“You’re not this way by accident. It’s not a mental illness – it is a mental injury.” Cracked Up: The Darrell Hammond Story on Netflix. Much of the documentary is taken up with Hammond speaking at different mental health associations, sharing his story. I knew that Hammond had had years of drug and alcohol abuse […]
I had been looking forward to seeing Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and The Band in the theaters – I had seen The Last Waltz at the Ziegfeld Theater and I wanted the experience to be similar. Especially looking at Robbie Robertson and Rick Danko from 1978. But current circumstances were preventing that from happening. […]
The National Theatre’s YouTube channel is showing Frankenstein. There are two versions: Benedict Cumberbatch is the monster and Jonny Lee Miller is Frankenstein. In the other version, they switch roles. The two Sherlocks. The play is a steampunk lover’s dream – costumes and set design. Acting is brilliant, of course. It’s a two-hour play and […]
No shows in April, of course. I did watch a lot of StageIt, Instagram, and Facebook live concerts from various favorite musicians. And I will continue to do so as long as we are sheltering in place. Follow your favorite musicians, donate to their Paypals or Venmo’s, buy their music and merchandise through their sites. […]
rtb was gifted with a subscription to The Public Theater and she was kind enough to ask me to join her to see Coal Country at the Anspacher Theater since, as she put it, Steve Earle is my bae. Jessica Blank and Erik Jensen wrote this play based on real-life accounts by survivors and family […]
Almost one year to the day, mollyT and I went to a concert by the West Village Chorale with special guest Sky-Pony, a rock band that threads theater and art through their performance. They do covers and originals. When Mercury Lounge announced an early Sunday night show with Sky-Pony, mollyT and I were there. It […]
I need at least another day added to the week so that I have time to write up all the reviews I need to write up. The closest my boys were coming to NYC was going to be Jersey City – Ben (Nichols – vocals, electric and acoustic guitars) did his now three-peat solo gig […]
Yesterday, one of my bosses gifted me with his tickets to see Cambodian Rock Band at the Irene Diamond Stage in the Signature Theatre. Walking to the theater, which is way over on the far west end of 42nd Street, I was struck by how much that area has changed. I used to work near […]
You can read about the rest of my Memphis trip starting here. “…justice too long delayed is justice denied…” I took a Lyft from the hotel to the National Museum of Civil Rights located in the former Lorraine Hotel. Jacqueline Smith was across the street setting up for her long-term protest – 31 years and […]
My last day in Memphis. Once again, a hotel breakfast. I checked out and told them I would like to leave my bags with them. I was directed to an unlocked linen closet. It is a good thing that I am a trusting person. I took at Lyft to the National Museum of Civil Rights […]
