So I found this interview that I have to share with you all. It’s with writer David Coggins, who, I must admit, I had never heard of until now. Apparently he’s all over the place, writing for Interview Magazine and a ton of blogs. This video interview is part of this project sponsored by Absolut called “THIRTY DAYS NY”. According to the website “THIRTYDAYSNY is a celebration of the merger of arts and culture. The challenge was building out, organizing, managing, and presenting a live gallery space open to the public for one month in the heart of New York City.” More info about it can be found here. Sounds/looks amazing.
But back to my man Mr. Coggins. I’ve learned a few things about him (and you will too if you watch the interview.) He’s got an impressive pad, with an amazing college of books and random collectibles. He can simultaneously pull off a beard AND a jacket and tie. And he’s pretentious, but in a lovable way. So enjoy this interesting character, check out Thirty Days NY, AND go to the concert on Tuesday.
P.S. David Coggins, if you Google your name and this comes up, please be my friend.
So as we know, college is but a brief sojourn in our lives. As the elders among us graduate and move on, many will find themselves in the big cities: Chicago, Boston, Washington D.C., San Francisco, etc. But there’s one particular neighborhood in New York City that seems to attract a disproportionately high number of college grads. Its Park Slope, Brooklyn - land of beautiful brownstones, overpriced fair trade coffee, plaid shirts, and 3 AM yoga classes.
I found this hilarious, unconventional map that tracks all the stickers on the back of the cars parked in Park Slope. Its proof that once one graduates and moves to a hip urban neighborhood, the glorious days of college are still on the mind and in the windows of the cars. Glad to see TRINITY representing in the top left corner.
Flying has been getting a pretty bad rap these days. Because of the nearly successful terrorist attack from the ‘underwear bomber’ and incidents like the overzealous lovers that brought Newark International to a standstill , people are trying harder to stay grounded to get from point A to point B.
I personally like flying. With all of its imperfection, I still feel it possesses an alluring mystique. I can remember, as a little boy, laying on the grass in my backyard, looking up and seeing the tiny spec of a plane and wondering “Where is that going? Who is on it?”
Each Tuesday The New York Times Business Section feeds into my air travel fascination by interviewing a person whose job entails a lot of flying each year - the real life versions of George Clooney’s character in Up In The Air. I like to call the column “Interview with someone who has a much more interesting life than me.”
This week, the column looks at Zane Lamprey - the guy who has that TV show where he goes around to every corner of the world, samples the drinks of the place, parties with the locals, and jets out. Like I said, more interesting life than me. The columns are always enjoyable, as they reveal the puzzling and enchanting aspects of air travel and its participants. Here is this week’s.
And in going with the theme of great commercials that occasionally pops up here, I’ve attached one that United Airlines put out a few years ago. Its called ‘A Life’ and it is one of my favorite television advertisements ever. (Every time I watch it I want to fly only United just to financially support them so they keep making outstanding commercials.) Its beautiful and both hopeful and poignant. The play on Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue just adds to it.
