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Another Old Police Car

After my post a few weeks ago about old police cars, I came upon a beautiful and much older specimen parked at a rest stop on the New York State Thruway. This car is almost certainly older than I am. … Continue reading

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Sunday Afternoon in Sunset Park / Bush Terminal

I took a long bike ride Sunday afternoon, down through Bensonhurst and Bay Ridge to the Belt Parkway, around under the Verrazano Bridge to 65th Street, and back through Sunset Park and Bush Terminal. I didn’t have the camera, just … Continue reading

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Anagram Puzzle

A few years ago, the theater down the block from me, known for years as the Plaza, was bought by the owners of the Pavilion (at the other end of Park Slope) and renamed the Flatbush Pavilion. They showed a … Continue reading

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Fort Tilden Adventure

I got to give my new bicycle a workout over the weekend as bobhowe and I rode out to Fort Tilden, in the Rockaways. I’d never been there before, and I’m rediscovering one of the joys of bicycling — access … Continue reading

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Better Rethink That Second-Gear Strategy Next Time!

We had a wonderful time at the Connectictut Agricultural Fair on Friday. I went up to play a show with Pat Wictor, which was wonderful. Pat is a beautiful songwriter, singer and guitarist, and a joy to play with. Vocalist … Continue reading

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Bathroom Poetry

Scrawled in magic marker on the wall of a bathroom stall at the the Thomas Edison Service Area on the New Jersey Turnpike was this beautiful piece of poetry. Ono No Komachi was a Japanese poet who wrote in the … Continue reading

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Bootlegged!

Well, for the first time, I’ve been bootlegged. And now that I’ve been the “victim” of “illegal” music downloading, I can say it firmly: I like it just fine. (And while I am not trying to make my living this … Continue reading

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Johnnie B. Bad

Johnnie Johnson, July 8, 1924 – April 13, 2005 Johnnie Johnson at a free lunchtime concert at Metrotech in Downtown Brooklyn, July 5, 2001. Johnnie Johnson died on Wednesday. Chuck Berry had the suits, the big red guitar, the looks, … Continue reading

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The Staten Island Acoustic Music Scene (Not a Typo)

On Monday night, I finally made my way out to Staten Island to check out an open mic that blues singer Caroline Cutroneo hosts at The Muddy Cup, a coffee house on Van Duzer Street in Stapleton. I’d met Caroline … Continue reading

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