Six Flags New Jersey is an awesome place to take your family and friends. With the constant pressure of NYC, it was a pleasure getting out and we really appreciated Sebastian driving. We did the Flash-Pass after we entered the park. It enables you to pass everyone in line. They give you this electronic device you carry with your group all day and you literally make reservations on it, thus enabling you to pass everyone when you get to your destination roller coaster. One of the absolute best decisions we made of the day.
Behold SIX FLAGS!!
Batmobile
I've been in NYC for nearly a decade and during that time I've developed a core group of amazing friends. Real friends who do what they say and say what they do. We are all 5 from different ethnic backgrounds and that's what makes us so unique. We never dwell on our differences, we dwell on our similarities, like ROLLER COASTERS!
Abiy Paulos,(left) next Fits Netsanet, Country Boy, Josh Fernandez(right)
We're all a little pensive prior to boarding the roller coasters. 5 grown men scared crap-less. As New Yorkers we like to think we can handle just about anything thrown at us. We are extreme men who indulge, play, and work our asses off, so a roller coaster should be easy right?
NO, but it was a lot of fun.
They wanted an arm and a leg for a picture, so we worked out a system. A few guys would distract the computer operator while I snapped a few pics they posted. Our "system" worked out just fine as you can see.
This was my favorite....BIZARRO!! It had water and fire flames and upside down turns and twists w/ a huge drop-off. NUTS!
SUPERMEN!
Meet NITRO!
Yep, that's right good ol' Pat Benatar was performing at 6 Flags.
These were the prizes they were giving away if you hit your free throw. I thought it was cool that Six Flags in New Jersey was giving away North Carolina Tar-heel basketballs as prizes.
Red Tailed Boa named Sally...11 years old 6 1/2 feet long.
Reminded me of HE-MAN
THE BULL
3 Stooges.
I hit my free-throw.
(only took 6 shots!)
Six Flags in NJ is serious fun. We all brought Coke cans and saved $20 bucks a person. If you ever get a chance to go to Six Flags in NJ, please do.
I like BIG butts and I can not lie.
1300 BC Ancient Greece.
Heck, even they couldn't resist the BOOTIE.
This is a fertility goddess idol.
(obviously)
Entrance to Nimrod's Tomb
Thoth
Here you see the multitude of Egyptian gods....Osiris is the 1st from the right w/ the large head-dress; next we have Horus, flanked by Anubis going left. Behind Anubis is Isis. Hathor is next (unseen). Yes, I have an infatuation w/ Egyptian Mythology. It all started with Joseph Campbell.
Hathor Osiris Isis
There is a tendency in [pagan] religious history for the gods to be grouped in 3's .... Even in Christianity, the Trinity of the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost reflects the underlying tendency. In India, the great Triad included Brahma, the Creator, Vishnu, the Preserver, and Shiva, the Destroyer. These represent the cycle of existence, just as the Babylonian triad of Anu, Enlil and Ea represent the materials of existence: air, water, earth.
We are so thankful for each other, our family, our friends, our readers, and all of the blessings we have received. We have so much to be Thankful for.
We wish you a Happy Thanksgiving and we hope you realize all that you are thankful for today.
"In all things of Nature, there is something of the marvelous" -Aristotle
It's that time of year again where our neighborhood of Tudor City has it's annual Art Show. This is their 8th year having the Tudor City Greens Outdoor Art Show. It's such a pleasure to have wonderfully talented artists from all over the World showcase their Art directly in front of our doorstep. The dates this year are June 16th, 17th, and 18th w/ a raindate set for the 19th if needed.
This is Sandy~Rose, she is a local superstar, and an artist..(maybe)
Even the kids came to the show this year!
This is a candid of Anne, the director of the show. She is a great neighbor!
Art in Tudor City Park
This piece is by Beverly Bachtle Pinzon.
These two pieces are by Beverly Bachtle Pinzon as well. Her works are wonderfully-abstract and literally dance in Tudor City Greens. Her Art work is currently featured at Governor's Island and now Manhattan.
Now these were very cool. They were fishermen that balance themselves, made out of nails. These little wonders are hand crafted by Paul Musaracchia, who's a metal sculptor in Brooklyn at 2374 E. 2nd St. 718.645.5338
This is Olga B(right) and Daniella Bacsay(center), they're from Hungary. Olga.bacskay@gmail.com to inquire about their Artwork. All the artists are very nice and friendly. They are approachable and eager to answer any questions you may have regarding their work...
Patrick Antonelle-The American Impressionist
Patrick Antonelle's artwork was breathtaking to say the least, and I was lucky enough to have had the chance to interview him. I walked up and told him about CB~CB and he said yes. I first asked him what inspired him? His response, "What doesn't?" I knew then I had met the artist for our blog. To say that he reminds me of Thomas Kinkade is an understatement. Except Kinkade made light look supernatural, unnatural even and artificial, but not Patrick Antonelle. His sense of realism projects city-blocks off his canvases. It was a blessing to have had the opportunity to witness his work. He told me he had sold his Art work to the likes of Frank Sinatra and Leonard Berstein. Wow! I asked him how long he had been painting and he said over 50 years.
Patrick's chromatic magic makes his paintings internationally appealing while translating equally well into the lithographic medium. He was a student at the School of Visual Arts, the Art Students League, and the Brooklyn Museum Art School. His works have been featured in the National Arts Club in Manhattan and internationally.
(he's a purdy BIG deal!)
I literally got lost in the beauty of this painting. I felt as if I was right there, and that chair was for me. This work hit me right in the heart with this inexhaustible store of wonder.
