17 June 2008
    
Museum of Sex

This was our museum guide, and I'm assuming the red dress was her idea. Just over her shoulder is the Lap Juicer.

Hot dog stand

This is how many hot dogs we had to take a bite out of before we nailed the take. There were two of us, and one of us doesn't eat hot dogs.

The Center for Permanent Cosmetics

This permanent makeup artist tattooed her own eyebrows. She also gave a really savvy interview, but I kept getting a little hung up on the "permanently natural" phrasing from the pamphlets.



16 June 2008
    

New York City


The Top of the Rock scenario was that we couldn't start shooting until the Empire State Building's lights came on, but we would have to stop if the security guard saw lightning, heard thunder, or felt raindrops. So we stood around in a roped-off area, waiting on the atmosphere. I didn't mind a bit, because I was wearing a killer tux, and I'm particularly fond of evening time.



13 June 2008
    

Sleepy Hollow, New York


On the left is the Headless Horseman's horse. Turns out, he tows a pretty elaborate trailer. On the right are some items that the Headless Horseman needs to set down for a minute while he gets wired with a microphone. Turns out, the eeriness from inside his pumpkin comes from three glow-in-the-dark bracelets. Oh, and he gives a pretty good interview.



12 June 2008
    
New York City

Green Room for the New World Stages. Like a lot of Green Rooms, it was heavy on the Twizzlers, but light on the wireless.



9 June 2008
    

Revere, Massachusetts


I spent my tour of the NECCO factory stealing candy like crazy. I filched candy dough. I popped a couple of "Be Mine" conversation hearts, hot off the press, and I was happy. Imagine your elementary school cafeteria filled neck-deep with sweet, colorful candy hearts and then...well, just imagine it. I like the last photo best: that colossal bag of candy is about one skinny third grader short of a solid metric ton.



4 June 2008
    
Las Vegas, Nevada

This is the bowling alley in the deluxe suite of the Hard Rock Hotel. $10K a night. Shoes provided.



3 June 2008
    
Catalina, California

I had no idea the island was named for St. Catherine of Alexandria. I was there for the fauna.



2 June 2008
    
Venice Beach, California

Good to be back in the old neighborhood for a day, but since when do you need a permit to graffiti?



20 May 2008
    

I had the wrap-up spot in the final session of Google Zeitgeist 2008, and I made three videos for it. Many of my interviewees were fellow speakers, including former Norwegian Prime Minister Gro Harlem Brundtland, Brazilian superstar Gilberto Gil, and the Ninja from askaninja.com.

Also making appearances were doorman Terry, Kenyan barrista Joe, and three giggling tweens. The young ladies were flown in from their various countries because they are all power users of Stardoll.com and they were given a chance to meet Stardoll's founder, Mattias "manually not that often" Mischke.









19 May 2008
    
London, England

Highlights of my stay at The Grove included this freshly-lacquered bench on a faraway putting green, and the inexplicable mirror beneath it.



18 May 2008
    
London, England

Highlights of the Google Europe Gala Dinner included the enormous moon and...the other enormous moon.



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