Photography, Art, Music, Ben Hider, Food, Tibet, India
Another full house for the Andrew Bird show at the Guggenheim. It was spectacular to see all of his amps setup throughout the audience. Unfortunately he didn’t play any of my favorites like “A Nervous Tic Motion of The Head to The Left.” I still love watching him lay down all of the layers to the songs.
I spent the morning at the Rockefeller Estate with an old family friend Richard Nathan and my mum. Apart from it being an absolutely beautiful day to walk around the amazing grounds, there were also some pretty nice works of art tucked away in the basement. On of which was recently brought back to the house from the UN and is a life size tapestry of Pablo Picasso’s “Guernica” which is one of my favorite paintings.
After the not optional guided tour we went to the Union Church of Pocantico Hills which houses a dozen Marc Chagall stained glass windows and Matisse’ final work before he died (seen below).
More pictures after the break….
There can’t be many more amazing places in NYC to perform than the Guggenheim.
I was trying to find the commercial where the professional nature photographer is outdone by the point and shoot tourist, but I couldn’t find it.
I walked past the chaotic Lady Gaga performance today on my way to another job, pushing through blocks of screaming fans. On the way home there was a crowd of impersonators trying to get some TV time on the morning show who looked more like they belonged in the Village.
Last year I used to shoot those morning shows every week until I got to the Miley Cyrus one and there was a photographer willing to wait on the sidewalk since midnight the night before. I’m told that a waiting list for the photo pit was started at 10pm for Lady Gaga.
They were long days and crazy evenings of shooting concerts, parties, lounges and conventions, but looking back it was an awesome weekend filled with some nice images of some pretty great acts. It was fascinating to be in New Orleans right as the oil was going to was ashore and hear the local concern for the fresh seafood that governs nearly 60% of their economy. New Orleans didn’t need another disaster on its doorstep! We ate at a place called “Butcher“, which is attached to “Cochon,” where I tried 4 sandwiches, and every single one was close to the best sandwich I had ever eaten!
The superdome is huge and was pretty much full every night, including the smaller lounge stages on the 2nd floor that hosted smaller acts. I must have circled this arena several times.
Although I’m a not a Janet Jackson fan, you had to admire her performance and ability to entertain.
The leopard printed Keri Hilson and Jill Scott attended a late night dinner at “August” where I took a doggie bag home and was blown away by the quality of the steak and salad!
Frank is one of the nicest guys to work for, he maintains a sense of humor and friendly demeanor even after the long days we all worked. I papped him walking out of the super-dome for the last day. For more pictures of the festival go here.
