a piece of home.

Whenever I am feeling a bit 'down and out' or a bit homesick I have to watch a movie that reminds me of home.  Tonight I watched, Downtown 81, by far not a great film, but one that sums up a city, a day in the life of of the seminal artist Jean-Michel Basquiat, and a particular period in time.

"I'm an artist. When you tell people that they usually say, 'what's your medium?' I usually say, 'extra large.' "  - Jean-Michel Basquiat.