great video
Estelle – American Boy ft. Kanye West (Video)
a hiphop tour with grandmaster caz
i will write more soon. in the meanwhile a video of grandmaster caz, he performed live for us…
harlem after raining
when i stepped out this morning from my apartment building i recognized an unfamiliar smell. it was an after-rain-fresh-air-smell i have never experienced before in new york. it smelled a bit like graz. from wet concrete, trees and a bit of grass. like it…. except when passing by a fried-chicken-place. then it smelled different.
everything is illuminated – heart of the city
i have taken on my most favorite hobby from three years ago. concerts! a short reprise on last evening’s jay-z and mary j. blige concert: i don’t know why i like this whole rap thing that much, but i just do. first: a great mary j. blige, but damaged a bit by the not really well adjusted sound in madison square garden. i remember my last concert in the garden. i see the people standing in the illuminated exit hallways on each section. their silhouettes against the yellow light from behind. it feels most familiar. doing the shaky-shaky-thing to „familiy …
song of the week…
great job mr. ashcroft.
europe in manhattan
when searching for an apartment you always get to know some people. so today i planned a photo tour with a guy from brazil. i like to meet new people. just for the fun of it. but as i learned three years ago, that can be tricky. i am not sure how often i walked into that trap. there is no such thing like just hanging out together (a man and a woman). it’s always a date! always. so i am a bit curious about how this thing is going today. our plan is to see the cloisters, a collection …
rabbits having fun in new york
i like this video a lot. new york feeling.
ice skating
it’s april and it’s not really warm, but we are far from icy temperatures. nevertheless our boss michael planned an ice skating party down at the chelsea piers tonight. almost everyone from the office is here, even the colleagues from los angeles. i haven’t done this in years. i actually can’t even remember my last time on skates, but i don’t fall and i don’t hit the ice with my backside. after being brave sportsmen and sportswomen we get pasta, meatballs and salads, while we are watching the next group entering the skyrink: some fast and furious amateur ice hockey …
a present for myself
continuously thinking about how low the dollar is is dangerous, when a) you get paid in dollars and b) you love shopping… but this time it’s different. i work from at home, so i thought it would be good for my eyes and my neck to have an external screen. i find a cheap one at best buy. the shop clerks are helpful as always 😉 i am a bit paranoid about dead pixel, but they don’t let me open the package to check. so i carry the good piece home. and as it turns out, there is a dead …
a view from the top
i am looking forward to another evening with my austrian guest hansi. i try to get a table at peter luger, the very famous steak house in brooklyn, but no chance. so we are going for indian food in hell’s kitchen, which i love since my india trip in january. and then there are certain things you only do when you have guests… i have never been to the revolving restaurant on top of the marriott on times square. so let’s go… to go there is not as easy as you think. when you take the elevator in a high …