The Weekend

Spent the weekend in Greenport at Serenity Now. Saturday morning practiced yoga, including Warrior One, Warrior Two, and Warrior Three.

The Weekend

After work on Friday, we went to see the Cleveland Orchestra play at Carnegie Hall. Afterwards we took a cross-town bus to the Townhouse where we met with F and A. The Boy in the Checkered Shirt knocked back a sidecar, strode to the piano, and sang this song. The next morning he may have had some regrets.

Hourglass Tavern

I visited this small spot on Restaurant Row (West 46th Street) twice last week. On Sunday night I went with J to see A perform. Afterwards the cast held a party on the narrow ground floor. It was a good show followed by some good hors d'oeuvres.

On Friday, before seeing the Cleveland Orchestra perform, the Boy in the Checkered Shirt and I swung by for dinner. We shared an order of the steamed mussels and then split a house salad and the grilled chicken breast.

The Weekend

Night of a Thousand Stevies was Friday night.  The 20th year!  My first time.  It was a blast.  I thought it would be fun and something I'd do once.  But this is an event I would go back for.

The clip above is from a outdoor performance Fleetwood Mac did on the Today show years ago.  I love seeing the baby boomers in the crowd rocking out.

Hollywood Diner

Late at night/early in the morning, after Night of a Thousand Stevies, the Boy in the Checkered Shirt and I crawled to 6th Avenue with RS and her sister for too late attempt to eat something to soak up the gin and beer we'd consumed.

Patricia Clarkson reenacts Perry v Schwarzenegger

Cameras were banned from the courtroom during testimony for Perry v Schwarzenegger, the lawsuit challenging the amendment to California's constitution banning gay marriages.  In the above clip actress Patricia Clarkson reenacts the testimony of Helen Zia.  Ms Zia married her wife Leah in the few months when gay marriage was legal in California.  Her testimony explains how the marriage made a difference in their lives. She, very touchingly, explains the difference between marriage and domestic partnership.

Motorino

After a long day at work, I met up with the Boy in the Checkered Shirt, my cousin from Ohio, and three of her friends for another great meal at Motorino. They dropped a great beer from their list, but I made do.

Chavella's Cafe Mexicano

After spending the afternoon at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden, the Boy in the Checkered Shirt and I with our friend Julissa rode our bikes north into Prospect Heights and found this Mexican cafe. The squeezed us into a table in the corner beneath a wood heavy mirror. We ordered several small plates - tacos, quesadillas, beers, nachos and guacamole, corn on the cob.

Here Comes the Sun

Warm day. Spent it on our bikes. Visited the Brooklyn Botanic Gardens for the Japanese Cherry Blossom Festival. Many people came in costumes as anime and manga characters. Aftewards we had a late lunch at a little restaurant Prospect Heights that had a Beatles soundtrack thing going on.

Maggie Brown

In the morning the Boy in the Checkered Shirt and I got up early and rode our bikes down to the Brooklyn Navy Yard where CBS was auctioning off the remaining sets of the Guiding Light. We looked around the warehouse storing the numerous chairs, tables, light fixtures, baby carriages, a phone booth, park benches, even liturgical furnishings - the remaining stuff from the show's 60+ years of production in NYC (not to mention the 12 years in Chicago and LA). It was fun being in the Navy Yard, most of which is run down and falling apart. Knowing we weren't going to bid on anything, and famished, we opted to leave before the bidding started.

We got back on our bikes and headed south on Washington into Clinton Hill where we found this cute place. Their garden wasn't ready for summer yet, so we sat at a corner of the bar. We both ordered egg dishes and coffee. Then we got back on our bikes and continued down Washington to the Brooklyn Botanic Garden.