A Warm Welcome To 2013

Said goodbye to 2012 and hello to 2013 with Scott, Steve, Billy and Kelly.

Had a fantastic meal at Peels Restaurant on Bowery and spent the balance of the evening 

watching the Elvis '68 comeback special, The Rolling Stones Rock & Roll Circus and the Times Square ball drop. It was our first New Years Eve since 2005 without a Patti Smith show to attend (she wasn't playing at any NYC venues) but as with any other gathering, we spent the time talking, laughing and enjoying eachothers' company. As an added bonus, Scott even got one of his beloved naps in after a long day at the office.

Good company, good food, good music and good vibes. You really can't ask for more than that.

Low Lights & Bright Lights

Interiors & Exteriors: Berkeley Heights and Dover, NJ. Early December 2012.

Muses & Amusements

Restaurant reportage... A lowbrow twist on Italian interiors (with great meatball subs).

Afternoon light in my home sliced with shadows of vertical and horizontal blinds.

Gorgeous and youthful Rock Hudson, Paula Prentiss and Maria Perschy.  

This week I had my first viewing of "Man's Favorite Sport" from 1964, which had all the campy charm, madcap mayhem and colorful coquettishness of his troika of films with Doris Day.  I couldn't help but wonder how heroic, dashing, vibrant and completely desirable he must have seemed to movie-going women (and men) of this time period.

A Christmas gift from the 1950s (by way of my pal Steve) installed in my bathroom. 

Madonna dodges catty bitchness from Elton John (and wins a Golden Globe).

A treasure chest of vintage toys... Thoroughly explored and photographed.

Colorful moments and enjoyable conversation over dinner with Scott.

Moments where warm sunlight fills windows and pierces the deep January cold.

Re-filtered and re-imagined Instagram shots from a 2010 Goldfrapp show.

Lady Gaga claims her throne in the kingdom of Pop Royalty (and enthralls me) with The Monster Ball DVD.