Archive for 'The Offical Record' Category
THEATER REVIEW: MADONNA IN “THE TITLE” (2003) * (1 star out of 4).
18 August 2003The joke of this play is that its a play about a producer and a director trying to trick people into seeing a play by putting “Madonna” in the title of the play “‘Madonna’ in the title” in such a way that it seems like she’s in it, “Madonna in ‘The Title.’” This is, in […]
THEATER REVIEW: EVA (2003) no stars (0 stars out of 4).
18 August 2003Part of the NYC International Fringe Festival, going on now through August 24th, Eva seems exactly like those terrible, terrible experimental theater productions that people are always going to on TV or in the movies. That sort of “crazy” show is par for the course at the Fringe Festival, but they’re also supposed to be […]
HAPPY ANNIVERSARY!
12 August 2003It was my parents anniversary yesterday, August 11. To celebrate, we went to the Central Park Zoo, Salon Mexico, Avenue Q, and Tagine. By a complete coincidence, it’s also the anniversary of my company, Charge.Com
NYC RESTAURANT REVIEW: SALON MEXICO * * * * (4 stars out of 4).
12 August 2003Salon Mexico at 134 e. 26th Street was recently written up in the NY Post on account of its selling a $45 burrito. Stuffed with truffles and fillet mignon, it would make a big meal for two people, and enough for three or four with some appetizers. We split it five ways as a late […]
THEATER REVIEW: AVENUE Q * * * 1/2 (3 and a half stars out of 4).
12 August 2003This new musical, which recently moved to Broadway from Off Broadway, is a parody of children’s programs in general, and of Sesame Street in particular. But tackling such subjects as racism, casual sex, homeless, and coming out of the closet, it’s definitely not for children! It’s very funny, but after all the great reviews I’d […]
IMMEASURABLE SORROW.
9 August 2003How can you tell if God is testing you, if God is punishing you, or if God has abandoned you? What would be the difference?
MOVIE REVIEW: CAPTURING THE FRIEDMANS (2003) * * * (3 stars out of 4).
7 August 2003This compelling documentary certainly leaves the viewer with more questions than answers. In the early 1980s, the Friedman family was one of the first to buy a video camera. By coincidence, at this same time, while they were constantly playing with their brand new toy by filming all the time, the father and one of […]
OKAY, NOW THAT’S JUST MESSED UP.
6 August 2003For the last few weeks the most common search term, by far, used by people who find this blog is some variation of “three’s company john ritter testicle.” My September 2002 archive scores pretty high on the search engines for that search because of this article, discussing (among other painful choices) whether it would be […]
MOB #6.
4 August 2003All are invited. ———- Forwarded message ———- Date: Thu, 31 Jul 2003 23:32:39 -0700 (PDT) From: The Mob Project To: themobproject@yahoo.com Subject: MOB #6 You are invited to take part in MOB, the project that creates an inexplicable mob of people in New York City for ten minutes or less. Please forward this to other […]
WHAT’S A HUMAN LIFE WORTH?
3 August 2003Would you want to get a slightly nicer stereo, if it meant that someone you never met on the other side of the world would have to die? But my pal Manny F. points out that that’s exactly what you are doing when you get a slightly nicer stereo, instead of giving the money to […]
THE BEST OF THE OFFICIAL RECORD.
31 July 2003Happy Anniversary, The Official Record! That’s right– I started this blog on July 31, 2002– a year ago today. Where does the time go? Anyway, to “celebrate,” here are some of my favorite articles from the past year. My five very, very favorites are marked with an asterisk (*) and described in red. A CRAZY […]
BOOK REVIEW: TREASON (2003) 1/2 (half a star out of 4).
31 July 2003Although occasionally entertaining, Coulter’s latest tirade is as inaccurate as her last book, as is well-documented throughout the Web. Here’s a nice site that discusses many of the outright lies in her book, and I recommend checking that out. It’s fitting that she spends about half the book defending McCarthyism. Absurdly, she defends it by […]
BOOK REVIEW: PLAYER PIANO (1952) * * * (3 stars out of 4).
29 July 2003Kurt Vonnegut’s First Novel is remarkably prescient. He anticipates the information revolution almost precisely asking the exact same challenging questions that we are asking today about our loss of privacy because so much of our personal information is stored in the global computer network. The writing style is also far ahead of its time. It […]
BOOK REVIEW: DOWN AND OUT IN THE MAGIC KINGDOM (2003) * * 1/2 (2 and a half stars out of 4).
29 July 2003This was three stories in one. The first was the story of where technology is headed. This part of the book is fascinating and thought provoking, even if some of the philosophical implications are dismissed too quickly. The second story is just a long-winded, fawning tribute to the Magic Kingdom. I like Disney World as […]
MORE ABOUT FLASH MOBS #4 and #5.
25 July 2003Here are nice accounts of Flash Mob #4 and Flash Mob #5 by my friend Jessica D., with whom I attended the events.
AUDIO OF FLASH MOB #5.
25 July 2003In keeping with the Internet’s largely unrealized promise of truly a multi-media experience, here’s an audio recording of flash mob #5. The invitation exhorted not to use cameras, and I wanted to respect that request, so I put my video camera in my bag and just recorded this audio program. You can hear the bag […]
THE END IS NIGH.
25 July 2003I was recently reminded about an interesting prediction that the world would end on December 21, 2012, which is just the sort of thing I would have blogged at the time I heard it, if I’d had a blog. Basically, the deal as I understand it is supposed to be this. First, civilization is becoming […]
ME IN THE NEWS.
25 July 2003An Orlando Sentinal article about flash mobs ran Thursday (without referring to me), and a Boston Globe article about flash mobs runs Friday, quoting me: “‘I guess it’s hard to see the point,’ said David Danzig, 32, who has attended the last three flash mobs in New York. ‘For me, that’s a reason to keep […]
MOB #5.
25 July 2003I went to Mob #5 this afternoon. After getting to the appropriate bar for my birthday, I received this information, which included a small map of the area: — *** MOB #5 *** THE SITE: Central Park — near 81st & Central Park West. Enter between 80th and 81st, across from the museum [of Natural […]
OR MAYBE NOT.
24 July 2003I didn’t see articles in the Globe or the Orlando Sentinel yesterday, after all.
FLASHMOBBING IS ABOUT TO GET MAINSTREAM.
23 July 2003The flash mobbing story, broken by us bloggers, is quickly becoming a big mainstream story. Last week saw articles about the flash mob phenomenon in the Chicago Tribune, and on MSNBC‘s and the BBC‘s Web sites (all of which either quoted me or cited this blog or both). Yesterday there was a feature article in […]
FLASHMOB #5.
22 July 2003Here’s a copy of an invitation to the next flashmob. All are invited. — You are invited to take part in MOB, the project that creates an inexplicable mob of people in New York City for ten minutes or less. Please forward this to other people you know who might like to join. FAQ Q. […]
MORE PRESS FOR ME.
22 July 2003I am quoted on the front page of today’s Dallas Morning News, concerning flashmobbing. In relevant part: “Not even participants such as 32-year-old David Danzig really understand the allure of flash mobbing. ‘It’s interesting and fun,’ he says. ‘I’m not sure I saw any point to it, really. It’s just the nonsensical nature and silliness […]
AND I’M OFF.
18 July 2003I’m off to San Francisco for the weekend, with my family. I’ll be back Monday night.
THE OFFICIAL RECORD IN THE NEWS.
18 July 2003MSNBC links to The Official Record in a story about flashmobbing.