Posted on April 29, 2008 by Thorsten
This morning, I heard on the radio that the musical “Hair” premiered on Broadway exactly 40 years ago today.
So if 1968 was the “…dawning of the age of Aquarius” – what is 2008? Its sunset? Or is this the deep dark night already?
According to “The Official Hair Website”, the show has been performed in [...]
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Posted on April 28, 2008 by Thorsten
I came across a music video clip in a blog the other day – and I haven’t stopped humming the tune since then.
It’s an excerpt from the song & dance movie “On The Town”, which was filmed in 1949.
In the clip, Gene Kelly, Frank Sinatra, and Jules Munchin are sailors who have 24 [...]
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Posted on April 24, 2008 by Thorsten
If you want to feel the pulse of NOW, go to the Abercrombie & Fitch store on New York’s 5th Avenue. I went there a couple of times last week and discovered that this place really embodies our Zeitgeist.
The first time I entered the Abercrombie & Fitch flagship store, I was pretty irritated. It’s [...]
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Posted on April 23, 2008 by Thorsten
Dave is a part-time taxi driver in New York and Dave loves to eat. He cares about good food and about places that prepare original food: the corner bakery, the traditional brewery or the little pizza place that’s barely surviving the competition with “Pizza Hut” and other fast-food chains.
So what does Dave, the taxi driver [...]
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