and was curious enough to buy the CD while on the road working. yes, you heard it here, I bought a CD from starbucks! Anyways...The CD has great packaging, an impressive selection of songs and artists (not just the usual "stars") but what I actually got me writing this, was not the good, or the bad, but the UGLY! Get this: I pop the CD into my computer. import it to my itunes library, start reading through the booklet, etc..then I notice it: "only daddy that'll walk the line" by Waylon JACKSON!!! WTF? How do you fuck that up? Waylon JENNINGS!!, a legend, who's track is on the CD AND who's picture they use on the inside cover. The guy hung with Johnny Cash for god sake! He even brought country to the masses by way of Dukes of Hazzard. unreal...



They get it right on the package (twice), but some how they blow it in the encryption (or however they tell the computer which tracks are on the disc).

I figured there is no way Im the only who noticed, or at least the only one who wrote about it, but a quick google search proved that either nobody saw it, or nobody cared...well I do. Ive got yer back Waylon. This good ol boy will not let this stand man...

alright time to eat, drink, and sleep on this.

MH OUT.

Mr Hanrahan Goes to Washington

White House Correspondants Dinner:

Bloomberg After Party 2.26.08

Wilhemina Models

DJ Jeffrey Tonneson / Will I Am (Black Eyed Peas & Pamela Anderson)

The Main Room / LED Walls with American Classics

A Horse of Another Color....

SUN FEB 17, 2008
bluhammock presents the bluparty
Tavern on the Green
Wellington, FL

I remember when I was very young I got thrown from a horse I was about to ride. Years later I lived close enough to a county club that had polo matches, to know that it wasnt horses with a ball in the pool....but I really never had any real clue who or what a true equestrian event was like. Im still not sure I do, but I can say that having spent a few days in and around Palm Beach during their annual horse shows and polo matches, that I have learned a lot.



Luckily for me, the event I was involved with on behalf of my new favorite client, The Balvenie Scotch, was a really cool party, at a great venue, run by some fine people. I think our contribution to this event was really a bonus to the people who attended and something worth doing again.

Heres some pictures from the event. Thanks again to my great team, the local staff, and the good people at tavern on the green for making it work. Sal, you are a good man.

The Roots @ The Apollo

FRI 2.22.08
Heineken Future Legends

Featuring THE ROOTS
@ The Apollo
Harlem, USA

What can I say about this event? The venue alone is legendary and just being there is an honor. The music was awesome, and our pre/post party was nothing short of impressive. We basically took a blank slate and made a VIP lounge worthy of any super club.

    

Before...... and AFTER!!!

Once again, I was lucky enough to have a great team, awesome local crew, and amazing venue staff. thanks to you all for making our first event at the Apollo a success.
And of course THE ROOTS ripped up it nice!!!

Its been great working up in Harlem. It sooo different from the rest of NYC and even more so than the neighborhood I live in. The odd thing is, all i do is jump on the A train express to 125th and its like I walked through a warphole or something. the food up there is so damn good, I cant wait t get myself back up to Dinosaur BBQ for more ribs.

My NYC

Im sure some of you think that someone with my lifestyle lives in some sweet MTV Crib, but in reality its nothing like that.
Although I love my apt and the neighborhood its in, the real estate prices in NYC are so insane, that if I lived almost anywhere else, I would probably live like a king.



So with that in mind, I offer you a peek into my little slice of paradise here in the historic west village of the new york city.

Enjoy...