SAIL TO FREEDOM

The HONORABLE CONGRESSWOMAN CAROLYN B. MALONEY    celebrated 200 years of Greek independence from 

the Ottoman empire  on the flotilla of 10 boats sailing to the Statue of Liberty.  With Greek music and Greek dancing some 300 guests danced and sang  with resplendent joy.  KEFEE, the Greek word for joy was everywhere under the glorious sunny day.The past candidate for NY Mayor, Mr. John Catsimatidis and his beautiful wife Margo attended along with two other Congress representatives, Gregory Meeks and Nicole Malliotakis. The event  was organized by Louis Katsos of EMBCA,  Eastern Mediterranean Business Cultural Alliance. It was a brilliant time.

 

                             

                                       J   U   S   T   I   C   E

                                💗

                    for      GEORGE  FLOYD

                         

the killer of GEORGE FLOYD RECEIVED 22 1/2 YEARS IN PRISON

 

           

           THE   I   N  A  U  G  U  R  A  T  I  O  N

    PRESIDENT JOSEPH R BIDEN  &  VP

        KAMALA HARRIS were sworn in January 6, 2021

  WITH FIREWORKS AND SONG, OUR PRESIDENT AND VICE-RESIDENT  

    WERE  SERENADED BY LADY GAGA, JENNIFER LOPEZ and poet                                                                           Amanda   Gordon

        

 

                M E R R Y    C H R I S T M A S💗

NORWOOD CLUB

 It's like being in a Parisian salon in the 1920's...plush velvet couches, drinks, music and surrounded by art and artists,curated by Rodrigo  Salomon and  Pamela Willoughby.  A photo of TWIGGY by Bert Stern, non stop portrait painting by BARNABY RUHE, a fourth floor art gallery showing DON PERLIS artist of the Times Square mural of George Floyd and more ..Artist and musician TATIANA LISOVSKAYA shows her paintings, and performed  and sang at the opening of Norwood.  In addition she wrote a piano score for Julian Schnabel's movie of VINCENT VAN GOGH
.Music is by Willard Morgan on 3 and during brunch in the garden you can hear  the Michael Arenella Trio  all at the private membership  NORWOOD CLUB  241 West 14 Street.   

This 1857 mansion is on the National Historic Register and the NYC Landmarks Commision.

The owner and chef, ALAN LINN says he wanted to create a new  club as his dream., uniting art and food.  He feels it is a "new era".  From London, he enlisted the Simon Costin, a friend of Steve McQueem who lent his talents to enhance his dream.  He hired 3 people from clubs studio 54, Limelight, and Mercer and had the plush velvet couches built by the upholsterers  of the Russian Room. He built it for curious folk from all creative disciplines to have them meet and clash. "It is a club  for "the curious",Once you go there, you don't want to leave. And don't forget to order his secret shrimp dish which  contains sugar, garlic and paprika - So divine! 

...its a bit of heaven in New York...   

DEMETRIA  DANIELS AND BARNABY RHUE                

                 DON PERLIS & DEBBIE DICKINSON  in the background

TATIANA LISOVSKAYA w paintings

                    

GEORGE FLOYD by DON PERLIS   as it appeared in Times Square

GOTHAM GOSSIP2

Tuesday, June 2, 2020

IN    HIS   MEMORY

                    G E O R G E  F L O Y D
                    poem by carol ostrow
                    Outrage, sadness, shame for criminal   acts,

Has nothing to do with the actual facts.

Nothing wrong to protest and shout,

But what is all this looting about ??

How can my voice scream to be heard,

When a killing excuses and covers the absurd,

Criminals who use our sorrow to excuse,

To steal, to break, to take, to abuse.

        When is enough enough?

Yes, to punish the guilty few,

On video we see, we could hear and knew,

Evil was done by an officer in blue.

But, no matter how terrible, to take to the 

                          Street

And commit crimes, commit mayhem,

                  Cannot compete,

As evil upon evil makes a shamble of your

                           Rage.

Unless you are punished for commiting such                               wrongs,

We cannot turn to another page,

Or even sing our freedom's songs.

No excuses for committing, yet another

                            Crime.

Yes, we hurt but must look to heal and,  Somehow prepare for a better time.

Right now, this minute, enough is enough.