photo by Jean Baptiste Mondino, 2009 The Museum of the City Of New York just put out a compendium of the 400 most essential people in NYC's 400 year history. It's quite an inspiring list and one of the names on it is PattiSmith, someone I first met long before she had recorded anything. I was visiting NYC for the first time since having moved abroad in 1969 and she was living in a loft...
That headline ain't kidding. This morning's Daily TwitPic isn't the sharpest image you'll ever see. It may well be one of the blurriest. But it's also Danny DeVito celebrating his birthday -- yes, that's a candle-covered cake -- with Johnny Depp and PattiSmith. DeVito and Depp at least were both in New York City this [...]
fresh out of the gate pattismith began turning me on to writers, films, and herself. one of the first things she celebrated was the black slip worn so well by actress jeanne moreau. photo: 'no no no. i want one like she wore in 'la notte!'
There's a new post on my tumblr today, because I'm experimenting and using it as a way to jot down ideas in an attempt to formulate real ideas at a time when time itself is difficult to come by. I've managed to lose all the nibs to my dip pen aside for one which is broken. I'm also listening to "Who killed Amanda Palmer?" and PattiSmith. Because I can. And Amanda Palmer is...
Filed under: We're Just Sayin' Here's White Stripes front man Jack White at some event in NYC last night (left) -- and Samara from the 220 film "The Ring" (right).One of them was married by a shaman on a canoe in Brazil.We're just sayin'. See Also Rock Icon PattiSmith -- ... Permalink
From 1976, please enjoy the incomparable PattiSmith , my unrequited hearthrob for the last several decades, and a pretty fabulous live version (from Brit TV) of the classic title track from her debut album Horses . Eventually mutating into "Hey Joe." As always, a Coveted PowerPop No-Prize will be awarded the first reader who gleans the clip's relevance to the theme of tomorrow's...
