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AMUSE-BOUCHE du jour – Yankee Fans Gear Up for Playoffs
Posted in Amuse-bouche du jour, tagged Finley Ray Clark, Nick Swisher, NY Yankees, Octoberfest, playoffs on October 2, 2011| 1 Comment »
AMUSE-BOUCHE du jour – SEX SELLS!
Posted in Amuse-bouche du jour, tagged George Clooney on September 22, 2011| 1 Comment »
AMUSE-BOUCHE du Jour – Jane’s Carousel
Posted in Amuse-bouche du jour, tagged Amuse-bouche, Barack Obama, Brooklyn Bridge, Brooklyn Bridge Park, DUMBO Brooklyn, Jane's Carousel on September 21, 2011| Leave a Comment »
Here’s how it went down: Gail sent me an email with a link to a story about this woman Jane, who spent 22 years finding, purchasing and totally restoring a carousel. It’s an amazing story of commitment, determination and ambition. 5 days ago, I sent the link to Murray, who commented that it was interesting! THEN, he sent me an article written about Jane and her carousel that was published in CAROUSEL April 2009. THEN Murray went to DUMBO where under the Brooklyn Bridge, Jane’s dream and hard work had come true. That was 7 days ago and the opening day of the carousel. He took some FAB FOTOS (look for more on Friday’s blog), sent them to Jane herself and got a reply and then sent them to me and I’m passing a couple on to you today, just two because after all this is just an amuse-bouche.
Spectacular Silver Stallion
It’s in the lovingly restored details!
photos by Murray Head
AMUSE-BOUCHE du jour – Palestine
Posted in Amuse-bouche du jour on September 20, 2011| 1 Comment »
New York is in GRIDLOCK – The President is here, and LOTS of other presidents and heads of state. There are police everywhere, some streets are blocked entirely, the Waldorf and the Carlyle are full of dignitaries including our own Barack Obama. And yesterday there was a demonstration and parade on the behalf of Palestine Statehood.
Statehood
Photo courtesy of MurrayHead
AMUSE-BOUCHE du Jour-New York Clown Theater Festival
Posted in Amuse-bouche du jour, Only in New York, tagged Amuse-bouche, Art, Brooklyn, Clowns, Hors d'œuvre, New York Clown Theater Festival, Performing arts on September 15, 2011| Leave a Comment »
Well, well, and I thought I was SO ORIGINAL with my new little category of interesting tidbits, tasty morsels to whet your appetite for more and lo and behold look what my friend, Gail found online!!! She came across the blog, Vaude_Visuals which used the term Amuse Bouche and features fantastic photography; not only of the New York Clown Theater Festival but is in fact devoted to photographing the eccentric, daring in the world of performing arts. Here is the link to his site: http://vaudevisuals.com/2011/09/flocked-clown-show-audrey-crabtree/
From that site I followed a couple of the links and came to The Brick, a theater and performing art space located in Brooklyn and the place where you can find the Clown Theater Festival of 2011. Their link is below: The festival runs through September 25th, so you still have time to grab some chuckles and belly laughs- after all who doesn’t love a clown?
http://bricktheater.com/index.php?type=show&id=340
A Tasty Tidbit
Image from The Brick website
Empty shoes fill with memories at Ocean Grove 9/11 memorial | The Asbury Park Press | APP.com
Posted in Amuse-bouche du jour, BY THE WAY on September 10, 2011| Leave a Comment »
Amuse-Bouche du Jour
There are myriad memorials honoring the dead of 9/11. I found this display to be particularly poignant. 10 years later, we are reminded that in shoes like these, each one of the 2, 974 victims walked out of their homes never to return again. The empty shoes are a visceral reminder of the loss felt by family and friends who lost a loved one in the tragedy.
Empty shoes fill with memories at Ocean Grove 9/11 memorial | The Asbury Park Press | APP.com.
Decade 9/11-Shock, Horror, Anger, Grief, Numbness, Healing, Life
Posted in Amuse-bouche du jour, Friends, tagged Amuse-bouche, Incidents, New York City, september 11 2001, September 11 attacks, Terrorism, World Trade Center on September 9, 2011| 3 Comments »
It’s Thursday night, well actually early Friday morning and as the 10th anniversary of 9/11 approaches… events, memorials, remembrances, prayer services, concerts, readings, forums, panels, meetings, articles, press releases, books, dedications, stories, songs and gatherings are coming together to honor those who died that day.
So in a way, consider this the Amuse-Bouchedu jour and just a little insight into one of the many ways those who survived have managed to continue to survive, using their loss and grief to find within themselves a way to express the deep emotions roiling inside.
One of Michele's many watercolors in her book
I have a new friend and her name is Michele; Attached below is an article written by another new friend, Richard of the BPlot, a weekly feature in The Coaster, a local Jersey Shore newspaper.
http://thebplot.wordpress.com/2011/09/08/6000/
How are you honoring the 10th anniversary of the attack on the World Trade Center? Where were you that day? Would you share some or all of your memories of that time and place in your life? Please send in whatever comments you wish to make about 9/11 either then or now and I will post all.
Amuse Bouche du Jour – Conspiracy Theory Wednesday
Posted in Amuse-bouche du jour, tagged Barack Obama, Candidate, Democratic Party, Michele Bachmann, Newt Gingrich, President, Republican, Rick Perry on September 8, 2011| Leave a Comment »
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Newt Gringrich
Did anyone watch the debate between the Republican wannabee Presidents last night? Apparently Newt Gingrich had something to say about the questions the panel posed. He scolded Harris for “trying to get Republicans to fight with each other.” Yes, why does the evil media want people at a debate to disagree? He believes the questions asked were meant to set one Republican against another and make everyone look bad so you all will re-elect Barack Obama!
That’s just great, what a simple way to get our President re-elected. Just think the of the money the Democratic Party will save, no campaigning necessary.
And why is it that this kind of paranoia, these crazy accusations and distortions always seem to come from the extreme right wing of the Republican Party?
Announcing AMUSE-BOUCHE du Jour
Posted in Amuse-bouche du jour, tagged Amuse-bouche, Chefs, Cook, Home, internet marketing, Marketing, salad on September 5, 2011| Leave a Comment »
And you are wondering…what’s this all about?? Well let’s start with the definition of the term amuse-bouche. It translates as mouth amuser. And is used to describe a tiny tidbit of an hors d’oeuvre, served as a free extra to keep you happy as you wait for your first course and to give you an idea of the chef’s approach to cooking and the restaurant’s attention to your appetite.
Amuse-bouche
So I’m introducing a new category and in keeping with my blog’s title, pbenjay and my byline, I think amuse-bouche says it all. You can expect a morsel, a tidbit, a hint of something more to come or just an itsy-bitsy piece of information or a small piece of news, or even a quick peek at some new, hot thing, place or person.
I hope you find it interesting and of course amusing! The first offering, the amuse-bouche du jour comes to you from me by way of Gail, who encouraged me to add a kind of mini-bite blog post to my repertoire. So thank you Gail for the idea and the video (which I’ve watched 3 times already).
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Amuse-Bouche du Jour – The Man Behind The Screen Title
Posted in Amuse-bouche du jour, BY THE WAY, From My Point of View - Personal commentary on Movies and Books, tagged Amazon, Amuse-bouche, Art, Graphic design, Graphic Designers, Martin Scorsese, Pink Panther, Saul Bass, Vertigo on September 7, 2011| 1 Comment »
Ever wonder who designs the oftentimes exciting, creative way a movie’s title comes across the screen? The graphics are fabulous, the font so unusual and the clever use of the film’s “logo” (think of the Pink Panther creeping along the screen, popping in and out of the text). Well someone comes up with that and it isn’t the director, screenwriter or producer.
Saul Bass was a great designer, famous for his incredible work in film, corporate identity and logos, as well as graphic design. His posters for films such as The Anatomy of Murder and Vertigo are legendary.
The book pictured below will be published in November 2011 and will sell for around $75.00. However, Amazon.com is offering a pre-order discount of 39% off – $49.84. THINK CHRISTMAS!
Saul Bass A Life in Film and Design
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