Last Thursday, MrB and I went to a dinner in honor of George Wein’s 90th birthday. George produced the first Newport Jazz Festival in 1954, and the celebration at City Winery doubled as a fundraiser for the nonprofit Newport Festivals Foundation. There were amazing musical performances throughout the evening. Unfortunately, I didn’t have a program…
Happy Birthday, BarbaraB! Plus the Week in Review
Happy birthday to my gorgeous mother, BarbaraB! This Polaroid of her was taken in 1971. I remember that outfit! In other news, here is what was on the blog this week. Monday: A cat won a music contest. Wednesday: Faux ostrich feathers have trickled down in fashion. Thursday: I finally uploaded my photos from a…
Flashback Friday: John Lennon’s Birthday
John Lennon would have turned 75 today. In December, it will be 35 years since he was shot to death outside his New York City apartment building. I still vividly remember my mother telling me the news the next morning. Today, the New York Times linked to its Nov. 9, 1980, interview of Lennon, which…
Throwback Thursday: Foo Fighters at Citi Field in July
I never got around to doing a post on the Foo Fighters concert I went to in July. I was lazy about putting a watermark across the important parts of all my photos before sharing them. I had to start putting my name on concert photos after I discovered a few of my old ones…
Fashion Repeats Itself: Faux Ostrich Feathers
Last week, I visited family near Chicago. During the trip, I gave my gorgeous mother, BarbaraB, her redesigned engagement ring. I also built this fabulous brick city. It was chilly outside the Windy City, so I wore my faux-ostrich feather jacket by Stacy Lomman. I didn’t take a new outfit photo with it, so here…
Recommended Reading: Ketzel the Composing Cat
I’ve written before that the most beneficial way to read a newspaper is in its print form, even though it’s not always beneficial for newspapers to continue to produce a print edition these days. But as long as print exists, I’ll read it, because act of turning the pages means I come across articles that…
The Week in Review
In case you missed it, here’s what was on the blog this week. Monday: Thigh-high Chrysler-Building boots. Tuesday: Madonna at Madison Square Garden. Thursday: Madonna at Barclays Center and ear piercings at New York Adorned. Friday: October’s Jewel of the Month is an engagement-ring redesign. And on Instagram, I shared a sneak peek of my…
Jewel of the Month: 50th-Anniversary Ring Redesign
I love to redesign old jewelry for customers and the mother of all redesign opportunities was literally handed to me in March. My gorgeous mother, BarbaraB, had to take off her engagement ring ahead of a minor medical procedure, only to find that it couldn’t be budged. The ring had to be cut off. BarbaraB…
Musical Interlude: Madonna Part II and the Hole-y Spirit
Back in the day, when Madonna would play a series of New York City dates, I’d get tickets to one show and say, “I want to do it again!” as soon as the house lights went up. I finally figured out it was best to always get tickets to two shows, which is why I…
Musical Interlude: Madonna at Madison Square Garden
If you had told 1980s me that, in the distant future, I’d see Duran Duran once and Madonna twice in a single week, I would have been mind-blowingly happy … but not totally surprised. I always promised myself that when I graduated from high school, I’d move to New York, where I would find like-minded…