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Post by peterh on Feb 4, 2007 0:05:23 GMT
I just got home twenty minutes ago and I am damn exhausted after a awesomly great trip! New York (Manhattan really, since it was the only place I visited) is beyond amazing - an incredible city and one I definetly would want to visit again. Who knows, maybe even a permanent stay of sorts (like school). I really can't be bothered to write a lot now. I'm too tired and will have a full report later on - as well as replys to all the posts. But I'm good, I'm tired, I'm kinda happy to be home (though as REM says - leaving New York never easy) and..ehm... did ya miss me? ;D (and btw, those who haven't replied pm sent before I left, do so ) And now...I am going to take a shower because I stink. Then I am going to make some food and hopefully there'll be people in the chat
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Post by Venom65437 on Feb 4, 2007 1:15:17 GMT
Son of a [Censored], you're back...
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Post by peterh on Feb 4, 2007 1:31:33 GMT
Son of a [Censored], you're back... AND in the chat
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Post by peterh on Feb 4, 2007 2:43:10 GMT
A few assorted comments. More to follow when I can make some coherent thoughts Manhattan Inn - nice hostel. It was crampy but clean. I shared a room with three classmates and we had a lot of fun, including creating our own sovereign state with our own natioal anthem, sport (fussball) and laws, excelling in juvenile and perverted humor and much more that isn't PG friendly ;D Skyline - nothing short of incredible. Most amazing skyline I have ever seen! Ground Zero - genuinly sent shivers down my spine and almost made me choke Museum of Modern Art - a letdown of epic proportions. We only made it through the third floor before deciding to leave. I mean, there was one empty room where the light switched on and off every five seconds to manipulate the human perception and that was called art. There was several paintings that consisted only of spots of ink to describe how the human being was torn by the contradictions in each mind. In the same vein I can tell you about two paintings that were essentially alike except the colors were toned in one of the pics. both paintings had a blue half and a yellow half (no motive, just half blue/half yellow) and I don't know what the hell it was meant to represent. The thing that finally broke my back, however, was the tv showing of a guy lying on the floor and painting! Seriously, his body was filled with paint and he moved around the floor to create a line of white paint. And that was supposedly a MODERN MASTERPIECE!!! There was some interesting stuff, mainly in the arcitecture section but as a whole this was a load of pretentious bull[Censored] Please tell me when four black dots on a screen has become high art! I mean, I could do better than that and even came up with a concept just as pretentious! I'm appaled!!!! I didn't see as many homeless people as most have been moved out to Queens, Brooklyn and Bronx. The common consensus among most of my classmates was to try and give a few dollars or cigarettes and not because we're so naive as to think we can change anything but because it's the right thing to do. There was a guy in particular I talked a bit to and unfortunatly I couldn't find him on the last day. I wanted to give him a bag with a few sandwiches, some coke and a pack of cigarettes to help him get through another day.
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Post by BJC on Feb 4, 2007 4:11:19 GMT
Until my dang keyboard begins to let me use every key and I can type correctly again...
On this backup, I shall say....
WELCOME BACK!!!!
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Post by Elliot Kane on Feb 4, 2007 5:11:35 GMT
Welcome back Peter! Glad you had a great time
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Post by Ubereil on Feb 4, 2007 7:03:11 GMT
Yeah, wellcome back . And admit it, the reason you liked that homeless guy is because you've finally met someone smellier than you . Übereil
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Post by Galadriel on Feb 4, 2007 14:25:45 GMT
What can i say? It was nice and quiet without you, the chatroom doesn't smell anymore and the flees on Venoms back are finally gone. But yeah, we missed you, it became a little tooo quiet for Chaos ;D Welcome back fatso
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Post by Shan on Feb 4, 2007 18:01:24 GMT
Hi Peter Welcome back Glad to hear that you made it home safely and had a great time. I'm also glad that you left NY with us instead of trying to take it home with you. ;D We've missed you and glad you are back.
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Post by ss on Feb 4, 2007 19:01:57 GMT
Welcome back Peter, Glad you left NYC here for us to contend with.. Next time you want to come over, come to my house...I'll let you paint it anyway you want and we will call it a masterpiece...(as long as you do it and I don't have to)..
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Post by peterh on Feb 5, 2007 1:14:15 GMT
Thanks peeps BJC - man, are you breathing a sigh of relief now that I didn't come visit? ss - If you don't mind it painted like that priceless art of four black dots then I'm afraid I'll have to let you down ;D
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Post by Gray Lensman on Feb 5, 2007 1:23:50 GMT
Welcome back, Peter. Glad you had a good trip.
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Post by peterh on Feb 5, 2007 1:25:21 GMT
Welcome back, Peter. Glad you had a good trip. How disappointing, Steve. Why did it take you this long to welcome me back. Must not have been a high priority for you. However you can make it up to me by dropping the superbowl and join me in the chat Nah, kidding- Thanks steve. Good to be back
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Post by Galadriel on Feb 5, 2007 12:22:51 GMT
Welcome back, Peter. Glad you had a good trip. How disappointing, Steve. Why did it take you this long to welcome me back. Must not have been a high priority for you. However you can make it up to me by dropping the superbowl and join me in the chat Nah, kidding- Thanks steve. Good to be back It's kinda my fault Pete, I tied him up to a pole, and forgot to let him loose again ;D
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Post by LaFille on Feb 5, 2007 16:05:45 GMT
Welcome back, you; it's good to have you back, and happy and pleased by your trip in bonus. Interesting experience, your Modern Art immersion, too. ;D (More of me to come soon. )
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Post by peterh on Feb 5, 2007 16:25:06 GMT
heh, thanks La Filet... We were supposed to visit both Guggenheim and the Museum of Modern Art but unfortunatly we had to skip Guggenheim due to time limits. I had very very high expectations of MOMA, though Guggenheim was my choice to see in advance, and was throughly let down. Apparently I am either an old fart not following times or just too redneck to appreicate the fine art. One could think the latter since there was several guests marvelling at the black spot paintings and the genius of a man lying down and painting. What's funny, though, is that the design store (fine word for souvernir shop, eh) had some amazing displays related to MOMA exhibitors for sale. There were everything from pop art prints, alvar alto design to funny display things and it was very very promising. Unfortunatly the museum itself did not live up to it's own promise - never gonna visit there again...
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Post by rockergrl on Feb 5, 2007 22:40:36 GMT
Welcome back Peter!!
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Post by cleglaw on Feb 6, 2007 2:05:56 GMT
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Post by LaFille on Feb 7, 2007 16:53:18 GMT
Awww, what a name, beetle. I think that modern art can often be more interesting for what's behind the work than for the work itself. And for the reactions it triggers. I find these kinds of things very funny. ;D The stuff like the black dots and so considered "masterpieces" are not all that new or modern trends though; there was at least one huge movement of things like that in the early 20th century ( there, for your enjoyment) and I'm sure it's not the only one.
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Post by peterh on Feb 7, 2007 17:10:13 GMT
Awww, what a name, beetle. I think that modern art can often be more interesting for what's behind the work than for the work itself. And for the reactions it triggers. I find these kinds of things very funny. ;D The stuff like the black dots and so considered "masterpieces" are not all that new or modern trends though; there was at least one huge movement of things like that in the early 20th century ( there, for your enjoyment) and I'm sure it's not the only one. Hah, miss Fill in! Of course there's some geniune interesting creative people behind some of the modert art. I've never read up on dadaism but I can see some similarities in the trends. The process itself, sure it can be interesting but what the hell drives a guy to paint for black dots if not for the sake of selling big bucks. Or for the matter the Danish guy who compared himself to the greatest creative minds and had a masterwork that was basically his own shite in a can (Yep, seriously - his fished some of how own up)). I am not really interested in that creative process but I bet MOMA would dedicate a whole floor to genius like that Unfortunatly I think a lot of modern artists are more interested in making money because they cater to an audience willing to be smitten by everything remotely resembling hipster artwork.
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