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'My Old School' Taught Steely Dan a Lesson
Steely Dan’s Donald Fagen and Walter Becker met at Bard College in Annandale-on-Hudson, NY, the site of 1973’s “My Old School.” The tune was included on Steely Dan’s 1973 LP Countdown to Ecstasy. The song only reached №63 but is a fan favorite. Its lyrics describe their arrest, along with Fagen’s girlfriend Dorothy White, in a marijuana raid.
This Popular Celebrity Loves Stockbridge, Massachusetts
Many celebrities love Massachusetts particularly the Berkshires. Some visit the area regularly while others love the Berkshires so much that they make it their home. Whether it's James Taylor who has lived in Berkshire County for many years, Karen Allen who has a business in Great Barrington, Karen Allen Fiber Arts, or Elizabeth Banks who was born and raised in Pittsfield and comes home every so often to enjoy a treat at her favorite ice cream spot, there's no doubt that even folks in the celebrity world love the Berkshires.
Hudson Valley Homeowners: Master Spring Mouse Control with These Tips!
Don't wait for a mouse to takeover your Hudson Valley home! Take action now to keep your home pest-free this spring. • Food Storage: Safeguard all food items in airtight containers, particularly grains and cereals. Not only does this preserve the freshness of your Lucky Charms, but it also reduces the attractiveness of your home by limiting the food supply. That Nickleback CD collection will ALSO reduce the attractiveness of your home.
At the Sky High Farm Spring Picnic, Fundraising for Food Justice—And Some Fashionable Guests
The rolling fields surrounding the small town of Pine Plains, NY—where the artist Dan Colen’s Sky High Farm can be found nestled among 40 acres of pasture and vegetable fields—typically play host to an eclectic crowd of cows, sheep, and chickens. But on an overcast spring morning this past weekend, an even more eclectic crowd began trundling their way down the country lanes that lead to the nearby Kaatsbaan Cultural Park: a veritable who’s who of New York’s creative set, ready to spend the day celebrating the Sky High Farm Spring Picnic.
Jeffrey Gibson Details His Painting on Art in America’s Latest Cover
Jeffrey Gibson, whose beaded painting Born to Be Alive (2023) appears on the cover of Art in America’s Summer 2024 “Icons” issue, is the subject of a profile in the magazine. From his studio in Hudson, New York, Gibson told A.i.A. the backstory of the cover image, a detail of a larger work shown here in full.Joan Semmel Details Her Painting on A.i.A.’s Latest Cover As told to A.i.A. I was listening to music hunting for words to use in my work and came across this disco song, “Born to Be Alive,” by Patrick Hernandez from 1978. As a mix of different kinds of...
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