After basketball, I checked my mail quickly in my car. One email – from Rolling Stone (magazine) – shared links to a number of articles about the Rock and Roll Hall Fame Induction ceremony that took place at the Barclay Center in Brooklyn Friday eve. Many years, the ceremony lacks interest for me. Folks who know me rather well including many …
Don't Miss the 5th Annual Gotham Battle of the Bands® April 30 at the Legendary Cafe' Wha? Still some time to get your band in! As Gotham welcomes Spring, we certainly look forward to a number of cool events. Next week we hold a Gala to celebrate 20 years of Gotham history and select a Networker of the Decade; pretty cool. As I blogged last we …
Today’s New York Times, included an insert, “Truth. It’s more important now than ever.” How true! All the discussion about “fake news” and attacks on the news media infuriates me. In law school I edited CONSCIENCE, an award winning publication. I regularly wrote a column, “The Public Ought to Know,” from ‘03 to ‘05 and resurrected it as “The Publ …
Recent blogs on this website – not mine – focused on political discourse and the need to embrace civility. I concur with the concept of heroism to face your friends (and others) who hold different positions and share with each other what brings you to your point of view. I want to stress the difference between discourse and partisanship. M …
People comment about the music. All the time. They like the links. To songs. To bands. To lyrics. And more. They enjoy! Me too! No secret here music infuses my being and I find ways to insert it in my work and play and many things in between; that includes my writing. This commentary shares how an “innocent” post in a daily newspaper polit …
I no longer devote much time to any music station. I long for the days of WNEW-FM which enjoys a Facebook page. No matter what music station you would dial up on terrestrial radio, the weeks leading up to the holidays means music that reflects that spirit and themes. A few years back Gotham co-founder Fred Klein, knowing my love of music, encour …
Last week the plan for today's blog would be to discuss those announced this past Thursday at Gotham Green® as the recipients of the Gotham Green Award® at a Luncheon next April in advance of Earth Day. Indeed this past week involved a have set of meetings; two major presentations sandwiched the Green announcement itself, and I did enjoy sharing m …
I hope all enjoyed your Thanksgiving Day and weekend that followed with family, friends, colleagues, however it works best for you. It always involves memories and traditions, some peculiar to some celebrants. Music obviously (See last week (and of course you can still comment there as well as today).) plays a role here. Many of us play Alice’s …
I am in paradise. Naturally, I love to have time travelling and experiencing our wonderful planet, but this is extraordinary. I trekked into the jungle for 2 hours and spent time filming the Mountain Gorillas - Dad, Mom and Babies. It wasn't easy, you are either going up the steep side of a mountain or down the steep side of a mountain. And I mak …
So I went to the Twitter Trending topics page and the first three topics I saw were: 1. Kyle Schwarber - had absolutely NO idea who that was, but World Series fans will know that he is an outfielder* that has just been added to the Cubs roster for the games. *originally I called him a pitcher, FK told me he is not. 2. Pablo Picasso - definitel …
Sometimes I am able recognize the privilege of being connected to something longstanding and wonderful. Now we all have an opportunity to participate in saving a small monument. I am fortunate to call Robin Hirsch a trusted friend. Born in London during the blitz, he ended up opening a cafe in Greenwich Village in 1977. (For more of his fascinating …
I returned the favor. For my birthday Shelly took me to see Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes at B.B. King's Saturday eve. In my college years I would see a concert on on near the date of my birthday. Approaching my 18th birthday, I saw Dave Mason at Hofstra U. About a week shy the following year I saw Eric Clapton at the Nassau Coliseum. …
It's no surprise that everything around us, effects us. I've found this to be increasingly evident in my Facebook feed. Like a garden it needs frequent weeding. Or, since I'm a filmmaker, it needs good editing. The hostility this election cycle has revealed is quite upsetting to me. I know logically that there is so much more hope and joy in the …
I enjoy recognizing those who make a difference in our communities and the world by celebrating people and organizations, who work in ways big and small; for-profit and not-for-profit, to make our world a little greener. It helps explain my role as co-chair of GOtham Green®; it provides a platform for businesses and professionals who seek to connec …
