steamy sunset
as a cool storm pushed the heat wave out of the city this week, a brilliant steamy sunset apeared over the west river...
this was shot out our apartment window, if you peep our masthead above you can see it's part of the same scene.
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HoJo's revived!
since we've been bumming about the closing of HoJo's, our bud Baldemero sent over this awesome photo he'd taken of the corner both that faced Times Square. we're thinking about getting one of those giant wall murals made from the pic and installing in the corner of our living room!... long live HoJo's!
Dolly and Dio hit the pool
little Dolly wasn't sure what was up...
"save me daddy"
but Dio was all about the pool action...
and quickly ruled the waters
more Dolly and Dio:
puppy porn
home dog show
drinking, ganking & hawking, the glamorous lives of the Stars
- Tara Reid's still drunk
- Mariah ganks Fergie's style
- Unconfirmed Rumor of the Day
- Kevin Federline's artistic statements
- Angelina Jolie lets Maddox wear eyeliner
- Paris Hilton's ring hurts, waaaa waaaa
- Charlize Theron’s Marilyn Monroe pics
- Trump is the Nero of our time
- Paula’s still on American Idol
- Separated at Birth explosion
- Celebrities hawking shit
- Elizabeth Hurley topless
- Bruce Willis is a perv
- Kate Hudson's booty
- Butts of the week
Bonus Link: cool new site we're digging... The Gossipist - is a feed of all the best gossip sites on the web!
(photo via A Socialite's Life, be sure to check out the rest!)
cat stuff
this hilarious site's been making the rounds, but since we missed it, we thought you might have too... Stuff On My Cat (thanks for the link Baldomero!)...
(photos via stuffonmycat.com)
love hurts
nothing says "I love you" like sporting a really bad tattooed portrait of your loved one, forever.
BME (Body Modification Ezine) has put together an INCREDIBLE 44 page collection of portrait tattoos! (via INKEDblog)
(photo credit: bmezine.com)
flying Target
those snappy trend setters at Target staged a "Vertical Fashion show" today in Rockefeller Center. the show included members of the Jochenschweizer acrobatic rappelling troupe, who "walked" down the side of a building using it as a runway (as employees in the building looked on.)
It's a Bird! It's a Plane! No, it's a Fashion Model!
Target to get vertical for fall clothes lineup
(photo credit: Paul Hawthorne/Getty Images)
will the kids be alright
for several months we've been following the news regarding the closing of the legendary NY rock club CBGB's. this week Jossip reports that "CBGB's, which is fighting for its 31-year-old life, is embarking on a series of benefit concerts". more on upcoming benefit concerts. and the NY Daily News has some interesting coverage, including info on the many NYC icons that have closed recently (Fulton Fish Market, HoJo's.)
the closing of CBGB's is such a great loss to NYC and the history of Punk music. we can't imagine the NY rock scene without it. there's lots of strong opinion out there...
- This ain’t no foolin’ around; rent puts punk mecca at risk
- Priced Out; Live music venues in the Village wobble on their last legs
- The fight to save legendary New York Rock venue CBGB continues
- Save CBGB, One Shin Splint at a Time
- Punk Mecca CBGB Closing Its Doors?
- My opinion on Saving CBGB
check out their amazing history in the great photo archive on the CBGB's website and sign the petition!
(photo credit: CBGB.com)
J.Lo to Adopt Olsen Twins
in a desperate attempt to keep up with the celebrity baby craze, J.Lo will be adopting Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen. take that Bennifer! (via the fabulous Yeeeah!)
could be worse
when Buddy started to complain about the bath, we told him about a cat named Winston who was recently shaved AND bathed...
if you haven’t met Winston yet, he's hands-down the cutest fucking cat around...
- Spooning with a stuffed Monkey
- Winston knows all about crippling heat
- Trumping the cute card
- Cats are so gay
- Bathing Winston
slice of construction
heavy new construction has popped up directly next to the development of the hotel at 200 Allen St. assumed it was expansion of the hotel's footprint, but when we stopped by to take photos, the construction supervisor said a new pizza place is going in. it was an informal conversation but he mentioned the name will be "La Sala". and from the looks of the serious construction going on, gutting deep into the walls and at least one story below ground, it's going to be a big place. with all the sucky over-development in the LES, we're keeping our fingers crossed that some good pizza comes in.
Pizza restaurant construction << -- >> Pomeranc's Allen St Hotel
Bolivian women wrestlers
thanks to Gawker, we found the NYT's article on the fantastic Bolivian wrestling circuit, and the kick ass women who rule it...
"Wrestlers warming up in El Alto, Bolivia, near La Paz. Indigenous women, dressed in their traditional garb, are the stars of the increasingly popular bouts, Bolivia’s version of the World Wrestling Federation."
(Photo credit: Noah Friedman-Rudovsky/The New York Times)
how you know you're at a gay party...
this hilarious shot and comment are from the fabulous site Towleroad, and just a small example of why you should go there every day!
no Cruise news!
and yet, still no shortage of crazy celeb stuff...
- John Stamos Gets Wasted
- Mariah Carey Needs a Better Brazilian
- "Even my entourage wouldn't talk to me anymore."
- Princess Stephanie of Monaco vs. Kelly Monaco
- Federlines Choose Movie Over Son's Birthday
- Courtney Love Versus Dave Grohl Round 41
- Jennifer Aniston's Teenage Love for Sale
- Reaction to Dove's fuller figured ads
- Is Jessica on the Richie-Lohan plan?
- Paris Hilton: Return of the Wig
- Odd-Couple to the Maximus
- Is it a man or a woman?
when pets rule the world...
it's gonna be dam cute!...
from the great site OneManSafari (unfortunately they seem to be down)
Anna Nicole Smith's Boobs
we know this is going to come as a tremendous shock to everyone, but it appears that sometime over the last couple months Anna Nicole Smith got GIANT new boobs. Silicone breasts baby!
and this is too good to miss - Once again Anna Nicole Smith confuses being sexy with being trashy
guide to the summer blockbusters
we love Thighs Wide Shut for all the awesomeness they serve up daily. but it's the movie reviews that we live for! always so dead on, and fantabulous to read. it's like having a good friend with an impeccable eye for film, who sees every flick and then guides you to what's worth seeing (or not seeing.) this week he gives us a great guide to this summer's blockbusters with juicy reviews of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Cinderella Man, War of the Worlds, Batman Begins and the Fantastic Four. his Thighness is the Roger Ebert of blogland!
and check out Pajiba (a site that's been advertising here) for some very interesting and in depth reviews of the latest films
proud pup
Buddy stands so tall when he's around other dogs...
G.round-up
gossip chunks...
- Dork Alert: Criss Angel
- Courtney Love Sober, Still Blacking Out
- Raggedy Whitney thwarting Bobby's every attempt at affection
- Who knew Roger Ebert was married to Patti LaBelle?
- Angelina Jolie with her new baby daughter
- The bitches love the new Jack Osbourne
- Colin Farrel, The Downward Spiral
- Is Nicole Richie Shrinking?
Open Bar tonight!
who doesn't love to hear those words?! 
on Ultragrrrl we found a link to a brilliant idea-of-a-site called My Open Bar - "your guide to free booze". it lists a bunch of places around NYC where you can get smashed on the cheap... "Having realized the dire need for a centralized and coherent source of openbar listings (because paying rent and shelling out 7 bucks on a Brooklyn Lager just wasn't working out), we took it upon ourselves to give you, our esteemed reader, this free service". click the "open bars" link for daily listings around the city!
the undead kids
we found this site on Girlhattan and have to admit we're not totally sure what it's about or who's site it is, but here's what we figured out... kids upload cell phone photos of their faces painted up for Chemical Romance concerts and these kids fucking ROCK!
burgers to die for
via DoubleViking comes a link to The 20 Hamburgers You Must Eat Before You Die. only one of our favorites made the list (the Burger Joint), but that just means we have 19 more try, including the #2 nationwide spot holder... the Luger Burger at Peter Luger Steak House in Brooklyn. Check all 20 out here.
and cool news for NY food lovers... Curbed has launched a new New York City restaurant blog called Eater!! it's already looking delicious, we'll be checking in daily!
(photo credit: TheFoodSection)
Whitney Houston: crazy from day one
FourFour shares our passion for all that is Whitney (the greatest celebrity EVER)... "I don't even play with my cats anymore. It's only about Whitney, Whitney, Whitney." and this week they went the extra mile and put together a killer piece that sets the record straight for people feeling sorry for Whitney... "Look at how far down she's sunk... It's such a shame." As FourFour explains "It's not a shame because Whitney is a born entertainer (slash born reality show subject) who will serve her function by hook or by crook." read the brilliant commentary and check out FourFour's OFF THE HOOK "pictorial documentation of Whitney's diva-loution via shots taken from most of her videos" a one of a kind must for all Whitney lovers or people trying to make sense of her current state. "Whitney is crazy now because she's always been crazy." and we wouldn't want her any other way.
summer chemistry 101
sweaty baby + cold ice cream = melty fun
(this goes out to the baby's daddy working in SF - we miss you Bubba)
celebrities are funny
well, actually it's the genius commentary on each of these sites that makes these stories so fucking delicious!...
- Fans Are Weird - one of the funniest pictorial we've seen in a while.
- "This show fucking sucks." - guess who said this about their OWN show (yeah, there's a kazillion people you're thinking of right now.)
- R. Kelly mannequin - wrong on so many levels we don't know where to begin.
- Valet tells Paris she is too dirty - taken out by the guy who parks your car. ouch.
- Add "dirty litter bug" - to the list of Lindsay Lohan names.
- Jude Law wanted threeway with nanny - dam, Jude's one randy motherfucker.
- Super Villain Chic - need we say more.
The Funky Twist
if it wasn't for The Corsair we might have missed this... check out John Roberts' kid getting his dance on during Bush's speech last night - and covering classic moves like "The Funky Twist" and "The Running Man". you go lil' John...
(thanks a ton to everyone who caught our Freudian slip of writing "Edwards" instead of "Roberts" earlier. as Lisa so nicely put it... "although I do wish that John Edwards was being nominated for the Supreme Court instead")
UPDATE: do not miss Rion's GREAT photos of a ralley against Roberts held in NYC yesterday. more on Roberts protests:
ACLU Calls for Full Examination of Roberts’ Positions
Bush Picks Anti-Roe Judge, Women's Lives on the Line
about last night...
Happy Scrappy provides a little humor in the face of the latest Bushshit, using a cool South Park character generator...
AGB provides some additional relief with a blow by blow translation of the speech
PEZ heads
Lindsay Lohan and Nicole Richie have had PEZ dispensers made in their honor! (from the goodness of CelebritySmack)
monster engine
this made the rounds a while back, but in case you didn't catch it, Monster Engine is a fantastic site (& book) that shows what children's drawings would look like if they were painted realistically...
brocBuddy
tried some broccoli on Buddy this weekend. he seemed to think it was a bad joke, and just sniffed and stared at it and then pushed it around the floor.
NYPD NOT slacking off small weed busts
via BestWeekEver we were directed to Pitchfork's coverage of Broken Social Scene member Dave Newfeld's arrest and beat-down by NY police for a $20 pot purchase last week. dam! what happened to the reports that NYPD was cutting back on the ridiculous amount of time and effort spent on these petty arrests.
the article contains lots detail on the whole scene, including items that support a few of CityRag's weed advice and info (like don’t buy weed on the street, and if you do get busted, you can count on riding around in the police van for a few hours while they bust more people.)
UPDATE: LustyLady sent us a link to the Voice's inside story on the guy that sold the weed! - I Sold Weed to Broken Social Scene and All I Got Was Free Wireless
a great Weak
wow, we got the best fucking shout out ever this morning. knowing our hot passion for the group SWV (Sisters With Voices), FourFour put up a mega SWV post that includes tons of photos, killer commentary and fabulous remix of their 1993 hit "Weak"! he gets every reason we love this band. and some very cool words about cityrag. check it out and have a great "Weak".
the summer they all went mad
is this the summer of "Celebrity Psychos" or what?! New York Magazine nails it shut in the brilliant article: Celebrity and Its Discontents... "Our celebrities are mad as hell, and they’re not going to take it anymore. They’re on a dangerous rampage, and no one is safe."
(photo credit: Michael Elins/newyorkmetro.com)
here you come again
when will it stop! we've been stumbling over blocks of disgarded "yellow pages" all around the hood this month. last fall we caught on to the scam... although it's obvious the majority of people no longer want them (as demonstarted by huge piles of unopened stacks that line the city streets), companies like Verizon and Yellow Pages continue to produce millions of these massive directories because their ad rates are based on how many they "distribute" (even though most are thrown out!)
UPDATE: cool site PSFK adds some info and provides a link to Verizon's press office, encouraging people to contact them and ask what's going on with all the waste!!
street life
cool bits on NYC living from around da web...
- Soho Meets Back Hoe
- Techno legend spins at P.S. 1 - WarmUp music series
- onNYturf hacks a Subway version of Google Maps
- EV Japanese Street Food Tour on Chowhound
- CBGB Benefit Show Dates
- The Post: Pimpin' is Easy
- Mercer Street Muggles
- 7-11's invade NYC
- Font Hunt is on!
and from NewYorkology, after 46 years, Howard Johnson's in Times Square has served its last meal. here's some yummy memorial photos from our last meal at HoJo's a couple weeks ago.
(photo credit: TestofWill)
first name basis
hot gossip, first names only please...
Jude- Admits to affair
Kelly- Needs a stylist
Sandra- Got hitched
Johnny- Denies Jacko
Lindsay- Clubbin', shoppin', being stared at
Britney- Got a bad haircut and has a clone
Fergie- Not hotter than you
Colin- Has a sex tape
LeAnn- Shops for porn
Mishca- is a giant
Pam- Back with Tommy?!
hot trend: the grocery bag
Junk Feud has spotted the latest celebrity fashion accessory - plastic bags! as they so eloquently put it... "Cheap is the new chic."
Grocery bags are the new...
Tracking the trends: Grocery Bags
big, gay and dreaded
Big Gay Al has fresh extensions and dreads! crazy new photos of Star Jones and her big gay husband on vacation... (via Oh No They Didn't)
the best way
checking out some of our advertisers, we found this site with funny T-Shirts called Ikodidit.com. we especially liked this one and thought it would be a nice bit of wisdom to slide into the weekend with...
arresting attire
mugshot fun from The Smoking Gun...
Whitney and Bobby, the best reality stars EVER
we're officially in love with Bobby and Whitney. they're just too fucking fabulous for us to describe. but if you haven’t caught it yet, head on over to FourFour for his weekly screen shots and commentary, it's fucking brilliant y'all. some hilarious observations and juicy tidbits. we got 2 pots of gold at the bottom of this rainbow, the show Thursday night & FourFour's killer warp up Friday mornings!
you talkin' to me?
You talkin' to me? You talkin' to me? You talkin' to me? Then who the hell else are you talkin' to? You talkin' to me? Well I'm the only one here. Who do you think you're talking to? Oh yeah? Huh? Ok.
Club 57 where are you?
a great show opens tonight (and runs through the end of July) at the Riviera Gallery in Williamsburg: Harvey Wang's Photographs of the Legendary East Village Club 57: 1979-1983 - a fantastic visual tour of the East Village New Wave scene of the 1980's. tonight's reception is from 8-11 p.m.
Show Dates: July 9-31, 2005
Location: 103 Metropolitan Ave, Brooklyn
Gallery Hours: Thu, Sat, & Sun from 12-6 pm
(photo credit: Harvey Wang)
back in effect
while we were away, the celebs did play...
- Episode 3 of Being Whitney Houston's Husband
- Mariah Carey blames 9/11 for the failure of "Glitter"
- Top 15 Dickinsonisms from the premiere of The Surreal Life
- Wildly Overrated: Kirsten Dunst, & Maria Sharapova
- Things you might learn from watching the ESPYs
- Moby Loves Dogs, Maybe a Little Too Much
- Kirstie Alley Will Eat Your Unborn Child
- Dazzling tribute to the great Liberace
- Billy Crystal Thinks He Knows You
- Lindsay Lohan Has A New Boyfriend
- Scruffy McScruff is a multitasker
- Kimberly Stewart Not Celebrity
- The Paula-Whitney Translator
- Fabio, After Dark (the album)
- 12 Hottest Female Guitarists
- Mariah Carey's Nipple Slip
- Jodie Foster and family
- Stars pump gas
- Ali G in NYC
Times Square at night
Rion has a beautiful way of capturing city life. the perfect combination of light, people and surroundings. these shots of Times Square are the real deal. her photos continually amaze us.
(photo credit: Rion.nu)
hairy paws
showin' Bud how hairy the pads of his feet are...
vacationland
growing up in NYC we spent many summers at the Jersey Shore. as a kid we never got why comedians joked about New Jersey (we do now), back then it was "vacationland!" to us. this post at FourFour captures the Jersey Shore in all it's sweaty, sparkly glory (and throws in some great MP3's to boot!)
(photos from fourfour)
compassionate use
there's a cool new site called Compassionate Use: Medical Marijuana - dedicated to "Tracking the effort to create legal, medical and social justice for sick folks and their caregivers in the United States." it's becoming a regular read for us. we wanted to give a shout out to Barry and thank him for his efforts and the info he's providing.
(image via Goldenfiddle)
it's all in the placement
fun with stickers on the streets of NY.
there's a baby in the sink!
and he's gettin' clean...
more cute photos of Earl the pearl in NY Profiles
stars love their 'bucks
people emailed that they liked the “meme” we wrote about how many images of celebrities slurping down Starbucks we see in the media daily - We Are the Stabucks Children. not sure what a meme was, so we looked it up on Wikipedia: “a self-propagating unit of cultural evolution”… “any piece of information passed from one mind to another.” cool! the piece was picked up by some sites and we hoped the word would spread (as we continue to see photos of celebrities holding big Starbucks cups daily). so it was particularly awesome to see that A Socialite’s Life, one of our all time favorite sites, has added a regular feature where they’ll be posting photos of celebrities enjoying their Starbucks! (with a nice credit to our idea)… and it’s off to a killer start with these fat shots of Ben Affleck and Shannen Doherty
Bud under chair
such a handsome boy
pet store no more
not sure what will be taking over this pet store that's resided on the corner of Houston and Eldridge for over 20 years. as we expected, searching Curbed, we found they scooped a bit of info on the place back in January - and it looks like ANOTHER HOTEL! dam, our heads are spinning with the increasing misery the over-development of our hood has brought. as L.O.C.O. can tell you, it's already out of control and ruining the beauty of one of NY's most historic neighborhoods and the lives of people living here. we can't even keep track of the number of hotels being built in the LES, think it's up to 5. fuck.
bang your head (for peace)
Grounded tipped us to a rocking benefit for CODEPINK, the Women's Peace Organization, being held this Sunday night at Arlene's Grocery. only $7 for a line up of 7 kick ass bands, and it's for a great cause! get out and rock out for peace y'all.
relax... do it...
the voices have been speaking to us, so we're splitting town for a few dayz. some juicy stuff is stacked to fire while we're away so stay tuned. back next Wed. have a good week.
To our friends in the UK...
the bombings in central London have shaken the world today. like so many NY'ers we're overwhelmed with empathy and sadness for the people of London and all of the UK. at a loss for words, we'd like share the heartfelt message posted on Gabsmash this morning...
Our prayers are with you during this time. We pray for your families, for strength, for unity and peace. We care deeply and mourn with you. God Bless you all.
the war between Madonna and Mariah
yesterday a story made the rounds about Madonna hating on Mariah at Live 8. well, FourFour dug up the background on the crazy longstanding fued between these 2 Mega Divas! and posted a killer video of Mariah nailing Madonna with the most eloquent slam we've heard in a long time... "Supposedly, Madonna revealed during an interview that she'd kill herself if she were Mariah (paraphrasing here)... Mariah hit back with a gem of a soundbite ...'when she used to be popular.'" check it out!
Bonus link: A Socialite's Life has some hilarious photoshopped images in... Brazilians go crazy over Mariah Careys Homeless Man
Bowery breakdown
many of the East Village's oldest and coolest building were recently demolished to make way for the Avalon Chryistie's additional complex that extends several blocks north of the massive main structure (seen in background.) knowing this beauty was coming down, we snapped a couple shots to remember her by.
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the building (and graf) in the second photo in this post are also gone
Karl Lagerfeld 's male camel toe
and other juicy celeb tidbits...
- Karl Lagerfeld 's male camel toe!
- Jimmie Smits will attend your wedding for $5
- Martha Stewart’s Prison Nickname Is Better Than Yours
- Sure, the penguins seem untainted by the business now
- Tom Cruise has vowed to destroy every sofa he encounters
- Celebs signing autographs AND giving the finger
- Cluballah, the LA club scene is so corny
- Brangeletus Adoption or is Ang preggers
- George Clooney’s Big Fat Entourage
- The Artistry of Aaron Carter
- Ewan McGregor acting drunk
- Tara Reid, What Happened?
- God bless Luther
update: OMG! Adrienne sent us this gem and has forever changed our vocabulary... "down here in ol' Virginny, we call a male camel toe a moose knuckle" - amen and yeehaw. and MORE fun... William insists that it "can only be: MANGINA."
Gloria Estefan to take over Tony Danza's show
not that we really give a shit, but this host change has dumbfounded us. Tony and Gloria are like neck and neck for the most boring people in showbiz. but Googling around, we found Gloria's website brings some hope that she may have a little edge we haven't seen... what the fuck is up with her promo photos! - it looks like someone threw a handful of bird seed at her face and let a bunch of Pigeons loose! does this mean we can count on some whacky stunts as part of the shows new direction?...
check out the multimedia section for more crazy tribal photos of Gloria
summer yum
if we weren't a lesbian we might have to marry this guy - Joe's Strawberry-Cardamom, Blueberry-Lime, Cherry-Ginger Cobbler...
Buddy's dirty secret
he's a dirt eater. big muddy mouthfuls. he's always on the hunt for new ground. we're not sure if he's looking for minerals or just a treat he can help himself too...
sweet fantasy
what the?... Mariah Carey appeared on Macy's 4th of July Fireworks Spectacular show last night with a perfect 6-pack PAINTED on her abs! god we love that bitch.
little funnies
Deb tipped us to T Shirt Hell's hilarious gallery of babies in funny T's! more keep being added so check back regularly. and T Shirt Hell has some pretty awesome adult T's too!
click-o-rama
- Crazy Lady!
- Bacon Alarm Clock
- Do Not Piss Me Off Biatch
- The Ultimate Herb collection
- Darth Vader needs your help
- Dancing at Midsummer Night Swing
- Swedish Christian Instrumental Surf Rock
- Site that shows you cool stuff for sale on eBay
- Police Dept photos of prostitutes and johns
- Thrift store music and album cover art
- Grinding out da great links every day
- Jessica Simpson pinching a fat man
- Pamela Anderson Drunk as Shit
- Winston and the kitten
- Hot suds dispenser
- Mmmm, Chickeny
- Extreme Pogo
sparkler trails
there's sure to be tons of wonderful fireworks photos around the web today, but we're a sucker for the beauty and simplicity of sparkler trails...
photos above are from Tien's great site, be sure to stop in for more lovely shots
Baby mullet
Here's a favorite pic from our vacation in the Outer Banks of NC last summer - a cute kid with a mullet and US flag bathing suit. our boy FourFour added this hilarious comment... "It's like his hair-tail has a genetic malfunction. Like a two-headed snake or something!"
That could grow into a nice Taylor Hanson - Carol Brady mullet. Bet that kid gets himself a Fukc The World tattoo one day.
splendid mayhem
the 13th Annual Cycle Messenger World Championships kick into high gear today as "Bike messengers of the world gather for a weekend of splendid mayhem." cool stuff is going on around the city all weekend - here's a list of scheduled events.
we caught some of the time trials on Allen St. Wed night. the bikers we met were from very friendly and excited for the event (and all from around the country.) we had to wonder if the NYC actually condones this edgy event as cops seemed very angry when they pulled over one of the bikers for zipping up Allen. more info on the Gothamist.
obligatory summer flower shot
cuz flowers are purty...
Hell to the yeah!
FourFour has blow by blow screen captures of ALL the best scenes from Being Bobby Brown last night! if you didn’t get to catch the show - just about every brilliant moment is there with subtitles and fabulous commentary, including Whitney Houston's new catch phrase...
"Hell to the no!"
Tom likes a he
we just can't get enough of the the Tom Cruise roller coaster ride... a clever reader of the excellent site A Socialite's Life figured out that "Katie Holmes" is an anagram for "Tom likes a he" - HAAA! that's just too good. we couldn't resist checking an anagram site for versions of "Tom Cruise", and this one made us laugh "Scrotum ie"
a lovely day
Bud I look at you, and the world's all right with me.
