Tag Archives: brooklyn

Exhaustion

May 17, 2013 – 6:51 am

Working at the metal shop is exhausting. We construct objects from steel, zinc, tin, and bronze. Everything is heavy and the work is hard, but better than being broke, since my old spot on 47th Street is gone. No one is buying diamonds these days and even my old friend and boss Richie Boy is [...]

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A Night Without Northen Lights

April 14, 2013 – 10:32 am

From my roof I sought the northern lights The moon shone silver in the clear night keeping the aurora borealis out of sight banning the promised show from a city too bright. clouds soon blanketed the heavens with a soft white disappointed I descended from the the roof’s heights to my room and drink beer [...]

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BoomBox Exhibition HOUSE OF ART

April 7, 2013 – 10:02 pm

BOOMBOX THIS FRIDAY NIGHT 7-9 408 MARCUS GARVEY BOULEVARD THAT IS IN BROOKLYN.

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Bring Back Ralph

April 7, 2013 – 6:24 pm

Tomorrow night there will be an Informational Meeting about the community’s concerns in regards to Ralph and the store’s closing at the corner of Lafayette and South Portland Avenue. Monday, April 8, 2013 @ 7:30 pm 61 South Portland Avenue For over 40 years Ralph’s store has been a positive unifying presence in the center [...]

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Maundy Thursday

March 28, 2013 – 9:49 am

In 1977 I was living in Park Slope with James Spicer. The silver-haired jazz impressario was representing several stars and only charged me $120 for a room in the spacious townhouse. We drank up the street at the Gaslight Pub. James thrived on the streetwise clientele and I sparred with a Frenchman for pinball supremacy. [...]

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