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“Life under the F n’ G” – Smith & 9th Street Subway Station Construction

April 26, 2013

At long last…

Someone made an auto-tune video about the joy of taking this station. Well done!

April 4, 2013

I’m taking this as a good sign.

There’s a deli next to the Smith and 9th Subway station, that was closed completely in June 2011 for repairs. I asked the guy who served me coffee when he thought the station would open again. “This month!” he declared. He may be right according to RT&S. Mark your calendars for 4/22. If I’m not busy, I’ll cover it live via UStream. But I’ve heard such promises before (nice try Gothamist). They said the station would reopen at the end of 2012, but then Sandy hit. There are other signs of progress or at least strange architectural decisions.

The material looks like aluminum and it reminds me of an Ikea kitchen accessory. Here’s MTA’s artist rendering to get the full picture of what they’re going for.

March 25th, 2013

Progress!

That is an actual MTA Subway booth being installed into the F&G Train Subway Station at Smith & 9th. And right next to that? An actual subway card vending machine! Why am I so excited?

A little background…

In August 2012 I moved into an apartment on the corner of Smith Street & 9th Street in Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn. From my front door it’s a mere 50 steps to the Smith & 9th Subway stop for the F & G Trains. But that station had been under construction for months (much to the consternation of everyone in Red Hook). Added to that is a huge project to refurbish the entire viaduct that spans the Gowanas canal. It’s the tallest elevated train on the planet.

BEEP! BEEP! BEEP! Sorry I have to pause while a construction lift drives past my window. Every morning around 7:55 AM they start. Usually two hydraulic lifts are used to take construction workers 50 feet in the air to start jack-hammering the old concrete. When they both move the BEEPS double. BEEP BEEP BE-BEEP B-BEEP BE-BEE-EP.

I swear since I moved in August 2012, the scaffolding has moved down the street approximately 15 yards. That’s it!

The purpose of this blog is to track this construction project. So be sure to stop back and see what happens next. And by all means, add your FnG Station stories and photos.

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Sundance 2013 - Day Four (The Final Day) - Once More Unto The Breech

Brooklyn, NY – Express Shuttle took Peter and I from Park City to the airport. As the van wound down the mountains, I felt something that I assume a lot of people feel: Next year, I want to come back with an Official Selection for Sundance 2014.

This series of blogs is actually part of that long process. It represents the ‘soft launch’ of my new website – EGGWORK.COM. My goal is to build an audience for my work. I encourage you to submit your E-mail or connect through social media (see above), & keep coming back to the site. The simple (& free) act of commenting below, “Liking”, Tweeting, or subscribing goes along way.

Thanks, Matt

P.S. I never went skiing.

1:50 PM – High West Whiskey & Saloon

Back to the distribution lecture (#ArtistServices). Yes, it’s at a whiskey factory, but they’re only serving lemonade. Hard to focus on a power point presentation while full of rye.

However, I did take a break to see my first film at Sundance (on my 4th and final day here). It’s called Emanuel And The Truth About Fishes. It’s a haunting drama with Alfred Molina and Jessica Beal. It was produced by MRB Productions, a forward thinking company who are doing amazing work.

7:35 AM – Westgate Shuttle

All right, the title for today is a little dramatic, but it’s cold and I have zero coffee in me. Zero.

Big thanks to Tim, Rich, & Nora from the NY Film Office for a lovely dinner last night. We had three tables of Western New York film folks at Red Stone Brewery. Good times.

Sundance 2013 – Day Three – Grind It Out Time

12:19 PM – Sundance Filmmakers Lounge

Full disclosure. I don’t have a film in the festival…this year. I have in the pass & that gets you a laminate. That allows you access places like the Filmmaker Lodge and, better yet, the ASCAP Music Cafe where I’ll get to see Sea Wolf. OMG! They’re playing You’re A Wolf by Sea Wolf as I type this. Dig.

But here’s a not-so-secret secret: You can buy a pass. My friend Peter went through the process and scored us two passes. So if you do decide to attend the festival, I recommend doing the same. It’s a much better experience.

11:09 AM – Condo

Pete is watching the Sabers. I just watched Clint Dempsey score an extra time goal for the Spurs to tie the game with Manchester United. And there’s some American football games on apparently. I guess. I just can’t find any cable sports shows that are previewing the NFL games at all. SARCASM! As you can imagine, it’s hard to keep wandering around in these high altitudes day after day without getting tired. I know, stop whining. Onwards and upwards!

So here’s something funny from yesterday. I was in the HitRecord.com room and Joseph Gordon-Levitt walked in with his camera rolling. I didn’t think much of it at the time as I was too busy trying to be a sophisticated New Yorker and pretend to ignore the famous person in the room. I failed. I couldn’t help take a picture of my friends Chris & Peter, knowing full well that Mr. Levitt was in the background.

Here’s the funny part. Mr. Levitt captured me in the background during his filming.

HEY! I never signed a release! Here’s a link to the video:http://www.hitrecord.org/records/1115070
It’s only fitting I got in somebody’s shot. The overload of people documenting there experiences here at Sundance through the tiny prism of their phones & cameras is overwhelming. Must be sure to stop, be in the moment, & smell the roses (& then Instagram sed roses).

“Life under the F n’ G” – Smith & 9th Street Subway Station Construction

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