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For your viewing pleasure, here is today's FGVOTD.
It's a little unorthodox, but perhaps the most "feel good" video I've posted to date.
It's hard to resist bouncing up and down and moving your head from side to side.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=brpub0hTbjs&feature=related
Posted by: Biff Champion at April 20, 2009 9:16 AM
Love it Biff!
Posted by: the chicken at April 20, 2009 9:19 AM
Surest sign of a benevolent society: school crossing guards
Least sure sign: the sixth car in line honking one millisecond after the light changes to green
Posted by: infinitejester at April 20, 2009 9:23 AM
I finally saw the Susan Boyle video this weekend. Simply wonderful!! Better than any "Rocky" type scene in the movies.
Posted by: benson at April 20, 2009 9:29 AM
That was great Biff!
And it cheered me up after the heart attack of that fake stress test story. Sheesh!
Posted by: cobblehiller at April 20, 2009 9:33 AM
i had an epiphone (sp?) on the train this morning reading "where does the money go?" im moving to another state (maybe idaho or montana or utah) and becoming a farmer.
this city does not make any sense anymore and it's not like i even like to do the things it's well known to offer.
i want to sit outside with my dog duke on my porch drinking pink lemonade and watch the sun set and not have to see any people.
does this sound like crazy talk? i feel like it totally is crazy talk but at the same time it's something that i would absolutely LOVE to do. get outside my comfort zone like that crazy tranny psychic on the street said to do that time..
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at April 20, 2009 9:35 AM
Montrose, if you are reading this morning, there is a post in the forum on repainting an exterior. I thought you might have some thoughts on some areas where there are some good examples of similar facades nicely painted, or perhaps some historical insight.
Posted by: slopefarm at April 20, 2009 9:36 AM
omfg it just hit me that it's 420! lol. someone please pass the bong!
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at April 20, 2009 9:37 AM
"epiphany"
Downer. So does anyone feel as depressed as I do over the torture memos? Anyone think we as a society have regressed to quasi-totalitarian standards by our silent acquiescence of torture?
Posted by: cmu at April 20, 2009 9:41 AM
rob, you shouldn't do drugs before work.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at April 20, 2009 9:41 AM
rob: punking us or not?
and columbine. I looked up crime scene photos and saw the two killers' bodies in the library. yikes!
Posted by: infinitejester at April 20, 2009 9:42 AM
If the CIA "of old" had been allowed to do its job there never would have been an Iraq war and most likely the 9-11 attack. They would have assasinated Saddam & bin Laden years ago.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at April 20, 2009 9:43 AM
im not punking anyone. i just feel very down about the state of our economy lately and about life in general.
when i was 13 14 and 15 i used to go to cape cod where my uncle lived (he ran a hot dog stand on some highway up there. seriously) it was call Big Al's. it was fun. then when they realized i was gay they never invited me back up there anymore lol.
i went to washington DC once. that was boring.
and yes, the greatest city on earth? biotch please. maybe if you have a huge trust fund and youre 20. otherwise it blows chunks.
sometimes i have these weird dreams about living in florida or california but they are very disorienting and i seem confused like why im there and the landscape feels strange.
i honestly think i want to be one of those people who goes to the midwest since everyone from the midwest seems to come to nyc. reverse migration.
i cant tell if it's cuz im old, jaded, or what, but i just dont connect with anyone here these days and everyone i know either has a family now, addicted to drugs, or just plain stupid. it's frustrating. i have no interest in finding a new boyfriend, i have no interest in a new career here, etc. so really i dont know why im here paying out of my butt to live in f'ing brooklyn of all places. and seriously everyone that lives in park slope are a bunch of out of state newby transplant snobs who think their kids poop smell like roses. why am i here!? why am i putting myself thru this?
i think people in another state would be nice.
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at April 20, 2009 9:48 AM
rob...I think that hot dog stand is still there...just outside of Orleans I believe. can u remember???
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at April 20, 2009 9:52 AM
Good thinking Rob. I'm sure they love gay, tattooed hipsters in Idaho, Montana and Utah. You should get a very warm reception.
Posted by: Biff Champion at April 20, 2009 9:53 AM
Sorry, I guess I should have said pseudo-hipsters.
Posted by: Biff Champion at April 20, 2009 9:54 AM
There's a new flea market in the works for the Prospect Heights/Crown Heights crowd, put together by Bristen's Eatery. The flea market will run Saturdays from May 2 through Sept. 26 at the corner of Franklin Av. and Sterling St. Please come out and support your neighbors!
If interested please email bristenseatery@yahoo.com or call 646.393.9422
More info:
http://www.brooklynian.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=49363
http://ilovefranklinave.blogspot.com/2009/04/its-gonna-be-hoppin-summer-on-franklin.html
http://crownheightsblog.wordpress.com/2009/04/05/new-flea-market-in-crown-heights/
Posted by: aprizant at April 20, 2009 9:54 AM
aprizant, the Forum is that way
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Sheesh, what next? Are people going to come in here disturbing our deep, intellectual Open Thread discussions to try to sell us sneakers and purses?
(just teasing aprizant..don't want to be accused of beating anybody down)
Posted by: Biff Champion at April 20, 2009 9:58 AM
I thought it was that way
<-------------------
Missoula is supposedly quite liberal.
Who hasn't fantasized of living in some backwoods shack and giving a big middle finger to the world?
Posted by: infinitejester at April 20, 2009 10:02 AM
"A dog, a woman, a walnut tree...the better you beat them, the better they be."
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at April 20, 2009 10:03 AM
Who hasn't fantasized of living in some backwoods shack and giving a big middle finger to the world?
Posted by: infinitejester at April 20, 2009 10:02 AM
Ted Koszinsky (sp?) certaily did!!!
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at April 20, 2009 10:05 AM
Ok, aside from Biff's video, this sh*t is depressing!!! In a minute I'm gonna bust out my Carpenter's cd and blast "Rainy Days and Mondays"!
Oh, and to get to the forum, you have to do what Bugs Bunny says and hang a left at Albequerque :)
Rob, I agree with you that NYC is sucking big time as of late. But, before you go dragging all your stuff to the middle of nowhere, try a mini vacation first to see if that pumps you back up.
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at April 20, 2009 10:06 AM
dave it was in.. ugh im blanking on the name of the part of cape cod... i dont know if it was called orleans tho.
biff, whatever. i think i'd be a breath of fresh air in montana or utah. and if they dont like me fine. that's not even the point. the point is that i can live somewhere alone where i dont really HAVE to see anyone. it's not like people in nyc are all that open and welcoming to people either. i feel like gay people in nyc have such issues and are so beyond shallow. (and skanky). i just want to live the rest of my life in peace.
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at April 20, 2009 10:07 AM
rob--certainly you living in PS is a bit of a mismatch. Before you write the whole place off maybe you should try a slightly more Rob-appropriate hood.
Posted by: wasder at April 20, 2009 10:10 AM
Most of those places are pretty libertarian - not filled with haters. Just, leave me alone, I'll leave you alone.
Posted by: infinitejester at April 20, 2009 10:11 AM
i havent been on a vacation in many years. it's kind of lame but i get three weeks of vacation days at work and most of the time i dont even use it all up, but instead just take random sick days and ask if i can take it from my vacation time. i wouldnt even know where to go and honestly vacations are so expensive to begin with.
if im living paycheck to paycheck and have no on to support and no credit card debt and im not even paying back my student loans, how the heck can this go on much longer you know what i mean?
im sorry but at this point in my life the thought of having to move to the bronx or east new york versus some random state, i think i might pick the random state.
quality of life in nyc is very VERY bad for a lot of people who don't make a lot of money.
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at April 20, 2009 10:14 AM
Okay - an important question for 'stoners.
Should I take part in a charity boxing match on Wednesday? Bear in mind that I'm tragically out of shape having not done any meaningful exercise since February as well as just getting over the flu...
Posted by: the chicken at April 20, 2009 10:14 AM
Chicken--the answer would be NO!
Posted by: wasder at April 20, 2009 10:16 AM
chicken...send us the "before" and "after" pics. I haven't seen a good cock fight since 1990 in the Philippines. :)
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at April 20, 2009 10:18 AM
Rob, I understand completely. Right now I'm broke as &*!@ and NYC is proving to be pure hell for me as well. As far as a vaca, do you know anyone you could go visit in one of those states for a few days first? You could do this on the cheap by taking a Greyhound bus out there, staying with a friend, etc.
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at April 20, 2009 10:19 AM
Um, chicken, I'd hate to see you get your ass plucked! Don't do it!!!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at April 20, 2009 10:20 AM
rob- you might try actually visiting the Bronx before you condemn it.
Good luck with that, chicken. Let us know the name of the hospital you'll be visiting after the match:-). Actually though, if you are just getting over the flu it's not a good idea. Your system won't be at its best. Most likely you'll be feeling sluggish and not at full strength.
Posted by: bxgrl at April 20, 2009 10:21 AM
wasder, what would be a "rob appropriate hood?"
places ive lived so far in nyc
lower east side. was sooooo nice cuz i lived by myself for 4 1/2 years and then i got thrown out cuz it was an illegal sublet. the last year there tho was terrible cuz every friday/sat night was like mardi gras on ludlow street. tho still kind fun to throw water balloons off the roof.
then chelsea. blah. my boyfriend at the time took me and duke in cuz we would have been homeless. so i lived with him for another year and a half and we moved to morningside heights. then he dumped me and i moved into harlem proper and quality of life dipped so hardcore low and my teeth get knocked out, drugs everywhere in the apartment, my dog almost poisoned, but it was cheap. but i had enough and said ill look once more for somewhere to live and now live where i live now in park slope and i love my roommate and the apartment and the neighborhood but it just doesnt make sense.
i need to win the lottery or get on big brother 15 this summer and win
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at April 20, 2009 10:22 AM
Hey Rob - I hear you as far as vacations are concerned. If you're living paycheck to paycheck it's hard to justify dropping $1,000+ on something that's not exactly tangible.
It does definitely help one's mental health getting the heck out of the city once and a while - especially when it's nice out. I think we can all agree the city can be quite draining. Sometimes I find renting a car and just driving out to the middle of nowhere can be quite therapeutic, relaxing, and makes me appreciate the city more when I return rather then being so jaded!
Posted by: dirty_hipster at April 20, 2009 10:30 AM
"wasder, what would be a "rob appropriate hood?"
Rob - used to live on the LES as well and I share your sentiment that it was like Mardis Gras 24/7
I'm not sure why everyone is so damn quick to write off Queens. If I was ever to the point that I couldn't afford a neighborhood I liked in Brooklyn anymore, I would move to Jackson Heights in a heartbeat. Great transport to Manhattan, reasonable rent (1,000-1,200 would get you a palacial one bedroom apt) and fantastic ethnic cuisine. Sunnyside and the Eastern sections of Astoria are also quite neighborhoody and nice.
Posted by: dirty_hipster at April 20, 2009 10:34 AM
"everyone that lives in park slope are a bunch of out of state newby transplant snobs..."
...said the harshly judgmental guy from New Jersey who moved to the neighborhood a few months ago.
Posted by: SnarkSlope at April 20, 2009 10:34 AM
Why so down today, rob? Something happen over the weekend? Or is this an ongoing thing, because you are sounding more than just a case of the blues.
Posted by: bxgrl at April 20, 2009 10:35 AM
thanks for all your resounding votes of confidence!
bxgirl, Royal London Hospital will be pretty close by if I do go ahead.
Rob, don't spend what you don't have. Plenty of ways to have a nice vacation on next to no money.
Posted by: the chicken at April 20, 2009 10:38 AM
quote:
Sometimes I find renting a car and just driving out to the middle of nowhere can be quite therapeutic, relaxing, and makes me appreciate the city more when I return rather then being so jaded!
i don't know how to drive. (i know! shut up). it just never was something i needed to learn to do. plus i had nightmares as a kid being in the backseat of a car (a grey cadillac) that had no driver but it was running fast around the streets and i was terrified. hahaha. when i was like 20 it felt weird to not have a license but now that im in my 30s it just feels like ah whatever. that's why it might make it hard for me to move to a place other than nyc or another big city.
i keep reading articles about people buying houses in cleveland and detroit for 2000 bux. i would love to get a bunch of people together and do something like that but would it be like living ina sci fi movie or something?
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at April 20, 2009 10:38 AM
Rob,
Do you drive? You would need a car if you move to the middle of nowhere. You could probably make do without one in a small city. Perhaps a college town in a smaller state would work (but if you do move, please keep posting on Brownstoner!)
Posted by: etson at April 20, 2009 10:38 AM
dipster my best friend kristy lives in sunnyside. it blows chunks. and the commute from the 7 is terrible to anywhere. no one visits her and she barely leaves her apt.
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at April 20, 2009 10:40 AM
wasder, what would be a "rob appropriate hood?"
A rob appropriate hood would be one with at least three of the following: cheap and delicious food that Rob likes (probably hard to obtain in the slope, cheap and plentiful alcohol, preferably served in a gay-friendly environment, lack of pretentious parents with snooty kids, cheap enough rent to so that Rob can live by himself, reasonable subway access so that rob can remain employed.
As you yourself said, you are not really enjoying the slope and you could certainly find cheaper rent. My bets would be on: Greenpoint, Astoria, Jackson Heights, there must be others...neighborhoods with reasonably chilled out, diverse people and enough "amenities" to make you feel like you are not living in the boonies.
Posted by: wasder at April 20, 2009 10:42 AM
Hell, I don't drive either. It was never a necessity in the places I've lived.
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at April 20, 2009 10:43 AM
Beware too rob, it's going to be sunshiney warm later this week. Springtime makes people feel extra bummed because suddenly they perceive everyone out having fun except them.
Posted by: infinitejester at April 20, 2009 10:44 AM
quote:
Why so down today, rob? Something happen over the weekend? Or is this an ongoing thing, because you are sounding more than just a case of the blues.
my sister's father got out of prison on friday and her mentor called this weekend and talked to me on the phone for HOURS telling me all this crazy stuff about her life and my sisters life and my 1/2 brother's life and her grandmother's life, etc. it was just so depressing to hear. sorry ill perk up, not really in a funk, just wondering what the hell life is about these days.
in a good mood tho in general tho :)
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at April 20, 2009 10:46 AM
Rob, your life could make for a very interesting show, maybe even a sitcom.
I'm 100% serious.
Posted by: Biff Champion at April 20, 2009 10:49 AM
In a good mood? This should test that theory.
How come anti-rape activists never protest man-on-man rape in prison? Damn hypocrites.
Posted by: infinitejester at April 20, 2009 10:49 AM
"dipster my best friend kristy lives in sunnyside. it blows chunks. and the commute from the 7 is terrible to anywhere. no one visits her and she barely leaves her apt."
I have friends there too, and don't mind it, but to each his own. Nothing bothers me more then so called "friends" who won't visit you because you move to a less convenient neighborhood.
But yeah - Jackson Heights still rules. I also agree with Wadser that you'd probably have a better quality of life in Greenpoint, but we know how you feel about people with skinny jeans and beards ;)
Posted by: dirty_hipster at April 20, 2009 10:51 AM
Biff--I think you are right about rob. Do you want to be a reality TV star rob?
Posted by: wasder at April 20, 2009 10:51 AM
"How come anti-rape activists never protest man-on-man rape in prison? Damn hypocrites."
I saw an insane episode of Law and Order: SVU last week where a woman was raping male celebrities by drugging them with GHB and causing them to ejaculate by stimulating their prostate with an electric cattle prod, then sold their semen to a doctor who was selling it to make genetically superior babies!!
WTF!!!!!?????
Posted by: dirty_hipster at April 20, 2009 10:54 AM
Rob, come on down to Greenwood Heights. We are right behind PS so we share the same amenities, but it's much quieter here. Not to mention cheaper rents :)
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at April 20, 2009 10:54 AM
yes i do wasder. i want to be on big brother 15 sooooo badly this summer but im afraid to try out. i wouldnt do survivor cuz im out of shape, tho that doesnt seem to stop many people. one of those vh1 shows Love of *insert name here* sounds good too ahahha
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at April 20, 2009 10:55 AM
I thought Rob had a dream of being on Big Brother.
Here is the basis of the show:
Gay, thick-skinned, goofy yet entirely lovable, pseudo-hipster (who dislikes most other gays and hipsters), with a self-described dysfunctional family moves to a neighborhood he feels is completely inappropriate for him based on his financial condition and personality.
Posted by: Biff Champion at April 20, 2009 10:56 AM
rob- I know several people whose lives are a dramagedy. Sometimes it's better to just tell them yo have to go, hang up the phone and go out to enjoy the day. When they say misery loves company, they ain't kidding and they'll suck you into it if you don't say stop.
Not that you shouldn't help, or be supportive- but find where the line between being a good guy and being sucked into their vortex exists. You have to take care of yourself first.
Posted by: bxgrl at April 20, 2009 10:58 AM
dirty hipster, after that, my show concept sounds extremely dull!
Posted by: Biff Champion at April 20, 2009 10:59 AM
No doubt Biff!
Posted by: dirty_hipster at April 20, 2009 11:00 AM
DH, is it me or has Law & Order gotten more gruesome lately?
I watch L & O to calm down and relax, not to get freaked out!
Rob, We're considering about moving, too. It's interesting - there seem to be quite a few places at lower rents right now on craigslist. You might try just taking a look and thinking about it. The neighborhoods that wasder mentioned sound like they might be worth a day trip for you to go and take a look around.
Posted by: cobblehiller at April 20, 2009 11:04 AM
"Not that you shouldn't help, or be supportive- but find where the line between being a good guy and being sucked into their vortex exists. You have to take care of yourself first."
Excellent advice bxgrl.
Posted by: cobblehiller at April 20, 2009 11:07 AM
biff- perhaps you can integrate some elements of the SVU story into your synopsis- you know, to spice it up a bit :-)
Posted by: bxgrl at April 20, 2009 11:07 AM
Haha totally cobblehiller - Sometimes I finish an episode of L&O and I feel dirty, like I just watched a snuff film or something.
Anywho - pretty nice Saturday huh? The thing I find most comical about my neighborhood when it's nice out - skateboards. 30 something quasi-adult hipsters riding around on what is technically a child's toy.
Posted by: dirty_hipster at April 20, 2009 11:08 AM
with backpacks as well.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at April 20, 2009 11:09 AM
i dont want to move cuz i honestly adore my roommate and his boyfriend and it is the absolutely perfect situation for my dog and myself. i dont know how easy it would be for me to find another roommate situation that would be good for my dog (a crazy pitbull) and myself. i just cant be asked to go into a weirdo roommmate situation right now.. yeah maybe i could find an apt to myself for cheaper. i guess that is an option. but for my own apt and to pay a little less than what i pay now in a share id have to be living in the ghetto and im not going back to the ghetto. i dont care what ghetto it is. it all sucks even tho it's super cheap. but i realize that i definitely need to start saving money and will have to make sacrifices. ugh it's all so ming boggling! i just want to hide in my room and watch scooby doo and tell the world to F off sometimes. it did not hit me until literally a year ago just how hard it is being an adult. things were fine tho until now when all you hear is bad news and people complaining left and right about the economy. it's serious information overload. it SUCKS
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at April 20, 2009 11:11 AM
bxgrl, great idea! After going through what dirty hipster described, falling down a hill will seem like a walk in the park (slope) to Rob.
Posted by: Biff Champion at April 20, 2009 11:11 AM
Rob, how much is your half of the rent right now?
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at April 20, 2009 11:13 AM
"Rob, how much is your half of the rent right now?"
Oh, my sitcom will get infinitely better if Snappy (PBL) and Rob move in together!
Posted by: Biff Champion at April 20, 2009 11:16 AM
LOL! Can you imagine that! It would be a total Odd Couple scene...black lesbian with cat, white gay man with dog, both broke, dateless, and leaning toward total curmudgeon status!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at April 20, 2009 11:18 AM
"LOL! Can you imagine that! It would be a total Odd Couple scene...black lesbian with cat, white gay man with dog, both broke, dateless, and leaning toward total curmudgeon status!"
HAHAHA!! I'd totally watch it. Hopefully no producers are watching this. We'll probably see this on NBC in 6 months.
Posted by: dirty_hipster at April 20, 2009 11:20 AM
Please go to the "Safe Walk" thread and explain to me what "gender queer" is. Is that "code?"
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at April 20, 2009 11:20 AM
dirty hipster, we need a good comedy writer. Someone who is hip and in touch and can appeal to a very wide audience and knows how to write well. Someone who is just naturally a very funny person. It's a shame there is nobody like that here!
Posted by: Biff Champion at April 20, 2009 11:23 AM
my 1/2 of the rent is 1200. if i had my own apartment id probably only be able to pay about that much but then id have to pay all the bills myself so it would be more expensive. i was toying with the ideas of moving to the vandemeer houses (former projects) that are called something else now where the rent is like 950 for a studio and electricity is free and it's rent stabalized. the thing is that i would move to somewhere like that in a heart beat if i didnt have my dog. the problem with moving to a place like is that i have a pitbull and moving into the ghetto being a lame snowflake like myself it makes people think that i only have a pitbull cuz im afraid of everyone, which is not the case, i adopted my dog a long time ago and that was the last thing in my mind. i wanted a dog and he was cute so i took him in.
he's probably around 9 years old now.. i love him so much but at the time i think it was hasty of me to take him in. because it limits my options these days. that's terrible to say i know.
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at April 20, 2009 11:24 AM
So who what actors would play Snappy and Rob?
Since I have never seen either, based on your descriptions (black lesbian, gay male pseudo hipster) I would recommend:
Snappy - Wanda Sykes
Rob - James Van Der Beek
Posted by: dirty_hipster at April 20, 2009 11:27 AM
Rob, in my neck of the woods 1200 a month will get you pretty far. My true 1 br is $1050 a month (excluding utilities). I'm pretty sure you could find a studio or smaller one bedroom with a low rent around here that would leave you cushion to pay utilities on your own and not go over 1200.
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at April 20, 2009 11:29 AM
Oh, gosh no! I hate Wanda Sykes!!! Anyone but her please!!!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at April 20, 2009 11:30 AM
DH, I can't believe you haven't seen any of the numerous pics of Rob he's posted right here. My knowledge of Hollywood stars is not very good. Rob will have to suggest who should star as him.
Snappy, who would you like to portray you?
Posted by: Biff Champion at April 20, 2009 11:32 AM
Sorry snappy!! No i haven't seen any of the pics. haha. i just think james vander beek rules and needs to get back into acting.
how about fred savage?? haha
Posted by: dirty_hipster at April 20, 2009 11:34 AM
Queen Latifa???
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at April 20, 2009 11:35 AM
gross james van der beek? that fuglo from dawson's creek!?! hahaha wanda sykes rocks tho. she can play me!
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at April 20, 2009 11:36 AM
dipster, you are literally right around the corner every day during the week. we should grab lunch one day! (no wendy's chili!) we probably p0ass each other every day
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at April 20, 2009 11:37 AM
Oprah, or would that be just to much drama???
rob...Danny Bonaduce
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at April 20, 2009 11:38 AM
I don't have a real preference, just no Wanda Sykes!! She is so not funny :( That's an easy way to kill a show - cast her in the lead!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at April 20, 2009 11:38 AM
haha sounds good rob - i'm playing hookie today but lets touch base later in the week!
yeah you've probably walked by me a million times - i'm the jaded looking guy on the bench infront of balthazar scowling at all the european tourists! ha
Posted by: dirty_hipster at April 20, 2009 11:39 AM
I want to be Richard Branson when I grow up.
http://www.jaunted.com/story/2009/4/19/23330/7028/travel/Richard+Branson+Invents+New+Sport%3A+Kite+Surfing+With+Naked+Lady
Posted by: East New York at April 20, 2009 11:41 AM
Thandie Newton? Alfre Woodard?
Remind me which neighborhood you're in Snappy? Greenwood Heights?
Posted by: cobblehiller at April 20, 2009 11:41 AM
Oprah? Kill me now!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at April 20, 2009 11:41 AM
HAte to say it but for this show to fly rob and snappy will have to play themselves. Its a docusoap waiting to happen.
Posted by: wasder at April 20, 2009 11:43 AM
lol i sit on that same set of benches too scowling at all the ninjas with shopping bags who have no jobs but a gazillion credit cards. i also like to puff my newport smoke in their faces. (yeah i know im going to hellz)
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at April 20, 2009 11:43 AM
Yep, Greenwood Heights, like 1.5 blocks behind the PS border
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at April 20, 2009 11:43 AM
Me, on tv??? Aggh! No! I'm so not ready for prime-time!!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at April 20, 2009 11:44 AM
Alfre Woodward- yes!
rob- Zac Posen ;)
Posted by: bxgrl at April 20, 2009 11:45 AM
Oh, if we do play ourselves we can do a show called "Rob and Snappy Quit Smoking: The Dangers of Denying Already Bitchy Gays and Lesbians Their Daily Fix of Nicotine."
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at April 20, 2009 11:46 AM
BTW - Kara if you're reading this, Walter Foods better be the restaurant of the day today!!
Posted by: dirty_hipster at April 20, 2009 11:46 AM
Jennifer Hudson - give her some indie cred.
Posted by: infinitejester at April 20, 2009 11:46 AM
There could be a spin off series involving Dave's life as well - but it would only air on Cinemax after 11pm at night ;)
Posted by: dirty_hipster at April 20, 2009 11:46 AM
omfg i completely forgot that i wanted to quit smoking snappy!. ugh thanks for reminding me. ok im going to wendy's now. toodles!
*rob
Posted by: PitbullNYC at April 20, 2009 11:48 AM
I could do a travel show.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at April 20, 2009 11:48 AM
Dave's life wouldn't even be fit for cable! You'd have to go to one of those special shops in the Village and pick it up on DVD in the little room behind the curtain! Va va va voom!!!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at April 20, 2009 11:48 AM
"quality of life in nyc is very VERY bad for a lot of people who don't make a lot of money."
This is true.
You might like Carrboro, small town near Chapel Hill. Plenty of gay people, anarchists, etc., in the area, and good food and it's inexpensive compared to NYC. But you can't live outside New York unless you know how to drive.
Jackson Heights. It's cheap and highly diverse, with a large gay population (mostly of color and also paired up). However, I felt very isolated both as a single person and because my social life was in Bushwick. You would need a roommate to get your rent down to $800 or so. The apartments are mostly teens, 20s, and 30s and very large. $1500 or $1600 is about what they charge for a two bedroom.
Bushwick. I think you would fit in best here. Tons of gay men, many with piercings. Those locals who are neither gay nor hipsters seem very tolerant to me. Largely hispanic. Lots of dogs too. Personally I prefer living in the residential area near Ridgewood rather than the lofts. That means Dekalb or Jefferson or Myrtle Wyckoff L train. One bedrooms are $1100 or $1200, shares are $600 to $800 each. See BushwickBK for more info. Any chance your roommate would move with you?
Posted by: mopar at April 20, 2009 11:49 AM
A big thank you to Amzi for being so generous with his time and knowledge Sunday. And also to Montrose. The two of them are walking encyclopedias of knowledge about buildings, architects, and people in Bed Stuy.
Posted by: mopar at April 20, 2009 11:50 AM
A good roommate you like is in many ways more important than cheap rent!
Posted by: mopar at April 20, 2009 11:52 AM
Why is everyone throwing out suggestions for fat women to play Snappy? I believe she implied she is curvy but not fat. As such, I'm proposing she be portrayed by Serena Williams. Who cares if Serena can act or not?!
Posted by: Biff Champion at April 20, 2009 11:56 AM
thanks mopar (didnt make it to wendy's yet hahahah) for that info. i do read bushwickbk.com actually. i looked at an apt share in bushwick before i moved to park slope but i never heard back from the girl in time so i gave up and stuck it out in harlem for another month then randomly found my roommate in PS. he wouldnt move with me to a cheaper place tho. i dont know, i like it enough that maybe id rather try and find a second part time job or something. it's weird cuz even when my rent in harlem was 800 bux a month (all utilities included) i was still just as broke as i am now paying 1200. so i think it moreso comes down to learning how to budget money.
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at April 20, 2009 11:57 AM
Yeah, a good roommate can't be beat. I thankfully found a great one through craigslist after living with a few friends. Am I the only one who thinks that it may be better living with a complete stranger then someone you are buddies with? I feel a stranger will be a little more considerate then a friend who thinks they can get away with stuff.
Posted by: dirty_hipster at April 20, 2009 11:57 AM
"Thandie Newton? Alfre Woodard?"
I beg your pardon Biff, but Thandie and Alfre are NOT fat!
Posted by: cobblehiller at April 20, 2009 11:59 AM
Madonna with black face???
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at April 20, 2009 11:59 AM
Biff, that's why I luv ya man! But, I am a bit on the chunkster side these days :( Gotta get back to serious exercise. But, I will gladly have Serena be my stand in...that way I get to ogle her up close :)
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at April 20, 2009 12:00 PM
Madonna should never act again. Ever. Nor should she sing again. Ever. Period.
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at April 20, 2009 12:01 PM
Susan Boyle with black face???
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at April 20, 2009 12:04 PM
Ugh so bored!! I DVRed "The Departed" over the weekend. It was on TNT and has all the cuss words dubbed over and all the cool stuff cut out - seriously, what's the point of airing it then!!!
Posted by: dirty_hipster at April 20, 2009 12:04 PM
how about Raven simone!?!?! (i used to love that's so raven!!!!) she plays a psychic but her vibes are always off and she winds up getting into wacky hi-jinks. in 2005 three separate people bought me that's so raven on dvd. i was like thanks! wow i have three copies! hahahah that's so snappy!
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at April 20, 2009 12:04 PM
OOoohh...Raven Simone! Her coloring is off, but the rest fits shape-wise. We have a winner!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at April 20, 2009 12:07 PM
and my fav. raven quote, "gel it while i smell it!"
i have no CLUE what that even means tho
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at April 20, 2009 12:10 PM
Raven dresses like an old grandma
I mean she's gotta be like 24 and looks and dresses like she's 47 - it's TOTALLY weird!
Dhipster - you need to catch it on F/X - they've been running it the past week or two and it has all the curse words - that movie is friggin AWESOMEEEEE!
Ok am SO over Susan Boyle already -like get a new song to sing for crissakes
ha!
Posted by: gemini10 at April 20, 2009 12:11 PM
Haha yeah Gem - gotta love the departed!!
I have it on DVD, but i'm just so freakin lazy i'll sit and watch it on TV edited before I go and fumble around with the dvd player :-\
Posted by: dirty_hipster at April 20, 2009 12:18 PM
"it's weird cuz even when my rent in harlem was 800 bux a month (all utilities included) i was still just as broke as i am now paying 1200. so i think it moreso comes down to learning how to budget money."
"Yeah, a good roommate can't be beat."
So true, so true.
You remember my terrible story about my good friend who moved in with roommates to save money but they turned out to be crackheads and they got in an argument and the next thing she knew she was homeless, broke, and without her security deposit. Then she ended up in an even more expensive rental because she had given up her rent controlled one bedroom. Horrible! Now she's working two jobs.
Posted by: mopar at April 20, 2009 12:22 PM
wow - what a horrible story mopar! it's amazing that nyc is really the only city in the country it seems that it is perfectly acceptable for adults to live with other adults in a roommate situation. i'm relatively young - and have friends who already own their own houses that live in texas, new mexico and even in florida. while i love it here, sometimes after hearing stories like what happened to your friend, i wonder if it's really worth it..
Posted by: dirty_hipster at April 20, 2009 12:33 PM
good news - I'm off the hook for the boxing! Too long a story for this little box but let's just say I'm both relieved and disappointed at the same time.
Posted by: the chicken at April 20, 2009 12:34 PM
mopar that is what i was living in before in harlem. a 5 bedroom (really 4 bedrooms but the maids room off the kitchen was being rented out) that was essentially a crack house. i barricaded myself and my dog in the bedroom all the time. i still go up there tho from time to time cuz they have great parties lol
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at April 20, 2009 12:35 PM
Damn. I was looking forward to a few severed chicken wings.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at April 20, 2009 12:35 PM
omg dipster did you get a whiney ass postcard from the post office on spring and greene street saying they are closing on june 5th cuz their rent is too high? ugh. cue me a small violin
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at April 20, 2009 12:38 PM
"Ok am SO over Susan Boyle already -like get a new song to sing for crissakes
Posted by: gemini10 at April 20, 2009 12:11 PM"
It's funny how the cult of the underdog skews popularity.
Susan Boyle's video has been up half a week and has nearly 34m views while this video of Ruth Henshall has been up 2 years and has less than 5% of the views (and most of them have been as a result of Susan).
Compare them for yourself:
Susan: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lp0IWv8QZY
Ruthie: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yt-IBJpEMzA
As good as Susan may be, she ain't no Ruthie.
Posted by: the chicken at April 20, 2009 12:40 PM
Ugh don't get me started on that post office - I'll walk an extra 10 minutes out of my way in an effort not to deal with those freakin idiots.
the post office has to pay rent? what could the landlord hope to have move in there? Well i suppose the apple store could take it over hahaha.
Posted by: dirty_hipster at April 20, 2009 12:42 PM
"Damn. I was looking forward to a few severed chicken wings.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at April 20, 2009 12:35 PM"
Well I did do Muay Thai for ten years (admittedly when I was a lot younger and fitter) so I reckon I could have put up a decent fight. Sadly the decision was taken out of my hands.
Posted by: the chicken at April 20, 2009 12:43 PM
i dont think there is anything wrong with adults living with other adults that didnt know each other. you do what you have to do to get by and some people just dont like living alone. i know for a fact if i lived alone in my own place i'd be 500 pounds fatter and a lot smellier and my dog would be neglected. im just being honest.
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at April 20, 2009 12:43 PM
Is one post office better than another? I find that very hard to believe.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at April 20, 2009 12:43 PM
"Is one post office better than another? I find that very hard to believe."
They all suck - but the one on Prince and Greene in Soho is much suckier then the rest.
Posted by: dirty_hipster at April 20, 2009 12:45 PM
"Well I did do Muay Thai for ten years"
Jeez that stuff is hardcore - my friend trains in that and he could probably break someone's leg with his shin if he hit it right.
**note to self, don't piss off "The Chicken"**
Posted by: dirty_hipster at April 20, 2009 12:47 PM
Actually its not the post office itself that sucks but the employees and their attitudes.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at April 20, 2009 12:48 PM
chicken...i always stopped to watch that muay thai boxing in patpong in between bars. Remember when the katoy (lady boy) was the national champion??
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at April 20, 2009 12:50 PM
OK...I've heard of just about everything bizarre and sexual but this is just soooo bad...a "crush video?"...
April 20 (Bloomberg) -- The U.S. Supreme Court will
consider reviving a federal criminal law aimed at videos that show animal cruelty, agreeing to review a federal appeals court’s conclusion that the measure infringes speech rights.
The court will hear a government appeal in the case of a Virginia man who was sentenced to three years and one month in prison for selling videos that depict pit bulls fighting each other and attacking other animals. The lower court overturned the sentence.
The dispute centers on a 1999 law aimed primarily at “crush videos,” which show women crushing small animals with their feet in a manner that some people find sexually arousing. Although the law has yet to be applied in a crush-video case, the government has pressed at least three prosecutions in other contexts.
The Justice Department in its appeal likened animal cruelty to child pornography, which the Supreme Court has said doesn’t qualify as speech protected by the Constitution.
“Depictions of the intentional infliction of suffering on vulnerable creatures play no essential role in the expression of ideas,” the appeal contended.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at April 20, 2009 12:55 PM
"Jeez that stuff is hardcore - my friend trains in that and he could probably break someone's leg with his shin if he hit it right.
**note to self, don't piss off "The Chicken"**
Posted by: dirty_hipster at April 20, 2009 12:47 PM"
Yes - you "train" your shinbone by rolling a glass bottle against it (like a rolling pin) to compact the bone.
Don't worry about pissing me off though - my roundhouse days are long behind me and my scathing wit is my only defence these days.
"chicken...i always stopped to watch that muay thai boxing in patpong in between bars. Remember when the katoy (lady boy) was the national champion??
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at April 20, 2009 12:50 PM"
Yep - that guy/girl was absolutely awesome! Beat the crap about of them and then give them a kiss at the end!
Posted by: the chicken at April 20, 2009 12:59 PM
OK...I've heard of just about everything bizarre and sexual but this is just soooo bad...a "crush video?"...
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at April 20, 2009 12:55 PM
Rule 34 DIBS....
Posted by: the chicken at April 20, 2009 1:01 PM
the Susan Boyle phenomenon has to do with who she is and maybe even our own perceptions of how we perceive who is "deserving" or "capable" of having talent. She went out onstage and blew all our perceptions out of the water and that's why she's loved so much.
I'm sure there will be more music from her when she's given the chance to perform. She's obviously wonderfully talented and going on what they say, this isn't the only song in her repertoire. I give her a huge amount of credit for puttig herself out there, without the violins, the orchestras, the fancy dress or professional hair and make-up. It takes a hell of a talent to do what she did, without all the fancy props.
Posted by: bxgrl at April 20, 2009 1:04 PM
The Chicken;
IMHO, Susan Boyle's rendition is better. I am still inspired to watch her video.
Posted by: benson at April 20, 2009 1:05 PM
Yes, chicken. I always got a kick out of "infantilism."
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at April 20, 2009 1:05 PM
DIBS,
I'm actually a pretty big fan of the Church Street P.O. ever since they reopened after the post-9/11 cleanup. Not only do they have the do it yourself machines for packages, they usually have someone in the lobby helping people use them. Lines are reasonable and most employees are reasonably cheerful and helpful. But the biggest benefit is just the DIY machines -- you do not have to wait to mail a package.
Separate question for you (and other finance/investor types):
The RE conversation thread has me thinking about the stress tests. Is the U.S. actually going to come out and make representations about the financial condition of each bank, based upon its own representations that it has very thoroughly reviewed these banks? Lots of folks will be relying in this and I imagine there will eb qutie a market reaction. What recoruse to the banks have if the U.S. overstates the risk, driving shares down? What about investors, if the risk is understated? I imagine the lawyers for the banks and for the govt must be s--ting bricks. This is not at all my area of practice and I have no idea how these issues have been vetted, but it seems to me the govt must tread very, very carefully in what it says about the banks. And, they will have to fudge as much as possible without looking too fudgy. What are all you investors expecting to see in the types of disclosures that will be made (I don't mean in a thumbs up or down sense, but in the kinds of information that will be disclosed)? How impoprtant is the upcoming disclosure in May to your current investment thinking?
Posted by: slopefarm at April 20, 2009 1:06 PM
dibs- I read about them several years ago. I think people who do them should be flogged and put in solitary confinement in a 3 x 3 box for life.
Posted by: bxgrl at April 20, 2009 1:07 PM
okay is it just me or am i the only one NOT impressed with susan boyle's voice? i saw the video for the first time this weekend and told my friend, um, im sorry but if that voice was coming from someone "hot" or "sexy" no one would give a crap and she'd just sound normal. but because it comes from an ugly person we are supposed to be impressed?
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at April 20, 2009 1:09 PM
slope...yes, the one here at 45th & lex has the automatic machines and they are great.
I personally don't know the workings behind the stress test so I'm not sure how correct it is going to be in whatever its trying to predict. There have been various comments coming out of Street analysts on it and although they're inconclusive, they feel that most banks will pass. But this is outside my area of expertise for sure.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at April 20, 2009 1:10 PM
Ok...the stress test results are due out May 4 and the government is going to publish the methodology on April 24.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at April 20, 2009 1:13 PM
We'll just have to disagree on that Benson.
Both performances sent shivers down my spine but for Susan Boyle it was because we weren't expecting it. There was no bar before she sang but there will be one for her next song.
The truly great performers can do this repeatedly and get to you even if you are already expecting something great.
These two are my favourite "live" performances ever:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W52PP3lYlUs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YWrmjEAkTBw
Posted by: the chicken at April 20, 2009 1:13 PM
Bxgrl;
I agree with you about the Susan Boyle phenomenon, and think there is more to it. To have a frumpy, 47 year-old unemployed woman come out of nowhere and sing, wonderfully and with emotion, a song about holding on to your dream is truly amazing, espically in these tumultuous times. She is heaven-sent.
Posted by: benson at April 20, 2009 1:14 PM
dirty hipster, that horrible story with the roommates took place in San Francisco, not New York. LOL!
Posted by: mopar at April 20, 2009 1:14 PM
holy moly mopar! i guess i should stay away from SF!
Posted by: dirty_hipster at April 20, 2009 1:18 PM
Bxgrl - re: crush videos
I think people who are involved should be skinned alive and then ran over by a truck or something..
I think cruelty to animals or kids is by far the worse acts
Posted by: gemini10 at April 20, 2009 1:20 PM
"a song about holding on to your dream is truly amazing, espically in these tumultuous times."
I think benson hit the nail on the head there. Susan Boyle is very very talented, but the timing of this song, from this person, at this time is a triple header!
Posted by: cobblehiller at April 20, 2009 1:21 PM
I don't cast dispersions on anyone's sexual proclivities so long as it doesn't involve harming someone/something else.
Can we not talk about the crush videos anymore? It's making me nauseous.
Posted by: TownhouseLady at April 20, 2009 1:23 PM
gemini- it took me a week to get horrible images out of my head- and that was without ever watching one. I would not be able to. So I'm adding skinned alive to the list. I think before flogging. My only quibble with running them over with the truck is that it's too mercifully quick.
Posted by: bxgrl at April 20, 2009 1:24 PM
"Can we not talk about the crush videos anymore? It's making me nauseous."
I completely agree. I'm actually trying as hard as possible to not think about it right now. It's insanely sick.
Posted by: Biff Champion at April 20, 2009 1:26 PM
THL, quick, click on the FGVOTD...that might help you feel better.
Posted by: Biff Champion at April 20, 2009 1:27 PM
Here it is, from the first post above.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=brpub0hTbjs&feature=related
Posted by: Biff Champion at April 20, 2009 1:27 PM
holy crap - it's 420 today - just blaze!!
Posted by: dirty_hipster at April 20, 2009 1:31 PM
Here THL, forget that other stuff, look at this!
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c266/believe_in_jesus4ever/kitties.jpg
Posted by: cobblehiller at April 20, 2009 1:31 PM
cobblehiller- odd. My cat insisted that the other day about the waterbug he claims he killed :-)
And I'm still looking for the culprit who dragged my linen placemats ito the litter box.
Posted by: bxgrl at April 20, 2009 1:36 PM
RED ALERT!!!! RED ALERT !!!!!!
Cat talk in progress!!!! Vacate the premises immediately!!!!!
Posted by: benson at April 20, 2009 1:39 PM
Cats, they have their own life in a world all their own! Here I am working away - applied to 3 jobs so far today! And the neighbors cat just lays on MY sofa yawning and napping all day! She hasn't applied to one single job!
Go figure!
Posted by: cobblehiller at April 20, 2009 1:41 PM
[heh heh heh, my nefarious plan is in effect, benson has left the thread!]
Posted by: cobblehiller at April 20, 2009 1:44 PM
Nuts- I wanted to see if we could make him break out in hives >:(
Posted by: bxgrl at April 20, 2009 1:46 PM
WOW...the cat talk really killed the thread.
Ssomebody tell a joke.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at April 20, 2009 2:11 PM
I blame cobblehiller :-)
Posted by: bxgrl at April 20, 2009 2:16 PM
I blame benson. : )
Posted by: cobblehiller at April 20, 2009 2:19 PM
Do any of you think it may actually be the cats' fault?
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at April 20, 2009 2:25 PM
is it just me or are the cat actresses in that sarah mcchlachlan commercial that's supposed to tug are your heart strings bad at what they do? the dogs however seem to be good actors.
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at April 20, 2009 2:28 PM
Hey I'm looking for some retards to help in the 'Real Estate: The New Obscenity?' thread!
Dave where are you????!!! I brought a new 6 Iron this weekend!
The What
Someday this war is gonna end...
Posted by: Return of The What at April 20, 2009 2:29 PM
"Dave where are you????!!! I brought a new 6 Iron this weekend!"
My best laugh today.
BTW, Albert Brooks' real name is Albert Einstein.
Other real celebrity names:
Ahmad Rashad - Bobby Moore
Alicia Keyes - Alicia Cook
Billie Holiday - Elenora Fagan
Ben Kingsley - Krishna Banji
Billy Idol - William Broad
Axl Rose - William Bailey
Bruce Lee - Lee Yuen Kam
Chaka Kahn - Yvette Stevens
Danny Thomas - Muzyad Yakhoob
Demi Moore - Demetria Guynes
Charo - María Rosario Pilar Martínez Molina Moquiere de les Esperades Santa Ana Romanguera y de la Najosa Rasten
Posted by: East New York at April 20, 2009 2:39 PM
East New York - Eur O Trash
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at April 20, 2009 2:44 PM
It's raining.
Posted by: Heather at April 20, 2009 2:50 PM
What ethnicty was Danny Moore?
Posted by: gemini10 at April 20, 2009 2:50 PM
Oy!
meant Danny Thomas!
Posted by: gemini10 at April 20, 2009 2:51 PM
What a bunch of misanthropes, today. What makes the unsolicited request to "help" people by (figuratively, I guess) whacking them on the head with a golf club, and Rob can't stand plants (the Brooklyn Botanical Garden), kids (Brooklyn Children's Museum) and art (Brooklyn Museum) (see HOTD thread). And benson, as usual, hates cats and the people who love them.
-------------
P.S. wasder, did you see the Merce Cunningham dance performance at BAM this weekend? Music performed live, on the set, by Sonic Youth and John Paul Jones. JPJ was part of a panel discussion after the show -- a mild, soft spoken, average bloke. You look at him and the last thing you would think is that he ever had anything to do with rock stardom in his life.
Posted by: slopefarm at April 20, 2009 2:52 PM
But is it raining cats & dogs??
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at April 20, 2009 2:52 PM
Lebanese, I think, gem.
Posted by: cobblehiller at April 20, 2009 2:54 PM
Danny Thomas was Lebanese. When he used to have his telethon for St.Jude's Hospital, he always used to say "I'm calling on my friends on Atlantic Ave. to help me out".
By the way, here is another piece of Brooklyn trivia. Atlantic Ave in the Cobble Hill vicinity used to be known as the home of another particular ethnic group, who worked in a very specific trade. Does anyone know which group, and what the trade was?
Posted by: benson at April 20, 2009 2:59 PM
What...you going to invite me to your country club for a round of golf and then a few stickies at the clubhouse with your fellow chaps???
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at April 20, 2009 2:59 PM
oh cool CH
Slopefarm - the trouble is the rest of Led Zep seem to forget JPJ is part of their stardom as well...........
Posted by: gemini10 at April 20, 2009 3:00 PM
Benson - how cool!
I donated to St.Judes Hospital!
Posted by: gemini10 at April 20, 2009 3:03 PM
Or is it raining men?
Posted by: SnarkSlope at April 20, 2009 3:05 PM
"East New York - Eur O Trash"
Dave, that doesn't make sense. There's nothing even slightly European about me (except, I've been to several European countries and I really enjoy Italian food).
Posted by: East New York at April 20, 2009 3:06 PM
"What...you going to invite me to your country club for a round of golf and then a few stickies at the clubhouse with your fellow chaps???"
You will not make it past the clubhouse...
The What
Someday this war is gonna end...
Posted by: Return of The What at April 20, 2009 3:08 PM
I wish...its so hard to get guys to come over when its raining. Are they all going to melt????
I wish there would still be some group on Atlantic in a "certain trade."
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at April 20, 2009 3:08 PM
"Men are draining."
I'm gonna leave that one alone for now.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at April 20, 2009 3:12 PM
Benson, Sailmakers?
Posted by: cobblehiller at April 20, 2009 3:14 PM
Benson- You think I'm going to be the one to say it? Ha!
Posted by: TownhouseLady at April 20, 2009 3:17 PM
And the answer is.....
.....Mohawk Indians! There was a small community of Mohawks who lived in the vicinity of Atlantic and Clinton until the early 1980's or so.
Almost all of the men were riggers on skyscrapers (these are the guys who first put up the steel skeleton on a skyscraper). It was said that they were attracted to this line of work because the Mohawks had a very fine sense of balance, and could walk high up on the steel beams with ease.
Posted by: benson at April 20, 2009 3:20 PM
men need braining. Hallelujah.
I would say who, but I'm refraining.
Posted by: bxgrl at April 20, 2009 3:23 PM
Men like to think with their head.
Which head, however, is the issue....
Posted by: benson at April 20, 2009 3:24 PM
benson- many of them still do that kind of work and were much involved in the building of the World Trade Center.
Posted by: bxgrl at April 20, 2009 3:26 PM
I've known a Skokale, a Menomonee, Padawanamee, Cherokee, Mashpee and a Sioux but never a Mohawk.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at April 20, 2009 3:27 PM
Sometimes I wonder if Rob just throws out bizarre comments for a reaction. Is it really possible for someone to think that the BBG, Brooklyn Museum and new Children's Museum "suck"?
Posted by: Biff Champion at April 20, 2009 3:28 PM
"I've known a Skokale, a Menomonee, Padawanamee, Cherokee, Mashpee and a Sioux but never a Mohawk."
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at April 20, 2009 3:27 PM
Re-write
"I've had an afro, a beehive, a chonmage, a crew cut, a mullet, a pompadour, but never a Mohawk."
Posted by: Biff Champion at April 20, 2009 3:32 PM
gemini -- I was never a big fan, but judging from last night, JPJ is the last one making any real noise. Robert Plant is making pleasant music for us boomer fogeys, what ever happened to Jimmy?, and others will know better but I think Bonham is no longer with us.
Posted by: slopefarm at April 20, 2009 3:34 PM
Nomi's over in HOTD...I asked her why she hasn't shown up at her OT party.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at April 20, 2009 3:35 PM
I've had a shag, a Pixie, The Rachel, Finger Wave, Feathered, Bob, but never a mowhawk.
Posted by: bayridgegirl at April 20, 2009 3:35 PM
DIBS has had a Chinese, a Vietnamese, a Japanese, a Thai, a Mexican, an African American, but never a Mohawk.
Posted by: Biff Champion at April 20, 2009 3:37 PM
quote:
it really possible for someone to think that the BBG, Brooklyn Museum and new Children's Museum "suck"?
explain to me why it wouldnt be? diff'rent strokes diff'rent folks and im not kimberly drummond.
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at April 20, 2009 3:39 PM
oooooh, I got beat again.
Posted by: bayridgegirl at April 20, 2009 3:39 PM
Biff...the original quote was meant in the same manner.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at April 20, 2009 3:40 PM
LOL bayridgegirl's the rachel ahahhahaah. ugh those were scary times! ahhah. tho it seems these days young gay men have the rachel. (fugly)
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at April 20, 2009 3:40 PM
Dave, have you tried Abu's Bakery on Fulton...I suggest you do. We were in Bed Stuy on Satuday and I had a slice of vanilla cake with chocolate frosting....mmmm mmmm good.
Posted by: bayridgegirl at April 20, 2009 3:45 PM
ah ha ha ha, benson. Do you have hives yet? :-)
Posted by: bxgrl at April 20, 2009 3:46 PM
It's easy to understand why Rob would think the the BBG, Brooklyn Museum and new Children's Museum "suck." Based on his own comments just today, he's clearly a poorly adjusted, bitter misanthrope with a crappy outlook on life in general.
Posted by: East New York at April 20, 2009 3:47 PM
BRG...where on Fulton is it? Was there something behind the counter that I'd like???
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at April 20, 2009 3:48 PM
I suspect rob goes home everyday and laughs at how people have reacted to the stuff he throws out!!!!
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at April 20, 2009 3:50 PM
And whoever suggested Chinatown Ice Cream Factory (I think it was the chicken and Biff). OMFG!!!!!
I nearly had an orgasm eating the ice cream. There were 6 of us and we each got a different flavor, so I was able to taste a few.
I was disappointed they didn't have the coconut or coconut fudge. I got a scoop of banana.....delish! Maybe the best banana I've had.
I tasted; mango, choco. chip, lychee, pistachio, almond cookie.
Out of those I loved the mango the best, then lychee.
Now that summer is rolling around, I'll be there daily.
Thanks alot guys!!! My thighs are going to expand. But Snappy will be happy.
Posted by: bayridgegirl at April 20, 2009 3:53 PM
Another Brooklyn trivia question:
On what street was Al Capone born?
Posted by: benson at April 20, 2009 3:55 PM
not at all dave. i am one of the realest people on the internet youll ever meet. im a bit of an eccentric crank at times tho, especially on mondays. :) but i mean well
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at April 20, 2009 3:59 PM
There's a difference between saying those places suck and they're not to your taste. It's not the fault of the museums or the botanical gardens that you can't appreciate them. Your loss too.
Posted by: bxgrl at April 20, 2009 4:00 PM
Rob,
From your comments, you should try a trip to New Orleans. It is beautiful and laid back. Spring is in full bloom. My kids play barefoot, we go to crawfish boils on the weekends, Jazz Fest is the next couple of weeks. and yes, you could find hundreds of apartments with that porch and pink lemonade. and also be in a real city (with lots of problems) with a big gay community, etc. etc.
Posted by: nola at April 20, 2009 4:05 PM
Dave, Abu's Bakery is right off of Bedford (west of), on the south side of Fulton. The owner was super nice. Hubby and I were talking with him and another guy that was just hanging around, for a while.
The cake was really good. Hubby is doing a project nearby and I will ask him to bring me something else from there. I really liked it. It was simple but delicious.
Posted by: bayridgegirl at April 20, 2009 4:05 PM
Rob, I believe you do mean well. I think bxgrl said it well at 4:00. I'm not a huge fan of the opera, it's not to my taste (I know, I know...for shame), but I can't imagine saying it sucks. I can understand how others could appreciate and love it.
Posted by: Biff Champion at April 20, 2009 4:06 PM
NOLA, SURPRISE!!!!! We've been waiting for you to arrive here with a cake, party favours, snacks and drinks since last week. Ok, we were waiting for Nomi, but she has avoided us like Rob avoids the Louvre. So now the party is for you.
Posted by: Biff Champion at April 20, 2009 4:08 PM
I'm not a huge fan of Oprah.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at April 20, 2009 4:08 PM
Her name was Nola,
She was a showgirl..
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at April 20, 2009 4:10 PM
"she has avoided us like Rob avoids the Louvre. "
Ha!
Welcome nola! What took you so long!
Posted by: cobblehiller at April 20, 2009 4:12 PM
Benson - wasn't it 5th street in Park Slope?
Slopefarm - Bonham is long gone. well plant and Page did their tour last year but the rumor was they didn't ask JPJ to tour with them...
Love Zep - but I wasn't alive when they were out
Posted by: gemini10 at April 20, 2009 4:12 PM
I met her in a club down in North Soho
Where you drink champagne and it tastes just like Cherry Cola
C-O-L-A Cola.
She walked up to me and she asked me to dance.
I asked her name and in a dark brown voice she said, "Nola"
N-O-L-A Nola, no no no Nola
Posted by: Biff Champion at April 20, 2009 4:12 PM
Nola, please send me some crawfish...oooh, about 10 pounds.
Welcome.
Posted by: bayridgegirl at April 20, 2009 4:15 PM
And the answer is.....
.....Garfield Place, between 4th and 5th Ave. Somehow I can't see Al Capone in the Park Slope of today.
Posted by: benson at April 20, 2009 4:17 PM
NoLa was where I met one of the rrhea sisters for the first time!!!!
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at April 20, 2009 4:17 PM
Put away the party favors, everyone. We were waiting for nomi, not nola. Welcome nola, anyway, but we weren't expecting you. btw -- I had a blast at Mid-City Lanes/Rock & Bowl about 12 years ago.
Posted by: slopefarm at April 20, 2009 4:18 PM
"NoLa was where I met one of the rrhea sisters for the first time!!!!"
As in the oldest sister, Gono?
Posted by: Biff Champion at April 20, 2009 4:19 PM
benson...according to wikipedia he was not born there but moved there when he was 14 and it was there that he established his first connections with other criminals.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at April 20, 2009 4:19 PM
the al capone thing... wasnt it president or carroll street? when i first moved to park slope i was walked out of the bodega on 4th and union and there was a crowd of people on a walking tour so i trailed along (it was pretty cool actually) and they were talking about the al capone house. what was his first pet's name? then youd know his porno name. mine is Princess Bergenline.
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at April 20, 2009 4:19 PM
DIBS;
Wikipedia is wrong (surprise!). I know somebody who grew up on Garfiled back in the day (the guy is something like 90) and Al grew up on that block. In fact, the area around 4th Ave and Union was the biggest Italian enclave in Brooklyn back in those days, and it is virtually gone now.
Posted by: benson at April 20, 2009 4:23 PM
Well, I've always kept my hair clean so I've never encountered Seba and I'm sure I had flings with Dia as a baby.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at April 20, 2009 4:24 PM
He was born somewhere in the Navy yard area. He moved to Garfield (and grew up ther) at age 14. I saw it several places.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at April 20, 2009 4:25 PM
Benson - there are defintely a few Italian strongholds still around there - especiually on 3rd avenue and Union/Carroll etc
Rob - mine is Peaches Carlton!
Posted by: gemini10 at April 20, 2009 4:26 PM
I believe DIBS since I heard he used to babysit young Al when Al was a toddler living in the Navy Yard. :-)
Posted by: Biff Champion at April 20, 2009 4:27 PM
BRG, you can ask Chinatown Ice Cream Fac to put multiple flavors when you buy a pint, etc. Bad for the figure but great for the unit cost - ie per cone, cup price is super high compared to buying by the pint, quart,...
Posted by: more4less at April 20, 2009 4:29 PM
Yes, all the italian people have left Boerum Hill, Carroll Gardens and Cobble Hill. NOT!
cobblehiller comes up as Jenna Sinn : )
Posted by: cobblehiller at April 20, 2009 4:30 PM
ugh i have to wait around for the exterminator tonight. we have the roaches :( our building exterminates every month but we havent let him in for a long time since we had no bug problem. now we do. it's probably the disagreeable lesbian couple who lives next door to us who foster kids. by the way when they leave the one girl (who is def. no older than 14) lets this much older man in the neighborhood in to screw her. LOUD. my roommate was telling me about it. i was like whoa who is making those noises? i thought the other loud lesbian couple who lives upstairs from us found a new girl to bring into the bedroom. it's actually kind of disturbing to think about.
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at April 20, 2009 4:31 PM
And the hits just keep on coming!!!
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at April 20, 2009 4:33 PM
more4less, were you a poster under another name and announced a change recently (while I was away)? Just curious as I don't recall seeing you around much in the past and you are fitting in really well with us Usual Suspect asshats. It seems some of them know you from a prior life (i.e., login ID). Just wondering...
Posted by: Biff Champion at April 20, 2009 4:33 PM
UGH!
Posted by: cobblehiller at April 20, 2009 4:37 PM
thanks more4less...as I loooove ice cream it would be dangerous to have a pint of ice cream at home; as it wouldn't last an hour and hubby wouldn't get any.
Posted by: bayridgegirl at April 20, 2009 4:37 PM
Puke. Rob, call the cops on him or slip the foster mommies a note and tell them about it.
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at April 20, 2009 4:39 PM
Rob: if what you're saying about the child next door is true, do her a favor and call NYS Child Protective Services: 1-800-342-3720.
On Benson's earlier note about Mohawks in Brooklyn, I have memories of the Indian communities from my own childhood. These are great sites for anyone interested in reading, hearing, seeing more: http://www.nytimes.com/1996/12/28/nyregion/an-indian-community-flourished-and-faded-in-a-section-of-brooklyn.html
A touching radio archive piece from Mohawk steelworkers at the World Trade Sonic Memorial Project: http://www.npr.org/programs/lnfsound/stories/020701.steel.html
And this link to a 1965 short documentary called High Steel: http://nfb.ca/film/high_steel/
Posted by: vinca at April 20, 2009 4:42 PM
"thanks more4less...as I loooove ice cream it would be dangerous to have a pint of ice cream at home; as it wouldn't last an hour and hubby wouldn't get any."
re-write
"thanks more4less...as I loooove Snappy, it would be dangerous to have her at home; as she wouldn't last an hour and hubby wouldn't get any."
Posted by: Biff Champion at April 20, 2009 4:43 PM
Biff, nope. I dont believe in changing ID stuff. This is on-line (not real life) so what's the need to change ID.
was an on & off read-only visitor of the site. Wanted to get some feedback on my crown heights rental hence created the ID so I can post on the forum. bxgrl & Montrose dropped by to give me some input on the unit and that's how they know me.
Posted by: more4less at April 20, 2009 4:44 PM
ROFL Biff!!!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at April 20, 2009 4:44 PM
Thanks more4less. Regardless, I really enjoy your posts and am glad you're hanging out here.
Posted by: Biff Champion at April 20, 2009 4:45 PM
mmmmmmmm, Ice cream and Snappy, I wouldn't last an hour.
Posted by: bayridgegirl at April 20, 2009 4:49 PM
re-write:
mmmmmmmm, Ice cream on Snappy, I wouldn't last an hour.
Posted by: bayridgegirl at April 20, 2009 4:49 PM
re-write:
mmmmmmmm, Ice cream in Snappy, it wouldn't last an hour.
Posted by: Biff Champion at April 20, 2009 4:51 PM
^^^^^^^^^^
sorry Snappy, I couldn't resist
Posted by: Biff Champion at April 20, 2009 4:52 PM
damn u people now im seriously craving some ice cream!! fav flavor is cookie dough. YUM!
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at April 20, 2009 4:53 PM
You guys are terrible!!!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at April 20, 2009 4:54 PM
^^^^^^
sorry Snappy, I can't resist.
Where are you to force feed me now!?!?
Posted by: bayridgegirl at April 20, 2009 4:54 PM
oh damn, I'm not right under Biff.
Now it doesn't make sense.
Posted by: bayridgegirl at April 20, 2009 4:55 PM
I'm eating warm blueberry pie with vanilla almond ice cream right now mmmm.....
Posted by: TownhouseLady at April 20, 2009 4:55 PM
LOL! That wasn't the force feeding I meant!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at April 20, 2009 4:57 PM
"blueberry pie with vanilla almond ice cream"
OMG, that sounds soooo good. Where do you get vanilla almond ice cream?
Posted by: cobblehiller at April 20, 2009 4:59 PM
THL, mmmmmmmmmmmmmm 4sure. where R U in Jersey City? Might just swing by for a piece before going through the Holland tunnel
Posted by: more4less at April 20, 2009 4:59 PM
benson- many of the Mohawks came back to help cleaning up the WTC after 9-11. It was terribly sad, not only because of what happened but so many of them had helped build it and for some it was considered the crowning achievement of their work. There was also an Irish ironworker who volunteered with us for the same reason. He showed us pictures he took from the top of the structure when it was only the steel beams.
Posted by: bxgrl at April 20, 2009 4:59 PM
"oh damn, I'm not right under Biff.
Now it doesn't make sense."
I am not touching that potential re-write!!
Posted by: Biff Champion at April 20, 2009 5:00 PM
BRG, you've been trying to get under a few people lately! You trollop!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at April 20, 2009 5:03 PM
"BRG, you've been trying to get under a few people lately! You trollop!"
Usually she just gets under people's skins, not their entire body! :-)
Posted by: Biff Champion at April 20, 2009 5:06 PM
I blame THL because now we're all distracted and yearning for pie and ice cream. Cruel woman!
Posted by: bxgrl at April 20, 2009 5:07 PM
Re-write:
BRG blames THL because now she's all distracted and yearning for pie. Cruel woman!
Posted by: Biff Champion at April 20, 2009 5:11 PM
Darn, screwed up the rewrite:
Re-write:
BRG blames Snappy because now she's all distracted and yearning for pie. Cruel woman!
Posted by: Biff Champion at April 20, 2009 5:11 PM
pie & warmly melted ice cream - man that's a great invention
Posted by: more4less at April 20, 2009 5:11 PM
Ha ha! I have such a sweet tooth today. Cobble the ice cream is from the grocery store. Edys. It's pretty good.
Posted by: TownhouseLady at April 20, 2009 5:12 PM
"pie & warmly melted ice cream - man that's a great invention"
Re-write:
"Snappy & warmly melted ice cream - man that's a naughty intention"
Posted by: Biff Champion at April 20, 2009 5:13 PM
King of the rewrites! I leave you now...be kind to each other...no pie throwing!
Nite all
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at April 20, 2009 5:14 PM
THL, Key Foods on Montague usually has a door crasher 2 for 1 Edy's ice cream special each week. It's the only reason I go into that store. Faves include Double Fudge Chocolate and Loaded Cookies and Cream. At one time I had no less than 12 containers of it in my freezer.
Posted by: Biff Champion at April 20, 2009 5:14 PM
LOL, Does each person in your house have a favorite?
I like the ones that are more loaded but my husband is more of a vanilla guy. He doesn't like the schmacy flavors.
Posted by: TownhouseLady at April 20, 2009 5:17 PM
Per wife, double churned Edy's is suppose to be lower calorie. not that I believe it
Posted by: more4less at April 20, 2009 5:18 PM
stop stop stop!!!!!! You're killing me with the ice cream talk!!!!
Posted by: bxgrl at April 20, 2009 5:19 PM
When I want ice cream I want ICE CREAM. I deliberately look away from the label. seeing those numbers wouldn't stop me they'd just make me feel bad. So I won't look.
Posted by: TownhouseLady at April 20, 2009 5:21 PM
it's the pie that got my attention
Posted by: more4less at April 20, 2009 5:22 PM
"Usually she just gets under people's skins, not their entire body! :-)"
Yes, I give up!!
Posted by: bayridgegirl at April 20, 2009 5:23 PM
I'm pretty surprised at how good Edy's is. Not all of those supermarket ones are.
Pick one up on your way home More4. That and some ice cream. I'm guessing the misses will be quite pleased.
Posted by: TownhouseLady at April 20, 2009 5:26 PM
THL, I love the loaded flavours (cookie dough, peanut butter cup, cookies and cream, etc). Wifey likes anything chocolate and the kids like plain chocolate.
I had a couple of pints of Haagen Dazs in the freezer last week and compared the nutritional info to Edy's. Edy's is downright healthy compared to HD!
Posted by: Biff Champion at April 20, 2009 5:28 PM
Ya'all don't want to know how much ice cream I can eat...it's down right obscene.
That's why I don't keep any in my frig.
Posted by: bayridgegirl at April 20, 2009 5:33 PM
Oh god yeah, HD is a heart attack in a tub.
Posted by: TownhouseLady at April 20, 2009 5:34 PM
I never get ice cream for wife without her signing a waiver for "husband NOT TO BE BLAMED". She is happy when she eats it then blames me 4 her gaining weight eating it. Ice cream is a no-win situation for husbands
Posted by: more4less at April 20, 2009 5:39 PM
Not in this house. Confectionery goods of all sorts gladly accepted here!
Posted by: TownhouseLady at April 20, 2009 5:45 PM
more4...just tell your wife you like her a bit thicker.
Posted by: bayridgegirl at April 20, 2009 5:47 PM
^^^^^^
actually, don't you dare ever say that to a woman.
Posted by: bayridgegirl at April 20, 2009 5:48 PM
chocolate sucks
Posted by: dirty_hipster at April 20, 2009 5:53 PM
DH, you just throw that out to stir up trouble! Shame on you! : )
Posted by: cobblehiller at April 20, 2009 5:54 PM
We should get a Brownstoner mega millions pool going - Imagine the wonders it would do for the Brooklyn Brownstone market if say, ten of us, split 130 million bucks. haha!!
Posted by: dirty_hipster at April 20, 2009 5:55 PM
THL, believe me, I have the biggest sweet tooth. Actually hubby also. But sometimes I get out of control.
Hubby will bring home something sweet for us to have together and he'll turn around and it'll be gone; in my tummy...none for him!
Don't leave me home alone with sweets, they'll all be gone in one sitting, I'm not kidding.
If we have a cake for a party and say there's half left over. Next day, I'll devour the rest of it by myself. That's why I can't keep any sweets at home. It's dangerous. I'm like an out of control addict.
Posted by: bayridgegirl at April 20, 2009 5:56 PM
Sorry - CHiller - just woke up from a six hour nap and needed to try and integrate myself into the conversation ASAP. :)
Posted by: dirty_hipster at April 20, 2009 5:56 PM
glad you like the place BRG.
Now you can read up about the Great Chinatown Ice Cream War of 2006 (or maybe 2007, I can't remember). It's online somewhere and only someone that has eaten there would know what all the fuss was about!
Posted by: the chicken at April 20, 2009 5:56 PM
"She is happy when she eats it then blames me 4 her gaining weight eating it. Ice cream is a no-win situation for husbands"
M4L, my wife is blessed with the world's most amazing metabolism, which can be incredibly annoying to someone like me who can gain 5 pounds just looking at a cheeseburger. She was basically told by her doctor the first time she was pregnant to eat as much ice cream and high fat foods as possible as the doctor was worried she was too thin. I don't think it's possible for her to surpass 115 pounds, and she isn't short. Me, on the other hand, gained something like 25 sympathy pounds during that pregnancy!
Posted by: Biff Champion at April 20, 2009 5:59 PM
"six hour nap"!!!
Mission accomplished! Why were you sleeping all day?
Posted by: cobblehiller at April 20, 2009 6:00 PM
"chocolate sucks"
DH, it can't be any worse than the BBG, Brooklyn Museum and new Children's Museum :-)
Posted by: Biff Champion at April 20, 2009 6:02 PM
haha - played hookie from work. it was rainy this morning, DH doesn't do rain :)
Posted by: dirty_hipster at April 20, 2009 6:02 PM
Wow, what a lucky lady Biff!
I'm lucky in another way, my husband actually prefers a thicker woman. So I don't sweat the small stuff- literally!
Posted by: TownhouseLady at April 20, 2009 6:03 PM
Dh, that's why god made rainy days, for napping!
Stop trying to bait the conversation you anti-chocoladite!
Posted by: TownhouseLady at April 20, 2009 6:05 PM
" DH doesn't do rain :)"
LOL! Especially rainy Mondays I bet! : )
Posted by: cobblehiller at April 20, 2009 6:05 PM
> "DH doesn't do rain"
Because it might wash off the dirt?
Posted by: SnarkSlope at April 20, 2009 6:06 PM
BRG!! Half a cake??? Please tell me it's one of those little Entenmanns ones and not a big sheet cake!
Posted by: TownhouseLady at April 20, 2009 6:06 PM
Rob, don't you say a thing! How do you know how old this girl is? Sounds like she's enjoying herself.
Slopefarm, did you enjoy the performance? I went to a dance performance in Bushwick that had Mexican, Carribean, modern, postmodern, and about a million other kinds of dance. My favorite part were two dancers doing what I call hip hop but they call breaking or uprock or freestyle, both from Bushwick, who apparently helped create the genre. King Uprock said his mom was a salsa dancer, and he applied the salsa moves to funk music and that's how his style came about.
Posted by: mopar at April 20, 2009 6:08 PM
"BRG!! Half a cake???"
THL, you don't want to know. I'm telling you I can consume alot of chocolate in one sitting. Half a gallon of ice cream, give me an hour!
I was really thin for a long time but within the last couple of years I've gained weight :-(
Honestly I could stand to shed a few pounds.
Posted by: bayridgegirl at April 20, 2009 6:12 PM
This one is for the brownstone liberals. And you know that's most of you.
The part of the Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac debacle that the liberal media (i.e. NYTimes, CNN, MSNBC, Newsweek, Time Magazine, CBS nightly news and Good Morning America) won't tell you.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMnSp4qEXNM&NR=1
Posted by: Legion at April 20, 2009 6:16 PM
Who couldn't (except Biff's wife)? As long as you're happy and healthy then enjoy. From what you say you eat healthy otherwise. So as long as you're not doing that every day then enjoy. Like I said to Dave, I don't want another ten years if all I can eat is straw and soy. That's not going to be a happy ten years. I want to enjoy my life.
Posted by: TownhouseLady at April 20, 2009 6:19 PM
"Because it might wash off the dirt?"
Haha Snark - Exactly! And it makes my Chuck Taylors all soggy.
Posted by: dirty_hipster at April 20, 2009 6:25 PM
Rob,
A reader just alerted us to your 4:31 post. This is very troubling. You HAVE to call Child Protective Services at Vinca suggests. You have a moral obligation to do this.
Posted by: brownstoner at April 21, 2009 9:45 AM
Oh my goodness relax. She's probably much older than she appears, and from Rob's description, is clearly doing something she wants to.
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