Empire State of Mind

THE MOTHERFUCKER WITH THE HAT is one of the best plays I have ever seen. Brilliant writing, great cast…even the sets are wonderful. My man Chris Rock goes to another level in it, but truly every single cast member is a joy to watch.

It was also great to hang out in the dressing rooms and in the theatre before the show. Felt like I was walking through the movies of such scenes I’ve seen my whole life.

And just like in the movies, there was a crowd after the show asking for autographs:

While on the East Coast, I also visited the set of ARE WE THERE YET? No shots of the show (yet) but here I am at the train station in Stamford, Conn. I love travelling by train.

Here’s a shot of the Statue of Liberty from one of the tall buildings in Tribeca:

But best of all, I got to attend the jamming birthday party of Selwyn Hines. Look for his comic book debut soon!

He’s going to being setting it off at this cool underground club next to the Pink Teacup down in the Village on Friday nights all summer long. Here he is on the Wheels of Steel:

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Bootsy Baby Bobba!

The Grammy Museum is one of the best kept secrets in LA. They do some of the best concerts in town in their 300 seat Clive Davis theatre in the LA Live complex. It’s an hour of interview and questions and answers with a guest, then an hour of their new music, or whatever they want to play. I’ve seen Cassandra Wilson there, Raphael Saadiq, and now one of founding fathers of funk Bootsy Collins.

The interview itself was mesmerizing. Bootsy is a terrific storyteller and very honest and inspiring about his early days. I didn’t get any shots of him…too far back for iphone stills with no zoom lens, afterward I got close ups of his famous space bass.

Since I was near the sound board, I also shot the set list:

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