#timothy levitch

[tyger-land]

𝙒𝙖𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙇𝙞𝙛𝙚 2001

[noosphe-re]

I am cruising, currently, right now! I am cruising because I have dedicated myself to all that is creative and destructive in my life right now, and I am equally in love with every aspect of my life, and all the ingredients that have caused me turmoil and all the ingredients that have caused me glory. I am the living, whispered warning in the Roman general's ear, 'Glory is fleeting', and in that verb - that active verb 'fleeting' - there I live, there I reside, in this moment. I have dedicated myself to the idiom, 'I don't know.' And I am in love with the frantic chaos of this limitless universe.

Timothy 'Speed' Levitch, The Cruise (1998)

[petitjeanofficial]

We want winning without losing, we want understanding without confusion. - Pete Holmes (You made it weird - with Timothy Levitch)

[petitjeanofficial]

Sincerity is one of my favorite victories in this life time. - Timothy Levitch

[petitjeanofficial]

I am cruising, currently, right now! I am cruising because I have dedicated myself to all that is creative and destructive in my life right now, and I am equally in love with every aspect of my life, and all the ingredients that have caused me turmoil and all the ingredients that have caused me glory. I am the living, whispered warning in the Roman general's ear: 'Glory is fleeting'. And in that verb - that active verb 'fleeting' - there I live, there I reside, in this moment. I have dedicated myself to the idiom, 'I don't know.' And I am in love with the frantic chaos of this limitless universe.

- Timothy 'Speed 'Levitch

[petitjeanofficial]

The immediate appreciation of beauty in your immediacy, immediately, is a natural antidepressant and is such a helpful way to fall back into the moment and follow the true breath pattern of the universe, even in the middle of a hectic city day. - Timothy ‘Speed’ Levitch (BBC interview)

[baileye]

“If I have an essential goal on the Cruise right now, I think that the simplest goal is perhaps to be able to exhibit that I am thrilled to be alive and to be still respected.

The more soulful of us, I suppose the Buddhist or whatever label you want to put on those experiencing their further individuality, might say like, "Look, why should you care about respect from others? I mean, just the thrill of being alive is your own business. You can do that alone in your living room." But that’s not what the Cruise is for me. The Cruise is about the searchings for everything worthwhile in existence. It is about walking into the bar and lusting after all the worthwhile possibilities of the world. It is about flesh. It is about waves undulating. And it is about exhibitionism. You know, I want to look at the flower and appreciate the beauty of a flower, for instance. Somebody else might say, "You can look at the flower and become the flower. Isn’t that even better?" But then I further would love it on the Cruise, if I could look at the flower, appreciate the beauty of the flower, and then have the flower appreciate the beauty of me.”

Timothy “Speed” Levitch

[thesearenotphotographs]

Parquet Courts and The Sun Ra Arkestra at Hammerstein Ballroom

Performing their largest hometown show to date, Parquet Courts headlined Hammerstein Ballroom in New York, NY on Saturday, December 8, 2018. They were joined by The Sun Ra Arkestra and were introduced to the stage by Timothy “Speed” Levitch. I last captured both acts at Rough Trade in May and at AMC Theatre in February, respectively. Despite attending concerts at Hammerstein over the past 20 years, this was my first time shooting a performance there.

I covered the concert for AdHoc and a full gallery is now live on their website here.