whimsy ([info]lord_whimsy) wrote,
@ 2006-05-07 12:55:00
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"WHIMSY'S CRIBS" VISITS QUEENS

Yesterday, friends James and Laila invited Lady P and I out to their second story parlor in deepest Queens. They had just returned from Paris with a treasure trove of champagnes, truffles and apocryphal tales. We were soon joined by our friend Evan in the sun room for a small revel in honor of James' birthday. The afternoon-cum-evening was rife with cheeses from Murray's, raspberries that exploded on the tongue, and improbably sweet champagne biscuits that make champagne roil with bubbles (This fact was confirmed scientifically, as we tested four bottles of champagne in an effort to confirm our data, at which point were were satisfied with our findings). We clowned, laughed and lounged among the plants and beauties as the setting sun gave a rosy glow over the room.










Later in the evening, we rifled through James' collection of vintage toiletries and naughty postcards, and briefly discussed a spread for Swindle that I'd like James to participate in. Friend Jeff joined us after a day-long shoot in Chelsea for L'Uomo Vogue. We then dined on Laila's delicious quiche and celebrated James' birthday with an incredible mousse cake that had a glaze not unlike a creme brulee. Our thanks to James and Laila for their hospitality and generosity!

~W


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[info]that_cad
2006-05-07 05:34 pm UTC (link)
What a charming apartment! They do great justice to Queens by maintaining such an fabulous and unique abode.

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[info]lord_whimsy
2006-05-07 05:37 pm UTC (link)
The contrast between their immediate surroundings and their little oasis is jarring to the point of being surreal. The very fact that someone like James can live in that particular neighborhood without daily harm coming to him suggests that the mob still has influence in the area.

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[info]weetziefae
2006-05-07 05:42 pm UTC (link)
I see that J & L finally got evan out to queens! Good show. It looks like a grand apt, and I am sorry to have missed the fete. I trust that it was for the best--why further divide the champagne?

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[info]lord_whimsy
2006-05-07 05:52 pm UTC (link)
Yes, Evan had to leave early to catch her ride out of the city. It's easy to find, but pretty far out--it takes forty minutes on the A local to get back to Manhattan.

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[info]queersolitude
2006-05-07 07:34 pm UTC (link)
lovely pics! I especially like the pink flower.

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[info]lord_whimsy
2006-05-08 03:51 am UTC (link)
It rode my lapel hard. Thing is till sore.

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[info]mini_snape
2006-05-07 07:53 pm UTC (link)
Very lovely. Though they need more carpets and drapes.

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[info]lord_whimsy
2006-05-08 03:52 am UTC (link)
Oh, they took the heavy stuff down. Summer's coming--and that means something in Queens, I can tell you!

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[info]mini_snape
2006-05-08 10:51 pm UTC (link)
Yes, I suppose. Although that's why my nan kept the drapes closed in summer- keep herself pale.

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[info]horsdumonde
2006-05-07 08:09 pm UTC (link)
Wonderful photos! I am grinning like an idiot. I must check out this Queens of which you speak someday.

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[info]lord_whimsy
2006-05-07 08:16 pm UTC (link)
My liver feels like an ear of indian corn today, but it was worth the pain.

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[info]jermynsavile
2006-05-07 09:08 pm UTC (link)
Fabulous apartment. I have never quite got the hang of possessions, in my home they fail to be charming memorabilia and just become clutter (it's like the reverse of the Midas Touch)!

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[info]lord_whimsy
2006-05-07 11:28 pm UTC (link)
My own home of more of a naturalist's outpost/art studio/research den, with plants and little curiosities everywhere. And a lot of books.

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[info]ashleyisachild
2006-05-07 09:29 pm UTC (link)
Rooms stuffed with plants and trinkets always seem somewhat magical / surreal to me.

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[info]lord_whimsy
2006-05-08 03:43 am UTC (link)
I can appreciate a light, spare aesthetic sense, but I do adore rooms that feel like grottoes, especially ones that feel like terrariums. I feel so ensconced in them--nuzzled, even. Brings out the salamander in me.

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[info]ashleyisachild
2006-05-09 02:11 am UTC (link)
Yes! Nuzzled is the right word.

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[info]drosselmeyer
2006-05-07 10:18 pm UTC (link)
Dear Sir,

After perusing your journal and concluding that you are irresistible, etiquette demands that I notify you of immanent inclusion on my "friends" roster.

Yrs,
Herr Drosselmeyer

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[info]lord_whimsy
2006-05-07 10:54 pm UTC (link)
Thank you, and welcome.

~W

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[info]ada_byron
2006-05-08 12:40 am UTC (link)
Lovely pictures! Not sure you've posted any that were that candid of you since I've friended you...

Champagne will do a number, eh?

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[info]lord_whimsy
2006-05-08 03:44 am UTC (link)
(Quickly checks photos to be certain the ones sans pants did not accidentally get posted.)

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[info]ada_byron
2006-05-08 03:53 am UTC (link)
I literally laughed out loud when I read that. XD

*snort*

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[info]lord_whimsy
2006-05-08 04:02 am UTC (link)
Well, there's candid and CANDID, you know.

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[info]ada_byron
2006-05-08 04:12 am UTC (link)
True - if you're the type of person that has their mind in the gutter. *smirk*

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[info]irishriddler
2006-05-08 02:07 am UTC (link)
I know you know this, and everyone else does aussie, but that place is absolutely gorgeous.

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[info]lord_whimsy
2006-05-08 03:44 am UTC (link)
And now I know that you know! You know?

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[info]yokka_chyld
2006-05-08 02:17 am UTC (link)
This is beautiful.

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[info]lord_whimsy
2006-05-08 03:33 am UTC (link)
They certainly make the best of what they have. I admire those who can live elegantly, despite their modest circumstances: http://lord-whimsy.livejournal.com/94088.html#cutid1

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[info]lord_whimsy
2006-05-08 03:53 am UTC (link)
...perhaps "elegant" is not the word. "Richly" or "voluptuously" perhaps.

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[info]yokka_chyld
2006-05-08 09:16 am UTC (link)
This place seems beautiful and fun. It is elegant!

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[info]stanleylieber
2006-05-08 06:50 am UTC (link)
This is a ghastly suggestion, but these friends of yours might supplement their income by subletting the sitting room for use by would-be readers who have heretofore been stymied in locating a suitable place to sink into their books.

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[info]lord_whimsy
2006-05-08 04:23 pm UTC (link)
I was thinking more along the lines of a massage parlor, but I think your suggestion is a fine one. Take the coffeeehouse a few steps further, eh?

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[info]stanleylieber
2006-05-08 05:56 pm UTC (link)
It could work. They could even stock a handful of outlandish (yet tasteful!) blazer jackets and ties for those inevitable guests who would show up in unsuitable attire.

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[info]lord_whimsy
2006-05-08 11:19 pm UTC (link)
Or they could remove their blazers and ties, and massage them. A clothing massage--how invigorating!

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[info]lailaof3moons
2006-05-08 10:15 pm UTC (link)
All these suggestions and compliments about my humble abode leave me positively blushing, which is no simple feat. Whimsy dearest, I must inform you that between yourself and James you consumed the better part of five bottles, actually...(I swear I only had a sip)
A marvelous time had by all & our pleasure entirely. We must make plans for a future fete. I shall defer to you men with regards to such details.

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[info]lord_whimsy
2006-05-08 11:34 pm UTC (link)
You're so famous.

Thank you again for a lovely time, Laila. You're a marvelous hostess!

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[info]the_two_sisters
2006-05-09 12:05 am UTC (link)
What an inspiration! What a lucky man you are to have such refined, cultivated, and attractive friends. It makes me want to move to Queens, I think?

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