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Stairway to Stardom

Derek Tutschulte — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 18:52:12 +0000

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 someone is putting it all on crappy videotape right now.

Before you view the below video, here’s some background on this Brooklyn cultural masterpiece.

5 Minutes in Brooklyn: The Garden Pier in Red Hook

Derek Tutschulte — Sat, 05 Apr 2008 22:38:22 +0000

Today, Lupe relaxed at the end of the Garden Pier, in Red Hook. The pier is just across the small inlet of water that separates the pier from Fairway Supermarket, right next to the The Waterfront Museum. Enjoy the view.

Louis Theroux Meets The Israelites

Derek Tutschulte — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 03:49:41 +0000

Louis Theroux, intrepid reporter from the BBC, took a long, plaintive stare at Black Nationalism in Harlem in the early 2000′s (right around when Amadou Diallo was shot and killed by NYC police).

Queens Museum for a Day

Derek Tutschulte — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 04:15:04 +0000

Actually, it was more like an afternoon. The museum houses a wonderful scale model of the entire city presented at the 1964 World’s Fair. After the fair, “The Panorama of the City of New York” was used by Robert Moses in his citywide planning efforts. You can see his housing projects colored orange throughout the model. I remember my grandfather taking me here thirty year’s ago. Wow.

Looks like Tribe Called Quest likes to get down every once in awhile in Queens and Brooklyn, too.

Building Green Economies of Scale

Derek Tutschulte — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 21:48:50 +0000

I did not know that 35% of all solid waste in landfills is construction materials. Luckily, the internet and efforts like those detailed in the below video about a green renovation in Brooklyn have come to the rescue. All is literally NOT lost as gusts of home renovation sweep through our neighborhoods. (courtesy of Brownstoner)

Davey Dance Blog -26- BROOKLYN BRIDGE

Derek Tutschulte — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 12:22:22 +0000

Davey Dance Blog -26- BROOKLYN BRIDGE – Ace Frehley – from Pheasant Plucker and Vimeo.

Burning Brooklyn Bridge

Derek Tutschulte — Mon, 23 Jul 2007 06:47:23 +0000

The Brooklyn Bridge meets Burning Man.

Brooklyn, Spring 2007 Flickr Set

Derek Tutschulte — Sat, 05 May 2007 17:46:47 +0000

Stumbled upon a beautiful Flickr photoset of the Brooklyn Botanical Garden posted on Bread Coffee Chocolate Yoga.

2007 Brooklyn Botanic Garden Cherry Blossom Festival

Derek Tutschulte — Thu, 03 May 2007 17:21:10 +0000

“Transit” – Giles Hendrix

Derek Tutschulte — Thu, 03 May 2007 17:09:00 +0000

An exploration of the temporary architecture in DUMBO that fights the old and transits the new. Audio is Wikipedia text-to-speech content about the neighborhood and its history.