About a month ago I heard about a concert for an artist that Charlie and I both really like. At the time I was in a bit of a funk, missing sunny San Diego, so I decided that buying tickets to the show would be the perfect thing to pick me up. And i was right! I am usually the one that initiates doing things like that, Charlie is content doing our usual mellow weekend around town which i like too but everyone needs a little spice in their life. We decided to make a whole day of it in the city before the Mason Jennings concert.
We took the train in to Penn and hoped a cab to go to this place called the Highline in lower Manhatten. It is an elevated path alongside an old central railroad. Along the path is a lot of buildings, plants (during the appropriate time of year that is, we soon realized that it would probably be really nice during the Spring when plants and flowers are actually alive), sculptures, street art and artists.
I saw this drawing of the family in a few different places across the city. I was really drawn to it and just liked the message.
After cruising the high line for a bit we went to the Chelsea market which was a lot of fun. Tons of different places to eat and shops. I had a lot of fun perusing. Next it was off to dinner at a classic Italian pizza place called Lombardi's. We shared a salad and meatball appetizer and enjoyed some authentic new york pizza. We stuffed our faces for dinner but we managed to have room for ice cream, sweets and coffee before the show.
As I bet my Father suspects i went with an eclair instead of a cannoli. Don't worry Dad, right before I took a big bite i said "this ones for you" :)
After our dessert it was time to head to the concert. We ran into more then one person there we knew, kind of random. The Bowery Ballrom where we saw the show was pretty much an all standing venue but it was small and intamite. We had an up close view of Mason Jennings and the sound was pretty good too. As I suspected the show was great. He didn't play a lot of the old stuff but when he came back for an encore he took requests and I got to hear a few of my favorites. What i really enjoyed about his performance was that he was one of those rare artists who sounds very true to his recordings. He played piano, guitar and harmonica and the acousitcs were great. It was a really memorable show and worth every penny.
So much cool art!!
After our dessert it was time to head to the concert. We ran into more then one person there we knew, kind of random. The Bowery Ballrom where we saw the show was pretty much an all standing venue but it was small and intamite. We had an up close view of Mason Jennings and the sound was pretty good too. As I suspected the show was great. He didn't play a lot of the old stuff but when he came back for an encore he took requests and I got to hear a few of my favorites. What i really enjoyed about his performance was that he was one of those rare artists who sounds very true to his recordings. He played piano, guitar and harmonica and the acousitcs were great. It was a really memorable show and worth every penny.
