Last night I attended the one-man exhibition of the work of Iain Faulkner at the Eleanor Ettinger Gallery in SOHO NYC.

Drambuie sponsored the event-(a bottle is featured in two of the paintings)

I got the opportunity to speak with the artist about the work.

One thing that struck me was that in all the male subjects are either in deep thought or their heads are down, the female subjects are staring into space.

His answer to this approach was simple-

“It’s just a different way of to portray the subjects.”

Episodes 6 &7- Cigar Inn 12/12/2009 NYC-ended up editing so much footage into 2 episodes to end 2009.

Cigarfilms Episode 6: Cigar Inn Miami Cigars & Don Pepin –

Shot on location at Cigar Inn Lounge NYC on December 12, 2009.

This event features discussions with:

• Don Pepin Garcia, Jaime Garcia of  El Rey De Los Habanos Cigars
• Nestor Miranda of The Miami Cigar & Company
• Edde Ortega & Erik Espinosa of United Tobacco Inc

Cigarfilms Episode 7: Cigar Inn Miami Cigars & Don Pepin –

Shot on location at Cigar Inn Lounge NYC on December 12, 2009.
This episode features discussions with:

• Eddie Ortega of United Tobacco Inc.,
• Ray Dawson, Creator of the Nocturnal Peacock Cigar
• Gus Fahik Owner of the Cigar Inn
• Nestor Miranda of The Miami Cigar

This show is dedicated to Avelino Lara ( March 20, 1921-October 27, 2009)

Check out more episodes at cigarfilms.com

(click the pic to enlarge.)

Ran into photographer Jeffery Prehn the other night at the BoConcept Holiday Party.

He mentioned he had a photo of me that got a lot of comments on his website from the 2008 party.

This years party was a blast with great music spun by DJ Lady Bunny

I never imagined Cafe’ Bustelo Cool Cafe Con Leche and Absolut Vodka would be such a great mix and dangerous mix-lol

Follow them on twitter-@cafebustelo

The 2009 pics should be interesting as well

-Stay Tuned!

It’s been a busy week-last week before Halloween was the opening of

WHO SHOT ROCK:  A Photographic History 1955 to Present

at the Brooklyn Museum

The exhibit was great-I will have to take another trip to really take it all it in-

Here are a few pics I snapped-

The highlight of the night was a performance by Blondie and her rendition of Micheal Jackson’s “Don’t Stop Til You Get Enough”

Video of Blondie performing “Call Me”

Ventured out to the Guggenheim Museum’s 50th anniversary yesterda

it was FREE! as opposed to the regular $18 ticket price, especially considering you CANNOT take any pics of the art!

Tips to all NYC museums-

1.  Offer all your programs as downloadable PDF’s-I’m going to end up tossing it in the trash before I get on the subway no matter how slick it looks.

2.   Offer a podcast of the audio tours-do you REALLY think I’m going to rent your little wack device for $7

Frank Lloyd Wright is a genius or a lunatic.

I went past the same exhibit twice from a completely different path.

I viewed  the works of Kandinsky and eyed 2 Picasso’s.

Being there wanted me to see movie The International, the scene where they try to kill Clive Owen and destroy this place with gunfire!

I then went to the The Met with @thefatapple but it was closing and there is also NO picture taking there-I will go there for a longer visit when I load the app on my blackberry that shuts off the shutter sound

I saw this pic OUTSIDE the museum which was on sale for $10 with the frame-@thefatapple said this pic of President Obama as The Joker says so many things on so many levels.

Blackberry photos from the 3rd Annual Restoration Rocks Festival-Brooklyn NYC-October 10, 2009

Maino

Hard Hittin’ Harry with violinist!

That’s Robert Honablue near the mixing board-

he is a world renowned sound engineer who has worked with Dave Brubeck, George Benson, Ten Years After, Aretha Franklin, Miles Davis, Chicago, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Johnny Cash, Bob Marley, The Young Rascals, Cissy Houston, Iris Chacon, Sesame Street, Barbara Streisand, Lynn Anderson, Sly and the Family Stone, Blood, Sweat and Tears, Led Zeppelin

Tai Allen of Vicelounge and John Forte

John Forte

Blitz the Ambassador

George, Mellie (@thefatapple) and yours truly.

Had a interesting conversation with George who was leaving the next morning to tour with Janelle Monáe.

Bobbito & ?uestlove of The Roots ripped it along with the Hungry Marching Band

-The NYC Fire Marshalls shut the party down because it was over capacity about 30 moinutes after this pic was snapped-

still had fun though-

Thursday is the new Friday!

photos courtesy of nickydigital.com

!

Allison from Thatgirlallison.com and yours truly from FameGame photobooth at the Thrillist Internet Week Party.

We look like Natural Born Killers.

Photographer-Diana Levine

FameGame posted this earlier today so I decided to post it along with what I’ve been listening to all day-

the new Jay-Z track “Death to Autotune”

listen here

Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser.

-definitely what the music industry needs right now.

“This aint politically correct, this might offend my political connects…”

Happy Saturday.

Fresh for 2009-you suckers!

me finishing off a cigar-photo snapped by Nick McGlynn