Real Estater: August 2011

Monday, August 22, 2011

Say Something Nice

ImprovEverywhere
For our latest mission we constructed a custom wooden lectern with a megaphone holster and an attached sign that read, "Say Something Nice." The lectern was placed in public spaces around New York and then left alone. We wanted to see what would happen if New Yorkers were given the opportunity to amplify their voices to "say something nice." This project was produced by Improv Everywhere as part of the Guggenheim Museum exhibition stillspotting nyc.

Red Bull Manny Mania 2011: Pro Finals in NYC

Thursday, August 11, 2011

Acapella Soul Incredible street performance on 5th avenue NYC

Acapella Soul street perform outside Met Museum of Art on 5th avenue New York City

"I'll Be There" by The Jackson 5 (1970)
"Why Do Fools Fall In Love" by Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers (1956)
"So Much In Love!" by The Tymes (1963)
"I wish it would rain" by The Temptations (1967)
"Duke of Earl" by Gene Chandler (1962)

"I'll Be There" is a soul song written by Berry Gordy, Bob West, Hal Davis, and Willie Hutch, which resulted in two U.S. #1 hit singles:
the original 1970 recording by American vocal quintet The Jackson 5
The Jackson 5 interpretation was recorded for Motown Records, and released as the first single from their Third Album in 1970.
Produced by the songwriters, "I'll Be There" was The Jackson 5's fourth #1 hit in a row ("I Want You Back", "ABC", and "The Love You Save"),
making them the first black male group to achieve four consecutive #1 pop hits.
"I'll Be There" is also notable as the most successful single released by Motown during its "Detroit era" (1959-1972).

"Why Do Fools Fall in Love" is a song that was originally a hit for early New York City-based rock and roll group Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers in 1956.
It reached No. 1 on the R&B chart, No. 6 on Billboard's Pop Singles chart, and number one on the UK Singles Chart.
The song was ranked #307 on the Rolling Stone magazine's list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.

"So Much in Love" is a popular song sung by The Tymes that was a number-one song in the United States during the year 1963.
It was The Tymes first hit single, topping the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart on August 3, 1963, and remaining there for one week.
The song was written by George Williams, Bill Jackson and arranged by Roy Strighis.

"I Wish It Would Rain" is a 1967 song recorded by the Temptations for the Motown label (under the "Gordy" imprint) and produced by Norman Whitfield.
peaked for three weeks in February and March 1968 at number four on the Billboard Hot 100 pop singles chart and at the number-one position on the Billboard R&B singles chart.

"Duke of Earl" is a 1962 number-one song, originally by Gene Chandler. It is the best known of Chandler's songs, and he subsequently dubbed himself 'The Duke of Earl'.
The song was penned by Bernice Williams, Eugene Dixon, and Earl Edwards.
"Duke of Earl" debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 chart on January 13, 1962, and held the number-one spot for three weeks.
It was on the Hot 100 for a total of 15 weeks.