#subwaystories

[instahlments]

MTA knows its lelf from its right. And now you do, too. #subwaysmarts #themoreyouknow #subwaystories (at MTA 103rd St-1 Line) https://www.instagram.com/p/CodlTKYMSpu/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[greensparty]

RIP Olivia Newton John, John Eastman, Anne Heche, Robin Griggs, and Denise Dowse

I was out sick last week and missed a bunch of celebrity deaths. Here is my combined remembrance:

Remembering Olivia Newton-John 1948-2022

Newton-John in Grease

Singer/actress Olivia Newton-John has died at 73. She was already established as a pop singer in the 70s when she was cast as Sandy in the 1978 film adaptation of Grease. It is one of the great nostalgic musicals of all time and Newton-John and co-star John Travolta made this timeless. She and Travolta reunited a few more times. It needs to be added that her version of “Over the Rainbow” appeared in John Woo’s Face/Off, one of Travolta’s best performances. But I digress. They teamed up for a Christmas album in 2012 as well.

The soundtrack to Grease was a massive hit. I got the vinyl in my collection. There are some pop standards on this and her songs are among the highlights. Her 1981 song “Physical” was one of the biggest hit songs of the 80s, spending 10 weeks at #1 and Billboard named it #1 of the 1980s. I remember her video for “Soul Kiss” in 1985 too.

The link above is the obit from CNN.

Remembering John Eastman 1939-2022

Eastman and McCartney

Entertainment lawyer John Eastman has died at 83. He was the older brother of Linda McCartney. When Paul McCartney married Linda in 1969, John and his father Lee began representing Paul after The Beatles break-up. Paul recently paid tribute to his brother-in-law online.

The link above is the obit from People.

Remembering Anne Heche 1969-2022

Heche being held by the cast of Cedar Rapids

Sad news that about a week after a terrible car accident, actress Anne Heche has died at 53. She got a lot of attention in the 90s for being Ellen DeGeneres’s girlfriend during the time that she came out. But Heche was actually a good supporting actress. Notable performances include Walking and Talking,  Donnie Brasco, I Know What You Did Last Summer, Wag the Dog, Gus Van Sant’s remake of Psycho, the criminally underrated comedy Cedar Rapids, and Rampart. 

Shortly before I was an intern for Ted Demme (I was a location intern on Monument Ave and at his production company Spanky Pictures), Ted directed Anne in the “Manhattan Miracle” segment of the HBO anthology film SUBWAYStories: Tales from the Underground. It was almost a silent film, when Gregory Hines sees Anne on the opposite subway platform. Great segment of an underrated film!

The link above is the obit from CNN.

Remembering Robin Griggs 1973-2022

Griggs

Soap opera actress Robin Griggs has died at 49. I was not too familiar with her films, TV shows or soaps, but what got my attention about her is that she got her start as a teen on the Nickelodeon movie review show Rated K: For Kids by Kids.  I was into it at the very moment I was getting into movies and watching Siskel & Ebert, it was tweens and teens talking about movies in a way you could relate. I sent in fan letters and even hoped to get on the show as a critic one day. Once in a while I got a postcard back thanking me and one time I even was told my fan letter was selected in a contest and I won sneakers! I don’t really remember Robin on the show, so I think she was on the show in the very beginning.

The link above is the obit from People.

Remembering Denise Dowse 1958-2022

Dowse as Tyrone’s Mother in Requiem for a Dream

Actress Denise Dowse has died at 64. She actually got her start as an FBI agent in a 1989 episode of ALF. Also worth noting that she appeared in two separate episode of in Seinfeld 1992 and 1994. Her biggest role was as Ms. Teasley  Beverly Hills, 90210 on from 1990 to 2000. Other notable roles include Requiem for a Dream and Ray.

The link above is the obit from Deadline. 

[rickshawmusings]

Spaces with character . . . . . #nycphotographer #subwaystories #subwayportraits #mta #visualsoflife #visualsgang #agameoftones #streetphotographer #instabeauty #fashion #humansofnewyork #tgif #ilovenewyork #thephotosociety #beauyifulpeople #moodygrams #documentaryphotography #lensculturestreets #myfeatureshoot #instafashion #streetstylefashion #newyorkcity #timeoutnewyork #donewyorkcity #phonephotography #urbanphotography #portraitphotography #artofvisuals https://www.instagram.com/p/BhPzXQYAxvn/?igshid=1owyl5n6pphk4

[llibllib]

All Aboard

[princeofthesuburbs]

MTA Man tries to save terrified ppl from “Disease Dude” who is spreading #Coronavirus on the train. Are things getting crazy? PT 1 😱😱😱😱😱😱🥺🥺🥺😩😩😩😩😩 *SOUND ON*😍😈☃️ 👩🏾‍🎤🤕🤣😂🤣❤️💖💚💚💚💖 paperboyprince.com share to ur story! Tag ya homies! Sign my petition to get on the ballot! Shot @j_soul26 💚💚🧡🧡💕💕🦠🦠🦠🥳🥳🤑🤑🤑❤️❤️😍😍🥰🥰😸🤞🤞🤞🥵🥵😱😱😱😈 #hahapaper #paperboyprince #nycstreets #subwaystories #mta #covıd19 #nycsubway #subwaycreatures #yanggang #covid_19 #paperboy (at New York, New York) https://www.instagram.com/p/B9p2FWJJGJs/?igshid=10jwww2pxvp4a

[franlorite76]

'To the light'. Valencia. 2019 . #streetphotography_lovers_ #streetstyle #streetphotographyworldwide #streetphotographer #streetphotography #street #streetphotographers #streetphotographyinternational #streetphotographyincolor #streetphotographyincolors #streetphotography_color #streetphotographyincolors #subway #subwaystories #subwaystyle #subwayphotography #subway (en Valencia) https://www.instagram.com/p/B6BCJMPqgmd/?igshid=1tfuipohzok38

[littlejdawg]

When your friends catch you drawing on the train 🤓@anitagarcia28 . . . #jenlaudraws #duckanddogcoart #art #artistsoninstagram #cta #subwaystories #chicagoartist (at Chicago, Illinois) https://www.instagram.com/p/BsevBckHXi-/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1wqvzjwglgub1

[not-your-pussikat]

Not quite the Keanu we were trying to catch a glimpse of on the New York subway... #NYC #NewYork #subwaystories (hier: New York, New York) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bp41W9AH9oi/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=skm1la3kq2wg

[joyliradio]

Posted @withregram • @nycmuncher The most dangerous girl on the subway. 🚇⁣ ⁣ Here’s the most comfortable, colorful bra by @parade. Link in bio for size inclusive skivvies. ⁣ ⁣ ⁣ ⁣ ⁣ #subway #nycsubway #subwaystation #subways #subwaypeople #newyorksubway #nysubway #subwaystories #subwaynyc #subwaygraffiti #newyorkcitysubway #subwayselfie #nycsubways #subwaycrush #subwaystyle #thesubway #astorplace #paradeunderwear #bopobabe https://www.instagram.com/p/CbV7_6ULn1y/?utm_medium=tumblr

[davidwfloydart]

Great game guys! Let’s celebrate! Get ready for a night on the town, i just found an old Subway gift card and there’s still $9.45 left on it! #celebrations #subwaystories #subwaysandwiches #hotonbeauty #hotmens #sexyarabsmen #mancandyeveryday (at Catalina Foothills, Arizona) https://www.instagram.com/p/CZTNV8uLpRNI41xMwJGfza3ZdzTw3L3rYQ13Gs0/?utm_medium=tumblr

[stendhal-syndrome-photography]

30 years fighting for justice . #bettercallsaul #subway #subwaystories (en Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bo1KMWlFegQ/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=139frkfxtkzfk

[greensparty]

Theater Review: On Beckett

Oct. 26, 2022 @ Emerson Paramount Center (Boston, MA)

On Beckett promo

Of all the areas of the arts, theater is the one that I consume the least here at Green’s Party. I love theater, have seen some great shows over the years, and I’ve acted in plays and even worked part time as a house manager at a theater company, it’s just that due to the amount of movies I watch, music I listen to, concerts I attend, books I read, and oh yeah my family and work life - I just don’t get to go to the theater as often as I’d like. Which is why going to this one-man performance is exciting for me to cover. After the pandemic shut down a lot of the arts, I returned to the movie theater in 2021 and live music earlier this year, now I am getting to return to theater. And how cool is it that the performer I got to see is Bill Irwin, a Tony-winning comic genius. For decades now, he has been excelling at comedy, as a clown, and acting in film, TV and theater. He is known as Mr. Noodles on Sesame Street, but he’s also become known for that famous vaudeville episode of The Cosby Show, the music video for Bobby McFerrin’s “Don’t Worry Be Happy” (holding his own with Robin Williams), and the voice of TARS in Interstellar. I took an interest in his many collaborations he did with Jonathan Demme: SUBWAYStories, The Manchurian Candidate, Rachel Getting Married, the pilot episode of A Gifted Man, and Ricki and the Flash. Irwin actually filmed a cameo that was later deleted in a film I worked on, 2008′s Definitely, Maybe as well. In just a few weeks, Irwin is going to be inducted into the Theatre Hall of Fame (well deserved!). Tonight, I got to attend the press opening of On Beckett, which is running at Emerson Paramount Center from Oct. 26 to 30, 2022. It is a one-man show in which Irwin explores the works of Irish novelist and dramatist Samuel Beckett (1906-1989). Irwin has played numerous characters in productions of Beckett’s Waiting for Godot over the years and knows his way around Beckett.

Irwin in character

This show first premiered at the Irish Repertory Theatre in NYC in 2018. Irwin explores the performer’s relationship to Beckett, primarily passages from Texts for Nothing, The Unnamable, Watt, and or course Waiting for Godot. Right away it needs to be said that I am by no means a Beckett expert. I read Waiting for Godot in high school and have seen some adaptations of his work, but that’s it. The good news is that Irwin is not a scholar on Beckett and approached this as an actor / performer. He shared stories and anecdotes in between his performances and it really personalized the show. I loved hearing him talk about his experience doing these plays and he name drops a ton. I kinda wished there had been even more stories within the stories. He also gets into the insider-baseball as he puts on select hats and clothes that allowed him to get into the vaudeville elements of his acting. 

There were some big laughs to be had. But what made this was Irwin! Watching him speak and go into characters is a thing to marvel. Theater geeks and Beckett experts will love this and eat it up, but people like me who are not experts could really get hooked on the show too. Go see it during its limited run between now and Sunday!

For ticket and info: https://artsemerson.org/events/on-beckett/

4 out of 5 stars

[davidcrunelle]

Good ol' super dangerous and immature subway shot. . . #huaweiP20Pro #urbanrenaissance #subwayphotography #subwaypeople #subwaylife #subwaytrain ay #subwaysurf #subwaycookies #subwaysandwich #subwayart #subwaystories #subwaytile #subwaysurfer #subwaymusic #subwaysurfers #subwayseries #subwaycreatures #subwaytiles #subwaygraffiti #subways #prilaga #subwaystation #subway #newyorksubway #subwaysalad #subwayeatfresh #subwaytherapy #tjejmilen #whpcolorpalette (à Stockholm, Sweden) https://www.instagram.com/p/BnLjN8BA6Uo/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1vwqomlq5st7k

[thebearmaiden]

The other day I was coming back from a gig and happened upon this lovely duo making beautiful music on the mezzanine level of the #4 train at 161st. I was happy I had my camera. They call themselves the @therocococommuters. And for some reason it gave me happy flashbacks of my music history class at Music & Art HS. The Rococo period was definitely one of my favorite periods of European music. That and Baroque. It was all so damn over-the-top. #subwaystories #mta #yankeestadium #rococo #rocococommuters #music #musicinthesubway #subwaymusic #nyc #canonphotography #streetphotography #womenstreetphotographers #theBronx (at Yankee Stadium) https://www.instagram.com/p/CUrLJ4MMs66/?utm_medium=tumblr

[princeofthesuburbs]

I started a cover band! Y’all think they was feeling us ?? 😭😭😭😭😭😹w @morriscornbread 😢😢😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱🥺🥺🥺😩😩😩😩😩 *SOUND ON*😍😈☃️ 👩🏾‍🎤🤕🤣😂🤣❤️💖💚💚💚💖 paperboyprince.com share to ur story! Tag ya homies!💖💚😎😎😎😃😃😃😃🌈🌈⭐️⭐️🙀🙀🙀🙀🙀🙀🙀🙀 #hahapaper #paperboyprince #nycstreets #subwaystories #mta #decolonizethisplace #nycsubway #subwaycreatures #j31 #yanggang m #paperboy (at Bryant Park) https://www.instagram.com/p/B8btEVFpD2M/?igshid=12bmljerbbx21

[hungrytigernyc]

A guy in a jesus saves sweatshirt and “Hope” -come- “Nike” sneakers got on the subway and sat directly across from me. He saw my FAGGOTS tshirt and mask and reached into his big black sack with a gold cross on it and proceeded to handed me a book. At first I waved my hand and shook No Thank you. Then I took a second look and graciously accepted. #dontjudgeabookbyitscover #literaryfaggot #queerasfuck #onlyinNYC #subwaystories #mta #NYCMoments https://www.instagram.com/p/CSmwS0Alycb/?utm_medium=tumblr