Thursday, December 20, 2007

Christmas at "the Summit"

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I have never experienced December in Las Vegas. But let's perform a mind experiment and picture Frank, Dean and Sammy in the big room at...
Thursday, December 6, 2007

Coda to "The Wandering Stranger of Schermerhorn Street"

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Well, it has been three days and he is gone. I am convinced the Wandering Stranger of Schermerhorn Street has moved on. Incredibly, since e...
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Saturday, December 1, 2007

ADVENTURES IN BLOGGING: Coda to "Dude, Where's My Anchor ?" Which Poses Interesting Questions

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Earlier this week, quite out of the blue, I received an email regarding a post on DITHOB that I had written earlier this month . The post, a...
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Wednesday, November 28, 2007

Futurama 4ever: It's Even Got Newkirk Plaza

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I don't get Family Guy. South Park is obscenely funny but just not smart. The Simpsons remains a classic comedy but still, to my tastes,...
Tuesday, November 20, 2007

Read it and Weep--"Brooklynites are Natural Born Hayseeds": George Washington Plunkitt

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Read it and weep. Famed Tammany Hall Philosopher and Politican George Washington Plunkitt told all in his book "Plunkitt of Tammany Hal...
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Monday, November 19, 2007

Yo, Dude, Where's My Anchor: NY 1 & The Jerky Boys

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Don't get me wrong, I am forever a believer in the First Amendment and the importance of communication as a cornerstone of American soci...
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Friday, November 16, 2007

City Sidewalks

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The chill is in the air. The 2007 Beaujolais Nouveau is in the stores. The holiday lights are going up all over Brooklyn. The 80+ foot fir t...
Sunday, November 11, 2007

"Her Sweet Love or the Way That She Could Sing": I'm Not There by Todd Haynes

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You might expect that the prospects of seeing the first dramatic film on Bob Dylan might lead to nothing less than 99% anticipation. And so ...
Saturday, November 10, 2007

Coda: Norman Mailer Dead at 84

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Norman Mailer has died at age 84 of renal failure at Mount Sinai Hospital in NYC according to Michael Lennon, the author's literary exec...
Thursday, November 8, 2007

I'm Not There: Bob Dylan X 6

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We are going to a screening of "I'm Not There" the Bob Dylan bio-pic this weekend... I pray I am not disappointed. What do you...
Tuesday, November 6, 2007

CODA: CITYWIDE REPORT OF SCHOOL GRADES ---Now I Know My ABCs -- Schools Report Cards Released

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UPDATE ! Here are some of the grades released for a number of Brooklyn schools. For further information on the grading process and what it r...
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Monday, November 5, 2007

MAYOR, CHANCELLOR ISSUE "REPORT CARDS" FOR NYC SCHOOLS

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The Department of Education issued reports cards today, called "Progress Reports" for 1,200+ schools through the City. The report ...
Friday, November 2, 2007

Dia De Los Muertos -- Day of the Dead

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Dia de los Muertos -- everything seems to come together, past and future, forward and backwards, Halloween, Thanksgiving, All Saints Day... ...
Thursday, November 1, 2007

Coda: Look at Autumn, Look at Winter

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We have an unwritten rule in our home. No holiday music before November. OK, we will exclude the occasional playing of "Winter Wonderla...
Monday, October 29, 2007

A Real Brooklyn Ghost Story

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Back in the day, well, sometime in the 1980s, when Reagan was as far-out and far-right a reaction to the Jimmy Carter years that the human m...
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