Today, after Andrea and I were kicked out of the subway for attempting to (me) draw people and (her) do spoken word (I think it was actually because we were sitting and had a hat out), I decided to sit in Union Square with a sign that said "Free Portraits, 5 minutes, Donations Accepted" and some sharpies and highlighters. My new job doesnt start ( Read more... )

Tonight I went to Coney Island (which is less of an island then I had imagined) and met up with old friends (the kind I hadn't seen in years) I rode the Cyclone, which is a rollercoaster that just had it's 80th birthday, and is, apparently, a UN national heritage site. it is as rickety and horrifying as you might imagine, and more so. I walked ( Read more... )

i havent posted in this in so long! here is a real condensed update ( Read more... )

i know its geeky but i feel the need to celebrate! its such a big deal. i just talked to nana yaa, one of my best friends over there and she got me all pumped up! ghanas 50th year of independance! thats so young as far as countries go, and they were the first nation in africa to win independance, and they are stooooooked ( Read more... )

thoughts, photos, video tour. Leonard himself asked me to share the video tours with youth and other people i know when we met him this weekend, so here it is: rejoice ( Read more... )

fela kuti ( Read more... )

for those of you that missed the art/music show last weekend, here is as detailed a photo-synopsis as i can make (Thanks to Josh Redman for taking the pictures!):

first, an establishing shot:


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(this survey comes around every year and i have filled it out every year for the last five or so years. its kind of a nice unit of measurement when you do it every year. yeah. so heres the ‘06 edition ( Read more... )

( ...just a few, compliments of the redmans: )

: the godfather of soul is dead ( Read more... )