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I was off to The Bunker. The storied home of William S. Burroughs. Where he lived on The Bowery. Downstairs from Giorno’s apartment. The Bunker is now home to The Giorno Foundation. I was running a little late the train from Brooklyn was delayed. I skated from the train as fast as I could. Avoiding a smashed beer can. Pedestrians. […]
Thirty years ago in the 1992 Presidential election I registered to vote and voted. For that simple and solitary act I spent two decades in purgatory battling criminal charges, the past five years in Federal Courts on my malicious prosecution lawsuit. But if you think I have any regrets the answer is no. When a country starts locking people up […]
When Ukrainian missiles, at the beginning mistakenly identified as Russian, hit Polish (NATO) territory, leaders throughout the have started thinking about an end to the Russian war before it gets even more out of hand. The US stance on a negotiated end to the conflict seems to have shifted slightly after the rockets, as it did with most Western leaders, […]
Yesterday I stood on a step ladder to change a ceiling floodlight. The packaging said my new LED light would last fifteen years if it was used 8 hours a day. Doing some quick math, I realized this floodlight would probably outlive me. I decided to install an old incandescent bulb instead. For the third time on the same day, […]
I’m not a big theater fan. I’d rather see a flick. No need to change out of flip-flops, plenty of legroom, no lines at the urinal, and somewhat affordable. On the other hand, my wife grew up in rural Illinois, but as a kid her parents took her to Broadway to see My Fair Lady. Thus was a theater buff […]
Whenever my boyfriend rattled off ideas about where to eat in Red Hook, he always suggested Grindhaus as a potential option. I was never tempted. The name, Grindhaus, conjured up images of either a fratty biergarten or some kind of German dungeon. That all changed recently after we walked down Van Brunt and decided to give it a try. Grindhaus, […]
Imagine not hearing the majestic sounds produced by thousands of metal or wooden organ pipes echoing around you during a wedding, funeral, or Mass. That’s the reality some houses of worship are facing as an organist shortage unfolds nationwide, on the heels of a pandemic that brought in-person services to a screeching halt for months and has since affected attendance. […]
Reform, a Danish Kitchen company formed by Michael Andersen and Jeppe Christensen, celebrated the grand opening of their flagship kitchen showroom in Dumbo this November. The address is 39 Main St. The new location in Dumbo is Reform’s largest showroom investment ever and marks the beginning of the brand’s expansion into the United States market with three more showroom openings […]
The King Pleasure show organized by his family, an intimate portrait of a local artist who took the downtown New York art scene by storm. Then he took his artwork across the globe. Jean-Michel Basquiat was born right here in Park Slope Brooklyn. To Matilde and Gerard Basquiat. Later they settled in Boerum Hill. His mother noticed his interest in […]
Mental health has often been a topic discussed in hindsight. One musician is tackling the topic in a creative way with the release of his new short film and album. My interview with musician Dylan Owen below. Roderick Thomas: Glad to speak with you, how are you? Dylan Owen: Doing well, thank you! RT: Where are you from? Dylan Owen: […]