Mysterious banner on George Street, Sydney
I’ve found a quiet spot in a mostly deserted bar of the unhip Grace Hotel in the part of Sydney’s CBD that reminds me of midtown Manhattan. The 1930’s building has barely any of its deco charm left. In the second world war it was the headquarters for the American military. It only became a hotel in the 1990’s but has a frumpy deco appearance, like something pulled together in the 1950’s. I’m writing my business plan here, listening to the Duke Ellington / John Coltrane album on my iPhone. I’m also writing the plan on my phone! On my way here tonight I saw this mysterious banner lining George Street. It made me think of a line from Nick Cave’s song, “More News From Nowhere”, about Lena, who had two black eyes from a transfusion she’d had done to replace her blood with a panda’s. This banner has a zen bearish face emerging out of darkness.
Posted from my iPhone.
