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November 16, 2006
Corduroy Rules
Last Saturday (11/11, the date which most closely resembles corduroy), D and I donned at least two items of corduroy (each) and took ourselves to Park Slope's Montauk Club for the annual meeting of the Corduroy Appreciation Club.
I love corduroy. I suppose this goes without saying. A quick count reveals that I own upwards of a dozen pairs of corduroy pants. If corduroy were ever to become unavailable due to some horrible denim or wool pant fashion trend, I would be in need of a support group to help me survive those desperate times.
I also quite enjoy the concept of a (tounge-in-cheek) social club that meets for a such a dignified, worthy cause, and promotes that cause tirelessly whist imbibing cocktails in wood-panelled halls with stained glass windows and a waitstaff. Park Slope is the perfect location for such a gathering, too -- how many corduroy-jacket wearing men have passed through here over the decades? And the Montauk Club? Brilliant.
And wouldn't you enjoy a scholarly lecture or two on a this fabulous, textured textile? Wouldn't you enjoy donning your elitist, pseudo-intellectual alter-ego to revel in the opportunity to vocally deplore any competing cause? Wouldn't you rejoice in chanting, "Down with denim," and "Hail the wale!"?
Miles Rohan, founder and president of the CAC, did an admirable job leading the annual meeting. He made judicious use of the gavel and graciously handled a shouting match during the contentious mascot-naming session (Roy! Moby! Dick! Richard! (my personal favorite)). He is the perfect person to lead such an effort, and I have great faith in his corduroy-promoting abilities.
I am proud to say that I am now a corduroy-trimmed CAC card holder. If you share my love of corduroy and can appropriately demonstrate this devotion, I'll show you the secret handshake...
Posted by csageday at 11:10 PM | Comments (1)
The Brooklyn Museum & Flickr
The Brooklyn Museum seems to be doing things particularly right lately. I love the museum anyway -- I love the first Saturdays, and they've had some great exhibits in the past few years. They've recently started doing a bit of smart marketing via Flickr. The museum has a Flickr account, and they add Flickr users who have posted bklyn photos. Good thinking. Via this connection, I recently got a Flickrmail pointing me to this set, and I absolutely must go and see the Ron Mueck show now. Looks brilliant. The big baby reminds me of the fever-induced dreams I used to have as a kid. Huge, grotesque, nauseating, surreal.
I'm psyched for two other bklyn museum happenings, too: the current Annie Leibovitz exhibition, and the upcoming (I know, it's silly, but I like shopping in a museum) members-only holiday sale. The holidays already seem to be creeping up on my schedule, so I should probably head over there soon.
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November 08, 2006
The NYC Marathon
There's a lot of joy in running a marathon. A lot of pain and doubt and fear, too, but every time I go to watch the marathon at 4th avenue, I get a lump in my throat. It's just so emotional. Thousands of people of all abilities are doing this torturous, but very life-affirming thing. And with all of the cheering and music and sun, there's a lot of smiling. I never seem to be able to catch this well with a camera. And my reaction time is so slow that whenever I see a runner-in-costume, by the time I take a picture it's a side view and so fairly uninteresting. This year, I wandered down to 18th street and found a spot where people were waving at a camera suspended above them, which helped, but I still don't seem to be able to catch whatever it is I'm feeling in a photo.
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November 07, 2006
Vote Today
Can't seem to muster the energy to post anything here these days, but I don't want y'all to forget to vote. Here's a last minute voting guide for NYC. If you're elsewhere, the lovely Internet can help you find information.
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