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Inauguration Day

Holly — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 20:27:31 +0000

Renda, Andrew and I watched administrations change on the 6th floor at a special brunch hosted by Swiss Miss.

Andy Pressman captured this historic moment in DC this morning. Received just now, but sent via iPhone around 9:31am.

Meanwhile Andrew Sloat dropped another video yesterday.

Article 2 (for BHO) from Andrew Sloat on Vimeo.

Waterfalls: Day 1

Renda — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 21:28:55 +0000

Something is not quite right.

Breaking: Waterfall is on!

Renda — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 18:46:30 +0000

2:45pm: Waterfall is on.

Five months in the making, the Tusk documentary has arrived

Holly — Thu, 15 May 2008 18:25:05 +0000

That’s right. A full on bootleg DVD of the legendary and rare “Making of Tusk” documentary—entitled simply, elegantly, “Fleetwood Mac”— has finally arrived. After searching through every independent video store in NY, the Bobst library, the internet, I was finally able to get it off some ghetto auction site called Epier.

Seriously. Screening next week. I watched the first 10 seconds to make sure it worked and I was already spellbound.

Dumbo Beat: Get ready for Pelham 123

Holly — Mon, 05 May 2008 14:30:15 +0000

Today (and tomorrow) on Jay Street, perhaps the biggest filming event on our block in recent memory — the remake of the 1974 classic The Taking of Pelham 123. We will be bringing you live coverage of our block / location. Dumbo is buzzing with PA’s and boom mikes. Exact locations available on Dumbo NYC.

Are you kidding me? New York, have you lost your mind?

Andrew — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 22:25:30 +0000

Oh, Brooklyn.

Andrew — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 00:45:23 +0000

A Movie Screening

Brooklyn: Among the Ruins

By award-winning filmmaker Suzanne Wasserman.

This short film introduces audiences to Brooklyn-born Paul
Kronenberg. Paul is a 60 year-old subway buff who built a life-size
replica of a 1930s motorman’s subway cab in his tiny bedroom in
Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn. Paul will be there to introduce and answer
questions about the film about the experience and why he decided to do
what he did!

Thursday, April 17, 2008 @ 7 p.m.

East 54th Street Recreation Center

348 East 54th Street (b/w 1st & 2nd Aves.)

Waterfall Watch

Renda — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 22:29:05 +0000

Is it ready?

http://www.nycwaterfalls.org

Stay home and watch a movie! It’s a Recession!

Holly — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 17:57:18 +0000

In weeks forthcoming, Lucas Joaquin, film expert and friend of 801a will share his encyclopedic knowledge of film with us through the lens of the recession. What should we watch that will help us to contextualize and cope with the recession? Look out for his guest blogging, TK.

Bjorkwatch 2008

Holly — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 04:24:23 +0000

Bjork came to 10 Jay Street. We tried to find her!

An anonymous tipster (that’s tips@801a.info, FYI) alerted us on Saturday night that Bjork would be recording on the 8th floor of 10 Jay Street on Monday. We all came into work on Monday, excited and waiting for Bjork to arrive.

For the past two days, I’ve run to the peephole whenever I heard heels in the hall, or every 10 minutes. Monday came and went, but today, finally, success! Upon return from our lunch break, Renda and I receive a text message from Andy Pressman: Bjork has just entered the ladies room (which now, coincidentally, contains soap and paper towels).

Renda rushes to the bathroom and body-checks Bjork with the door. I peep out the door and see Bjork walking by, bells a-jinglin’. She is actually wearing furry boots, not heels. Renda says she was wearing a weird flowy mumu, and that Bjork made her just a little nervous.

Fifteen minutes later, we make our way over to the door of Atlantic Sound, where Bjork is recording. We can hear her: Bjork is singing behind that door. We took a video as proof. If you want to see it email us—this would definitely start an internet sensation, and someone would inevitably get sued. BEST TUESDAY EVER!

Note: If you are into my Photoshop work, I am having a recession sale!