As a New Yorker, I am constantly asked what is worth seeing in town. In true Yangblog Style, here are my picks and pans. As with my World Cup picks, recommendations are based upon how these performers or artists have treated ME.
PICK- Melinda Beck
Melinda is a scary-good designer and illustrator. She has four or more styles and each one is superb.
Relationship to Yangblog: Before Jordin, her husband, and I went to a pre-Thanksgiving poker tournament, Melinda made dinner. Feeding Yangblog is an excellent way to score points.
Mitigating Factor: Usually illustrators have one good style. Melinda has four. This means there are three illustrators in this world with lousy styles.
PAN- Greg Benton
Greg creates comics and graphic novels. Everybody seems to like his work. Whatever.
Relationship to Yangblog: Greg wore scary sunglasses during our tournament. His sunglasses freaked me out and knocked me off my game. He really likes taking my money.
Mitigating Factor: Greg is the only person in the poker group who actually likes me.
PAN: Ron Nemec
Ron is an architect with Michael Davis.
Relationship to Yangblog: Ron was the big winner. He took the prize money that was rightfully mine. I had big, BIG plans for that money.
Mitigating Factor: Ron bought my bicycle a few weeks ago. I used the cash to buy a sweet Mizuno golf wedge.
PAN: Jordin Isip (Married to Melinda Beck)
Jordin is another illustrator that everybody seems to like. The mere mention of his name makes me want to throw up.
Relationship to Yangblog: Jordin knocked me out of the tournament in devastating fashion and left me financially RUINED. Jordin enjoys punching me in the arm for no apparent reason. He also likes to see me cry.
Mitigating Factor: His punch fixed my putting stroke.
PICK- Gregory Nemec
Greg is a talented and witty illustrator. You can see his work in places like the New York Times book section.
Relationship to Yangblog: Greg lost more money than me. He gave me a ride home after the poker beat down and doesn't mind if men cry in his car.
Mitigating Factor: I'm 80 percent sure he thinks it's okay for men to cry in his car.
PICK- Merle Dandridge
Merle is the only singer and performer on Broadway I will pay money to see. She is currently in Tarzan as Tarzan's mom. If you ever get a chance to see her sing, GO. She will send chills up your spine.
Relationship to Yangblog: Merle and her boyfriend, Brad, had me over for a giant Thanksgiving dinner, football and a movie. She also made pies, cookies and a cake! Merle and Brad were also polite enough not to ask about my red eyes.
Bonus points: Stifling tears with pie in hand is better than stifling tears with no pie. Merle sent me home with a big box of leftovers.
PICK- Man Yee Chan
Man Yee, also known as Abby, is an award-winning choreographer and performer. In 2003, she was inducted into the Hong Kong Dance Hall of Fame. If you're lucky, you can sometimes see her dance in New York.
Relationship to Yangblog: She is my wife!
Bonus points: She is asking for an increase in her performance fees so she can cover my poker losses.
I hope you find this list useful. Happy holidays.
3 comments:
So you panned men and picked pretty women. Oh, and you picked one dude. Me. I have mixed feelings about that.
Wow, I didn't even notice when I did the pics and pans. Good point. However, I have heard the other guys mention that with the right kind of lighting, you look like Jessica Alba. Now this isn't me saying this.
Poor James. Looks like we'll be fighting for the "Most Like Charlie Brown" award forever. I won it in 4th grade. It was meant to be an insult, I think. But whatever. I think you've wrested it from my grip.
Congrats, big head.
-g
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