Author Archives: The Chronicler
Kitchen Garbage Disposals
Had heard and believed that such a kitchen appliance was illegal in the City. But surprise, they are not. This is a comment about the advertising of apartment amenities: “In addition to large price tags, these listings have something else in common. They all puff out their chest to announce: This apartment has a garbage …
What IF
the newspapers/media-of-all sorts did not: give credence to those persons that commit grievous acts of violence by printing their pictures, bios or comments did not give print or air-time to stupid comments did not encourage, for the sake of the ‘bottom line of ratings/profits/investors’, the absurd publish all the garbage put forth by folks seeking …
Stonewall Inn
Immediately in the early hours of the morning on Monday the mourning began.
AwB
Yes! Pick up the pieces! Work! These superb musical pieces banished yesterday’s thoughts. This evening at the BB King Club the AwB [AverageWhiteBand] played and K went with! What a fun fun fun evening of the best music. The band is old now started in ’67 and they only had one session – I get …
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caught the of for off too late….
Tap and Thoughts About Life
Tonight went to the theatre to see Cagney. First: it is a musical and I am not really fond of that form of theatre. Secondly: I did not know any history of the person Cagney. But an actor friend who knows I like tap, said “See it for the Tap”. The result of going tonight? …
The Perry Street Fair
Annually, around the date of Mother’s Day, the residents of multiple blocks of Perry Street close off one block and hold a fair. And what a fair. These Beautiful Brownstones have behind their facades residents who have lived there for many years and in some cases, decades. They empty out the cupboards and closets and …
Drinking Fountains
Some Cities are famous for their Benson fonts but not this City. How surprised I was to see these two, suddenly. The first one is in a newly renovated space that has turned into a lovely park. The second is on a corner in Brooklyn by BAM.
In Passing – [and none of my business]
I so wanted to chime in. Walking down the street, I came upon a couple walking in front of me. She was saying to him, “I’ve asked you, how many times to stop, and you keep doing it. and then when you finally do stop then you act all hurt.” I wanted to give her …