Thursday, April 20, 2006

New York, New York, so good they named it twice....

Just back from NYC, and still jetlagged (why is sleep such an impossibility on planes?)

What a great city New York is. It really is unique and special although on return I feel like I need a holiday to recover such is the sheer pace of activity there.

What did we do this time?
Went to two small-scale shows - Confessions of a Mormon Boy, and Based on a Totally True Story. Both of which were chosen as they will probably never be seen in the UK. And both very enjoyable.

Art-wise, we went to the Whitney where they were showing their Biennial - so lots of new and creative stuff- and the Guggenheim, where there was a David Smith exhibition.

Took a trip out to the wineries in Long Island and made some purchases - its delightful out there, very amall-town America, wooden houses and so on.

Paid a visit to the MCC as well, where Troy Perry was the guest preacher. Interesting to see the unfettered pentecostal preaching style transported to a pro-gay church setting - and they have some very good social programs as well.