archives:
2005
New Year's Eve @ CBGB - Gallery
Photos of what is likely to be the last NYE at CBGB
Dec-31-2005 | galleries
Mixed News for CBGB
Earlier this month, a mix of bad and good news regarding the fate of CBGB started floating around. First of all it was confirmed that the club is absolutely closing.
Dec-31-2005 | music
Vesta, NYC
My Asian fetish was doing backflips
NYC uses an assortment of blockade devices in an attempt to move the crowds along in a orderly fashion on New Year's Eve. There are blue wooden police horses, sections of silver metal resembling crib sides and large white slabs of concrete among other items. Since this can be quite a daunting task, they start a couple of days early…
Dec-29-2005 | eat & drink
An Uptight Encounter
Even after announcing myself as a writer…
… this so-called cool musician type got pissed over the idea of ending up in an article.
Dec-28-2005 | music
Holiday Drinks at Social
My friend Joy and I started our night at The Russian Samovar (256 W. 52nd St, NYC). We wanted to show support for their recently announced lawsuit against the TWU. During the short, illegal strike many businesses lost substantial amounts of income thanks to the crippling of the city's ability to move folks around. We toasted the proprietors with my usual cranberry/lemon mix…
Dec-23-2005 | eat & drink
Company Christmas Party
A bunch of us gather for a night of celebration
Three words that have been known to send shivers up the spines of employees everywhere. However, I personally enjoy these shindigs. Mainly due to the fact that most people think I'm a freak, so there is little chance that I'll do anything to change that perception. This is usually the fear people have … that they will hear tales told about their drunken escapades the next morning.
Dec-20-2005 | eat & drink
An Engagement Party
Celebrating upcoming the nuptials of my friends in Little Italy
A bitchy girl gets on the bus pissed that she couldn’t pay with a five. So pouts and says to her boyfriend, "If he would just let me pay with a five, there'd be no problem." As if driver sets up the machines to only accept singles and coins. God I hate stupid people…