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.