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Web: Catalog of Free website providers and virtual hard drives at Freewebsitesproviders.com.
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Music: 55 Bar, NYC, 5/14/05: Keith Ganz (g). Quiet, and full of inspiration. Kate McGarry (voc) is Ganz' wife since mid 2004. Sings either with or without words. Great interpretation of 'Corcovado'. CDs: Keith Ganz: Music for People (2005). Kate McGarry: Mercy Street (2005).
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Book: Larry Gonick: The Cartoon History of the Universe: Volume 1-7: From the Big Bang to Alexander the Great (1990). Comic book that narrates history. Quite funny at times. Reasonably accurate.
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Recreation: New Jersey: Ringwood State Park. Picnicking area at Sepheard Lake. Other New Jersey Parks at the NJ Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Parks and Forestry.
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DVD: Meet the Parents (2000). w/ Robert De Niro, Ben Stiller. Directed by Jay Roach (Austin Powers: Goldmember). Male nurse Gaylord 'Greg' Focker meets his girlfriend's parents before proposing to marry her. Not an easy task. Stupid comedy, some funny moments. Overal rating: 4 out of 10.
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DVD: The Charlie Cahplin Mutuals, Vol. 3: One A.M., The Pawn Shop, The Floorwalker, The Rink. Four out of twelve of Chaplins two-reel silent films for the Mutual Company. Originally released in 1916. 25-30 min slapstick comedies, some with great special effects for the time. Entertaining. Overall rating: 5 out of 10.
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Art: Metropolitan Museum, NYC, 5/28/05: 1.) Sol LeWitt on the Roof: Splotches, Whirls, and Twirls. Abstract art. Includes large wall drawing #1152 in vibrant colors (blue, red, green, yellow, purple, orange) 2.) Diane Arbus: Revelations. B/W Portraits. Large exhibition of everyday life motives. 3.) Max Ernst: A Retrospective. Lived 1891–1976. Founding member of the Surrealist group in Paris. Most interesting: "The Blessed Virgin Chastises the Infant Jesus Before Three Witnesses: A.B. [Andre Breton], P.E. [Paul Eluard] and the Artist" (1926)

Max Ernst: The Blessed Virgin Chastises the Infant Jesus Before Three Witnesses: A.B., P.E. and the Artist" (1926).

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