Night at the Museum

Here is a series of highlights from the Natural History Museum. These animals are real and were captured and killed for the purpose of the museum, under the presidency of Teddy Roosevelt. Although it saddens me to think of their sacrifice, they have educated millions and enable us to get close in a way we'd otherwise not be able to.



The Rams...my favorite.



Brian taking a photo of an Brown Bear from the Montana region of the U.S. I wanted Brian in the shot to give you an idea of how massive these bears are when on two legs.



Too bad Sara Palin isn't in the middle of this fight between these Alaskan moose!



An upclose shot of a tiger ready to fight...look at those teeth!!!!

Natural History

As a birthday gift, Brian surprised me and brought me to the Natural History museum. Here you see the skeleton of T-Rex...massive!

Mind the Gap

It's always strange when you find yourself totally alone on the subway car...especially in a city where you are truly NEVER ALONE. And, since this subway car is bigger than my sublet, I figure this is the most physical space I've had to myself in about 8 weeks!

Band on the Run

Brian playing keyboards with Foreign Born and the Veils on their final night in Brooklyn.

Happy Birthday to me!

Morgan, Jason and Stuart were kind enough to surprise me with a little birthday cake when in DC for the weekend. They were also kind enough to not put 30 candles in it!

I'm leaving...not on a jet plane.

Penn Station, en route to the Foreign Born show in Washington, DC. Who knew that one could actually travel by way of train in the U.S.? I thought that was just something that the hip Euro countries did! ;)

Rain, rain....

Sorta nice to be rained in on a sleepy Sunday evening...

Faaaaammmmmilllllyyyy........

Cousins Lee and Laura entertain their old lady of a cousin....me!

Got any Moz?...No?...What the Bobby?!?!

MJ paying an homage to Jason at the jukey!

Billysburg

The crew in Williamsburg, winding down from a pint at the brewery.

Sclemeel, schlemazel, hasenfeffer incorporated. We're gonna do it!

Stu and me channeling our inner Laverne and Shirley (no Boo Boo Kitty) at the Brooklyn Brewery.

Brooklyn Brewery

A brief but worthwhile tour of the Brooklyn Brewery with our guest Morgan Grove and Stuart Brierre.

Salt Please!

So New York...a jumbo pretzel shared by mom and me in line for HAIR on Broadway.

View from the Top

Mom enjoying a moment in the breeze on top of the New Museum on Bowery.

No Rest for the Weary

A brief and rare moment of sitting during Susan's visit to NYC. Claire and mom in Claire's SOHO apartment.

West Meets East

Me sitting on my fire escape overlooking the East Village neighborhood.

Going Public

Susan and Claire studying the menu at Public via candlelight.

Freeman's Alley

Alley to Freeman's restaurant off of Rivington in LES. A new staple...

"Pet" the Bunny

Aunt Lorny reading a classic, "Pat the Bunny", with Pet Drewie.

View from the Top

A hot summer afternoon spent on the rooftop of a friend's place with Amy and Claire.

You can take the girl out of LA...

...but you can't take LA out of the girl! A photo of me napping on bus route to our nation's capitol for the holiday weekend.

Nobody's Walking in LA

I am quickly learning how to walk again in NYC. Here's a street scene from SOHO not far from Claire's apartment.

When Harry Left Sally

Here I am...at the iconic NYU arch! The spot where, according to my NYC partner in crime Claire Holzman, Harry (Billy Crystal) left Sally (Meg Ryan) post cross country road trip. Lucky for me, Claire decided against leaving me here!