magical mystery tour on the big screen

i've already got plans for tuesday, october 2nd, so it looks like sunday, october 7th is the date for me to catch the beatles' "magical mystery tour" in a movie theater.  unfortunately, that theater is in huntington, which is a bit of a schlep, but it should be worth it.

thank you, somerandom90sguy

i'm unable to embed the videos that youtube user somerandom90sguy posted of the black keys entire set at the global citizen festival, BUT, i can share the URLs for you to check it out on youtube itself.

sooooo rockin' good.

PART I

PART II

PART III

PART IV

more from the global citizen festival 2012

it's the day after the global citizen festival in central park & i'm still on cloud 9.  it was that good & fun of a show.  forgot to mention that everyone in our section of pen 1 was totally cool.  no losers screaming in your ear or bumping you over, yet we were all dancin' & jumpin' to the music -- it was a beautiful thing.

still haven't seen any decent videos for the black keys, but i've shared one below after the foo ones that does the job.  thanks again to those that shared on youtube -- much appreciated.


best of you...



these days...


walk...


the black keys' gold on the ceiling & lonely boy...

rockin' to end poverty in central park

i just got back from the global citizen festival in central park w/ the black keys, foo fighters & neil young.  everyone was excellent.  (though i can't say that for sure about neil young, i'm just assuming b/c we actually left after the foo fighters -- it was getting late for us two ol' ladies.)  i can say the opening acts k'naan & especially, band of horses, were pretty darn snazzy. &  john legend was a pleasant enough surprise singing "imagine."

bonni & i got there at 2pm & hung around in pen 1 till the show started around 4:30pm or so.  the lines for the port-a-potties were insane -- thankfully, we didn't have to go.  the food & merchandise lines, just as crowded -- that we did partake in.  i guess you gotta expect that w/ 60,000 folks.

here's a snapshot of us when we first got settled in.  (we moved closer as the concert went on.)

any old ways, you just gotta love the internet b/c by the time i got home, i found these foo videos from this evening on youtube thanks to user "somerandom90sguy."  i'll check again tomorrow AM for more to share.

everlong... (bonni's favorite song)


times like these...


arlandria...


learn to fly...

breaking 9 days of silence to kvell a bit

sorry for the lack of posting, but in all honesty, i've been protecting you from what would've been a lot of kvetching.  i mean, A. LOT.

i'm going to steer clear of any parents association or parenting talk (leave that for twitter) & just focus on this saturday's global citizen festival in central park's great lawn.  i won two tickets by lottery, which is a beautiful thing b/c i'm not typically considered the "lucky" type.

i have to admit, i'm not really that blown over about neil young & crazy horse, 60,000 people & a forecast for showers (40% chance), but mammaloo-mammaloo, i cannot wait to see foo fighters & the black keys.  it should be an incredible show.  only concern is that it's scheduled to begin at 5pm, end at 9pm & there are also two other bands in the line-up.  curious how that'll play out.

the person getting the other ticket is bonni.  she sorta invited herself along, w/out even being familiar w/ the bands playing.  she has been listening ever since though.  gotta admire my little sister's gumption & integrity.

that's about it.  gonna do dishes & get back to my PA stuff.

is it really considered procrastinating when frozen yogurt is involved?

i should be starting finishing my "president's message" for the parents association's website b/c it's pretty outdated, but darn myself for instead wasting time posting here about ben & jerry's frozen greek strawberry shortcake yogurt.  it's yummy, not too fattening (at least if you don't scarf don't a whole pint in one sitting -- lesson learned on that one), it doesn't have that fake-strawberry taste & it's perfect for a gal like me who is newly-allergic to chocolate & trying to find as many non-cocoa alternatives that'll make her happy.  yep, i'm gonna get some now to inspire me.

now, if you've got any edible ideas to share, please do so & thanks.  & not to be torture, but i'm newly-allergic to tree nuts & caffeine, as well, so please don't suggest anything w/ those ingredients.  thanks, again.

bonni, whazabout your noodle kugel, actually?  can i have that recipe?

okay, back to P.A. business.  not sure how my saturday night wound-up like this -- well, yes, i do... nothing's on TV or on-demand & i promised to be a good P.A. president... so, it is what it is.  & yes, i will re-check the guide to see if i missed anything to watch in the background -- perhaps a cheesy movie on syfy.  i'm not in the mood for an edited version of "casino" on amc, or "ninja warrior" on G4, or any of the other stuff i'd typically watch at a time like this.

still gotta get the june minutes together & my outline for the first P.A. meeting this wednesday, 9/19 at 7:30pm.  btw, if you're a pal living in the forest hills area w/ a kid in P.S. 196Q, please come by to show your support.

can you tell that i'm dragging this post out way longer than need be?

alright, that's it for me.  over & out.

go, frozen yogurt.

BFF in CP/NYC

spent yesterday evening w/ carl in central park to see ben folds five in concert -- they just released their first album in over 10 years this past tuesday.

had a great time.  music was amazing.  weather was incredible.  i would just change the pack of 20-somethings infront of us who were too busy yammering & flirting w/ one another.  just plain ol' annoying.

any old ways, thanks to some of the other folks who were there, too, & shared their videos on youtube.  it's much appreciated to re-experience the music.  here're a few clips now:

brick...


song for the dumped... (not that good a recording, but i'm still sharing)


philosophy & army...

experience "black tie beach," youtube-style

improv everywhere's video of 2012's "black tie beach" mission is up on youtube & embedded below here.  there're a few, very-quick clips of me, claire & our friends, which is pretty neat.  (go, purple dresses.)



for my earlier posts about our participation in this very cool mission, please check out:

BLACK TIE BEACH 2012 & BACK TO BLACK TIE BEACH

& once again, thank you to charlie todd/improv everywhere.  BLACK TIE BEACH & the MP3 EXPERIMENT, which i still need to write & post about here one of these days, made my summer incredible.  looking forward to future missions.

i would be a good mother if...

... i took a photo of claire today on first day of fifth grade & posted it here on my blog or on facebook, but dang me b/c i did not get a shot of the putch on her last first day at PS 196Q.

then again, i was at school all day since 7:30am this morning to sell t-shirts & serve refreshments to the parents at drop-off & kindergarten pick-up.  (i did take one break for lunch on austin street & to seek the elusive "forest hills rooster" w/ my friend stacey, & we did meet a bunch of really neat parents at school, which was quite nice.  we're going back tomorrow AM to hawk more school spirit gear (ie: fancy-talk for "t-shirts") & w/ this PA president gig i've got going this school year on top of everything else i was doing before... heck, i think i actually am a darn good mother, regardless if i took that picture or not.

[update, just a bit later: i did a search for the "forest hills rooster" & it turns out that it may actually be a chicken, as reported by CBS local news.]

[update, just a tad bit later than the "rooster vs. chicken" update: i noticed a reporter at school this morning, so i did a search & found this DNAinfo article by nigel chiwaya about the first day of school, featuring PS 196Q.  cool beans & neat-o, eh?]

us & them

[open letter to bonni: you could've seen these photos from yesterday last night if you were on facebook.  alas, you're not, so here they are for your viewing pleasure.  it's kinda neat-o seeing us & them together like this.  i LOVE that they're both a year apart like we were.  & i hope they stay super-close.  (though w/ family, there's bound to be some ups n' downs.)  okie-doke, i could go on & on, but i'll stop now.  here are the pics.  i LOVE you.  & let's get a set of these w/ maddi & janine in 'em, too.]

 



us at the bronx zoo



them at umberto's

jealous guy... a couple more ways

thank you, steve tabb, for turning me on to these two versions of "jealous guy" that were missing from my original cover list of this song.  (thank you, too, to the kind folks who posted these videos on youtube.)

the black crowes


the faces

jealous guy... a whole lotta ways

"jealous guy" is a top-ten-maybe-even-five song of john lennon's that i truly dig.  what follows is the original version & a plethera of different renditions by aimee mann, bryan ferry/roxy music, the deftones, donny hathaway, joe cocker and lou reed.

(btw, thank you to the original posters of these videos on youtube.)

john lennon


aimee mann


bryan ferry/roxy music


the deftones

donny hathaway


joe cocker


lou reed