What's that smell?

Is it the dog piss summer rotting streets of NY?

..no, more pleasant

Is it the smell of burgers and fries eminating from the newly opened Shake Shacks around the city?

....no, more exciting!

I KNOW - It's the smell of new episodes of WSNY now that Steven hath returned!  Woop Woop!

GET READY

A Figgy Update

Hey Friends!

Sorry things have been quiet on the WSNY front the past month- we've been super busy behind the scenes analyzing all the feedback from all of you guys on Episode 1. We are insanely lucky to have such smart people critiquing our show! Trust me when I say that we have read every single word and have taken every comment to heart as we continue on the journey of figuring out the way to make Web Show New York the best it can possibly be! There have been tears, laughs, deep philosophical discussions, sleepless nights, group hugs, group fights, and of course....figs.

Figs?

Yes- FIGS!
We've got an exciting week coming up- STEVEN IS COMING BACK *happy Jeremy dance*! I've missed him so much. Especially in Production Meetings where he likes to keep us laughing when we get too serious about boring "buisnessey-who-are-we" crap. We need a few "I oin't cares" in the mix!

I hope you are all having a fabulous summer and managed to not melt in last week's heat wave!

Much Love,

Lindsay

HAPPY BIRTHDAY JOHN-ANDREW!!

John-Andrew I can't believe you're turning TWENTY-FIVE today. Absolutely amazing- I can't believe how time flies.

The Web Show New York family wanted to get you something incredibly special- but then we realized that we're already working with you for free so WHAT ELSE DO YOU WANT FROM US?

Just kidding of course (except about the part where we didn't get you anything- so maybe I wasn't kidding?). WE LOVE YOU. Or at least I do. From the bottom of my heart I hope that this year is in all ways better than the last- of course I know it will be because you'll know me for the WHOLE YEAR- how lucky are you?

Seriously though (not so good at the sincerity thing)- Happy Birthday. Beyonce, take it away:

I LURVE New York

Hello WSNYers!!

Greetings!  I hear rumor that EPISODE 2 is on it's way - let's give that a John-Andrew WOOP WOOP!!

Summer is one of my favorite times to be in the city! There are so many fun things to do out doors.  This weekend brought two of my favorite New York things!

Pridefest
and
Movies in the Park

Pridefest is a march & festival in remembrance of the Stonewall Riots in 1969.  This year  my boyfriend & I marched with Broadway Impact. It was marvelous.

It was cool to see a whole ton of New Yorkers and Tourists get wrapped up in the celebration of the parade!

Here is my favorite photo from it:

My other favorite thing that pops up in New York during the summer is:  OUTDOOR MOVIES!!!

Last night I gathered with hundreds of others to sit out in the grass in Bryant Park (right behind the New York Public Library) to watch 'Carousel'.  It was a peaceful, wonderful experience and one of my favorite things to do here in New York!  I got to looking and thought I'd include some links to not only Bryant Park but other outdoor movies as well!

River to River

Movies with a View

Bryant Park

REMEMBER TO DANCE!!! 

We need your Feedback!

Hey friends!

I survived my weekend in DC and am back in reality swimming in projects and day jobs and some fantastic tennis (Wimbledon!).

The WSNY team has sadly said a "see you later" to Steven- we're really going to miss him while he's in California! But LUCKILY we will all be seeing his crazy face often as we continue to release promos and episodes over the next month. (Be sure to stay tuned this week as we release more promos and gear up for the launch of Episode 2!)

If you have a chance please take a look back at Episode 1 and let us know your thoughts. You can comment here anonymously, or send us an e-mail: webshownewyork@gmail.com. Trust me, we aren't fishing for praise here- as we begin to move forward and plan future episodes it is so crucial that we get outside feedback- in some cases we are too close to our work to think objectively! We know that we have a long way to go and the comments and criticism we have gathered so far has been so incredibly helpful. Thanks in advance for taking a minute to tell us how you think we can improve Web Show New York with Steven and John Andrew! Please accept this virtual cookie as a token of our gratitude (the best thing about virtual cookies is that they're calorie free).



And please take a second to watch this and laugh (I could watch it on repeat, it gets me every time!)

Gashole Promo from our Hosts from Web Show New York on Vimeo.

Much Love,
Lindsay

California, here I come

When I was in eighth grade, our Chorus teacher, Mary Randazzo, had us to "All American Express." It was a medley of various songs that had states in the titles. And the one for California was:

California here I come/

Right back where I started from/

Where bowers of flowers bloom in the sun/

Each morning at dawning, birdies sing and everything/

A sun-kissed miss said, "Don't be late."/

That's why I can hardly wait./

Open up that golden gate/

California, here I come.

And I remember all of the words today. I could not tell you where my keys are at any given moment, but I remember that and many lines from Facts of Life episodes...

Tomorrow, I head off to Sacramento for a month. Don't worry, I will be blogging from there. Have you ceased worrying? Should I give you a moment?

Okay, while I am allowing you to adjust to the shock of a Steven-free NYC, I will just entertain myself by remembering that episode where Tootie has a dream that is narrated by Rod Serling in the Twilight Zone. They do a hybrid Twilight Zone/ And Then There Were None bit where one by one all of the girls are murdered (this is a dream, remember) And then in the end it is someone who you least expect who did the killing...And the fake Rod Serling keeps saying, "Tootie. I love to say Tootie." It's pretty amazing TV.

Ummmm...are you over the shock and dismay? Good b/c soon I will figure out how to post pictures to this and then I will be posting home made videos and pictures from life out in

California.

Keep watching the promos and episodes we are rolling out and send them to your friends on facebook!!!!

xoxo

Steven

Hello and finally I'm on this thing

Hello Everyone: So I am finally doing my first posting on our glorious blog here at Web Show new York. So I wanted to say hello to everyone and I hope you are enjoying our shenanigans thus far. I wanted to put up some photos I captured on my blackberry from our shoot day in Times Square. Above you will see the gorgeousness that is our make up artist extraordinaire. The fabulously beautiful Gillian Drace, ladies and gentlemen. Adore her good looks. She was giving us a little lesson in how to be fabulous on the pedestrian mall in Times Square. Looking good Ms. Drace. Looking real good. We did a quick shoot that day in Times Square. this was in anticipation of the lovely Mr. Strafford leaving us for the left coast for a month. It was a quick and dirty shoot. Literally, you will see the results of that shortly but lying down on the nasty street of Times Square with millions of tourists walking above you is commitment to your art. And thanks Steven for writing the segment to include us lying down on the ground. Thanks friend. That was great.

Also it just made me note the difference between the gay boys and the straights. So I know its a generalization but my gay black butt would not be balancing on any madness like Doyle was. doing that day. Crazy. But you know those straight boys the like to climb and jump and scale and build. The gays for the most part like to lounge and boogie and strut. Well I do know one or two gay boys with lesbian tendencies who know how to handle a drill. I'm concerned. But here is Doyle and ye ole New York City Police barricade balancing to get a shot. These boys are nuts.

Here's also a lovely shot of all three of them looking at the content to make sure everything is all tikitiboo.

So fine, I messed up the blog. I meant to have the pictures like scatted throughout the things but I don't know what I'm doing. I know Steven and Lindsay are right now reading this and throwing their hands up in the air. Ah well.

Happy Friday mi dears.

Till the nest time.

John-Andrew