CULTURAL SATURDAYS!

The Doctor and I made a pact to go and do new things in this great city of ours each and every Saturday. We got the idea from our friends Mike and Jen who had their own UNIQUE THURSDAYS. We don't have a theme song yet like they do, but maybe they will write one for us.

On Sat Feb 17th, we went to the The Transit Museum I had always wanted to go there and it was quite fascinating. My favorite part was the old subway cars with all of the old ads in them. The seats on the old cars were even hand-caned rattan! There were people whose job it was to just restore the worn rattan. Unreal. Check out this cool photo of the great men who built our incredible transportation system.



Then, on Sat Feb 24th we went to see our friend Fran Pena (wife of Broad Noodle Jesse Pena) perform in a Latin ballroom dance competition. It was a little complicated keeping up with how the competition was run, but it was great to see little tan Fran shaking her bon-bons out there in her delightful slinky dress plus mile long fake eyelashes! I myself have started to look into Swing Dance lessons... more to come on that later! I finally figured out where to go the next time I need a rhinestone encrusted bra or super glittery pair of panties. The competition was held at The Roseland Ballroom and once inside, I realized the last time I had been in there was in around 1982 when I went to see Adam Ant in concert. Damn I'm old!!



On March 3rd we went to The Cloisters If you have never been up there - it is hard to imagine this exists in the city of Manhattan. Basically it was created in the 20s to be a showplace for rescued Medieval artifacts, architecture, and art. It is quite a sight to see although not cheap to get in ($20 a head) but incredible and beautiful. Some of my favorite things were the Spanish buriel wood carvings, and the French wooden gate/stairway that was rescued from a torn down house...



Since we were up in that hood (INWOOD) I wanted to check out the
The Dyckman House. I had always wanted to go inside and it is once again open to the public. At more than 200 years old, it is the only remaining Dutch Colonial farmhouse in Manhattan. It is such an amazing contradiction - this old house standing right up on Broadway and 204th. Really cool.

FRONT OF HOUSE


LOW CEILINGS BRING THE BEAST OUT!


BACK OF HOUSE WITH BUSTLING INWOOD IN BACKGROUND


THE DR AND A HESSIAN REVOLUTIONARY WAR CABIN IN THE BACKYARD OF THE DYCKMAN HOUSE