yes dave- and what will happen? I bet all the Middle Eastern countries and everyone else is praying behind the scenes that Israel does their dirty work for them. That way they come up smelling like roses, Iran's nuclear capability is done and its good for at least 5 years of screaming at and condemning the Israelis. who at the moment are run by right wingers and religious fundamentalist. My people or no, I find the present government extreme and bordering nutso. caving into illegal settlers- gee, that does so much for the cause of peace. Not.

Posted by: bxgrl2 at October 5, 2009 2:29 PM in response to Open Thread

sorry i missed you too, CG ups! I was at Sue Rock's- she is a one woman force of nature.I heard amzi was brilliant over at St. mark's.

Posted by: bxgrl2 at October 5, 2009 2:23 PM in response to Open Thread

Crash course with disaster? I hope you aren't begging for a comparison with the really disastrous foreign policy of the previous POTUS. I love the republican attitude- if it can't be our way, burn the country behind us. (Klugman wrote a great column on it today).

think we're touchy benson? maybe you should try a better approach You get a lot more flies with honey than vinegar.

Posted by: bxgrl2 at October 5, 2009 2:22 PM in response to Open Thread

Agree with MM. If the Chicago bid is the only think Obama doesn't accomplish, we'll be in great shape. It's done, they tried. No big loss and no big deal.

Posted by: bxgrl2 at October 5, 2009 2:14 PM in response to Open Thread

mopar- that light is a hoot! biff- you should buy extra codpieces - mopar will want them as lightbulb covers.

Posted by: bxgrl2 at October 5, 2009 2:11 PM in response to Open Thread

I loved Atlantic ave. even way back when. Loads of great antiques/junque places. found great stuff- now those that are left are too expensive. there's always something exciting about a place that has that "undiscovered" feel- I mean you wish it would be better for the businesses, but then it is just nice having the secret source thing going on too.

Posted by: bxgrl2 at October 5, 2009 2:07 PM in response to Boerum Hill: In a Nutshell

"what was the carbon footprint of sending over three big jets "

benson- why do you care? I thought republicans didn't believe in global warming anyway :-)

Posted by: bxgrl2 at October 5, 2009 2:00 PM in response to Open Thread

benson- SNL is satire. You take it with a grain of salt and a sense of humor. And please don't put words in my mouth. If I was going to blame bush for the Olympic bid failure i would have said so. I am not blaming them for the loss of the Olympics (which I hardly care about)- I am blaming them for the immaturity and virulence of their reaction. It's not even a tempest i a teapot- it's like beating the teapot to death. ridiculous.

Posted by: bxgrl2 at October 5, 2009 1:58 PM in response to Open Thread

Gorgeous house but i am battling with MM and others for the St. Mark's house :-) fixed up, the St. Mark's place will outdo even this beautiful house in detail.

Posted by: bxgrl2 at October 5, 2009 1:55 PM in response to House of the Day: 276 Berkeley Place

benson- forgot to add, hope your wife is feeling better.

Posted by: bxgrl2 at October 5, 2009 1:51 PM in response to Open Thread

Maybe people have more important things to worry about- the Olympics? Not so much.

Posted by: bxgrl2 at October 5, 2009 1:50 PM in response to Open Thread

Well then, let's talk about the crowing of the Republicans who cared more that Obama made a bid and didn't get it. how childish and sad that they had to try to mae it a slap in Obama's face. One wonders what they would have said if chicago had gotten it? In the overall scheme of things, we all have more to worry about than the Olympics. The republicans are getting a real rep for being the party of No, can't do, won't, and hate.

Posted by: bxgrl2 at October 5, 2009 1:48 PM in response to Open Thread

St. Marks has been on the market for a long time. They started at over a mil and the brokers don't seem to want to spend much time on it. they are based in Harlem. The family lives elsewhere and i bet a great deal is to be had. The location is wonderful and the houses along that row are slowly being bought and renovated. In a few more years it will be the primo block in CHN.

Posted by: bxgrl2 at October 5, 2009 1:00 PM in response to Open Thread

Yes- it was Bklyn Heights. did they ever find Teddy Roosevelt ;)

Posted by: bxgrl2 at October 5, 2009 12:54 PM in response to 280 Hicks Up For Auction

except I'm not new- I'll go back to the old log i when i get home and use this when I'm away so my overtaxed mind can remember the new easy password :-)

Posted by: bxgrl2 at October 5, 2009 12:49 PM in response to Open Thread

dibs- this is what the loss of brain cells does. Not to mention, why the hell didn't I just come up with a simple password that would be easy to remember? Noooooooooo- I have to play Homeland Security (like my brownstoner account would be hacked by terrorists).

Posted by: bxgrl2 at October 5, 2009 12:45 PM in response to Open Thread

santa- I initially lived on Remsen off Clinton, then moved to Schermerhorn. 96 was still boarded up with 24 hour guard dogs, the porn theater was still going strong (I know this from outside observation only :-) and Pandora seemed to be the most popular bookstore in the nab. At night it was creepy just walking down the street. I couldn't get over how big a difference it was by moving just a few blocks.

Posted by: bxgrl2 at October 5, 2009 12:41 PM in response to Boerum Hill: In a Nutshell

One of my all time favorite movies!

Posted by: bxgrl2 at October 5, 2009 12:35 PM in response to 280 Hicks Up For Auction

biff- depending on the period, you might have to get to that is perpendicular

Posted by: bxgrl2 at October 5, 2009 12:31 PM in response to Open Thread

check online. Did i mention the codpiece you need to have?

Posted by: bxgrl2 at October 5, 2009 12:02 PM in response to Open Thread

Don't think there were a million but there were literally thousands- of course it is in a much smaller area. And the crowd was so mixed- I loved it. Vendors and help had to be in dress- but nearly everyone who came to the show came dressed up as well. There were 2 women who attend all the Ren Fests in the most amazing historically accurate period costumes they sewed themselves. These costumes are not sewn- they are built. The women are very big and they look like magnificent, ornate ships as they walked around. Beautiful!

Posted by: bxgrl2 at October 5, 2009 12:00 PM in response to Open Thread

Biff- YES! Tuchas in tights :-) By the way, all you women- it was an eyefeast - I kept singing the Men in Tights song from Mel Brook's Robin Hood in my head. Snappy- you would have been happy too- all those tight push up bodices and lots of very heavy women wearing them so that their busts were practically coming out of their ears :-)

Posted by: bxgrl2 at October 5, 2009 11:54 AM in response to Open Thread

santa- Having lived both places, I don't really think so. boerum Hill felt empty in many respects- bed-stuy and CH never feel lifeless- there is a rich cultural and community life that is often overlooked because it was not considered " upscale"

Posted by: bxgrl2 at October 5, 2009 11:44 AM in response to Boerum Hill: In a Nutshell

I really lived on teh border and spent a lot of time down State St. as I also worked where MM did for a time. Never a hellhole but you had to be careful. As you do now. But even by me on Court St. it could be scary- so was Schermerhorn when I first moved over there. The first week I lived there we had a sniper on a nearby big apartment building shooting it up and of course the place I moved into was in a direct sightline. We waited a long time for more stores and restaurants, and for Key Food on Atlantic to clean up their act- they were the closest to me. But it was not the Wild West.

Posted by: bxgrl2 at October 5, 2009 11:35 AM in response to Boerum Hill: In a Nutshell

snappy- where are you? On an artic ice floe? do what biff says!

Posted by: bxgrl2 at October 5, 2009 11:30 AM in response to Open Thread

Oh right. Sure. Dear Mr. Cloisters, please put your ren Fest on a different day from the Atlantic Antic because I, bxgrl, wish it so. (Like they are going to let a traitor to the Bronx have a say :-)

Actually- didn't the Atlantic antic used to be held in September?

Posted by: bxgrl2 at October 5, 2009 11:27 AM in response to Open Thread

I love this place. Used to walk by there all the time when I lived in the area. Some people might not like living next to an active firehouse but that would be a plus in my book. They get to know the neighbors and become part of the local street community.

So wish I had the money to buy this place.

Posted by: bxgrl2 at October 5, 2009 11:25 AM in response to 280 Hicks Up For Auction

Snappy- when i ate there it looked like the fries were committing suicide so many of them fell off the plate from lack of room! And I loved the building there were in- one of the last woodframes left in Soho.

Definitely biff so the ren fest next year. kids were running around in dress, knights, unicorns, people with faerie wings and dragon wings- it was a hoot. I kept thinking the cops were laughing hysterically at all of it. I tired to sell a tiara to a Park cop- big big woman with a badge but not in uniform. I told her if she wore it to work, not only would she get more respect, people would bow to her.She was wiping away tears of laughter as she walked away. So sad- the gold tiara even color coordinated with the badge- some people have no design sense :-)

Posted by: bxgrl2 at October 5, 2009 11:17 AM in response to Open Thread

I used to eat the Tenn Mtn. when i worked in Soho- you're right snaps. Great food, tons of it.

Posted by: bxgrl2 at October 5, 2009 10:47 AM in response to Open Thread

Hi all- I'm still away and had to create a second log in because i stupidly could not remember my password. that's what happens when you get lazy and let the browser keep you signed in :-(

Did the Cloisters Ren Fest yesterday- what a blast! Next year all us Brooklynites need to hie ourselves up there in renaissance drag and have fun. I was working for a friend, with my sister. There must have been thousands of people- all having a wonderful time.

Posted by: bxgrl2 at October 5, 2009 10:39 AM in response to Open Thread