Cyndi’s Manhattan February 8th, 2010

    New York is like anywhere else on earth, except that it’s all of the anywhere else’s all at the same time, and they’re all stacked on top of each other.  It’s a magnificent place to go to try to figure things out, because once you’re there, that silly quest gets lost in order to survive in the here and now.  Important things happen in the moment, and the more you notice the moment, the more true this becomes.  Manhattan is a great place to get woken up to all manner of things, and when it comes to waking up, Manhattan’s hotels are the best because of their combination of hospitality and style.  It’s a quintessential New York experience to stay at hotels in a place where the hotel industry has a reputation to uphold.

    After the accommodations, the rest is up to you.  There are always plenty of things to do, and if you’re only interested in watching people and meeting people, then this city is going to make your head spin.  It’s one of the great megacities, where cultures and languages shift constantly, and constantly surprise each other.  It’s the perfect place, in fact, to see the birth of Cyndi Lauper.  She wasn’t born in Manhattan, however, but in Queens, which makes perfect sense when you get to know her a bit.  Her way of walking, speaking, and attitude all point to Queens.

    She changed the way we thought about music.  Her videos were among the first to use art design in a truly considered manner, and she herself is an ironic quotation of herself.  It’s something that very few people can do, right out of the chute, and Lady Gaga perhaps being the next logical successor of this art.  Cyndi Lauper’s sense of play is, however, different than anything else on the planet.  And her generosity is equally unique, and worthy of celebration.  Her recent fame is coming from her work with her own True Colors foundation.  This charity organization is designed to help the LGBT community, and next year will see an opening of a new supportive housing community.  Like a rainbow, she started off pretty splendidly, and grows more interesting and bright with time.


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