Mista Sheffield, There's A Cow Awn Tha Turnpike!

It looks like the Douglas' from the 1960's TV show Green Acres could have found a happy compromise if this place had been around back then.

While farm livin' was the life for him, she just adored a pent house view...or so the song went...

Anyway, I'm sure they would've settled for Queens, right?

As soon as the snow/ice/disgusting salt-slush grossness melts away, I'll be taking a trip out to Queens County Farm to see if it's really as cool as I think it is. 

I Mooo New York.

What A Crane In The Ass

No, that picture wasn't doctored. And yes, the crane was really THAT tall. I should know...I lived across the street from it for months! With every gust of wind it would lean a little closer to our living room windows...scary biz.
But don't worry - if it ever had decided to make a grand entrance (and by "grand entrance" I mean demolishing the place), that monster-crane would have been met by a very friendly welcome committee of myself, my mother, the zoo and a brand-spankin' new homeowners insurance policy! PARTY!!
On a very happy note, that crane is finally gone...we can all breathe easier now...aaah.

Auf Deutsch, Die Brücke

The Neue Galerie is the jump-off. Aside from being exquisitely beautiful itself, it's also home to some really lovely art. Sadly, I haven't been back for a couple of years but after seeing this in the Times, I have no more excuses.
I'd never heard of the "Brücke" movement before, but I'm pretty sure it's fab already...

"The Brücke artists were among the Peter Pans of Modernism. They refused to grow up or pipe down. Their art had a palpable Dada swagger before Dada, but their dreams had not yet been trammeled by World War I. Theirs was still a fairly cheerful barbarism. They were wary of the alienation and fragmentation of city life. At least until they relocated to Berlin in 1911, they thought they could regain what was good and natural if they just took off their clothes, danced around a bit and made art. Their idea of a good time was a communal painting session using several nude models who didn’t assume static poses, but lounged or cavorted at will."

Sh****t, they came with that Dada swagger before Dada!!! Oooooh.
I can't wait to head to 86th and 5th to catch the show. And one HUGE plus - Cafe Sabarsky, which is located in the Galerie. The food and the coffee is next-level.
Glücklich!!