3 posts tagged “new york city”

After poking at Mike Arrington and his lovely PR person, Jeanne, I was able to get myself and Joe on the waiting list for the Tech Crunch Meetup in New York at B.E.D.

 It's a cool venue, too bad the rooftop is going to be freezing. But I'm definitely looking forward to mingling with the Bubble 2.0 crowd, and just getting a better picture of who's who, and who's just froth.

Concert in CPK

Last Thursday, I had the good fortune of seeing Gnarls Barkley in Central Park's Summer Stage. I have to admit, the duo of Cee-Lo and Dangermouse have created a magnificently unique and genuine sound. Everyone can appreciate their mega hit Crazy, but to have seen them in concert was an absolute pleasure as their stage presence was deafening.

Dressed as a uniformed schoolchildren, they opened with a cover of Pink Floyd's - Another Brick in the Wall. Yeah, they pulled it off. They killed it.

As each song poured through in a rockish remix, when contrasted to the live album, all fears of a dainty, prerecorded, MC and DJ duo faded. Nope, no Beastie Boys lameness here - we're talking full on 12 piece band complete with strings and synths.

Now, the most surprisnig aspect of the concert was how in tune everyone was with the raw emotion dripping off stage. Everyone present agreed: Cee-Lo was best descrived as the next James Brown. His understated charisma, gospel-like lyrics and genuinely wild passion for his music was unmistakeable. Everyone sung aloud in unison to the words, no missed verses to be found. His humor and generosity disarmed us, and his talented cast kept us in awe. 

Simply amazing. And so completely different from the album. The album has a distinctively poppy, studio-perfected feel, while the concert had a hazy, gritty Doors feel that fit just right live, but you would have never guessed was even possible from the sounds of the album.

St. Elsewhere is about a place so far from reality, not becuase it's impossible, but becuase we as a people have lost touch with the human factor. Without sounding too much like the hippies of yore, Gnarls gets the message across: life is about love, friendship, family and good times. It's just so refreshing, isn't it? 

Distance:  5.0 Miles, 8.0 Kilometers
Date/Time:  August 6, 2006, 8:00 am
Location:  Central Park, NYC
Weather:  Cloudy, 73 deg., 69% hum.

Hope and Possibility 5M

Although not as satisfying as the last race, I had a great time keeping up with Vanessa for the irst 3 miles at what seemed like a sub 8 minute pace. Then, my body reminded me that I'm no where close to her conditioning level! Man, can she run. :)

Note to self: don't eat bagels a half hour before running, unless you like gagging in the middle of your run. 

Oh well, thats the fun of learning a new sport, overcoming a new challenge.