oh the shows that I could go to!
I'm in NYC and totally feel like I need to be doing a gazillion more things than I'm already doing. For example, I'm eating an Amy's pot pie out of Sarah's freezer, instead of going down to get some tasty NYC slice in the lower east side! I'm a dork - but thing is - I just want food in my belly - and I'm on my 2nd beer - and I'm killing time before heading over the Bowery Ballroom. And my feet are 'resting' cuz I just walked all over the city!I worked this morning a bit, at a coffee shop around the corner. Sidenote for all of you telling me to go to Katz's Deli... I'm 1 block away!!!! I can literally look out her window & see the sign! :p After working a little (on an illustration, so it's not that bad!) I showered and met Jem & Tania @ this Grilled Cheese place around the corner. It was yummy!
Then we hopped on the 6 and headed Uptown... them getting off around 59th or so - and me up to 77th for the Whitney Museum. Which was great!!!! The Tim Hawkinson exhibit is TOTALLY amazing... way better than I expected and I'm totally impressed with that man. Really incredible.
Afterwards I bought a Slinky bracelet, a hopper mini-journal thingy, and some cards/postcards in the gift shop. I'm pretty excited about the Slinky bracelet... and the Rauchenberg card I bought, I plan to send to myself.
Tonite Kat & I are hitting a *secret* show. Not really so secret if you're on a certain list, or if you're "connected" - which of course since this is WilloToons you're reading! (haha) Ya, so cool Brian B turned us onto this show where the band is actually performing under a pseudonym: The Ligers. Yesss!!!!
But it's really Stellastarr*! Yay! Apparently they are playing songs off their new album. I'm seriously stoked. It was hard to decide what to go to tonite... Hot Hot Heat is playing w/ Robbers opening - and for any of you who know me, it's practically INSANE I'm not at that show cuz I'm a gigantic fan of both of those bands! There was also a Butchies show, Andrew Bird AND some other one. There's a TON going on here!! Not to mention all the shows I wished I could see next week... The Wrens are coming! Rilo Kiley! *sigh* Thank god I live in kick ass SF where we get tons of kick ass shows!!!!
OK... I've written a blog post (while sipping my beer and watching the Beavis & Butthead movie w/ Sarah's roomate, Mike), and rested my feet - and turns out the potpie was nasty - so I'm throwing it away & going to get a New York slice. :) Cheers!
