Hotwire #3 opening party report

The Hotwire opening party is in the bag. Wow...what a phenomenal turn out! It was a cold wintry night, but thanks to all who came. We drank a LOT of wine & beer, and a great time was had by all...don't believe me??!!?? check out the pix!!! Thanks to Glenn Head for all the assistance leading up to the show and for putting the good word out. Also, big up to all the artists in attendance: Chadwick Whitehead, Jayr Pulga, Sam Henderson, Glenn Head, R Sikoryak, & Danny Hellman. , Other news: We're getting reviewed in the Village Voice !! Plus, a big up to my cousins Melissa, Debra, and the surprise visit by Liz (and husband Doug and daughter Alana) all the way from D.C. !!! Minutes before the opening....i had my doubts, i mean the weather sucked and there's still tons of snow on the ground from the recent storm, but then the faithful kept streaming in, and it went off without a hitch. So thanks again to all who came out to make it a memorable evening and thanks again to all the artists for creating such fabulous art.

book review!!! and the opening HOTWIRE tonite

well friends, it's been a crazy whirlwind week leading up to the HOTWIRE #3 group show opening tonite in my gallery. earlier today an art critic from the Village Voice came to review it. cool huh? sooooo, more to report on the opening later. right now the gallery's clean (nothing short of a miracle), all the art's up, all the wine/beer/and snacks in place, just a few touches to take care of and we're good to go.

on to the graphic novel review of Alex Robinson's To Cool to be Forgotten.
a fantastic graphic novel about hypnosis, smoking, high school, and TIME TRAVEL...well sort of.
Alex really captures some powerful emotions, laffs and heartache with his beautiful cartooning technique and superb storytelling. i HIGHLY recommend this book.

it's cold outside

after my morning brazilian jiu jitsu class, which was brutal btw, i went back to the union sq farmers market to pick up the Moscovy duck i paid for earlier, from Quatro farms. I can't comment on it yet as it's in fridge for tomorrows dinner * more on that later, but i can comment on their whole chickens that i buy regularly. DELICIOUS!!! and yes, i roast a nice chicken. few things are quite as satisfying as a good roast chicken...and i succumb to it weekly. also picked up some eggs from them. next stop Terhune farms where i bought some Honeycrisp apples, they've been around at the market for a coupla years and their a great variety. sweet and u guessed it...crisp! and then headed over to 3 corner farms where i picked up a rack of lamb, and some of their exquisite cheese. a Brebis, and a Camenbert. Thing is about these folks, that their lamb is superb. best i've ever had. but they also make fantastic cheese. so good, i'm sure they could easily just do just that, and only that...that's how good the cheese is. lastly i went to look for some bacon...but everybody was sold out, so i picked up some bratwurst to go with the waffles marcia made from scratch (as she always does). so, as you can imagine...it was a good food day. roasted the lamb with a coating of breadcrumbs, olive oil, mustard, rosemary and black pepper. also made some polenta to go along with it. awesome.

tomorrow's looking great too...will let you know how the whole duck comes out !!!

bowling HISTORY....kelly kulick

i grew up bowling. carrying my ball to lanes, eventually getting a locker. winning super cool (to a kid) trophies. going to pro shops, getting my first cool shoes, finger tip drilling. watching bowling tournies on t.v. as a kid. seeing legends like Earl Anthony and Mark Roth and marveling at their accomplishments. my high game is 247 ! high 3 game series 603 !(of course...when i bowled that 247). i haven't kept up with bowling over the years (it's prohibitively expensive in NYC) but every now and then i'll watch a little on T.V. and yesterday i happened to luck out and witness history in the making! **Kelly Kulick became the first woman to ever WIN a PBA tourney!!! and she did it in style crushing her worthy opponent Chris Barnes. This wasn't just any tourney tho, this was THE TOURNEMENT OF CHAMPIONS !!! a major in bowling.

so BIG BIG PROPS to KELLY !!! you GO GIRL !!!

book review - INCREDIBLE CHANGE-BOTS by jeffrey brown

chee chu chook~! choo chee chuk !! (one of the sounds change-bots make when they "change" to another form). they're "more than just machines", incredible change-bots are sentient being machines from the planet of Electronocybercircuitron ! if you think that's mouthful, then get ready for a brainful of robots that change from robot form into vehicular form at will! and struggle with the 2 party system much as we do here on earth! if this sounds familiar in anyway (errr the part about machines that change)... it should for this is a loving homage to the Transformers toys and cartoons of the 80's. only spun in a fun and intelligent way counter to the Michael Bay Transformer movies which continue to gross gazillions of $$$.

This epic tale of love & war & betrayal, good vs evil, cool and not so cool has it's teams and players : Awesome Bots & Fantasticons, and the humans which help them.

i love this book, Jeff's adoring treatment of the subject and his unique humor prevails in this sort of cosmic tale. plus the art rocks...

be prepared to be converted!
published by Top Shelf productions

top secret info... HOTWIRE #3 ARTSHOW feb 12th

yes...no longer a secret. on FEB 12th , i will host the HOTWIRE comix anthology opening party at my gallery in Brooklyn! free drinks from 6-9pm !!!

check it out!
best,
scott

meals, movies and milestones

I suspect by now you all realize that i LOVE to eat. well who doesn't? so it should never surprise you when i have something to say about it...
last nite's dinner (center cut rib steaks) bought from Grazin' Angus Acres at the Union Sq farmer's market was an amazing example of grass fed beef, raised to increase the fat content naturally (letting the cow live longer) and to also promote the development of Omega 3's (essential & healthy fatty acids). For those of you raised on corn fed beef (me included) the transition to grass fed isn't always easy. For 1 thing grass fed cows are always leaner (less marbling of fat), earthier in flavor (some would say a bit of "game" in them), and not always as tender. But in closer inspection and with the help of your purveyor you can find a great cut, with the proper amount of fat and end up with a very satisfying steak. leaner meat always requires an adjustment in cooking time (less time or lower heat). but i find that i can cook these steaks with almost the exact time. maybe the brushing of olive all slows down the cooking time? :-) the last word on grass fed: don't make up your mind on one try. pick carefully or let someone who REALLY knows pick for you!

movies: i saw a really enjoyable flick called Bottle Shock (2008). About the wines of Napa Vallery CA. before they were known to the world circa 1970's. I think anybody will enjoy this film, but if you're a wine lover or foodie it's irresistable.

milestones: a mini of sorts for me. i went to my first "open" class at my Brazilian Jiu Jitsu school Alliance . in addition to the very rigorous 1 hour training we finished the class with a half hour of "rolling" (grappling). i had been quite cautious up this point, sticking with the beginner class (which often has advanced students) but doesn't involve rolling (just drilling and practicing). you learn at my age (46) it's easier to injure yourself and it takes longer to heal, so caution is the better part of valor, but i finally felt ready and it was quite an experience. in my first match i got submitted (i had to TAP out to quit the match) 2 x. that was the LONGEST 6 minutes i've ever experienced. Ignazio my opponent (an advanced white belt...should be a blue any time now) was quick and strong and flipped an arm bar on me when i got gassed. i learned a lot from this match, i was quite tense and a bit nervous before. arden and i had a good bout following that and it was quite close (i call it a draw!), and then i grappled with Yuko (black belt woman), i had to have at least 50 pounds on her! but wow is she fast, the only thing that prevented her submitting me was my strength, but she tossed me quite nice by planting her feet on my hips and flipping me over. Yuko reminded me to loosen up.
today, i'm nice and sore. but boy that hot shower felt good!!!

cheers,
scott