archives:
Apr, 2006
I Wanna Be That Guy
Drunken chic and the center of attention
When this boy wandered into the grown-up revelry at Mulligan's in Hoboken, he appeared to be fresh into his twenty-first year. As the floor heaved and hoed under his unsteady feet, he masterfully worked his magic moves on the ladies. I'm not sure why they took such offense to his smooth approach of stumbling backwards until he knocked them off balance…
Apr-29-2006 | eat & drink
Bruce Springsteen & the Seeger Sessions Band
The Rehearsal Shows and Asbury Park Charities
Apr-26-2006 | music
eugene's Identity Crisis
Their concerns about what to call themselves baffle me
They somehow feel that their base identity was locked into that original line-up.
Apr-25-2006 | music
From CB's Gallery to Noodletown
Coincidence and curiosity on a night of music and food
I got a text message last night from my friend Helen saying to meet her at the Port Authority by 10:15. Arriving a little early, I stopped by McCann’s for a couple of drinks. I sat and listened to conversations about run-ins with Billy Joel and the loss of such a great mind as John F. Kennedy Jr…
Apr-22-2006 | eat & drink
A Night of Firsts at Farside
Discovering a new bar and reconnecting with a friend
It was a few minutes past 6:00 and I was walking to meet my friend Aileen Quinn (who you may know as Little Orphan Annie from the movie 'Annie'). A couple of thoughts were passing thru my weary brain along the way. First was how much I was looking forward to seeing her…
Apr-20-2006 | eat & drink
After Midnight The Smoke Cleared
But the conversation continued
I just had to be out last night for the stroke of midnight. No matter how tired I was from the night before, I wanted to be a witness to history. At midnight the New Jersey smoking ban went into effect…
Apr-15-2006 | eat & drink
A Lesson Learned at Harmony View
I think I know what I'm talking about … until I talk to these guys!
Last night I was at Harmony View to once again celebrate the departure of yet another Hachette employee. She had fallen victim to the same mismanagement that is contributing to the ongoing gutting of web business.