![]() ![]() You have to say what you want in exactly the right syllables and often with the accents or emphasis predetermined. Lyric writing involves the technical manipulation of language. I think there is a connection between cryptic puzzle and lyrics. The Nation has an interesting interview with him, in which he talks of commonalities between cryptic crossword setting and lyric writing. of Starting Here, Starting Now is also a cryptic crossword setter - he has been creating puzzles for Harper's Magazine since 1976 and for New York magazine before that. The theatre director/lyricist Richard Maltby Jr. The lyrics are also extremely clever in playing upon word meanings when the solver's musings segue into the clues.īut of course. In true cryptic tradition, this song isn't what it seems at the start – the simple act of filling words into the grid slowly and fitfully reveals a tale of melancholy and anger. The song is "Crossword Puzzle" from the 1977 off-Broadway musical revue Starting Here, Starting Now. Looking for a taste of what Weeds used to be? You might want to visit the Hideout just to the northwest, another fine tavern.A crossword solver tells us in song why the words in the Sunday Times puzzle elude her today. Mayora, though he might show up at area spots such as Martyrs’ or the Old Town Ale House, is out of the business now and Weeds has a sports bar vibe. They are playful, striking, humorous and philosophical, forming a gallery of inventive, compelling and thought-provoking collages, all intended long ago to promote the tavern by being pasted on phone booths (remember those?) and light poles. He may be right for this book contains more than 40 posters that Mayora designed and created over the years. The Whitney is devoted to American Art and they don’t have a single Sergio Mayora!!! Heresy!!! Time for another curator!!” ![]() Then I checked out the house collection for a bit. Now I go to museums for fun.” He further tells us, “The other afternoon I went to the Whitney to see the Edward Hopper exhibit. It also includes a short introduction by Shannon, the acclaimed actor who was not unfamiliar with taverns when starting his acting career here at A Red Orchid Theatre, to which he remains loyal and supportive. Sergio Mayora, bartender, musician, artist and the public face of Weeds Tavern for decades. This trip to Weeds is the result of a lengthy story that Hoekstra wrote for Newcity, the local publication increasingly interested in giving readers lengthy city tales. Started by photographer Tom Maday and designer Sam Landers, Trope has transported readers to such places as Chicago, London, Tokyo, and elsewhere. “Weeds Tavern: Poster Art by Sergio Mayora” was published by Trope Publishing, a local press that has been, for a few years now, turning out eye-grabbing volumes. So Hoekstra sat down and opened his book. ![]() He brings brutal honesty and intelligence to so much of his work.” “This big burly guy who made these amazing, small, intricate, and elegant boxes that were funny, moving, and in some cases bitterly funny. “I found him a fascinating Gordian knot of contradictions,” says Fitzpatrick. ![]() The esteemed artist and gallery owner Tony Fitzpatrick gave Mayora his first gallery show many years ago. You will certainly come to know Mayora through Hoekstra’s writing and, I think, appreciate his art. ![]()
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