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Is Honor Restored

hugh — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 08:49:06 +0000

I just have a film still right now.

Vases Near Ground Zero May Leak Muslims

hugh — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 10:27:20 +0000

You know where I’m going with this and if you don’t, you’re Hitler.

Is This Thing On?

hugh — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 12:59:32 +0000

I haven’t posted in a while but I will. Thanks for sticking around. New Yorkers should know that I usually DJ Thursday nights at SIP Lounge on the Upper West Side. I play mostly soul but lots of other stuff gets thrown in. Small “mersh” playlist below.

A Day for New York

hugh — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 08:43:32 +0000

The first amendment is alive and well in New York City. “Bloomberg fought back tears as he recalled that on 9/11, “more than 400 of those first responders did not make it out alive. In rushing into those burning buildings, not one of them asked, ‘What God do you pray to?’”
Apologies that I do not have a more grandiose photo. This is the High Line sort of looking like a hot tub.

Rocks Off Boat Cruise Photos

hugh — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 22:08:41 +0000

On July 20th 2010, I went on a Rocks Off boat cruise that cost only $10! What a deal! I took some pictures of the bands (Miniboone, The Naked Heroes, and the Mess Around) but they were all pretty blurry. I’ve seen all the bands before and they’re all great local acts from New York and Brooklyn. I don’t think you’ll find a cheaper rock’n'roll cruise but I highly recommend catching at least one of the remaining rides if you want to blow off some summer steam in New York fuckin City.

Grey Fox Bluegrass Fest

hugh — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 18:41:00 +0000

Last weekend I was at the Grey Fox bluegrass festival and despite most of my friends not showing up until the final day, I had a blast. I picked up a passenger from craigslist and her party was nice enough to let me camp with them in the shady trees that line the festival grounds. It was a lot hotter than last year and while rain was scarce, Saturday night we got hit with a four-hour lightning storm that shut down Sam Bush’s set early. Sometimes people ask me: Hugh, you’re an old punk rock dude. Why do you like bluegrass? Like punk, there is a certain DIY aspect to bluegrass — even moreso because you usually don’t need any amplification for the instruments. The songwriting has a definite dark side that appeals to me along with blunt honesty. As you can tell from the photos, I like what the kids are doing as much as the established artists. Check out Crooked Still, Sarah Jarosz, and Della Mae at their websites! It’s funny that many of these kids are studying bluegrass at places like the Berklee School of Music and the Boston Conservatory. Enjoy the pix and playlist below.

Yellow Square

hugh — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 07:11:00 +0000

This is a small place to hang out. Stay tuned for some galleries.

Early Morning Central Park

hugh — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 08:26:56 +0000

I took a ton of pix but I’m an editor. When was the last time you saw Sheep’s Meadow with no one there?

Made a Slideshow

hugh — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 23:28:36 +0000

I was fooling around with iPhoto and made this slideshow of mostly reject photos although some are published already. The music is “Thunderbird” by The Whitefield Brothers. They may ask me to take it down at some point… enjoy.

New York Summer Night Still Lifes

hugh — Sun, 11 Jul 2010 22:00:01 +0000

These photographs were taken over the course of a few night bike rides downtown, mostly along the Hudson River greenway.