Museum of the City of New York 23 February 2014

rtb’s descriptions of the current exhibits at the Museum of the City of New York sounded right up my alley so off I went. I asked my friend Peter to come along, knowing that he would add alternate perspective to some of the exhibits. After we met up in the lobby we stopped off for […]

Joe Pug: Knitting Factory 16 February 2014

So nice I saw him twice. Joe Pug was headlining at the Knitting Factory in Williamsburg. The show was sold out, which made me very happy for him. My usual spot against the back wall next to the sound booth is now taken up by occupied high tables so I had to stand up against […]

The Beatles on The Ed Sullivan Show – 9 February 1964

Fifty years ago this week two little girls in Woodhaven, Queens were very excited about a musical act that was going to appear on The Ed Sullivan Show that weekend. We were only 4yo and 6yo but my sister and I had grown up with music surrounding us daily – boleros from the 1930s, tangos […]