MAY 2016
5.7 Sadiq Khan, a Muslim, was elected Mayor of London, beating the son of Sir Jimmy Goldsmith 5.7 A passenger on a flight between Philadelphia and Syracuse reported her seat mate seemed suspicious and was writing in a foreign language. The man in question turned out to be Guido Menzio, a 40 year-old Ivy League …
APRIL 2016
4.30 Barack Obama at the White House Correspondents Association dinner: “The republican establishment is incredulous that he is their most likely nominee. Incredulous. Shocking. They say Donald lacks the foreign policy experience to be president. But in fairness, he has spent years meeting with leaders from around the world: Miss Sweden, Miss Argentina, Miss Azerbaijan. …
WORKSHOPPED LIPS
With co-producers Rick Newman and Peter Martin, and director Greg Mosher, Kurt Andersen and Lisa Birnbach and I are aiming to bring back Loose Lips, our Off-Broadway reality play. We had a reading last week, and another coming Tuesday. Let’s hope for the best. Above, our sharp cast, with Bill McCuddy at the center..
NEW OFFICE
View from east-facing window, 39 floors up, right, center, and left.
A NEW OLD PHOTO OF WILL CUSHING
There are not many photos of Will Cushing, and nearly all of the ones we have are from various sessions Will spent at Mathew Brady‘s studios. One exception is the group portrait of Admiral Porter and his captains, taken in December 1864, in which Will is included. That photo appears in my book, Commander Will …
MARCH 2016
3.31 State budget passes, nearly on time, and with provisions for Paid Family Leave and a path to $15 an hour minimum wage. 3.31 The New York Times: “Donald J. Trump said on Wednesday that women who seek abortions should be subject to “some form of punishment” if the procedure is banned in the United …
BIFF TRUMP
I can’t be the only one who noticed that Trump both resembles and acts like Biff from Back to the Future.
NEKO CASE
Dave Jensen and I caught Neko Case at the Tarrytown Music Hall on March 4th. I love her voice; was greatly disappointed that she did not sing “Magpie in the Morning.”