Some Friends of Mine

"Some Friends of Mine" is the name of the band and played last night at 169 Bar on 169 E. Broadway, NYC.

Opened with:
Collin Couvillon vocals/guitar
John Oyzon guitar
John Hartzell bass
Shaneca Adams drums
*They switched up vocals and added Jason Novak on harmonica to a few songs.

My friends are so talented!



Gwyn, Billy, Coco, Jonette, Ben and myself were in the audience, along with some 80's hipsters that couldn't stop dancing to "Some of My Friends" band.

Great thing about NYC, you can show up at this bar hungry. Everyone wants something different, but ask the bartender and she'll help you find a find a restaurant that soothes your taste buds and delivers. She had a stacks of menus wrapped in rubber bands. Each stack was designated with food type: Italian, Indian, American, Asian, etc. While you wait, she'll pour a glass of your favorite red wine. Before my friends played, my meal from India was served and complimented with a smooth California red wine in a nice tall glass.

Peggy Su Photography

Peggy took some great shots of our show, Fuerzabruta.

On the opening page, click photography, then Fuerzabruta.

Fuerzabruta Bios

Bridgette and Adam ROCK!!!

They've already done what I wanted to do....all the reviews in one place!!!
http://fuerzabrutanyc.com/press.html

Plus they're both the GREATEST AND CUTEST PRESS AGENTS EVER!!!!!!!!!!

They are from the Karpel Group...check out the site:
http://thekarpelgroup.com

New York Post Review

FUERZABRUTA IS DAZZLING BLEND OF EROTIC, HYPNOTIC, AQUATIC

By FRANK SCHECK



Women in a suspended pool descend close to the "Fuerzabruta" crowd.


October 25, 2007 -- IN "Fuerzabruta" - the latest extravaganza from creators of the hit "De La Guarda" - the audience is not only forced to stand, but is also periodically herded through the playing area like cattle, doused with water, buffeted by wind and sprayed with Styrofoam.

If it's any consolation, what the performers go through is even more grueling.

Not for nothing does the title translate to "Brute Force."

Fortunately, for the young of both heart and body, the show offers plenty of dazzling theatrical and sensory pleasures as well. And while "Fuerzabruta" - which feels like a rave on acid - isn't exactly profound, it's undeniably spectacular.

The central defining image, repeated numerous times, is that of a well-dressed businessman running in place on a giant elevated treadmill. Despite powerful blasts of wind and walls that appear out of nowhere, he soldiers on - even as shots are fired and other figures drop all around him.
A procession of memorable set pieces quickly follows. A man clings to the underside of a suspended water tank, mirroring the quick movements of the woman swimming above him. A giant Mylar curtain swiftly surrounds the audience, with two female performers speedily running on it high above our heads.

Most stunningly, a giant acrylic pool gradually descends from the ceiling until it's close enough to touch. In it are several scantily clad performers whose highly vigorous gyrations and close interaction with the audience members make for an erotic aquatic ballet.

The athletic performers, not to mention the hardworking stagehands who move the massive scenery elements into place with blazing speed and efficiency, deserve kudos for their exertions.
Then again, so do the mainly young and clearly enthusiastic audience members, most of whom continued to dance to the throbbing techno music for several minutes after the performance ended.

Fun Monday night

Today, I woke up at 2 PM.

Cleaned my house, got ready for rehearsal and arrived on time at 430 PM. Should have been there earlier but that didn't happen.

Rehearsed one of my favorite pieces EVER called "La Vela".

Luckily, the rehearsal went well, and Tamara, one of our captains, offered me the glorious chance to perform the piece in the show that night.

The piece could have lasted so much longer, I had a BLAST!!! I performed the piece with Freddy Bosche, and the crew below was TA, Wes, Johnny and Tincho. It felt so right, every section, I felt so honored to perform this piece tonight, YAY!

My friends Johnny O and Coco were in the audience with friends. That helped a lot too!

Afterwards, a group of us went to one of my favorite restaurant's in NYC, La Creperie, on 8th St. between 1st and A. We were headed for Yaffa Cafe, but the wait was too long. By total chance we ended up at the French place. They were about to close, but when they saw 8 of us walk in , they stayed open for another 2 hours and treated us with excellent food and service.

We went to another place on 8th/St. Marks...65 St. Mark's? Can't remember the name. The lovely Veronica just happen to cross paths with us and hung out a bit.

From there, we went swing dancing at Banjo Jim's on Ave C and 9th St. I saw some of the best tap dancing I'd seen in the longest time. Gwyn and I were inspired. Ramona Staffeld was there too. She was actually the reason why were there. What a blast! Swing, lindsay hopping, drinks and all...we were game!

Party on the move...headed down to the Lower East Side to another bar called Milano's to hear Duran Duran, David Bowie, James and Blur on the jukebox. Danced however we felt like: I'm not exactly sure what to call it. Only 4 of us were in the bar. Because Kate was a regular, drinks and chips were on the house.

Oh what a night!

Latest in Playbill

High Flying, Adored: Fuerzabruta Extends Off-Broadway Through June
By Ernio Hernandez
08 Nov 2007

Note to producers: Order more breakaway walls and pay water bill. The new theatrical spectacle Fuerzabruta (Brute Force), by the creators of De La Guarda, has extended its Off-Broadway run through June 29.

The new show began performances Oct. 11 and opened Oct. 24 at the former home of De La Guarda, the Daryl Roth Theatre, The originally scheduled 18-week run through Feb. 17, 2008, has now been extended through June 29, production spokespersons confirmed to Playbill.com.

De La Guarda's Diqui James (co-founder/co-creator) and Gaby Kerpel (composer/musical director) again "push the boundaries of theatrical creativity, motivation and innovation," according to a press statement. Fuerzabruta (Brute Force) "breaks free from the confines of spoken language and theatrical convention [where] both performers and audience are immersed in an environment that floods the senses, evoking pure visceral emotion in a place where individual imagination soars."

Featured performers include Hallie Bulleit, Freddy Bosche, Daniel Case, Michael Hollick, Joshua Kobak, Gwyneth Larsen, Tamara Levinson, Rose Mallare, Brooke Miyasaki, Jon Morris, Jason Novak, Marlyn Ortiz and Kepani Salgado-Ramos.

Among visuals to be expected: "A man runs full throttle through a series of moving walls, individuals race to connect from opposite sides of a whirling sail and performers frolic and interact in a watery world suspended just above the audience."

Fans who remember De La Guarda can plan to enjoy a similar, yet completely new experience as the action is set to "percussive beats, engaging melodies and hypnotic ambient music."

Also returning from the original team are Alejandro Garcia (technical director) and Fabio Daquila (production supervisor),

Fuerzabruta first played in Buenos Aires in 2005 and has also performed in Lisbon, London, Buenos Aires, Bogota and is slated to be part of the 2007 Edinburgh Fringe Festival with runs in Berlin and Hamburg to follow.

Concert Productions International (CPI), Ozono Productions and David Binder Productions produce the New York run.

American Express cardholders now have access to the new block of tickets, which will go on public sale Nov. 22.

Tickets to Fuerzabruta (Brute Force) at the Daryl Roth Theatre, 20 Union Square East (at 15th Street), can be purchased by calling (212) 239-6200 or at the box office. A limited number of $25 (cash-only) rush tickets will be made available two

The Unlovables

My friend, Hallie Bulleit, this is her punk rock band, The Unlovables. On sale at iTunes and Virgin Mega Store.

Confidentiality

Confidentiality, or secrets, is both important and annoying. Important for many reasons: no leaking of peritinent information for one. Annoying because I have no idea when I'm supposed to show up at my new job until the last minute.

I'm psyched though, I'm opening up a cool new store in the meat packing district. I'll be the first person you see at the door.

Tickled

with my new monitor!!! And I haven't even received it yet!!!

http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/productdetail.aspx?c=us&l=en&s=dhs&cs=19&sku=320-6140

After hours of searching, days of waiting, its going to come on FRIDAY!!! Hopefully sooner if possible :o)

I asked around and got the advice from my favorite Andwew's, Williams and Barracas. "It's the same panel," they both said. In fact, even on the website, Dell displays a similiar Mac image on the desktop. Interesting choice. Well, I'm going to miss not having that delicious Apple logo on my desk, but maybe I can do something goofy to it.

I'm going to love the camera and microphone on it. After reading one of the reviews, someone said it works seamlessly with PhotoBooth and iChat...YAY! The review was written prior to the Leopard release, which I don't even have yet, but hopefully there won't be an issue. And its already built into the system. So instead of buying an iSight for my system as well as taking up additioinal space, its already built in!

Its been such a drag booting my tower's HD to my lil G3. The G3 guy did as best as it could. I won't make you work so hard anymore G3, the monitor will be here Friday, if not sooner! And then you'll be able to entertain with us at the theater in your new home ;o)

Patience

Sucks. I hate this lesson.

NYC Peg, Anh and I

WHAAAAAA!!! I miss them already :o(................................