Guy Brighton:

Seen: In Chelsea

Street art in West Chelsea and badges (or pins as they're called) in a arts store nearby to.

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Fri 16th Sept : Italian Festival

Night Out To Newark's Little Portugal (or... 'Just Add Wine')

Pics Are here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/search/tags:guy+brighton%2Cnewark/tagmode:all/?page=2

Now I just have to write about it!

Fri 18th Feb : Email To Danny Wallace

Danny,

It's all your fault. So I've been running this PSFK 'blog' for about 8 months andIt's kind of a collaborative blog - i.e. different people writing on it. Check it here: http://www.psfk.com

So I read the first 50 pages of your US book (I'm a Brit in New York) and somehow I get inspired to ask if anyone wants to join PSFK. No details. Just simple. I get them to send a photo and do a little task (send a photo, write a story).

What happens? People start joining! (DK is PSFK Joinee No 1 by the way) .

Problem is I've only read the first 50 pages of your book, so I haven't got a real clue what to talk to my joinees about. And they're already starting to ask questions.

Anyway. I send a photo of myself. The Hat is not mine, but the beer was cheap - The Champion, off Oxford Street. The last time I went through London. Is that enough to join these days?

If you ever pass through New York - check out my New York Guide: http://newyorkguide.blogs.com

Cheers,

Piers

Sun 10th October : First Seattle Then Vancouver

I get up. It's very early still. I feel far away from everyone. I decide to go phone Davo to with him happy birthday. I search the streets of downtown Seattle to find that there's a ratio of 23 junkies to every 1 public telephone at 7am in the morning.

Back at the W I think I hurt the staff's feelings when I return the Seattle Times paper to the front desk and ask for a New York Times. The restaurant is open and I walk in. 'Michelle' looks at me as if I am one of those junkies down the street. OK, so I haven't showered yet. Can I sit anywhere? I ask. Her response makes me feel that I am in Europe again. I'm led to a table and I am indecisive about which seat I'm going to take just to piss her off a little.

The food is OK but in this mood I try to convince myself it is poor but I can’t forget the horror of the Continental Airlines platter from the previous morning. That microwaved mush must cost them about 24c to prepare.

The Lady calls me later and asks me why I'm blogging on this and PSFK. I feel like a jerk so I go see the Frank Gehry building. It takes a little time as I walk the wrong direction but when I get assisted in the right direction by a helpful taxi. Taxi drivers are either Eritrean, Ethiopian or Somalian. They are all wonderfully friendly and chatty versus the W Hotel management.

I must stop moaning about the W. My boss will find this blog one day and send me to a motel outside the city center.
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When I set eyes on the Frank Gehry building I am just taken aback. My eyes bulge as they try to take in all the joyous information; all the curves; the turns; the troughs, the hills, the rises, the swoons.

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Bilboa was amazing but Seattle's Music Museum is simply beautiful. Gehry must be the most important architect in the US today.

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It's two now and I feel that I have 'done Seattle'.

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I jump in the car and charge north to the border. The advice that it's only 2 hours was a little optimistic. Nevertheless I have passed through amazing landscapes filled with Dutch looking farm houses to reach the Canadian border. There I get a few questions about the burger costume at customs but they seem happy to have me. How refreshing versus JFK Immigration.

[More Photros To Come]

Vancouver. What a gorgeous city. Far more cosmopolitan than Seattle, in touch, buzzy, friendly. I drive around for an hour, pick up a bottle of red from British Columbia have some cheap sushi - they told me the seafood was great here, and it bloody was - then drive back.

A hundred more questions at the US border but as I drive home I am inspired to drive faster than the rest of the traffic by a radio station I find. No more prog-rock, no more middle class white kids screaming about the Armageddon of their privileged suburban lives. Now I am rocking to worldly house and tribal grooves. The oncoming traffics' bright lights and the grinding beats remind me of that time the sun came up in that club in Ibiza. In the dark everyone choreographed beautifully in an Eden connected on some soulful level. But as the sun climbed we were all exposed to be fakes: zombies, gaunt, aloof, ugly, controlled.

What a great thing to remember, eh? But a Zombie is how I felt when I got out of the car after 7 hours driving.

Worth every minute though.

Wed 6th Oct : 1st Day

It's a bright sunny Wednesday morning as I get out of the subway at Houston and Broadway. As I pick up my coffee from Cafe Angelique off Broadway the radio is playing the Beatles: "You say good bye, I say hello - hello, hello..."

A little apt sign for the new job I start today at Jolly Roger Advertising Associates Ltd.

I am given three things on my first morning: (a) A huge stack of reading, (b) a name badge that I hope I won't have to wear as long as this guy does and (c) a new BlackBerry.

The BlackBerry, I am told, will be wonderful. Anybody can contacxt me any way (email, sms, phone, IM) any time, any where. I roll up my leg and feel the shackles get attached. Well, it's the first job in 3 years where I get salary!! I'll do anything for that regular pay check.

Except work for free again.

SEASIDE MINI UPDATE

Yes. I'll be back on Friday and this will be forever updated regularly.

The Lady left today. She wasn't too happy about the trip I think but hey.... what did she expect from an Irish p*** up in Norwich....

I'll explain later.

http://www.gapingvoid.com/Moveable_Type/archives/001008.html

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Thurs 16th Sept : Out of Touch Once Famous British DJ Begs For Money & Attention

SEPT 13th SEPT : WALK ABOUT NOTT HILL

Taken with my UK Sharp Mobile Phone...

Posted by Guy Brighton on September 13, 2004 at 07:41 PM | Tags/Topics: Photography | Link | Comments (0) | Add GB To Your News Feed

SEPT 12th SEPT : LONDON UPDATE

When Bella handed me the keys this morning I tried to assure her that her and her husbands flat was in safe hands. She then said well you couldn’t really do anything worse than what the porno video you...

THE PS1 POST HAS RETURNED

Photographs http://newyorkguide.blogs.com/uknyc/2004/07/saturday_31st_j.html Oh I also added a post about the Libertine's concert: http://newyorkguide.blogs.com/uknyc/2004/08/mon_17th_libert.html Food I ate tonight that I wouldn't have dared if the Lady was not at a conference: Fish & Chips at Salt & Battery (I wonder if...

WOOSTER STREET COLLECTION

SATURDAY 31st JULY : PS1

Phil USA goes all summer. Decent older crowd cram this outside space whilst a DJ plays. There's a bit of art somewhere too. Bit like Clapham Common mixed with the nicer elements of Notting Hill mixed with the afternoon...

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THUR 22nd JULY : SOHO HARDWARE

THUR 15th JULY : CHELSEA WALL

WEDS 14th JULY : PETANQUE

Now I have been here a year, events are coming round again which seem like yesterday. Today I walked past the Bastille Day celebrations on McDougall Street. Wish I had brought my camera. Here's last year's post....

TUES 13th JULY : DOLL HOUSE

THURS 8th JULY : LUCKY FELIX

Have spent this week at Andrew's apartment on St Felix in Brooklyn. An interesting street with security and locals hanging on stoops. Through the open door of one ground floor apartment I see a place filled with men at any...

WED 7th JULY : FRENCH ROCKS

Went over to Williamsburg to watch French play at North 6 (Listen here). Followed by Lobster Rolls and a glass of bubbly in the garden of Hurrican ? back down the street. Although it's not very fashionable to say this,...

TUE 6th JULY : I GOT HERE ALRIGHT - WHAT NOW?

I turn up in New York again with that tired behind my eyes fuzziness but the sight of the Manhattan skyline from the train after Newark can't fail to fill you with energy. Behind me is my rolling suitcase...

VANS OF NEW YORK

I've congregated all my snaps of graffiti laden New York trucks for an article for PSFK. If that's your sort of thing - you can look at them all here: PSFK....

SUN 27th JUNE : CONEY ISLAND

The Lady and I visited Coney Island to see the new artists' signs on the amusement parks and freak shows. Quite a spectacle - and that's just the regular people milling about. See all the photos below....

MON 14th JUNE : WORK?

Nothing to do at work. It's gone dead. Wish it didn't cost $20 to watch the soccer....

KID ROBOT WINDOW

In the spirit?...

THURS 10th JUNE : BIG APPLE

A new sculpture has been unveiled today on the Hudson River Park (nr. W11th). A few pics are below. I did some digging and found an old article from the observer which I think clarifies it all: "When designer Donna...

THURS 10th JUNE : AC

Here goes.... first day of using the AC! The garden is a carcophony of noise. Have posted some photos of my trip to Hoboken - see all of them here...

THURS 27th MAY : NOSING 'ROUND HOBOKEN

Hung with Andrew on Thursday. Bummed around Tribeca then jumped on a ferry over to Hoboken across the river in Jersey. It's the equivalent of Essex. City boys and cheeky girls. Had a few beers before I was ordered home...

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FLY POSTING

Maybe an idea for my pitch?......

SUN 16th MAY : RIVERSIDE PARK

Riverside Park, Manhattan. The perfect relaxation with the perfect weather. Helped get over the Saturday night special....

THURS 6th MAY : WEST SIDE

More T610 Crap Cameraphone hi-jinks:...

WEDS 28th APR : WALK DOWN CROSBY STREET

TUE 27th APR : BOND STREET TAXI

SAT 17th APR : BROOKLYN MUSEUM

Dragged the Lady and her brother over to the open day at the newly renovated Brooklyn Museum. How far? she asks. But the 2 got us there in no time. Nice local artist exhibit on 4th and 5th floors. A...

FRI 16th APR : LIFE IS...

FRI 16th APR : FRIDAY

Sun shining. Going to reach 80 on Monday. Nice to know there's not going to be any spring this year - just a switch to hot summer.... got my speedos ready. So boss told me after yesterday's events that I...

SUN 11th APR : APOLOGY

The Lady tells me that this blog isn;t as funny as it used to be. I am sorry to you all. I didn't even realise she was bloody reading it! (more street art here)...

FRI 9th APR : CHILLED FRIDAY IN BROOKLYN

Bunked off on Friday as the Lady had a day off. People in America need more time off!!! Went up to Brooklyn for a little explore - and to try to convince her that it may be worth a move...

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SAT 3rd APRIL : SATURDAY WANDER NEW YORK WONDER

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SAT 27th MAR: NYC Persian Parade on Madison Avenue

Went and saw the Persian Parade along Madison. The Lady has got up at 6am to help decorate a float with flowers. Everyone seemed so funny... and so nosy. 20 Photos>>>...

FRI 26th MAR : QUIET NIGHT OUT IN BROOKLYN

One of those nights you search but you cannot find..... A camera-phone photography, erm, special:...

SAT 20th MAR : PHILLY BACK STREETS

The Lady and her family left to visit the other Iranian families in the neighborhood (ten of them all day). I was left to wander the streets oh Philly. Here are some of the photos from South Street and 9th...

PHOTOS OF WASHINGTON DC

Images from my recent trip....

Posted by Guy Brighton on March 14, 2004 at 10:51 PM | Tags/Topics: Out of Town Trips, Photography | Link | Comments (0) | Add GB To Your News Feed

RANDOM mBLOG POST: COACH & HORSES, SOHO

WED 17th FEB: GROOVE JET

Went out to see Groove Armada play in a bar in Lower East Side. Or that was the plan. Met Andrew and Phil USA and somehow we're transported to a huge party in Soho House NY with vodka promotion (Surface...

Posted by Guy Brighton on February 19, 2004 at 05:41 PM | Tags/Topics: Diary, Night Life Adventures, Photography | Link | Comments (0) | Add GB To Your News Feed

MON 2nd FEB: OFF HUDSON

Around where I've started to work.......

MORE VANS OF NEW YORK

Near the five points turn.... More Vans of New York here....

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THURS 29th JANUARY: VANS OF NEW YORK

Near the five point turn.... More Vans of New York here....

Posted by Guy Brighton on January 29, 2004 at 03:43 AM | Tags/Topics: Photography | Link | Comments (0) | Add GB To Your News Feed

MONDAY 29th DECEMBER : MIAMI ROAD TRIP PART 3: THROUGH ST. AUGUSTINE TO SOUTH BEACH MIAMI

I looked out of the window from the Charleston hotel room – it was overcast – perfect for driving the length of Florida. It was also perfect to match The Lady’s health. She’d been throwing up all night and we...

SUNDAY 28th DECEMBER 2003

MIAMI ROADTRIP PART 2: CHARLESTON We woke up in South Carolina in a highway motel at 10am. I went to get coffees from the Swap Fox shack – you could tell you were in the south now. It was only...

SATURDAY 27th DECEMBER 2003

MIAMI ROADTRIP PART 1: PENN TO SC We left rather late. Later than the 7am we had planned a few days earlier. The Lady wanted to hang with her father â€“ so we agreed to leave at 1pm. We left...

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