mchuge

You Lost Me At What

hugh — Sat, 21 Apr 2012 09:00:51 +0000

This is for the guy who asked me to further explain my blog to him after I said “It’s just a stupid blog.”

Spring Dump 2012

hugh — Sat, 14 Apr 2012 02:44:31 +0000

I don’t have much to say about this dump except that it was hard to edit it down to 20 crappy photos from 80 crappy photos.

Springy Stuff

hugh — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 10:09:05 +0000

I miss doing the Lunch Wire.

Also I’m so glad we’re living in a police state where no one will ever break the law unless they know what is ironic and what is not.

Photo Dump, Winter 2012

hugh — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 18:47:37 +0000

Hey kids, Here are some photos taken over the last few weeks. Mostly featured here are late-night shots of Madison Square Park and a couple of Hoboken. My next set should have some flowers.

Notes on Patriotism

hugh — Sat, 03 Mar 2012 13:22:15 +0000

First of all, look up Emma Goldman’s screed about patriotism and give it a gander if you never have.

Yesterday morning, WNYC’s “The Take Away” had a whole segment about whether you/we are proud to be Americans… based on something Tim Geithner said last week: that the way to be patriotic is to pay your taxes.

I listened for a half hour to a far right immigrant and a centerish think tank dude talk about how great it is to be an American. I totally agreed with them for the most part but there were barely any caveats. Of course it’s great for a number of reasons I don’t have to get into. I had to turn it off because of what was not being acknowledged in a very direct manner: Of all the [Western] countries that we helped after World War II, the good ol’ U.S.A. ranks LAST in all sorts of categories. My point is that if you’re really patriotic, you need to stop cheerleading for the U.S. and work to make it better. At the very least, point it out so the public is aware this all could be better.

Occupy Wall Street and other forums are sure to raise these issues as soon as Spring starts and/or the movie comes out. If NPR wants to live up to the liberal windbag status that Andrew Breitbart gave it, instead of fawning over his legacy with little criticism, they should be covering Tim Geithner’s ties to Wall Street and the free pass he usually gets from the press. They could also do a story about why Reporters Without Borders ranks the U.S. 47th in its “freedom of the press” index.

These are complex issues and I’m sure 2012 will be great year for the movies.

Blue Radio, Live Radio, WFMU

hugh — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 17:44:46 +0000

If you ever volunteer at WFMU (or live in the vicinity shhh), you will find this statue when getting off the PATH train. How can you not gaze on it and wonder about the stuff you were wondering about before and will wonder about? If you like WFMU, you are someone who is on your toes.

I really miss SIP.

East West Quintet

hugh — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 06:21:17 +0000

Looking for new stuff from these dudes.

Dark Spaces

hugh — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 15:12:08 +0000

I suppose I should be talking about people and myself more but in the meantime have some more photos with nobody in them.

Yankee Stadium and Snow

hugh — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:30:42 +0000

Now is the winter of our sports enthusiasm. We hate basketball because it’s ruled by tall people and the scores are too high. (Think about it.) Football is over and we only like it when the local team wins, and half the time it’s a field goal in the last two minutes. Congratulations to the New York Giants. We like volleyball somewhat but no network TV will deign to cover that even though it’s the number two sport in Brazil.

Here at mchuge.net, we like baseball. Baseball has no time limit. It has lots of rules but time is hardly ever called for foul play and there are no foul shots. It’s played practically every day. Greatness is earned over long stretches of time. Blah blah.

On that note, here are some shots of Yankee Stadium in the snow. I don’t claim to be a Yankee snob although they are my team. If you beat them, more power to you. These photos are offered so we may all look forward to baseball in April.

PS: I can’t believe Roger Waters sold out two nights of performing The Wall here. That’s like the blocked leading the blockers.

Me Gusta Mi Bicicleta

hugh — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 21:38:44 +0000

My friends Spanglish Fly are finalists in WNYC’s Battle of the Boroughs! I DJ’d for them one night a while back… Go here to see other finalists and VOTE!