Out Of The Closet
After two-and-a-half years of anonymity, we’re out of the closet as of today. It’s impossible not to cringe a little when reading about yourself, but Tom Acitelli over at The New York Observer managed to keep the embarrassing moments to a minimum. (We hadn’t realized that the color of the sweater we wore to the…
After two-and-a-half years of anonymity, we’re out of the closet as of today. It’s impossible not to cringe a little when reading about yourself, but Tom Acitelli over at The New York Observer managed to keep the embarrassing moments to a minimum. (We hadn’t realized that the color of the sweater we wore to the interview was fair game. Silly us.) The decision to unmask ourself was driven primarily by our desire to start interacting with the Brownstoner community more (putting on lectures, organizing a salvage fair later in the year and being able to mix and mingle with readers at house tours, open houses, etc.); as the site has grown, it’s also been frustrating to have to turn down invitations to participate in panels, interviews, etc. because of protecting our identity. As Kramer once told Jerry in reference to his decision to stop wearing underwear, “I’m out there and I’m loving it.”
See you on the street.
Mr. B
Brownstoner: It’s Me! [NY Observer]
Jon,
Congratulations, but the dark glasses and baseball cap at your lecture last year weren’t really a very good disguise anyway 🙂
As to our troll, what good would it do if we did know his name? After all, we’re civilized people…aren’t we?…and tarring and feathering is so passe.
🙂 🙂 🙂
No name. They said he intended to remain anonymous. Still, it seems the people at the station should know he is. I mean, they must have had some reason to believe they were interviewing the right person, no? You don’t do an interview on the radio without a darned good reason to believe you’re interviewing the right party.
you are SO cute? mrs. b has her work cut out now that you’ve been exposed as a hottie! yum.
I think I heard part of the interview. I heard brownstoner mentioned but I had my hands full and couldn’t listen closely. I feel like calling the station to find out who this POS is. I don’t suppose they ever actually gave his name or anything like that did they?
i totally sat next to you at Pequena about a month ago…
anyways, congradulations and keep up the good work!
that’s the best part of living in brownstone brooklyn..peeking into windows with open curtains (and believe me…if they’re open, they’re open for a reason…to let you look!!!), especially at nite! ya gotta love brooklyn
Hal– I do this too. My husband gets supremely embarassed but I can’t help myself. One time he lifted me on his shoulders so I could see inside a particularly high parlor window, and all I caught was a glimpse of the owner looking right back out at me!
Anon @ 2:02: Funny you should say that. When my wife and I wander in brownstone areas in the evening, she has an annoying habit of stopping in front of well lit parlor windows to steal glances into other people’s houses. It creeps me out a bit and I try to get her to keep moving.
Just a reminder to close the blinds at night so Hal 1:18 won’t be able to see in.