The Spirit of Jazz
Aug. 29th, 2010 10:44 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
gina_r_snapeSo, it seems the Spirit of Jazz was haunting me this weekend. (No signed contracts, though). On Saturday I went to the Jazz Age Lawn Party on Governor's Island. It was a gorgeous, glorious afternoon of music, period wear, and strong cocktails that knocked me off my feet. But not before I managed to take a few photos and videos.
Here was an antique car, and a woman whose outfit was giving me sailor dress envy (I very nearly bought one for this event a few days ago)
A woman in an exquisite green number
Band leader Michael Arenella (who my companion and I suspect was bludgeoned with a brass instrument by a band member after the gig was over) - note the lovely old timey mic
An adorable couple
Dancers in action
This dandy fellow had multiple partners of all genders throughout the day
Less elegant than others, but I liked the look of these two
I also captured video of the dancers. Alas, I was unable to splice these together. But the second one has a nice finish to the dance.
And today was the DWNY video meet. I imagined it would be the nerdiest thing ever - Whovians huddled in front of iPads under a tree in Central Park. But it wound up just a nice, lounging picnic near Strawberry Fields. Saturday was both physically and emotionally draining for me (for reasons I'd rather not get into), so I was glad to be out in the sun in a no-pressure environment.
On the way home, I wandered with a friend into Tompkins Square Park where a Jazz concert had just let out. Thisand eyeing Howard Moon leaving the park made me suspect the Spirit of Jazz was following me. So here he is for you:
Here was an antique car, and a woman whose outfit was giving me sailor dress envy (I very nearly bought one for this event a few days ago)
A woman in an exquisite green number
Band leader Michael Arenella (who my companion and I suspect was bludgeoned with a brass instrument by a band member after the gig was over) - note the lovely old timey mic
An adorable couple
Dancers in action
This dandy fellow had multiple partners of all genders throughout the day
Less elegant than others, but I liked the look of these two
I also captured video of the dancers. Alas, I was unable to splice these together. But the second one has a nice finish to the dance.
And today was the DWNY video meet. I imagined it would be the nerdiest thing ever - Whovians huddled in front of iPads under a tree in Central Park. But it wound up just a nice, lounging picnic near Strawberry Fields. Saturday was both physically and emotionally draining for me (for reasons I'd rather not get into), so I was glad to be out in the sun in a no-pressure environment.
On the way home, I wandered with a friend into Tompkins Square Park where a Jazz concert had just let out. This
