The Jester's Ramble

Autumn Afternoons

2006-11-07T22:29:00.001-08:00

1.Autumn Sunset over New York Bay
2.Central Park
3.Central Park

Water Taxi

2006-10-31T00:04:00.000-08:00

A traffic ticket in NYC

2006-10-26T11:01:00.000-07:00

I got a ticket at this intersection for disobeying a "no left turn sign", which apparently forbids left turns during the day.

Can you see it?

Let me know where it is and I'll tell the judge.

My Colombus Day Weekend

2006-10-09T21:37:00.000-07:00

From the last 3 days.....

2006-10-04T21:46:00.000-07:00

1.Gig at the Bitter End last night. (photo: Helen Lau)
2.Derek (and I in the mirror) at a weirdly mirrored Middle Eastern Cafe
3.Roof of the courthouse I was in the other day. I was called up for jury duty in Manhattan.
"But I'm Australian" I said.
"G'day mate, as they say" The policeman said. Who then directed me to a man who restored my faith in the American system.

A day in the life of a producer

2006-09-22T21:50:00.000-07:00

1."Backyard" with a view
2.The bowels of New York
3.The studio
4.The studio and bassist Mark Lau
5.Engineer Henry Hirsch
6.Henry and the studio
7.Finished, and out into the city!

A day in the life of a vocalist

2006-09-14T23:17:00.000-07:00

1. Ahhh studios.... every good studio, needs a sofa. A "hang" room is a plus too.
2. This man is the producer. Do not mess with the producer.
3. The other side of the glass..... er...how did that song go again?

Upper New York Bay

2006-09-12T18:13:00.000-07:00

1.Looking to Manhattan. This was the view I had last night. The memorial lights went up to the sky.
2.This fisherman said he caught FOUR fish like that today. Wow.

WTC memorial lights

2006-09-11T22:10:00.001-07:00

I caught sight of the WTC light-tower tonight, so walked down to the pier, and sat and looked at them shining above the city. From where I was, across the bay I could see easily where the twin towers would have risen to. I could see the lack.

So I wept. I haven't wept about the towers since the moment when they fell, when all I could whisper was the word "no" over and over again. It's like some floodgates opened up. Still can't fathom it. The lives lost.

But then, these light-towers go beyond the limitations that the physical towers had. They go higher. Into the heavens. As does our light I believe. After we crash to the earth, becoming dust, we shine upward ascending beyond our mortal limits and reach our heaven.

It's a beautiful thought on a sad day. The memorial did it's job. I remembered them.

Into the trees

2006-09-11T14:11:00.000-07:00

Photos of sunday

2006-09-10T22:12:00.000-07:00

1.Entry to Manhattan
2.Church in the film academy.
3.Room with a view
4.Preparing for 9/11 anniversary

Photos from my day

2006-09-08T22:04:00.000-07:00

1.The N train to Manhattan from Brooklyn.

2.Two trains passing, reflections in the window.

3.My mate Nick, with Elliot Spitzer in the background (behind the blonde woman)

4.No idea what this guy was protesting...