Friday, June 03, 2005


The Storm by Edvard Munch

I can't remember who did this--Volta? Volita?--but I like it!

Jackson Pollock

Jackson Pollock

Vir Heroicus Sublimis by Barnett Newman (Seriously, is this THAT hard to do?!)

The Olive Trees by Vincent van Gogh

Ahhhh, what I came to see: The Starry Night by Vincent van Gogh

NYC Trip: Day 6--The Today Show, Chinatown, Grimaldi's, the Brooklyn Bridge, and Julius Caesar

Well, we went to the Today show this morning. I am pretty sure we were never on camera as we were only there for the last hour or so of taping and we were in the back of the crowd most of the time--and I'm a little short, if you hadn't noticed! We saw a cooking segment with Al and Ann but no Matt or Katie--sorry Joni! Seeing as I'm usually on my commute to work when this show comes on, I never actually watch the Today show, but we went none-the-less, because it's what you're supposed to do when you're here, right?

After a quick stop at Dean and Deluca for coffee, we headed over to Chinatown to do a little shopping. I soon caught the shopping bug, and a 'little' shopping turned into quite a bit! It was fun and y'all all want souvenirs, right?! ;) After that exciting adventure, we took the subway over to Brooklyn and had lunch at Grimaldi's--a pizza place that a friend recommended. It was really good and apparently others think so as well, because it was rated best pizza by Zagat for 2005. After lunch we walked back to Manhattan via the Brooklyn Bridge.

Tonight we saw the last of our three shows. It was Julius Caesar, which was much different from what we have seen thus far. It was very well done. I will say that my favorite of the three was Wicked. I really liked it and if ANYONE needs someone to come back and see it with them, I'm game!! Well, it's late and I'm tired, so I'll leave you with these pics:

Al and the cooking lady in the segment...I realize that all of these pictures are a little blurry, but I was shooting under VERY strenuous conditions! These Today show tapings are NO picnic!! ;)

Ann from the Today show

Al, the blonde cooking lady, and Ann

Ann talking to some people on the OTHER side!

An interesting window display in a restaurant in Chinatown


"They went that-a-way!" I'm not quite sure what this was for, but it was under the Brooklyn Bridge.

This little garden was on our walk from the subway to Grimaldi's. I just thought it was so cute!

We had lunch at Grimaldi's on Old Fulton Road in Brooklyn

Our pizza...it may not look like much, but it was GOOO-OOOOD! ;)

another blurry pic of the restaurant...I was trying NOT to be rude with the flash!

more people having lunch

Thursday, June 02, 2005


Masters at work