Hey folks – I just got back from Burning Man & as usual it was a BIG time. I had a lots of fun & some not-so-fun as is my usual at BM. I am left with some pretty interesting thoughts/questions (some even disturbing) & some fantastic images. As usual, … Continue reading
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FD 3 was quite pleasant :-)
Well kids, it’s official: My FlashDance parties are quite pleasant. 🙂 I have come to this conclusion after FD 3 – around 120 dancing away for a few hours on a gorgeous night at the big plaza under the Ferry Building. I thought the last location was the best, but this was maybe even better. This one was a a bit bigger than the last maybe 120 dancing at any given time, maybe 140 showed up over the course of the evening…. This here video says it all:
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Woooo! FlashDance 2 was Ridiculous!
So this past weekend I did my second flash mob dance party. The first one was back in November and was a big success. But then rain, followed by rain, with some rain, and yes f%$^&ng rain continued into March & I still never was able to have another one. … Continue reading
The ‘Deep Slate: June 2006 Edition
[Ed. Note: 10/31/2015: This “post” was originally a pair of emails (“LIST” & “DETAILS”) I sent to my friends on 06/05/2006. I have posted it today in 2015, and backdated for archival/search purposes] LIST: (my apologies if you get this multiple times & if you don’t want to get this … Continue reading
February update: PillowFight!
So I’ve been meaning to post something for a while but have been WAAAAY to busy/crazy….. I’ll get better I promise. In the mean time, a bunch of people have asked me about this month’s Pillowfight in SF…. It was awesome – a flashmob pillowfight on Valentines day! The Chronicle … Continue reading
The Birth of FLASHDANCE – my flash mob dance party*
(larger versions of these pix below…) On my last trip to Paris, my cousin showed me places along the Seine where almost almost every night they had a free open-air salsa dance party…. He explained that people just started doing it & it had become an institution…. I began dreaming … Continue reading
Why Does Music Cut To Your Soul (or Crying?! at U2 Concerts)?
It happened again. I may lose my Manly-Man card*. I saw one of my favorite bands in the world yesterday, U2, in Oakland….. When they were about 3/4 through their set, they played “Miss Sarajevo” and then were talking about The Universal Declaration of Human Rights & torture. I found … Continue reading
A Few Thoughts on Marriage & Commitment
[Ed. Note: Here are some thoughts from this weekend. It was my best friend’s wedding (it was fantastic!) & it got me thinking a lot about marriage. What follows is a slightly cleaned up version of my remarks from the ceremony itself… I also want to mention that I am … Continue reading
Why I Love My President (Hurricane Katrina Aftermath)
I’ve been following all of this Katrina madness avidly. I could go off on so many things…. but here are today’s: George W. Bush on Friday 9/2/05: We’ve got a lot of rebuilding to do. First, we’re going to save lives and stabilize the situation. And then we’re going to … Continue reading
My Favorite Thing(s) from my trip to Europe
Here are the quick & dirty highlights from my trip to Paris – but if you really want to see many more cool pix of Paris & Budapest – you should go here…. Paris seems to have discovered my love for all things glam & sparkly (& no, it doesn’t … Continue reading