How wonderful is this coffee shop on Lafayette Street that serves coffee in these non-institutional cups.
Monthly Archives: May 2014
A Digression
This interesting article about food trucks in Portland, Oregon in the English paper The Guardian. http://www.theguardian.com/travel/2014/may/30/portland-oregon-street-food-scene
Inspection
When one rents a car, there is this walk-around-dance one performs to make certain that any dings or injuries to the car are noted on the contract, and then one steps into the driver’s seat and closes the door. Yesterday the shift-change-busdriver did a ‘rental’ inspection of the bus he was about to take command …
The Doors
Raced down the stairs toward the waiting subway car. As I landed on the bottom tread, the doors closed with the customary ping. Took the three steps so that I reached them just as the shutting action was completing. I looked to my right, down the platform, the conductor in the middle of the train, …
Flower Stands
Walking by a stand of flowers yesterday, I thought how terrific they all are together and what a difference it makes to see them so grouped. Then I started to read a New Yorker and this joke appeared:
New York?
Does this residence fit anyone’s idea of what the City looks like? This is on one of my favorite streets in the West Village.
How the Actor Business Works…cont’d
Had an opening night performance this past Friday. Following the performance someone from the theatre space pulled me out of the crowd as I was leaving and said someone wants to meet you. I was taken to the bar to meet a producer of a film. After he explained what the project was, and after …
Cigar Store…
About as correct as the Washington DC football team!
Anyone Else See It?
Waiting for the bus. I looked down at the fireplug. and it smiled.
How The Actor Business Works
This is an actual transcript: from a telephone call received into voice mail on a random Sunday evening of a specific week. Hey [fill in my name], this is [fill in her name] I am calling regarding [fill in name of project – which I neither understood nor recognized] you auditioned for about a year …