Thursday, September 17, 2009

Social Tip #142 - Break Out Of Your Shell

One of the most puzzling things about New York City is that its magnitude seduces the egos of the most beautiful people in the world, and yet also allows the ugliest messes to feel anonymous enough to be seen in public. I had never seen so much beauty and horror before moving here. Sometimes, when I am walking around the city, I see people who could only be described by aborted Shel Silverstein poems like "The Sideways Man" or "The Unfortunate Face Mashing of Chester Chett."

8 comments:

Julio From NY said...

But isn't that what makes this NYC great?

Ian from Baltimore said...

I think you may have written the final verse for the Sinatra classic "New York, New York".

BrianAlt said...

I enjoy walking around NYC and seeing all the trees that gave.

BrianAlt said...

Would I be impolite to mention that , "New York, New York," is a Kander and Ebb song originally sung by Liza Minnelli?

Ian from Baltimore said...

@BrianAlt

Impolite? No. But when you think of the song "New York, New York", do you think of Kander and Ebb or Sinatra? I thought so.

BrianAlt said...

Honestly, I think, "yes, but Liza Minelli sang it first." I'm not a fan of Sinatra.

Ian from Baltimore said...

I'm sure everyone everyone thinks of Liza Minelli when they think of "NY,NY". Sinatra is "NY,NY". Ask ANYONE from New York - specifically Yankee fans. That's right. You know the song that is played at the end of every Yankees win at Yankee Stadium? "New York, New York" by FRANK SINATRA.

BrianAlt said...

Thanks, Mr. Baltimore. I'm from New York.