February 24, 2019

$25 win!



Finished it yesterday. Fascinating story. Reads like an espionage conspiracy.



I always watch the Oscars. This year I have seen Black Panther, BlacKkKlansman, and Green Book. Don't care who wins. I can watch Roma on Netflix but haven't got around to it yet.

February 23, 2019

$20 win!



$5 and $10 wins.



I never knew until yesterday that the Stones classic had Gospel roots.

This may be the last time
This may be the last time, children
This may be the last time
May be the last time children I don't know

May be the last time we stay together
May be the last time I don't know
I'm goin' home to meet my mother
May be the last time I don't know



I can play it on the Guitar, one of the first songs I learned.

Well I told you once and I told you twice
But ya never listen to my advice
You don't try very hard to please me
With what you know it should be easy
Well this could be the last time
This could be the last time
Maybe the last time
I don't know, oh no, oh no



So far, an interesting read.

February 18, 2019

Happy President's Day! Anytime I have a day off, I'll take it.

February 16, 2019

The Morgan Library is small but it has interesting sections. Like this ceiling.



The Tolkien exhibit was packed, a thirty-five-minute wait. Well worth it. Tolkien was an excellent painter and had a really good sense of design. He made suggested book covers for his books.



While there. I also visited Invention and Design: Early Italian Drawings. The drawing on the left is by Leonardo da Vinci.



Bought the book, It has all the exhibit pieces and more.



Nearby, the Consulate-General of Poland has some interesting stuff. The statue is Jan Karski, a Catholic member of the Polish Underground,who repeatedly risked his life and was imprisoned and tortured as he tried to inform the world about the Jewish genocide occurring in the Nazi concentration camps.



The Adventures of Robin Hood was an old favorite. Claude Rains is outstanding in it.

February 12, 2019

Happy Birthday, Father Abraham.



Going to the Morgan library to see the Tolkien exhibit.

February 10, 2019

$30 win, just in time. Prevented an ATM visit. Also, three Take Five free game wins.



Saw What Men Want. Ok, nothing great. Erykah Badu and Pete Davidson were worth the price of admission.

February 9, 2019

Geese in the air. A little early, I think.



Lust for Life was interesting.



Scenes from the paintings are recreated. Including Vincent's bedroom in Arles. Café Terrace at Night was described by Van Gogh: "to express the idea that the café is a place where one can ruin oneself, go mad, or commit a crime."



Kirk Douglas really looks like Van Gogh, Anthony Quinn is close to Gauguin.



Joseph Roulin, The Postman, played by Niall MacGinnis , looks just like him.

February 8, 2019

Another classic NY Post front page.



King Rat is always worth watching. Hey, there's Joe Turkel !



She Wore a Yellow Ribbon is hoaky at times but man, Monument Valley, and the buttes are awesome.

February 4, 2019

Lousy Super Bowl, good food.



Breslin and Hamill: Deadline Artists was just terrific.

February 3, 2019

Two birthday books.



A visit to St. Patrick's Cathedral.



A visit to MOMA.



Blue Point Toasted Lager.



Crescent moon.




Yearly trip to the Grand Hyatt.



Nightime Gandhi.



Montauk Driftwood Ale.



Named after a Florentine lawyer. "Do not worry about the cost of that wine, although it was expensive: a pleasant taste heals all the wounds."



Broadway Boogie Woogie. I remember it from a fifth-grade art class.



Subway art.



Smith and Wollensky, a Restaurant Week favorite.