spacey


You got that right myolpal.
Now they're welcome to visit but they gotta understand that company is
like underwear....after a couple of days it's time for a change.
 
I loved Space_Cowboys post...I think I know what he thinks of Mexico LOL.
 
I'd really get a kick out of seeing the eyes of any of those big city boys while they were
skittin' and gettin' with that razorback on their heels LOL ...now that's funny chit.
 
Ya know it just seems nuts to me...I've read about how much gas a person let's loose
everyday and seeing all those city folk piled up...well I have laugh my butt off and all the
while I'm enjoying the nice aroma of the woods watching the wildlife do it's thing.
Yesterday I watch a beautiful hawk ...killing it's lunch. Wouldn't trade that for all the cement
in the world.
 
Can ya get arrested in the city for pissin' off your back porch?
If so...what do they charge ya with?
 
I have a serious question too...I see them handcuff people all the time on TV and the
cops tell them it's for everyones protection until everyone knows what's going on...
Don't they know that a cop can't legally handcuff one until they are under arrest?
Why don't they tell them, "sorry, you need to wait until I'm arrested for something before
you slap those on me"....hell the crazy one could still be close by and now they're all tied
up and can't get to their gun if they need it... now I think it's because those city folks sniff
way to much gas...I could be wrong.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

You're right about that, sir. NYC stinks. Just leave a window open and it isn't long before you see that layer of carbon dust everywhere in the house.


NYC also stinks on garbage night - which is basically every night it seems. Walking on narrower avenues on my way to pick my wife up every night is a permanent aggression for the nostrils.  Quite pungent.


NYC also stinks when you walk in front of a lot of big hotels and habitation towers because half the people here have dogs, and those creature have to do their business somewhere. And dog pee stinks.


But more than all of this -  New York is NOISY. 


For example, back home, when you honk, it's the ultimate warning - it comes right before the fist fight, so honking is not a thing you do lightly, not until you are ready to engage your adversary in a serious dual. Here in NY, people do it all the time - sometime even when there's no other car in sight. They honk casually.

It's like their way to blow steam. Unfortunately, while it may help them dealing w/ their frustration, it only increases the frustration of every one around them. And since the majority of them drive like idiots (in order to rival w/ cab drivers I imagine), they permanently need to blow steam.


Seriously, if you live in NY and you can't identify w/ the "hero" in the movie NOISE, something is wrong w/ you ;)

I don't really mind the New York stink above ground, it's the one that affects certain subway lines underground that gets me. Like the stink on the 4 line at 59th st. That is direct from hell itself. It's like rotting carcasses steeped in sour milk. 

As for the noise, don't mind that one bit. I have tinnitus and so the steady hum of city noise is welcome - I cannot stand total silence. Mind you, once you get high up among the skyscrapers, the noise of building AC units on the roof really starts to drown everything out. I was in a beautiful condo at 75 Wall St on the 34th floor last week, really magnificent place with high ceilings and a terrace. Went outside on it and...ROAR! It directly overlooks some smaller office towers and the combined AC noise was deafening. Also been on some terraces that overlook the East River and they would be beautiful if it wasn't for the sound of the FDR Drive. 

I'm lucky enough not to have to go underground that often, except for our weekly trip to East Village. That particular line can be hot as hell, but I've smelled worst.

Last year, we lived on a lower floor and our suite was on 42nd side. Since we're near the Lincoln Tunnel, it's a honk fest between 2 pm and 8 pm almost everyday. We're up higher this year and on 41st side, so it does effectively cancel a lot of the noise - and as you say, the noise floor is quite high.

But having spend the first 20 years of my life in a small town of 11 000, any city is noisy by comparison. 

I'm hoping we'll have a relatively quiet neighborhood in Vegas, away from the strip. But ultimately, we'll go back up north, in the mountain. There's nothing like the sound of the wind shaking leaves in the trees and a river for a background noise. :)

Karyn


Shirley the answer is Fairbanks

Ashley I was going to say that..pfft.

Hi,

Kinda strange ... but I measure things a bit different ... for example, Seattle and Portland, are very big small towns ... and can be really boring. The music scene is really dry, rehashed and usually centered on "traditional" because they do not know what music is. Portland, specially is known for really cheap equipment for your concert, so make sure you have your own and sound person, or you will sound like every garage band out there. 3 times in a row Ozric Tentacles had its music ruined.  A couple of others, were warned by yours trully. Ohhh ... btw ... don't bring keyboards to Portland or Seattle ... they don't know what anything is past grundge, which has no keyboards ... right!

LA/Orange, was great for fun and concerts and movies ... but in the past 20 years it has gotten worse. The drive from Santa Barbara to 5th and Broadway, for example, used to take exactly 83 minutes. Today ... about 125 minutes if you are lucky and don't catch nasty traffic or an accident. Takes the fun out of going to LA to see things ... in those days ... LZ is in LA ... voooooommmm .... PF is in LA ...... vooooommmm ... new Christopher Lee movie in LA ... voooommmmm .... Babe Ruth at the Whiskey .... voooooommmmm .... film with Jane Asher in LA ..... vooommmmm .... film with Marianne Faithful in LA ... voooommmmmm .... you get the idea!

NY, I suppose, is the place I would love to check out and enjoy ... my problem being ... I am not sure I can afford everything I want to catch and see ... except one ... you will never catch me watching the Broadway re-hashes ... so tired of that old crap being redone every day ... but you can see some great names in acting and that is kewl, and I would love to come visit Lipton at the Actor's Studio.  I have written him a nice letter, and there are some requests there ... got a nice reply too!

For music and film, art and literature ... there are only 3 places in the world worth being in ... London, NY and Paris ... even Tokyo, but that one is a bit isolated from the other big 3 ... and not quite the same but it is quite international.

The important thing to remember is things like this ... perspective ... when it comes to the arts and the music ... The Ramones would never have made it if they were in North Dakota or Needles, AZ. The press and the sales in NY made them. The same thing for the Sex Pistols in London ... they would never make it in SF, or Seattle ... and even grundge in Seattle did not go very far until 2 of their bands hit it big! ... like David Letterman did not help with one of them, either!

The big cities bring an incredible amount of different things that are hard to appreciate elsewhere ... they also give you the biggest amount of trash there is ... and we don't have to discuss the "refuse" bill in NY, London or Paris ... that have such a colorful and smelly history! But because it sold a very large number in one of these big cities ... all of a sudden many of these become the "hit" and the "star" and the next big thing ... and many times ... they are just over rated ... and not that good, anyway ... but they have a right to be there!

Literature is the same, because in the rest of America, no one knows anyone else ... folks in NY know Burroughs, Baldwin and Southern and others ... in SF they know their Kesey, Kerouac and Bach but not the others as well ... and in Chicago, no one knows those folks at all ... and of course, sometimes even mentioning or discussing stuff like this in a fan bored ... gets no one anywhere at all! But it's fun ... to see how much one does not know ... I never claim to know anything anyway!

NY, I suppose, is the place I would love to check out and enjoy ... my problem being ... I am not sure I can afford everything I want to catch and see ... except one ... you will never catch me watching the Broadway re-hashes ... so tired of that old crap being redone every day ... but you can see some great names in acting and that is kewl, and I would love to come visit Lipton at the Actor's Studio.  I have written him a nice letter, and there are some requests there ... got a nice reply too!

Just the tickets to see The Book of Mormon can pretty much take care of your entire vacation budget. ;) I didn't manage to see it - probably my biggest regret.


I've heard Porgy and Bess was actually great, but we couldn't catch that one either.


Phantom of the Opera is a must see - for tourists - so to be avoided at all cost. People go see Phantom because they've heard about it, but then they can't sit through the whole thing. The guy in front of us was actually sleeping, his kid was playing w/ his iPad - it was obvious that the lady had imposed it upon them to see the show. Plus we had a bunch of loud teenage girls just behind us, who obviously couldn't appreciate the show. Always disconcerting to me to see people eating candy and pop corn at a musical... :s And then they leave and the room looks like a pig sty.


The Addams was surprisingly good last summer, notwithstanding Brooke Shield's miserable performance, lack of charism or any form of stage presence, poor excuse for a voice and if not for the fact that she dances as gracefully as a block of cement.


As odd as it sounds, the best show I've seen on Broadway was Wicked. Those two girls (who were in their last run of show last summer) were absolutely brilliant. That girl who played the witch blew us away - what an incredible voice she had. 

And then there's the more underground scene in East Village. Saw some pretty cool burlesque shows there.


Or then, of course, you can prepare to be amazed and come see Cirque du Soleil, off broadway. ;)

Hi,

Rain, if I go to NY, I go straight to the Actor's Studio ... I have some acting exercises (mentioned here btw) that Mr. Lipton is interested in ... my problem being ... I not only can not afford it, I have no place to stay  ... etc ... etc ... I would spend my time scouring used record stores and checking out the concerts ... I can catch a Robert Fripp there, I will never catch him in Portland or Seattle! Or a Peter Hammill ... or Tangerine Dream one more time before I go ... or Ryuichi Sakamoto one more time ... but it will never happen elsewhere.

Rain

As odd as it sounds, the best show I've seen on Broadway was Wicked. Those two girls (who were in their last run of show last summer) were absolutely brilliant. That girl who played the witch blew us away - what an incredible voice she had. 

A good friend of mine played Madame Morrible in Wicked 3 years ago or so, and I got to see it for free. To be honest it was my first big-ass Broadway production and I wasn't expecting to enjoy it at all, but I was just blown away by the talent, the production and the musical arrangements. If you're talking about the girl who played Glinda, the good witch, I wonder if it was the same girl who played her when I saw it. She was absolutely incredible, a real honey and with a voice like glass. 

Moshkiae


Hi,

Rain, if I go to NY, I go straight to the Actor's Studio ... I have some acting exercises (mentioned here btw) that Mr. Lipton is interested in ... my problem being ... I not only can not afford it, I have no place to stay  ... etc ... etc ... I would spend my time scouring used record stores and checking out the concerts ... I can catch a Robert Fripp there, I will never catch him in Portland or Seattle! Or a Peter Hammill ... or Tangerine Dream one more time before I go ... or Ryuichi Sakamoto one more time ... but it will never happen elsewhere.

I'll never forget my first day in New York, after moving into my apartment on the Upper West Side I took a stroll down Broadway and passed a little jazz club/bar called Smoke. On the blackboard outside: "Tonight: George Benson." My jaw just dropped. Where else are you going to see a star play in a tiny little place like that. 

sharke

Rain

As odd as it sounds, the best show I've seen on Broadway was Wicked. Those two girls (who were in their last run of show last summer) were absolutely brilliant. That girl who played the witch blew us away - what an incredible voice she had. 

A good friend of mine played Madame Morrible in Wicked 3 years ago or so, and I got to see it for free. To be honest it was my first big-ass Broadway production and I wasn't expecting to enjoy it at all, but I was just blown away by the talent, the production and the musical arrangements. If you're talking about the girl who played Glinda, the good witch, I wonder if it was the same girl who played her when I saw it. She was absolutely incredible, a real honey and with a voice like glass. 

Not sure it was the same singer but Glinda was also incredible. So much that we still use that name. We went to see a swing band last weekend and the singer was that overly happy/every-one-is-lovely-and-amazing blonde woman. My wife and I looked at each other and said "Glinda!"


But the "bad" witch had an extra something in her voice. I rarely see my wife impressed by singers, but she respected the heck out of that one.


I wasn't expecting much either when I walked in, (free tickets, you know...), but it really was a good show.