The Kingdom of Nyet with Heather Wade

[Journey]

Thank you so much, Journey! I must say I'm sure many of us here have our own interesting stories, each of them unique too!

Um, a multi-disciplinary degree that studied human behavior and patterns, combining aspects of the performing arts, psychology, anthropology, sociology, semiotics, and a bunch of other stuff. If we looked at a play, we would look at the whole mise-en-scene of the performance process, not just the text. If we studied a street festival, we'd look at what observances were repeated year to year and why and what that could mean. We might explore what "play" really is, and how do infants (or animals, for that matter) know when another is playing with them and not threatening them? etc. Somebody studied the self-determined repeatable patterns of the crowds in Washington Square Park over a 12-hour period by taking photos from a nearby rooftop every minute for 12 hours. Why did the crowds organize themselves like that? Why did they go here and not there? Turns out there were coherent patterns that made sense and explained the crowd behavior, but were not discernible from the street level.

This sounds kind of weird as I write it, but really it was fascinating stuff and very practical in a way I can't explain. My chosen area was how technology changed the actual nature and experience of a musical performance. Not directly relevant to my later work, but something I still love to explore for fun.

It was a new and innovative department at the university and the first in the country, now very well-known in that area and well-respected. Several other universities now have similar departments, but this was the first. It was fascinating and gave me a perspective on how we human beings are with each other and our patterns and rituals of all kinds that has served me very well in life, including informing my consulting work... go figure. 

I got in very early on while we could still be a bit wild and experimental with our studies. I hesitate to say the exact name because there are very few departments with this kind of name. It was, however, in NYC.

Thank you for asking.

I didn't mean for tonight to be all-about-Aquarius, btw! 

Thanks for explaining. It’s nice to know a little about who we talk with every night. Your studies sound very interesting.

[Doomed]

She is bringing her boy friend in tomorrow

Tied to the fender of her car, no doubt.

[Journey]

I just turned on the show. Talking mars. Did I miss any drama ?

[Aquarius]

Tied to the fender of her car, no doubt.

Yes but seriously? Is she bringing her boyfriend on the air or is this not true... or what? Details, please!

[Journey]

She’s talking about another care package she just got, hint, hint.

[Journey]

Can’t take any more. I’m out. Good night gang.

[PolkaDot]

Night Journey!

[anniem]

Can’t take any more. I’m out. Good night gang.

Sleep well and good night all

[Aquarius]

Can’t take any more. I’m out. Good night gang.

Goodnight, Journey! Sweet dreams!

[PolkaDot]

Sleep well and good night all

Night @anniem!

[sean92008]

Ok, this is going to show my age.

I saw him when he was Bette Midler's pianist and arranger first at the Continental Baths in Manhattan, where she got her start, and then in her first concert at the Palace Theater in Times Square, where she gave him 3 songs to open the second half of the show. That was where he introduced "Could It Be The Magic" or whatever the title is...

Sigh. He was pretty good back then... and still in the closet despite having performed at the Baths, a very gay club that welcomed heterosexual patrons.

This is going back some!

Ah, so the nickname Dr. Dirt is apropos?  Since you're as old as... 🙄

Without googling it, that was 73-74, wasn't it?

[Aquarius]

Sleep well and good night all

Sweet dreams, Anniem! 

[Aquarius]

Ah, so the nickname Dr. Dirt is apropos?  Since you're as old as... 🙄

Without googling it, that was 73-74, wasn't it?

Ah, generous of you! <GGG> 1971.

The Baths were in the basement of the Ansonia Hotel, a huge victorian building converted to apartments with lots of turrets, etc. and had more psychics and performers and singers living in it than anywhere else in Manhattan at the time.

I was very young but knew someone who got  snuck me in anyway <g>.

[Dwindling Stacks]

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Put Heather’s head on it and you got her reaction to her boyfriend when he frowned about the duck on Thanksgiving.

[Dwindling Stacks]

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Was this shot before the witchcraft started as she has a cross on her neck.   If so, where is that story.