Photo shoot with Hay Jude yesterday (Thursday) in Manhattan (aka The City). Tons of fun.
Met up with guitar Josh Max, drums Rich Zukor and photographer Seth on 23rd and 7th. We then crammed ourselves into a red Camaro that Josh has possession of for a few days. (Josh writes about cars for a living. Yeah, I know.) We pressed our faces up to the driver's side window, then up to the windshield, while Seth clicked away. We stood against the side of the car and Seth clicked away.
Then we headed into the Malibu Diner, commandeered a booth in the back with our instruments, and Seth clicked away to the amusement of diner patrons. Favorite quote from a grey-haired gentleman at a table of six: "Are you guys gonna play, or do we just have to stare at you while you smile for the camera?"
Back out on the street again, Seth stood in place and clicked away as we walked toward him, ran toward him, jumped up in the air, and stood in place. Can't wait to see the results; I have to think that we got something useful!
Afterwards I stopped up at Rich's place to eat my salad bar salad. I also got back the CDs that Rich borrowed from me the last time he was over my place, and I raided his collection as well. That's what Rich and I do: we both have huge media collections (well, mine is huge, Rich's is GARGANTUAN), and we exchange stuff when we meet up. (That's his Beatles Mono Box in my
video
.)
Today he returned:
-John Lennon - Imagine, AND Walls and Bridges
-Ringo Starr - Photograph: The Best Of Ringo Starr
-Badfinger - Straight Up, AND The Best of Badfinger
-The Hollies Greatest Hits (2-disc set)
And from his collection I made off with:
-Queen - Queen (first album)
-Thin Lizzy - Black Rose
-T. Rex - The Slider
-Chicago - Chicago V
-Pink Floyd - Piper at the Gates of Dawn
-The Ethel Merman Disco Album
Now that's a party mix.
Walking back to the N/R train at 23rd and 5th, I stopped at the
Van Leeuwen truck for a latte. A skinny man in his late 40s-early 50s walked past, dressed like one of The Ramones (jeans, leather jacket) but with bleached blonde hair. He was walking fast, and shouting into a cell phone with a heavy Noo Yawk accent:
"First of all, you lie. Second, you don't appreciate it. Third, you lied again. You're ALWAYS LYING ABOUT EVERYTHING!"
Stay tuned for the results of yesterday's Street Art. And don't forget to catch
Hay Jude at BB Kings on Monday, February 15th at 8pm.
Duo gig tonite at PJ Harper's in Valley Stream with Godfrey Townsend.
Be well
JM