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]
Nice interview. Nice pub. Must be nice to be ‘out’. Looking forward to many nwe things on the site.
Congrats.
congrats and good job! I think you should of kept your idenity a secret.
Now that you’re out will you start referring to yourself in first person singular? “We wore a sweater to an interview…silly us”
Ugh. Great site otherwise.
Now that you’re out will you start referring to yourself in first person singular? “We wore a sweater to an interview…silly us”
Ugh. Great site otherwise.
Its like finding out who Charlie was on Charlie’s Angels. This is big, I’m still processing…
Great article! Hope site views spike as a result of that piece …
Ah, the pipe dream of many a blogger…best of luck to you and keep up the good work!
You were part of totem! I bought my couch at totem, I miss it.
This is not quite as sexy as when Michael Keaton was practicing how to say, “I’m Batman” to Kim Basinger, but it’s close. OK, well not that close (although Keaton could play you in the movie, with Jack Nicholson as your arch-enemy, the mega-developer Ratface). Congrats and way2go, Mr. B!