New York low-culture marathon

In Friday's Times I read the piece on one reporters effort to make a 3-day weekend marathon of New York high-culture hotspots, and I really dug the premise. I love that kind of thing-and I would have enjoyed most of what he made it to-exhibitions, plays, jazz clubs...on Friday night, on the long train ride with Jen out to Coney Island to meet friends at Burlesque on the Beach, I had the brilliant idea to do the New York low-culture version. We were already off to a great start: Nathan's hot dogs and beer and watching the sunset over the parachute drop, walking the fairway and the board walk, catch the fireworks and then head into the sweltering theater with a packed house to see This Or That!, the hilarious, unhinged burlesque gameshow hosted by the Great Fredini and Julie Atlas Muz-it was a three hour marathon all by itself, and a train ride back to Manhattan 'til 3. And then...yeah, I had too much shit to do this weekend. It's a great idea though! And I had the basic framework this weekend; Clams was at the Slipper Room on Saturday night, for another hot, packed venue, awesome show and a late night. But during the day, I had too much stuff to do, prepping for our own show in a couple of weeks, and, like, laundry and stuff.

But I want to try this. What to cram in for the low-culture marathon? Maybe celebrate the waning days at CBGB's with a couple of bad no-name thrash bands. The Museum of Television and Radio? Or...what? Now I'm determined to do it.