Do we like shopping? Hells no. But we are beginning to like it.
Proper cocktail hour in a pretend speakeasy up high. Boston proper.
Cocktails and Retail?
October 15, 2025
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Pinacoteca de São Paulo in the Thunder
September 23, 2025
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What do you do when you are in São Paulo on a thunderous rainy Monday (the day that much is closed)? Seek out the Pinacoteca, and experience some art. Visit both sides with a sprint between rainstorms.
The space is beautifully assembled of old and new in contrast. The curation follows this concept and lacks only professional lighting. Brazil could use some NY light people in all of its museums.
Two views.
The exhibits are spotty, but there are always jewels to be found.
Some of the sculpture is exquisite.
Romey in a pink box.
This is not art!
Channel Emily.
And then brave the rain, walking through the huge unfamiliar trees of Brazil.
Arriving at the Contemporary building just as the power flickers and the clouds unleash.
Enter the late ’60s and the dissolution of dictatorship. Yankees out of vietnam.
BLUM!
Then have a late lunch while you wait for the rain to abate. Banana milk punch for the win.
The Warhol Once Again: Behind the Scenes
January 25, 2025
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Ah yes. We are planning for 5/25/25. Looking at space and making plans.
Still, we had some fun in the exhibits.
And we got a look at some spaces behind the scenes. I mean, at least they are silver!
The main lobby was the focus of some more research.
Can’t wait to be here with our peeps!
There’s still some planning to be done! 5/25/25 here we come.
St Vincent Could not Cure the Sick
September 23, 2024
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It started with corn-shaped cornbread and slightly-too-sweet cocktails, so what do you expect? It ended earlier than planned due to some virus from Ohio.
St Vincent put on a hella show at the Anthem, GA was non-optimal but we went way up high in the stands and that was a good call. So much more produced and click-tracky than the other shows we have seen this summer. St Vincent is almost ready for arena rock.
Was it Spinal Tap??
Los Angeles
Sweetest Fruit
Surgeon
Sadly, we opted to head home before New York. But it was a good thing we did. That virus from Ohio was a doozy.
Encore by Maybe
A Clean Moonshine?
February 23, 2024
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Say it ain’t so. The farm dog gets groomed. And then is rewarded with a visit to the salon.
Meanwhile at the farm, the salon dog goes wild…
Bikes in the Beach in Venice (LA)
February 14, 2024
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Oh yeah, bikes on the beach.
These socks were not there. Tell no one.
Sugarloaf on the Last Day
January 16, 2024
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Our first trip as fiancés was our last sidetrip in Rio. Up sugarloaf. Leaving this for last was a good plan. Make sure to get tickets on the net in advance and definitely spring for the VIP thing.
It all starts at the red beach on a 90+ degree day.
Fortunately there is Casa Que Doce nearby for some respite before the ascent.
And then it’s up up up on a guided tour.
First station.
And then more up to the top. We walked around the gardens and had a bite at the sunset grill (where our news leaked when Noelie called). Yes, we were engaged.
Black diamonds drip.
Then back down to reality, the metal tube home, and winter.
Home to Chez Georges, where a last Caipirinha, and a trip to GIG were in store.
A Modest Proposal
January 16, 2024
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Our trip to Rio was memorable and filled with love on all fronts. NYE in Leblon, Philosophy sesssions, poetry, and the most magical wedding we’ve ever attended. So how to celebrate Romey’s birthday?
With some misdirection and planning, that’s how.
The only person who may have had an inkling about what was to come might have been Noelie. We bought the black diamonds together in London.
So dinner plans were made at the Hotel Santa Teresa (a place we are going to have to stay one day). Dinner was excellent.
But what’s this Christmasy looking thing? A birthday gift?
Delivered with the lines, “I have a question first. Would you like to be a McGraw?”
Yes.
And with that, our trip to Rio reached perfection.
The Munch Museum Iteration Three
October 22, 2023
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Romey and I went to the brand new Munch museum in Oslo. This is the third iteration of the museum, which started at the Munch house itself, moved up the hill for a while, and is now located by the harbor next to the opera house. The facility is beautiful, and the art is displayed professionally in a world-class way.
Plan to spend several hours following your nose.
One of our favorite pictures from Oslo comes from the upper floors.
The exhibition spaces are well designed, spacious, and properly-lit.
We made some etching/rubbings of our own.
But of course the main draw is the art on the fourth floor.
Of course we saw the scream (in two of three views)
The Madonna
Escalators abound.
The SOLO OSLO by Admir Batlak is stunning. Fun with fabric. Art with deep roots in design.
We learned a ton about Alice Neel, especially by watching the excellent documentary included as part of the exhibit. Wow.
Alice was in many ways decades ahead of herself for her entire life.
Fashion in the Big Pickle: Karl Lagerfeld- A Line of Beauty at the MOMA
August 27, 2023
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A quick hit to NY was just the right opportunity to spend a few hours steeped in high fashion. The MOMA’s Karl Lagerfeld show is excellent. Well curated, interesting, and aware of its own ridiculous nature. Go see for yourself.
First, your hosts all snazzed up. (One eagle eyed NY fashion geek recognized Romey’s vintage skirt.)
Without further commentary, some bits for the bit pile, led off by sparkle. We proceed backwards in time.
We pause now for station identification.
This interlude brought to you by Romey’s eye for high fashion.
