In the Strand’s Rare Book Room with all things Flaco & artist B.Hutch

Awaiting wise words about the national obsession with craft beer. When friends & folks @bff.fm’s @RollOverEasy visit our neck of the woods, we’ll share hot spots. B.Hutch comments in pictures, while I paint in words.

A flask of wine, book of verse, empty canvas and thou @rollovereasy.org B.Hutch & I are set to celebrate your birthday, Valentines Day & the ultimate urban experience left coast or east

Love was in the air February 2023 when we met the most beautiful Eurasian eagle owl. Latest work by B.Hutch — Flaco on Freeman Alley. NYC still snow (& garbage) covered, but sticking with @rollovereasy.org mantra: Only good news.

An unforgettable day so eloquently & colorfully captured on canvas by artist @billhutchinson.bsky.social

Howdy @rollovereasy.org…The Hudson River is freezing over but the hot exhibit is quintessential SF artist Ruth Asawa at MoMA. ‘Two Degrees of Copy’ is from the B.Hutch archive. Need to hear what’s happening art-wise from your guest Erin Feher.

Lincoln Center’s Ragtime is moving & more relevant than ever. Strong cast led by the incomparable Joshua Henry, Caissie Levy, Brandon Uranowitz. The role of Emma Goldman now performed by Julie Benko. Do not miss #Ragtime at the Vivian Beaumont!

Best painting of ‘Coffee in a Cave’ by B.Hutch. Best movie about a comedy club — ‘Is This Thing On?’ …Hey @rollovereasy.org our city is bathed in morning sun & we get to wear one less layer ☀️

Maggie O’Farrell at Rizzoli Bookstore today — said she was intent on Paul Mescal playing William Shakespeare, that filmmaker Chloe Zhao ‘has the most extraordinary memory…and is really good at externalizing what characters are feeling.’ And the author did decline a cameo.

Really cold here but trying to stay warm by listening @rollovereasy.org Hope it’s not too late to say happy new year! Resolutions to paint, read, write & walk more in 2026. Holiday card created by B.Hutch

Usually on December 30, fans of Patti Smith celebrate in concert. Tonight — reading, rereading her poetry & memoirs.

Happy Birthday Happy Hanukkah @rollovereasy.org Toasting your shenanigans & putting an end to a year that defies description. B.Hutch paints on as we salute longevity of our left coast friends

Hell and the Hudson River poised to freeze over….So bundled up & glued @rollovereasy.org …B.Hutch likes to play, watch, draw football — go 49ers!

All You Need Is Love — Central Park’s Strawberry Fields

Laser Wolf! A dreamy restaurant for vegetarians. Tables on this Brooklyn rooftop are understandably sought after.

Tis the season @rollovereasy.org … Wild, crazy #SF knows how to raise the roof during December. Why can’t our city have @treetwins.bsky.social spreading joy. B.Hutch studies his archives, draws what he sees — really & in his dreams.

Reliving the joy & perfection of a Patti Smith concert. Friday at the Beacon Theatre, #PattiSmith and her band marked 50th anniversary of album ‘Horses.’ Extremely lucky to be in #NYC for the celebration.

You @rollovereasy.org are in misting, sweet SF while we’re on Hudson River’s edge. Happily, on both coasts one can wander through bucolic botanical gardens. Horse drawn carriages remain in Central Park & B.Hutch is now painting on broken plates so I have to guard the china cabinet.

Fortunate to have family living in & around Seattle. The new Overlook Walk & Waterfront are scenic & accessible. As always, Pike Place Market is brimming with fishmongers, flowers, crafts & viewful restaurants. #Seattle

Rock always wins in the PNW. Rainy here too….as B.Hutch & I tune into @rollovereasy.org

Bayshore Preserve in Shelton, WA where we watched chum salmon fighting their way upstream #PNW

Olympia Farmers Market

The beauty of autumn on W62nd St #NYC

Acoustic, casual, eloquent & at times unrehearsed performance at Town Hall #NYC celebrating publication of Patti Smith’s new memoir ‘Bread of Angels.’ November 4 is also Robert Mapplethorpe’s birthday & date husband Fred ‘Sonic’ Smith passed away. #PattiSmith #BecauseTheNight

Met marathoners from Mexico, Ghana, Argentina, Israel, Ireland, England, Australia, New Zealand, Netherlands, Nebraska. Some said #NYCMarathon is special, their favorite, best in the world. Others complained today’s weather was too warm, Central Park too hilly. #TCSNYCMarathon #NYC

Me & Zipperface on past Halloweens.

Upper West Side stoop and sidewalk

Especially enjoy the part @rollovereasy.org when hard-hitting journalists ask ‘if there were NO lines anywhere — where would you go for breakfast?’ B.Hutch & I like to greet the day in North Beach at boho, mellow Caffe Trieste where we luxuriate in pots of tea & Italian pastries

Favorite plant-based food found at Le Botaniste on Columbus Ave. Launched in Belgium 10 years ago — with a growing number of #NYC locations, the restaurant is quick & affordable. Tibetan Mama & carrot soup: outstanding! #vegan #organic

Clubby, romantic, party atmosphere up on the roof. These are last two days to experience magic @metmuseum.org rooftop before it closes for five years. Lines are long, but rewards otherworldly.

Need more color, connection, ducks & owls — writ about or painted by B.Hutch…Reading Matt’s blog & will definitely get his book. Wish we could join @rollovereasy.org on The Promenade #SF

Tonight at Lincoln Center — every venue overflowing with music, opera, dance, drama.

My final film at #NYFF was Cover-Up, a timely & intense documentary about Seymour Hersh @filmlinc.bsky.social #NYFF63

Celebrating John Lennon’s birthday in Central Park’s Strawberry Fields. This year’s gathering was comforting, melodic & serene. #JohnLennon would have been 85 years old… 🎥 @billhutchinson.bsky.social

Every October 9, a crowd gathers in Central Park’s Strawberry Fields to dance, sing & celebrate John Lennon’s birthday. One addition this year: a vibrating Tibetan foot bowl placed on the Imagine mosaics to help people feel grounded.

The table is set (compliments of B.Hutch), the kettle is on & apparently we’re on the way to Pops with that hard-drinking duo @rollovereasy.org to hear from famous San Franciscan & author @brokeassstuart.bsky.social

Going to Zabar’s is about more than food shopping, though it’s especially bustling & inviting on holidays. Paid my respects after hearing owner Saul Zabar died today at 97 years old.

Introducing his familial documentary ‘Stiller & Meara: Nothing Is Lost’ at #NYFF, director Ben Stiller said it was ‘kind of surreal actually to be here in this moment in time.’ The #NYFF63 audience laughed a lot, shed a few tears. Actress Amy Stiller joined her brother for Q&A @filmlinc.bsky.social

Not a cuppa tea kinda day amid fasting yet B.Hutch continues to paint teacups as we solemnly listen @rollovereasy.org. I’ve never met Marcia but big Tablehopper fan & love getting #SF restaurant news

Dr Jane Goodall — a true inspiration & always the most compassionate, smartest person in the room. Here I am asking advice about raising environmentally conscious, kind, curious children. She suggested reading books, being in nature & getting off computers. We were at Apple store in Soho.

At #NYFF Talk, Willem Dafoe said playing van Gogh ‘was a pleasure because I learned how to paint’ while Ethan Hawke described NYC artistic community in the 80s. The 2 actors are at #NYFF63 with ‘Late Fame’ & ‘Blue Moon’ respectively; both portray creatives. Good questions @filmlinc.bsky.social

Artist Zak Ove’s Mothership Connection towers over the #MeatpackingDistrict — a #NYC neighborhood still teeming with creativity, fashion & restaurants (tho none replicate the cool crowd & comfort food of Florent)

B.Hutch details our #NYC neighborhood…Unfortunately the historic rat czar is leaving — but if we stay tuned @rollovereasy.org, #SF 🌞 shines upon us & life is good

Awestruck by talents of Juilliard School music & dance students as they rehearse for Saturday’s Fall Festival at Lincoln Center

Instead of Lower Haight Line Dancing, we enjoyed #SF Ballet last night in #NYC. Like Degas, B.Hutch is inspired by dancers & totally agree with @rollovereasy.org — Support the Arts!

View from Riverside Park South

Lincoln Center’s Revson Fountain — kissing the sky

Tucker Square Greenmarket

Union Square Greenmarket

Rehearsing Table of Silence Project