New things these days often come from recycling and refreshing the old. Ideas, styles, and trends have gone through the mix for so many times that all we see is a camouflage.
I have quite some imagination about Seattle since my childhood, the birth place of Jimi Hendrix, grunge music, and the death of Kurt Cobain, as well as home of Boeing airplanes. Finally spent last week in the city for the first time. I had some of my best architectural experiences in Rem Koolhaas's library (interior) and Frank Gehry's Music Experience Project/Sci-Fi Museum (exterior) , of course the content of the later is great fun too.
Hui Li is a Chinese sneaker brand which was dominating basketball courts in mainland China in the 70s and 80s before Nike and Adidas invaded. I did an all red version with white 70 on one shoe and 80 on the other paying homage to the brand which holds a special memory of my childhood. Read more about the project by AMg Beijing.
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I wasn't a fan of Oasis's music when they were big during the 90's. But this single and its equally amazing video from their latest album totally overwhelmed me with its beauty and sentimentality.
It was the night of July 22nd, I was there watching Jarvis Cocker singing at Terminal 5.
"It all starts tonight Tonight's the night I guess So let's go take some drugs And let's go have some sex
The first time it's alright The future starts tonight And you cannot make everything alright But you could stop being wrong tonight
Tonight Tonight
And someone's getting born And someone's getting killed Somebody falls in love Somebody falls from a window-sill But you, you just sit tight Hiding out from life And you cannot set the world to rights But you could stop being wrong ..."
With some architect friends from London, we enjoyed amazing performance by vocalist Ledisi with Count Basie Orchestra at Blue Note this Sunday night. What a classy New York experience to escape the autumn chill.
I am watching this video while thinking what it would make me feel if I watch this video again in the future when I no longer live in New York. I love this city so much that almost hate to see other cities become better.