PART V: AMSTERDAM.
Train. Berlin >>> Amsterdam. We were paired in our compartment with the two grumpiest old men on the planet, so we spent most of our time in the world’s sexiest dining car. Superlative voyage.
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At Canal House. My new rule is I only stay in hotels that have portraits of Coco Rocha in the bedrooms and Maarten Baas in the dining area.
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Blue skies wherever we went…
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Overdyed rugs, Gaetano Pesce and etc. at Frozen Fountain.
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Spontaneous rockabilly throwdown in the street outside Café Brandon. That car, on those streets…?!
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Cheers!
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PART IV: BERLIN.
Lucky weather.
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With T&G in Charlottenburg.
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Breakfast at Circus Hotel.
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Lunch with Matt Connors (and Judy!), then onto his excellent show at Veneklasen Verner.
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Proper pilgrimage.
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With Chloé at Templehofer Park and Jivamukti Yoga (top photo by CR).
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Soho Haus Berlin.
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Goth Cave with Paul Snowden and Campbell McDougall, masters of the dark arts.
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NEXT STOP: AMSTERDAM.
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Monmartre luncheon.
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St. Regis, after the downpour.
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French boys know how to party.
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DJ night at Les Souffleurs, aka the Gay Babe Cave.
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Jannis Kounellis.
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COMING SOON: BERLIN.
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PARIS, PART 1:
First evening.
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Best friends reunited after 5 long years!!
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Belleville Apartment.
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Classics.
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At Freddy and Benny’s, in Belleville.
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Gallery opening in the evening.
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PARIS PART II, coming soon…
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There and back again…My epic two week trip in short summary.
Part I: NEW YORK CITY.
Bowery Hotel.
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View from the tub (not bad).
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Corn at Café Habana.
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Backyard at Saturdays.
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Good ole NYC garbage piles.
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Classics.
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5 Leaves, with friends.
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Museum of Natural History.
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True words on the street.
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Backyard Bowery.
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After Optimo.
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Not pictured: dinner at Peel’s, dinner at Gemma (celebrity sightings, oh my!), drinks at Nights and Weekends, Sit and Read gallery visits, Sleep No More (we almost died), a trip to Queens in the pouring rain in a cab to experience the slowest government customer service of our lives, shoe shopping, dress shopping, jewelry shopping, the crown of the Statue of Liberty (just kidding!).
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Part II: PARIS coming soon.
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My mix from last week on my radio show. I can be heard on WKRadio on Thursdays at 6PM (PST). Listen live here:
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Agaric/No Way I Know I Feel (Axel Boman Remix)/Ovum
Langenberg/Planitz Proposals/Mild Pitch
Sunpeople/Check Your Buddha (Sven Väth Remix)/Trelik
Cassy/Idle Blues/Cassy
Pawas&Beume/Neverdorf/Brut!
Kate Simko/Mind On You/Hello?Repeat
Rick Wade/Do It/Hardtraxx
Jun/Outergaze 2/Capricious
Suspect/Bleedingforyou (Tevo Howard Remix)/Thug Records
Vera & Federico Molinari/Tusch For Mike/Love Letters From Oslo
Mark Thibideau/Last Night/Sub Static
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This weekend I hit Orange County for the US Open of Surfing. What a total scene. Like this:
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Holocene Family Summer Picnic at Mollala State Park. Croquet. BBQ. BB Guns. Fishing. Dogs. Jokes. Badminton. Beers. Sunshine. Swimming. Total bliss.
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