Great show at the Bowery Ballroom.  It was Patti Smith's 64th birthday and although it was a long wait for her to come on, she rewarded the wait with a great show.  Standing for 4 hours in one place to secure a good line of sight definitely took a toll on my body.  When I bought the tickets my wife asked incredulously, "How old are you?"

I have to admit concert going is not my strong suit.  I had a very pleasant experience over in Hoboken (less crowded, smaller venue, lower wait time) and thought I could reproduce it at the Bowery Ballroom--not so easy.  The most wonderful part of the entire evening was the lack of smoke: how many times in my youth have I endured the same tortuous process only to have it aggravated by clouds of tobacco smoke?  Too many!

How do you spell blizzard?

Mayor John Lindsay's name has come up in relation to the response by NYC (and I might add Nassau County) to the most recent blizzard to hit the NY-metro area.  It dumped 20 inches of snow in Central Park and much of the city is still paralyzed days later.

All three NYC airports were shut down, most forms of public transportation came to a halt and it does seem as though the government's response has been less than exemplary.

My kids, on the other hand, loved it:
Pictures of the blizzard

The NY Times also invited folks to submit their photos at:
NY Times' readers's photos

Liz Phair in Hoboken

I don't go to many rock 'n roll concerts (in fact I can count on one hand the number I've been to in the last 20 years), but last night I went to Maxwell's (http://maxwellsnj.com/) in Hoboken to see Liz Phair. My buddy and I took the PATH and then walked 3/4 of mile to the venue. It was a warm, rainy night--could be the last hurrah of fall--a few degrees colder and it would have been blizzard conditions. In any case, it was a terrific show. If you don't believe me, check out:

http://www.nj.com/entertainment/music/index.ssf/2010/12/liz_phair_rocks_maxwells_in_ho.html 

Here's a little flavor of the show:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T9wGqMDB4qs