Gowanus Canal Canoe + Underwater New York

October 3, 2009
The Gowanus is pretty nasty. It is an industrial waterway through Brooklyn that collects some extremely grimy artifacts from the city and brings them to the bottom, or in the case of condoms (Gowanus Ghost Fish), float them to the top. It has been designated as a Superfund EPA site, and according to their website: As a result of years of discharges, storm water runoff, sewer outflows and industrial pollutants the Gowanus Canal has become one of the nation's most extensively contaminated water bodies. Contaminants impacting the canal include PCBs, coal tar wastes, heavy metals and volatile organics. The contamination…

Health Insurance for Earth

October 2, 2009
Right now in Bangkok, a monumental conference is underway, involving delegates from all over the world who have come to discuss nothing less than the future survival of our planet. Climate change is the focus and negotiations have begun on the follow-up to the Kyoto Protocol which will be drafted in Copenhagen next month. It is a crucial moment in our planet's history because we have already pushed the limits of our ecosystem's capacity to maintain itself and are bringing it to the brink of being inhospitable. There is no question that without checking our consumption and abuse, the atmosphere…

Steve Lehman

September 30, 2009
Ever since I attended high school with him, I have been awed by the sounds Steve makes with his saxophone. He is a true master of the instrument and plays into another dimension; it is intellectual and conceptual jazz, rooted in the classic sound but with a modern edge. Tonight at Barbès was perhaps the most exciting performance I've seen from him, propelled by the absolutely ridiculous rhythm section of Matt Brewer on bass and Damion Reid on drums. Steve introduced his band and pointed out that they are, among other things, the reason people put up with living in…

Ooooh!

September 28, 2009
New Fall colors! I've been inspired by the leaves beginning to change and so the ORG has been brightened. Also, having realized that I can bookmark this page directly to my main iPhone screen, I took the liberty of creating a special icon for this feature. To add Supergood to your iPhone or iPod touch, just open the page in mobile Safari then click the + symbol and "add to mainpage" button. Enjoy the "eyecon" and content on-the-go!

Cheryl’s Global Soul

September 26, 2009
Yum. I ate some of the greatest comfort food that i've ever eaten tonight. Cheryl's in Prospect Heights BK delivered heaping portions of absolutely delicious down home cooking that I had been desperately craving after a day spent in the agony of a hangover -- last night involved epic and gluttonous consumption of every type of alcohol imaginable at a wedding celebration for my father-in-law and his bride (my step-mother-in-law?) at The Bowery Hotel and a late night at Last Exit. Six hours later I awoke in my bed in anguish and have been looking for help ever since. Cheryl…

My Phone Is Instrumental!

September 25, 2009
It must be incredibly annoying to hear iPhone users constantly raving about how amazing these little devices are, so I'm sorry that you need to hear more about it from me, but without any hyperbole, I can say that this is the most incredible anything that I've ever owned. It would be pretty lame and pointless to describe everything I love about this machine, so I will limit myself to fawning over the instrument apps... Drums, piano, guitar, ukulele and synths all in my pocket and I am never bored again. I make music anywhere. Though I have never owned…

Circle Mirror Transformation

September 24, 2009
I had the pleasure of attending a dress rehearsal of Alaina's new show at Playwrights Horizon last night and it is excellent. Sure, I give all her shows great reviews (she is the Production Stage Manager) but it's only because she works on great projects! This show takes place over six weeks in an acting class in rural Vermont and features five extremely talented actors playing five unsuccessful actors searching for their role in life. Yeah, it's meta... The characters all face serious emotional baggage and end up tearing each other down. It is heartbreaking on some levels, inspiring on…

Music From Maine

September 11, 2009
I am so incredibly fortunate to have the opportunity to spend time at the cabin in Maine. It is such an inspiring place. Most of my time there is spent outdoors, on the water or in the woods, walking the beach or scrambling up boulders, but I do spend some hours inside making music. Here is some work from my vacation. In The Pines Acadian Hikes Kayak To The Sun Mussel Beds The Ovens Rogue Wave Night Sky Night Water

Andrew and Rachel are married!

September 9, 2009
My younger brother is now a married man and he did it in spectacular fashion, producing all the food for the event himself. He had incredible help from many people, but it was his vision and he executed it perfectly. He was insistent (old Andrew stubbornness...) on not only doing it but not cutting any corners (growing vegetables, fishing for seafood, butchering whole cows and pigs). It was an amazing process to be a part of and I learned so much over the 10 days spent with him prior to the wedding. His wife spent most of that time at…

Vacationland

August 27, 2009
Maine. I sit on the deck of Eventide, the Taylor cabin on the cliffs of Frenchman's Bay and I have found what I was seeking. It is calm and quiet, the gentle lapping of the water, rustling of leaves and chirping of birds creating the soundtrack... Peace and Tranquility are profoundly important aspects of life that can be truly hard to find. In this spot they come in abundance. I don't need to go far to chill, the deck will do fine, but I have been exploring Mt. Desert Island in depth the past few weeks, with hikes and bikes…