Coconut Grove Chicken Wing Cook Off!

this little boy and his dog were adorable and unbelievable.

yes there was a petting zoo. and no we did not purchase an animal. stuart yanked lauren out of there before we could start naming animals.

There were wings from 6 different places & to be honest I don't know who won, because we ended up going to HOOTERS. This is a picture* of our waitress. She just graduated from UM with a degree in Philosophy...yes our waitress at HOOTERS is a philosopher.
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*i chose not to shoot her face to maintain her dignity and that of this site.

Friday night in the grove...

the least douchey people at Monty's

is that dog old enough to be drinking?

apparently it was one of those nights where we were drunk/maudlin enough to end up at Tavern

and play darts....and err maybe break the dart board

and lauren ended the night with prospect of pussy looming over her

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Seriously dude? Do you know the hamburglar?

some dude in line for the bathroom @ ps
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Matt Nelson

i''m pretty sure matteo was wearing this shirt when i met him 5 years ago. it's nice to see he's still "kicking it old school" and drinking Ovaltine!

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music makes me lose control

Radioclit is gonna bang it out!

coldplay on the daily show

"42" (& yes this song has 3 separate parts that were put together to make 1 awesome song)

"LOST"


these boys should be making beats...clearly chris martin wants to (proof can be found below)

puppy post

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black is the new black...

according to gawker media, Barack Obama is "More Popular than Jesus, Angelina Jolie."

street gold

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another gratuitous liev post

the title explains it all...



ok make that 2 gratuitous liev posts

my anglophilia always acts up this time of year...

The Championships, Wimbledon, aka the smarmiest/best tennis tournament in the world started monday. the picture above is from today's 2nd round match where the #3 seed - though he's the #1 seed in my heart- Novak Djokovic was ousted in straight sets by #75 (!) Marat Safin. safin was formerly the world #1, won the Australian Open in 2005 and the U.S Open in 2000. congrats to Marat I hope he pulls an upset if/when he meets Federer in the semifinals. i'm hoping this year's Wimbeldon is as exciting when Goran Ivanisevic beat Patrick Rafter to win the Mens' Singles Title in 2001 after he entered the tourney as a wildcard.

hopefully this upset and the fact that lindsay davenport is still kicking ass are the biggest stories to come out of the tournament and not that maria sharapova is bucking tradition by wearing shorts.

and now for some gratuitous shots of Novak that may not make him get over the loss but certainly make me feel better...

and a clip from Roland Garros karaoke from last year...

i once waited in the rain for 4 hours for this man...

the week before i started college, i went to visit an old friend from boarding school in the city. after she left town unexpectedly i had some time to myself and knew the only thing i wanted to see was Liev Schreiber in Henry V at the Delacorte Theatre. the thing about Shakespeare in the Park performances are that they're free, so at that point tickets were distributed on a first come first served basis on the day of the show, starting at around 12:30/1 pm outside of the theatre in Central Park. i got there at 8:30 in the morning... and i was not the first person in line...and it rained...BUT IT WAS WORTH IT. liev was and is incredible. he has undeniable talent that creates electrifying and memorable performances (yes even in the "Scream" movies, the new "Manchurian Candidate," and as Kessler on CSI!)

From "Henry V"

i'm not one to wait outside a stage door, for autographs, but after his performance i waited to just catch a glimpse of the man i'd respected and been enamored with for 6 years at that point. he signed my playbill, i told him i loved his work, he shook my hand and then we left the park together. granted there were like 25 other people who were heading home after the show, but he was cordial and pleasant with the fans that had approached him as he walked his bike towards wherever his night was going to lead him. i may have gotten distracted and realized i was following him but it's just nice to see him back on the bike. to experience and try to grasp the brilliance that is Liev you can see him chat with another gent I hold in high esteem, Mr. Charlie Rose, here.

oh and did i mention i think he's smoking ass hot (don't mind the mutton chops he just has them because he's Sabretooth in the new "Wolverine" movie)...

...& he's naomi watts' baby daddy, so she's clearly a fan too.

jenny auguste & isaac brock cordially invite you to their "wedding" & guest blogger whitney roux reviews the modest mouse show

as i mentioned earlier, last night i had the chance to see one of the finest acts in indie rock, Modest Mouse, (for the 2nd and a half time). so i asked whitney "when you have 5 minutes could you please write a review of last night's show,"like alexi had me do for vampire weekend. ms. roux wrote:

As an avid fan of music in general, and of course a larger fan of Modest Mouse, I was stoaked to hear they were dragging their asses out to Miami to play at the awesome Fillmore. Due to the hype that my mind presented over the show I think it left me somewhat disappointed. Not in their set list, the songs they played were both known and more obscure, pleasing both the long time fans and the newbies. However the sound just wasnt enough for me, I wanted to feel the vibrations of Isaac's guitar, and jam hard to some banjo. It could have been my positioning in the theater, or the acoustics in general. Despite my hard of hearing complaints, the show was quite good, I would happily burn a mix of that set list off my itunes, but I would hope to see them in a better setting at another point in time, hopefully at Isaac's and Jenny's wedding."

THANKS WHIT! for the record i'm not a crazy person who has envisioned a fake relationship with Isaac Brock, the lead singer of Modest Mouse, in my head. 4 years ago when they played the Polish American Club i had the chance to meet isaac in the parking lot after the show and chat. i told him pink was my favorite color (he was wearing a pink button down,) and we talked about his court appointed rehab (at least i think he mentioned that, otherwise it was Joe Russo.) all the while he was signing autographs and being really cool, even though the fire marshall had just shut the show down. finally at some point in this 15 minute conversation/awkward flirtation, he asked "hey do you want to get married,"to which i responded "yeah sure just call me and let me know when." there was some more banter and more autograph signing (no i did not and was not asking for one when i approached him,) and then we parted ways leaving our betrothel forever up in the air. i'll always remember that night- not only did the Helio Sequence open for MM & rock out, but i had been only listening to MM for all of 2 weeks and was legitimately blown away by how fantastic they were, but by Isaac's intensity, talent and a whole new type of Rock N' Roll charisma he oozed that i have yet to identify.

so i can't find any videos with high enough quality from any of the live shows that fully capture how great MM is so i chose for the more contained, but less shaky camera antics from their performances on kimmel, letterman and the late late show.

"we've got everything" on kimmel

"dashboard" on letterman
"float on" the late late show with craig kilborne

"satin in a coffin" on letterman
"tiny cities made of ashes"(*one of these photos was provided by antonio dell'aglio. i only mention it because he made a comment about it and i'll give credit when credit is due...if i'm in a good mood.)

coldplay played a free show? oh yeah...

last night COLDPLAY did a free gig in NY, which i completely forgot about, because i didn't win tickets & more importantly i was at the amazing and fanastic MODEST MOUSE show with whitney, monty and christian (more on that later.) but to see a bunch of great pics from coldplay's show at the Garden you can check them out here. oh and it turns out the reigning queen of awesomeness SANTOGOLD will be opening for them for a handful of shows.

the makings of a digital transatlantic "love" affair

i've always thought of myself as a person who shoots from the hip and is pretty straightforward. there's A LOT of bullshit in this world, but plenty of wonderfully entertaining, intelligent, caring, brilliant and absurdly attractive people that enrich my life that i am willing and proud to share my love for with whoever reads this blog.

anyone who knows me knows my great affinity for all things British. i refer to it as Anglophilia, but in all honesty it's a total and complete obsession, with The Empire from The Queen, to Camelot to Ricky Gervais and of course fish n chips and eggy in a basket. as i type this i am watching the incredibly amazingly hilarious comedy "Hot Fuzz" starring Simon Pegg (possibly one of the funniest men on the planet,) who also co-wrote the movie. he also did "Shaun of The Dead," (which combined my love of movies about zombies and brilliant comedy.) with all that said i share with you all a fantastic bloke from across the pond, i'm content to call my friend, who is not only incredibly cool but delightfully entertaining. ladies and gents i introduce to you Mr. Nick Lewis.