A Truly New York City Moment

Yesterday, in one of those 'only in NYC' moments that make the city so magical, punk poet queen Patti Smith paid tribute to French novelist Jean Genet with a 90 minute set of spoken word, poetry and music in the atrium of the Museum of Modern Art to celebrate what would have been the political activist's 103rd birthday.  I'm not familiar with Genet, and as familiar with Smith as I am with vagina (which isn't much), but to hear this NY icon sing an acoustic 'Because The Night', lit only by the grey December sky, is a haunting experience I'll never forget.  Lunch hours in New York can be so cool!