Weekend in Iceland

Just for the hell of it me and my friend Pat Hughes went to Iceland last weekend to improve our riding skills. Since I have sworn off tanning I am all about weekend trips to the far north.

Pat of course only rides side saddle and getting the saddle through airport security caused all sorts of issues.

Most of our fellow riders were Danish and had never seen a side saddle. It was a great way to break the ice in Iceland.

My horse unfortunately had a sore foot.

Black Hair

SKIN DEEP

Black Hair, Still Tangled in Politics

By CATHERINE SAINT LOUIS

Published: August 27, 2009

Getting “good hair” often means transforming one’s tightly coiled roots; but it is also more freighted, for many African-American women and some men, than simply a choice about grooming.

This is my friend Boris and he finds this whole issue a real tangle. He is sick of processing but feels it is a part of his identity. Photo by Pat Hughs

Candy Pratts Price Makes Ass of Herself

Style.com Executive Fashion Director, Candy Pratts Price (aka Candida Rosa Theresa Pratts Price) once again makes a complete ass of herself.

In the soon to be released, 'Vogue' movie/documentary 'The September Issue,' my favorite Puerto Rican and town drunk drawls and croaks some fabulous unintentional comic one liners like, "SepTEM-BUH is the JANuhhry in FASHahnn."

I made it my ring tone but it scared too many children in the lobby of my building. Have a listen at myxer.com

Is there an Oscar for 'Best Comic Buffoon' in a documentary? If so Pratts Price just might win for her absurd diction - sort of Brenda Vaccaro meets Diana Vreeland meets Vera Charles meets Patsy Stone. Por Favor!

I must admit I don't like CPP because she was pretty nasty to me in my youth!

Back in my CondeNast days she would bark orders at me while wearing sunglasses and once accused me of "misplacing" her veil. For the record I did not misplace her veil I gave it to the housekeeper.

If you ask me, had I not prevented her from wearing a wedding veil to the CondeNast cafeteria Anna Wintour would not be calling her the "Queen of the Internet" today.

As usual I got no thanks for saving a career in fashion.

Check out this CPP tribute.

Why Not Attend The 5th Annual Chihuahua Races?

While two of my favorite Chihuahuas- Edie and Beaula are vacationing in East Hampton I will be supporting their breed on Saturday by attending the 5th Annual Chihuahua Races in Riverside Park (83rd at Riverside, 1pm). Let me know who you think will win the title of Fastest Chihuahua in America.

My Dining Room

I am thinking about painting my living room Baby Seal Black!

I Am Very Fond of MONKEYS!

The Wind Beneath My Wings!

Why do I have to be the victim of other people's garbage and bad taste??????

I am with Royce on this one!!!

Inspiration

Recently saw Julie and Julia. Loved the Julia parts but found the Julie parts sickening. I love Amy Adams but the Julie character was so insipid I almost couldn't watch, and don't get me started about the person who played Julie's husband.

Every time he put food in his mouth it was like watching and hearing a wild animal eat gummy bears. I had to put my fingers in my ears and close my eyes every time the camera was on him. If I had been carrying a pistol in my Filson bag I would have taken it out and shot the screen.

I was once in a movie theatre in South Central L.A., back in 1990, where a fellow movie goer did shoot the screen- but I think he did it to celebrate what he thought was a great performance.

Anyway decided if an unlikable and sour soul like Julie could actually turn a blog into a successful book and movie about her life I should take a shot at it.

I am not going to cook my way through a cookbook- but I am going to chronicle my New York life as a 40 something man- which includes living in Harlem, entertaining, dining out, running around the city, meeting up with friends, visiting my shrink, working out, practicing yoga, and trying to figure it all out.

I think there is a need for a weekly web based lifestyle magazine that is not just regurgitation of print magazine content- not just video, not just slideshows, not just text but a combination of all. I want to fill this need. I'll start with a blog and then....