December 24, 2012
samkimkim: Snowflakes on Saks Fifth Ave - NYC

samkimkim:

Snowflakes on Saks Fifth Ave - NYC

1:00am
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Filed under: christmas lights new york christmas fifth avenue new york city 
October 11, 2012
Right, it’s my 5,000th post. As per the established Ryan’s Rules of Order, I must now post a picture of myself. You see, I agreed to post a personal photo every 1,000 posts for folks who asked to see what I looked like. I think personal photo posting always runs the risk of being a bit vain, so I agreed to do it on a limited, periodical basis. But just to prove my reluctance with taking this too seriously, today you get to see my ugly derrière! =) That’s me hanging out in New York City’s Central Park this past summer.  I had a whale of a time, and I was especially glad to see my dearest, oldest friend (she’s a bit famous, actually: http://spookychan.tumblr.com/ ). - RH

Right, it’s my 5,000th post. As per the established Ryan’s Rules of Order, I must now post a picture of myself. You see, I agreed to post a personal photo every 1,000 posts for folks who asked to see what I looked like. I think personal photo posting always runs the risk of being a bit vain, so I agreed to do it on a limited, periodical basis. But just to prove my reluctance with taking this too seriously, today you get to see my ugly derrière!

=)

That’s me hanging out in New York City’s Central Park this past summer.  I had a whale of a time, and I was especially glad to see my dearest, oldest friend (she’s a bit famous, actually: http://spookychan.tumblr.com/ ).

- RH

3:34pm
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Filed under: personal me New York City Spookychan 
July 19, 2012
retronewyork: New York City 1960s Crown Bar & Subway Entrances Vintage by Christian Montone on Flickr. It’s so clean! - RH

retronewyork:

New York City 1960s Crown Bar & Subway Entrances Vintage by Christian Montone on Flickr.

It’s so clean! - RH

(via forthememoryofepicurus)

1:18am
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Filed under: NYC New York City Vintage Photography 1960s Crown Bar Big Apple Manhattan 
July 8, 2012

So, just back home from a week in New York… I’ve had two important American songwriters stuck in my head all week.  The first is George Gershwin.  The second, mostly because he was on the radio pretty much ubiquitously throughout the week, is Billy Joel. 

This is a clip of that quintessential New Yorker, Leonard Bernstein, playing and conducting Gershwin’sRhapsody in Blue.

Part II is here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BgPV0jLmdSM&feature=channel&list=UL

I’ll post something from Billy Joel shortly.

- RH

4:36pm
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Filed under: Gershwin Piano Leonard Bernstein New York New York City Classical Music Travel Personal 
July 7, 2012
I’m heading back home tomorrow evening.  I’ve been having an absolute whirlwind tour of some of the world’s best art.  That said, I should thank the deity that I’ve been able to talk to Chan, Aaron, Mandy, Mary, Chip, William, Mom, Dad, Grandmother, and a couple of my professors while I’ve been away.  Texting, e-mail, Skype, Tumblr, and Twitter have all made traveling easier.  I’m especially grateful to Aaron for talking to me a couple of times when I was feeling especially homesick (if he didn’t know he was helping with that, he did — a lot).  Anyway, it will be nice to be back home soon.  Until then, I leave you with the last painting I looked at in New York before my journey home.  A true high note to end a trip that went to Turkey, France, and New York City. Jacques-Louis David, The Death of Socrates, 1787. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City. - RH

I’m heading back home tomorrow evening.  I’ve been having an absolute whirlwind tour of some of the world’s best art.  That said, I should thank the deity that I’ve been able to talk to Chan, Aaron, Mandy, Mary, Chip, William, Mom, Dad, Grandmother, and a couple of my professors while I’ve been away.  Texting, e-mail, Skype, Tumblr, and Twitter have all made traveling easier.  I’m especially grateful to Aaron for talking to me a couple of times when I was feeling especially homesick (if he didn’t know he was helping with that, he did — a lot).  Anyway, it will be nice to be back home soon. 

Until then, I leave you with the last painting I looked at in New York before my journey home.  A true high note to end a trip that went to Turkey, France, and New York City.

Jacques-Louis David, The Death of Socrates, 1787. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City.

- RH

3:18am
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Filed under: Personal David New York City Socrates jacques louis david Art Art History The Death of Socrates 
July 2, 2012
I’m about to head out with my New York friends to see the Tony-winner for Best Play, “Clybourne Park,” on Broadway.  I’m excited about it — so excited that I’m almost fashionably dressed for the occasion (I find good fashion sense to be an utterly elusive concept for some reason).  Afterwards, a feast of New York Italian fare… And, you know, sometimes it’s good to be an American. This is one of those times! - RH

I’m about to head out with my New York friends to see the Tony-winner for Best Play, “Clybourne Park,” on Broadway.  I’m excited about it — so excited that I’m almost fashionably dressed for the occasion (I find good fashion sense to be an utterly elusive concept for some reason).  Afterwards, a feast of New York Italian fare… And, you know, sometimes it’s good to be an American. This is one of those times!

- RH

4:19pm
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Filed under: New York Broadway Italian Food New York City Personal Friends Clybourne Park 
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