Oh my, that hat is one SacksayWoman!!
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Aug 12, 2008
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New York City,
New York,
United States
Thursday, September 25, 2008
Today was quite exciting... I headed to a place called the Cooper Union to see a free lecture by Oliver Sacks. For those who have no idea who that is; he is a famous neurologist who had written several books, including 'The man who mistook his wife for a hat' which you might remember I read. He also wrote 'Awakenings' about his time as a doctor in the Bronx which was made into a film where Robin Williams played him. Anyway of course it never occured to me that non-medical people would want to see him and lets just say it was easy to find the location because the queue was around the block! I did get in though and got a good seat and he gave a great talk about music and the brain and its relation to disease. *The woman sat next to me asked who he was! It seemed odd to me that you would want to queue for so long for someone you had no idea about just because he was famous...
Now Daisy has told me that David Blaine is doing something pointless in Central Park which for me to go to would be my equivilant so the above if I went I guess but I have instructions to take photos..... oops I just did a google and he has finished it! Sorry.
The weekend is supposed to be sunny but rain forcast for Sat! Not more rain and for Clare I hope becuase the last time it was a wash out. I also found out the rain destroyed my mp3 player! So fingers crossed. It has been a lot cooler here of late, although just as sunny its quickly got cool...
Anyway enough for now...
Comments
hats off to you
So reading that book has paid off then Rich!
I must admit some of the books you seem to keep in your bedroom do supprise me a bit....and theyre just the normal ones! i'm still wondering about the one ' A hundred things to do with broccoli'
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hi rich
im miffed bout no pics but well no matter i wont have a contritomps im sure i'l conifoodle it sometime!
Lv Daiz
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