ADAM GREEN
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OCCUPATION
I'm in showbusiness and also I do parodies and novelty songs.
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HOMETOWN
Mt. Kisco, New York
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CURRENT RESIDENCE
NYC
"I'm a folksinger from the land of the big buildings. NYC is the hip hop nation - even our frogs play the saxophone. I grew up playing the tuba. My parents are intellectuals. Just singing and strumming and storytelling and working out like crazy."
WHAT WOULD THE TITLE OF YOUR AUTO-BIOGRAPHY BE? How to act bad.
WHAT CAN’T YOU TRAVEL WITHOUT AND WHY? Tarot Cards. I’m obsessed with tarot and numerology. I made my own tarot-deck based on Garfield characters and symbols. If I’m on the airplane and I draw the wrong card I make them turn the plane around.
WHERE IS YOUR FAVORITE TRAVEL DESTINATION? My favorite place is Austin Texas. My brother lives there, and so do a lot of other good people. I just took a greyhound there – hell of a trip! I need to get back there more often. Other than that I like St. Thomas.
IF YOU COULD CHOOSE ONE PERSON TO SHOW YOU “THEIR NEW YORK CITY”, WHO WOULD IT BE? It would be great to see New York City through the eyes of filmmaker Harry Smith. He seems like the most interesting tour-guide I could think of. I heard he knew a spot on the Bowery where if you listened close enough you could hear times square because of the way that the noise was reflected.
WHAT OR WHO HAS INSPIRED YOU RECENTLY, AND WHY? I was just inspired by Instagram. I just downloaded it recently and I kept thinking what would be the best picture to post. If you actually check out what the most popular pictures are they are so boring.
ADAM’S FAVORITES
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Piccolo Cafe
FAVORITE RESTAURANTMy favorite small cafe for a snack is Piccolo Cafe. The lasagna is really good. And the pizza at Luzzo is my favorite.
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Black Market
FAVORITE BARI like Black Market. The burgers are really good there and sometimes, if it's not too crowded I like to get the corner table and write in my notebook or draw.
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The Strand Bookstore
FAVORITE STOREMy favorite store is The Strand Bookstore - I love to look at art books and they have so many upstairs. It's like mind control shopping at a new bookstore because everything currently being printed is part of a trend. A good way to subvert the trend is by shopping at a used bookstore.
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The Morgan Library
FAVORITE MUSEUM/GALLERYThe Morgan Library has some interesting exhibits - and I love the decor in that place. I'd most like to exhibit at The New Museum because I love the location so much. Aesthetically, the Neue Gallery is one of the nicest places to look at paintings in the city.
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Eat Borscht at Little Poland
MUST DO NYC RECOMMENDATIONI recommend that people go to Little Poland on 2nd ave. in the summer and get a bowl of Cold Borscht with a chopped egg (it's an addition that costs extra) and a slice of challa bread. I'm addicted to that stuff and it's my favorite seasonal treat.