More Fun

If you get a chance, check out the new museum at the Brooklyn Navel Yard.  It's free, will take you about an hour, and really cool.  The museum basically chronicles the history of the yard from the Revolutionary War up until today.  It has videos, artifacts from the war ships they built there, interviews with people and real cool pictures/exhibits.

other recommendations: if you need old film converted to DVD, check out Dijifi in Greenpoint.  Also, if you're in that neighborhood, check out Permanent Records and coffee shops etc.  Franklin St is a nice walk

Unemployment, Things to Do

So I've quit all my jobs and I have a lot of free time.  I'm attempting to do something "fun" that I haven't done in NY and so far it's been pretty successful.

First stop: Queens Botanical Gardens.  Basically in my backyard and I think 2 bucks to get in with student ID, this place is a nice relaxing garden that can be walked in a half hour-hour depending on how much you want to see.  It's also connected to Flushing Park so if you're feeling adventurous, you can walk all day and see lots.

Here's What You Missed

Me, Chris, Fred

Okho - Xenakis

Iktus

First, if people need some excitement about the new Butterscotch release, please check out http://www.youtube.com/user/ButterscotchStanley?feature=watch and learn more.

Second, I don't know why i didn't post the Iktus percussion gig last night.  It was a real nice program.  Thanks to Chris Graham for putting it together.

Butterscotch Stanley in the Studio

As usual, wasting no time at all.

More to come.  Album is sounding good.

Levon

Others will sum it all up much better than me.  The soul in his voice matched the soul in his drums.  He could have been a great drummer and he could have been a great front man, and he did both better than most can do one.  A real American when America stood for something.  How about it for Levon Helm.  

Tell me one band that can sing a song about the end of the Civil War and make it sound like the most profound personal experience to anyone that hears it, even if you don't know or care what the song is about.  The fucking BAND.

Here's what you missed

Anyways, been meaning to write but been real busy.  More to come on that.  I want to give my two cents on Bjork's latest masterpiece and some other things.  Stay tuned for that.  Butterscotch Stanley is looking for shows in April and May if there are any suggestions.  Also playing a cool concert with Iktus Percussion at the end of the month.  I'll keep everyone posted on that.  Listened to Scrambles for the first time since last summer.  Made me feel all good and real bad inside.