Music

For every song that makes it on stage or onto a cd, there are probably 20 that don’t make it out of my apartment. “About The Weather” is probably one of them. I’ve been watching “Magnolia” tonight, one of my all-time favorite films, thinking about weather, and feeling kinda’ blah (to say the least). So…

John Rosenblatt and I just rode our bikes below Canal Street for the first time since last fall. We rode behind the Tribute in Light, behind the abandoned World Financial Center, behind the shattered Winter Garden, across the recently re-opened West Side Highway and north along Trinity Street just inches from the 16-acre pit that…

When I woke up and walked towards Central Park, the sun was struggling to break through low, fast-moving maritime clouds. Rain felt imminent. By the time I finished the NYRRC’s Rabbit Run 5k (in 23:22), the clouds had burned off, leaving only the brilliant blue sky punctuated by the warmest sun I’ve felt in months.…

I started this Daily Journal for two reasons: 1) to provide some regularly updated content for those of you who give a shit and 2) to offer a glimpse behind the artistic and administrative scrim of Benjamin Wagner Deluxe, LLP. So the frustration and excitement within tonight’s entry will come will come as little surprise…

Rain is falling. The WTC Tribute in Light is casting a white shadow across the city. This is my first night “off” in weeks, and I’ve settled in with “Carrie,” and you… The post-CBGB’s MTV hullabaloo has passed (with no airtime). I’ve been focussed on securing a new drummer. Andy Williams next week. We begin…

It’s a beautiful day. Sunday morning, NYC: 50 degrees, clear skies, light breeze. I just got in from my usual run up the West Side and through Central Park where a duathalon was just concluding. (I had intended to compete — really — but the race was full.) So my windows are wide, the Sunday…