They had a really fantastic sweater on display. It has all of Amy Winehouse's tattoos stitched on in the anatomically correct locations. I had no idea that as soon as I left this museum, I would find out she had passed away. I had helped her a few times when I worked at Patricia Field. I spoke to her on the phone and helped her make choices and sent her a few packages of merchandise. Cute employees made notes and took photos of themselves to send to her.
So that was really eery and sad.
I really enjoyed the Museum of Art and Design and was a little let-down that there was no bicycle rack. Not one at all on the tiny block where the museum resides. There are also no racks at the very fancy Time Warner Center. I had to park Kate Middleton in a dangerous location.
So as a part of Let's Go Ride a Bike summer games, I wrote a letter to MAD, because I'm so smitten with them as a museum, and I'm taking Matt there soon. I told them I loved them but I hope a fierce bicycle rack design and installation is in their future. I didn't want to just use the NYC.gov Bike Rack request form. But I have done the request form recently for: The 92nd Street Y, East Harlem Shopping Center, and Time Warner Center.
Back to how I mourned the loss of Amy Jade Mermaid- I went to a back yard BBQ (a lovely little Upper West Side courtyard) with good friends who were also very sad. We listened to her music, shook our heads and drank the pain away.
And I carried a watermelon in my saddle bags to take to the cookout. -Or Kate Middleton carried a watermelon in her saddle bags-
I balanced the weight with my kebabs and bottles of beer on the opposite side. I rode about 15 blocks - carefully.
