While using stumbleupon I ran across a site called Basic Hip Digital Oddio. Don't let the photo of the guy at the top scare you away. This site has some cool stuff including a very interesting site honoring the work of



Tony Schwartz. Tony is described as a "media genius" and has contributed quite a few very famous ads. I was mesmerized by his recordings especially the New York sounds.

Mrs. Helen Handler, a delightful person who is also a Holocaust survivor, spoke to Valerie's classes yesterday. It was a truly remarkable experience for everyone.





As you can see, the class was spellbound and respectful, leaning on her every word.



I had the pleasure of picking up Mrs. Handler, taking her to Red Mountain H.S. and driving her home again. These hours were filled with splendid conversation and was an errand I will long remember.

The irony of the notice, "Now Appearing" was not lost on us as we walked by B.B. King's Blues Club near Times Square a few days after Christmas which is when James Brown died.



When we walked by earlier in the evening, Val saw a photo on the right announcing that the "Godfather of Soul" would be playing at the club on New Year's Night. Later, as we walked by, I snapped this photo of the blank space where the picture was.

I had the privilege of seeing James Brown at the Celebrity Theatre from the front row. He was truly the hardest working man in show business.

R.I.P.

A few months ago, I blogged a phone photo from Val of the Robert Indiana Love sculpture located at the Scottsdale Center for the Arts. I finally made a mental connection to the same sculpture on Sixth Avenue, NYC which we visited over Christmas break. Here are the two photos:



Robert Indiana has led an interesting life. He never copyrighted his love sculpture which explains its ubiquity.

see Wikipedia: Robert Indiana for more information.

Actually it was the 4 Train but here is a couple of photos: Nate is on his way to the Bronx to pay homage to Yankee Stadium. Greg is taking a pensive stand retruning from some Christmas Eve shopping.