On This Day in 1975: Queen began recording “Bohemian Rhapsody” at Rockfield Studios in Monmouth, Wales. The song took three weeks to record and featured 180 separate overdubs.
Monthly Archives: August 2011
“The Earth Moved”
We just had a little earthquake here in NYC, and it was pretty fun. For most of the 45 seconds that it lasted, the rolling motion of the floor not only reminded me of my recent Carnival Cruise experience (sea legs!), but also made me think fondly back to my previous life in California, where earthquakes are practically a way of life! I am sure you will be hearing more about our happening east coast earthquake later, on the News, FaceBook, in every neighborhood bar, on the street, etc.
Pink Thing of The Day: Pink Hotel!
Southampton’s Keszler Gallery Presents Banksy’s Street Works
In an ambitious undertaking, the Keszler Gallery (with a Manhattan location on Madison Avenue) has acquired a number of original Banksy street works, some weighing several tons, for an exhibition in Southampton this month. Also included in the exhibition are a number of original prints. Many of the street works are sections of concrete walls gathered from around the globe, which are too heavy to exhibit in the gallery’s two Southampton locations. For this exhibit, the gallery has leased the town’s original power plant to house the art during this show. Being huge Banksy fans, Geoffrey and I made the trek out to Southampton this past Saturday for the opening reception and it turned out to be well worth the haul! Continue reading Southampton’s Keszler Gallery Presents Banksy’s Street Works
