I had my annual board meeting with myself yesterday. This year, I convened on a stump by the frozen lake in Prospect Park, Brooklyn.
February 1, 2022
by Dave McClintock
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Author Archives: Dave McClintock
March 5, 2021
by Dave McClintock
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Art: Banksy, Beautyist, Bob Dylan, and Brooklyn
This week, my evening scribbles thread of bundled bookmarks (you can tell I’m still figuring out what to call these) is focused on art. In tough times, I’ve said to my family, “We’ve got to write our way out of … Continue reading
June 8, 2018
by Dave McClintock
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Garry Wills and the Definition of Saint: Studs Terkel
Garry Wills has a great definition of “saint” in The New York Review of Books (June 7, 2018), in “The Art of the Schmooze,” a tribute to Studs Terkel: “I considered him a saint, by the only definition that makes … Continue reading
September 16, 2017
by Dave McClintock
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Remembering Harry Dean Stanton at The Bottom Line
Rest in peace, Harry Dean Stanton. Circa 1988, I worked the ticket booth at The Bottom Line Cabaret on weekends, during the day, while I was at NYU. Stick thin, long-haired little weirdo. One rainy day, the night’s band was … Continue reading
June 29, 2016
by Dave McClintock
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Eavesdropping on Jeffrey Brown and James Corner
Thrilled to eavesdrop on Jeffrey Brown’s PBS NewsHour interview with genius James Corner of Field Operations, at the High Line in NYC. I was too shy to ask for a selfie, but I snagged a few snaps.