Watergate stationary - yes, the Watergate

Look what we found in a drawer of my father-in-law:

More about the Watergate complex where infamous events took place.
So what? Now, if you have to tell me something interesting, you can do it in style! Just click the picture, print it, write on the print and scan it. Then you (e)mail it to me.

xmasstressed

I feel just slightly stressed out. Schreibt ein Freund: "Du hattest schon immer viel um die Ohren. "

Yep. Die letzten 3 Tage:

60 Birdland Years

It has been a good year for Lee Konitz: Just four years after starting his professional career, he just had teamed up with the Miles Davis group to record Birth of the Cool, he started out as a band leader on his Subconscious-Lee on Prestige Records. The thing he reportedly regrets: He turned down an opportunity to work with Benny Goodman.

Now this year comes to an end. On December 15, 1949, Konitz is about to get ready for a concert in Midtown Manhattan, precisely said at 1678 Broadway, just north of 52nd St, also known as Swing Street. Lee Konitz joins the opening celebrations for a little jazz club which is named after one of the greatest: Birdland.

Our house - 1920!

Yeah, time's flyin'. Just found our house in a picture from 1920! It's the little white one just left and behind the smokestack in the foreground.


It's just a magnified crop from a picture of the P.S. 122 on E 9th St & 1st Ave. This picture was taken in 1920 and is available through the New York Public Library's Digital Collections. What a treasure box.

Google streetview censored again?

Looking for a picture of New York's smallest Pakistani Deli, (Lahore @ 132 Crosby St.)I switched to Google streetview - and found this:

Check out this streetview and you'll find out why.

Guess Where in New York? - THE MOVIE

The movie of the book. Here you see a complete preview. For the solutions (the disclosure of the locations, aren't you curious?) you need a hard copy of the book which you can order here @ Blurb.com.

Only in New York

Aaaah, this city is wonderful! Stories over stories. And they are just awesome. The numbers of good New York blogs is too high, but here some good picks:

Only in New York
The category in the City Room Blog of the New York Times covers the uniqueness of this city quite well. Written by Sam Roberts, who also published a book titled “Only in New York: An Exploration of the World’s Most Fascinating, Frustrating and Irrepressible City”. Also available as Podcast. Lov'em? Here are some more NY related Podcasts (German description site though.

The Bowery Boys
Of the many New York based blogs, this is one of the more interesting historical approaches. With Podcast and Podcast archive from their 1st year.

Finger Painting @ the New Yorker
Jorge Colombo sketches New York scenes, using Brushes, an application for the iPhone.

New York Minute Show
This nice website takes full advantage of Google maps, YouTube videos as well as audio podcasts & video podcasts.

But the master of them all really rules. No gatekeeping by mainstream media, just pure and utter reality. If you ever doubted that Nu Yawkas are a pretty special breed, here's the last proof: The Best of Craigslist New York

And for consumption right now, here is Carolyn London's "The Lost Tribe of New York City":

I ♥ New York: Straight ahead

New Yorkers don't fuzz around. They are often straight ahead and outspoken. No time for silly games. This one I saw in SoHo. Thanks, bro, and have a nice day.

Happy Halloween!

The Day After

Wähl - mich - jetzt! / Vote for me!

Ok, what do we have here after completely overhauling my book "Guess Where in New York?": 80 full color pages, several new exposures and last not least an ISBN. So, let's go a) in the book shops and b) in Blurb's competition Photography Book Now.

Thanks to Blurb there is now a preview for the whole book. If you are patient you will get rewarded with a nice and complete preview. So if you like it - won't you be so kind to vote for my book? There are only 2221 competitors to be pushed out of my way. Every vote counts, thank you!

Ok, mein Buch "Guess Where in New York?" ist völlig überarbeitet, hat jetzt 80 Farbseiten, mehrere neue Aufnahmen drin und schließlich und endlich eine ISBN. Also ab damit a) in die Buchläden und b) in den Wettbewerb Photography Book Now bei Blurb.
Dankenswerterweise hat Blurb eine volle Vorschau des Buchs zur Verfügung gestellt. Wer etwas etwas Geduld beim Laden aufbringt, wird in der Vollansicht mit einer sehr schönen und vollständigen Vorschau belohnt. Also, wenn's Euch gefällt - gebt mir Eure Stimme! Es gilt ja nur 2221 weitere Wettbewerber aus dem Weg zu räumen. Jede Stimme zählt. Danke!