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]
Anne: I heard it. Was it really our troll? Hard to say. Since he’s anonymous, anyone could “claim the mantle”. However, he was familiar with this site and with a number of other real estate sites. It certainly could have been him.
Jon, I noticed when I first started reading your blog, that you posted a picture of your house, and named the street. A quick drive-by yeilded the address, and property shark told the rest.
It was too easy. Anyway, great stuff! Best wishes.
“make him a newcomer in a borough not exactly tender toward newcomers”
–can’t they (meida) write an article about Brooklyn without adding some sort of dig or insinuation that Brooklyn is provincial or less than sophisticated.
It really does get to be tired.
Another old fart here who’s been reading you since the beginning. You’re just a kid! Great blog, esp. the (realtive) lack of snarkiness.
jm – its a common term used by anti-white racists and is rarely used with precision.
Kudos Mr. B, We don’t fit the profile of your readers – we are old farts. Your site gave us the courage to finally renovate our b’stone after many years. Can’t tell you what this site has meant to us.
Kudos Mr. B, We don’t fit the profile of your readers – we are old farts. Your site gave us the courage to finally renovate our b’stone after many years. Can’t tell you what this site has meant to us.
unfortunately some people think being well educated, working hard and being smart with money equals priviledged.
this may be true in some instances, but it is certainly not always the case.
Anon 11:40 Not sure if what you say is correct. It looks as if he’s got two mortgages totalling over a million on his property. If that’s privileged I’d rather be poor.