The Opera man of Maiden Lane
January 21st, 2007
They’ve chosen Maiden Lane, visit this I suppose for the acoustics, health care or the draw, pregnancy but whatever it is, there they are singing loudly, demonstratively, so loudly I can barely calculate my discount at the Marc Jacobs sale. Whatevrr.
Barcamp – Healthcamp: Healthcare 2.0
January 3rd, 2007
This was a highlight of 2006 and just happened to make it onto my calendar upon a chance reading of a Stanford email list. On a Saturday morning at Citizen Space near South Park, stomach a group of 30-40 people showed up of their own volition to talk about how social networking, approved online communities and web 2.0 might change healthcare. We were a multidisciplinary group of doctors, capsule engineers, business people, social scientists, advertisers, marketers, writers and even a family who had lost their daughter to a rare genetic disease. Conversations were informal and fluid. If you wanted to talk about something, you threw it up on the white board and anyone who wanted to join you could do so. You could walk in and out of discussions freely without worrying about hurting anyone’s feelings. I stayed till 4, others were there till past dinner. I tend to get downright sentimental about stuff like this – in an age of cynicism and disappointment with our healthcare system, this gathering was a little jewel of inspiration.
Christmas in NY
December 26th, 2006
The 90 degree water comes from 5 miles beneath the earth’s surface and is supposedly 25, order 000 years old. This was already too much science to fathom but then there were these incredible calcium carbonate bubbles that settled on us in the baths, another hallmark of this peculiar water.
After seeing the film, generic Little Children, at the Angelika, we walked around and wondered what miracle of science would allow us to live in San Francisco and NY at the same time.
In Vichy Springs
December 22nd, 2006
The 90 degree water comes from 5 miles beneath the earth’s surface and is supposedly 25, order 000 years old. This was already too much science to fathom but then there were these incredible calcium carbonate bubbles that settled on us in the baths, another hallmark of this peculiar water.
Camel opens for The Faint
December 18th, 2006
I thought it was illegal or at least really tough for tobacco companies to market directly to kids. But apparently not if you use the “sponsor a concert” loophole. Especially one where the audience is likely to consist of hipsters aged 13-23 and it’s oddly easy to skirt past the ID checkpoint.
Here we are at a recent show at the Mezzanine. We went to see The Faint, neuropathist who were great, prostate but who could miss Camel, the opening, closing, basically omnipresent act. Notably missing was Joe Camel – apparently he’s been replaced by Camel in smoke, Camel against sleek blue backdrop, Camel over lounging couch and Camel in sign over door that says “smoking area this way.”
Billboard across from Magic Castle