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Apparently, back in the 80′s there was this cable-access talent show called “Stairway to Stardom”. It really tapped the deep vein of awkwardness running through Brooklyn during those cocaine-fueled days. I am happy to say that the genre continues to this day on Brooklyn cable-access station BCAT, and we can only hope and pray that [...]
Went to Difara’s in Midwood, Brooklyn for lunch today. Best pizza in the world! Dom makes them by hand, one by one, all by himself. I have never seen any of his kids so much as touch the dough. In his day, he wasn’t an artisan, he was a pizza-maker. A true original.
Newcleus, originally from Brooklyn.
While looking online for a video of Little River Band’s classic ballad, “Lady”, I accidentally stumbled across a nerd love, so dark and depraved, that no Trekkie dare speak its name in public: a sentimental dedication to 40 years of the beloved Enterprise. Thanks “captjon1″ for posting!
OK, so it’s not Brooklyn, but it doesn’t mean we don’t have a lot of respect for the Bronx. Pt.1, Pt.2, Pt.3
From Old School (2003). Seann William Scott and Will Ferrell in classic form.
I was very saddened to hear that Spectrum, the location of the Odyssey Disco featured in Saturday Night Fever, is auctioning off the transporting dancefloor that defined a generation; in addition to John Travolta’s undisputable proof that white men could dance, of course (it was all we had). The sale goes down on April 1st [...]
How cool is this? The Boombox Museum. I was actually able to find the model that I purchased at Crazy Eddie’s on Long Island back in the day (pictured above). Unfortunately, I can’t seem to find an old friend’s Marantz that had a TV, turntable, AND at least two tape decks on board! The thing [...]