Wednesday, June 28, 2006

world trade center

as i was doing some cleaning, i came across this pamphlet i took from the world trade center when i first visited in early '93.
they used to actually let you go on the roof if the weather was right.
look at that white fence, these people are 1,000+ feet off of the ground and they are LEANING on it.
(ever been to the empire state building? it's like a prison cell up there compared to this lol).
for those of you who do not know NYC, the WTC was at the bottom of the island and really required a cab ride if you were coming from anywhere near midtown (where most everything else is). i INSISTED to my friend that i needed to go up in that tower, being an enthusiast of skyscrapers. i remember really looking forward to going up on the roof but the weather was too windy and it was closed. we did take the cab and go, i distinctly remember the elevator we got on, made especially for trips to the 110th floor- "windows to the world". the elevator operator told me to look in the crack between the elevator and the floor to gain perspective of the height. we pressed against the glass, took pictures, and paid $2.50 for a 12oz can of Pepsi.

sometimes i wonder if my friend; who didn't really want to go there and hadn't been there ever, secretly thanks me for insisting.
i do not attribute my desire to go there to anything but my curiousity and interest in skyscrapers.

it is eerie looking at this brochure: the cover shows the 2 towers, and one with people clearly on the roof...

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Sunday, June 25, 2006

art-porn?

this is a film i just learned about in which 7 directors were given a 30 minute time limit to make a short film about pornography. there are a couple of famous ones (larry clark, gaspar noe) so i was curious. i haven't seen it yet but what i have read about it is utterly shocking and intriguing. click here to read the synopsis.

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Saturday, June 24, 2006

here is my new blog format. i ruined the other one messing around with the html code. i kinda like the change...special thanks to serendipity who pretty much did it for me.

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Wednesday, June 21, 2006

in the M.I.yAy-yo...

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Tuesday, June 06, 2006

have a nice day

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Thursday, June 01, 2006

what happened...?

this is kind of the lament for the demise of a band i really liked, grandaddy. the song is eerie; but touching when you think of the message.

What Happened- mp3

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